To Split, or Not to Split: Should Fujifilm Merge the X-H2 and X-H2S Into One X-H3?

Merging the Lines?

I recently asked you whether you’d prefer a DGO or DCG sensor on future Fujifilm cameras.

The results of the survey is here.

But while reading through the comments, something else caught my attention. FR-reader TammyLieJohnes wrote:

But I believe there will be just one Fujifilm X-H3 camera, no ‘S’ and ‘non-S’ model.
It’s going to be stacked 40MP sensor, I hope DCG so we don’t loose so much on e-shutter

That comment raises an interesting and very relevant question: should Fujifilm merge the X-H line into a single flagship model?

Two X-H Cameras, Two Different Philosophies

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RUMOR: Fujifilm is Working on a THIS Camera

The Rumor

So, we have received a rather intriguing rumor.

According to trusted information, Fujifilm is working on a new compact camera with a 1″ sensor.

I personally had lost hope to see a new 1″ compact camera, even though after the release of the – currently substantially rebated – Fujifilm X half I saw an opportunity for one. So I am happy hear from trusted sources that Fujifilm is working on one.

** Please Get it Right **

But here is where I have to be clear… and you should read carefully.

Our sources only told us that Fujifilm is working on a compact camera with 1″ sensor.

They did not tell us if it will be the successor of a known line, or a new camera, or something super-experimental like the Fujifilm X half.

So all we can do for now is to make random speculations.

So let’s do just that, because it’s fun :).

I guess the most obvious speculation is that Fujifilm could revive any of its 2/3rd sensor cameras with a 1″ sensor. So we are talking about a successor to the Fujifilm X30, Fujifilm XQ2 or even the forgotten Netflix star, the Fujifilm XF1.

I mean, Fujifilm already took the leap to 1-inch with the Fujifilm X half, and in a previous article I wondered whether, now that Fujifilm has this sensor “in the house,” they might seize the opportunity to revive some of their beloved discontinued 2/3-inch sensor cameras, but this time with a 1-inch sensor.

In fact, I even ran a survey asking which camera you’d most like to see come back:

In the survey, the Fujifilm X30 successor came out on top.

But again: everything I know so far is about a “compact camera with 1″sensor“.

Viltrox AF 9mm F2.8 for Fujifilm X Available Now

The Viltrox AF 9mm f/2.8 for Fujifilm X is now available at BHphoto here, Amazon here, Adorama here and Viltrox Store here.

The Viltrox AF 9mm f/2.8 is available for other mounts already since a while and so far it enjoys fantastic reviews:

Fujifilm X-T6 Coming Second Half 2026 – And What About X-Pro4, X-H3/S, X-T60, X-S30 and Rest of 6th-Gen Wave?

I shared the rumor that the Fujifilm X-T6 will come in the second half of 2026.

Now, many have been skeptical and said this can’t be possible.

Why?

Because, if we look at the refresh rate of…

… we can see that even taking the historic slowest refresh rate for X-T* cameras, we should have gotten an X-T6 in August 2025 already.

Hence, a Fujifilm X-T6 release in the second half of 2026 would be extraodrinarily, almost impossibly, slow.

But… and this is what I forgot to tell you in my previous article… this information comes from trusted sources. So I can only confirm what I wrote already.

And now I need to answer the question that inevitably popped-up: what about the Fujifilm X-Pro4, Fujifilm X-H3, Fujifilm X-H3S, Fujifilm X-S30, Fujifilm X-T60, Fujifilm X-E6, Fujifilm GFX100 III and the rest of the 6th generation cameras?

So here is where I have to be very clear – and you should read carefully:

I do not know if the Fujifilm X-T6 will be the first camera to feature the 6th generation platform or if there will be other 6th gen. cameras coming maybe in the first half of 2026.

I will try my best to find the answer for you… but it certainly would help if somebody could drop me hint, 100% anonymously via rumor box or Signal chat, or via email at fujirumor@gmail.com or personal message on social media.

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