Top 10 October Posts: New Fujifilm GFX100 Rumors, New Firmware, Fujifilm X-E4 Rumors, X-S10 Attack on SONY, New Roadmap & More
Phew… that was a buy month!
Alone in October, here on FujiRumors we published 101 articles. That’s probably more articles than the hours of sleep I had the entire month!
But I hope all this mega-effort was worth it and you had a fun time reading FujiRumors.
What kept me so busy?
Well, surely the huge buzz around the big announcements, which culminated in the Fujifilm X summit and the official announcement of the Fujifilm X-S10, the XF10-24mmF4 MK II, the new X mount roadmap and the X-T3 firmware.
It was so busy, that making a Top 10 list is kind of limiting.
In fact, many in the top 10 were rumors about the Fujifilm X-S10. Hence, in order to avoid the X-S10 dominance in the list, and give space also to other relevant and interesting news, I will sum X-S10 rumors into one point.
So, here are the top 10 posts for October.
- Fujifilm X-S10 rumors (several posts with the top 3 being the leaked images, the layout explanation and the press release)
- New Firmware for Fujifilm X-T3 and X-H1 Released
- RUMOR: New Fujifilm X Lens Roadmap Coming Soon
- Next Fujinon X Mount Roadmap to Include Fujinon XF 18mmF1.4 WR
- Fujifilm X-E4 Coming in First Quarter 2021
- Fujifilm X-S10: Attack on SONY (& Co), Why it is NOT an X-T40/X-H10
- Fujifilm Digital Camera Range: Making Sense of the Line-Up, What Should be Dropped, What Should Stay… and Where is the X-H Line?
- Next Fujifilm GFX with 102 Megapixel (not Monochrome) and Much Smaller than Fujifilm GFX100
- IBIS COMPARISON: Fujifilm X-S10 vs X-H1 vs X-T4 – Smarter Wiring, 30% Smaller Side by Side with Older IBIS Units
- New Fujifilm Camera FF200003 Registered: Fujifilm X-E4, New Fujifilm GFX or Surprise Camera X-T40 or X80?
Bonus Posts You Should not Have missed:
- Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6 vs XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 vs XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 vs XC50-230mmF4.5-6.7
- SIZE COMPARISON: Fujinon XF18mmF1.4 vs XF16mmF1.4 vs XF23mmF1.4
- Fujinon XF Wildlife Photography Lenses Needed, Base ISO 100, Firmware Wishes and More
- Good Bye, X-T1: I Sold my Fujifilm X-T1 Today – About Love for Dials and the Story Behind my Favorite X-T1 Image
- The X-Pan Rebirth of Fujifilm X-Pro1
Stay tuned for more fun coming in November ;).
- Fujifilm X-S10: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Moment, Focuscamera
- XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Moment, Focuscamera
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Additional Fujifilm X-S10 Media Slides: 27% Lighter IBIS, New Heat Sink Design for Longer Video Recording and More
I have received additional official media slides about the Fujifilm X-S10.
I’ll share them all down below for you to check out. You’ll maybe learn a few more little tidbits, for example:
- a new heat sink has been designed, which transfer the heat to the magnesium allow body of the X-S10. This allows for more efficient heat dissipation and therefore allows for longer movie recording times
- not only the X-S10 has a 30% smaller IBIS, but it is also 27% lighter IBIS unit compared to X-T4 and almost twice as light compared to X-H1 IBIS
You can see the slides with the new heat sink design, the IBIS data, and more down below.
- Fujifilm X-S10: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Moment, Focuscamera
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Media Slides
Adobe and Iridient add Fujifilm X-S10 Support
Adobe & Iridient
Adobe added support for Fujifilm X-S10 cameras.
Also, Brian has released Iridient Developer 3.4.1 and X-Transformer 1.6.8 updates which adds Fujifilm X-S10 support, fixes bugs and brings other improvements.
Capture One
Speaking of RAW converter, we remind you that Phase One has launched a pre-order campaign fro Capture One 21.
- if you own an older Capture One version (ver. 12 or older), you can now upgrade to Capture One 20 and you’ll get a free upgrade to Capture One 21 as soon as it released
- if you own Capture One 20 already, you can pre-order Capture One 21 with a 20% discount using code “PREORDER2020“
How to access the deal:
- Login to Capture One
- Go to the upgrade page and enter your license number
- Upgrade to C21 and get the 20% discount using the checkout code “PREORDER2020“
You can get Capture One 20 here and upgrade here.
Fujifilm X-S10: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Moment, Focuscamera
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Fujifilm Manager X-S10 Presentation: “Not All Fujifilm Cameras will Have Selfie Screens in Future and We Don’t Hate Mode Dials”
The Japanese youtube channel カメラのキタムラ had a chat with a Fujifilm manager.
The talk gravitates around the Fujifilm X-S10, and quite frankly 90% of what is said is stuff you already know. Here we highlight a few things that we consider more interesting.
The Mode Dial
- One of the things we wanted to do was “custom position”, which is available from C1 to C4
- we don’t hate mode dials
- The X-S10 is a “gate camera” for those who enter the X system. A mode dial for simply operation was adpoted for that reason
The mode dial with C-positions is actually like going back to the roots for the Fujifilm X series, as Fujifilm’s second X series camera ever had already one and it continued with its successor.
If you ask me, bringing it back in what is probably the best value for money mid-range camera on the market, is an extremely smart and urgently needed move. We need more folks to join the X club, and the X-S10 could serve this purpose very well.
Film Simulations + Auto Mode
- It is no exaggeration to say that the first reason for wanting to use a Fujifilm camera is film simulation
- By pressing the Q button after displaying the film simulation with the function dial, an explanation of that film simulation will appear
- An increasing number of younger generations of photography enthusiasts have never shot on film
- New SP mode will record also RAW and select everything for you, inlcluding film simulation
The Rise of Vary-Angle Screens (selfie screens)
- Fujifilm is not trying to put vary-angle screens on every camera
- Each camera has its own personality, and Fujifilm chooses whether to implement a selfie screen depending on the main shooting purpose
- The 3-axis tilt LCD monitor works effectively for still image shooting, so Fujifilm thinks it will continue to be effective for cameras that focus on still images
In my opinion a 3-way tilt screen is superior also for video shooters. The only advantage of fully articulating screens, is if you want to take selfie images or film yourself.
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You can read the full summary of the interview in Japanese here (google translated).
- Fujifilm X-S10: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Moment, Focuscamera
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