Fujifilm has officially announced the next Fujifilm X Summit for September 12, which is old news for FujiRumors readers because thanks to our sources we told you the date already in early July here.
So, I am going to share the date with you today, but I can’t 100% exclude that there will be changes. And if there will be, I will let you know.
With that said, here is the date.
According to our trusted sources, the next Fujifilm X Summit will take place on September 12.
Yes, that’s still quite far away. And yes, that makes it even more “risky” for me to share, as there is lots of time until that date and changes can happen anytime.
But if I share the date anyway with you, it means that I have good reasons to be confident about this date. A confidence that is given to me by our trusted sources.
Déjà vu Anyone?
Some of you guys might have some Déjà vu now and remember that date from somewhere.
Well, I actually have reported about that date a while back here, when thanks to our reader, who digged in the depths of the registration, we spotted the registrations for two new cameras, the FF220002 on May 26 and the FF230001 on September 12.
In that article I warned you though that usually registrations don’t actually fit with the real announcement date. I’ve checked back and here are some examples:
X-S20: registrations says May 26 / reality May 24
GFX100S: registrations says January 29 / reality January 27
X-T200: registrations says January 24 / reality January 23
And in 90% of the cases registrations don’t even give any date at all (or even become public only AFTER the camera has already been announced, as it was the case of the X-E4 registration).
But this time around the registration could well fit the real announcement date according to our sources.
Don’t Miss Out on the Fun
Don’t miss out on the fun ahead of the X Summit, with LOTS (!!!) of rumors to come (I promise ;)) only here on FujiRumors and, if you want, also on my YouTube channel, where not only you will get all the rumors, but often also some travel tips as I will show you around one of the most beautiful places the world has to offer.
Because new gear is nice and good. But investing in experiences and travels is just as gratifying if not more. And it’s one of the best ways to make good use of our awesome gear.
Fujifilm has published a video with the New Year Greetings 2023 (vide below). And it comes with a few interesting tidbits.
Most interesting for us:
GFX grant challenge winners will be announced in March
improved Autofocus system via firmware update for X-H2s
– improved motion prediction output, for better tracking even if subject moves in and out of frame and speed changes
– AI deep learning subject detection improvement for tracking human faces in the most tricky conditions, and more subjects can be detected (such as drones)
more firmware for other 5th generation cameras are being prepared for 2023 and you can look forward to them
Fujifilm X Summit will be held in April with Fujikina to be hold at the same time of the X summit
Of course the X summits are here to introduce new products. Feel free to drop your guess in the comments… the answer will follow on FujiRumors ;).
New York City is about to become the center of the Fujifilm world soon.
But I’ve noticed some misunderstandings. So let me clarify.
In the past, Fujifilm called their product launch events “Fujikina” (with reference to the former largest photography fair Photokina). But after Photokina was axed, Fujifilm changed the name for the launch events to “Fujifilm X Summit“.
But suddenly, Fujikina is back. In fact, there will be one on September 10 in New York. So some people thought that this will be the day when Fujifilm will announce new gear.
However, that won’t be the case. The latest and greatest Fujifilm gear will be announced during the X summit on September 8, which will also take place in New York.
Here are the events:
Sep. 8 at 2PM EST – Fujifilm X Summit with new product announcements
Sep. 10 all day – Fujikina with photowalks, stage talks, workshops and more
So, the hottest day will be September 8 at 2PM New York time. The X summit will take place online, new products will be announced, and of course we will stream it live here on FujiRumors.
Then, on September 10, there will the Fujikina, with workshops, photowalks, stage talks and more. We reported about it here with links where you can register for free.
But guys, you don’t have to wait for September 8 or September 10 to have fun, as lots and lots of rumors will drop well before those dates ;)
