Leaked Fujinon XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 – Surprising Specs and the First XC Lens to Truly Tempt Me!

We can now share the main specs of the upcoming Fujinon XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS.

And we are going to compare them to the XC 15-45mm F3.5-5.6.

There are a couple of nice surprises: the XC13-33mm is more compact, lighter, yet has a more sophisticated lens design (hence likely a better image quality). It comes with 9 rounded aperture blades instead of 7 (better bokeh?). It also has a more powerful optical image stabilization and a mechanical zoom instead of a powerzoom. I also like that the minimum focus distance is fixed at 20cm through the entire range.

That’s quite a nice set of improvements!

Below you can see the specs comparison.

I guess for many this could be an ideal ultra-portable kit zoom lens for many X-M5, X-E5 and X-T30III or X-T50 owners.

This is actually the first XC lens that has truly caught my interest and I can’t wait to finally see it unveiled on October 23 at 1AM New York time.

If the image quality is good, it could be an ultra compact alternative to my XF10-24mmF4.

I feel like Fujifilm has made lots of correct choices when it comes to developing the XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3.

Don’t forget: we will have a nice live blog only on FujiRumors.com ;).

But just out of curiosity, I will also share the estimated specs that Fujifilm itself mentioned in what some (erroneously) consider the hidden Fujifilm X mount lens roadmap:

  • Affordable Wide Zoom Lens – XC Lineup
    – Size 40-50mm
    – 60-70mm diameter
    – weight 130-170g

We can see that Fujifilm made the final lens even smaller and lighter than they initially estimated.

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XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 OIS

XC 15-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS PZ

Size

Φ61.9mm x 37.5mm (Collapsed position)

Φ61.9mm x 55.6mm (Wide)

Φ61.9mm x 57.2mm (Telephoto)

Φ62.6mm x 44.2mm (Collapsed position)

Φ62.6mm x 65.2mm (Wide)

Φ62.6mm x 62.1mm (Telephoto)

Optical Design

10 Elements in 9 Groups
(4 aspherical, 3 ED elements)

10 Elements in 9 Groups
(3 aspherical, 2 ED elements)

Minimum Focus Distance

20cm – ∞ (Wide)

20cm – ∞ (Telephoto)

13cm – ∞ (Wide)

35cm – ∞ (Telephoto)

Zoom Mode

mechanical zoom

electornic powerzoom

Number of Apeture Blades

9

7

Weight

125g

135g

Filter Size

ø49mm

ø52mm

OIS

4 stops

3 stops

Fujifilm X-T30 III vs X-T30 II – Here are the Main Differences

According to our sources, the upcoming Fujifilm X-T30 III will have lots in common with the Fujifilm X-T30 II: same body, so much so that at a first glance one might not see any difference at all.

However, there is one exterior and one internal difference.

On the outside, instead of the drive dial, you’ll get the film simulation dial with the FS1 to FS3 position, in which you can also store your personal film simulation recipes.

On the inside, you’ll still find the trusted X-Trans IV 26MP sensor, but this time coupled with the new X Processor 5.

Of course this means a certain performance boost for the X-T30 III, such as 6K 4:2:2 10bit recording (X-T30II shoots 4K max), the better autofocus algorithm with all sorts of subject detection modes, more film simulations (all 20 currently available) and more.

I guess those are the main differences: not many, but relevant ones.

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VOTE: Fujifilm X-T30 III vs XC 13-33mm F3.5-6.3 – What Are You More Interested In?

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Very soon Fujifilm will announce the Fujifilm X-T30 III and the Fujinon XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3.

I was just curious which of the two announcements is more interesting to you (if any).

Hence, here is a little survey.

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Fujifilm X-T30III and XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3 Coming October 23 – Everything We Know So Far

Hey guys, just in case you forgot about it: soon the Fujifilm X-T30 III and Fujinon XC 13-33mm f/3.5-6.3 will be announced.

And we now have also the time (thanks to Fujifilm itself):

  • October 23 at 1AM New York Time
  • October 23 at 7AM Berlin Time

And since I never did it so far, here is a recap of all the rumor shared so far in the last few weeks and months.

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Fujinon XC 13-33mm f/3.5-6.3

At the moment we have no further information. But stay tuned on FujiRumors in case there are further leaks.

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Fujinon XC 13-33mm to Be Launched Along with Fujifilm X-T30 III

Little update regarding the rumored Fujinon XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3.

The lens will be offered also as a kit lens for the upcoming Fujifilm X-T30 III, hence they will be launched together this month.

I am not sure if it is basically going to replace this kit lens here, but it certainly sounds like that.

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