Fujifilm X Summit LIVE STREAM on FujiRumors Starts Now
Fujifilm X Summit
The Fujifilm X Summit live stream starts now (video above).
In case you are late, don’t worry, down below I will provide written live summary on what has been said and shown, so you don’t miss out anything.
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X Summit Summed Up
Lenses
- initial demand for XF16-80 is very big, and factory is busy to try to cover inital demand
- first mock-up, XF33mm f/1.0 customer said it is too big and heavy, but size was inevitable for corner to corner sharpness. You need lots of front glass to eliminate aberrations
- the latest XF33mm f/1.0 has become even bigger. With 15 elements it will weight over 1.3 kg. Needs tripod mount.
- to make it smaller, Fujifilm needed either to make it slower, or to change focal length
- Fujifilm decided to change from 33mm f/1.0 to 50mm f/1.0 to make the lens smaller (35% smaller and weight under 900 gram)
- XF 50mm f/1.0 will have richer and smoother bokeh
Firmware
- announcement of new firmware development (3 new features)
- Focus Bracketing Function (your most desired feature)
- Multiple Shot for HDR
- Multiple Exposure of 9 images
- BONUS; gimbal and drone compatibility
X-Pro3
- Toshihisa IIda talks about “pure photography” and his photographic journey
- for street photography the camera has to consider size, weight, discreet and durable
- they show the manufacturing of X-Pro3
- X-Pro3 made by titanium
- X-Pro3 is super durable, 10 times tougher than steel against scratches, almost level of sapphire
- coming in 3 colors, Black, DURA Black, and DURA Silver
- complete X-Pro3 HVF re-design
- OVF has increased clarity, reduced distortion, and wider angle of view
- EVF re-design: higher resolution, brighter, wider color space, faster frame rate
- Fujifilm wants people to watch through the finder
- X-Pro3 has “hidden LCD” (as we rumored here)
- Fujifilm X-Pro3 grip feels better
- Fujifilm tries to separate X-Pro and X-T line
- announcement of X-Pro3 on 23th of Ocotber
- Fujifest in several cities around the world on October 24
New Film Simulation
- Classic Negative will be the 10th Fujifilm film simulation mode. Nostalgic film
