A Look into 2025 Fujifilm Rumors (and Beyond) and the Ultimate 2024 Rumor Check

Share

Rumor 2025+ Overview with Rating

Time to check how accurate our rumors were in 2024 and get an outlook on the remaining rumors for 2025 (and beyond) with reliability ranking.

As usual, I will be brutal and merciless in my rumor accuracy rating.

How brutal?

Well, here are two examples.

I told you the X100VI would be basically same in size of X100V despite having IBIS. The difference is 1mm. Well, turns out it is 2mm thicker. So while it is substantially an accurate rumor, I list it as wrong.

Also, we misunderstood a source regarding the X100VI silver color. We needed only 3 hours to clarify this misunderstanding and correct it. But still, for 3 hours only, an inaccurate info was online.

WIth that said, here is how things went:

  • 99 rumors shared in 2024
  • 24 rumors still to be verified
  • 72 correct rumors out of 75 verifiable rumors
  • 3 wrong rumors (normal people would say 1 wrong rumor -not about Fujifilm-, but I am brutal to myself)
  • 96% correct rumors

The Remainng Rumors for 2025 and Beyond

HIGH RATING*
* 75% to 99% correct

  1. No Fujifilm GFX50R successor under development (shared April 8)
  2. Fixed Lens GFX camera coming in 2025 (shared May 9)
  3. X-E5 coming in 2025 (shared May 15)
  4. Fixed lens GFX coming with 28mm equivalent lens (shared July 25)
  5. Fujifilm’s new camera coming with new sensor (shared September 25)
  6. Fujifilm’s New Camera coming with Sensor Size Never Used before by Fujifilm (shared September 30)
  7. Fujifilm’s all new camera to come in 2025 (shared October 2)
  8. Fixed Lens GFX coming first half 2025 (shared October 7)
  9. Fujifilm to launch digital half frame camera in 2025 (shared October 8)
  10. Fujifilm’s Half Frame Camera has a 1 inch sensor (shared October 9)
  11. Ricoh GRIV Coming First Quarter 2025 and Monochrome Version to Follow Later On (shared November 6)
  12. Fujifilm’s Upcoming Half Frame Camera: Welcome to Diptych Heaven! (shared November 19)
  13. Fixed Lens GFX is about as big as X-Pro3 (shared November 25)
  14. Fixed Lens Fujifilm GFX Coming Within March 2025 (shared November 27)
  15. Fujifilm GFX100RF is the name of the fixed lens GFX coming (shared November 28)
  16. Fujifilm GFX100RF first specs: no IBIS, 35mmF4 lens, Coming March 2025, 100MP (shared November 29)
  17. Fujifilm GFX100RF Rumored to Feature Unique Aspect Ratio Dial (shared December 11)
  18. Fujifilm X-E5 Coming Summer 2025 – not sure if announcement or release in summer (shared December 12)
  19. X-Pro3 successor not coming in 2025 (shared December 16)
  20. GFX100RF coming with crop zoom lever under shutter button (shared December 23)

MEDIUM HIGH RATING*
*50% to 74% correct

  1. Fujifilm Panoramic Digital Camera currently discussed by Fujifilm (not final decision yet) for release in 2028 (shared May 6)
    NOTE: I know that this is highly trusted, so they are discussing it. I just don’t rank it higher because this would otherwise give the impression that FujiRumors said this camera will come for sure. And in any case it is still 4 years away, so plans can change.
  2. Fujifilm TX-3 Digital Panoramic Camera: Fujifilm Debating Between Bayer or X-Trans Sensor (shared September 2)
  3. Next X-Pro coming with improved hybrid viewfinder (shared September 3)

MEDIUM LOW RATING*
*25% to 49% correct

  1. Fixed lens GFX with f/3.2 lens (unsure if f/3.2 FF equivalent or f/3.2 on GFX) (shared July 25)

LOW RATING*
*1% to 24% correct

  1. nothing. I mean, it could be the longest list considering the number of fakes I got also in 2024

_ _ _

THE 2024 CHECK

CORRECT RUMORS IN 2024

  1. The Fujifilm X100V Successor Will be Called X100VI (shared January 8)
  2. Fujifilm X100VI announcement on February 20 (shared January 22)
  3. Fujifilm X100VI with 40MP sensor (shared January 23)
  4. Fujifilm X100VI will have IBIS (shared January 24)
  5. Fujifilm X100VI basically same size of X100V (shared January 25)
  6. Fujifilm X100VI Coming also in Limited Edition (shared January 26)
  7. Fujifilm X100VI with Reala Ace Film Simulation (shared January 30)
  8. Fujifilm X100VI to Cost €1,799 (shared February 2)
  9. First X100VI images (shared February 4)
  10. X100VI will use NP-W126S battery (shared February 5)
  11. X1000VI additional specs: (shared February 6)
    IS0125
    1/180,000sec shutter
    Al subject detection and the latest AF algorithm
    3.69m-dots EVF
    6.2K/30P
    4K/60P
    UHS-I slot
    a bit heavier than X100V
    made in China
  12. X100VI shipping late February (shared February 7)
  13. X100VI only camera to be announced on February 20 (shared February 12)
  14. Fujifilm to Launch Three Cameras within First Half 2024 (shared February 13)
  15. X100VI needs filters for full weather sealing and is still compatible with WCL and TCL (shared February 17)
  16. X-T30II successor coming first half 2024 (shared February 19)
  17. First leaked X100VI images (shared February 19)
  18. X100VI limited edition to order only via Fujifilm e-shop (shared February 20)
  19. Instax Mini 99 Coming Soon for $200 with in Camera LED lights for Creative Color Effects (shared March 9)
  20. Fujinon XF16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 R LM WR Additional Images Leaked (shared March 19)
  21. Fujifilm X-T30II successor to be called Fujifilm X-T50 (shared March 20)
  22. Fujinon XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 to be announced together with X-T50 as new kit lens (shared March 21)
  23. GFX100SII announcement in around 6 weeks (shared April 9)
  24. Fujifilm X-T50 with 40MP sensor and IBIS (shared April 22)
  25. GFX100SII with PSAM dial (shared April 23)
  26. X-T50 and XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 announcement on May 16 (shared April 24)
  27. GFX100SII to cost $5,000 and €5,500 (shared April 28)
  28. Fujinon GF500mm f/5.6 Announcement on May 16 and Priced €3,899 (shared April 29)
  29. First GFX100SII leaked image shows Bishamon texture (shared April 29)
  30. X-T50: 1 SD Card slot / not weather sealed / NP-W126S battery / same EVF of X-T30 / price €1,499 / coming in three colors: silver, black and charcoal (shared April 30)
  31. X-T50 with XF16-60 to cost €1899 and XF16-50 alone to cost €799 (shared May 1)
  32. X-T50 coming with Film Simulation dial (shared May 1)
  33. First image of X-T50 Film Simulation Dial (shared May 1)
  34. X-T30II not discontinued after X-T50 launch (shared May 8)
  35. Leaked Price of X-T5 and X-S20 with XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 as kit (shared May 14)
  36. X-T50 and XF16-50 price in US Dollar (shared May 15)
  37. X-T50 full press text and images leaked (shared May 15)
  38. X-T30II not discontinued but soon available only with XC lens kit (shared May 17)
  39. Fujifilm X100VI to cost $1,599 (shared January 29)
  40. No X-Pro4 in 2024 (shared February 18)
  41. Fujinon XF500mm f/5.6 coming in 2024 (shared May 14)
  42. Fujinon XF500mmF5.6 full announcement in 2nd half of 2024 (shared May 14)
  43. New Firmware Updates Coming Soon (see X-T5 with Reala Ace) and New Surprise App Coming too – correct, it is the new Fujifilm Tether App (shared June 22)
  44. Fujifilm to revive a camera line in second half 2024 that most of us thought axed (shared July 8)
  45. Fujifilm Working on a All New Digital Camera (Never Rumored Before) (shared July 12)
  46. Fujifilm X-M5 to be Launched in Second Half of 2024 (shared July 15)
  47. Fujifilm working on XF16-55mmF2.8 MKII (shared July 16)
  48. XF16-55mmF2.8 MKII coming in 2024 (shared July 17)
  49. Fujifilm X-M5 Coming with Film Simulation Dial (shared August 27)
  50. Fujifilm X-M5 Coming with Selfie Screen (shared September 5)
  51. XF16-55mmF2.8 II about 30% smaller and lighter than original XF16-55mmF2.8 (shared September 18)
  52. Fujinon XF500mm f/5.6 with 95 Filter Size (shared September 19)
  53. Fujinon XF 500mmF5.6 Coming in White Color unlike GF 500mmF5.6 (shared September 23)
  54. Accurate render of the XF500mmF5.6 (shared September 24)
  55. Fujifilm Japan working on a fix for AF issues to be released soon (shared September 24)
  56. Fujifilm X-M5 has not IBIS (shared September 27)
  57. Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 II with de-clickable aperture ring option (shared October 4)
  58. Fujifilm X-M5: Good Bye Pop-Up Flash, More Dials, Joystick, Front Command Dial, X-Trans IV, X-Processor 5 and More (shared October 5)
  59. First Fujifilm X-M5 images (shared October 6)
  60. XF16-55mm MKII with 72 filter size (shared October 6)
  61. New X-M5 Image Leaked and size comparison with X-E4 (shared October 6)
  62. XF500mmF5.6 press release (shared October 12)
  63. XF16-55mmF2.8 II press release (shared October 12)
  64. X-M5 press release (shared October 12)
  65. X-M5 specs (shared October 12)
  66. XF500mmF5.6 main specs (shared October 12)
  67. XF16-55mmF2.8 II specs (shared October 12)
  68. price of X-M5 body and kit, XF16-55mmF2.8 II and XF500mmF5.6 (shared October 12)
  69. price in USD for XF500mm and XF16-55mm MKII (shared October 13)
  70. XF16-55mmF2.8 II “overall better image quality” than its predecessor (shared October 13) NOTE: overall means it won’t be better under every single aspect. But in many important aspects it will be better.
  71. no more X/GFX announcements in 2024 after October 14 (shared October 14)
  72. TTArtisan AF 35mmF1.8 II – smaller than MKI, better coating, shorter minimum focus distance (shared December 9)

WRONG RUMORS IN 2024

  1. Fujifilm X100VI only 1 Millimeter Thicker than X100V (shared January 31)
  2. Fujifilm X100VI coming with Slightly Darker Silver than X100V (shared February 13) NOTE: we corrected the rumor 3 hours after it had been published
  3. Leica D Lux 8 – 24 Mp Apsc sensor – zoom lens – presentation will be around May / June – price will be around 1,600 € (shared March 19)

Not in Ranking

  1. nothing
Share

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking through my links.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases