A source, who was right in the past (and contacts me anonymously using a nickname – thanks!), gave me an update about the latest X100T successor rumor here. The source says that:

– it’s true, the successor of the X100T will feature the same sensor of the X-PRO2.
– the X100T successor will have a newly developed lens!

At the moment, the entire X100 line (X100, X100S and X100T) features the same 23mmF2 lens (where you can attach the WCL-X100 Wide Conversion Lens and TLC-X100 Tele Conversion Lens).

The source did not gave me further details about the lens (and I’d be very grateful for any help I could get from sources out there).

Anyway, it’s still a long wait, before we will see any X100T successor, so it’s pretty safe to assume that the development of the new lens is not finalized as of yet. Fujifilm might be still discussing various options.

Now, it’s a fact that Fujfilm X-rays this blog and therefore Fujifilm will take a close look at your opinions in the comments and your vote in the poll. So, dear FR-readers, let’s tell the Fuji bosses in Tokyo, which lens you would like for the Fujifilm X200 (or whatever the name will be).

Maybe a faster lens? The same 23mmF2 lens, but with a better performance wide open (F2) at close distances? Or maybe even… an X100Z with Zoom Lens?

PS.: And if you want something smaller and cheaper, follow the rumors about the Fuji X70.

THE OWNERSHIP OF THE RUMORS

If you decide to share content published on this blog, you are very welcome to do so. But I’d really appreciate if you put a working link back to “www.fujirumors.com“. Although I try to understand your temptation to make it look like as it comes from your own sources and to skip the difficult part of the work by just copying everything (not only rumors) right after I share it on FR, please try to respect my hard work. So, share & discuss on your websites, but please put a visible and working link back to “FujiRumors.com“.

And if, as usual, you think this is all just clickbait BS, well, then I wonder why you continuously copy FR-content (often without quoting) and/or simply don’t delete my BS from your websites. You really don’t want to make traffic out of my clickbait BS rumors, don’t you ;-)?

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Fujifilm shows one of the FujiRumors Polls to the Press

XF90mmF2 WR
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The XF90mm Review is up at admiringhlight. From the conclusions:

“The lens focuses quickly and quietly, is brilliantly sharp right from f/2, has beautifully even and smooth bokeh, has virtually zero CA, no distortion and outstanding color and contrast.

I noted the $949 price as a Pro above, and that’s because typically lenses this good cost a fair bit more than this.

It’s hands down the best lens Fuji has created for the X-Series and one of the finest lenses I’ve used for any system. If you like the medium telephoto focal length and shoot Fuji, simply get it.”

And here are more reviews:

Fusion Festival with the XF 90mm F2 at olafphotoblog / Review at photographyblog / Spanish field test at dslrmagazine (translation) / Review at lenstip / Fuji X-T10 with 90mm (and 16mm) in Finnish at sulantoblog (translation)

FXF member KwyjiboVanDeKamp started a hot & very interesting topic here at the Fuji X Forum. It’s a comparison between lenses with a 135mm (203mm equiv.) focal length. A topic dedicated to those who don’t have the money for the XF 50-140 ;) .

You can see & compare the performance of various 135mm lenses shared by the FXF community here. If you also have some experience with 135mm lenses, feel free to share your findings and images in this thread.

Until now, the discussion (and samples shots) includes the following lenses:

– Tair 11A 135mm f/2.8 with 20!!! aperture blades
– [shoplink 37193 ebay]Fujinon EBC 135mm f/2.5 with 6 aperture blades[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37195 ebay]Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 with 15 aperture blades[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37196 ebay]Fujinon 135mm f/3.5 M42[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37197 ebay]PORST Tele MC Auto D 135mm f/2.8 M42[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37198 ebay]Zuiko 135mm f/2.8[/shoplink] adapted with Speedbooster Ultra
– [shoplink 37199 ebay]Vivitar 135mm M42 f2.8[/shoplink] with Zhongyi Speedbooster
– [shoplink 37200 ebay]Canon 135 F3.5[/shoplink] – Takumar 135 F3.5

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image courtesy: olafphotoblog

XF 90mm F2 WR
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So here is another one, who fell in love with the latest Fujinon lens: Olafphotoblog here! They posted a buntch of images and a list of thoughts about the XF 90mmF2 WR (I’ll share just a few points here on FujiRumors):

• When shooting wide-open, the bokeh is creamy and pleasing to the eye.
• Edge transitions are gorgeous and ceaseless, allowing for dreamy look.
• The micro-contrast is nicely balanced for portraiture work.
• The sharpness is top-notch and on a par with the XF 56mm F1.2 and XF 35mm F1.4.
• Autofocus works much better with the latest update. We played with a face/eye detection function and found it sometimes takes a bit longer than we would like before it locks. We will write more about this in our upcoming posts.
• With Fujifilm’s film simulations, which are tuned to photographing people (beautiful skin tones), the XF 90mm is a great fit.

Here are a few more reviews: Rico’s XF90mm First Look. / 90mm + MCEX Tubes at jasonpitcher / Fujifilm XF90mm Review at leighmiller PART ONE and PART TWO / XF 90mm Review at wimarys / Hands on review at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Review at patricemichellon /

image courtesy: patricemichellon – 100% crop

X-T10
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Admiringlight just published its Fujifilm X-T10 review. Here an excerpt from the conclusions:

“The X-T10 is about 90% of an X-T1 for 61% of the price. […] I think the X-T10 slides ahead of the X-E2 for the role of second fiddle in the Fuji lineup, and it makes the X-E2 frankly hard to recommend at this point unless you really much prefer the rangefinder styling. The X-T1 still has desirable upgrades over the X-T10: it’s weathersealed, has an ISO dial, a much larger viewfinder, better ergonomics and a far deeper buffer for burst shooting, but those differences aside, they two X-T cameras are remarkably similar.

[…] The closest competitor is, of course, Sony’s outstanding A6000 […] I prefer the controls and general operation of the X-T10, and I feel the JPEG output and color response is superior.  The Fuji RAW files can also be pushed far harder in the shadows than those of the A6000 and still hold up.

Surprisingly, I actually think the X-T10 has better autofocus.  The A6000 has better tracking over more of the frame, and it’s the better sports camera due to the deeper buffer, but the X-T10 tracks just as well in the central zone and is superior at locking focus in dim light in single shot situations.”

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XF 90mm F2 WR
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