It’s a few days now that this patent is circulating on the web. I don’t think that’s necessarily about a future XF lens, and in any case, these patents can hardly be considered a reliable rumor. But since I’m getting tons of emails about it, I’m going to share it now.

Egami spotted a Fujifilm patent of a Fujinon 20mmF1.8 (eqiv) lens. Any Japanese FR-reader, who can provide a more accurate tranlsation???

Google translated

Fujifilm full size mirror-less

Fujifilm patent application of 1mm F1.8 is an optical system.

The focal length of the entire system seems to scale down the optical design values to be 1mm. By doing this, it will benefit not then understand the product under development in the same industry manufacturers.

So all the angle of view is 95.2 °, Will is considering the 20mm of 14mm (13mm) or for full-size for the APS-C. Back focus is so about 2mm, about 28mm of BF and to scale up to the APS-C, it will be BF of about 40mm and to scale up to full-size. Product will become a short BF, but for now does not mean must shorten the BF because mirrorless Fujifilm will result that the pursuit of optimization that can be considered.

Fujifilm ‘s’ll try, but is to go unusual considering the future because it does not use a non-spherical surface is overlaid, Fujifilm you do not miss the new products.

Description, self-interpretation of the patent literature

• Patent Publication No. 2016-95461
  • Published 2016.5.26
  • Filing date 2014.11.17
• Example 1
  • Focal length 1mm
  • Bf 2.08 – 2.05 – 1.94
  • FNo 1.90 -. 1.92 – 2.00
  • Full angle of view 2ω 95.2 – 94.4 – 91.2

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A trusted source told me that, depsite the earthquake in Kumamoto, Fujifilm should be able to release the Fujifilm X-T2 before Photokina.

As you might remember, the announcement is scheduled for July.

That’s, at least, the current plan. But you know Fujifilm, right? I mean, has anyone seen the wonderful EF-X500 flash, that Fujifilm officially said via press release to be released in May 2016? So please, take it with a grain of salt anyway.

Back in October 2015 here, a source told us about an internal Fuji roadmap showing the XF200mm, XF33mmF1.0 and also an 8mm lens. Moreover, the same source told us that a firmware update will make the video button on the X-T1 customizable.

The Video FN-button happened, the XF200mm has been confirmed by other sources here, the XF33mmF1.0 is confirmed too (but could be delayed, since Fujifilm decided to focus on smaller WR lenses).

What remains so far is the XF8mm… no one ever confirmed it, but the source mentioned above has proven to be pretty reliable.

Well, today I got word from a source, who was right in the past: Fuji will develop a XF8-16mmF2.8! When will it come? I don’t know, but I guess it will take still quite a bit.

This could mean that:

A) the 8mm rumor was wrong
B) the 8mm was right at the time of sharing, but Fuji changed (as so often) plans.
C) Fuji will launch both, the 8mm and 8-16mm

I do not believe that Fuji will launch both, 8mm + 8-16mm. However, until I can’t 100% categorically exclude that Fujifilm has no plans to develop the 8mm lens, I’ll let it there in the rumored roadmap.

Also, considering there is also the quite amazing (and affordable) [shoplink 45870 ebay]Samyang 8mm X-mount fisheye lens[/shoplink], I think it’s a better move for Fujifilm to put its resources in the XF8-16mmF2.8 WR.

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Fuji X-T10 – XC16-50 (save $200): BHphoto / AmazonUS / FocusCamera / Adorama
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According to trusted sources, including the trusted Japanese source, Fujifilm will launch a XF50mmF2 lens.

As always, when it comes to upcoming lenses, take it with a grain of salt. Even officially announced Fuji lenses can change specs later on (see the XF120mm, which will become an XF80mm lens, or the XF56mmF1.2, which originally was planed as F.1.4 lens)

XF 35mmF2 (save $100): BHphoto / AmazonUS / FocusCamera / Adorama – OUT OF STOCK – Order Now and be High On Waiting List
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XF 14mm (save $400): BHphoto / AmazonUS / FocusCamera / Adorama / Pictureline

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I’d normally tell you: hey, wait before you buy the Instax Share SP-1 Printer, since the replacement is coming soon and Fuji will therefore drop the price on the the Instax Share SP-1 soon… good deal, right?

But not this time!

This time I highly recommend you the upgrade to the Instax Share SP-2 printer, that will come soon (and I will get it as soon as it is available, too).

Why? Here are some specs:

• rechargeable battery (hooooray!!)
• higher resolution prints (320dpi)
• faster prints

At this point I’d express my thanks to the trusted source for the info, and also for the new/anonmyous sources for giving me the first hints :-)