1) A trusted source just told me that we won’t have to wait until the 13^th of February for the announcement of the weather sealed X (when the CP+ show starts).

The camera will be announced at the end of January. I don’t know the exact date, yet.

Here is what we know about the weather sealed X until now (from trusted, new and also anonymous sources):

• bigger and better EVF
• APS-C X-Trans sensor
• double SD-card slot
• weather sealed body
• announcement at the end January
• price range between X-E and X-PRO line
• FujicaST-like design
• faster AF than the X-E2

2) FR-Chris is at the CES right now. Read his first report from the Fuji stand on his blog here. Next time he will check out the new hand grips!

Any help is appreciated. If there is anyone out there who can tell me more about the weather sealed X (or any other X-gear), please contact me at fujirumor@gmail.com or also completely anonymously via rumor box.

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Time is near! The official announcement is approaching. It should happen tomorrow morning at London Time. Stay tuned and follow us on facebook, google+ and twitter, and let you notify when the lens/camera is here.

The FinePix S1 announcement is google cached. Check it out here… and thanks to the FR-reader who spotted it.

Feature 2FUJINON 50x Optical Zoom (24mm – 1200mm)** & Super Macro

Vast zoom range from 24mm** wide-angle to 1200mm** super-telephoto offers the advanced features and flexibility of a DSLR without the weight and hassle of interchangeable lenses. 3.0-stop*** image stabilization to reduce blurring and produce excellent results from wide angle to telephoto.
Weather Resistant

The world’s first weather resistant (water resistant and dust resistant ) structure in its class*. The lens-body integrated design and sealing on approx. 70 areas are designed to allow field photography without typical worries about the weather, season or general shooting environment.
FUJINON 50x Optical Zoom (24mm – 1200mm)** & Super Macro

Vast zoom range from 24mm** wide-angle to 1200mm** super-telephoto offers the advanced features and flexibility of a DSLR without the weight and hassle of interchangeable lenses.
3.0-stop*** image stabilization to reduce blurring and produce excellent results from wide angle to telephoto.

A: DSLR with long zoom lens
B: FinePix S1

Wide
Zoom
Macro

100x Intelligent Digital Zoom

Fujifilm’s super resolution technology offers an incredible 100x Intelligent Digital Zoom.
Newly developed image processing software produces excellent quality results throughout the whole image, right to the edges of the frame. Distant subjects are captured in crisp detail even when at the full zoom.

• 50x Optical Zoom(1200mm**)
• 100x Intelligent Digital Zoom(2400mm**)

The newly developed FUJINON optical 50x zoom lens (24mm – 1200mm)** incorporates a combination of aspherical lenses and ED lens.
It provides a bright aperture rating of F2.8 – F5.6 with 13 elements in 11 groups. The lens effectively combines aspherical and ED elements for reduced aberration and superior image quality.
With Super-Macro Mode capturing subjects as close as 1cm from the lens, the FinePix S1 seamlessly covers an enormous focal range with no need to ever change lenses.
Lens shift image stabilization ensures that even hand-held shots are free from blur.

High Resolution

Stunning high resolution images can be achieved from the center of the frame to the edges when telephoto shooting.
The newly developed processor ensures low noise levels in high sensitivity shooting at night.
From the wide-angle to the telephoto end of the lens, you can produce high quality images with superb detail — you’ll capture everything from the small leaves on trees to actual human hairs.

Movie Functions
New FULL HD Movie (1080p / 60 fps)

Movie scene recognition ensures that settings are optimized according to your subject. Full HD Movie shares your memories with family on the big screen, using the mini HDMI connector.
The newly developed image processor uses special technology which compares and combines several frames to produce enhanced noise reduction in the movie.

A newly-developed 5-Axis Image Stabilization function has been installed to reduce camera shake when shooting movies.
2-Axis Optical Image Stabilization (Pitch, Yaw) and 3-Axis Electronic Image Stabilization (Roll, Vertical shift, Horizontal shift) will be employed when shooting at the 50x and shooting moving subjects.

1: Pitch
2: Yaw
3: Roll
4: Vertical shift
5: Horizontal shift

High performance AF

Excellent AF performance with improved speed and precision

Speed and precision of focus during movie shooting is faster and more accurate.
And the new AF follow-up function enables the user to keep moving subjects in focus.

Wind Filter

Wind noise is reduced during movie shooting with the wind noise reduction setting.

H.264 High Profile

The FinePix S1 realizes H.264 format incorporating both high quality image and small data size

One Touch Movie Recording Button

A one-touch Movie Recording Button enables you to capture all the action in full HD.

High Speed Movie

Sometimes things happen too fast for you to see them properly with your own eyes. The FinePix S1 can freeze the action at up to an amazing 480 fps! So you can see every single minute detail and watch things happening step by step in slow motion.

* High Speed Movie can be recorded at the following speeds and sizes : 480 fps (240 x 180 pixels), 240 fps (320 x 240 pixels), 120 fps (640 x 480 pixels).

HDMI Connect

imply connect any HDMI cable available in the market to the HDTV and enjoy the full impact of high resolution images and movies.

* Direct connection from the HDMI Miniport (camera).

[NOTE: As I told you here, the Xf56mm f/1.2 and black X100S coming tomorrow morning (London time). Stay tuned on FR.]

Dominik Fusina says via twitter: the X-W1 appeared on his website is a fake. He created it from his “own experience with mirrorless and vintage cameras and rumors about the next Fuji.”

According to the poll published here on FR, 92% of you where right: the image is not real. So this time you made a better guess than with the leaked blue X-A1 here, which was real but almost everybody said it’s a fake. You’re getting better ;).

Anyway, I don’t think that Dominik is too far-off from what we can expect the real X-W1 (or X-Whatever it’s called) to be. Therefore, would you like a camera with a similar look as the X-W1 created by Fusina? What would you change and what would you keep from his design?

Here it is. The black X100S. As I told you yesterday, it should be sold for the same price as the silver one. Also coming, several FinePix cameras as the 50x zoom S1 and the waterproof XP60 (specs&price) successor, the XP70.

Here is the list of the cameras that should be announced on January 6th. The announcements are normally early in the morning London time, so stay tuned on Fujirumors, the XF 56mm f/1.2 will come on that day, too. Stay tuned on FR that day, also via facebook, google+ and twitter. I’ll do LIVE BLOGGING on that day!

– X100S Black
– S1 FinePix: 50 times zoom, F2.8-5.6
– FinePix S8600: 36 times zoom
– S9200 FinePix: 50 times zoom, F2.9-6.5
– FinePix S9400W: 50 times zoom, F2.9-6.5, Wi-Fi
– XP70 FinePix: 10m waterproof, Wi-Fi

leaked by digicame-info

Is this the long rumored weather sealed X? It appeared at the facebook page of Art Photographer Dominik Fusina.

True or fake? I have my doubts. Why should this camera have the viewfinder selector (as on the X-PRO1/X100S) if it’s EVF only? And why does the exp.comp dial go only from -2 to +2, when the X-E2 goes from -3 to +3? And what’s on the left? Vade retro, mode dial!… but hey, you are the judge!

But, if it’s fake, it’s really well done (I mean the one with the X-W1 on the park bench).

Analize the image, drop your thoughts in the comments and vote the poll.

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Thanks to the FR-readers who spotted the image.

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and here are more images from his website: