Fujifilm TX-3 Digital Panoramic Camera: Fujifilm Debating Between Bayer or X-Trans Sensor
Here is a little update regarding the Fujifilm TX-3… and in case you missed the previous episodes:
- Fujifilm TX-3 Digital X Pan Camera in 2028
- Fujifilm TX-3: Why Not Just Crop?
- Why Shoot Panoramas and a Special Digital Fujifilm XPan Camera is Needed
- Why a Digital XPan Fujifilm TX-3 Camera is NOT Needed
To be clear, I call it the Fujifilm TX-3 not because it will surely be called this way (I don’t know the name yet), but because it is basically the digital successor the XPan/TX- series, the Fujifilm TX-1and TX-2 65×24 panoramic film cameras.
Anyway, the update is this one:
The options for such a sensor are currently two: a cropped medium format Bayer sensor or a doubled X-Trans sensor.
Or, in other words, the decision would be between a Bayer sensor (cropped GFX) or an X-Trans sensor (doubled APS-C sensor).
Let us know which one you’d go for in the survey below.
And the image above is a rendering made by Pavel which we shared in a dedicated article here.
My personal preference? Both layouts have their Pros and Cons (as we elaborated here). But since this would be a camera for stills, I’d ultimately go for X-Trans if possible. Optimized processing speed is not so relevant for a camera that is not really intended to shoot video or sports/action photography.
Last note: this is not a rumor in the sense that it gives you the final answer on Fujifilm’s decision. I can’t give answers to questions that not even Fujifilm Japan itself has yet answered. But I thought that this time I would anticipate this insight, not waiting for the final decision, but letting you know about the current state of Fujifilm’s decision making, because I am very interested in what you guys would want Fujifilm to use.
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