The new firmware ver.4.0 will really make the X-T1 a “complete new camera!”. It will bring faster AF and new features.

• Better AF overall accuracy and performance
• AF system update with zone tracking
• New auto macro functionality
• Eye detection AF feature
• Improved frame lines
• Shutter dial performance improvements
• Exposure compensation will be allowed in manual mode

As rumored previoulsy here:

A) Fuji will announce the new Firmware in Mid-May (probably the 11th)
B) The Firmware will be available for download in June (this means, more or less when the X-T10 will be available on the market) – NOTE: last minutes delay can happen, see X100 firmware.

No word about other X-series camears beeing updated for now.

The X-T1 Firmware ver. 4.0 rumor history

First let’s make a bit of order in the Super Firmware ver.4.0 for X-T1 rumor:

1) Back in April I told you here that a new Firmware with improved AF for X-T1 will come in Mid-May (probably 11th of May). – NEW SOURCE
2) An anonymous source confirmed here that Fuji will release a new firmware, that will make the X-T1 a “Completely New Camera“. Note: this source didn’t say anything about the release date of this firmware, just that it will come – ANONYMOUS SOURCE

Don’t Worry, Be Happy, The Firmware will come!

Recently Fujifilm released just a minor update (FW ver. 3.11 for tethered shooting).

Some X-T1 shooters were a bit worried, that my sources might have been wrong. But I really want to assure you that the FW 4.0 will come. Please do NOT (!!!) listen to those folks, who keep up saying (as usual) that I’m just deliberately spreading BS…. to those folks: I’m really sorry to disappoint you (again & again), but the firmware WILL come. Just relax, take it easy and accept this fact ;) … any maybe check out also the huge 2015 rumor overview and fact check.

The problem is just to know when exactly it will be released & which features it will possibly bring (a part from a faster AF speed). Please give me a bit of time to investigate about it… and in the meantime, here is what a NEW SOURCE just told us:

A) Fuji will announce the new Firmware in Mid-May (probably the 11th)
B) The Firmware will be available for download in June (this means, more or less when the X-T10 will be available on the market) – NOTE: last minutes delay can happen, see X100 firmware.

So don’t be afraid, dear X-T1 shooters, you’ll get plenty of Fuji’s Kaizen Love soon… and let’s cross fingers that there will be some nice little updates also for some other X-series cameras.

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Where is the pop-up flash? What are those thin rings under the big dials for? ISO dial or DRIVE Dial? Well, here are some first instructions on how to use the Fujifilm X-T10 ;)

– There is a pop-up flash. Do you see the trapezoid framed in red? That’s the part that pops-out when you enable flash.
– You enable the flash with a switch under the Drive Dial.
– There is a switch to enable Full Auto (scene recognition mode) under the Shutter Dial.
– Drive Dial (enable CH, CL, BKT, Panorama…)
– Two different kit options: X-T10 with XC 16-50 or XF 18-55.

stay tuned for the live blogging on May 18,
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Thanks to one of our top trusted sources, we all can now take a look at the Silver Fujiilm X-T10. You can see the black version here (from a different angle).

My fingers are ready for a live blogging session on May 18, the rumored announcement day of the X-T10. I guess it will happen, as usual, early in the morning London Time (around midnight in NY)… don’t leave me alone here on FR on May 18 ;)

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