Grain Effect? Improved Noise Reduction? And what about the 273 AF points? Where are the Phase Detection Pixels? How does the new Menu Interface look like?.. Still many questions.

That’s why the Trusted Japanese source decided to show to FR-readers the X-Pro2 Menu.

On January 15 (14th in USA), feel free to support this blog by pruchasing the X-Pro2 using one of the FujiRumors links to stores. No extra costs for you, but a small commission is valued back to FujiRumors, and helps me to keep this blog open.

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After leaking some X-Pro2 specs 2 days ago, I immediatly contacted our Top Trusted Japanese source and asked about the 273 AF points, the Noise Reduction improvement, the new “Grain Effect” and a lot more.

Well, the Japanese source thought that the best way to answer all these question would be to share plenty of images of the Fujifilm X-Pro2 Menu.

So here I’m now, downloading them at wetransfer. I’ll share them all as soon as I can.

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LIVE BLOGGING on FUJIRUMORS on January 14 at 11:30PM NY-time / January 15 at 05:30AM Berlin Time

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Fujifilm just launched a countdown on their X-Pro1 page. They do not mention that it is for the X-Pro2 announcement, but you can’t find this countdown on any other product page.

According to the countdown, the Fuji X-Pro2 will be announced on January 14 at 11:30 PM New York Time .  It will be January 15 05:30 AM Berlin Time.

and if you thought the X-Pro2 leaks are over, then you’re wrong… the trusted Japanese source promised a tidbit for us ;) . Don’t miss it and follow FR on Fuji X Forum, Facebook, RSS-feed and Twitter

– As usual, there will be a Live Blogging Session here on Fujirumors on the X-Pro2 announcement –

via Fujifilm

Much has been leaked about the Fujfilm X-Pro2 so far (it’s probably the most leaked camera ever!).

However, I know you are all waiting to know the price of the X-Pro2.

Now here is the thing: Fujfilm waited unusually long, before setting the final price.

But since you guys fill my Facebook, Twitter and email account with questions regarding the X-Pro2 price, I’ll share with you the last thing I’ve heard, even though it’s not a 100% precise price tag.

Europe: the price should be around  €1,699-1,799. Please note that the price in Europe can have some variations according to the different coutries.

USA: It should cost between $1,799-1,899. However, fellow X-shooter T-Man pre-ordered an X-Pro2 at his local store and said that his receipt shows only $1,699. For more details you better ask T-man directly here.

On January 15, feel free to support my daily rumor work here on FujiRumors, by getting your X-Pro2 using one of the links to store I’ll share here on FR. Absolutely no extra costs for you, but a small comission is valued back to this blog. It will help me to cover the costs of this blog and to keep it running also in 2016… if you enjoy to read FR now and then, this could be the opportunity to support my work for free ;) .

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NOTE: Since once again the critics came via social media, here is the thing: I just had a surgery, the infection caused fever and I’m taking antiobiotics. I run FujiRumors alone (except the XPC of course) and I apologize if my English (my 4th language) is now even more crap than usual. If I don’t write (even after a surgery) nobody else writes on FR. However, you’ll get all the rumors I can leak, non-stop, fever or not, but in my humble English. Accept that, or just stop reading FR.

P.S.: I promise to take English lessons… as soon as I close FR and have more time ;) )

↑ Fujifilm X-Pro2 ↑
More Leaked Images Here

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The Japanese site digicame-info was able to get his hands on the X-Pro2 specs. All the rumors shared here on Fujirumors in the last months are confirmed (latest leak here).

– 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor
– Image processing engine X Processor Pro
– Faster than has been AF, low noise, excellent color reproduction
– Magnification automatic switching function equipped with advanced hybrid multi viewfinder
– The fastest shutter mechanical shutter 1/8000 seconds, electronic shutter 1/32000 seconds
– Synchro 1/250 sec
– Intelligent hybrid phase difference AF. AF point is 273 points
– Body of lightweight magnesium alloy. Dust and water specification
– LCD monitor three inches 1.62 million dot
– Dual SD Card slot (UHS-II compatible)
– ISO range of 200-12800
– Film Simulation mode 16 with the new ACROS
– Menu is new design. Customizable. My Menu function
– Lossless compression 14bit RAW
– Wi-Fi remote shooting
– Exposure compensation +/- 5 stage
– Interval Shooting
– Video Full HD 60fps
– 13 kinds of creative filter
– The battery is NP-126W. The number of remaining shots is 350 sheets

Fujifilm X-Pro2 Rumored Specs

TRUSTED (TS)
– APS-C sensor (TS + AS + AS)
– 1/8000 of a second mechanical shutter speed (TS + AS)
– Joystick for quick AF-point slection (TS)
– Exposure Compensation Dial with “C” function for exp.comp from +5 to -5) – (TS)
– Combined ISO/Shutter dial, with little window on shutter dial to show ISO value (TS + SRP)
– coming late 2015 (TS + AS)
– delayed to 2016 (TS)
– Coming after CES (TS)
– Announcement on 15th Janaury 2016 (TS)
– weather sealed (TS)
– 4K video (TS + NeS)
– No 4K for the X-Pro2 in Jan. 15 (TS)
– Faster Processor EXR III, but it will get the “cooler” name X-processor (TS)
– No Tilt Screen (TS + AS)
– No IBIS (TS)
– lossless RAW compression
– 273 Focus Points
– Pixel Mapping
– Grain Effect
– New Menu Interface
– Fujifilm NP-W126 batteries
– Improved Noise Reduction

SOURCE RIGHT IN THE PAST (SRP)
– Black & White Acros Film Simulation (SRP)
– Sync Speed faster than 1/180^th (SRP)
– coming in January 2016 (SRP)

NEW / ANONYMOUS SOURCE (NeS – AS)
– ISO200-12800 (AS)
– 1/250 flash sync speed (AS)
– more than 200 AF points (2/3 are PDAF) – (AS)
– Hybrid EVF as X100T (AS)
– 24MP sensor (AS + AS) – More than 16MP (AS)
– about the same size of current X-PRO1 (NeS)
– dual SD card slot (NeS + AS + AS)
– tilt screen (AS)
– WiFi (AS)
– Price about 20% to 30% more expensive than the X-T1 (AS) – Note: X-T1 regular price $1,300. Add 30% to it and you get $1,700
– Two X-PRO2 version, one 24MP APS-C and one 25-27 MP APS-X, compatible with XF/XC lenses (NeS + OS)

OTHER SITES (OS)
– coming September / October (OS + OS)
– Non organic APS-C X-Trans sensor (OS)
– smaller than X-PRO1 (OS)

↑ Fujifilm X-Pro2 ↑
More Leaked Images Here

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Let’s start 2016 in the same way as 2015 ended: with lot’s of rumors :-) . So here are more X-Pro2 specs:

• lossless RAW compression
• 273 Focus Points
• Improved Noise Reduction (sounds like we are going to get rid of waxy skin tones at high ISO in jpeg’s ;) )
• Pixel Mapping
• Grain Effect
• New Menu Interface
• The X-Pro2 will use Fujifilm NP-W126 batteries (for the best cheap 3rd party batteries, check out this post).
• EXR III processor will get the much cooler name “X-processor”.

And just in case you had a good & fun time here on Fujirumors with all the rumors in the last months, feel free to support my rumor work on January 15, by purchasing the X-Pro2 using one of the links to stores I’ll share here on Fujirumors. You will not pay a singly penny more on your X-Pro2, but a small commission is valued back to Fujirumors.

Your support could allow me to keep this blog open also in 2016.

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Fujifilm X-Pro2 Rumored Specs

TRUSTED (TS)
– APS-C sensor (TS + AS + AS)
– 1/8000 of a second mechanical shutter speed (TS + AS)
– Joystick for quick AF-point slection (TS)
– Exposure Compensation Dial with “C” function for exp.comp from +5 to -5) – (TS)
– Combined ISO/Shutter dial, with little window on shutter dial to show ISO value (TS + SRP)
– coming late 2015 (TS + AS)
– delayed to 2016 (TS)
– Coming after CES (TS)
– Announcement on 15th Janaury 2016 (TS)
– weather sealed (TS)
– 4K video (TS + NeS)
– No 4K for the X-Pro2 in Jan. 15 (TS)
– Faster Processor EXR III, but it will get the “cooler” name X-processor (TS)
– No Tilt Screen (TS + AS)
– No IBIS (TS)
– lossless RAW compression
– 273 Focus Points
– Pixel Mapping
– Grain Effect
– New Menu Interface
– Fujifilm NP-W126 batteries
– Improved Noise Reduction

SOURCE RIGHT IN THE PAST (SRP)
– Black & White Acros Film Simulation (SRP)
– Sync Speed faster than 1/180^th (SRP)
– coming in January 2016 (SRP)

NEW / ANONYMOUS SOURCE (NeS – AS)
– ISO200-12800 (AS)
– 1/250 flash sync speed (AS)
– more than 200 AF points (2/3 are PDAF) – (AS)
– Hybrid EVF as X100T (AS)
– 24MP sensor (AS + AS) – More than 16MP (AS)
– about the same size of current X-PRO1 (NeS)
– dual SD card slot (NeS + AS + AS)
– tilt screen (AS)
– WiFi (AS)
– Price about 20% to 30% more expensive than the X-T1 (AS) – Note: X-T1 regular price $1,300. Add 30% to it and you get $1,700
– Two X-PRO2 version, one 24MP APS-C and one 25-27 MP APS-X, compatible with XF/XC lenses (NeS + OS)

OTHER SITES (OS)
– coming September / October (OS + OS)
– Non organic APS-C X-Trans sensor (OS)
– smaller than X-PRO1 (OS)

It just looks great :)

Graphite Mock-up at the bottom. The black images are official Fuji images

ATTENTION: The Russian site dphotoworld.net took our X PRO 2 leaked images and changed the watermarks. Many sites like a major rumor site, than linked to the russian copycat site.

I want to let you know that as usual I „removed“ small insignificant pics form the original image to spot copycat sites. I will soon post the original picture to proof that this images were taken from FR as they have the design change I made :)

The major rumor site so far has not answered to our request to change the link. I hope he will do it soon.

If you want, watch at the Twitter timeline, and you’ll see who posted first ;)

unedited & original version – other sites copied the edited version above

LAST 3 DAYS of X-mas sale

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Graphite Mock-up by FR-reader Everaldo

What you see above, is the first real life image of the Fujifilm X-Pro2. It looks exactly like the sketches made 2 days ago by our trusted Japanese source.

This leak also comes from a very kind trusted source, who wanted to make little X-mas present to all of us :-) .

At this point, allow me to express my deepest gratitude to all sources, who ever shared correct information with Fujirumors. From anonymous sources, who shared a little tidbit of information that helped me to start my investigations, to the trusted sources, who are always willing to help me to sort out all the fake rumors and safely guide me through the rumor jungle. You Rock :-) .

and I tell you my fellow X-shooters… there is more to come, so stay tuned on Fuji X Forum, Facebook, RSS-feed and Twitter

Oh, and Merry Xmas :-)

The trusted Japananese Source sketched the Fujifilm X-Pro2 for us. I thought it could be a good idea to add a few descriptions to his sketches.

FR-reader Andreas (www.foto-wd.de / www.neuezeiten-wd.de) made the black version of the X-Pro2 and send it over to me. I’m happy to share it here on FR :)