Well, it looks like this combination will become real soon.
In fact, today we can finally tell you what many of you already saw coming: the Fujifilm X-S20 will use the X-Processor 5.
And in addition to that, our trusted sources (thanks!!!) told us that the Fujifilm X-S20 will be able to record 6K/30p and 4K/60p video.
We remind you that the Fujifilm X-S10 with the very same sensor can shoot 4K/30p max.
It looks like the combination between efficient and powerful X Processor 5 and fast sensor readout of 26MP X-Trans IV, is making it possible to put 6K/30p and 4K/60P into the small camera body of the Fujifilm X-S20, without having serious overheating issues that would make such a feature impracticable.
Considering the hybrid nature of this camera, 6K/30p and 4K/60p are a very welcome feature.
There will be a new king in the Fujifilm X world when it comes to subject tracking smartness, and it will be the Fujifilm X-S20 (which is coming on May 24).
Why?
Because the Fujifilm X-S20 will have an extended automatic subject/scene detection mode compared to the one already available on the Fujifilm X-S10.
Let me explain.
When you rotate the mode dial of the Fujifilm X-S10 to AUTO, the X-S10 will automatically recognize the scene (landscape, macro, night, sunset, sky, etc) and adjust camera settings accordingly. And I believe it even sets the film simulation automatically based on which one it thinks would work best for that scene.
I hear you: unless you are a beginner who just switched to a real camera from a smartphone, you can live happily also without this feature.
But the thing is that the Fujifilm X-S20 will bring this AUTO switch to the next level.
The Fujifilm X-S20 will be capable to track all the subjects that the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2 and X-H2S can already track:
On the X-T5, X-H2 and X-H2S, every time you want to track a different subject, you have to go into the menu and select the subject you want to track (car, bird, animal, etc). And if you want to track a person, you have to disable subject tracking and enable face/eye tracking.
But that’s not how it works on the Fujifilm X-S20.
In fact, the Fujifilm X-S20 will be capable to track it all automatically. It will simply recognize what’s in your frame (a child, a dog, a bird, etc) and start tracking it without any need for you to go into the menu and make specific selections.
The automatic subject detection is actually something that fellow Fujifilm X shooters requested since the X-H2S was launched and I am happy to see that Fujifilm figured it out and will soon offer it on the Fujifilm X-S20.
Of course my hope now is that Fujifilm will release a firmware update that will bring this tracking smartness also to the Fujifilm X-T5, X-H2 and X-H2S.
I mean, it would evade any logic if the base model X-S20 would have this feature but higher end Fujifilm models not.
The TTArtisan T&S 100mm F2.8 MACRO 2X Macro lens has a 10-group, 14-element optical structure, including 6 highly refractive lenses, and is available in E, X, Z, and RF mounts, with medium and long focal lengths with shift and macro functions, making it suitable for macro, product, advertising, portrait and other subjects.
Key features
Non-parallel focus: allows for a greater range of clarity of the subject without reducing the aperture;
Partial focus: the camera position, aperture, etc. remain the same, but the focal plane is changed
Avoiding ‘blooming’: when the camera position cannot be changed, the camera can be panned to eliminate mirror reflections
