In the lastest Fujicast episode, Kevin and Neale have, among the others, a talk with Fujifilm UK manager Andreas Georghiades and they also go to the Fujifilm headquarter in Japan and talk to product planers.
Needless to say, the talk mostly gravitates around the Fujifilm X-T5. Down below is a summary as well as the podcast to listen.
Just as we did for the top X series camera wish for 2023, we now launch the same survey for the GFX series.
Sure, there are not so many options in this case, since at the moment we have 3 different camera bodies: the GFX100 with integrated battery grip, the GFX100S/50SII and the GFX50R.
And considering that Fujifilm has even stated that they no longer see the need for a GFX50R successor (although later on other managers expressed their wish for that line to continue), we risk to remain with even less options in future.
But this is our space. Here we can wish whatever we want. So I will add a few options that are not impossible for Fujifilm to manufacture (leaving out the modular GFX, as that one needs the global shutter, and that seems to be still far away to become a regular feature in digital cameras).
So we will vote on the following cameras, assuming Fujifilm would use the latest generation sensors (which are the 26MP stacked and 40MP non-stacked sensors we find on our APS-C cameras, just the bigger MF version of it)
Loading ...And because it fits with our wishlist article today, I will share a mock-up made by Aperture Value on how he imagines the next Fujifilm GFX camera. You can see his video that includes the mock-ups down below.
Over all these years of covering Fujifilm I came to one conclusion:
there is a dedicated team inside Fujifilm that serves the sole purpose to figure out how to annoy customers by constantly changing camera controls.
Well, that team was very successful again.
Let me quickly explain.
This LUT file is to edit the movie data below when the data is edited by a movie editor on your PC or Mac.
* F-Log movie data recorded with GFX100S, GFX100, X-E4, X-S10, X-T30 II, X-T30, X-T2, X-T3, X-T4, X-T5, X-Pro3, X-H1, X-H2S, X-H2 and X100V
* F-Log2 movie data recorded with X-H2S, X-H2 and X-T5.
F-Log 3D-LUT file / F-Log Data sheet
Last updated: 11.7.2022
F-Log_LUT_E_Ver.1.24.zip [11.8MB]
*Decompress the “F-Log_LUT_E_Ver.1.24.zip” file and launch “.cube” file from a movie editor.
Last updated: 6.16.2022
F-Log_DataSheet_E_Ver.1.1.pdf [192KB]
F-Log2 3D-LUT file / F-Log2 Data sheet
Last updated: 11.7.2022
F-Log2_LUT_E_Ver.102.zip [2.5MB]
*Decompress the “F-Log_LUT２_E_Ver.1.02.zip” file and launch “.cube” file from a movie editor.
Last updated: 6.16.2022
F-Log2_DataSheet_E_Ver.1.0.pdf [120KB]
X-T5 USA Pre-Orders
Fujinon XF30mmF2.8 Macro Pre-Orderrs
X-T5 Other Countries
Do you remember when Fujifilm USA dropped a brilliant Fujifilm GFX100S ad that basically was a shout-out to FujiRumors and created one of the most hilarious photography promo video I have seen ever?
If not, check out their video here.
Well, the one they dropped for the Fujifilm X-T5 is not less hilarious. I won’t spoil anything, just watch it above!
And to be clear… the X-T line was forced into the flagship role, as we reported here. But it’s nice to see the X-T line going back to its roots.
It’s not a dealbreaker, but a dubious choice Fujifilm made: on the Fujifilm X-H2S and the Fujifilm X-H2, the front and rear command dial are not clickable.
From what I have read, this was done to prevent accidental change of ISO value, and some even say it helps for even better weather sealing.
Quite frankly, none of these explanations convinces me.
And this is why, when I asked what you’d like to know about the Fujifilm X-T5, the question if the X-T5 will have clickable dials or not came up quite a bit.
Well, today I can give you the answer: the Fujifilm X-T5 front and rear command dial will be still clickable.
Personally I am very happy about that.
Fujifilm X-T5 rumors recap:
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When I told you that the Fujifilm X-T5 will be smaller than the Fujifilm X-T4, some of you understood that this might be the reason why it won’t shoot 8K video (smaller bodies struggle more with heat management than bigger bodies).
But others were worried that the Fujifilm X-T5 won’t even offer 6K video.
So I am glad to report that, despite getting smaller, the Fujifilm X-T5 will still be able to shoot 6K video, more precisely 6K/30p.
So yes, it is not 8K, but 6K should be a pretty decent format for most video uses anyway.
The X-T5 is still a very nice hybrid camera.
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Fujifilm seems to be in a hurry with the Fujifilm X-T5.
We told you Fujifilm will announce the Fujifilm X-T5 (and XF30mmF2.8 Macro) on November 2 and in fact it is now official as the Fujifilm X summit has been annouced. That’s per se surprising, as they never launched camera gear in November.
But it gets even better.
Fujifilm will start shipping the Fujifilm X-T5 already in mid November, which means just about 2 weeks after its announcement. I can’t remember Fujifilm ever start to ship gear as fast.
Fujifilm X-T5 rumors recap:
I have read speculation about Fujifilm not offering pixel shift on the Fujifilm X-T5 in order to differentiate it even further from the Fujifilm X-H2 and keep pushing sales of their higher end X-H line.
So I investigated and our sources would like to reassure us future X-T5 owners that these speculations are not accurate.
The Fujifilm X-T5 will offer pixel shift, hence it will have the capability to take 160 megapixel images. And of course this means also that the X-T5 has sensor shift stabilization (IBIS), which is needed for pixel shift.
Fujifilm X-T5 rumors recap:
I must say that I am a bit relieved to hear (and share) this rumor, because it is going to save me hundreds of dollars ;)
The Fujifilm X-T5 will have dual SD-card slots (no CFexpress compatibility).
For my type of shooting (no crazy ultra high fps bursts), UHS-II SD-Cards are fast enough to have a smooth and pleasing shooting experience.
So when I get my Fujifilm X-T5, I won’t have to spend more money into CFexpress cards. I just use the plenty of SD-Cards I already have at home.
But I am curious to hear what you guys think about it. Maybe for some of you this is a dealbreaker?
Fujifilm X-T5 rumors recap:
