Adorama instead still says that “Fujifilm will start shipping the XF16mmF2.8 on 05/31/2019“.
Here on FujiRumors we also exclusively broke the rumor for you guys, that the Fujifilm GFX100 will be announced on May 23. Now go out, spread the word… and quote the source ;).
Don’t take the trailer too seriously, though. Of course the Fujifilm GFX100 won’t destroy half of the camera universe. It’s just I am super-pumped to see Avengers Endgame, too, and I guess my brain just merged my excitements into the trailer you see above.
And yet, the mirrorless endgame really begins. Camera companies try to find a way to survive in a declining market, but it’s clear that there is no space for all to flourish.
Fujifilm tries to survive by avoiding the full frame mud fight and by dropping medium format beasts and agile hybrid APS-C cameras to the market.
If that will work out or not, only time will tell.
All I know is that I will be here, on May 23, to give you the most epic live blogging ever seen on FujiRumors.
Stick around guys, because this is just the beginning of a long rumor marathon ;).
Pixel Village, who recently gave us some insights from the Fujifilm factory in Japan, now published their interview with Fujifilm manager Toshihisa Iida, Jun Watanabe and Keitaro So.
It’s a 33 minutes long video that I have summed up below for those of you, who are in a hurry right now.
Now the Thai youtube channel กล้องกล้วยกล้วย interviewed Fujifilm manager Mr. Makoto Oishi.
It’s a 49 minutes interview in Thai and constantly translated into English. Too cumbersome and no time? Don’t worry, it’s all summed up down below for you :)
DPReview interviewed Toshi Iida, Makoto Oishi and Shin Udono. Here are the main points (full interview at dpreview here):
Medium Format
Full Frame and Medium Format will coexist
GFX 50R sales look very promising
FF is 1/3 of market in terms of value, slightly growing
MF was 1%, but doubled after GFX introduction
70% of MF buyers were coming from other brands, mainly DSLR, and the GFX is their additional system
20% of GFX users are professionals, 80% non-professionals (especially GFX 50R users)
Fujifilm wants to increase professional base, also thanks to Capture One support and with future GFX 100
Fujifilm GFX 100 should show the potential of medium format
FF can reach 70-80 Megapixel
GFX lenses designed for 100MP resolution
Fujifilm GFX100 will be available before the end of June
Fujifilm GFX100 target is commercial photographers, fashion, landscapes, but also more general purpos
GFX 100 will shoot at 16bit RAW. Benefit noticeable mostly at low ISO and deep shadow detail. 4 times the amount of data, 14 bit lets you shoot faster, which is appropriate for APS-C
