Follow the Fuji announcement tomorrow on MR. Amazon accepting preorders!
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UPDATE: You can right now start to preorder the Fuji X PRO 1 body at Amazon (Click here to see and believe and preorder). UPDATE_2: Page has now ben removed.
Let me make some advertising to my sister blog 
You will follow the Fuji announcement tomorrow at 9pm London time (21:00) at MirrorlessRumors.com. I guess it’s interesting for many m43 user to see how Fuji new mirrorless system will be. And there is a last minute super leak too:
P.S.: I am again flying over Europe. Will be offline for a couple of hours. Amazon may will remove those links in the meanwhile…
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Robbie
5 months ago |When’s the Oly rumors?
Eric
5 months ago |+1
Where exactly is this rumor you’ve been teasing us with for weeks? I’d like to know if Oly has an answer to this Fuji coming before I preorder the Fuji tomorrow.
CRB
5 months ago |+2…………
tony kruger
5 months ago |-1
bean5y
5 months ago |= +2
Anonymous
5 months ago |thx admin ,.I am so exciting,.even though i regreting why panny /or Oly never make this path,..
Fuji comes out with their ALL SINGLE VOCAL LENSES,.-no zoom [,and no need power zoom ] it proof to me how much they understand the serious market/more enthusiasm.
For me I guess I don’t need to upgrade my GF1 but just to buy a Fuji who understand photography need than panny or oly,..[shame they never thought like fuji].
I believe they are many camera user who really attempt to buy /swicth to Fuji X pro,.
mat
5 months ago |Pre-orderded the 18 and 35 (always been a wide/normal lens guy). Amazon accepted the pre-order. Doesn’t charge your card until they ship and you can cancel and/or return easily. Had no estimate of when they would be in stock or ship. Figured though that it’s a no-risk placeholder in which, based on the X100 experience, will be a very long line.
aqasem
5 months ago |Exactly they do understand what it should be right. I agree with you. and I hope it would be good for both photo and video.
Anonymous
5 months ago |i like the add ,.with jason mask ,..BE SCARE ,..BE SCARE OF FUJI.
Congrat Fuji, you are in the right path ,..something which panny never did,..
bean5y
5 months ago |All of the lenses have aperture rings on them! Can’t wait to see how Panasonic and Olympus respond! Exciting times…
An updated Pana 20mm with the same optics, faster autofocus, more direct manual focus and an aperture ring would be killer (weather sealed for the new high end cameras too).
Mr. Reeee
5 months ago |We’ll respond to Panasonic and Olympus’ lack of response by buying Voigtländer lenses!
There are plenty of older manual primes to tide us over until P&O figure out what we really want…
Using lenses with aperture rings is so much easier than twiddling buttons and little wheels to change f-stops!
Anonymous
5 months ago |+1 on aperture ring
daniel.alenstein
5 months ago |+1
DonParrot
5 months ago |Also +1 on aperture rings
Joe
5 months ago |+1 on the aperture ring, too. Especially if you do get the visual indicator on screen
Elniorg\'s Journeys
5 months ago |Not as long as Voigtlander lenses do not auto-focus. I understand the aperture ring stuff, but I’m much less sure about the manual focus…
jules
5 months ago |Speaking of which, all current lenses have a focus-by-wire ring that sleeps when on AF mode.
Why can’t it then not be programmable to be configurable to the user’s taste?
…You would get Aperture by wire right there if you like!
bean5y
5 months ago |A function ring! That sounds like a good idea! You could increase the rate at which it changes focus distance and set it to a stop-less aperture when you’re using AF. For some reason I’d still rather two rings and the setup I described before.
bean5y
5 months ago |Any recommendations for 40-50mm equiv. f/2 legacy glass? My OM 24mm f/2.8 is not very appealing on my GF-1. My OM 50mm f/1.4 is very impressive though, but it’s too long as a standard.
Vivek
5 months ago |“An updated Pana 20mm with the same optics, faster autofocus, more direct manual focus and an aperture ring would be killer..”
If they do that, it would do well on my NEX-7.
Even if they don’t, I might kill the 20′s shell/electronics to make it truly MF to use on the NEX and such.
flash
5 months ago |+1 That is something in Fuji’s favor.
scalia
5 months ago |so, is this mean a price drop for m4/3 lenses?
i would like to have the 9-18mm, 25mm f/1.4, 14-42mm X, and 100-300mm @ $250
oh i want that 90mm f/2 macro too, Oly. make it $500, small, fast AF, weather sealed is okay.
and drop that EPL3 body to $300 too, i’m okay with the old sensor. i’m not too picky
or i’ll jump ship when the Fuji start to hit $300 for the body and kit lenses.
katy
5 months ago |PhotoRumors is showing the weight and measurements of the three new Fuji lenses. It has me very interested if true, especially the Fuji 35mm 1.4 (52mm eq). Which is shown as weighing only 187 grammes, my Pana/Leica 25mm 1.4 (50mm eq.) weighs in at 525 grammes!! Can’t wait.
WT21
5 months ago |That’s PL 25 1.4 is the 43, not the m43 version, correct?
katy
5 months ago |No, it’s the m43 version!
Frederic Hew
5 months ago |ehmm are you sure?
according to what i read online the 43 version weighs 510 grams while the m43 version weight 200 grams.
DonParrot
5 months ago |Just checked: It’s about 220g with both caps and lens hood attached.
katy
5 months ago |Sorry I took the weight from DPREVIEW!
WT21
5 months ago |I pre-ordered the Fuji lenses, but this does not replace m43. This thing is as big as an M9. This is a different class than, say, the EPM1 + 25/1.4.
N!co
5 months ago |I owned a GF1 for 2 years and a half now and I’m happy with it (beautiful little camera), but I do lots of pictures with my friends in low light situations and moving subjects. I have to say, even wiht Lightroom I miss 2 or 3 stops to be really pleased (my girlfriend has a Nikon D90, I must admit it’s a damn good sensor but it’s too big to be used every day). I’m disappointed the GH2 or GX1 can’t equal this sensor yet.
So I’m curious to see what will this Fuji bring. It looks like it will beat FF sensors “only” at low iso sharpness, not high iso (too bad if it’s true). And I like my m43 lenses (20 1.7, 45 1.8, 7-14, 14-42x, 14-45, 45-200, I got every need covered). The Fuji line seems well thought and if they bring really good IQ at high ISO, small lenses and a WA lens (as my 7-14), I may fall for it.
I thought the lenses would be overpriced, good news: it doesn’t look that way.
Anayway, 2012 will be the mirrorless year and I think we all have to wait and see (Canon, Fuji, Pana, Oly… as I don’t expect anything from Sony & Samsung) and moreover : save money !!!
And by the way, thanks admin for your everyday news!
Barry
5 months ago |Wow – the lenses are really heavy compared to the m43. 12/2, 20/.17 and 45/1.8!!!
They are almost DsLR heavy!
katy
5 months ago |Not the 35mm 1.4 compared to my 25mm 1.4. The Fuji weighs less!
Eric
5 months ago |The Fuji 35mm f/1.4 should be compared to the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 if you’re trying to do an apples to apples comparison. Those two are very similar in size. Also, at only 4oz and measuring 2.5×1.6″ I wouldn’t exactly call the 18mm a large/heavy lens. It’s more than small enough for me.
The Fuji X Pro body itself however is almost exactly the same size as a Leica M9, so that might turn off some. I personally think that is an ideal size (It’s worked for Leica for 70 years after all), but I’m sure some will complain its not the size of a GF3.
Agent00soul
5 months ago |Isn’t the the M9 quite a bit larger than the old film Leicas?
flash
5 months ago |Most
AtlDave
5 months ago |Were you looking at the weight listed in the amazon links? Judging by the dimensions listed those are the size and weight of the box, not just the lens.
Eric
5 months ago |Photorumors dot com has all the sizes and weights listed, as well as two new photos of the camera.
Ross
5 months ago |They have to be bigger lenses to work with the APS-C sensor size & that has to mean more weight. It is always a compromise somewhere.
katy
5 months ago |New pics of the Fuji Pro and lenses over on MirrorlessRumors
Berneck
5 months ago |This camera is simply beautiful!
Vivek
5 months ago |I sincerely hope that this spells the END for the GFs, GXs and the EPs with “optional” EVF.
Anonymous
5 months ago |But Fuji’s built-in VF cannot tilt!
Berneck
5 months ago |I agree, they need to step up! They still have a HUGE advantage with the lenses they offer. However, that window is closing rapidly. They need to lead and innovate instead of follow….
Fan
5 months ago |A lot of people do NOT want an EVF. Plus the optional ones can be tilted. Huge advantage.
Vivek
5 months ago |A lot of people may not want an EVF but a lot of people also want an *integrated* EVF with a flash hot-shoe usable for flash. Too bad for Pana, Oly and Sony (barring the NEX-7). Good for Fuji!
Oh, did I leave out Ricoh and Samsung- too bad.
flash
5 months ago |Panasonic m43 has a built in viewer, a add on tillable evf (that can be locked)and no viewfinder. You get what you want.
Vivek
5 months ago |I do, thanks! Pana and Oly (and whatever other brand) can also build and try to sell whatever they want to as well.
SLOtographer
5 months ago |Fuji is hitting the right niche. Why compete with low end or DSLR? They’d be playing catchup. They are going after the artists and serious photographers who like to shoot with quality primes in a small, relatively discrete setup. This move makes a lot of sense.
If their sensor is as good as claimed, I’ll have to think hard about my gear. It would mean being able to use the X1Pro along side a DSLR for certain events.
WT21
5 months ago |I pre-ordered, but I don’t believe the pre-ordered. Amazon has done this before. These pre-orders will be canceled, and the lenses will launch at a higher price, is my guess. Fuji did this with the X100 — leak a lower price, and launch at higher. And Amazon has done this before — taken pre-orders and then canceled them. At the very least, other places (uniquephoto, adorama, B&H) will be shipping these looooong before Amazon itself does (though you’ll be able to get one of these lenses from Willoughby’s via Amazon for like $1,000!).
Victor
5 months ago |Fuji X-Pro1 seems to be the GF-1 succesor that we expected from Panasonic. But Panasonic just desapointed us with its GX-1
Anonymous
5 months ago |+10,.. I agree with you,.
I was too fast when I ordered GX 1 + EVF2+ Leica DG 25 F1.4,. And turn out to be Dissapointed as an upgrade from GF1. AF is great ,. Rear dial feel very cheap compare to GF1 / E-P3,.. Touchscreen ,. I dont need it,. Somehow image quality I prefer GF 1 more Crisp over GX1 on good light condition,.. GX1 has better high ISO,.. EVF2 much better than EVF1,. But of course more money,..
Now comparing Price
GX 1 + EVF2+Leica DG25 f1.4= 700+ 250+600= 1550 >< FUJI X PRO1+ 35 F 1.4 = 1300 or +500 =1800 but you have much better quality overal and Hybrid OVF/ EVF.
Ranger 9
5 months ago |I’m the one who has been counseling restrained enthusiasm (many of you will NOT like using a Contax G-style viewfinder in the long term, no matter how cool the camera looks) but I have to admit that the control layout looks really appealing — clear, functional and straightforward, like the Epson R-D 1 that I still use sparingly but enthusiastically.
Too bad the max finder magnification is only 0.6x and that the 60mm lens is so slow. (You say that’s just because it’s a macro; I say it’s because of accuracy limitations of the non-TTL AF system, just as the Contax G’s AF system limited its 90mm lens to a maximum aperture of f/2.8.)
Anyway, at least this gives me one reason to look forward to Monday for a change! I hope THAT rumor won’t turn out to be a red herring!
Vivek
5 months ago |Compared to the Contax G- Ranger:
EVF/Live-view: this allows any lens to be hung on the cam and focus accurately (albeit manually).
Also, it isn’t clear if a CDAF option is there or not. It will be shocking if it isn’t, given the liveview!
crs
5 months ago |The film camera design features seen in this photo, i.e.aperture ring on the lens, exposure compensation dial and shutter speed/program dial should be the standard for all digital SLR/ mirrorless cameras. Not having to navigate through stupid menus is just too important to ignore.
The Panasonic L1 was like this, and lets hope the new m4/3 bodies will have similar designs.
Farrukh
5 months ago |The camera/lens look beautiful.
Victor
5 months ago |Fuji X-Pro 1 seems to be the GF1 successor that we were expected from Panasonic. But Panasonic just disappointed us with its GX-1
Bob B.
5 months ago |So..how many pre-orders did Amazon accept..and how come the camera is not available????
Vivek
5 months ago |I pre-ordered with a real person/seller.
Bob B.
5 months ago |So the camera is/was available! LOL! Hi/Bye….. I am waiting this one out, until I get more COMPLETE info., reviews etc… Especially with all the quirks of the X100. Besides, I am having too much fun with my GX1, my G3 and my quiver of lenses. Way more versatile than the new Fuji. But the Fuji looks like it will have its own strong points…we shall see. Pretty exciting stuff!
Mr. Reeee
5 months ago |+100
Sure, it looks cool and the control layout looks okay, but having tried and been resoundingly UNimpressed by the X100, I hope Fuji is using the opportunity to release a substantial upgrade with much improved usability. A version 2.0? At least v.1.5!
A camera like this begs for lens adaptors! So, until those appear, it’ll look like just another proprietary lens mount and format. A big ho-hum!
Oh yea, and until some actual image quality tests appear it’ll remain nothing more than a rangefinder lover’s wet-dream.
Bob B.
5 months ago |It sounds REALLY good on paper…but it also has a LOT of limitations from what I can see, also. ..guess we will know more tomorrow…but I am not taking Fuji’s word for anything. All the same…those manual controls look (in the words of Kai) Photolicious, though! LOL!
Mr. Reeee
5 months ago |+10
Specs can be damn deceptive, that’s for sure. It certainly seems to have some appealing things about it, but then we’ve seen NO SPECS, so it’s all conjecture piled atop fantasy. It’s a formula that’s guaranteed to produce disappointment.
Bob B.
5 months ago |I just found this photo grouping of camera with lenses. It is very cool visually!!!!!
http://photorumors.com/2012/01/08/two-new-images-of-the-fuji-x-pro-1-camera/#more-17694
After the X100….I am giving this 6 months of research!!! What fun.
dk
5 months ago |Wow, in one go, they released the body and lenses Ive been waiting for, while Olympus just got a similar set of lenses after years. I’m seriously considering switching if the size and IQ are reasonable. Hopefully it’ll be better at higher ISOs.
Farrukh
5 months ago |Ditto.
Berneck
5 months ago |Yes, what impresses me the most out of this is the lens announcement right out of the box! It shows that Fuji believe in what they are selling. If they come out with a fast zoom soon after, I will be beyond impressed. I hope all of the other camera/lens comapnies are watching!
Michael Devitt
5 months ago |That X-Pro from the top reminds me a black Zeiss Ikon
. Will it be a milestone at CSC segment? Let’s wait for the reviews.
GenoGibson
5 months ago |This camera is hot, but it’s really not in the same category as M43. This competes with the NEX-7 and M9. Honestly I think the NEX-7 is a joke and the M9 is an overpriced dinosaur. This camera hits the sweet spot. I might get this over a Nikon D4!
Berneck
5 months ago |I like the idea behind the NEX-7, it’s just a little too small for the lenses. There needs to be a balance. Simply trying to make the camera as small as possible needs to stop. It seems at first glance that Fuji have achieved that bakance.
As for the Leica, it reminds me of high end hi-fi speakers. While you can hear a huge difference in sound quality from a $3000 pair of speakers vs a $500 pair of speakers, there is a dramatic diminishing return as you go higher in price to say a $10,000 pair of speakers. To the point where I simply cannot hear a difference. The Leica M9 is the $10,000 pair of speakers in my mind.
andy
5 months ago |So so tempting. This has always been my conception of what the perfect digital camera would look like. It’s just that I’ve sunk so much into m43 myself. I guess we’ll just have to see how this device operates in the real world, and whether Panasonic or Olympus care to make a response of their own.
Fan
5 months ago |A true “response” takes years. If they want to respond this year, they started developing the response a long time ago. So is that a response?
Berneck
5 months ago |I fear that this will be the case. I’m not too confident that Oly/Pana are going to come close to anything like this. However, I am hoping that I am dead wrong. It’s just that these b/s iterations of cameras have been so unimpressive. If they would have taken the GH2 and stuffed that into the E-P3 body, I wouldn’t even consider looking at the Fuji! And this should have been done easily a year ago! IMHO
DonParrot
5 months ago |Let’s see what Oly will show us in four weeks time. Although I have to admit that I love the features of the body and the aperture rings of the lenses. But the look… UhUh
Don’t need no more retro. Thank you very much. The NEX 7 looks fare more fascinating, to me.
Fan
5 months ago |Yes exactly. Compared to that, the PENs are certainly not retro either.
Berneck
5 months ago |Well the reality is, the features of the camera (ie the shutter speed dial and aperture rings) are nothing but retro! Doesn’t matter how modern the body looks, it’s retro once you slap those features on. The NEX-7 is a completely different style.
Agent00soul
5 months ago |Hmm.. that’s E-5 pricing for the X-Pro1 body.
Aly
5 months ago |When you look at what Panny gave us with the GX1, stark and bland looking, and what FUJI is trying to produce, kind of reminds me of the Federal Government and the private sector. Big Panny gives us what THEY think we want; small nimble FUJI is paying attention and giving the consumer what the consumer wants.
Stu
5 months ago |Panasonic are after a much larger market than what the new Fuji is targeted at. I am sure Fuji will sell out of this camera depending if it is any good which the general public does not know yet but anyone can sell out of a camera depending how few they make in the first place. For a lot of people the Fuji will be too expensive, too heavy, too large with no zooms available. For a lot smaller amount of people it will be the camera they are after. Both companies are giving consumers what they want in their own way but Panasonic are after more of them.
Anonymous
5 months ago |Panasonic and Sony both are an electronic company who try to make a step in camera world .
Yes they have the technologi and recources to achieve what they think ” that”s what the market want” ,.. But their product can not satisfied the serious market ; it just like put a lenses on a computer.. It never touch the heart or The Soul of photography,..
But Fuji is an Old Player, they have the expertize on Sensor Lense and IMHO
MikeH
5 months ago |… at nearly three times the price? Is that really what you wanted? You can get the GX1 (body only) for $699. The ‘consumer’ wants to spend $1699 for a body only?
pdc
5 months ago |Check out the Panasonic press conference at CES tomorrow Jan 9, 3pm PST. They’ll probably get asked some pointed questions about their m43 line not meeting enthusiast expectations in the way Fuji has responded.
Now that Canon have committed to MILC in 2012, February’s CP+ in shaping up to be a bit of a shootout. Fun times.
blastingmills
5 months ago |As interesting as this camera may be, I’m not about to sell my Olympus lenses and jump ship. Anxiously waiting for Olympus and Panasonic announcements, but will continue to use and enjoy the E-5 and GH2.
fgl42
5 months ago |Fuji knocks it out of the park once again!
Mr Hipsta
5 months ago |Any figures about the size of the X PRO 1? Someone said it is as big as a Leica M9. I hope not.
Mr. Reeee
5 months ago |If you look at the images that were >ah hem< leaked last week, it should be quite large indeed.
If it's an APS-C scale sensor, then check out the diameter of the lens, most of which use 52mm filters. I have several lenses with the same size filters and they ain't small, even on my giant-sized GH2!
This thing promises to be considerably larger in all dimensions.
Santa never brings everything on the list…
Bob B.
5 months ago |I have to say…that after using small, full-featured MFT cameras (GF1, G3 and GX1)….with a very versatile lens system..the size of the Fuji and the M9 is a turn off….but oh …the files that can be recorded. Everything is a compromise…and we all have to identify our photo priorities before we make purchases. THAT is really important.
Mr Hipsta
5 months ago |From the “top” picture I estimate the measures of the camera to the following:
Length: 137 mm, brackets not included
Lenght: 145 mm, brackets included
Widh: 38 mm, body only
Widh: 45 mm, including grip and eyecup
I guess we will see the correct figures tomorrow.
Bob B.
5 months ago |Quite the handfull relative to the interests of this website…no?!
Kevin
5 months ago |coming from m4/3 & NEX, this fuji camera deserves a lot credit. NEX-7 like body with the popular m4/3 primes.
fgl42
5 months ago |The pricing for this camera is too crazy. I can made do with micro four thirds. When can we expect to see more crazy deals on micro four thirds cameras?
ZoranC
5 months ago |$1700 for body only? You gotta be kidding me.
Yun
5 months ago |If X Pro really deliver full frame imaging then the high price is acceptable .
Less than a day to go , where is GH3 & Pen Pro for photokina , must hide somewhere can’t compete with X Pro .
I think I need to reconsider if still investing in MFT .
Mr. Reeee
5 months ago |Found the Fuji dimensions:
Fuji X-Pro1: 83mm H x 138mm W x 38mm
GH2: 89mm H x 124mm W x 76mm
The 76mm depth includes the eye cup (10mm) and grip (20mm).
The 83 comes to the top of the “Lumix” logo on the EVF housing.
Here are some more:
X-Pro 1: 138 x 83 x 38 mm
M9: 139 x 80 x 37 mm
NEX-7: 112 x 67 x 42.6 mm
NEX-5n: 111 x 59 x 38 mm
E-P3: 122 x 69 x 34.2 mm
GX1: 116 x 68 x 39 mm
J1: 106 x 61 x 30 mm
So it’s a bit wider, but much bulkier and even bigger than the M9!
Mr Hipsta
5 months ago |Found a “from the side” picture of the X-PRO 1 which gives:
Height: 82.5 mm
Depth body only: 35.5 mm
Depth with grip and eyecup: 43 mm
kesztió
5 months ago |Well, guys, a serious photographer newer would take any photos using intelligent auto settings. Better would miss the moment if hadn’t enough time to set up the parameters manually.
[sarcasm]
Mr. Reeee
5 months ago |iAuto all the way!
Oliver
5 months ago |Also interesting:
http://www.fuji-x100-forum.de/blogs/admin/48-fuji-x-pro-1-geleakt.html?utm_source=fx20120105&utm_medium=E-Mail
popeye
5 months ago |bravo fuji. if the IQ, DR and ISO will be great on pro-1 i will sell my gf1 and buy this new toy. finally here’s de successor of the GF1.
Roger48
5 months ago |The last comment is very apt when it refers to a “new toy”. I think most commentators are thinking like children wanting the latest for Xmas.
Since nobody (apart from Fuji) has the full specification or has any idea how good or bad the pictures it produces will be, what is the basis for saying it will be better than this system or that system or that its’ sensor will be better than anything else yet seen.
As for committing to buy one before it has even been seen, it sounds like complete idiocy. Would you buy a new house or car without seeing it first?
Actually perhaps many would!
Mr Hipsta
5 months ago |“Since nobody (apart from Fuji) has the full specification…”
The specs are actually out since a few hours:
http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/in-deep-look-fuji-x-pro-1-specs/
Roger48
5 months ago |So they are, but the rest of my post remains true, especially the point about picture quality. It may be very good, or it may not. Try before you buy.
timelock
5 months ago |officially Fuji press release via
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/fujifilm-confirms-x-pro1-at-ces/
George
5 months ago |Another ASPC sensor with interchangable lenses.
After nexes this is another nail to 4/3 coffin.
DonParrot
5 months ago |Oh so wrong. They all are digging their own graves with these soon unnecessarily big sensors. It may be fine for a niche camera sich as the X Pro 1 – but for the mass market, the future sensor formats will be FT or smaller, while the sensor technology keeps on progressing.
By the way: Here is a link to some first JPEGs.
http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/x/fujifilm_x_pro1/sample_images/
I have to admit that I don’t use to mind some noise and yes, JPEGs are just JPEGs – but there is ugly noise at ISO 200 in the blue area of the first pic and and noise galore in the one with the red blossom at ISO 1600. So where’s the beef?
DonParrot
5 months ago |And more pics:
http://fujifilm-x.com/x-pro1/en/gallery/sample-images/index.html
Just small ones – sorry.
Oitzsek
5 months ago |Olympus guys discussing over noise this is entertaining