New Fuji X camera to be announced next week. excited!

[ZlatkoBatistich]

Yes, the Contax G Planar 45mm f/2 must be exceptional. Back when Photodo.com was testing lenses (maybe 10 years ago), the little Contax 45/2 achieved higher MTF scores than any other lens, except for the Canon 200/1.8.

 

[DNG]

If you very closely look and compare the mount to a m4/3.... you get huge surprise! I think it is a m4/3 mount...Claw placement, Contact placement and the correct # of contacts

Leaked Fuji Mount, or M4/3 to compare to the leaked camera?

 

[richardhkirkando]

Full-frame vs APS-C only screws up focal lengths for legacy systems built on the 35mm standard.

Yeah but it's the standard in which we've already invested a bunch of money into lenses for, and in most cases, the crop sensor equivalents simply don't exist. Please tell me where I can get a 24/1.2 for APS-C.

 

[Clovis]

If you very closely look and compare the mount to a m4/3.... you get huge surprise! I think it is a m4/3 mount...Claw placement, Contact placement and the correct # of contacts

It doesn't seem have the lens release mechanism in the same location? I have a feeling that would preclude existing m4/3 lenses from being easily mounted and locked?

 

[Jamie Pillers]

I read somewhere recently that the expected price of the body alone at about $1300.

 

[JayM]

Fast 28 and 50 is a good start (where's the 35??)

Can't imagine caring if it's focus by wire though. That killed the x100 for me.

 

[tbarker13]

This I am looking forward to. I loved my X100, but the lack of a moderate telephoto (or even a 50mm FL) was a killer for me.

 

[celluloidprop]

Yeah but it's the standard in which we've already invested a bunch of money into lenses for, and in most cases, the crop sensor equivalents simply don't exist. Please tell me where I can get a 24/1.2 for APS-C.

Fuji doesn't care if you've got $5k or $10k in Leica/Zeiss/C-V glass - they don't get any of that money. Legacy via adapter is a nice bonus, but just a bonus.

You can't get a 24/1.2 for APS-C - but you can get a 24/2, mounted on the front of a X100. It's tiny, too. Or a 24/1.8 to mount on the front of a NEX body, but it's larger.

Which is why I say that the usual sensor-size criticism related to lenses doesn't work here (or with other EVIL systems) - SLRs and the M9 are beholden to 60 years of legacy design in what can be created new. A 24/2 of reasonable size doesn't seem to be feasible in APS-C SLRs (much less full-frame), but it's definitely doable for EVIL cameras.

 

[jazzwave]

I wish the new Fuji "X**" with M mount... 😀

 

[Leigh Youdale]

I wish the new Fuji "X**" with M mount... 😀

And fairies at the bottom of the garden, no doubt.

 

[Ezzie]

My personal view is that Fuji could indeed make an "M"-mount camera, and still sell new lenses. If they develop the M-mount to include AF and some other electronic features you may be able to get the best of both worlds? Old lenses work, but no AF, no scene selection, no anti-shake, simpler metering etc. New lenses may have all the bells and whistles. Maybe just a wet dream.

 

[Wolf Rainer Schmalfu]

New Fuji-Contax?

New Fuji-Contax?

The traditional camera name Contax is back to Oberkochen and waits there to be used on an new camera, since Zeiss doesn't produce any camera bodies. Zeiss builts excellent glasses and has recently joint into the 4/3 format club. Also, that there exist already some cooperation between these two firms, is not known so far. Fuji is known to built a wide range of excellent cameras bodies and lenses, and Carl Zeiss is known for 120 years of excellent optics.

O.K. it's still an speculation, but why not! 😉

 

[gavinlg]

If you very closely look and compare the mount to a m4/3.... you get huge surprise! I think it is a m4/3 mount...Claw placement, Contact placement and the correct # of contacts

Leaked Fuji Mount, or M4/3 to compare to the leaked camera?

Nah, definitely looks aps-c sized to me, or near-a-bouts. Definitely 3:2 ratio too, compared to the more squat 4:3 ratio of m4/3s.

 

[gavinlg]

oh wow... really unique looking. I love it.

 

[dogbunny]

I'm digging it.

 

[canetsbe]

It sure has style!

I love it. But if that's an actual image it's not really a rangefinder! Focus peaking anyone???

 

[damonsong]

if they do have "Focus peaking" and the same high iso performance then I will get it for sure, can't wait to test it with my M lens!

 

[Rogier]

My funds are itching to get spend !

 

[gavinlg]

It's important to note that the above picture is a mockup by a rumor site reader, based upon the leaked images of the camera, not an actual photograph of the camera.

 

[Jamie123]

This camera will be a major disappointment for most people expecting it. Why do I know this? Because it will not be an exact copy of the Leica M9 and it will cost more than $99.