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Reports Point to a Jan 15 Release of the Fujifilm X Pro 2

Chris Gampat
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12/09/2015
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Last Updated on 12/09/2015 by Chris Gampat

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Fujifilm X Pro 1 35mm f1.4 X Series lens review (7 of 7)ISO 1600

For those of us who have forever been smitten with our X Pro 1 cameras, it seems that Fujifilm is going to announce its successor on January 15th. A new report on Mirrorless rumors states that the Fujifilm X Pro 2 will have 1/8000 mechanical shutter speed abilities; and the way that the post is worded implies that there may not be any sort of electronic shutter.

Beyond this, there are also claims of a faster EXR processor. But what’s really going to change may be the ergonomics.

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Fujifilm 35mm f2 WR vs Fujifilm 35mm f1.4 Comparison post images (2 of 5)ISO 4001-200 sec at f - 2.8

The post on Mirrorless rumors claims that the camera will have a joystick for quicker AF point selection (kind of like how Canon and Nikon do it.) Additionally, the ISO and Shutter speed dials will be stacked just like an actual film camera. Finally, the claims state that the camera will have weather sealing.

This all sounds like a dream camera, but what most people who own the X Pro 1 will care about is the optical viewfinder. Indeed, lots of folks still haven’t given that up and if it’s an improvement over the X100 series, then that may really appeal to more users. If Fujifilm chooses to only go for the electronic viewfinder, they could potentially alienate that audience.

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Fujifilm 35mm f2 WR product images first impressions (9 of 9)ISO 4001-125 sec at f - 2.8

What also needs a bigger revamp is the autofocus. With Sony now able to deliver blazing fast AF performance with their full frame a7 cameras, it’s about time that we get more from Fujifilm. To date, Fujifilm cameras are the slowest mirrorless cameras to autofocus: lagging behind both Samsung and Sony in the APS-C range. Granted, with the new 35mm f2 lens, the XT-1 can focus at a perfectly usable speed for street photography: a segment of the core users of Fujifilm products.

While I really hope that there is some weight to these reports, I’m personally going in not knowing what to expect. At the moment though: at least we can all enjoy all of these discounts that Fujifilm still has in place.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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