Fujifilm launch live: will we see the rumored Fujifilm X-T5?

A fast little bit of non-Fujifilm information earlier than we delve into the X Summit: Canon has simply introduced the Canon EOS R6 Mark II, an replace to its well-liked full-frame mirrorless digicam from 2020. Sure, it is raining digicam information in the present day.

The headline addition is a leap from its predecessor’s barely paltry 20MP sensor to a brand new 24.2MP one. Although this sensor would not have a ‘stacked’ design, it’s speedy sufficient to help 40fps burst taking pictures (touché, says the Fujifilm X-H2S) and a few uncropped, oversampled 4K/60p video.

It is a actually fairly compelling all-rounder you could pre-order for $2,499 / £2,779 / AU$4,499. Wish to know our early ideas? Take a look at our hands-on Canon EOS R6 Mark II assessment. And now, again to Fujifilm…

There’s already an impressively excessive variety of Fuji followers camped out on the X Summit’s livestream web page. And it appears nearly everybody has a special wishlist for in the present day’s announcement.

Among the many early feedback are hopes for “a brand new X100 sequence” (Fujfilm’s well-liked avenue images compacts), an “X-Pro4 with that new 40MP sensor please”, and probably the most closely rumored contender, the “X-T5”. No stress then, Fuji…

Why are X Summit occasions an enormous deal within the digicam world? Traditionally, they have been extra than simply single product bulletins – we sometimes additionally get to see new lenses and a few teasers for future launches, too.

Throughout Fujifilm’s X Summit in June 2021, for instance, we noticed two new cameras and eight new lenses introduced (4 for the X-Collection, and 4 for the medium format GFX sequence). Fuji additionally revealed that its subsequent era of X-Trans sensors would come with a speedy stacked design – which in the end turned out to be the one inside flagship Fujifilm X-H2S. 

I am unable to promise that many bulletins in the present day, however there’s undoubtedly precedent for a couple of surprises. And buckle up, as a result of that occasion was an hour lengthy.

So, how do you truly watch in the present day’s Fujifilm X Summit? The occasion’s being livestreamed on YouTube on the hyperlink above, with the official begin time being November 2 at 9am EST / 1pm GMT. If you happen to’re in Australia, that works out as 12am AEDT on November 3, however that is no excuse to not tune in.

YouTube handily permits you to set reminders for when livestreams are about to kick off –simply hit the bell icon on the video above and you will get an e mail reminder. However the higher method is clearly to seize some popcorn plus your favourite tenting chair, and observe our build-up right here. It’s going to undoubtedly be much more entertaining than watching Twitter get burnt to the bottom.

Hiya, I am Mark (TechRadar’s Cameras editor) and I will be guiding you thru in the present day’s Fujifilm X Summit occasion. I’ve used, reviewed and owned lots of Fujifilm X-series cameras, so I am actually wanting ahead to seeing what the distinctive digicam model has up its sleeves for in the present day.

It is already been a cracking finish to the yr for brand spanking new cameras, with the OM System OM-5, Hasselblad XQD 100C and Sony lastly springing into life with the FX30, ZV-1F and A7R V. I performed with the latter final week and it is shaping as much as be one of many cameras of the yr. May Fujifilm truly handle to upstage it in the present day? We’ll discover out it in simply over ten hours.