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

[thinkfloyd]

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/01/03/new-fuji-x-interchangeable-lens-camera-photo-leaks/#comment-132557

[jsrockit]

Yes, this is the only camera I am interested in right now. Hopefully they don't f it up.

[raid]

Interchangeable lenses will make this Fuji better.

[thinkfloyd]

This is the only news I've been waiting for since it was rumored and leaked... here's hoping they fixed the bugs of the x100 and their lens lineup at launch is adequate enough.

[celluloidprop]

I love my X100, but I do find myself wishing for a 21/24 and a 50/75 option on some occasions. If the EVF competes with the NEX-7 and those options are on the table (even if I couldn't afford them immediately), I have to think I'm going to be in.

[rbelyell]

you won't get any closer to 21/24mm because its unlikely to be a FF cam, thus my unfortunate lack of enthusiasm, given my love for the x100. another 1.5 crop cam to screw up the FL of my lenses i dont need, regardless of IQ. too bad really, i was hoping fuji would fill this obvious need...maybe someday...

btw, my x100 has no 'bugs', so i guess theyve already been 'exterminated'.

[celluloidprop]

Sony has a 16mm f/2.8 pancake for the NEX system, so I see no reason Fuji couldn't make one (or a faster non-pancake). f/2 would be better than f/2.8, but I'll eat the stop for the option of going wide.

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

[digitalintrigue]

Yes, it's full frame to itself. Personally I'd rather have APS-C, than spend more $$ on full frame. This keeps the cost significantly less than it otherwise would be.

[gavinlg]

This is the only news I've been waiting for since it was rumored and leaked... here's hoping they fixed the bugs of the x100 and their lens lineup at launch is adequate enough.

hmmm... no bugs with my x100. :confused:

[rbelyell]

Sony has a 16mm f/2.8 pancake for the NEX system, so I see no reason Fuji couldn't make one (or a faster non-pancake). f/2 would be better than f/2.8, but I'll eat the stop for the option of going wide.

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

interesting comment given that this is the Rangefinder Forum, and rangefinders take 'legacy' lenses, no? i think many on forums like this use legacy lenses on film and would like to properly utilize them digitally. who the heck wants to keep investing in proprietary lenses for every cam mfg under the sun when one can use wonderful quality 'legacy' lenses cross platform? if you already own a $700 21mm lens with near zero distortion, do you really want to go and pay fuji another $700 for their cropped version of same?

[Matthew Allen]

Exciting. It's going to be pricey though, count on it.

[gavinlg]

interesting comment given that this is the Rangefinder Forum, and rangefinders take 'legacy' lenses, no? i think many on forums like this use legacy lenses on film and would like to properly utilize them digitally. who the heck wants to keep investing in proprietary lenses for every cam mfg under the sun when one can use wonderful quality 'legacy' lenses cross platform? if you already own a $700 21mm lens with near zero distortion, do you really want to go and pay fuji another $700 for their cropped version of same?

Full frame lenses never perform as well as proprietary lenses on crop sensors. Ever. The mediocre 17mm olympus pancake will outperform an M mount zeiss/leica of similar focal length anyday on an m4/3 body - plus it's smaller, lighter, cheaper, and has fast and accurate AF.

[gavinlg]

you won't get any closer to 21/24mm because its unlikely to be a FF cam, thus my unfortunate lack of enthusiasm, given my love for the x100. another 1.5 crop cam to screw up the FL of my lenses i dont need, regardless of IQ. too bad really, i was hoping fuji would fill this obvious need...maybe someday...

Fujifilm are really clever with sensor engineering - I'm sure they'll have a 21mm equivalent lens that's small, high quality, and doesn't vignette or have any optical flaws. 99% sure.

[gavinlg]

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc498/43rumors/fuji_leak.png

Note the contax G2 style grip and the smallish lens mount in comparison to the largish sensor. I'm willing to bet they've used the contax G as the main inspiration for this camera!

[Leigh Youdale]

interesting comment given that this is the Rangefinder Forum, and rangefinders take 'legacy' lenses, no?

Well, no, actually. I don't know where you got that idea from but it's quite incorrect.

[keytarjunkie]

It doesn't really remind me of the G very much. The grip does, sure. But the rest of it, no. Here's hoping the viewfinder isn't anything like the G's...

This is a VERY hard camera to pull off. Sure, it will be useable with their lenses. But once someone puts a 3rd party lens on with an adaptor, the viewfinder becomes unuseable (unless you can manually select the focal length, and even then there will be plenty of lenses out of the range of the viewfinder's zoom).

[ReeRay]

Full frame lenses never perform as well as proprietary lenses on crop sensors. Ever. The mediocre 17mm olympus pancake will outperform an M mount zeiss/leica of similar focal length anyday.

Questionable. I've had the benefit of comparing my Contax G 45mm f2 against the Olympus 45mm F1.8 on my GF-1.

It was close but I was happy to return the Olympus.

[Leigh Youdale]

Think for a moment like a Fuji executive and not like a GAS-affected amateur photographer with limited budget.
Would you put all the research and effort into a camera that has the potential to dethrone the M9 and then produce and sell the bodies so that people can then drag out all their old "legacy" lenses to attach. Or would you also design and produce a range of customised prime lenses that can make for added sales on top of the revenue from the bodies? Would you even want your new-era camera to be judged from the image quality that some of those legacy lenses would render? I think not.
This isn't about satisfying the economic imperative for a cheap but advanced body. It's about introducing a new line of camera and lenses to suit that will represent a real challenge to Leica.

[gavinlg]

Questionable. I've had the benefit of comparing my Contax G 45mm f2 against the Olympus 45mm F1.8 on my GF-1.

It was close but I was happy to return the Olympus.

a 45mm or 50mm lens is the exception - especially the contax G lenses which are probably the best 35mm lenses ever, and you're comparing it to a cheap olympus lens (less than half the new comparable prices).
Try a biogon 21mm f2.8 on your gf-1 and compare it to the panasonic 20mm f1.7 for instance - the panasonic is smaller, much faster, has near perfect image quality from wide open, cheaper, and has AF. The biogon won't perform as well as the pana at f2.8 because it sits closer to the sensor, and the light hits the micro lenses on the sensor at an acute angle.

[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

http://www.neutralday.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/5_lensmount.jpg
Leaked Fuji Mount, or M4/3 to compare to the leaked camera?
http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Fujifilm-mirrorless-camera.jpg

[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... :D

[Leigh Youdale]

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

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]

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

http://www.neutralday.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/5_lensmount.jpg
Leaked Fuji Mount, or M4/3 to compare to the leaked camera?
http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Fujifilm-mirrorless-camera.jpg

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.

[chikne]

It sure has style!

http://img5.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/0X0/2/2214/002214839.jpg

[gavinlg]

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

[dogbunny]

I'm digging it.

[canetsbe]

It sure has style!

http://img5.pcpop.com/ArticleImages/0X0/2/2214/002214839.jpg

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.

[rover]

Well, Olympus will be announcing their new m43 (digital OM) camera with a viewfinder shortly. As long as everyone is already in a froth I figure it best to mention that now so you don't have to clean your chins twice.

[nighstar]

Well, Olympus will be announcing their new m43 (digital OM) camera with a viewfinder shortly. As long as everyone is already in a froth I figure it best to mention that now so you don't have to clean your chins twice.

thank god.....!! wouldn't want Fuji to tempt me without Olympus being there to counter them. :cool:

[funkpilz]

Am I the only one who thinks they should slow down with releasing new models of these cameras? Olympus are putting out a new PEN every year at least, and I don't need Fuji to keep making more X models. I know it's a competitive marketplace, but whatever happened to longevity? These aren't supposed to be disposable cameras.
/rant

[rover]

New camera, new sales. It isn't about longevity, it is about sales.

[jsrockit]

I know what Fuji executives are thinking, "make it look retro, M Leica-like, hype it like crazy and those aspiring amateurs will buy it".

This is something that Epson had figured out long ago but the larger more "respectable" camera makers did not bother with it, to their own peril.

I'm not so sure this is correct thinking...especially the Epson part. How many R-1D cameras do you think Epson sold?

Fuji didn't think the X100 would be as big of a hit as it was.

I believe both Fuji and Epson made the X100 and R-D1 as a labor of love at first.

The larger more respectable manufactuers don't make these retro cams because they make more money with DSLRs... a lot more. DSLRs are the dominant serious cameras of our time.

[jsrockit]

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.

Then I wouldn't look at these threads anymore. These are AF cameras with MF as a secondary option.

[tom.w.bn]

Do we really need a new lens mount?

[nighstar]

Do we really need a new lens mount?

seriously...

[rbelyell]

gavin perhaps you didnt understand my point. i dont want to use legacy lenses on a crop sensor, i want to use them on FF digital.

also i have an olly ep2, panny 20mm and olly 17mm, and i dont agree at all that they perform better than legacy lenses. i have a zenitar 16/2.8 c/y mount that performs way better than the olly, and a zeiss tevidon 25/1.4 that outperforms the panny.

i also dont understand the comment that RF users dont use legacy lenses, thats what much of this forum is about.

[Corto]

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.

:D I agree.

[jsrockit]

Do we really need a new lens mount?

Yes, we do... I'd rather have a new lens mount than some old mount that isn't suited for the camera.

[nighstar]

Yes, we do... I'd rather have a new lens mount than some old mount that isn't suited for the camera.

i don't understand how a lens mount could not be suited to a camera. aren't cameras built around their sensors and lens mounts...?

now if you mean lenses that aren't suited to a camera (or vice versa) i know what you mean.

*cough*NEX*cough*

[celluloidprop]

The M-mount is 60 years old and isn't designed for any of the electrical contacts or autofocus that new lenses require. That's why it's not suited.

There's no reason for Fuji to deal with all the hassles of designing around the M-mount (compatibility with new lenses and backward compatibility with old) - there will be adapters on the market tout-suite allowing manual control of old lenses, which would be no different from using them directly on a M-mount.

[DNG]

Consider This scenario:

the mount lock is on at 7:O'CLOCK, not 3:O'CLOCK.... That can make a difference
And the Bokoh is PS'd..as is the distorted shape to the body...
the overall pattern is VERY similar to a M4/3 mount...
The sensor (what we can see of it), does look like a 3:2 ratio though.

It may be that the Body (modified a bit) with a m4/3 mount may be an Olympus offering. That would not detract from Fuji IMO...
Could it be an APS-C Camera that as an accessory M4/3 adapter with FULL Electrical functions, while Fuji develops their lens line....

That would be Brilliant! You have the few Intro lenses + m4/3 lenses from 8mm to 300 (m4/3)... on a APS-C 12mm-450mm (35mm = 16mm - 600mm)....

So, IF .... this mount can use m4/3 with FULL functionality with a Fuji>m4/3 adapter..... WOW.....

[jsrockit]

Why does micro 4/3 keep coming up regarding this camera (here and on other sites)?

[tom.w.bn]

Yes, we do... I'd rather have a new lens mount than some old mount that isn't suited for the camera.

Some new cameras:

Nikon 1 with only a few lenses
Sony Nex with only a few lenses
Ricoh with only a few lenses

So where is the need for another camera that comes out with 1-2 lenses?

[celluloidprop]

Everyone else drops a couple of kit zooms right off the bat and fills in the good primes later.

If Fuji is, as everyone suspects, going after the nostalgia/street/documentary/etc. market, their lens lineup will be primes from the start, and probably in traditional speeds/focal lengths. (If only because that's the only way it could work with a OVF/EVF hybrid.)

[rover]

Some new cameras:

Nikon 1 with only a few lenses
Sony Nex with only a few lenses
Ricoh with only a few lenses

So where is the need for another camera that comes out with 1-2 lenses?

Well, Fuji is not Nikon, Sony or Ricoh and they want some $ too.

What does need have to do with it?

Why do we need BMWs when there are Audis?

[jsrockit]

Some new cameras:

Nikon 1 with only a few lenses
Sony Nex with only a few lenses
Ricoh with only a few lenses

So where is the need for another camera that comes out with 1-2 lenses?

When you are not Sony, Nikon, or Ricoh... that when you need another mount. Why would Fuji use someone else mount? There are a few good reasons above why they wouldn't. I haven't seen any good reasons why they would.

We are in the golden age of these types of cameras... and digital formats have not been decided on. There have always been a lot of mounts on the market and there will be more to come. It is up to you to decide which mount works for you and stick with it (well, as long as it doesn't become extinct). Why does it matter if there are 100 mounts on the market? Are you going to use them all?

I can't help but think that those who cry (and this isn't directed at you tom.w.bn) are upset that it isn't a Leica mount (or their other favorite mount). Why should Fuji be in the business of catering to old mounts?

[dazedgonebye]

I've been considering a DSLR in the coming year. Assuming the right lenses, I'd much rather have this.

[DNG]

Why does micro 4/3 keep coming up regarding this camera (here and on other sites)?

LOOK at the mount!

It is VERY similar to an m4/3... it is NOT though!
But, an Fuji X to m4/3 adapter would be a perfect marriage.. AND Fuji IS part of the m4/3 Consortium.. AND it is very possible the NEW Olympus body with an integrated VF to be announced in a few weeks has Fuji VF Tech in it, and maybe a Fuji Sensor...

That's Why !

[dazedgonebye]

I wonder if they'd come out with any longish lenses? Say 135mm equivalent?

[tbarker13]

Personally, I'd be quite thrilled if they came out with a trio of lenses that looked like this: 35/2, 50/2 and 90/2. That would cover 95 percent of my shooting needs.

[jsrockit]

LOOK at the mount!

It is VERY similar to an m4/3... it is NOT though!
But, an Fuji X to m4/3 adapter would be a perfect marriage.. AND Fuji IS part of the m4/3 Consortium.. AND it is very possible the NEW Olympus body with an integrated VF to be announced in a few weeks has Fuji VF Tech in it, and maybe a Fuji Sensor...

That's Why !

Hmmm, I just saw people referring to this new Fuji being m4/3 when it most definitely is not. None of the other stuff you mention was talked about.

[paulfish4570]

i am hopeful of a 50mm as good as the 35-equivalent on my x100. the new body will interest me if that is so ...

[jsrockit]

The rumors has been that it'll be 28/50/90 equivalents first... with no 35mm.

[paulfish4570]

that would make sense with the x100 having 35-equivalent.

[Rogier]

Don't bother about M-Mount until its a full frame sensor to actually use the capacity of the lens... All you end up with is a bigger contraption that you still have to manually focus and set aperture. Defeating the purpose a small pocket camera is made for.

If then go all the way, shoot and edit digital. Use all the modern technology available with the option to override manually when desired.

Fuji has proven to build excellent lenses. And they will alway's be less expensive than Leica or even Zeiss glass...

[PICHA]

Did someone notice the 35/1.4 lens mounted on it?

[f16sunshine]

Did someone notice the 35/1.4 lens mounted on it?

Yes ..but, it is most likely not IT.
Looks like a constructed photo. Looks nice though ;)

[jsrockit]

Yes, the rumored f/1.4 52.5mm equiv lens... if this is true, and the camera ends up being essentially a X100 with interchangable lenses, I will have no choice but to buy. I've been waiting for a high ISO opitcal VF (non-slr) camera w/ 50mm equiv for a long time (ok, only a few years).

[kermaier]

But, an Fuji X to m4/3 adapter would be a perfect marriage..

I thought the Fuji X was going to have an APS-C sized sensor. If so, then m4/3 lenses wouldn't provide enough coverage to be adaptable to the Fuji, right?

[nighstar]

despite as much interest as i have in a camera by Fuji, i would much prefer to stick with the system that i already have (m4/3) rather than have to buy a whole new set of lenses. that is why i am hopeful that DNG is right, but at the same time i'm not holding my breath. i very much look forward to Olympus' new camera. :)

[benlees]

No way is Fuji going use the m4/3 mount. No way is it going to be a legacy mount. Like jsrockit says, it doesn't matter if this is a new mount. This product isn't going to be directly aimed at tempting "pros" away from using their dslr kits (though it might). Really, Fuji is testing the market; they want to be upscale of 4/3's but without pandering to the big camera (amateur) market. They want pieces of both. And their lenses are second to none.:) And look at their history: they have made a lot of good mf cameras that were unlike anything on the market.

[DNG]

LOOK at the mount!

It is VERY similar to an m4/3... it is NOT though!
But, an Fuji X to m4/3 adapter would be a perfect marriage.. AND Fuji IS part of the m4/3 Consortium.. AND it is very possible the NEW Olympus body with an integrated VF to be announced in a few weeks has Fuji VF Tech in it, and maybe a Fuji Sensor...

That's Why !

Hmmm, I just saw people referring to this new Fuji being m4/3 when it most definitely is not. None of the other stuff you mention was talked about.

Just my speculation looking at the possibilities if the mount is a big brother as far the contacts and such.. Olympus Blow it with NOT making the m4/3 mount have more in common with the E-4/3 mount....That would of given the E users a completely compatible set already made lenses with 100% usage, w/o sacrificing AF speed, or other camera/lens functions.

I am just dreaming that Fuji will get it right... It would make available some very nice lenses.... 12/2, 20/1.7, 25/1.4 Lux, 45/1.8, and some nice wide zooms... 7-14, 8-18.... Granted, the factor may be a problem though.... using a lens made for a 30 less in size sensor....

But, the tech is there already to switch sensor format in some Nikon FF models using APS-C lenses w/o any ill effects..... Just Speculation, that's all.....

[stompyq]

God I REALLY hope it won't be m 4/3 or something small. At a bare minimum APS-C. Let the m 4/3 crap die with olympus

[jsrockit]

God I REALLY hope it won't be m 4/3 or something small. At a bare minimum APS-C.

While I have no problem with m4/3, Fuji would be stupid not to continue with APS-C after the X100. M4/3 is not going to happen.

[Peter Wijninga]

I'll be excited when it can do better what my Canon 5dMII has been able to do for quite some time now.

[DNG]

It looks like a larger sensor.... I think Fuji has internal dealings with Olympus for Tech exchange... So, the Next Oly will have a Internal VF/OFV per a 95% true rumored report....which is a Fuji design....

Sorry I caused such a stir :o

[benlees]

It looks like a larger sensor.... I think Fuji has internal dealings with Olympus for Tech exchange... So, the Next Oly will have a Internal VF/OFV per a 95% true rumored report....which is a Fuji design....

Sorry I caused such a stir :o

Sorry? More like thank you! Threads like this create a much needed diversion from the 50mm vacation threads!

[rbelyell]

despite as much interest as i have in a camera by Fuji, i would much prefer to stick with the system that i already have (m4/3) rather than have to buy a whole new set of lenses. that is why i am hopeful that DNG is right, but at the same time i'm not holding my breath. i very much look forward to Olympus' new camera. :)

exactly right. unless its FF theres no reason to invest in yet another system. i have no doubt IQ will be great, so is it for the nex 5n and 7. but again, if youre invested in a small cam crop system already, marginally better IQ isnt enough to start again from zero. the compact cam that cuts out the crop factor will be the real exciting product!

[DougFord]

Yes, the rumored f/1.4 52.5mm equiv lens... if this is true, and the camera ends up being essentially a X100 with interchangable lenses, I will have no choice but to buy. I've been waiting for a high ISO opitcal VF (non-slr) camera w/ 50mm equiv for a long time (ok, only a few years).

Marry this combo to a variable magnification OVF so that the view through the OVF is akin to a .85 or .9 leica/bessa/zeiss with a 50mm attached and I would think that many will become buyers.
Obviously the AF will need to be very quick, responsive and accurate along with a usable scale focusing option.
Will there be three OVF magnification options? One for each focal length? I guess we'll find out next week.

[jsrockit]

I'll be excited when it can do better what my Canon 5dMII has been able to do for quite some time now.

Some of us don't care for DSLRs... I'm glad you like yours though.

[Leigh Youdale]

........ per a 95% true rumored report....

I'm still trying to work that one out. How was the 95% calculated?

[DNG]

I thought the Fuji X was going to have an APS-C sized sensor. If so, then m4/3 lenses wouldn't provide enough coverage to be adaptable to the Fuji, right?

I'm still trying to work that one out. How was the 95% calculated?

I think FT5 is 95% reliable rumor from a reliable source from the FourThirds Rumor wedsite

[Rezultz]

I'm quite excited about this release. Competition is getting fierce and that means great products and innovation for us consumers.
This most certainly is not a m/43 camera. Fuji has said that their next mirrorless would feature their new Organic Sensor technology. According to several sources this is to be a Foveon type sensor. I just read highlights from a japanese interview (ImpressJapan) on mirrorlessrumors.com with Fuji managers and
"they confirmed that the new sensor will surpass the image quality of any current fullframe sensor and it will also have the largest resolution (Megapixels)."
The suspense is killing me.

[Rogier]

I wander if this camera will have their new "Organic" sensor?