Next X100*

mhasman wrote:

Getting older means for me getting lazy to take my good camera when traveling, taking more photos done with iPhone... Thinking to give up lovely but big full frame Canon R with 35mm to compact and stylish x100. I already touched one, gave to my daughter x100T for b-day few years ago. I like rangefinder design and simplicity.

So, questions... What do you think about upcoming X100 version? What to expect, reasonably? I would like to see full frame sensor but looks unrealistic. I would love to see native b/w sensor but looks not-even-dream-about-it. Better lens? Better sensor? Titanium alloy body? I appreciate any opinion, shared

Hi, I tried a X100V last weekend as part of Fuji UK's loan scheme (an excellent scheme by the way). So, my experience of the camera is limited to three days of relatively hard use rather than long term ownership.

That said, I see continued incremental evolution of a hugely successful series.  Why change a winning formula? My thoughts:

• Possible improvements: AF, sensor, DR, ISO performance, etc, inline with other rumoured XH2 and XT5 updates in the next couple of years. 
• Possible new technology: IBIS, which many people would welcome, but so long as it does not increase size, weight or cost too much. My take on IBIS in the X100, coming from using IBIS in my XT4, is that it would be nice to have, but far from essential in such a camera.
• Very Unlikely changes: Full Frame, not in Fuji's repertoire; it would change the cost base, size and weight. B&W, I think too niche and unlikely to be a commercial success; anyway, may be I am missing something, but why is a pure B&W camera supposedly better that one where one can simply switch to a B&W film simulation (no doubt someone can enlighten me)?  In my opinion, a FF, B&W X100 would not be as commercially successful as continuing with the current format, indeed, it might even become a commercial failure.

As always with responses to such questions, mine can only be nothing more than a combination of a guess about the future and one's opinions about the future direction of travel of a product line, both of which are very speculative.