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The X100 is styled more like a Contax - or a rangefinder Fujica - to be exact. And Fuji never pretended anything with their X cameras.

Yeah! Do it right or don't do it at all. They actually could offer a SD-card built into a "film roll". The big advantage: They could charge you another 2000 bucks for the "digital film roll"... ;-)))

Fuji's Super CCD was especially promising. The idea to "interlock" two octagonal sensors in a 45 degree angle to 1) increase sensor surface and 2) combine pixels for more dynamic range or less...

Well, it must be, since the whole organic film tech is Fujifilm's and they would be stupid to give it away.

it is, provided the energy consumption and heat generation issues that were reported a few years back have been solved.

Actually, the organic film tech is from Fujifilm. Panasonic was responsible for the semi-conductor part behind it.

@Hautedawg And so far Sony actually is the one developing a sensor without practical use. They managed to reach an impressive DR of 90 dB, coming close to the 123 dB of the pana/fuji sensor. The...

@Hautedawg You are just forgetting that a future mirrorless camera with an organic sensor does not necessarily have to support 8k video. I mean, it doesn't matter whether such video is recorded...

Provided it is ready for (real) mass production. About 3 to 4 years ago it also was said that the development was stalled due to problems with energy consumption and heat dissipation. I wonder...

At least it should be easier to take a bite off the sensor than off of your OLED TV... ;-)))

@vscd Well, depends on whether they managed to bring down energy consumption and heat generation of the sensor (there were some remarks regarding such problems around 2014 or 15) and whether they...

If they are smart, it will be exclusive to Panasonic and Fujifilm, at least for the start.

Actually it's Fuji & Pana vs. Sony...

Actually, there were two announcements (before this one) within the last 12 months. First, Panasonic announced the first 8k organic sensor with global shutter in February 2018, then they said about...

"Real bokeh"? Come on! My Fuji 56/1.2 achieves a depth of field of 6.8mm (!) @f1.2 and the minimum focus distance of 70cm. That's actually less than the Canon 85/1.2 can achieve at its minimum...

@mgrum I'm not completely convinced though. You have to bear in mind that Hasselblad essentially sells the same camera as the 50R (minus the shutter unit) for more than twice the amount. So I...

@badi "The same for Panasonic they have M43 and now will go for FF, i guess they could say that they will "never" build a APSC system in the middle. :)"

Exactly. But strangely enough nobody would...

@badi Yeah, that whole X-H1 thing was a bit strange, considering it indeed would be more of a video camera than the X-T3. I guess the X-H1 was more of a "test balloon" for IBIS. Maybe they wanted...

@Xerojay Maybe it's because their Organic Sensor is right around the corner? If they are smart, Fujifilm and Panasonic (co-developing the sensor) will keep it to themselves at least in the...

Why should they rely on Sony if they will have their Organic Sensor soon? It's co-developed by Fujifilm and Panasonic. In the end it could be Sony queuing up for the sensor. Could become...