kodakid Loc: Pittsburgh

After a lot of research, I would like to buy the Fujifilm X-E1. My concern is the possibility, given the nature of things, that Fuji might introduce an X-E2. Has anybody heard of any plans for this? (There was nothing to this effect at the recent CES show in Vegas.) Many thanks.

sspphoto Loc: San Bernardino, CA

I have a question to ask you. What purpose does Fujifilm X-E1 serve and is it slide film or print film? I'm always on the lookout for new color slide and print films, both B&W and color. I use both film and digital cameras which makes me a hybrid....well, sort of, anyway! Thanks for answering.

Sincerely,
Stephen S. Potter
sspphoto@earthlink.net

P.S. I really hope that this whole thing doesn't turn out to be a hoax!

sspphoto Loc: San Bernardino, CA

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marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

If there's a hoax it's on your part. The Fujifilm X-E1 is a digital camera so whatever you're talking about is whacked. There are no new films being developed. It's a dying and almost dead industry because the 35mm film camera industry is all but gone.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-e1

kodakid Loc: Pittsburgh

Yes, I was asking about a possible upgrade to the camera. Don't know how film got into the mix. My question has nothing to do with film, even though the camera is from Fujifilm.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

I can promise you there will be an upgrade sooner or later, just the way it works.

rebride

There will not be a XE-2 soon. They just started selling the XE-1 recently and had a big push with the discounted bundles with lenses especially the XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS Lens.
Probably will have the X-Pro 2 first, maybe the beginning of 2014.
Here is a couple good websites;
http://www.fujirumors.com/category/rumors/
http://www.scoop.it/t/fuji-x-pro1
Carl Ziess should be releasing some new lenses next month.

kodakid Loc: Pittsburgh

Thank you. Most helpful and appreciated.

Darkroom317 Loc: Mishawaka, IN

Oh how I wish they were introducing a new film. It is not a dying industry. In fact is starting to level out and come back somewhat.

rebride

The XE-1 and X-Pro1 are hybrids of a sort.
Old world analog (aperture ring/shutter speed dial) meets new world digital. See picture.
Has digital film simulation modes of Fuji films. Provia, Velvia, Astia.
No scene modes.

Same for XE-1 and X100(s)

sspphoto Loc: San Bernardino, CA

To the person who told me that the 35mm film industry is "all but dead," you are entitled to your own opinions regarding 35mm film industry's purportedly being all but dead but, as I am also entitled to my own opinions, I beg to differ with you---greatly! I did some research immediately after reading your answer and I discovered that 35mm cameras and film, both B&W and color, both print and reversal are still quite alive and well. Also, there are millions of 35mm film camera owners out there, many of whom are pros who are still using the high-end cameras such as the Leica M3 through M7, the Nikons, the Canons, the Contax RTS III not to mention the cheaper 35mm cameras used by the millions of amateur shutterbugs....I think you get my point here. Imagine if all types of 35mm film became no longer obtainable at any price! There would be millions of angry camera owners, amateur and professional alike! By the way, let's not forget the motion picture industry which uses millions of feet of 35mm film per year. Also, I and probably millions of others bemoan the discontinuance of Kodachrome which, in my opinion was the finest, most color-accurate and most enduring color reversal film ever made. Kodak ascertained that processed Kodachrome lasts up to 100 years. I have Kodachrome slides I shot nearly 50 years ago and they still look just as color-accurate today as they were back then. I could go on and on if I had the time to do so.

kodakid Loc: Pittsburgh

Indeed. My father worked for Eastman Kodak for 45 years. I grew up with film, and it was a sad day when Kodachrome died. I still haven't gotten over it. Everything you say about it is true. Look at films like Robin Hood, or OZ. Looks like they were made yesterday because of Kodachrome. Amazingly beautiful.

sspphoto Loc: San Bernardino, CA

It is highly doubtful that us photographers, amateur and professional alike will ever get over Kodachrome's demise. Kodachrome was the standard by which all other color films, domestic and foreign alike were judged. Where is the "new standard" coming from if there is going to be one? I have Kodachrome slides that I shot nearly 50 years ago whose colors are still absolutely true and enduring with no discernable color deterioration unlike the Ektachrome and other color film slides I also shot nearly 50 years ago which now show color deterioration slowly shifting to the red end of the visible-light spectrum. Oh sure, sales of Kodachrome film tanked to the point that Kodak decided to cease producing it but did Kodak panic beforehand? You decide. Let's all hope AND pray for Kodachrome's comeback unless Kodak destroyed the machinery that produced it and unless Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kansas who processed the last roll of Kodachrome in 2010 destroyed the last remaining Kodachrome processor on this earth. Ektachrome and Fujichrome are the only two color slide films still available and let's hope and pray that they survive the so-called "digital encroachment." Even now, some are saying that the drop in film photography is leveling off which hopefully could signal it's comeback which may prove to be extremely interesting!

mel Loc: Jacksonville, Florida

I you still shoot film, I have a slew of 46mm and 67mm colored filters Hoya and Tiffen that I will let you have real cheap.