Fujifilm X-T50 Enjoys Strongest Preorders (by FAR) among ALL X-T** Cameras

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A Winner?

Ahead of the Fujifilm X-T50 launch, many had a cold reaction to all the X-T50 rumors and predicted it’s failure.

Now, I do not know what the future will bring for the Fujifilm X-T50. And I also do not know how it is right now selling all over the world.

But what I can do is to look up at the current FujiRumors affiliate sales, and this is what I see (data coming from BHphoto starting from 2016).

In just a few hours, the Fujifilm X-T50 demolished all preorder numbers of previous Fujifilm X-T** cameras.

The previous bestseller was the Fujifilm X-T30. Well, the X-T50 is getting 412% more preorders in just a few hours than the X-T30 had in its entire first preorder week.

Always on BHphoto, the X-T50 is already beating the X-H2, X-H2S, X100F and GFX100S in terms of preorders.

Only 5 cameras had stronger preorders than the X-T50. The Fujifilm X100V, the X-T4, X-T3, X-T5 and the undisputed and unreachable king of preorders, the Fujifilm X100VI.

The data on BHphoto goes back to 2016 and I can’t track what the sales were before. But everything before does not really matter anyway, as Fujifilm back then was even more niche than they are now, so numbers are very small for anything they launched until 2016.

Amazon Best Seller Ranking

Also at Amazon the Fujifilm X-T50 is selling strong according to their ranking:

At the time of this post we have:

Sales seem to be strong enough for Amazon to remove from order some X-T50 variations, for example the X-T50 black and X-T50 charcoal are no longer available for order. You can still get the silver X-T50 at this time.

Final Word

So was the X-T50 a winner?

It is way to early to say. But it’s better to have a good start rather than a bad one. And if I look at the current preorder status at BHphoto here, Amazon US here and Adorama here, the numbers are better than anything I have ever seen on any X-T** camera.

So, for now, it looks like the Film Simulation dial, the more rounded look, IBIS etc payed off. And btw, I publicy expressed my approval for the Film Simulation dial as soon as it leaked, because I’d personally use that one way more than the drive dial.

And looking at the sale start the X-T50 is having, it might turn out to be a winning choice for Fujifilm.

But again, it’s still very early to make any delcaration of victory or failure. Only time will tell.

The True Final Word

But my true final word, and thanks, goes to every single one of you who has preordered any of the gear annouced yesterday (or any day of the last 12+ years) using my links.

This whole thing here, the rumors, the almost thousand artciles a year, the constant non stop 24×7 Fujifilm coverage would simply be impossible if there were not some of you guys out there who decide to support my work using our affiliate links.

Without your help, I’d have to shut down FujiRumors tomorrow morning. Unless I’d start to pay the costs for this site with my teachers’ salary, which I guess is something my wife would hardly approve :D.

So, thanks so much for your help.

I hope to be able to be worth of your support also going forward. Certainly I will always try to do my best.

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Fujifilm Launches Dedicated Fujifilm Film Simulation Website

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Fujifilm has launched its dedicated Fujifilm Film Simulation page.

You can see how Fujifilm devides film simulations in two main categories: the “all-rounder types”  and the “individialist types“.

By clicking on each film simulation you get a description about each film simulation.

They also explain how “Grain Effect“, “Color Chrome Effect” and “Color Chrome FX Blue” affect your images.

Just out of curiosity, I wonder which is your favorite “allrounder” and which one your “individualistic” film simulation. Feel free to vote the survey below.

You can check out the dedicated Film Simulation page here.

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The New Entry Level: Fujifilm X-T30 II Not Discontinued but Soon Available only with XC Lens Kit

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A couple of weeks ago a source told us that the Fujifilm X-T30 II will not be discontinued after the launch of the Fujifilm X-T50 – we reported here.

Well, we got further confirmation of this today, with an additional tidbit:

The Fujifilm X-T30 II will continue to be sold as body only and with XC kit lenses. But there won’t be any XF kit lenses available anymore with the X-T30 II (… of course after the last kits with the last XF18-55mm units are sold out).

Fujifilm considers the Fujifilm X-T50 an enthusiast camera and the new entry level is the Fujfilm X-T30II.

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SmallRig Cages and Cases for Fujifilm X-T50 and GFX100S II

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As usual SmallRig is super fast when it comes to launching their latest cages and cases for the latest gear on the market.

And with the launch of the Fujifilm X-T50 and the Fujifilm GFX100S II, they have now announced the following cages and cases:

The Complete X-T50 Offering

The Complete GFX100S II Offering

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Fujifilm X-T50 Now for Pre-Order at Amazon Germany

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The Fujifilm X-T50 is now finally available for pre-order at Amazon Germany here.

Since they just now opened pre-orderes, they have currently the shortest waiting list on it.

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