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A sunny afternoon in London (X100S)
 

Westminster Bridge by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

A sunny afternoon in London (X100S)
 

Westminster Bridge by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Maastricht, the Netherlands (X100S)
 

Plein 1992 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

X100S in the streets of Trento, Italy
 
Very busy man (cinematic) by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 
Thanks for the tip Olli!

X100S portrait
 

Winter girl by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

X-T1, XF35mmF1.4
 

Dreamy bathtub portrait by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

X-T1, XF35mmF1.4
 

Dreamy bathtub portrait by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

X-T1, XF35mmF1.4, VSCO 07, Fuji 160S
 

Sheepy by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

My 2 pence worth
 
Would I buy a 33 F/1, almost certainly not; Do I think Fuji should make one, maybe.
 
Companies (not just camera companies) make products to satisfy the 1% not the 99% , not always to make money directly.
 
Having a flagship product that is out of the reach of the majority drives sales of other products.
Look at every market, from computer CPU's to cars to watches to pens.
 
Every manufacturer releases a flagship product which sales will be a fraction of their entry level and mainstream products
 
In the UK you can buy a Parker Pen for £10 or a Parker Pen for £500. Not many £500 pens will be sold, probably not enough to justify the production costs in the short term. But without the flagship pens less people would be drawn to the brand.
Look at intel processors how many people buy the intel i7x processors for £1000 each not many but having the high performance flagship and the fastest performance helps drive sales of the mainstream devices.
 
Not every product in a range needs to make a profit if it adds value to the range.
If Fuji had not released the XF100-400 a portrait/lifestyle/wedding/whatever photographer who in their free time enjoys wildlife photography that was thinking about moving to the Fuji system, may decide not to because they could not replace their current setup

X-T1, XF35mmF1.4, VSCO 07, Fuji 160S
 

Sheepy by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

X-T1, XF35mmF1.4, VSCO 07, Fuji 160S
 

Sheepy by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Foam portrait (X100S)
 

Foam portrait by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Thanks, I'm glad she allowed me to get so close with my X100S. It's my daughter, by the way...

X100S portrait
 

Winter girl by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

T1 + 56
 
SOKL9185 by Kirill Sokolov, on Flickr
 
SOKL9212 by Kirill Sokolov, on Flickr
 
SOKL9215 by Kirill Sokolov, on Flickr

Archbishop Urmas Viilma @Tallinn, Estonia by Hendrik Osula, on Flickr
 
X-T2 + 56/1,2

T1 + 56
 
SOKL2948 by Kirill Sokolov, on Flickr

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr

My first shots of the winter
 

 

 

Cold early morning at the Maas river, Netherlands (X-T1, 55-200mm)
 

Cold dawn at the river 1 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr
 

Cold dawn at the river 2 by Pascal van Gerven, on Flickr