Fujifilm X-PRO2 rumors

[umad?]

How many generations of the Sony 24 MP sensor have their been? There are clearly at LEAST three primary variants, and maybe more.

 

This is hard to say, because your definition of a generation is different to the yours.

 

This sensor (X-Pro2/A6300) is probably around the 5th 24MP sensor. 

 

But for Sony it's a new generation once they improve on the manufacturing process. If Aluminum 180nm is Exmor gen 1, then the move to copper (90nm) is gen 2. I think we didn't see this one on the big sensors, but moved directly to gen 3: 65nm copper. The goal is to reduce the wiring depth, get better fill factor and allow for greater angles of incidence.

 

The next generations/idea would be, to increase dynamic range and saturation (as well as sensitivity) by increasing the pixel full well capacity. Since most of this is happening in the >800nm wavelength region, it gets the shortcut NIR, for near infrared. How much real life impact this would/could make, I can't tell

 

Next gen is BSI. and then combine BSI with NIR and/or going into 3D - stacked Sensors. 

 

I think you can look those things up too somewhere. 

[ShutterNot]

Is there any truth to supposing news that Fujifilm X-Pro2 Release Date Delayed Until March, 2016 due to higher than expected volume of pre-orders ?

[Aswald]

Is there any truth to supposing news that Fujifilm X-Pro2 Release Date Delayed Until March, 2016 due to higher than expected volume of pre-orders ?

 

Highly possible. I actually gave myself till june 2016 before I get my pre-order delivered. That way, I don't get stressed out. Hopefully nothing goes wrong with 1st batches.

[milandro]

we will never know unless you are an insider, but, suppose there is a firmware based problem, and the camera needs a few more days to be ready, the best way to justify its delay is to say that since there were SO MANY pre orders they will delay the release of the camera.

 

Cameras will be delivered on a first come first served base and if there were too little cameras there would have been a first wave followed by a second one. Saying that the delay is caused by wanting to provide the cameras to all the pre orders at the same time, sounds, to me , a little bit of an excuse.

[Larry Bolch]

Met with my dealer this afternoon. She has 50 on order and assured me that pre-order was not needed. Whenever it ships, she will have a unit for me ready for pickup.

[milandro]

so, most probably, the “ delayed because of too many orders to meet the production” was a little sugar on the fact that they were purely and simply late. 

 

The sound of the phrase: “  I met my dealer” is normally associated to a completely different situation 

[MacPhail]

For those looking for a great deal, I see there is a "used/like new" X-Pro2 on Amazon UK for £769.  http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01AP7S4GE

 

Gotta be legit, right?  

 

<sarcasm>

 

**EDIT** The listing has since been removed.