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Rumoured Fujifilm X-Pro3 successor compact rangefinder-style camera to launch after 2025

Fujifilm X-Pro3 camera
Fujifilm uses the "Pure Photography" tagline for its X-Pro cameras because of their analogue approach to the photography process. (Image source: Fujifilm)
It looks as though the future of the next-generation Fujifilm X-Pro camera is less certain than it previously seemed. New rumors claim with confidence that the X-Pro 5 (or X-Pro4) will not launch int 2024 or 2025, although it was previously predicted for the end of 2024.

It's beginning to seem as though even Fujifilm is uncertain about the future of its X-Pro camera line-up. Initially, it seemed as though the compact interchangeable lens cameras would be cancelled outright, then leaks and rumors tentatively pointed to a late 2024 launch.

More recently, though, the latest rumours out of Fuji Rumors claim that the X-Pro3's successor (often referred to as the X-Pro5, although X-Pro4 also seems likely) will not be released in 2024 or 2025. That's not to say the X-Pro line-up is cancelled outright, but it wouldn't be surprising to see it cancelled, especially with Fujifilm's renewed focus on the mid-range and upper-mid-range camera markets with the likes of the X-T50 and newly announced X-M5 (curr. $799.95 at Amazon). 

Previously, Fujifilm all but confirmed that the X-Pro line-up is still on the table, but it didn't reveal a release timeline, and recently, Fuji Rumors speculated that the X-Pro cameras would be split into two separate camera line-ups, with the rumoured digital X-Pan camera launching as an off-shoot of the pro-sumer X-Pro camera line-up.

It's a bit of an open secret that the X-Pro cameras have never been Fujifilm's most popular X-Mount cameras, largely owing to their niche appeal. They generally offer more or less the same capability and basic hardware as the other X-Mount cameras in Fujifilm's line-up, but they offer a unique form factor and cost significantly more than their stable-mates. The X-Pro line-up has also taken a few hits to its reputation thanks to complaints about scroll wheels and displays that seemed prone to premature failure. 

It seems as though the more affordable X-E5 is still on-track for a summer 2025 launch, though, which aligns with Fujifilm's shift to a mass-market strategy. The X-E5 is also expected to bring significant improvements over the X-E4, including the addition of IBIS and a higher-resolution sensor. 

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Julian van der Merwe, 2024-12-16 (Update: 2024-12-17)