Fujifilm has announced the global launch of its most recent camera in the X series, the X half, in June 2025. It is for photographers who would like to rediscover the beauty of film photography in digital format and the design and features are based on the concept of classic half-frame cameras.
The Fujifilm X half or the X-HF1, will be the latest model in the X series and the camera weighs only 240g. The camera design and features evolve from the half frame film cameras that were capable of shooting at half the size of 35mm film. This is not their first half-frame camera – of the many film cameras Fujifilm introduced, Fujica Half was a half frame camera that was released in 1963.
The camera comes with a frame advance lever so photographers can have a film camera experience in digital format. The aspect ratio used is 3:4 which is very different from what is used in most digital cameras.
The camera comes with a vertical optical viewfinder and an LCD monitor that helps with vertical composition. There is also a “2in1” function that allows to have two vertical images in a single frame which will be great to create storytelling images.
The film simulation feature will allow the user to have photographic film effects when capturing their images. Besides the simulations there are various filters that can be used based on the subject or scene one is shooting.
There is also a film camera mode in the X half model, that allows the photographer to shoot through the viewfinder and use the frame advance lever to advance to the next shot. There will be no option to view or preview the images until a specified number of shots are taken.
Here are some of the most important product features:
- 18MP vertical CMOS sensor
- Capture still and videos in 3:4 aspect ratio
- Back illuminated 1 inch sensor
- 10.8mm f/2.8 prime lens
- Create composite photos using the frame advance lever
- Dedicated X half app to create collages and make edits, create 2in1 and contact sheets
- 13 film simulation modes and 26 filters
- Date stamp feature
- Film camera mode to experience film photography, can be selected between 36, 54 or 72-shots and cancelled any time
- Prints can be made directly from the camera using Instax Link series
More information about this product can be found here. The camera is priced at $849.00 and is available to pre-order. Fujifilm mentions that it has named this product “X half” envisioning that it would be a great camera for both newcomers and enthusiasts in photography, but the cost and features seem that this camera could be for someone who takes up photography for fun.
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