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The Rumor
Sorry about the above but this rumor is from a new source that did not identify themselves, but since I haven’t shared a rumor in a while and this one sounds plausible here it is… Fujifilm will release a Fujinon GF56mm f/5.6 R WR soon. Possibly along with the new GFX that we know is coming and it is my belief that this lens will be a more affordable compact Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR. The GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR is a great compact lens, but Fujifilm could build a true pancake lens with the above specs.
To be clear my speculation begins around where I said my belief since the rumor was vague and I currently have no way of checking any msgs that might come in about it later. Either way, this should be a great year for GFX, and with Fujifilm pushing the GFX line to be smaller and more compact, almost anything is possible. We know GFX has been great for Fujifilm and I think we will see the lineup grow quite a bit this year and next.
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