Shortly after the first diffraction limited synchrotron source was built in Sweden, the ESRF upgrade took place and with this the second modern storage ring entered operation in Europe. The next one being the Swiss Light Source in 2025 we can ask the question what are the implications of the new technology for X-ray imaging. I will approach this question from various viewpoints including a discussion about the opportunities offered by the higher spatial coherence for nano and microtomography methods development. Through selected science cases I will attempt to indicate current trends in imaging methods development. Beside these trends in novel acquisition and reconstruction methods the weakest element in the workflow remains multidimensional image analysis, therefore I will conclude with commenting on this aspect of synchrotron imaging.