Why fuji 'gets it' with the X series

The 27mm lens is what I'm waiting for. If its sharp, it'll make a super daytime walk-around street photography lens. And it'll turn the XPro1 into a fairly compact little camera. Of course, I'm betting it'll cost $199. 🙂
 
Posted on the lens review site today, this is the perfect example of what not to prioritize in a new mirrorless camera system. Who buys these things for $600 and sits the little body cap cameras on the back of them?
 
What Fujifilm has to do as being the next step is to introduce an XP1 clone with fast and accurate AF like the OM-D and (maybe) in a little smaller body. That's all they need after this amazing lens array...

(Who knows, right in 2013 we might see this new body because this lens range is a huge investment giving very positive messages about near future..)
 
gavinlg said:
Posted on the lens review site today, this is the perfect example of what not to prioritize in a new mirrorless camera system. Who buys these things for $600 and sits the little body cap cameras on the back of them?
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Lol! That's terrible, not surprising why Samsung have never really been popular with their mirrorless lineup.
 
Looks good.

I wonder why Fuji can and SONY can not? What were the recent additions to the NEX line? A new body (again!) and a rebranded Tamron super-zoom.

Whats wrong with you SONY? There are more NEX bodies than lenses now!
 
Speedfreak said:
Looks good.

I wonder why Fuji can and SONY can not? What were the recent additions to the NEX line? A new body (again!) and a rebranded Tamron super-zoom.

Whats wrong with you SONY? There are more NEX bodies than lenses now!
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Sony has been bleeding red ink fiercely for 4 years now, and its not getting any better.

Fuji is not. Well managed, Fuji is.

Sony dropped their FF Alpha production DSLR's for almost 2 years, becoming a FF foundry only for Nikon essentially.

The Sony camera division is probably on a very tight leash to make margin on every product every quarter. They have too many product lines with no cohesive strategy.
 
I'm awaiting the X-Pro 2 before making the jump. I'm betting that the kinks will be worked out for a sleeker, smarter version by then and I will have no choice to buy into this system. Of course, the lenses will be rolling out by then too, I'm sure.

BTW, as an X100 owner, I am glad they went to f/1.4 on the 23mm (=35mm) lens.

Finally, can we call these lenses by their actual focal length, or is it best to use the "relative to 35mm" focal length when talking about a lens? It seems that some people do one and some the other, and it's confusing!
 
back alley said:
14/27/56...kinda perfect kit i'm thinking...
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I might go for the X-Pro1 next year. I'm used on 15/28/50/90mm lenghts for my 135 film cameras.

Would you buy a 1:1 XF lens replacement to match my shooting style in digital as well (18+35+60) - plus maybe the long tele - or would you also re-use additionally part of the M mount lenses on the Fuji? That would add four more focal lenght to the XF lenses (a mix of 18,22,40,50,75,90,135 in 35mm equivalent). 😕
 
dct said:
Would you buy a 1:1 XF lens replacement to match my shooting style in digital as well (18+35+60) - plus maybe the long tele - or would you also re-use additionally part of the M mount lenses on the Fuji?
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Fujis sophisticated "hybrid viewfinder" works only with Fuji lenses. Otherwise, if you want to use M mount lenses on a compact mirrorless, I think a NEX 5n or NEX 7 are smarter choices.
 
dct said:
I might go for the X-Pro1 next year. I'm used on 15/28/50/90mm lenghts for my 135 film cameras.

Would you buy a 1:1 XF lens replacement to match my shooting style in digital as well (18+35+60) - plus maybe the long tele - or would you also re-use additionally part of the M mount lenses on the Fuji? That would add four more focal lenght to the XF lenses (a mix of 18,22,40,50,75,90,135 in 35mm equivalent). 😕
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I use my X-Pro 1 and X100 as I used my Zeiss Ikon M and Canonet QL 17. The Xes are my rangefinder replacements.

I would go with the XF lenses. I think their light weight and AF make them more practical. It seems some M lens optical designs perform much better than others because the rear element is very close to the sesnor. This is discussed in a recent Luminance Landscape review. The XF lens performance ranges from very good (18/2) to excellent. Last weekend I shot about 400 XP1-35/1.4 photos during a four day family wedding trip (and another 200 or so with the X100). I have zero complaints about the 35/1.4 lens. In fact, I really like it. I did see some weak fabric moiré in two or three frames at100% magnification. I use The 18/2 as a reportage lens. It is as good as the CV 28/3.5 that I used for the same purpose. But it is not as good as the 35/1.4.

I can't decide which XF lens to buy next. I am working on projects that would use the 14, 56, the existing 6o macro (as a macro), and the new 23 mm lens looks very interesting too. This is a nice problem to have.
 
Aristophanes said:
Sony has been bleeding red ink fiercely for 4 years now, and its not getting any better.

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yes Sony's financial troubles have repeated on news lately. hope they dont become another Kyocera or Konica-Minolta, leaving the game completely 🙁

lack of new cameras and lenses probably is result of this. and quake & nuclear problems in Japan... and floods in Thailand...
 
Speedfreak said:
Fujis sophisticated "hybrid viewfinder" works only with Fuji lenses. Otherwise, if you want to use M mount lenses on a compact mirrorless, I think a NEX 5n or NEX 7 are smarter choices.
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Fuji's own m mount adapter maybe able to use the ovf with correct frame support... Hints of it are already in the new fw update but parts of the custom lens support appear to be disabled w/o their adapter...

Even though it was announced to be released this month, I am not sure if anyone has seen it yet. The jury is out until people report on how well this works. On the other hand, evf is just fine with third party adapters.

Gary
 
GaryLH said:
Fuji's own m mount adapter ... The jury is out until people report on how well this works.
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Mine was supposed to arrive on Monday, but the chuckleheads in the French postal service lost the package on Monday, found it again and then loaded it on the truck without accomplishing delivery today.
 
I'm waiting for an X100 v2 with the 50mm f2 equivalent. THink I'll ever see it?
 
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