Half frame digital: the Fujifilm X-HF1?
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santino
FSU gear head
Not my cup of tea.
Fake advance lever, touch controls on the display, no raw support and that price!
Fake advance lever, touch controls on the display, no raw support and that price!
olakiril
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... and plastic and quality worse than a modern phone. Fuji messed this up. I get the fun part, but not at that price point.
Disappointed_Horse
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Agreed. It looks like a fun little camera, but the sample images—I'll be nice here—are not impressive, and the price is about twice what I would consider reasonable for what it is.
I do like that Fuji is thinking outside the box in terms of UI though. The OVF and simplified UI are right up my street, but the price/performance ratio seems deficient. I think I'd rather buy a Camp Snap for one-tenth the price.
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Timmyjoe
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Where are you guys seeing a price. Looked at the link twice now and don't see the price. I'm probably still asleep. Looks damn cute though.
Best,
-Tim
Best,
-Tim
joe bosak
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Here for example: Fujifilm X-HF1 X Half Black Compact Camera
olakiril
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Not sure if that store has representative prices.
Price in EU is 800 euros.
Price in US is 850 dollars.
joe bosak
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Sure, mine was an example of what a dealer here is asking.
olakiril
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How is this possible? Even in UK is £699.00. Every other online store that I have looked at has it at the mentioned price point.
JoeV
Thin Air, Bright Sun
I like their novel implementation of a film camera experience simulation. You choose how many frames, and what film type, then as you shoot you don’t see the playback of the images. You use the return lever to advance the frames. When you’re done and exit the simulation mode you can’t even view the images on the camera, instead the images are in a sub-folder on the SD card, to be developed using the app, even including making contact sheets of the roll. I think this was well thought out as a simulation.
Coldkennels
Barnack-toting Brit.
The Petapixel review was fun but mixed:
Like everyone else in this thread, I thought "that looks fun... but not at that price". It'd be a cool gimmick to play around with, but no "serious" photographer is going to use it as their "daily carry" (urgh, I hate that term), and it's priced out of the reach of younger folks who just want something cool to make Instagram posts with. I don't think Fuji really know exactly what this camera wants to be - and for who.
Like everyone else in this thread, I thought "that looks fun... but not at that price". It'd be a cool gimmick to play around with, but no "serious" photographer is going to use it as their "daily carry" (urgh, I hate that term), and it's priced out of the reach of younger folks who just want something cool to make Instagram posts with. I don't think Fuji really know exactly what this camera wants to be - and for who.
Disappointed_Horse
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joe bosak
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Maybe we have a new trade deal with Japan 🤣
JeffS7444
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Same price for USA, which should explain a lot. Am guessing this was supposed to be a $500 camera.
armadsen
Established
It was reported a while ago that the planned price point for this camera in the US was $700, which would align with the UK price. Tariffs changed that. I preordered one to hold my spot. Not sure if I'll keep the order in or not.
Timmyjoe
Veteran
I'm new to this design of camera, digital disposable, but I gotta say that Flashback ONE35 is unique in that you can immediately download the images from the camera into the app on your phone, but you have to wait 24 hours before you can view them. That's hilarious.
Best,
-Tim
agentlossing
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Looks great at half (get it?) the price!
Disappointed_Horse
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It is pretty ridiculous. If you're going to go to that much trouble to pretend you're shooting film, I don't understand why you wouldn't just buy a film camera and actually shoot film.
At what point does digital photography turn into a video game about photography?
Disappointed_Horse
Well-known
As an aside, although I generally like PetaPixel and Chris Nichols, nothing makes me more disinclined to watch a YouTube video than a photo of the host staring at a new camera with a look of slack-jawed amazement.
santino
FSU gear head
Exactly. It is like having a car and pushing it from behind.
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