Fuji announces interchangeable lens system!

[gavinlg]

So about 12 hours ago Fujifilm made their future mirrorless/interchangeable lens system plans known - company president and CEO Shigetaka Komori said it will create a mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera built around a larger sensor with ‘resolution and low noise [that] will surpass the 35mm full size sensor.’
Fuji said they will reveal the specs before the launch only and that the clear goal is “to archieve the highest image quality possible“!

There should be a mockup of the camera around early 2012. The future is looking good!

source: dcwatchimpress

 

[ChrisN]

I hope this gives Canon and Nikon a good shake - it's about time.

 

[radiocemetery]

I saw this announcement and I am hoping that Fuji can pull this off at a price that I can afford.

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

(Talk about pouncing on Kodak when its down)

JUST as I was thinking about getting a NEX 7, Fuji announces their foray into the interchangeable lens system.

Does the wording "will surpass the 35mm full size sensor." Give you the feeling it will remain APC-C?

 

[cnphoto]

I would take as they're producing a competitor to the S2 and Pentax 645D... the 35mm SLR market is already saturated enough, the medium format digital arena less so - given Fuji's tendency to release more "niche" products (Fuji X100, GF670W and GF670 etc).

they would be in a very good place to take a large portion of the medium format digital market if they where to produce an interchangeable lens MF-D camera at a more affordable price.

 

[Nikon Bob]

If it is similar to the X100 but with the glitches tuned out I could be very interested.

Bob

 

[Rob-F]

Does the wording "will surpass the 35mm full size sensor." Give you the feeling it will remain APC-C?

Yes. So as to be compatible with existing lenses for that format, as well as for full frame.

 

[gavinlg]

I'm thinking the wording of the sensor size statement means it'll be just under, or just over the size of full frame. Very slim possibility of medium format, but more likely APS-C.

I'm cool with aps-c in a small/rangefinder style body, with lenses made for that sensor size.

 

[rbelyell]

i believe many who had their credit cards out for the nex 7 are quietly putting them back in their wallets.🙂

 

[celluloidprop]

Er... there was kind of a major event in Japan right at the intro of the X100. I wouldn't blame Fuji for slow deliveries on that one.

 

[wgerrard]

I take the sensor remark as marketing hype. But, it would be very good to get beyond the fixation with the 35mm frame. It's a convention, nothing more and nothing less.

 

[batterytypehah!]

I take the sensor remark as marketing hype. But, it would be very good to get beyond the fixation with the 35mm frame. It's a convention, nothing more and nothing less.

Not for people who are already invested in lenses. May the day be long off that I have to go digital but d4mmit, I'm not going to start buying lenses all over again when it comes.

 

[andredossantos]

Hmm. Interesting. The bit about image quality to me sounded like they meant that they have (are developing?) an sensor that will surpass full frame even though it's smaller. This would make sense if they are hoping to maintain the smaller form factor of the x100, Nex, etc.

As my heart truly lies in 1) color and 2) the 6x6 format (no digital equivalent without plunking down serious dinero) I recently made the decision to ditch my 5Dmkii in order to concentrate on shooting as many rolls of slide film before color film goes the way of the dodo or gets prohibitively expensive.

That being said, I'm glad companies are finally getting serious about creating cameras that aren't freaking enormous, have manual controls, great image quality, etc. Gives me something to think about when I ultimately get back into digital. Maybe I won't have to plunk down 8K on an M body afterall 🙂

 

[wgerrard]

Not for people who are already invested in lenses. May the day be long off that I have to go digital but d4mmit, I'm not going to start buying lenses all over again when it comes.

I have a bunch of M lenses, too. But, it doesn't makes sense for technology to be hamstrung just because some folks own a lot of lenses based on design choices made almost a century ago.

 

[GaryLH]

Another player in the interchangeable lens mirror less game this is good.

I am one of those on the nex7 wagon so I can use my legacy lenses. This announce has not stopped me in that direction since there is going to be no real hard info until next year.

Gary

 

[segedi]

Another player in the interchangeable lens mirror less game this is good.

I am one of those on the nex7 wagon so I can use my legacy lenses. This announce has not stopped me in that direction since there is going to be no real hard info until next year.

Gary

Same goes for me. And even if I were to buy both, it would still be well under the cost of an M9!

 

[Adanac]

I'm not waiting for Fujifilm. I've been very productive with my X100 but there are many times I wish I could have swapped out the 23mm lens with something else and I'm not just thinking about when my lens developed the sticky aperture blade syndrome!

Thus I am on the NEX-7 bandwagon too, as it appears to be the single camera that offers the right mix of image quality, interchangeable lens, support for legacy lenses, integrated high quality viewfinder (which I'm sure will be miles better than the EVF in the X100 if not quite as nice as a hybrid OVF/EVF), and ... small size.

We are already at the point where sensors are more than good enough for many purposes. As long as IQ is up there, and the implementation of the other features and abilities is solid enough, I won't feel the need to upgrade to something else for quite some time...

 

[GaryLH]

Same goes for me. And even if I were to buy both, it would still be well under the cost of an M9!

+10 ? 😀

I think u could buy a gxr, nex7 and the Fuji and still have money for the new Fuji lenses for the price of m9 body alone. 😛

Gary

 

[rxmd]

Interesting times!

 

[segedi]

+10 ? 😀

I think u could buy a gxr, nex7 and the Fuji and still have money for the new Fuji lenses for the price of m9 body alone. 😛

Gary

Gary - I forgot about the GXR! And I am intrigued by it. No AA filter is an advantage.