Fuji is on a roll

[Tejasican]

I like smaller cameras because due to bodily issues it is smaller or none and I am not willing to give up photography. Lindsay Dobson had an excellent article on her move to smaller cameras from larger. What are we going to say to someone like her, "Thanks for all the photos, nice that you won awards, but now that you can't pass the 20 kilo day long gear carrying test you need to get out of the industry because you are too lazy." ?? Really? Not everyone who is looking smaller is lazy and it is insulting when people make that case. I, for one, am overjoyed when I read of some older or recently disabled person that because of the smaller more professional cameras can carry on as an enthusiast or even a professional continuing enjoy something they love so much.

I like the new Fuji. Even though I generally despise EVF's (I'm learning to like them better as they seem to be the future) it puts everything I need where I am used to it and gives me distance marks on the lenses (at least the ones I would want) to boot. Would I rather have an M9 with its large CCD and a brace of lenses? In a heartbeat. But I can't have it, given financial realities of being a clergyman with a passel of kids, so the Fuji is looking mighty interesting.

 

[Sparrow]

In 3 years, they've released the X100, X100s, X-E1, X-E2, X-Pro1, X-A1, X-M1, and now the X-T1 in ranges from $1699 to $499. Doesn't sound any different than Canon or Nikon with their many price points. The rest of the camera are a different class.

... ah, right just eight then, a restrained one every four months?

 

[______]

I imagine the Ansel Adams photographers of old would think of today's photographers as spoilt and overly-pampered.

As I recall, Ansel Adams hauled his camera equipment around in an old station wagon with a platform on top. He never struck me as the Charles Atlas type.

 

[JeffNYC]

Cameras, lenses. these guys are kicking a*s. Canon, Nikon, Leica are you guys listening? Fuji seems to be speaking our language, at least mine.😀

Once they come out with a high end TTL flash it could be viewed as a great studio camera as well

 

[kshapero]

Even though I started this thread, I am going out into the Everglades with group of Snow Birds this Sunday. I can't wait to photograph their faces when I put them in front of a 10 ft gator. Bringing my Leica M3 and CV 40/f1.4 and a bunch of Tri-X to record. Yeah!!

 

[back alley]

Even though I started this thread, I am going out into the Everglades with group of Snow Birds this Sunday. I can't wait to photograph their faces when I put them in front of a 10 ft gator. Bringing my Leica M3 and CV 40/f1.4 and a bunch of Tri-X to record. Yeah!!

you're a very confusing man...

 

[jsrockit]

you're a very confusing man...

Man, I don't "lol"often, but this did it for me. 😀

 

[2WK]

^ahahaha yup

 

[DCB]

Clyde Butcher
http://www.clydebutcher.com
Carries all his gear on his back most of the time....60-70lb worth.

Peace

 

[boomguy57]

Schools do not even teach cursive anymore. We are raising morons and softies, hence the need for smaller simpler cameras.
(Why does this make no sense?)

Isn't this what all older people have said forever? "Smartphones mean kids can't do math in their head"...didn't the abacus to the same? "Digital cameras are too easy"...but didn't the Brownie make things (by comparison) just as much easier? "These whippersnappers can't even use a stick shift"...what's the bloody point of that?

 

[daveleo]

Trevor,
much of the fun of getting older is complaining about you guys who haven't (yet)
😀

 

[cosmonaut]

I guess you cant figure it out because you think of it as a retro style.
To us it's neither retro nor a style, it's simply returning to how things should be.
The fact that cameras stopped being designed like that was just an industry f*ck up that is now being fixed.

I agree everyone here has been waiting for a long time for an affordable full frames for their RF glass. Not only is one on the market it has better image quality than the best Leica. Superior IQ, no crop factor and a affordable price. Why would one pick the x-T1 when a camera of equal value smokes it in image quality? Style wins over performance.

 

[willie_901]

Does smoke it mean better by X2, X4, or maybe X10???

 

[jastewart25]

i bought the x100 when it became available then quickly cancelled the order. thought about it some more saved funds and went with 5d mark iii. i still found myself wanting an everyday camera and not a lot of baggage to carry around. fast forward a few years and i just placed my order for the x100s today. can't wait! x-t1 looks great but i'm sticking with the fixed lens for the foreseeable future. also just picked up some velvia 50 for my ricoh gr1s🙂

 

[GaryLH]

... ah, right just eight then, a restrained one every four months?

Really closer to about 6 months to a year between since the xa1 and xm1 were practically about the same time.

The xp1 to xe1 was maybe 6-7 months I guess a cost reduction w/ elimination of ovf w/ slight improvement to evf, creating a new family similar to difference between Nikon d7xxx and 5xxx family. Whereas the xm1 can be considered a Nikon d3xxx family. The xa1 would be below that.

X100 to x100s was a supersede and maybe around a year.

Xe1 to xe2 another supersede..

Both the xe2 and x100s were responses to better af performance once they realized that they could not met the af performance demand w/ existing hw and fw updates. The xt1 is their first entry into a pseudo dslr look, but w/ an even better feature set and so much better control interface.

Anyway don't hold me to the release intervals. Not my thing to remember that level of detail.

The xt1 is a very different beast from all the previous camera families for apsc Fuji cameras.

I don't think it is much different then Nikon. On the other hand, Fuji is establishing an apsc camera line. IMHO they are doing a fairly good job given the short time frame they have been working through which appears to be one of your issues. In that short time they have put together a very good base lens lineup as well as establish the camera families that Nikon has had for quite a while.

I like what Fuji is doing, but I use other cameras like the sigma family which only have the dp and the sd family and changes to it are slower than the Fuji cameras.

I have three Fuji x cameras. X100, xp1 and xe1. I am perfectly happy w/ them. I am waiting for the xp2 though I am sorely tempted by the xt1.

Gary

 

[GaryLH]

I agree everyone here has been waiting for a long time for an affordable full frames for their RF glass. Not only is one on the market it has better image quality than the best Leica. Superior IQ, no crop factor and a affordable price. Why would one pick the x-T1 when a camera of equal value smokes it in image quality? Style wins over performance.

Not everyone wants or needs a full frame.. And most definitely not everyone want to use manual focus. Which is why diversity of choice is good.

Gary

 

[Sparrow]

Really closer to about 6 months to a year between since the xa1 and xm1 were practically about the same time.

The xp1 to xe1 was maybe 6-7 months I guess a cost reduction w/ elimination of ovf w/ slight improvement to evf, creating a new family similar to difference between Nikon d7xxx and 5xxx family. Whereas the xm1 can be considered a Nikon d3xxx family. The xa1 would be below that.

X100 to x100s was a supersede and maybe around a year.

Xe1 to xe2 another supersede..

Both the xe2 and x100s were responses to better af performance once they realized that they could not met the af performance demand w/ existing hw and fw updates. The xt1 is their first entry into a pseudo dslr look, but w/ an even better feature set and so much better control interface.

Anyway don't hold me to the release intervals. Not my thing to remember that level of detail.

The xt1 is a very different beast from all the previous camera families for apsc Fuji cameras.

I don't think it is much different then Nikon. On the other hand, Fuji is establishing an apsc camera line. IMHO they are doing a fairly good job given the short time frame they have been working through which appears to be one of your issues. In that short time they have put together a very good base lens lineup as well as establish the camera families that Nikon has had for quite a while.

I like what Fuji is doing, but I use other cameras like the sigma family which only have the dp and the sd family and changes to it are slower than the Fuji cameras.

I have three Fuji x cameras. X100, xp1 and xe1. I am perfectly happy w/ them. I am waiting for the xp2 though I am sorely tempted by the xt1.

Gary

... glad you're happy with them, I still find it odd to release so many cameras, weather it's eight or fifteen, in a three year period ... personally I couldn't get through the manuals that fast

 

[daveleo]

... glad you're happy with them, I still find it odd to release so many cameras, weather it's eight or fifteen, in a three year period ... personally I couldn't get through the manuals that fast

Strike while the iron is hot !

Fuji is a hot name lately (and a new name to many camera buyers), so it's (very) smart for them to leverage that and issue a variety of designs to explore the n-million niches there are in the camera market. Then drop the poor profit makers and run with the cash flow !! (no sarcasm intended - I think Fujifilm is doing just fine).

 

[burancap]

... glad you're happy with them, I still find it odd to release so many cameras, weather it's eight or fifteen, in a three year period ... personally I couldn't get through the manuals that fast

What manuals?

That is the beauty of current Fuji -you don't need them.

 

[Sparrow]

What manuals?

That is the beauty of current Fuji -you don't need them.

... you overestimate my ability I fear