Fujifilm interview (design/xt-1)

[gavinlg]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/8/5695310/fuji-x-t1-beautiful-blueprints-for-camera-of-the-future


I have to say I find Fuji's attitude toward openness and transparency with the public seriously endearing. Not many manufacturer interviews read like this one!

 

[willie_901]

The comments by the Fujifilm design team members is enlightening.

Unless Fujifilm engaged in misdirection, they are committed to APS-C.

The effort they put into the EVF design paid off.

The hints about what to expect in the first firmware upgrade are interesting as well.

 

[goamules]

I like Fuji a lot. Armchair quarterbacks on these forums act like companies are floundering around clueless, but this quote explains:
"The team agonized over countless minor decisions that all add up, and it’s impossible to satisfy everyone. "Basically we asked a lot of professional photographers," says Iida, "and if we asked a hundred people, we’d probably get a hundred different answers.""

And this is probably true too, since Pros don't use adapted legacy lenses:
"Of course full-frame has some good points, [but] a lot of negative points: the cost, the size, the lenses are big and expensive. When we talk with professional photographers, they don't care about the sensor size." That’s not to say that a larger sensor is off Fujifilm’s radar entirely, though — "Our R&D team is doing investigation," allows Iida"

 

[MCTuomey]

I like Fuji's apparent user-centric orientation too.

Nothing about the RAW conversion issue though, of course that's not X-T1 specific.

 

[back alley]

'photographers don't care about sensor size'…
i find that hard to believe…especially for amateurs where size seems to be very important to their egos...

 

[GaryLH]

The key was professional photographers in that quote. I think the point was they are going to use what they need to get the job done and not be obsessed w/ sensor size or using legacy lenses. Anyway that was how I interpreted the comment.

Gary

 

[burancap]

Fuji: How I learned to stop worrying and love my APS-C.