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When I'm on my regular short business trips I don't have room for my DSLR or even my M8. The X100 is my business trip companion so why should I dump it? The X-Pro would not solve this problem. And remeber the X100 is the 35mm lens in the X-Pro 1 setup
Photosynthetech
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I think Fuji does need to answer this question, and they probably have an answer. Since they mention an M Mount adapter in the FujiGuys videos.
That's true, but the adapter hasn't been released. Perhaps it hasn't been finalized. The fact that they are making a brand name adapter at all should at least make you feel comfortable that they put some effort into making it work relatively well.
apodeictic
Established
On a related note, I wonder if the auto-focus assist lamp was colored green instead of red so the similarities wouldn't be so pronounced.
Also I'm getting a kick out of Fuji's PR people talking about Leica without dropping it by name. My favourite is "flap top rangefinder style camera" when they were comparing the ergonomics of the X-Pro1 to Leica.
noimmunity
scratch my niche
And remeber the X100 is the 35mm lens in the X-Pro 1 setup
You will be glad to see that a 35 efov lens for the XP1 has already been announced.
In fact, there is now 21-28-35-50.
Since everybody has had their turn, it's mine now: where's the dang 24/25 prime? Sheesh, the one effective focal length that is really hard to come by in third party lenses (there ain't many 16s out there)! Hard luck for a 24-50 type like me. So far the only option is to go for one of the zooms...
But I'll still get it, if I can afford it, and I'll live.
Don't forget the 42mm pancake 2.8!
noimmunity
scratch my niche
Totally forgot about that, dude. Fantastic!
Photosynthetech
Established
You will be glad to see that a 35 efov lens for the XP1 has already been announced.
In fact, there is now 21-28-35-50.
Since everybody has had their turn, it's mine now: where's the dang 24/25 prime? Sheesh, the one effective focal length that is really hard to come by in third party lenses (there ain't many 16s out there)! Hard luck for a 24-50 type like me. So far the only option is to go for one of the zooms...
But I'll still get it, if I can afford it, and I'll live.
Is there a link for the more comprehensive lens lineup?
alien8
Established
Does the q have the stabilization in the lenses or the body? In either case it must be easier to implement in compact way for a smaller image circle?
I think for stills the lack of IS won't pose too much of an issue since, as others have pointed out, they are release fast lenses to pair with good high ISO performance. But it does seem to me that a stabilized video function is more or less de rigeur these days for almost any new camera package. That said, this camera certainly doesn't look like a film maker's camera.
filmtwit
Desperate but not serious
Give Fuji another year to finish up those 7 lenses and i bet one will be a 24mm (35mm equiv). Plus you can always run one of your M-Mount 35mm if you really really need it.
When I'm on my regular short business trips I don't have room for my DSLR or even my M8. The X100 is my business trip companion so why should I dump it? The X-Pro would not solve this problem. And remeber the X100 is the 35mm lens in the X-Pro 1 setup
Turtle
Veteran
If I get an X-pro 1, I will be keeping my X100 as the tiny one camera/lens carry everywhere camera. It would also a useful backup when toting a larger X-Pro kit.
Photosynthetech
Established
I feel the same way. The X100's size is a strong advantage that will keep it in my kit for as long as it lasts.
rbelyell
Well-known
appropos of AA filters does anyone know if the x100 has an AA filter?
celluloidprop
Well-known
Very cool, that's my local camera shop.
celluloidprop
Well-known
I've gotten moire in a couple of instances (lawn chair with fine mesh back), so if the X100 does have a AA filter, I suspect it's somewhat weak.
uhoh7
Veteran
I'm mildly irritated by the "upgrade" path that at least many dSLR users seem to have: from crop-factor camera to full frame sensor. Its almost given: it is assumed that if you're serious about photography, once you've "learned the ropes" with a crop camera, you'll want a full frame.
Yeah, I did that. Then gave up digital cameras for over a year altogether, and now am amazed by the quality of photos I get from a 4 year old Canon 450D @ 1600 ISO, after some noise cancellation in PP (obviously would've loved a digital RF, but hey, this Canon was 245 euros with 2 month warranty, try to beat that!). I still hate the finder though.
APS-C cameras are very capable in terms of image quality. Only negative thing is the fact that my Canon 35/2 LTM becomes a 56mm lens on one
My post, which used to have an image, seems to have drawn this fire.
It was a very shallow dof shot
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6676376025_791c158173_b.jpg
and there was some question as to why I posted it in the first place.
It's with the Canon LTM 85/1.5, which is very very hard to focus wide open, and was to emphasize how the nex EVF, which is 10 times better than any previous, allows precise focus, fairly quickly. OK 3.8 times better. It's the second best way, at the moment, to focus a RF lens.
The xpro-1 has this fantastic optical finder, but unless I'm mistaken, it's useless in the situation posed by the photo.
The guy I'm quoting at the top thought the pic was a salute to the shallow DOF provided by FF, and apparently spawned his irritation.
Fron the record:
I've never owned a DSLR.
I have an M6 and colordial IIIa, a GS645, and a nex 5n.
I would like my 28 cron to be a 28, not a 43, OK? To get 28 now, I have to reach for a slow, albeit excellent ZM18. I don't have 6k for an M9 right now.
The advantages of a functional full frame digital sensor to someone who owns a number of RF lenses is so obvious, so huge, I'm not even going to go on. Randomm, if you cannot see that, I am in mild disbelief.
I love the Xpro-1, even though I will never own one--I don't think--because it's big and unpleasant to focus RF glass compared to current alternatives (I may be wrong). I hope it sells like crazy, because that will bring a serious FULL FRAME un-leica even closer
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
I've gone and placed a "pre-pre-order"
To the best of my knowledge Fuji has not figured out how they're going to sell these cameras/lenses - for example, are they going to offer a kit or is it strictly "a la carte" (ooops.. wait.. is that a copyrighted Leica term ?!?!?! ) - at least that's what's going on up here in Canada.
Regardless of what people at Henry's or Downtown or Vistek say - no one has heard directly from Fuji on exact pricing and exact combinations (or lack thereof) for the camera body or lenses.
The assumption is, of course, that one would obviously buy the body and lens together since the m-mount adapter is not even created at this point.
So, before I plunk down a deposit on something I would like to know what that something is and the end cost of that something
Cheers,
Dave
To the best of my knowledge Fuji has not figured out how they're going to sell these cameras/lenses - for example, are they going to offer a kit or is it strictly "a la carte" (ooops.. wait.. is that a copyrighted Leica term ?!?!?!
) - at least that's what's going on up here in Canada.Regardless of what people at Henry's or Downtown or Vistek say - no one has heard directly from Fuji on exact pricing and exact combinations (or lack thereof) for the camera body or lenses.
The assumption is, of course, that one would obviously buy the body and lens together since the m-mount adapter is not even created at this point.
So, before I plunk down a deposit on something I would like to know what that something is and the end cost of that something
Cheers,
Dave
jagarch
Member
If Fuji is going to offer wider lenses for the camera, how are they going to adjust the optical viewfinder? It comes with a magnifier which can adjust for the 3 initial lenses, but wider lenses will need a wider viewfinder, no? or goggles?