I thought the xp1 was a pretty well built camera but not this tough

[GaryLH]

http://nathanelson.com/mt-yamnuska-and-the-x-pro1s-cliff-dive/

Just saw this posted. The lens was totaled, the body, looks so bad, I can't believe it still works.

Gary

 

[back alley]

pretty wild....

 

[semilog]

I'm hearing an increasing number of accounts of X-Pro's (ab)used at professional levels (including bashings, heavy dust, humidity, and rain) and keepin' on ticking. It appears that Fuji put more into the build of that camera than they let on.

 

[f16sunshine]

good goawd!

 

[skibeerr]

I got a headache looking at the picture.

 

[Buzz40]

I've dropped mine twice, now. Both onto concrete, first from about a meter, then from 1.5 meters. No problems to show for it, other than 2 very small shiny aluminum gouges on the bottom edges.

 

[gavinlg]

I've dropped mine twice, now. Both onto concrete, first from about a meter, then from 1.5 meters. No problems to show for it, other than 2 very small shiny aluminum gouges on the bottom edges.

Same story, but only once. Dropped out of my bag onto the concrete from about 1.5m, the camera actually bounced and I immediately felt sick. On inspection, there were two tiny little pin prick sized nicks on either corner of the top plate. Thats it. No effect otherwise.

They are really tough little things.

Compare that to my e-p1 I had - the retainer ring on the 17mm olympus lens fell off by itself and upon inspection it was held on by two tiny little dabs of glue. Then the base plate warped and separated from the body under normal non stressful tripod use.

 

[Keith]

Same story, but only once. Dropped out of my bag onto the concrete from about 1.5m, the camera actually bounced and I immediately felt sick. On inspection, there were two tiny little pin prick sized nicks on either corner of the top plate. Thats it. No effect otherwise.

They are really tough little things.

Compare that to my e-p1 I had - the retainer ring on the 17mm olympus lens fell off by itself and upon inspection it was held on by two tiny little dabs of glue. Then the base plate warped and separated from the body under normal non stressful tripod use.

I remember when I had my OMD I managed to pluck the viewfinder eyepiece clean off the camera pulling it out of my camera bag ... same deal only two small dabs of glue holding the thing together!

In the case of the Fuji I think the light weight is an advantage when the camera impacts something ... imagine a bloody great DSLR bouncing down that slope! 😱

 

[ChrisP]

still looks mint by ebay standards

 

[back alley]

still looks mint by ebay standards

that's funny...

 

[squareshooter]

In the very early 1960s I borrowed a camera with a motor drive from a manufacturer to take "air-to-air" photos -- one skydiver photographing the other in flight. Sort of new then. On the next jump I hand the camera to my pal so he could shoot photos of me and after his chute had opened and he was about 100 feet from the ground, it slipped out of his hands. Bounced pretty good. The manufacturer was not thrilled. I was not thrilled. Oh well.

 

[furcafe]

Everything but the strap lugs. 😉

I'm hearing an increasing number of accounts of X-Pro's (ab)used at professional levels (including bashings, heavy dust, humidity, and rain) and keepin' on ticking. It appears that Fuji put more into the build of that camera than they let on.

 

[gavinlg]

Everything but the strap lugs. 😉

Thats the x100. x-pro1 is all good.

 

[furcafe]

No, I've had the X-Pro1 since it came out & mine had serious wear on the strap lug eyelets--equivalent to a well-worn Leica M3 or M2 or other vintage camera--after only a couple months of modest use (it's my backup digital). Never owned the X100, but if the X-Pro1 is "all good", then the X100's lugs must have been pretty darn weak.

Of course, it's all relative. At least Fuji hasn't had a problem w/the lugs completely falling off any of their cameras (unlike another camera company I won't name 😡). My solution was to switch to a Lance cord strap w/loop connectors, so not the end of the world. Going back on topic, it's good to know that if the strap lugs do give out, the camera will have a decent chance of surviving the fall. 😀

Thats the x100. x-pro1 is all good.

 

[Darthfeeble]

I have an early X100 that has had all kinds of use and abuse and other than breaking the off on switch trying to remove a soft release that was glued on, it's been fine. I see no wear on the lugs.

 

[jsrockit]

Best Camera Ever!

 

[lam]

Best Camera Ever!

I think Gary should come up with every single Fuji X related thread... can you please rename the X-Pro1 in the ocean thread too? 😀 Seriously they're uplifting, a good change from the normal doom and gloom.