raise fuji x100/x-e build-quality level to x-pro/x-t?

raise fuji x100/x-e build-quality level to x-pro/x-t?

  • Yes

    Votes: 15 37.5%

  • No

    Votes: 9 22.5%

  • Don't care

    Votes: 16 40.0%
  • Total voters
    40
aizan

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just wanted to get a sense of what percent of people want the x100/x-e cameras to have the same build quality as the x-pro/x-t. my sense is that a lot of "serious" amateur street photographers and photojournalists/documentary photographers would like an improvement in durability and weather sealing, as well as have that joystick. it also seems like there are lots of people who only use the EVF on the x-pro and got it instead of the x-t because they prefer the rangefinder-style form factor.
 
Certainly not meaning to tell folks what they want however i have used non-sealed, consumer grade point and shoots/mirrorless cameras in a professional fashion for sometime now. 100% humidity West Africa bush to the Middle East mess we call the Arab Spring. Have never had a camera not come back working top flight. The line between 'professional grade' and damn good enough is quite thin in my world.
 
I'll second the duribility of the X100, I have an early copy of the first run, bought new in June of 2011 and have taken it all over the world. To date the only issue has been the broken shutter button/off on switch when I dropped it on the garage floor. How much better does it need to be???
 
Original x100 owner/first and only digital and not crapped out once, compared to a 8/2016 made camera it lacks the typical feature/function though it more than does the trick, and I prefer the sensor that the x100T. Perfect world next x100(x200 or what ever the name) i get will have the usual list of features etc…..
 
Unnecessary. The cameras are more than adequate now. In 40+ years of shooting I only recall owning a couple of weather sealed cameras and they never once made a better picture than the standard ones.
 
aizan said:
just wanted to get a sense of what percent of people want the x100/x-e cameras to have the same build quality as the x-pro/x-t. my sense is that a lot of "serious" amateur street photographers and photojournalists/documentary photographers would like an improvement in durability and weather sealing, as well as have that joystick. it also seems like there are lots of people who only use the EVF on the x-pro and got it instead of the x-t because they prefer the rangefinder-style form factor.
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Since when is an X100 not durable? My X100 is pounding along after years of use and an infrared conversion, and my X100T was tough as nails. Build quality of the T is every bit as good as the X-Pro1. Maybe better.

Dante
 
My old X100 took some falls, typically on cobble stone streets when I was still shooting a dslr. Dents, scratches, never missed a beat.
 
Plus 1 in defense of the x100T. Please DON'T tempt fuji to tinker with it :)

for me, this is the perfect camera for jamming in your pocket and having with you at all times...not indestructible but so far so good (I haven't tried soaking it but it's taken lots of falls).

As far as the E series go, I think they, too are fine as they are. If you add the sealing and other features of the xp2, you will run the cost up and its a very nice little body for the price.

Now...the x-pro series is another matter. IMHO, seriously great bodies but they cost more...nearly indestructible (weather sealing on xp2) and they hybrid finder is so so great...

In short, for this point and time, I really think fuji has nailed it...what's not to like?
 
For me.... NO.
The build quality of my (sold) X100 and my XE1 is fine for their price points, and my needs.
If they magically made them pro-tough for no added cost, I'd say "sure, why not" but that's not real, nor do I personally need that to happen.
 
"... should the x100 and x-e cameras have the same build quality as the x-pro and x-t?

I voted yes, however, I am not familiar with the build quality of the x-t, X100, or x-e.
 
I wish my X pro 1 had the built quality of the X100 original I also have... The X100 is nicer than X Pro 1 for build quality. I think you may have it backwards.
 
The X100T is very durable already. All it needs is weather sealing, and, a more solid LCD frame. The rear display on the X100T seems a little bit flimsy. Push a little bit on the LCD or the frame around the LCD on the back and you get all sorts of bleeds on the display itself.

Anyway, I dropped an X100T on the pavement and it got a few scratches, but survived perfectly. Does it need to be more solid? Probably not. The size and weight is perfect. I would accept a very very slight increase in size and weight to add weather resistance, but that's it.

The more important thing is that the next X100 camera gets the tech from the X-Pro2, including the very nice button layout!
 
I have an original X100 bought from a member here about a year ago and have taken it to Lake Placid in the winter (really really cold) as well as the Jersey shore (hot and salty-humid) and no issues of any kind. I know it feels light and sort of flimsy but it works so far without any hiccups. Love the sensor and lens as well!!
 
There's nothing wrong with the build quality. Weather sealing would be nice, but honestly, i've used my T in light rain with no issues anyway. Other than that, i've dropped it a couple times, I take it everywhere. It still works perfectly.
 
I think maybe I get what the OP means. The X-Pro2 (especially so) and X-T1 feel better in your hands (better materials being used) and I would like that to at least be represented better in the X100 series. I'd like the X100 to be a bit larger too. However, it is also fine as is. The X-E series is by far the worse feeling of the lot. I don't care for it at all. I wouldn't mind it being discontinued if they don't do a complete overhaul of it. ;)
 
i like the feel of the x cameras just fine...but i would not turn down a slightly heftier, more robust body.
i might move away from fuji should they ever decide to dump the x bodies...i don't want a mini dslr shaped body and i don't need an ovf plus a evf in one body.
 
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