X-Pro 1?

[Herjulfr]

I got the xpro1 in 2012. I still have the camera, and I will keep it for a few more years. I'm doing mainly landscapes, still life and portraits, AF is not a problem for me. I would not do sports and I was sometimes frustrated when trying to photograph my young daughters. Otherwise, image quality is great.

I almost only use fuji lenses, along with an old canon FD 50mm. Manual focusing with the legacy lens is somewhat tricky, but I got used to it and almost never misfocus now.

Fuji glass is superb. And solid. So is the camera. Mine suffered a 6 feet fall on my (wooden) veranda and it did not even dent.

You should find someone who has one and try it.

 

[montaggio]

I just pulled the trigger today on one at B&H. I was thinking about waiting a bit to see if they come down just a bit more, but I'm starting to see them as out of stock at a number of places near Toronto. What can you buy for $499 USD - that also includes a memory card and a nice little case that I can give away to some budding teenage photographer?

I would describe myself as a fairly serious amateur, pushing retirement, with some travel time on my hands. It was the travel that made me move from D2S to an OMD - smaller, lighter - but the JPEGs have never been exceptional, and I like working in a shallower depth of field. I tried to love MFT, but it's just not working. Post processing RAW is great, but I'm a bit too lazy to do that with anything other than those special pics.

Size is right, images appear exceptional, the glass (which is really what attracted me) is stellar - bought the 23mm to start, the camera's quirkiness is compelling to me (I can relate) - I'm not in a hurry and I miss the film days of being so involved in the process.

And so I bought it. It will be my new travel camera. I didn't pay much more for it than I did my little Sony WX350 (which delivers below standard pics imho, but I'll keep it because it's an easy in pocket camera when travelling).

For that price, I buy an exciting new platform to build a few very impressive lenses around. I'm just struggling very hard to see the downside.

 

[kuzano]

New Enhancements on the X pro1...today!!!

New Enhancements on the X pro1...today!!!

I just pulled the trigger today on one at B&H. I was thinking about waiting a bit to see if they come down just a bit more, but I'm starting to see them as out of stock at a number of places near Toronto. What can you buy for $499 USD - that also includes a memory card and a nice little case that I can give away to some budding teenage photographer?

I would describe myself as a fairly serious amateur, pushing retirement, with some travel time on my hands. It was the travel that made me move from D2S to an OMD - smaller, lighter - but the JPEGs have never been exceptional, and I like working in a shallower depth of field. I tried to love MFT, but it's just not working. Post processing RAW is great, but I'm a bit too lazy to do that with anything other than those special pics.

Size is right, images appear exceptional, the glass (which is really what attracted me) is stellar - bought the 23mm to start, the camera's quirkiness is compelling to me (I can relate) - I'm not in a hurry and I miss the film days of being so involved in the process.

And so I bought it. It will be my new travel camera. I didn't pay much more for it than I did my little Sony WX350 (which delivers below standard pics imho, but I'll keep it because it's an easy in pocket camera when travelling).

For that price, I buy an exciting new platform to build a few very impressive lenses around. I'm just struggling very hard to see the downside.

Just saw a notice today.. can't remember where, but in advance of the X-Pro2 Fuji just announced an enhanced X-Pro1... Will see if I can turn that up again. New price!

 

[sweathog]

Well, I like how this thread developed while I was AFK.

Kuzano, I hope you can dig out the link, sounds interesting.

 

[willie_901]

Just saw a notice today.. can't remember where, but in advance of the X-Pro2 Fuji just announced an enhanced X-Pro1... Will see if I can turn that up again. New price!

Link please... otherwise this never happened.

 

[dee]

I have just indulged in a new £158 X-Pro1 body to use with a 35 f2.5 Color Scopar borrowed from the M8 , maybe a 50mm Zuiko , 50 f1.4 / 35 f2.8 Rokkors ... 50 f2 Nikon ... even more useful - 135 f3.5 Rokkor at infinity for airshows - no focus worries !!

All this info is priceless , but has not put me off - thank you .
dee

 

[Darthfeeble]

To quote Jack Benny

To quote Jack Benny

The Fuji X-Pro1 a terrible camera, I tell you. I don't know how I've managed to put up with such inferior technology for the past four years.


Hit or miss metering:

Poor manual focus with Fuji's fly-by-wire focussing, especially in dimly lit conditions:

Poor performance in low-light -- impossible to focus:

Mediocre performance with non-legacy lenses:

Poor reproduction of foliage, particularly in the greens:

In conclusion:

The X-Pro 1 is rubbish. RUBBISH I scream! Yet I am stranded ... destined to wander the photographic wastelands until I am one day rescued with the delivery of the perfect image-making machine. Until then ...

"Now THAT's Funny"

 

[Trius]

Of course, but that doesn't mean that we all photograph the same things the same way and that its deficiencies aren't real for some users. Why get offended?

I wasn't offended. Maybe re-read what I wrote.

 

[dee]

Maybe a Leica M mount with Amadeo adapter to Contax J3 etc ...

 

[dee]

Just have to sell a 1933 black Leica II body and buy the cheapest lens - 27mm f2.8 would suit , with nom 40mm at APSC !! It's just so compact .[ is this lens OK on IQ ? ]

dee

 

[jsrockit]

[ is this lens OK on IQ ? ]

Of course... but then again, I don't know what you expect.

 

[willie_901]

The 28/2.8 is a great reportage lens. It's only weakness is the extreme corners aren't as good as other Fujinin XF lenses.

I used this lens a lot on my X-Pro 1. I really liked it. There isn't much glass to move, so AF quicker than some of the larger Fujunon's. This is helpful for the X-Pro 1's slower CPU. Its compact size makes the X-Pro 1 a more practical daily carry.