Of all the leaks that have trickled out in the pre-CES churn, there’s maybe none prettier than Fujifilm’s X-Pro1. And now we’ve got the full, official spec rundown, and it looks it’s a beauty on the inside as well.
Lurking inside the X-Pro1′s vintage-styled body is a 16MP APS-CMOS sensor, a new filter array, and Fuji’s EXR processor technology. The sensor has a 6×6 colour array, rather than the traditional 2×2, which should mean clearer, better shots. And the camera shoots full HD video as well, up to 1080p.
The camera itself is accompanies by three interchangeable Fujinon lenses—the XF18mmF2 R (27mm equivalent) f/2.0, XF 35mmF1.4 R (53mm equivalent) f/1.4, and XF60mmF2.4 R Macro (90mm equivalent) F/2.4—that each have rounded blade edges for increased sharpness. The XF lens range is new, specifically designed to work with the XPro-1, and are all-glass, aspherical workhorses. You can adjust aperture in increments of 1/3, giving you welcome control over your shots. And nine more lenses are incoming, ranging from a 60mm F2.4 Macro telephoto to a 18mm F2.0 wide angle.
Those lenses are paired with a new X Mount lens mount that’s impressively spin, and Fuji’s claiming extremely fast (though unspecific) shutter times. More impressively, it acts as a go-between for the lens and camera to communicate important features like focal length.
Other features? The X-Pro1 includes a gussied up version of Fuji’s Hybrid Viewfinder, which lets you switch between optical and electronic viewfinders with the flip of a switch. The framing adjusts automatically based on the positioning of your lens. Every time you switch your lens, the framing lines compensate accordingly, saving you some settings adjustment headaches. You can also manually set your focal distance and switch between viewfinder magnifications.
One note about the look: it’s synthetic leather that we’ve been seeing in those recent leaks, which while more resilient for outdoor use could run the risk of feeling cheap. At the very least, the X-Pro1 offers some style in a category long accustomed to blocky mounds of utility.
The rig aims square at mid-to-high end DSLR market, and though the price hasn’t been announced yet you can expect it to be in the high three digits. The lenses themselves are expected to come in at around $US650. It’ll be available in February, but we’re hoping to get our hands on it much sooner than that.
Jj
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 11:40 AMIs this the new x100?
Tom
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:14 PMaimed at the ‘mid-to-high’ end DSLR market? I don’t think many using the 5d mark II or D700 will be switching exclusively to this camera.
I don’t understand all this infatuation with mirror-less cameras at the moment.
Jimmy
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 1:47 PMGizmodo has got that all wrong. Look at the styling and dimensions, can you Leica? That’s what mirrorless cameras like this and sony’s Nex-7 are targeting, quality in a smaller discrete package.
Vincent
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 3:44 PMSorry Brian but it looks like you’ve got no clue :/
“And nine more lenses are incoming, ranging from a 60mm F2.4 Macro telephoto to a 18mm F2.0 wide angle”
Well there’s already a 60mm f2.4macro and a 18mm f2.0.
“You can adjust aperture in increments of 1/3, giving you welcome control over your shots”
Nothing special here, all cameras with manual control offer 1/3 stop increments.
“Those lenses are paired with a new X Mount lens mount that’s impressively spin, and Fuji’s claiming extremely fast (though unspecific) shutter times.”
What exactly is that supposed to mean? What’s “extremely fast shutter times”?
“The framing adjusts automatically based on the positioning of your lens. Every time you switch your lens, the framing lines compensate accordingly, saving you some settings adjustment headaches.”
What kind of setting adjustments? There is absolutely no link between framing lines and setting adjustments. What actually happens is that the optical viewfinder has a fixed view angle. When the focal length of the lens doesn’t match the viewfinder view angle, some parallax error occurs. Also because the optical viewfinder is not in line with the lens, you also get parallax error during macro shots which is why it automatically switches to digital viewfinder to avoid this.
“One note about the look: it’s synthetic leather that we’ve been seeing in those recent leaks, which while more resilient for outdoor use could run the risk of feeling cheap.”
Actually, the body is weather resistant and if the built quality is as good as the X100 it will certainly not feel cheap. Especially with the aluminium alloy body.
“The rig aims square at mid-to-high end DSLR market, and though the price hasn’t been announced yet you can expect it to be in the high three digits.”
No it’s aiming at other mirror-less cameras. I don’t see how it can compete with any other DSLR system with only 3 lens choices. I personally own a 5dmk2 and I got a X100 as my everyday camera. As soon as the X Pro1 is available where I live, it will replace my X100. I’m not getting any other mirrorless cameras because the built quality is simply not there. I’m hoping the X Pro 1 will be on par with the X100 quality and I’ll be sold.