It’s beautiful, simple to use and elegant. And the Fuji X-Pro 1 is rightly going to end up in a lot of camera bags when it hits the streets.
What impressed us the most was just how easy the this gorgeous mirrorless camera is to use. Aperture is controlled by a ring around the lens. Shutter speed is controlled by a dial on the top of camera. If want the camera to automatically control these features? Just set them to “A”. Simplicity itself.
A hybrid viewfinder lets you toggle back and forth between the viewfinder and the rear display. Perfect for taking overhead shots. All the camera’s display options are visible in both the back display and in the viewfinder, so you don’t have to pull the camera away from your eye while adjusting settings. Our only beef with the X-Pro1 might be that the autofocus won’t be as snappy as we’d like. If you’re used to a nice point-and-shoot or DSLR’s speedy autofocus, this could be frustrating. But hey, beauty always comes at a price.
Oh, speaking of which: X-Pro1 should be ready at the end of February for around (*gulp!*) $US2400. [Fuji]
Ollie
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 7:18 AMMmmm I think there’s a lot of other things I’d buy before downing that sorta money on a roided up p&s. That could buy me the 24-70 L I’ve always wanted, a makerbot replicator (with change), almost a whole new PC…
Alex
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 8:55 AMtoo $$$ for what it is … you can get D7000 for that price with kit lens
and thats like one step above camera
Vebi
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:10 AMI know, these cameras are terribly overpriced for what they actually do (they’re just point and shoots, no matter how they’re marketed, and Fuji isn’t even the best lens maker anyway).
Vebi
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:12 AMWait, aperture on the lens? So for a zoom lens you now have a ring for zoom, a ring for focus and a ring for aperture? Sounds terrible.
julian
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 10:27 AMwhy not the d4?
jackatron
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 10:30 AMAperture rings on the lens have been around forever. My old Pentax from the 70s has it. If people want simple cameras with no features I’d recommend getting an old film camera, it’s a lot cheaper!
DSLRs really aren’t that complicated to use though, not sure why people don’t just read the manuals…
Will
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 10:56 AMFar over priced. Go buy 5D for that kind of money. Or a G12 and some strippers.
Vebi
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 1:11 PMWell, a 5D MkII does cost about 3400 dollars with lens.
Actually, what the hell does Fuji think it’s doing?
Mikey
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 2:05 PMOnly if you’re bent on an L-Series as the lens. 5Dmk2 + a rock bottom 50mm 1.8 (yes, equivalent to a toilet roll stuffed with lens elements) would only be $2200 shipped from HK with 2 years of international warranty.
Long story short, there’s no excuse to spend that much money on something that’s not full frame. If you want simplicity, keep your phone cam with you at all times.
Vincent
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 8:32 AMMost stupid thing I’ve read today. Why the hell would you make a kit with a 5d2 and 50mm f1.8? Fuji xpro-1 with any of the kit lenses will be superior to 5d2 with a crap lens. No point in buying a fancy sensor and put poor quality glass on it except to support an unsubstantial and irrelevant argument on price.
Terry
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 11:14 AMAt that price ,Fuji wont break any sales records , They can be assured of that , And there are far better buys around for half the price. Wake UP Fuji .
D
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 6:13 PMYou people do know that Fuji is one of the best known lens makers, right? They help design and pretty much made the Hasselblad x-pan, as well as their most recent systems.
Plus with the ability to use Leica lenses, this is equivalent of an Leica M8, which cost more than twice and without a kit lens.
I think this is a brilliant camera, I have been waiting for this for a very long time. I am definitely buying this camera.
D
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 6:16 PMCorrection, M8 does not cost anymore twice of xpro-1. But it’s also missing all of the advance features of the Fuji.