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Camera Preview: Fujifilm X-T1 with XF 10-24mm F/4 R OIS |
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I walked into a coffee shop in the hip part of town where the poorest neighbourhood in Canada meets industrial meets trendy hipster meets lawyers and architects zone. I prepared to sit down by unloading all my stuff from around my neck when I heard someone from behind me say, „Hey, is that the new Fuji X-T1?“. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. This camera is creating a lot of buzz in the technology industry. Even people who aren’t following the mirrorless trend has heard about this camera. Why all the interest? Is this camera really such a big deal? From a technology stand-point, there really isn’t anything ground breaking about the new Fujifilm X-T1. It has most of the inner guts of the recently released X-E2 (see my full review here), but the ergonomics and functionality of a modern DSLR, with a bit of retro styling and functionality of an old school film camera. Nothing new here folks. Olympus pulled off this combination recently with the release of the OM-D EM1 (successor to the EM5). It has great ergonomics, functionality, retro-styling, DLSR performance in a reasonably sized mirrorless body… but it has a micro 4/3 sized sensor. That in itself isn’t a bad thing, but many serious photographers wanted everything that the OM-D provided but with a larger sensor. Sony came out recently with their A7 series of full-frame mirrorless, but it’s awkward looking (ok, I know this is subjective and irrelevant to shooting ability, but its important to many), ergonomics is a bit odd, not many lenses available yet (except with adapters) and the performance (mostly AF) was below what people were expecting. Why couldn’t someone make a camera that functions like the Olympus OM-D, but with a larger sensor size like the Sony A7? ……

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Fujifilm Fujinon XF10-24mm F4.0

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