Last year, Fujifilm overextended itself a bit by reaching downmarket. The plasticky X-M1 and X-A1 were both fine cameras, but they sacrificed a bit too much of the premium X Mount experience in the name of gaining new users. This year, seemingly out of nowhere, comes Fujifilm’s new X-T1 (MSRP $1,299.95 body-only). Breaking from the rangefinder style that the company wholeheartedly embraced with the X-Pro1 and X-E1, the X-T1 is a classic SLR-style mirrorless camera based on the same excellent, growing system of lenses. Built with the same exquisite attention-to-detail that Fuji’s other Japanese-manufactured cameras feature, this new body outshines its stablemates in a number of ways. But, the X-T1 is entering enemy territory. Our 2013 camera of the year, Olympus’s OM-D E-M1 set a high water mark for a speedy, modern mirrorless camera. Making the segment even tougher to compete in, Sony’s A7 and A7R both bring a full-frame sensor in a compact body. But, Fujifilm hasn’t sent the X-T1 into battle without an arsenal of its own. Featuring weather sealing, a high-resolution EVF, and a great control scheme, the X-T1 looks like it’s got the right stuff to go up against that tough competition in the mid-$1,000 price range…….

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Brendan Nystedt Fuji X-T1 Reviewed.com