Although it’s compact system camera and therefore has an electronic viewfinder, the Fuji X-T1 looks every bit as old-school as the Nikon Df. Fuji also has a little more experience of integrating such controls into a digital system than Nikon. First impressions after using a pre-production sample of the Fuji X-T1 indicate that it’s a little slicker in this respect than its considerably more expensive full-frame competition. The new, larger, faster viewfinder on the X-T1 gives a very nice clear view and it looks very promising for use with moving subjects and developing action. The ability to see an enlarged section to one side of the whole scene could be very popular with manual focus fans – especially given that there’s Fuji’s Focus Peak Highlight and Digital Split Image view available. Some photographers are still uncertain about moving to an electronic viewfinder, but they are improving all the time and the X-T1’s looks excellent. As well as allowing an enlarged view for manual focusing, EVFs have the benefit of showing the image as it will be captured with all camera settings taken into account. I’m looking forward to giving it a thorough test to see if it really can take the place of an optical viewfinder. Some may be a little surprised that Fuji has effectively brought out two variants of the X-E2. The X-E2 with the rangefinder form and the X-T1 with an SLR-like shape and greater provision of control dials. However, the X-T1 is likely to have greater appeal for photographers that are more familiar with using SLRs and those who want plenty of direct control. These users are unlikely to be put off by the lack of a touchscreen and the X-T1’s dials give them very quick way of checking and adjusting the exposure settings – especially when a lens with an aperture ring is mounted………

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