Gold Award, what else 😉
Once again the Fujifilm X-T1 gained an important award. This time it’s Dpreview (review here) that assigns the Gold Award to the X-T1, saying:
“The X-T1 is probably Fujifilm’s best camera to date, offering a compelling combination of intuitive handling, excellent image quality, and one of best electronic viewfinders we’ve seen. It also features on of the most impressive autofocus systems on any camera at this price level, both in terms of accuracy with fast lenses and tracking moving subjects. Over all it’s a hugely engaging and capable camera, and one that’s fundamentally a joy to use.”
It has just two weak spots: the video… and it’s hard to find in stock!
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Congra’s, I hope one is in my future
Who cares what DPR says?
They used to be great but now just too deteriorated to really lousy level
Well, it’s quite reassuring to see that every review site is saying about the same thing about this model. And the sales and users feedback seem to be in line with this opinion.
…despite the
-poor video quality
-over-processed images
-waxy skin tones.
Over-processed? The photographer has full control on how the images will look…whether raw or jpg. Sure, someone can shoot all velvia jpg’s if he/she wants to, but you don’t HAVE to 😉 Velvia is a little over-cooked in my opinion, so I tone it down a little in Lightroom (after selecting the velvia profile, I make adjustments to reduce saturation and some other tweaks).
This is a contradictory statement, don’t you think? What’s the point to use “default” Velvia preset in-camera and then “tone it down” in LR, when you can easily dial down saturation, pump up the shadows etc – right with the camera’s own controls?
I was talking about shooting raw, then in lightroom selecting the velvia profile, then lowering the saturation and anything else I want to edit to make it more like what I want to see. And yes, of course, like any camera if you’re just shooting jpg, you can change the settings in the camera to get the end result you want. I usually only shoot raw so I do all my adjustments in post.
Video quality is quite good. It’s the control that is missing a few features, but they are improving.
Agreed. I hope there is something that Fuji can add via firmware in the future.
So what’s it to be then? First you say “-poor video quality” now you are agreeing it’s good but missing controls?!!?! You sound a little confused.
The first post had all the hallmarks of a troll, while this one seems like back peddling!
Nah, if you look at his other posts he is a genuine user.
I think, like many of us, he just has high hopes for these high-priced devices. Not everyone can afford these things so easily… but thankfully X-T1 is cheaper than comparable DSLRs 🙂
Agreed that the camera is missing manual controls.
Take a look at the video samples on dpreview. You can see plenty of moire and artifacts in the sample video of the waterfountain, specifically. Dpreview writer took a 100% crop sample of the area and specifically mentioned his concerns.
Please document yourself before calling anyone names.
I can’t believe the video quality is as bad as stated in DPreview. Check their page of the snapshot of video, I think even my X-E1 is not like that. What is wrong there?
I don’t know why some just want to rain on other’s parade.
If you don’t like the camera, fine…but no need to visit a site for Fuji enthusiasts and just be negative. There’s enough negativity in the world.
Also, if you are going to bash a camera, you better provide some better support for your arguments.
Negative opinions should be welcomed. Fuji stuck a few buttons on an M1, tweaked a few things, and called it T1. That is what Fuji does … remarkably well. But there are some serious shortcomings that Fuji does not seem willing to address, but which I expect they will address when they move to the next generation sensor.
When I read throughout the DP review I was surprised they gave the camera such a high score. Their remarks echo what I have read else where …
There are negative opinions, then there are lurker a who simply can’t stand 97% of fuji-anything who continue to post on here. Ahem.
Its people like me, some better some worse, who give Fuji the feedback that helps them improve their product. Since purchasing the little Ricoh GR I’ve basically lost interest in the X series, mostly because of the UI implementation is so poor in comparison and despite Fuji cameras having better IQ in most cases!
I don’t expect any of these kind of changes to appear until the next sensor generation since it is non trivial.
However, an Instax remains on the shopping list … and I wait for Fuji to make a “purist” camera, along the lines of the x100s, probably B&W, perhaps 50mm and without so many buttons and features – it might be that Sony and Zeiss make that first?
I don’t know much about the video (never used it on any camera I owned…) but I completely disagree with the last two points… you must be doing something wrong with the settings
From what I read, the X-T1 did not fix the overly aggressive NR issue that causes skin to turn to wax at high ISO’s. Perhaps you can provide some samples to prove the other reports wrong?
Very easy fix to waxy skin tones at high ISO. Set your NR to -1 or -2 (depending on your taste).
Sorry for upsetting anyone…
I see everyone is defending the camera…
That was my impression based on the samples I saw on dpreview. Great camera, not perfect. I’d still buy it it I had to get a new camera today. I have the E, happy with it.
You mean the same DPR whos camera reviewer could not figure out that turning ‘off’ the high-iso noise setting would have made a night/day difference in the jpeg quality, and then trashed the camera because they left it at default? That DPR?
(A7 camera)
You’re not upsetting me, that’s for sure. I don’t care about video, but my list of things that I don’t like (or even hate) about the last generation of X (XE2/XT1, as I own both) keeps growing. Waxy skin and over processing are obvious concerns, I agree. But there’s a lot of other screw-ups (fanboys call them “quirks”), mostly from the usability/ergonomics perspective.
Waiting for a X-T2 with a more modern sensor and 24 mpix. A great camera, but the physical sensor is the old Sony which has been around for four years.
(Less than 24mpix is a showstopper for me – regardless of sensor size.)
How large do you print?
I use primes, often the best shots need to be cropped, more pixels the better!
I’m no Pro, only get 1 good shot in 100 and one worth printing in 1000. SO … with odds like that I don’t want a shortage of pixels! And would rather crop than carry a second or third lens.
YMMV.
Gold 84% huh. Fuji must be upping the bribe coffers…
Forgot your tin foil hat again?
Maybe. But I notice these comments coming mostly from E-M1 users. Reality is that sensor is quarter the size and more expensive than an X-T1 or, for that matter, an X-M1. I love Olympus, but the E-M10 is the sweet spot for MFT.
There is another thing that many don’t notice. In the comparison tool (DPreview) for low light, there is a ruler on the right side of the center. You can compare X-T1 with E-M1, E-M10 or Cannon DSLR. You will find many show strange colors of the ruler while X-T1 shows a normal one. Looks like opposite to the video comparison. Can someone point it out in DPreview with a screenshot?
The video comparison — That is something I noticed and pointed to when I stated that the video quality is (…you know…) but everyone shut me down.
Looks like a win win, wait a while to see what the XPRO 2 brings to the party and if you still prefer the XT1 then it will be cheaper. Still loving the X100, so looking forward to the next few months
Now, if Fuji could just deliver a working X-T1 + 18-55 kit. I just returned my second kit, again because it looks like the O.I.S. on the 18-55 does not work. It creates blurry images, this time on the right side of the image, in every third picture or so. The X-T1 + 18-55 concept is brilliant and the buttons do indeed give a much better feeling of physical response on later built X-T1s (it was a 41M12xxx, the previous was a 41M074xx), but the quality of the 18-55 is sadly a disaster at the moment. If the quality continues to be on the level I have experienced, Fuji may even go out of business with its imaging division, at least the enthusiast part (X-mount), where people tend to look more closely at their images.
This is hardly a worldwide issue. I haven’t heard anyone complain about this with the 18-55 myself. I think they’ll be in business yet.
I agree that we should have heard more about it if all the 18-55s were as bad, but it still feels strange that after using an excellent X-E1 + 18-55 kit (except for the occasional grinding noise that the early ones including mine had), I have now returned one X-E2 kit and two X-T1 kits, the X-E2 kit did not give sharp images, not sure why, and the X-T1 kits seemed to have O.I.S. issues. It would be intersting to know if someone else on FR has seen the same, but so far I have got no indication of that. I really wish that I could get a good one, because IMHO the X-T1 + 18-55 is the best travel camera you can get today.