As you might know, I consider the first day ranking on AmazonUS like the first polls on election days… for sure not the final result, but a pretty reliable indication about how people react to a new product.
And it seems that the Graphite X-T1 and X100T are the next big hit of Fujifilm.
Pre-order
(& support FR. No extra cost for you, but a small comission is valued back to FR. Thanks to those who decide to support FR this way)
X100T: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
Graphite Silver X-T1: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
XF 56mm f/1.2 APD: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
X-T1 + XF 18-135 WR: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE:
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No preorders for the 50-140 in Canada?
Erm, you do know Amazon cooks its data don’t you? Also I’m not sure I’m going to cheer for a multibillion yen multinational conglomerate just yet. I do like the x100t though.
sry, I’m not a native English speaker… what does “cook the data” mean? That they cheat?
So then by accusation, X30 sales are really bad it really good then, splash?!
Yes, the term means to manipulate numbers, statistics, or similar to influence or force particular results. So they are implying that Amazon has an algorithm that may unfairly favor or detract from particular items based on their sales goals.
thanks
And what would be Amazon’s interest in “cooking data”, exactly?
Are you implying Fuji sponsors Amazon?
What about the X30? They had really low preorders… Or are you just another conspiracy theorist?
X100t …preorder Germany ?
http://www.top-foto.de get it with an extra battery in the configurable “spar-set” and you can snap both for 1167.
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X100T beautiful camera. Now looks like a serious tool to have lost of fun
Is there links to pre-order X-T1 w/ 18-135 bundle ?
only in US for now
Oops. Meant graphite silver with the lens. I see black xt1 is bundled. Luckily im in America for the time being.
Save yourself the VAT, Kenji and just buy the body and the lens separately in the states from B&H.
I sorta want the graphite with the 18-135 as well as a bundled kit too, but I don’t see it offered that way for pre-order. Just have to order separately.
Might just wait till November and hope B&H offers it, or there’s any of the new X-T1 graphite left, which just goes to show, for all the people pining and balling on here about how bad the graphite looked when Patrick showed the initial images, seems like that didn’t slow down sales.
Guess, Fuji doesn’t have to worry about fanboys, photo geeks and the nay-sayers after all.
I think I will wait next week and see if Fuji makes X-Pro2 announcement first at Photokina.
Such an amazing update. Absolutely spectacular. The industry is sitting up and taking notice.
When “Classic Chrome” all but replaces your beloved Portra film, you will be sitting up and taking notice….
ah, and in case you saw the X100T video, do you like the new HVF?
Man , the fuji system is becoming more and more expensive. Here in Australia, even though the price is in anticipation only, the Graphite version is $1900+ and the 50-140 is close to the $2000 mark. Compared to the canon 70-200 mkII and 24-70 mk II is around $2200 – $2400 which is an overall better lens for professional use at true 2.8 aperture.
What attracted me to the fuji system in the first place was the affordability of the system in a small package. But as of now, it’s becoming increasing costly and moving closer to Full Frame pricing in my opinion.
I have to agree with this, I started out with the X-M1 since it was a DSLR sensor at an entry level price. Now it seems Fuji is focusing on the higher end equipment and gradually marking up the prices. It’s great quality, and I understand the need to make profits, but there is a definite shift towards the niche shooters rather than the casual shooters.
And that’s why we order from HK 😉
But in fairness, the Fuji version of those lenses are still cheaper (if ordered overseas) and lighter. Australia seems to get a lot of mark up, which is weird since we are so close to Asia, you would think we would benefit being so close geographically to Japan/China.
To be fair, the similar “pro” line for MFT lenses are very expensive too.
There are usually options, however. For example, I’m hoping the new XF 56mm will push the price of the old one down, but for the moment the 60mm is very cheap on the grey and second-hand market.
Similarly the XC 50-230mm is very competitive with the XF 55-200mm, and for most people would be a very good introduction zoom rather than the more expensive XF zooms recently introduced.
Are those lenses you’re comparing it to weather resistant? (I honestly don’t know.)
No offence to you, but like a lot of others the assumption is that the smaller size of the lenses should equate to a lower price. The problem is that the physical body of the lens, although smaller on Aps-C or MFT, is quite a small proportion of the total cost in lenses like the new 50-140. A look at the specification shows that it has a number of very high quality glass elements and very high quality glass is both expensive and heavy.
The time to decide if a particular lens is value for money or not is when the various testing sites start publishing their results.
A long time ago my father used to say “You cannot buy a Rolls Royce for Ford prices”. Unfortunately that is even more relevant with camera lenses.
Bit unfair to compare a just announced lens to a lens that has been on the market for some time (pricing wise). Those canon lenses were very expensive at first, and the price has reduced since then. The same will happen to the Fuji lenses.
I would also say, that my fuji lenses have proved much more reliable than my Canon L lenses, and that has saved me a lot in servicing/repair costs.
Hey Patrick,
I want to order a X100T but I’m in Australia, it’s way more expensive to ship here from the U.S. I normally order from Hong Kong cause it’s cheaper, I normally get my stuff from E-Finity (ebay) or DWI Digital Cameras, if you can get links from them or even from any other vendor from Hong Kong, I’ll order off your link.
Hey Omar, I also order from E-Finity. Have you ever had an issue when ordering items over $1k? Most of the stuff I order from them is below the $1k mark to avoid the hassles of customs.
Nope, I’ve ordered over $1k and no problem from customs… I don’t want to get them in trouble though, but they don’t mark the boxes… haha
I’m also from Australia. Would appreciate an e-finity link or DWI if it’ll help you out. I’ve probably refreshed this site a thousand times in the last week.
Hi Ronald, I recently ordered from Japan for $3K and they marked it as $1K for customs, I wasn’t aware of the $1K limit but now I understand why they did it, my stuff wasn’t stopped at customs.
sorry. the only affiliation in Australia is camerapro for now.
Patrick,
First of all congrats on your work: the rumors you reported where spot on!
Then I still have two quick questions with the December firmware update am I right in thinking that the Black and Graphite versions will be identical ? And what about the possible hardware upgrade : what could it provide (if confirmed)
Thanks again
the silver and black versions will be identical after the firmware upadate. The hardware upgrade hasn’t been confirmed until now. So I have no idea if it will ever come and what it could eventually provide…. sorry.
Thanks for clarifying and … no need to be sorry, your work is impressive enough as it is!
I was waiting for the x-pro 2 in addition to the x-t1 I already own.
Now I just ordered a silver graphite version of the x-t1.
Its a great camera!
is the x100T using the same D-pad in the XT1?
Q: Does this big deal about a silver x-t1 and December firmware mean there is no replacement coming for quite some time?