Those of you living in Japan can visit the CP+ Fuji booth in Yokohama. The picture on top shows the new Fuji X PRO 1 with M-mount adapter and attached! A full set of Fuji booth images can be seen at DC.watch (Click here).
And there is are many new Full Size X PRo 1 image samples at http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy/fujifilm_xpro1 (via Fujirumors.com). They have been posted by Hugo Poon which says: “I’m not a reviewer and this is no review. Have to be frank, I never have the time (nor interest) to do detailed tests and comparison. My only interest in an equipment is how well it can help me capture the moment and document the familiar places that are fast changing and even disappearing… Though I had had only a couple of days to shoot with this new gear, I couldn’t be more convinced that this is Fuji’s one most powerful photo taking machine to date.
PS. Click “original” for best viewing quality. “
Not many websites posted X PRO 1 image smaples. Here is the short list: Fuji (Click here to see), Christian Fletcher (Click here),vladdodan (Click here), F64 (Click here), Focus Numerique (Click here) and Fotodigitalonline (Click here).
The question to you is:
The Fuji X PRO 1 camera can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here), Epxansys US (Click here) and Expansys Canada (Click here).
in Europe at Jessops UK (Click here), eBay Italy (Click here) and Expansys UK (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here) and eBay Japan (Click here).
The Fuji X 18mm f/2.0 can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here).
The Fuji X 35mm f/1.4 can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
in Asia at Amazon Japan (Click here).
The Fuji X 60mm f/2.4 macro can be preordered:
in USA/Canada at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here).
42 Responses
Fuji Pro is on top of my list! All lenses I need exists/is in their roadmap. Lens prices are decent. Already the X100 exposure accuracy is very good as well as lots detail in both highlight and shadow.
Nex-7: using the adapter you can have a quite good lens line-up – at the sacrifice of portability
EM5: Is the IQ really better than from the G3 I already own? No doubt camera features are better, but at double price. I miss macro and HQ telezoom in my lens case. = continuing in m43 system will cost too.
X100 sounds really promising, but I still haven’t seen the sharpness I’ve been expecting from the 18/2 in the samples floating around. There’s also been more NR than I’d like in some of the high-ISO JPEG shots – I’ll be waiting to see how well the sensor really performs in RAW once samples and converters are out.
NEX 7: why should NEX be less portable than other mirrorless systems with adapted lenses? Or do you mean that legacy lenses are larger than native lenses? If legacy DSLR glass is too large, there are lots of compact (though not always cheap) rangefinder lenses – M39, M, G mounts.
EM-5: I don’t think the IQ is noticeably better than G3 so far. But it does have some advantages: metal body, weather sealing, better viewfinder (it has a progressive display unlike the G3’s field sequential display, so has 3x the real number of pixels), eye sensor, IBIS, wireless flash. I do agree that the price point is too high – I’d rather get a GH2, which although larger and heavier (and plastic), is still the video king. There are some nice macro options in m43 – ZD 50/2 w adapter, ME 45/2.8 and the upcoming Oly 60/2.8, and the HQ telezoom is coming, though it won’t be small or cheap.
All 3 competing systems have their strengths and weaknesses. As much as the X-Pro1 entices me, I can’t (personally) justify paying $2.3k+ for the camera and an extra lens to get started in a new system. And the AF, handling speed and video are classic Fuji weak points. But I’m betting it’ll have the best DR and noise characteristics of the coming generation.
NEX-7 is still hurting from the paucity of E-mount lenses, and the Zeiss 24/1.8 is very expensive. However, it has the best EVF and there are more lenses coming – hopefully, they’ll be good enough to keep up with the high resolution of the sensor, which hasn’t been true of the current lens lineup.
m43 is the dark horse entrant. It has the worst high ISO in stills, but the most mature system with the most lenses (many of which are very good). It has the fastest AF and the best video. The GH2 is the go-to choice for videographers, but you’ll have to decide if you can live with the limitations of the sensor if you’re a stills shooter.
Is someone going to ask Fuji how they expect people to focus that lens? Image magnification is not going to be the popular answer. Folks want focus peaking and it would be great if this can had it…
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Focus peaking would be also quite disappointing as the EVF is not going to be one of the best on the market… (Half the resolution of the Nex-7).
What’d be only interesting is a sort of focus confirm (bip and light) on the OVF, like you have when you use adapter ring with focus confirm chip on a DSLR (for example C/Y or Leica R on Canon EOS). 😉
But also when you see the price of the body I think they will sell this adapter for a premium .
x1.5 crop factor, small finder and quite a big body size (for a mirrorless) make it not as appealing than that…
Agreed. Magnification stinks, especially for street, which is what people will use this camera for. That said, after seeing these samples I think I’m sold. I’ve been debating between this, the nex7, and an m43 body, but I think these push me over the edge.
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No idea what they are thinking, really. I also hope this camera is not so fiddly as the X10, I tried it in a shop and it felt like a cheap toy.
Cannot agree more.
Magnifying is ok in general, but it’s impractical. You cannot verify or recompose during focusing too. Personally I like Nikon’s concept. A camera not only confirms us once a subject is focused precisely but also suggests how to turn lens clockwise or counterclockwise at all times.
Here are some more samples from a Fuji USA employees blog. Day and night shots
http://brandonremler.blogspot.com/2012/02/fujifilm-x-pro1-first-day-stroll.html
http://brandonremler.blogspot.com/2012/02/fujifilm-x-pro1-first-night-out.html
All I want to know is when is Fuji going to ship my camera and three lenses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Need 16-50 f2.8 zoom. Primes will not work for event or wedding photographers. And I can’t wait 6 months for fuji to come out with the lens. With OM-D as an option fuji isn’t as appealing as before with a $1,700 sticker price…
Hold on, how did you all use a camera before peaking was used? Peaking is ok, but not very accurate. Magnified view is much much more accurate. It is nice to have both for sure, but it isn’t the beginning and end of a camera either.
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I’d guess that many people extolling the virtues of focus peaking haven’t used it for critical focus. The technology was developed (and has been around for years) for video cameras, where the lower resolution and historically high DOF meant that focus accuracy was less important than operator speed.
As Matt says, it would be nice to have both, but not having it isn’t the end of the world. People got by for decades using zone focusing for street (“f8 and be there”), and you can get reasonably fast and accurate results just using the EVF or LCD with manual focus for quick shots.
Is focus peaking a nice feature? You bet. Is it essential? Probably less so than you might think. It’s definitely something to consider, but it would be rash to base your entire purchasing decision on one feature when you should be considering the strengths and weaknesses of a given camera (and system) as a whole.
You’re right, I’ve not used it, but the x-pro isn’t a rangefinder and if they’re pushing the use of M-mount lenses then surely there needs to be some help to focus the things? zooming in is slow. there’s no rangefinder patch like there would be on an M9. there’s no ground glass on the OVF like on an old SLR. if they’ve got other idea’s to help then I’m happy to hear them but focus peaking gets quite a bit of good press and I’d like to try it. surely even as an option you could turn off it would be a good thing?
Not sure its fair to say Fuji is pushing the M-mount adapter. They are selling their own auto-focus lenses. On the forums, owners of legacy glass have been pushing many of the manufactures to provide some kind of adaptation. It would be nice if Fuji managed something really accurate and efficient, but I suspect zone focusing and/or use of image magnification is going to be what you get.
I would guess that the M-mount lenses will work. By that I mean put a good image on the sensor. But to expect performance like that a native M-mount rangefinder would provide is probably unrealistic.
Well, on the X100 I manual focus by picking the area I want to focus on and push the AE/AFL button on the camera. Much faster than turning a focus ring on a lens and judging focus by some feedback system. It seems to nail it good enough so far. And the XP1 has that feature too. But of course that is no help for MF lenses.
It’ll depend on how good their viewfinder/LCD and display algorithms are.
On my GF1, I find the rear LCD to be great for manual focusing, even when I don’t use magnification. It has a response similar to ground glass on a DSLR, the image just ‘pops’ when it comes into focus.
On the other hand, I really didn’t like the EVF on the GH2 for manual focus. The field sequential display would tear with movement, and it wasn’t as clear when things were in focus. This despite the GH2 EVF claiming to have 3x the resolution of the GF1 LCD.
The only other mirrorless camera I’ve tried with manual lenses was a NEX-5, and the rear LCD was also adequate for critical focus. This was before Sony introduced peaking, I believe.
I will admit that doing critical focus on a rear LCD can be very tiring. After a few hours, your eyes hurt and your mind gets tired.
I hope that Fuji implements good aids for manual focusing. And I do think more manufacturers should follow Sony and Ricoh and add focus peaking. But it’s not a panacea.
Color, DR and noise seems to be well balanced and ISO3200 is really decent 😉
Picture quality looks good. Sad that they made the camera body so big.. full frame Leica is same size.
I still like Oly’s color better than any other, but low light performance is pretty impressive, even more without pixel peep, you wouldn’t say it’s ISO 25600.
“Focus peaking” is not very useful. Bright, shiny, contrasty bits light up even when they are not in focus.
“Focus peaking” in anemic bodies like the NEX (including the NEX-7) do not make them better. A better hand grip would help the NEX-7 better.
“Focus peaking” is a catch phrase that has no practical significance.
dumb question…the flange distance is enough for c mount adapter + lenses??
C Mount register: 17.526mm
X-Mount register: 17.7mm
That’s not going to be easy…
http://www.markerink.org/WJM/HTML/mounts.htm
It will be easy. It is easy to adapt c-mount lenses on m4/3rds (20mm registry) and the NEX (18mm registry).
Only limitation is that with an APS-C sensor you need to go for FL >50mm to have complete coverage.
Can someone explain me what the difference between the Fuji -> M-mount adapter and any of the NEX -> M-mount adapter I can find on ebay for 5$?
I don’t understand this hype about M-mount on Fuji.. M-mount has its sense when the camera is a rangefinder and the mount trasmits mechanically it’s focusing to to the rangefinder, but is this the case of the Fuji X PRO?
It’s not a hype : when you have several M-mount glasses since more than 20 years like me, and if you can’t afford a M9, you’re certainly looking for a camera which could offer a new life to the best glasses you have.
The problem with the X-Pro1 will certainly be the leak of focus confirmation with very fast MF lenses.
And what’s the difference of using leica lenses on a far cheaper nex?
IQ is reall impressive, but I’m disappointed with both AF and MF.
I’m not impressed – not at that price point. Though I have voted that I have to see more images before passing my judgment. (But if all the samples available are any evidence – then I’m definitely not impressed.)
X Pro 1 would have being attractive to me – if I were particularly attracted to the primes. To me primes are only a necessary evil to shoot in the dim light situations. Nothing more.
In the end, I do not see myself forking off the load of money on something that covers only about 25% of my shooting scenarios.
This is the camera system that will change the whole world and will re-define the meaning of real photography. Its performance is unquestionably superior to every DSLR in current market. I will buy it at once it’s available. (Just dislike the pre-order thing.)