No matter who reviews the Fuji X-T1 all the testers end up with the same conclusion. The Fuji X-T1 is a superb mirrorless camera! And the success reflects on the US largest store ranking where the Fuji leads the mirrorless camera sales (Click here to see the list).
And if you still haven’t read enough about the new Fuji just click on those links:
Review at Techradar. Review at WhatDigitalCamera. First part review at Riflessifotografici. Review at Danbaileyphoto. Review at Photoxels. First impressions by Zackarias. Shooter experience and image samples at Dpreview. Portrait session by Ehnamour. Hands-on by Dubaiphotoclub. First part review by Karlbratbyphotographer.
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If I had to make a top 3 in the aps-c mirrorles field I’d put x-t1 and a6000, tie at first place (the x-t1 is better, but costs 50% more), followed by x-e2.
If only sony had lenses like the fuji system. 50% is a lot. The 50mm 35mm and 24mm are not bad at all but I really wish sony had some better options compared to fuji.
True. Consider that sony a6000 also has 50% more mega pixel in the sensor and seemingly faster caf.
Anyway those two cameras are head to head, and x-e2 for me follows very near. All the other aps-c mirrorles cameras are much behind.
Fuji X-T1 certainly a beautiful camera and so many dials/manual controls – and price not crazy.
The a6000 also looks good although not the same retro styling –
Both have good things to offer – Fuji of course has a pretty good selection of lenses although nothing compared to M43 – Sony has no Fast Zooms like 24-70mm F2.8 or 70-200mm F2.8 which is such a standard lenses –
Fuji does not have a 70-200mm F2.8 either – as the key with APS-C is lenses are fairly large – all we have to do is just look at the lens selection that exists to day for Nikon, Canon, Pentax and Sony in APS-C mounts –
I think the FE mount Sony 70-200mm F4.0 is just crazy large and heavy for the A7/r – as it is such a small body – and it is not even a F2.8. Even the kit lens is huge for the A7/r – the rumor is that Sony will not be producing any F2.8 zooms for the E-mount and FE mount – That puts Fuji at an advantage as they do have some F2.8 zooms alt ought not 70-200mm F2.8.
So besides lens size and weight issue with APS-C for fast zooms – the other issue to me is that there is no
In-Body Stabilization in either cameras and all the nice primes from Fuji and Sony/Zeiss do not have IS – so
one looses a stop in many cases.
I think what Olympus and now Panasonic with their GX7 is the best way to go – IBIS – to get the most out of
the Primes – Panasonic now also has the 42.5mm F1.2 that has IS – I just think that IBIS is the best way to go as that will make the lenses cheaper to make and less weight – why repeat IS if already in-body.
Also neither the X-T1 or a6000 have Touch LCD or Touch To Focus –
Sony is pricing the a6000 at a nice price point so I think one is getting a better deal VS the Fuji X-T1 –
and Sony has finally changed the menu system which was well overdue and added a bit more manual controls – But I still think the a6000 lacks manual controls – I think body might have been a tad larger to fit more manual controls – (taller primarily) –
If one is for the retro styling and manual controls and does not want to get the Olympus OMD-10 or 5 then the Fuji X-T1 is the choice – a better lens selection but not cheep and no IS in the Primes –
If one cares less for looks or retro styling then the a6000 is a great choice – yes with the new super fast AF and nice video etc. and quite a bit cheaper but still a great image sensor and with all the auto functions for those who are not so much into manual controls – decent lens selection –
It is something to be said about the Fuji colors and low light performance – or more maybe the nicer grain structure – yes it is nice to have 24MP for cropping and landscape details but I still think that Fuji will be better in the low light performance with 16MP – but not a major difference –
I am still hoping that Sony will come out with a replacement for the NEX7 and more lenses –
Very fair point. I agree. For sure sony and fuji both offer great aps-c mirrorless and are more and more a challenge for dslr. Probably, as you said, ibis is the killer feature that makes em1 and gx7 two winners