Fujirumors got some bits about the new Fuji X-T1. The camera will be announced in late January and it is said to have the best Electronic Viewfinder on market yet. And “anyone thinking of getting an OM-D should hold off until the end of the month. So worth the wait.”
Sounds like a hell of a camera. Hope they fix the slow autofocusing too!
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This may get the new 3.8m dot oled EVF from Sony that will be in their soon to be released 2 new a mount cameras and hopefully the Nex 7 successor.
A thought just crossed my mind.
A good OVF are expensive and found generally in expensive cams.
EVFs, as tech progresses, even in cheaper cameras would be getting better and better.
More than anything, a good OVF is very, very large while an EVF offering all of the same viewing capabilities can be at least as small as that hump on the new Sony A9/A9R cameras. So that alone is a benefit to the camera designs. Pricing might not be a big factor yet, but, it could be especially if there is ever any traction in the head mounted display industry (like Oculus Rift) where the same base technologies are used.
This is going to be an interesting camera. X is imo the best mirrorless system up to now. I’m not totally convinced by the sensor; I’d prefer higher mp count, like 24mp or more, since I often have to crop or, if I look at my pictures on tv, I like to zoom into them.
You may be happy to know that Fuji managers stated in an interview late last year that they will begin the process of moving to higher resolution sensors due to customer demand. I would be happy even if they just moved up to 20mp to help compensate for the cases where the x-trans nature loses detail (such as foliage or even things like textured brick). But a 24mp sensor would be great too. Still, their focus on color and such elements is really admirable. They appear to be alone in this regard, and, until they can move up the resolution, I can live with limiting my prints to 18×12 in the general case.
Yes, I’m going to wait and see how this thing evolves. If they use a 24mp sensor in the next body, along with a more effective on sensor pdaf, I think there will be nothing stopping me from moving to fuji.
I’m currently a samsung nx user, but I don’t like the route samsung is going with its plasticky/bulky dslr like high end bodies.
Funny, I can’t imagine someone holding off on buying an OM-D, based on what Fuji is coming out with. You’re still going to have larger lenses, and most likely a larger body. If size wasn’t important for me, I would definitely go with the Fujis.
Totally agree. Fuji´s system is very good but lenses are still way larger and heavier. Fuji really needs some collapsible zoom lenses to compete with 4/3 cameras, but don´t have any.
You’re comparing apples to oranges here. The Fuji system is much more capable, image composition-wise then the MFT system. Take the 56mm f/1.2 X lens coming. it’s actually slightly smaller and slightly lighter than the Panasonic 42.5mm f/1.2 lens. It also provides a whole stop better DoF control and costs $600 less. The only thing it lacks is image stabilization which is a gimmick in this lens class.
Further, the “pro” bodies with comparable usage expectations are quite large in MFT. Have you compared the sizes of things like the OM-D E-M1? Have you heard of camerasize.com? Have a look.
And frankly, while the Fuji bodies do tend to be a bit bigger than, say, NEX bodies, they are quite light weight. As someone who had the Sony A9 with 55/1.8 in hand simultaneously with the Fuji X-E2 and 23/1.4 (one of the more notably large lenses in that system), the latter was vastly lighter. It is still shocking to pick that Fuji combo up as it’s so light. These cameras are providing capabilities you can’t get on MFT, at low weights and comfortable sizes that are still way, way smaller than a DSLR.
Frankly, all around, the Fuji offering is a much better compromise than MFT at a far better value and offering more imaging capabilities within the currently addressed areas. It’s also growing much faster than MFT did. By the end of its third year it will have pretty much every lens class covered while MFT is only just addressing constant aperture zooms. Those constant aperture zooms for MFT are going to be equivalent to f/5.6 lenses on full frame while Fuji’s will be equivalent to f/4. And then you have Sony’s A9/A9R getting actual f/4 lenses which makes you wonder… why bother with full frame if you’re just going to provide capabilities no better than APS-C cameras in larger heavier package? It’s a mystery.
While Fuji has catching up to do in certain areas, in very short order it will be the clearly superior system for any serious photographer that can look away from a DSLR.
Really “much more capable, image composition-wise”? No, it isn’t, and your math is slightly wrong. You’d need more than an APS-C sensor to be able to say that. By geometry, there’s a difference of two thirds of an F-stop between FT and APS-C. And especially when you want a classic portrait FOV, there’s the Voigtländer 42.5 mm f/0.95 lens for MFT, if you can live without AF. On the other hand, if you want the option of somewhat serious telephotography, there is simply nothing for Fuji yet, whereas an EM-1 can use all FT lenses up to the 300/2.8 which makes a very good 600/5.6, too, with the EC-20 converter, with an equivalent FL of 1200 mm.
There is much to say for the Fuji system. Actually, I think the Fuji lens lineup to be the most attractive and coherent of all mirrorless systems, and Fuji’s sensor is arguably still the best APS-C sensor around. But, contrary to the combined lineups of MFT and FT, it is far from complete. And then there’s the disadvantage that not every lens is stabilized.
It no doubt will be an nice IQ machine – it is not that the IQ is not good in Fuji X series – to me it is the lack of features – now in 2014 one kind of excepts certain technology- like Touch To Focus and Touch To Shoot, such nice technology as it is so much quicker often to just point with the finger on various points of interest in a frame and in no time you have the image vs moving focus points up and up and down and down etc. as recomposing is not always an option – so just to name one feature – and that is where Olympus and Panasonic have done so well with the GX7 and OMD-EM5 and OMD-EM1 for example –
I do have NEX5n and NEX7 and both have a nice sensor and produce nice images – but it is a real drag to use them as the menu system is horrible and terrible lack of manual controls – like no Mode dial on either camera – one has to go menu diving and NEX7 has no touch LCD –
So yes M43 have a smaller sensor than Fuji X series – and I do own the X100s and X20 – but I sacrifice the slightly better ISO performance over the fun factor to use and usability and primarily use my GX7’s and OMD-5 over the APS-C size NEX and X series –
I know Fuji wants to be really retro and that is fine and attracts a certain buyer – but I think personally that I prefer a camera with a mode dial and C1 C2 C3 customer settings etc.
But know one can really argue the nice color rendition of the X-series – although I think a bit flat in low light –
There is advantages and disadvantages with both – APS-C has a Dof advantage however the M43 lenses are smaller and lighter and take the FF A7/R for example, people are excited of a small body with a FF but note the fact that Sony has no fast Zooms for it just primes that are not small – there are 2 zooms – the kit lens that is very large for around 24-70mm lens compared to APS-C and M43 and then the huge 70-200m F4.0 that is not fast at 4.0 and costs crazy $3000 dollars – and who will put such a huge lens on such a small A7/R body – do due to lens size I think the FF cameras just have to have a certain size and grip so that the Pro’s will not be buying to many A7/R and Nikon Df’s as it also does not have a good grip for it’s size.
I do not like to carry full DSLR size bodies and lenses so I want something lighter and smaller and thought that the APS-C size mirror-less cameras where the ticket for me and got NEX but Sony has till not produced fast Zooms for NEX yet – as I know that their very small NEX bodies just would not be practical for it –
So therefore I got into M43 and yes they have a fantastic lens selection and fast zooms that are small and light like the Panasonic 12-35mm F2.8 and 35-100mm F2.8 that are Pro grade and just as good as my FF Nikon lenses – At the time Fuji had a very small lens selection but it is growing now and they have some nice lenses and more to come soon – but I do suspect that the fast zoom will be large and much heavier than the M43 counter part –
So it is all a matter of taste and preference and compromises – and Yes the Fuji X-series produces nice IQ but is not for all persons, more for the old timers and certain Pros – The M43 system from Oly and Panasonic is more fore everyone and the Pros that want a smaller and lighter kit and have some video demands –