As we told you before there will be no new X-E2 and no new X-Pro 2 this year. But according to latest rumors Fuji will focus on the entry level market soon by releasing not one…but two(!) new mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras!
According to Fujirumors the two cameras will have “two different sensors. One should be announced in the second half of June and the other one later. The price of one of these bodies should be of $700.“
I think it’s a smart move from Fuji to offer a low priced compact camera with high quality X-Trans sensor. But I am surprised to hear that there will be two entry level bodies! One would be enough or not?
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The interesting part about this could be what they do about bundling with a lens – the current 18-55mm “kit” lens is of course a much better/expensive than average piece of glass to sell if you’re pricing a package at a low entry point to attract new users… Here’s hoping that there will be a nice combo price with the new 27mm pancake (41mm equiv.) lens that will still keep it well under $1,000 and that I can also use on my X-Pro1…
This is a two edged sword. Entering a new market takes a lot of focus, work and resources from existing markets and products. The X series cameras still need improvements that now appear to have been pushed to the back burner. Current X series owners could see their needs as being ignored. If Fuji waits too long to address the needs of their current X customers, they may find themselves losing some of them to other brands … and that would not be good for the Fuji world.
My needs are fully addressed with the current X-Pro, and I know quite a few other owners of X-E1 or X-Pro 1 who feel the same. I would rather Fuji concentrates on continuing to bring out amazing quality lenses than a new body. Sure, in a year there may be other cameras with better IQ, but at some point (maybe now) the IQ is just so good, it’s almost pointless.
What is way more important is how the X-Pro and X-E1 handle – they are such a pleasure to use – the feel of them, the external controls, layout, aperture ring – I haven’t had so much fun doing photography with any other camera! Give it a try 😉
Aren’t high end cameras selling better than low end these days?
I think the X cameras have a lot to offer over the competition, primarily in IQ, all they need is to catch up a bit more in AF and some other features. I don’t own any Fujis but I do admire them from what I’ve read, and think they should concentrate on producing some really high-performance (i.e. fast AF, fast operation etc.) high-end X cameras for around $1500 – $2000 perhaps.
And add a swivel screen too. One of the most useful yet under-appreciated features a camera can have.
Yep..lesser people go for the entry level nowadays. They’d rather get high end p&s camera than low end system camera.
And so the whoring of the system begins. Soon there will be 10 bodies each the same and different as the other.
Nice. So instead of a FF X-Pro1 / X-E1 with weather seal, GPS, wi-fi and tilt screen, we are going to have Olympus E-PM2 and E-PL5 that drop to $300 after a few months.
…will they have Bayer sensors? Or a new version of ACR that actually works right? Competitively fast AF?
Maybe an xpro 1s instead of an xpro 2