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| Posted: Tue Jan 21st, 2014 03:38 |
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I dont usually post about a non-Nikon camera that hasn't been released but I have every confidence that the XT1is a real. So here is a link to the rumours. http://www.fujirumors.com/enjoy-more-x-t1-images-evf-specs-bigger-evf-than-e-m1/ The Olympus EM1 is a fine camera but I believe that Fuji have a better camera in the XT1 and the Fuji lenses are top quality. For those that dont know the most expensive professional video cameras all use Fuji lenses, as does Hasselblad. For those of you contemplating a new camera then I will say this. My Fuji XPro1 and XE1 cameras are 16MP cameras with an APS-C (DX) sized sensor. These cameras produce the same quality output as my D3S and D3 12MP (FX sized sensor) cameras. The big difference is that my Fuji kit of XPro1, XE1 and flash, with 14, 18, 35, 18-55, 60, 55-200 lenses plus filters and macro attachments and spare batteries all fit in a LowePro MiniTrekker back pack that weighs less than 8kg. My similar Nikon kit comprised D3, D3S, SB800, extension tubes, filters, and Sigma12-24, Nikon 24-70, 105 Mikro AFS, 70-200mm, plus spare batteries fits in a LowePro Trekker AW and weighs 22kg. I am seriously thinking of getting rid of my D3 and D3S much as I am sure I will miss using them. I have a D800 and D600 which work well for me. The Fuji XT1 can use all my Nikon lenses in manual focus mode so I lose AF if I do. I have my other Nikons if I need fast AF which is currently the only down side I see on the Fujis but the new XT1 may resolve that issue. Attachment: Fuji XT1.jpg (Downloaded 81 times)
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21st, 2014 08:45 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:I dont usually post about a non-Nikon camera that hasn't been released but I have every confidence that the XT1is a real. Does this take the x series lens?
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21st, 2014 11:17 |
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jk
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Yes. It is also meant to be more weather-sealed so much like a D300. Essentially you will have a small D300-like came which IMHO works just as well as a D3 wrt IQ but may or maynot focus as fast for fast moving objects. Until I get hands on one I dont know about AF speed.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21st, 2014 13:18 |
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TomOC
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JK- Before I would ditch the nikon gear, I would want to have hands on with Fuji and be sure there is some measurable advantage... Biggest concern for me would be focus speed and buffer speed. It's not going to even come close to the D800 but might be close enough to D3 when you consider the size/weight advantage. Hard to see how it will improve much on D300s, given smaller size, rugged factor and cost of replacement. But we'll soon see...looks like it's released in Japan this week, I think.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 21st, 2014 16:20 |
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jk
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Those are my issues with the Fuji system. I wont be selling any Nikon stuff until I have thoroughly tested the XT1 if I buy it. I wont sell the Nikons until the Fuji proves itself in my hands. That means that first of all I have to convince myself that it focuses fast enough to compete with the D3. If that happens then I buy, then I test it and if I am convinced then I either sell the D3 or/and D3S or if it is not up to scratch then the XPro1 will go.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22nd, 2014 03:20 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Those are my issues with the Fuji system. Surely this is horses for courses? I can't see the Fuji competing with a D* body in speed situations. People already complain about the rest of the Nikon range being too 'slow'. So I don't see the Fuji stepping up for fast moving applications. But that's ok, as the majority of my general shooting is more pedestrian situations. I could see me getting rid of my D7000 and all my 'consumer' lenses, if the new Fuji was a worthy replacement for the XE1. But I would hang onto the fast glass...and then need a Nikon body. For me that is the D400...provided it ever comes, and when it does it's a proper D300 replacement in terms of performance. But in the meantime the D3 is an adequate stand in.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22nd, 2014 05:01 |
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Eric
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TomOC wrote:Biggest concern for me would be focus speed and buffer speed.Tom Presumably you mean in IQ terms when you say that? I thought many people had complained about the buffer and burst rate of the D800...which is inferior to the D3? As 'responsiveness' is the main weak point of the current X system I would hope for an improvement. But given that the reason for using this system is its better 'portability', a camera with the IQ of the D3 but the responsiveness of (even) the D5300 might still be sufficient improvement ...for general photography. For me, the big question is....if Nikon bring out a 'D400' in the D5300 (or even D7100) size body shell, would it be compact and lightweight enough to stop the flirtation with these super small bodies? As you have pointed out in the past, apart from the X100, these Fujis are still not pocketable. So maybe a pocketable, interchangeable lens camera system, is an impossible 'holy grail'? Then let the phone be the pocketable camera (or one of the excellent compact cameras) and accept that for greater flexibility and creativity(?) the camera has to be bulkier...and carried on the shoulder or in a bag. That being the case, its a question of how big/small that body needs to be to fulfil this 'portability' role? From this perspective, in practical terms, there isnt a lot of difference between the D5300 body and the Fuji bodies...its the Nikon lens size that adds the extra dimension.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22nd, 2014 09:34 |
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jk
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Yes I have considered this pocketability requirement. If you want something really functional and pocketable then there are only three cameras that fit my criteria (APS-C sized sensor) the CoolPixA, X100s, and Sony RX1R. If you are happy with a smaller sensor size, I am not, otherwise I would have got a Nikon V1, then the marketplace is a lot wider. Also bridge-style cameras are nearly pocketable and have great specs but the sensor size is too small for me except for some uses.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22nd, 2014 10:47 |
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Eric
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jk wrote: Yes I have considered this pocketability requirement. I dont want anything other than my phone 'in my pocket'. By the time I get my wallet secured in its pocket vault, theres not much more room in there and its also getting far too heavy. 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 22nd, 2014 10:54 |
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Eric
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Its a shame the D800 isnt a bit faster (fps and bufferwise). I could then see it as an ideal studio, landscape ...and wildlife (DX crop) camera. Would happily have just that for 'specialist' work and the Fuji system for day to day use. Selling the D3, D7000 and consumer lenses would probably pay for a D800!
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