Fuji Heresy - what if fuji would make a mFT mount Camera?

[the Tif]

It once was a rumor, and i know it will never be true but, what if Fuji would have joint the microFT standart, instead of doing a own mount?

Would you like it? Or is it importand for you to have a "as big as possible" Sensor?

Without Considering the Lenses i allready own for mFT, i really like the compromise in sensor and resulting lens size and the lage dept of field a lot. And would love a Camera with this features and the new Xtrans sensor...

 

[Hyubie]

If they did I wouldn't need two systems.

 

[jloden]

That'd be pretty cool I guess, since I own a wide assortment of m4/3 lenses already, and m4/3 users have been begging for a rangefinder style camera with an EVF for a long time so it'd probably sell well if it was a well done camera body.

On the other hand, part of the Fuji "magic" has got to be the really excellent Fujinon lenses, and I do appreciate the larger sensor's shallow DoF capability at times (the 35mm f/1.4 requires the 25mm f/0.95 to equal that on m4/3).

Ultimately I'd be happy to see Fuji add to the great m4/3 ecosystem, but I'm equally happy just seeing them continue to improve the X line like they have been. It offers something different & unique, and that many of us obviously appreciate. Another generation or two and I suspect they'll be very strong contenders in many fields, especially as the X-lens lineup expands.

 

[Jman13]

I'd love it, since I own and love both systems.

 

[RT Panther]

Would you like it? Or is it importand for you to have a "as big as possible" Sensor?

For some, this is a reality....Nothing wrong with that.
The narrow DOF that I achieve when I mount my 85mm ƒ1.8 to my film SLR does not compare......(Which is why I understand why some people stick to full frame DSLRs)

 

[Lawrence A.]

One of the nice things about complementing a m4/3 setup with the Fuji is you get to play with different formats. Generally I think less "long and skinny" than the 3:2 format; it's one of the reasons I chose the 4/3 system when I was getting into digital, that and the fact that I'd always had good luck with the Olympus OM system. But, just as when I shot slides in 35mm, I can force myself to compose to the format, and I get different images. Comparing the E-M5 photos I take to those on the X100, I don't see the E-M5 wanting because it has a Bayer sensor and not an X-trans. The files from it are full of resolved detail with great tonal characteristics. I think Fuji has made a wise decision; there really is no one else doing the kind of cameras they are putting out. But a Fuji interchangeable lens m4/3 body would deliver the company's lens customers to Olympus and Panasonic. I don't know what the sales figures are, but I think they've positioned themselves perfectly. I'm sure they get a lot of people who instinctively turn their noses up at the idea of a 4/3 sensor without ever checking the quality they can produce.

That said, I'd certainly want to check out a m4/3 body they put out; I just don't think it is going to happen

 

[RT Panther]

I think Fuji has made a wise decision; there really is no one else doing the kind of cameras they are putting out.

Agreed 100%
Sometimes it's good to be different

 

[carlb]

Let's just say that if I'd thought EP5 would have had built in evf, shutter speed up top, and aperture ring control on the mount, I would have stuck "all m43."

As it is, I'm glad Oly gave me a reason to try the X-E1. It really is my favorite camera to shoot. Now, if Fuji were to make an m43 X-E1 I'd jump on that. So many amazing lenses.

 

[speedandstyle]

It would have been nice. I think that had they gone that way that Fuji would be the #1 choice for photographers. I love my PENS and want an E-M5 very badly but if the X-Pro was a m4/3 body I would be all over it.