KillRamsey
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
I guess "wounded" is more accurate - I expect they can fix it. I think people might be interested to hear what's wrong with it, and then see how the "send it to Fuji in new Jersey" repair process goes.
I'm somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 images into the X-T1, which I bought new 2? years ago, whenever it came out. I'm pretty good to it, but I also use it much, much more than most people who buy these. Between my wife's photo-heavy bike tourism website needs, my event photography, and my general addiction to taking pictures, the camera has honestly not sat still for longer than MAYBE 3 days in its life. It's been to more places than I can count, often being shot 1-handed while biking.
- The rubber grip began to soften and lose its adhesive months ago, and got so sloppy I finally just peeled the right rear piece that goes around the grip off entirely. No functional effect on performance, just a little more slippery.
- At some point it fell against something lightly but cracked the bottom corner of the rear LCD covering. No effect on LCD itself, just ugly.
- Saturday, the shutter suddenly froze. I rebooted a few times and got maybe 5 more shots, then it froze again and stayed frozen. When you take the lens off, you can see the shutter about 7/8 closed.
So... I must now fill out the web form, print, and mail her off to Fuji in Jersey. I assume NONE of this will be warranty work, and I wouldn't argue with that assessment. I've used the sh_t out of this thing for 2+ years, and it's been basically perfect.
Updates to follow.
I'm somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000 images into the X-T1, which I bought new 2? years ago, whenever it came out. I'm pretty good to it, but I also use it much, much more than most people who buy these. Between my wife's photo-heavy bike tourism website needs, my event photography, and my general addiction to taking pictures, the camera has honestly not sat still for longer than MAYBE 3 days in its life. It's been to more places than I can count, often being shot 1-handed while biking.
- The rubber grip began to soften and lose its adhesive months ago, and got so sloppy I finally just peeled the right rear piece that goes around the grip off entirely. No functional effect on performance, just a little more slippery.
- At some point it fell against something lightly but cracked the bottom corner of the rear LCD covering. No effect on LCD itself, just ugly.
- Saturday, the shutter suddenly froze. I rebooted a few times and got maybe 5 more shots, then it froze again and stayed frozen. When you take the lens off, you can see the shutter about 7/8 closed.
So... I must now fill out the web form, print, and mail her off to Fuji in Jersey. I assume NONE of this will be warranty work, and I wouldn't argue with that assessment. I've used the sh_t out of this thing for 2+ years, and it's been basically perfect.
Updates to follow.