Pelao
All-Pro
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Name
- Stephen
His site has featured X-Pro 1 reports and reviews from others over the past few months. he has now posted his own sense of the camera.
Fuji X-Pro 1 Redux
Fuji X-Pro 1 Redux
Nice job with the review as usual. It's a bit hard to tell whether any of the negatives are show stoppers for him. Usually he'll say if a camera is going to see a lot of use, and he didn't say that here, so I guess that's the answer.
None of those negatives would matter a lot to me, although honestly the camera would appeal to me more if there were no EVF at all. It's silly, I know.
I feel the same about the negatives - they don't concern me much. I hadn't thought about the option of no EVF at all. That would be cool with me now that I consider it. I suppose they need the EVF for the forthcoming zooms, but since those lenses don't interest me (especially for this type of camera) I would be OK with it.
I suspect he will not be using the X-Pro very much. Not because he doesn't appreciate it. More because he very much liked the Nex 7, and transitioned to the OMD as his main carry everywhere camera. With that and the D800 he is pretty much set for a while.
I am on the cusp of a purchase. I had thought my choice was between the Nex 7 and the Fuji, but I don't like the Nex 7 in person. Now it's between the OMD and the Fuji. Nice to have the choice.
The OMD is, to my mind, one of the best cameras on paper that I have come across. It really is versatile, well specified, and it seems much enjoyed by those who like it. It seems to have very fine IQ too. But I just don't like it.
I haven't purchased a new camera since December '09, instead spending my time just shooting and enjoying it. But for various reasons I am ready to buy, and just can't settle my mind. Head says OMD, heart and desire for improving my photography says Fuji.
Problems, problems...
The OMD is, to my mind, one of the best cameras on paper that I have come across. It really is versatile, well specified, and it seems much enjoyed by those who like it. It seems to have very fine IQ too. But I just don't like it.
I haven't purchased a new camera since December '09, instead spending my time just shooting and enjoying it. But for various reasons I am ready to buy, and just can't settle my mind. Head says OMD, heart and desire for improving my photography says Fuji.
Problems, problems...
I have to say your thinking is similar to my thoughts before purchasing the X-Pro 1.
I looked at all 3 (OMD, NEX 7 and X-Pro) admittedly if I had had to pay the brand new price of around £1900 for the X-Pro 1 and 35mm it would have been no contest I would have had an OMD but I managed to get a 2 week old set for £1300 which swung it!
Quite liked the NEX 7 and have had Sony DSLR's before so was considering a kit with the NEX 7 and A77 however the lack of lenses for the NEX really bugged me right now, I know it takes just about any adapted glass but while I've enjoyed using manual glass on the EP2 I had I don't think its really a replacement for good native glass.
The OMD for me has the best lens lineup, more by virtue of the longevity of M4/3 as its what 4 years old now? So theres a cracking set of lenses and for me I could have bought the OMD, 14mm, 25mm and 45mm for the cost of a brand new X-Pro 1 and 35mm.
However sadly for me the OMD is just too small for my hands and I also wasn't too keen on the EVF having had the VF2 with my EP2, however lens wise M4/3 is a great lineup and the OMD looks like a cracking camera in all departments.
I also tried an X100 for a short while and this really pushed me over the edge to looking at the X-Pro 1, I loved the handling and operation of the camera and found it IQ much better than the EP2 it replaced, I had planned to spend the summer with the X100 but the deal on the X-Pro 1 came up and I felt it was an unmissable chance to get the kit at what I'd class a steal for such a new camera!!!
I'm delighted with the IQ which is way better than the Olympus EP2 delivered for my shooting, I would like to see more lenses and I'm also encouraged by the improvements made in the X100 from launch to latest firmware, I'm very hopeful that Fuji will sort a lot of the kinks and bugs that have been highlighted by people but personally I haven't got any problems with it!!
I feel that the X-Pro 1 will help me to improve my photography skills while providing outstanding IQ in a very small package (although its a bit larger than I expected it handles very well!!!)
I feel the same about the negatives - they don't concern me much. I hadn't thought about the option of no EVF at all. That would be cool with me now that I consider it. I suppose they need the EVF for the forthcoming zooms, but since those lenses don't interest me (especially for this type of camera) I would be OK with it.
I suspect he will not be using the X-Pro very much. Not because he doesn't appreciate it. More because he very much liked the Nex 7, and transitioned to the OMD as his main carry everywhere camera. With that and the D800 he is pretty much set for a while.
I am on the cusp of a purchase. I had thought my choice was between the Nex 7 and the Fuji, but I don't like the Nex 7 in person. Now it's between the OMD and the Fuji. Nice to have the choice.
The OMD is, to my mind, one of the best cameras on paper that I have come across. It really is versatile, well specified, and it seems much enjoyed by those who like it. It seems to have very fine IQ too. But I just don't like it.
I haven't purchased a new camera since December '09, instead spending my time just shooting and enjoying it. But for various reasons I am ready to buy, and just can't settle my mind. Head says OMD, heart and desire for improving my photography says Fuji.
Problems, problems...
I found myself nodding while reading his review specially with his conclusion. I'm pretty much in the same boat as Bob and Ray with the only difference instead of the OMD, I have the NEX-7. They are both great cameras and I am enjoying them both. I tend to use the X-Pro with the 35mm kit (as we all know is a fantastic piece of glass) and I use my legacy and 3rd party lenses on the NEX-7.
My major reservation (aside from price) with the X-Pro1 is that it is such a conservative design. Obviously it's designed with more traditional controls and shooting methods in mind, but against more modern designs it does seem to be somewhat bereft of features. If there was a second, smaller body with more modern styling and some E-M5/NEX 7 style features I'd seriously consider it. Trouble is I don't know if such a camera would fit into the market position that Fuji is trying to occupy.
Nice job with the review as usual. It's a bit hard to tell whether any of the negatives are show stoppers for him. Usually he'll say if a camera is going to see a lot of use, and he didn't say that here, so I guess that's the answer.
None of those negatives would matter a lot to me, although honestly the camera would appeal to me more if there were no EVF at all. It's silly, I know.