Fujifilm X-Pro1 review
Value & Verdict
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review - Value
When we first saw the X-Pro1 we anticipated a lower price point than its £1429 body only retail price. However, expensive though this may sound - and each of the lenses cost between £550-600 a piece - the final images, overall build quality and unique technologies more than make up its worth. It's cheaper than a full-frame DSLR, outpaces the Sigma SD1 camera in performance and price, and will more than give Leica a run for its money.
Speaking of which, a Leica adaptor is also due for launch. Full details aren't available as yet, but we anticipate the inclusion of Leica glass coupled with the X-Trans CMOS sensor could be mighty impressive. We'll test this out as soon as we have the relevant kit to do so.
Fujifilm X-Pro1 review - Verdict
The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is a staggering camera. It's not going to suit all tastes and is far from a mainstream consumer camera, but those seeking a digital rangefinder will find very little to moan about.
The camera's images are exceptional, delivering on the claims that it can match up to existing full-frame sensor's abilities (in many, though not all respects). The hybrid multi viewfinder is also a joy to use and a real unique feature to Fujifilm - though adjusting for the parallax and 90% field of view EVF crop marks can take a little getting used to.
There are downsides though: the focus speed is ok but hardly great, battery life ought to be longer, and there are only three lenses available at launch. However, we anticipate growth in the range to deliver other classic focal length lenses of equally good quality.
For the target audience the X-Pro1 delivers in droves. It's image quality that's the real winner for a sensor of this size, but add great build quality, decent manual focus control, an exceptional HD-quality LCD screen, so much potential when considering the Leica lens adaptor and there's little more we could ask for. The X-Pro1's a knockout for demanding users those in the know.
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March 19 13:05
Ian Jackson
It all sounds great. Really looking forward to trying one but delivery was supposed to be mid-march and still no-one seems to be able to say when it'll hit our shores. Anyone know different?
March 23 21:23
sgoldswo
Received mine yesterday. It's fantastic!
March 27 04:08
Hasan
2.5 inch LCD (Electronics) There is nothing wrong with my old Vivitar dtaiigl camera, but it only has about 3MP quality at it is pretty basic. When I saw this yesterday I instantly fell in love, it fitted nicely into my hand and just looked well designed. Knowing that my dad has a Fugifilm DSLR that he has always been very happy with, I treated myself to this. At the same time as I was going for this a woman in the shop was also going for , which is nice and colourful for the women.Advertised for the teen and twenty something market, I say forget that. I only really take pics on holiday and special occasions (parties, family get togethers, etc), I'm not someone who has photography as a hobby. This has a lot of functions, but to be honest most of the time my pics will be taken on auto mode, although since I charged the battery up yesterday I have been snapping everything in sight probably making a nuisance of myself. For the casual photographer, which lets face it most of us are, this is ideal, and I am more than pleased. It is a nice small size to fit in your pocket or bag, it is a doddle to use, once you get used to all the different functions, and is a nice size to hold.The accompanying software was easy to download, with absolutely no problems, and there is a manual on disc as well. This is going to be ideal when my sister visits me from Stateside, and my pictures will be even better from my holiday than last year. Of course you will need a memory card for this, although it does have something like 18MB internal memory. I got myself a 4GB SDHC card at the time as I only have much smaller cards for my old camera.For the price you can't really go wrong, and this should give you years of enjoyable use, also this camera did get 5 stars in one photography magazine. Obviously there are a lot better cameras on the market, but for someone like myself it has all that I need a camera to do, plus the price isn't exorbitant.
March 31 00:01
JBV^_^
Can't afford it at the moment, gonna start saving. Always loved rangefinder cameras, and while this isn't a true rangefinder, I still love the looks. Question: When dumb lens adapters come out, will the manual focus zoom still work? It doesn't on the NX series, which is a pity, cuz most of the lenses I use are from the '70s and '80s.