XF1: 9th Fuji camera added to the collection

rattymouse wrote:

I find it both good and bad.

The GOOD:

Small. I needed a pocket camera and this thing fits in my pocket easily. Much smaller than my X10.

No ORBS. I gave it an orb torture test and it did pretty well.

The menus. Very nice improvement to the menu system. Makes the X10 feel well out of date.

The BAD:

Very cheap feeling lens. Worst lens by far as far as feeling goes. The X10 lens feels very high quality. The XF1 feels tinny and fragile.

Super slow lens. f/1.8 lasts almost never. As soon as you zoom in, you find yourself at f/4 REAL fast.

The on/off switch is awful. You can tell how stupid it is with Fujifilm's instructions. They had THREE sets of instructions on how to turn the camera on. The manual, a separate handout, and a sticker on the camera. it's just stupid. And VERY fragile feeling. I doubt this will last for years.

That's it so far. Have not had a serious chance to shake it out yet. More later.

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