and that is why some cameras are not for everyone 
.It actually does - with 2/18 being so so and M lenses hopelessly smeared at the edges, at least for now X-Pro is a single lens - 1.4/35 camera for $2300.
The glass in the ovf have a slight tint that I personally don't like, and the ovf could've been larger and brighter. It's not faulty,it's just not exceptional.
Weather sealing is not a reason to skimp on maintenance, but how much can a couple of gaskets really cost?
It's absolutely not great. It's usable and one can shoot great shots with it. But it is probably the worst performing about 18 mm lens made this millennia.
It's slow, evf have the refreshing rate of a medium format back and there's absolutely no feel to it. There's also no focus confirmation in the ovf. And the mf is still too slow.
I have no doubt that I could easily get what I need with it. The thread was why it didn't fly of the shelves as fast as other cameras since mr Lloyd "I can test a mf system in a single day" Chambers thinks that there's a high demand. Which it isn't. Right now. Fuji likes to think of the camera as a cheap m9, but that's just silly. Its not made by Leica and that's it. So the em5 might be the strongest contender and that just isn't out yet.
--I think a lot of us are waiting to see how the evf on the olympus om-d e-m5 will turn out when the first proper previews etc shows up. The olympus and panasonic mFT range is pretty tempting.
Had the ovf on the x pro 1 been better, had the body been weather sealed, had the mf worked, had the 18mm lens been better, had the 60mm lens been faster, had the frame lines been more accurate, had the off had diopter adjustment etc etc, x pro 1 would've been sold out
As it is now, the Xpro1 is higher quality than all other aps-c sensors or smaller, even compared to some of the older 35mm formats, but will you ever get the shot?
And before there's support in lightroom etc there's just no way I and many with me will even consider buying it
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Anders
'It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice'
To answer your question more specifically: This is the internet and talk is cheap! I also think that many pre-order 'just in case' . It would be interesting, but time consuming, to check some weeks/months from now to see if all of the people complaning about slow distro are posting photos.
Cheers,
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Anticipate the Light and wing it when you get it wrong
Tom
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Unpopular, perhaps but you can see his point.
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The X100 with the fixed focal just doesn't work for me and I tried shooting the D700, 35 f2D for a week to see if I could live with it. Right. But it's not bad? Tradeoffs and whatnot. Not everything can be 'exceptional", and it won't be to everyone, even if it is for say you or me. That was my point.
No, but maintenance can take care of normal and even sometimes extreme environments. I don't think it's necessarily the cost of the gaskets alone, but rather, a combination of other things that would have to be considered, including changing the tolerances & fit, possibly increasing the size of the camera, having to maybe reingineer other functionalities such as the viewfinder etc etc. I'm sure its more involved to weatherproof properly - and then you have to back that up, to some extent. Again, I DO wish it were weatherproofed, if for anything my peace of mind.
That's absolutely an absurd statement. It's obviously more than "useable". I realize after reading this response that it's dumb to respond to the rest of your reply, but i will anyway!
It's fine. The refresh rate is fine, certainly not slow enough to keep you from focusing properly and efficiently. There is feel to it - it's dampened. I don't use the OVF to focus manually, but that is a point that for those who do should be addressed. Again, it's not "slow". And for those who would like less travel to get to focus (as opposed to prefocusing), i doubt there's anything mechanically stopping Fuji from an update to make that available.
I don't know where to start with this - but to address just a couple of points, where did Fuji proclaim this to be a cheap M9?? And are you really going to try and compare the em5 to a Leica? Seriously? It's hard for me to not read your reply without sarcasm.
--I think a lot of us are waiting to see how the evf on the olympus om-d e-m5 will turn out when the first proper previews etc shows up. The olympus and panasonic mFT range is pretty tempting.
Had the ovf on the x pro 1 been better, had the body been weather sealed, had the mf worked, had the 18mm lens been better, had the 60mm lens been faster, had the frame lines been more accurate, had the off had diopter adjustment etc etc, x pro 1 would've been sold out
As it is now, the Xpro1 is higher quality than all other aps-c sensors or smaller, even compared to some of the older 35mm formats, but will you ever get the shot?
And before there's support in lightroom etc there's just no way I and many with me will even consider buying it
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Anders
'It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice'
Anders
'It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice'
I have used it. It's really too soft in the corners with way too much non correctable fringing. It is clearly visible in even a4 sized prints. I don't think I have ever met a photographer that would consider that any better than perhaps usable. A good image Will still be a good image. But rather despite the lens.
As I said, I Have used the camera and all three lenses. You may have other references than I, but you'll be pretty lonely in the x pro 1 has snappy mf camp
The European marketing director said things that could only be understood that way on the press introduction in Scandinavia.
----I think a lot of us are waiting to see how the evf on the olympus om-d e-m5 will turn out when the first proper previews etc shows up. The olympus and panasonic mFT range is pretty tempting.
Had the ovf on the x pro 1 been better, had the body been weather sealed, had the mf worked, had the 18mm lens been better, had the 60mm lens been faster, had the frame lines been more accurate, had the off had diopter adjustment etc etc, x pro 1 would've been sold out
As it is now, the Xpro1 is higher quality than all other aps-c sensors or smaller, even compared to some of the older 35mm formats, but will you ever get the shot?
And before there's support in lightroom etc there's just no way I and many with me will even consider buying it
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Anders
'It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice'
Anders
'It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice'
I own it. It's not "too soft" in the corners. CA/fringing is on par with every WA i've owned, and you can't possibly know if it's correctable b/c profiles in LR etc haven't been released yet. You just don't really know what you're talking about, and you seem intent on proving this with every reply.
As I said, I Have used the camera and all three lenses. You may have other references than I, but you'll be pretty lonely in the x pro 1 has snappy mf camp
The European marketing director said things that could only be understood that way on the press introduction in Scandinavia.
And I meant the e-m 5 is the main competitor to the x pro1, not to the Leica.
Only other Leica will compete with the M9. It's just a very tough crowd to win over.
larry!Expensive for a camera with some idiosyncrasies. Also the legacy of the X100 and X10. Maybe next year
The cameras and lenses seem to be in stock everywhere in the UK and there were some posts about dealers(and even Fuji) offering some discounts(bundles). My wife will be in the UK for a month so I guess she will have to call around to get more info.
Exactly why I bought. Working out of a vehicle when traveling, or shooting in a fixed location, the D700 really delivers. As a carry-everywhere people camera, the X100 is superb. However, strolling a city with the D700 and a few lenses in the case, my knees start howling more quickly each year that passes. My XP1 does not replace either, but gives me more versatility than the X100, and less weight than the D700 by a bunch. With all three lenses, it only weighs a total of 967g. The D700 without a lens weighs 995g, and together with the usual kit weighs nearly four kilograms.
