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So of course the X-Pro2 looks fantastic and is a very worthy successor; but in the midst of all the excitement perhaps we should pause for a moment to mark the passing of a great.

Yes, even though the XP2 isn't quite available yet, the venerable X-Pro1 has officially passed into obselesense after a mere four years - at least according to this Fuji page - http://fujifilm-x.com/en/cameras/discontinued-models/

Now I'm very aware it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, particularly with its original firmware (and price point) but there's no denying that this camera was important - it introduced the X mount and the first XF lenses, the first X Trans sensor, and up until yesterday it was and remained the first and only mirrorless ILC with an optical finder. Love it or hate it, it's taken a lot of great images, inspired a lot of debate, and gotten a lot of people thinking about camera design and what they do or don't want from mirrorless.

I very well remember the release of the XP1 in 2012 and basically falling in love with the design, ethos, and images I saw coming out of the thing, but not having the faintest hope of ever affording one.

Fast forward four years, and now that it's an "old clunker" (to borrow a phrase) I was able to buy a new one for peanuts. I'm very glad I did and I'm also very glad that Fuji have stayed true to the spirit of the thing and produced a decent replacement that I may very well purchase too - in another four years ;)
 
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Last year I bought an XPro1 and an X100, both used for about $300 each. This after liking my XT1 so much.

Great deals can be had for those of us who are not gear geeks. I enjoy the photograph better than than the equipment.





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So of course the X-Pro2 looks fantastic and is a very worthy successor; but in the midst of all the excitement perhaps we should pause for a moment to mark the passing of a great.

Yes, even though the XP2 isn't quite available yet, the venerable X-Pro1 has officially passed into obselesense after a mere four years - at least according to this Fuji page - http://fujifilm-x.com/en/cameras/discontinued-models/

Now I'm very aware it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, particularly with its original firmware (and price point) but there's no denying that this camera was important - it introduced the X mount and the first XF lenses, the first X Trans sensor, and up until yesterday it was and remained the first and only mirrorless ILC with an optical finder. Love it or hate it, it's taken a lot of great images, inspired a lot of debate, and gotten a lot of people thinking about camera design and what they do or don't want from mirrorless.

I very well remember the release of the XP1 in 2012 and basically falling in love with the design, ethos, and images I saw coming out of the thing, but not having the faintest hope of ever affording one.

Fast forward four years, and now that it's an "old clunker" (to borrow a phrase) I was able to buy a new one for peanuts. I'm very glad I did and I'm also very glad that Fuji have stayed true to the spirit of the thing and produced a decent replacement that I may very well purchase too - in another four years ;)
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I agree with you 100%

great POSITIVE post!!!!!!!!
 
Actually, like most of the other camera companies, Fuji has gotten into the habit of not officially discontinuing older models. They just keep shipping out whatever stock they have left and then let the older models disappear off the retailer's shelves. When companies like B&H Photo run out of models that cannot be reordered anymore, they just remove them from the list of available stock. Do a keyword search and you will pull of the model page and it will say discontinued or no longer available. So like the X-A1, X-M1, and X-E1 before it, new X-Pro's1 will just disappear, leaving buyers to scour the used market if they truly want one.

So if anyone wants a new X-Pro1, they need to act now. I procrastinated about getting an X100 after the X100S arrived and when I finally decided to go for it; there were none to go for.
 
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So of course the X-Pro2 looks fantastic and is a very worthy successor; but in the midst of all the excitement perhaps we should pause for a moment to mark the passing of a great.

Yes, even though the XP2 isn't quite available yet, the venerable X-Pro1 has officially passed into obselesense after a mere four years - at least according to this Fuji page - http://fujifilm-x.com/en/cameras/discontinued-models/

Now I'm very aware it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, particularly with its original firmware (and price point) but there's no denying that this camera was important - it introduced the X mount and the first XF lenses, the first X Trans sensor, and up until yesterday it was and remained the first and only mirrorless ILC with an optical finder. Love it or hate it, it's taken a lot of great images, inspired a lot of debate, and gotten a lot of people thinking about camera design and what they do or don't want from mirrorless.

I very well remember the release of the XP1 in 2012 and basically falling in love with the design, ethos, and images I saw coming out of the thing, but not having the faintest hope of ever affording one.

Fast forward four years, and now that it's an "old clunker" (to borrow a phrase) I was able to buy a new one for peanuts. I'm very glad I did and I'm also very glad that Fuji have stayed true to the spirit of the thing and produced a decent replacement that I may very well purchase too - in another four years ;)
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I still think that you can take pretty good photos with the "old clunker.":-)
 
If the camera have IQ as good or better than this ancient camera, I'm fine with it.

So, any Fuji is perfectly fine for me. I'm not special, I don't demand great IQ. I'm not that good a photographer.
 
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So of course the X-Pro2 looks fantastic and is a very worthy successor; but in the midst of all the excitement perhaps we should pause for a moment to mark the passing of a great.

Yes, even though the XP2 isn't quite available yet, the venerable X-Pro1 has officially passed into obselesense after a mere four years - at least according to this Fuji page - http://fujifilm-x.com/en/cameras/discontinued-models/

Now I'm very aware it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, particularly with its original firmware (and price point) but there's no denying that this camera was important - it introduced the X mount and the first XF lenses, the first X Trans sensor, and up until yesterday it was and remained the first and only mirrorless ILC with an optical finder. Love it or hate it, it's taken a lot of great images, inspired a lot of debate, and gotten a lot of people thinking about camera design and what they do or don't want from mirrorless.

I very well remember the release of the XP1 in 2012 and basically falling in love with the design, ethos, and images I saw coming out of the thing, but not having the faintest hope of ever affording one.

Fast forward four years, and now that it's an "old clunker" (to borrow a phrase) I was able to buy a new one for peanuts. I'm very glad I did and I'm also very glad that Fuji have stayed true to the spirit of the thing and produced a decent replacement that I may very well purchase too - in another four years ;)
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I just added another +1 to your post. Well said! This camera made me feel interested again in looking at something new - and yet familiar.

I would have bought one of those but since I am short sighted, this lens buying business just wasn't for me. The original focusing speed didn't put me off as such as I thought that this camera was for the slow-fox ...

Good points you make!
 
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