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Fuji X70... Why did it not succeed?

Started Mar 21, 2020 | Discussions thread
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Yannis1976
Yannis1976 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,308
Fuji X70... Why did it not succeed?
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Hi,

Now that we stay home more, I keep checking the Fuji cameras and especially the X100 series and I am trying to understand why the X70 wasn't successful. It was cheaper than the X100T, has a selfie touch screen and all the Fuji manual controls apart from ISO.

IQ is still very good up to ISO 3200, lens is sharp enough, body is smaller and lighter and has the unique feature of 21mm FL when combined with the Fuji extender. I think X70 was "accused" of having slow AF but I don't think it was slower than the X100T at that time...

I think the only disadvantage of the X70 in 2016 was the missing EVF/OVF but for street I consider waist shooting even more important (tilt screen).

What do you think? Why will we not see an X80?

 Yannis1976's gear list:Yannis1976's gear list
Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Fujifilm FinePix X100 Fujifilm X100T Pentax X70
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