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Will you buy a Fujifilm X half?

Will you buy a Fujifilm X half?

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I will admit to being intrigued. I love me a weird little toy camera, and this could easily sell itself to me as a very superior grade of toy. The two big hitches for me are the focal length and the price. If its lens was longer (say 40 or 45mm equivalent), and it cost about half the asking price, it might well be an instant sale. The fun factor alone would be enough.

Oddly enough, two of the most common major criticisms are not a problem for me. The vertical format is actually a plus-- not for portrait oriented rectangles, but for squares. I crop many if not most of finished images to a square and find squares easier to compose from a vertical original. And of course every camera is JPEG only for me.
 
chopsteeks said:
Price is a non starter. Perhaps, I might pick one up in the used market section in the near future
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I would not be surprised if the used price is above the normal retail price :-). When demand exceeds avaliability.
 
chopsteeks said:
Price is a non starter. Perhaps, I might pick one up in the used market section in the near future
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Basically what I am waiting for.

When used price is half
 
Yes, for my daughter.
 
So many comments on price. When I was a kid I mowed lawns and cleaned up construction locations to buy a close-out Minolta X370 kit at Gemco in 1986/7. But the film and development was so expensive I really did not learn "Photography". I have some great photos from that time, but mainly snapshots. In 2008 I started learning again and studying photography with digital. Canon G9. I was able to learn at a much faster rate. It's been a joy. So now I have enjoyed going back to Film with my Canon AT-1 and seeing if my digital skills can cut the mustard on film. It's been fun also. But Film is now very expensive to buy and develop, and scan. So this camera may give some version of that experience at a much lower cost over time. I would like to try it.
 
JohnS59 said:
Bielers said:
CanaryMango said:
BluesJake said:
Minolta TC-1 said:
Many people outside of this forum seem to be buying it! https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm...gs-at-amazon-and-bhphoto-but-with-a-surprise/
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I'm not the least bit surprised 🙂

In my opinion, most of the Fuji X forum members here are semi-professional or serious amateur photographers. The X half doesn't provide the minimum features they need or want. I think a big part of the X half's appeal will be the "fun factor" it provides.

I've preordered at B&H. Hopefully, it will arrive late in June. 👍
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I think they are mostly grumpy old men who spend thousands on high end equipment to take photos of their dog running. And complain when anything is made for people younger than them. No fun allowed. 🙂🙂

I'm not getting a half. It's not for my kind of photography, and I've sort of filled a nearby niche with my XM5. But it looks a fun camera and I'm glad it exists.
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I guess this just shows that people get different things out of their photography and as such value different things from their camera gear. Just as it's wrong to dismiss those that value quirky and 'fun' gear as not being 'serious' photography, I think it is similarly unfair to dismiss people who get more 'traditional' gear as being simply 'grumpy old men' (with the implication that they are mostly simply people with 'all the gear and no idea'). As a side note, I don't actually see many photos of dogs running on these forums!

Ultimately, it's OK to like this camera and what it offers, just as it's OK to value other cameras and methods of photography. There's no need to justify your preference by denigrating other people's preferences.

For my part, this new camera doesn't interest me. This isn't because I think it doesn't have any value at all, just that it won't offer the experience that I'm looking for. This isn't to say that I think that I am too good a photographer for it (I'm definitely not!), just that I get more pleasure from a photography experience that other cameras offer.
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The camera gear doesn't have anything to do with serious photograpy or not. That's a well known fact. Even with a pinhole camera you can make serious pictures.

I still think the main target audience for this camera are often young people who want to make a statement by using a real camera instead a smart phone. As some kind of accessoire. In that case go ahead if you think it is fun. But don't be disappointed if the pictures are not any better than coming out of a smartphone or even worse. Because all the smart processing taking place in a phone. A lot of people prefer the output of a smartpone above SOOC of any other dedicated camera, even FF or GFX!

Of course people of this forum are not the main target for this camera, but a few of them will like it for various reasons.
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People do use ‘real’ cameras, more than we sometimes imagine due to the omnipresence of smartphone photography. We were in Cambridge, UK a couple of days ago, which is obviously a very touristy place, and noted quite a lot of folk carrying and using cameras (as distinct from phones) especially young Japanese women. And today at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex there were more than a few people toting cameras. The X half is a welcome option to broaden the appeal and made photography fun.
 
RobRoy22 said:
JohnS59 said:
Bielers said:
CanaryMango said:
BluesJake said:
Minolta TC-1 said:
Many people outside of this forum seem to be buying it! https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm...gs-at-amazon-and-bhphoto-but-with-a-surprise/
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I'm not the least bit surprised 🙂

In my opinion, most of the Fuji X forum members here are semi-professional or serious amateur photographers. The X half doesn't provide the minimum features they need or want. I think a big part of the X half's appeal will be the "fun factor" it provides.

I've preordered at B&H. Hopefully, it will arrive late in June. 👍
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I think they are mostly grumpy old men who spend thousands on high end equipment to take photos of their dog running. And complain when anything is made for people younger than them. No fun allowed. 🙂🙂

I'm not getting a half. It's not for my kind of photography, and I've sort of filled a nearby niche with my XM5. But it looks a fun camera and I'm glad it exists.
Click to expand...
I guess this just shows that people get different things out of their photography and as such value different things from their camera gear. Just as it's wrong to dismiss those that value quirky and 'fun' gear as not being 'serious' photography, I think it is similarly unfair to dismiss people who get more 'traditional' gear as being simply 'grumpy old men' (with the implication that they are mostly simply people with 'all the gear and no idea'). As a side note, I don't actually see many photos of dogs running on these forums!

Ultimately, it's OK to like this camera and what it offers, just as it's OK to value other cameras and methods of photography. There's no need to justify your preference by denigrating other people's preferences.

For my part, this new camera doesn't interest me. This isn't because I think it doesn't have any value at all, just that it won't offer the experience that I'm looking for. This isn't to say that I think that I am too good a photographer for it (I'm definitely not!), just that I get more pleasure from a photography experience that other cameras offer.
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The camera gear doesn't have anything to do with serious photograpy or not. That's a well known fact. Even with a pinhole camera you can make serious pictures.

I still think the main target audience for this camera are often young people who want to make a statement by using a real camera instead a smart phone. As some kind of accessoire. In that case go ahead if you think it is fun. But don't be disappointed if the pictures are not any better than coming out of a smartphone or even worse. Because all the smart processing taking place in a phone. A lot of people prefer the output of a smartpone above SOOC of any other dedicated camera, even FF or GFX!

Of course people of this forum are not the main target for this camera, but a few of them will like it for various reasons.
Click to expand...
People do use ‘real’ cameras, more than we sometimes imagine due to the omnipresence of smartphone photography. We were in Cambridge, UK a couple of days ago, which is obviously a very touristy place, and noted quite a lot of folk carrying and using cameras (as distinct from phones) especially young Japanese women. And today at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex there were more than a few people toting cameras. The X half is a welcome option to broaden the appeal and made photography fun.
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Yes, the digital compact camera have made a comeback, especially with younger people. Partly this is because using a dedicated camere is more fun when you are interested in photograpy. But I think for a large part this trend is because influencers on TikTok etc. and - in a more general sense - a trend to nostalgy.

It is also important that the camera looks cool and is something special. The Fujifilm X Half fits perfectly in this trend. I would not be surprised if it will be hugly popularm like the X100 series, depending on how much influencers with a lot of followers promote it. I guess Fujifim has send already hundreds of X Half camera's to them to review. The target group is probably less interested in the technical/functional aspects of the camera as we discuss here on dpreview. Maybe a few become an enthousiast and for them it is maybe a start of a new hobby. Others ditch the X Half if something new and more cool appears on the market or go back to their smartphones. Which are not that bad anyway for taking pictures, quite the contrary.

Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against it. But it is not my kind of world.
 
BluesJake said:
Minolta TC-1 said:
Many people outside of this forum seem to be buying it! https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm...gs-at-amazon-and-bhphoto-but-with-a-surprise/
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I'm not the least bit surprised 🙂

In my opinion, most of the Fuji X forum members here are semi-professional or serious amateur photographers. The X half doesn't provide the minimum features they need or want. I think a big part of the X half's appeal will be the "fun factor" it provides.

I've preordered at B&H. Hopefully, it will arrive late in June. 👍
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I couldn't agree more. The only thing I can add is that DPReview people often consider themselves "the market" when a significant portion of us are outliers to the primary market.
 
The cost is a bit high so that's where I'm on the fence. My Nikon LF35AF just died, but I slowed down my film shooting, due to the riding cost of film and processing. 20 rolls of Portra 400 and processing is about the price of the X Half. So there is a case for going with this kind of camera.

I could also put my XT4 in jpeg and pair it with the 23/2. There's a lesson here to sometimes be intentional about not always going for max IQ and embrace imperfection so that you can be in the moment and just have fun.
 
it's a stupid camera. As an X100T user I would have welcomed a small 1" sensor alternative, but not this ridiculous overpriced toy. What would have interested me would have been something like the Lumix LX-10, but with an EVF and better battery capacity.
 
david kohn said:
it's a stupid camera. As an X100T user I would have welcomed a small 1" sensor alternative, but not this ridiculous overpriced toy. What would have interested me would have been something like the Lumix LX-10, but with an EVF and better battery capacity.
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But how did you vote in the poll? Are you buying one? 😂
 
YoshiHikes said:
The cost is a bit high so that's where I'm on the fence. My Nikon LF35AF just died, but I slowed down my film shooting, due to the riding cost of film and processing. 20 rolls of Portra 400 and processing is about the price of the X Half. So there is a case for going with this kind of camera.

I could also put my XT4 in jpeg and pair it with the 23/2. There's a lesson here to sometimes be intentional about not always going for max IQ and embrace imperfection so that you can be in the moment and just have fun.
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This is where I am at. I have had many configurations of cameras. But never total the price of one single quality wildlife lens. But somehow many people here (or in the preview comments) feel that buying this in addition to what ever kit you have is a rich kid luxury. 🤦🏼‍♂️



I have a few small set ups and a few pocket cameras. Sometimes I want maximum image quality and sometimes I want fun and or convenience.

When I was younger I could only afford one or the other. But I still don’t want to burn cash with film non stop.
 
phazelag said:
YoshiHikes said:
The cost is a bit high so that's where I'm on the fence. My Nikon LF35AF just died, but I slowed down my film shooting, due to the riding cost of film and processing. 20 rolls of Portra 400 and processing is about the price of the X Half. So there is a case for going with this kind of camera.

I could also put my XT4 in jpeg and pair it with the 23/2. There's a lesson here to sometimes be intentional about not always going for max IQ and embrace imperfection so that you can be in the moment and just have fun.
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This is where I am at. I have had many configurations of cameras. But never total the price of one single quality wildlife lens. But somehow many people here (or in the preview comments) feel that buying this in addition to what ever kit you have is a rich kid luxury. 🤦🏼‍♂️

I have a few small set ups and a few pocket cameras. Sometimes I want maximum image quality and sometimes I want fun and or convenience.
When I was younger I could only afford one or the other. But I still don’t want to burn cash with film non stop.
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BluesJake said:
Let's get a count going on the new "half"
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Not for me.

I love the camera and would use it.

But no working hot shoe or PC socket, probably due to only having 3 auto ISO settings, none fixed (so I have been told)

This camera is just a little over handy capped for me.

Give it a leaf shutter and a working hot shoe (even the most basic with a centre pin contact would do) and fixed ISO`s.

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Hoka Hey
 
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The only type of photography I would do with such a camera is street. And I don’t do street photography. So it’s a no. Also it should have had a physical control for shutter speed instead of swipe on the screen. And in film mode, the camera automatically takes care of that. I wonder how it would behave in that case. What if one wants to do a longer exposure?
 
Swerky said:
The only type of photography I would do with such a camera is street. And I don’t do street photography.
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Did I somehow stray into a forum for absurdist and surrealist photographers? Please share some of the images which you haven’t taken and details of the non-existent equipment which you didn’t use.
 
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