The “cheap” Fuji X-E1 gets leaked!
Yesterday we read the rumor about a new X PRO 2 model and in the meantime Digicaminfo found those nice pics of the entry level X-E1 Fuji camera! As you see there is no optical viewfinder…and it seemd to have an electronic viewfinder only. It comes in Black and in Silver. The price is still unknown. There is also a picture of the new XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R OIS. Now let’s see if the X PRO 2 is coming too!
Justin
9 months ago |Erm, where’s the aperture ring on the lens? How is that automatic/manual switch meant to work? There is no facility to control aperture through the body on the X Pro 1.
David Haworth
9 months ago |How do you change aperture on that zoom lens? doesn’t the fuji x system have an aperture ring on the lens? it may well be an electrical control rather than mechanically linked, but this lens doesn’t have one at all. It does seem to have a button that would seem to put aperture into auto mode or not but I don’t see how to change it.
T-L
9 months ago |If you look closely, there is a ring right next to the switch – that should be an aperture ring, IMO. Then there are two rings divided with the thin silver ring, the bigger is zoom ring and the smaller should be focus ring.
bb
9 months ago |http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Fujifilm-XF-14mm-f2.8-R-Ultra-Wide-Angle-Lens.jpeg
the new 14mm proves the aperture ring is right below the focus ring.
ElDorado
9 months ago |I think that ring is a focusing ring unless they choose to give up manual focus in favor or fly by wire aperture because if this is the aperture ring, it looks like its clickless.
McPIX
9 months ago |Tricky thing what to choose: OMD, NEX6/7, X-PRO, X-E1… so many nice tools and each one with it’s own highlights.
I’m planning to change from DSLR and just waiting for the right stuff
RK
9 months ago |Would be great if this used the upcoming 16 MP Sony sensor w/ phase-detect pixels for faster AF. Would also make sense if they used a traditional Bayer array w/ weak AA filter to further differentiate from the X-Pro 1.
Tried the X-Pro 1 out a month ago – amazing image quality, but the AF speed made it a challenge for our purpose (toddler pics). I went into the purchase hopeful that AF would match our GF1, but it didn’t come close. At least for us.
We also missed a ton of shots due to the OVF, so ended up trying the EVF… which had too much lag to keep up. Hopefully this is another area of improvement in the X-E1, since an OVF is not present for moving subjects.
Miroslav
9 months ago |Looks way better than X-Pro. Pity they’ve kept the shutter speed dial.
Joe
9 months ago |Really? The shutter speed dial and aperture ring on the lenses are big reasons people go for the XPro1 in the first place.
MJr
9 months ago |Indeed. F*ck PASM, with those two dials you have all four modes at once !
Miroslav
9 months ago |There are many more useful functions for a wheel on a camera in 2012: ISO, WB, etc. They should have at least left the choice up to the user.
E
9 months ago |There is a shutter dial…its right on the top..
MJr
9 months ago |He said: “Pity they’ve kept the..”
Pei
9 months ago |Please add 1/8000 shutter speed and SONY’s new 16mp sensor w/Tran-X filter.
E
9 months ago |you can see right on the pic that 4000 is the highest on the shutter dial…
António
9 months ago |Strange request, considering the specs of the Fuji’s sensor without the Bayer’s filter.
Pei
9 months ago |I meant a new Tran-X sensor based on the new 16mp sensor that’s going to be in NEX-5R and 6.
Sergio
9 months ago |You really want that half-supported Tran-X filter? I find it more trouble than it’s worth currently. And, really, I don’t see a whole lot of difference in IQ at “normal” ISO shooting range between my X100 and XP1. BTW, I don’t shoot JPG
Eddie Argos
9 months ago |SONY NEX vs FUJI XF
1. I understand that the X pro 1 sensor is better that the NEX. (based on the digitalrev review and others)
2. The current and planned fuji lenses are more appealing to me than any other mirror lenses: 56 1.4, 35 1.4 (already well proven) and 23 1.4. This is by far the most important factor to me. The zeiss sony nex lens is too gigantic.
Take away the cost of the hybrid viewfinder, if this thing is like $1199 like the sony and i think it’s a more compelling offering.
Sahaja
9 months ago |The 24mm zeiss sony nex lens is not only too big, it is too expensive. Add that to the cost of a nex7 and the price difference between the nex and the xpro disappears.
Zony
9 months ago |Sony in announcing a ‘pancake’ 18-55mm at the P-K show (or sooner). While their use of the word ‘pancake’ is far too liberal, it definitely is a much shorter zoom lens than what Sony has put out for the E-mount so far. You can check out it’s size at Sony alpha rumors site.
Denis
9 months ago |> While their use of the word ‘pancake’ is far too liberal
Examples of their “too liberal” usage?
Sahaja
9 months ago |Admin: Any idea of when these Fuji cameras will be announced?
Omd
9 months ago |Any word on video performance …. And i just bought an OMD … Can’t keep up with this stuff
rcreek
9 months ago |Hah! Don’t even try. Just take pictures
kylberg
9 months ago |This Fuji and the zoom will be expensive – part of the Fuji strategy.
In the end: Think a Pana GXx or an Oly E-Px with built in EVF and sensor/processor on EM-5 level. Would cost a lot less than the Fuji and be very nice to work with + very high IQ.
Also the Nex7/6 will be very nice. At one time Sony will a) understand HQ lensaes are a must, b) develop those.
There are several mature cameras that will compete with the E-X1, how mature will that be? If it is, it will kill all sales of X-Pro1.
Al
9 months ago |Fuji is the only brand that could pull me away from Olympus. I’ve been lusting over the X100 for a long time.
Izumi
9 months ago |It’s gladdening to see that the colour of the sensor makes it seem that there’s film in the camera.
Ah, the good olden days…
Kelvin
9 months ago |Well not exactly gladdening. Seeing the film inside the camera means that the frame is ruined