Fuji XT1: the darkness and the light
I was recently going through my Fuji XT1 library, and it dawned on me how much advancement Fuji has made in recent years. I remember buying the X100s, and although I did like the images out of it, the AF was a real nightmare at times. Not so with the XT1, this is an all-round excellent performer, and although I’m anxiously awaiting the what they’ll have conjured up for Photokina next month, I’m not sure that they’ll be able to surpass this one.
The Fuji X-T1 does generate not only fantastic images, but also feels good in-hand, and it’s hard to fault the build quality and features. The traditional manual controls mean you never need to take your eye away from the viewfinder that combines a wide-angle view along with the world’s highest magnification rate. With a lag time of just 0.005sec, even if you’re used to an optical viewfinder, you’ll never look back.
Wim, thank you very much for the pictures and your comments on X-T1. The photo with fountain is amazing. This weekend I browsed www. pixel-peeper full size photos switching between X-T1, -E2, -M1, Oly E-M1, -M10, Sony NEX-6,-7 (they still don’t place samples for a6000) and Pan GX7 which I liked for advanced features and compactness.
In low light and high ISO settings Fuji cameras show best result. Sony follow pretty close, but their lenses weight twice heavier as the camera itself. Look forward for Photokina in September, hope the camera makers will make pleasant surprises there.