Fujifilm XT-1, the king of the Mount Fuji! (get it?)
Alright I'm just kidding.
Finally got a call today to collect my pre-order package for fuji's latest camera XT-1! A pretty good timing since I've just completed my first draft for my dissertation and I've got a little time to do some hands-on the camera!
Here are the unboxing pictures!
All wrapped up nicely in the box
Plan view to see the dials
From the back!
From top left: Charger + cable, neck strap + metal connecting clips, 18-55mm R kit lens, XT-1 body, NP-W126 battery + the add-on flash (weird thing but guess what at least it there's a flash).
Really nicely designed.
Crappy front shot
First impressions:
Wow I have to say, this camera scores big on looks and feel. Body feels light, yet really compact. It feels fully metallic with no cheap plasticky feeling which is really nice, since it didn't actually add on to the weight! Compared to my d800, this camera feels like a feather.
The rubbery grip feels solid, but somehow it feels a little small to hold tightly, probably not the most secure grip which I probably will be adding a battery grip or hand grip to improve the overall hold. Everything else seems pretty okay, except for the buttons at the back that kinda feels mushy without a solid click and tactile feedback (which is present in the x100s).
Once you turn it on though, the magic begins. You'll be greeted by a really nice tilting 3" 1.04mil dots LCD screen, and when you put your eye to the viewfinder, you start to understanding what's the big fuss with the latest EVF from Fuji.
It's really good. (I still can't decide if I like OVF better though)
It's like peering into a FHD mini screen inside. And Fuji has reduced lag on this unit to just 0.05s (1/10th of previous Fuji models). I can't quite tell what's the difference though, just feels pretty snappy anyways.
EVF has the advantage of being able to display a hell lot of information real time, like your history etc while you're shooting which can be pretty nifty. It reflects real time changes as you switch your aperture and exposure compensation which is really nice too. However when it gets a little dark, it kinda looks smudgy with a lot of noise and grain which you don't get on the OVF (but then again, in the OVF it's just dark and you barely see anything haha.)
How does it shoot some of you may ask. Well I only had the X100s for comparison, and if you want to compare to that, then XT-1 is without a doubt, extremely fast. Autofocus on the X100s is decent, but not really mind-blowingly fast though, I actually get moments where everyone's just waiting for me to lock on the focus. I've only had a moment with the 18-55mm kit lens, which has been rated pretty good and we all know focus speeds depends on the lens too so it's probably not a great comparison between a digital rangefinder and a mirrorless system.
Feels exciting so far, can't wait to try it out for a longer period of time. Key features that's really interesting for me so far:
1. In-built wifi with a fully featured app. You can change settings, view it on live mode, do interval shooting without having to use a clunky wired remote, change focus points and many other things. Now this beats many of the other clunky wifi cameras/cards I've seen and used.
2. Hugeass EVF! I can now put 2 screens inside the viewfinder that's gonna allow me to do manual focusing with so much more ease. X100s has already proven itself to be a real joy and experience to use with its focus peaking features.
3. Overall handling. Just look at how sexy (in a geek way) it is, with its small but substantial size, along with a fully featured weather sealed magnesium alloy body (the whole thing!), it sure seems really promising! So far, it just screams of premium quality to me. Lol.
4. Image quality. Latest sensor (same as the X100s) from Fuji? Checked. I've used the X100s and boy the image quality (I've shown u guys a picture didn't I?) is really good for something so small. I'll be posting up an amateur review of the camera with the lenses when I've taken it for a good test drive.
My apologies to the all you cool kids out there but this post is filled to the brim with geeky goodness. Hope you've leveled up in your geekness with this post and maybe you can join league of geek gods in time to come! Thanks for reading =)
P.S. I promise a non geek post the next time alright!
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