On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Anthony Farr <[email protected]> wrote: > When the X100 was announced the first thing that got me wondering was > the inscription on the top deck that says, > "FUJINON LENS SYSTEM", > and I asked myself, > "Why does a camera with a fixed, single focal length lens describe > itself as having a 'lens system'?" > > Then, down the page on this latest link, is the statement, > "Something I’m sure a few of you will be curious about is the FoV of > the VF. If the central frame is a 23mm FoV, then the whole VF offers a > 16mm FoV, which is 24mm-equiv. Interesting choice…" > > I believe we can expect to market a couple of high quality > front-converters which will link to the viewfinder to give correct > framelines. Perhaps a multi element macro-adapter as well. Before > you dismiss front-converters as crap, most makers of high end P&Ss and > bridge cameras have for years been selling dedicated front converters > that perform far better than the generic rubbish sold on The Bay. The > Olympus Tcon and Wcon front converters are famed and sought after, I > expect that Fuji can do just as good a job.
Personally, I doubt it. I suspect it is simply a matter of awkward translation. The X100's lens is a complex, multi-element "lens system", speaking in technical jargon, with a single focal length. Fujica has used this type of language before and never marketed any add-on lenses for their other fixed, prime lens cameras. In the PDF brochure for the camera, they stress the words "system" when describing the lens as engineering-minded goofballs often do ... :-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
