On 23 September 2010 13:52, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
I'm more inclined to agree with Godfrey's version. BJP interviewed one of the Fuji guys (it's one of the videos in my post) and asked what accessories would be coming out for the camera; the reply was "a leather case". I would think that if Fuji had any plans to bring out converters they would have announced them, even if they didn't have any prototypes or mockups ready, because now would be the best time to do so. That doesn't mean they might not do that in the future, and I would probably be interested in a 28-30mm converter. More likely is that Fuji will just release another camera with another focal length lens, just like they've done in the past. In late 1978 they released the GW690, a 6x9 rangefinder with a 90mm fixed lens. It was quite successful and in early 1980 they released the GSW690, with a 65mm lens. What's interesting about this story is that this camera series started off with the G690, which was an interchangeable lens camera! The blokes at Fuji noted that although there were 5 focal lengths available for this camera, with different versions totalling 10 separate lenses, the 65mm and 100mm lenses far outsold the others. Practical people that they were, they decided to make the successor of the G690 fixed length to reduce weight, size, and optimise the overall design. Maybe Fuji thought they'd do the same with digital. --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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.
