On 13 January 2013 18:31, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > I almost think I am in the market for a small but good quality digital > camera, and am really attracted to the Fuji cameras right now. > I know a few here are using various models. > Here is my criteria: > Must have an optica viewfinder (a hybrid is OK, as long as there is an > optical option). > Interchangable lenses would be nice, in which case a good selection of > primes would be a requirement, though if it is a fixed lens, it would need > to be a medium wide to medium telephoto zoom. > Obviously, it must shoot in some sort of raw format. > Video not important, but if it's there, fine. > Good high ISO capability. The K5 has spoiled me for being able to shoot high > ISO, and there is no way I want to go back to being afraid to shoot above > ISO 400. > > Thanks for any advice. > > William Robb Hi William
My X-Pro1 is a present for a big birthday so I'm a very lucky chap. It fits the bill as you described for interchangeable lenses. It's APS-C so the same crop factor as the Pentax bodies. The 3 lenses (18mm, 35mm and 60mm) that were launched with it are highly regarded. I've got the 35mm and a 18mm on order as part of a 2 lenses for 1 offer in the UK. I've also got a K-mount adaptor on order so will be able to use my MF / aperture ring based lenses in manual focus and stop down metering. There's now a consumer level zoom and many more lenses in the pipeline. Size wise it's not the smallest in the Fuji range - with the 35mm lens on it's the same overall dimensions as my MX with the 50mm F1.7 lens on it. It's the same height as the MX's pentaprism s the MX looks smaller because of the shoulders either side of the pentaprism (if that makes any sense). It's feels lighter than the MX, but the build quality is superb and it feels well engineered and very solid. The shots that I did at the Barbican exhibition were at ISO3200 and I'm more than happy with the quality. At 1600 it's truly excellent. Much better than my K7, but I can't compare with a K5. I haven't had it for long enough to do a proper review, but initially I'm very impressed. Of course there are quirks - there are the usual gripes on the forums, but nothing that I'm not prepared to live with. The big one that they're all on about is the lack of full support in Lightroom (Google it for a happy hour or two's reading) but I've been using LR without seeing any issues. It's light to carry around and the lenses are small and light. With the ability to put my Pentax lenses on it, I can see it becoming my main body with the K7 as backup. I know a couple of people with the X10, including Cotty, and I get very good feedback about it. The fast zoom is seen to be excellent and it looks as though the X20 is going to be a significant improvement. Hope this helps Chris -- 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.
