Fujifilm X-T1 16 MP Compact System Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD Body Only - Black

i love it.body appears smaller if anything than x100. image quality is certainly up there with both my 5d3 and 6d shooting the same glass last night (sigma 35/1.4art; canon 24/1.4II; canon 70-200/2.8isII). gorgeous gorgeous images and finder gets 4/5 to the live-ness of optical whilst giving you constant exposure-simulation and image confirmation afterwards. focus assist options lots of but finder sharp enough easily to focus primes and -unlike my 5d3 -will show be DoF in the viewfinder for lens faster than f/2.8 - fancy AF has a price i guess. you do need a dof button just like a dslr if you stop down, but maximises live view to finder or screen in use and is no worse than my 5d3 in live view which is screen only.AF i have tested on the 16-55XC lens and appears very snappy. continuous high frame i have tested loads though only in MF and feels very fast and certainly aster than my 5d3 - perhaps my 7d i sold a while ago. certainly very fast compared to x100 but stalls swiftly with 95 mpbs sandisk extreme as not fast enough. so how realistically such a camera could be used for sports etc may depend on the UHSII sandisk card only sold in the US as far as i can tell.This camera is seriously gorgeous and very fast and easy to work with. worked fine with 600ex canon strobes and comes with a clever little external flash which i have not tested yet i'm afraid; though i can say does not need batteries; does not articulate, nor chuck out a great deal of light but certainly comparable to similar build slr strobes.the build here is quite exquisite and I recommend the fuji xt-1 wholeheartedly after one shoot! looking forward to trying some fuji glass now, maybe a 56/1.2....UPDATE AFTER ONE MONTHOkay, still very much in love with my X-T1!I have largely used the stunning Fuji's 56/1.2 with this camera, along with a samyang 8/2.8 fisheye and canon EF glass.Battery life is not great but not too bad. def no comparison with a canon DSLR though.The flash provided will provide little light for the eyes/shadows but the X-T1 shoots very well in the studio with the new YONGNUO YN-E3-RT and Canon 600EX strobes: works with up to 5 groups of strobes configured manually up to 1/180 (no high speed sync). Considering that the Canon transmitter will not work with my 5d1 I am extraordinarily happy to find the much cheaper YONGNUO product making any camera practical including the canon models strategically excluded. It means that with the minimum of fuss one can switch from fuji to canon and back again - very tempted to get a second transmitter to allow separate flash settings for each. I am now in the fortunate position to be able setup three DSLRs on tripods and fire all three & all the strobes & the X-T1 from the X-T1 giving me four pictures of a moment ( the fuji can also be fired remotely but requires an adapter cable rather than just hot shoe).Images from the studio with the 56/1.2: absolutely stunning and not substantively distinguishable side by side with 5d3 70-200/2.8isII images at 19" x 13". Lots and lots of detail. (I would love to see the results from a 135 or medium format xtrans sensor with glass as sharp as this!! - maybe a sweet fixed lens with leaf shutter design and not much bigger than x100 - come on Fuji! ;-))Regarding use with strobes - it is infuriating having to mess about in the second tier of the menu to turn exposure simulation on/off for ambient/flash exposure. Very much hope that fuji will add this to the schedule of items that can be assigned to the various function buttons.The drive selection dial is too easily nocked from setting to another, especially if the ISO is changed. I love the locking mode dial on 5d3 and actually spent over £100 to have a 7d modified once so that it would lock and could not accidentally get nudged too bulb at the wrong moment. It would be great if this dial were a lot stiffer or locked along with ISO, even if through single release. A similar issue with the exposure modes but proving less of a prob in use.My model had the light leak that was commented upon, and despite this being a complete non issue to me, requested a replacement from amazon under their 30 days so as to risk having to send back to fuji for repair. great service from amazon and next day had a model with no light leak, however, there can be issues with some of the latest cameras' sensors insomuch as dust can be trapped during manufacture and be unable to be cleaned off due it in fact being under the focusing component. anyway after two wet sensor cleans, at f/16 a clearly demonstrable large dust spot was evident on the replacement i'd been sent - a very significant issue for me so i have kept this one and amazon are sending me a third copy which i trust will be clean. I would encourage anyone who bas purchases a X-T1 or EX2 camera to shoot the sky stopped down on a couple of lenses and pixel peep the results to ensure your copies are clean whilst under warranty.Anyway, in summary and despite niggles: AWESOME CAMERA!

I had a brief foray into Fuji ownership with an X100 a few years back. A fantastic machine with IQ far above its price range but frustratingly slow and with various firmware features (freezing up, and needing a battery out reset) that didn't make the ownership experience fun. My desire for a more compact system took me away from Nikon DSLR to M43 with an Olympus E-M5. After a very brief move into FF with a D750 (Quality issues, 1 broke and the other had the flare issue, very disappointing) i made the mistake of handling an X-T1. All i can say is 'what a machine'.Build quality is fantastic. It's compact and solid and feels very robust (apart from the memory card cover). The lenses feel great, again solid and well built. The handling is good, quick and snappy autofocus and i do like having all the external controls. To me i find it very easy to see at a glance what the settings are before lifting the camera to my eye. Image quality is extremely good - i can't really fault it. Images are very usable at ISO 6400 if you need to go that far (and any noise can easily be dealt with in PP). I've not had any issues with RAW files either. I use Lightroom for PP and it seems to deal with the images very well (albeit slightly slower than with other cameras) - there seems to be a lot of debate on the various forums over how well the X-Trans files are dealt with but i've not found cause for complaint yet. Buggy and annoying firmware features are a thing of the past - this is a responsive and intuitive machine.I took advantage of the Fuji cashback promotion and ordered the X-T1 body, the 18-135 and 35 1.4 (£400 cashback - very nice). The 18-135 is nicely built, weather sealed and performs well. A great general purpose lens. The 35 is sublime. I'm sure the 56 1.2 will be added at some time and i'll be waiting for the 400 due in 2016 too.Downsides -Battery life is pretty low. I bought a few Ex-Pro equivalents and these seem to work just as well as the Fuji original at a quarter of the price. Just take a few with you if you've got a day of shooting.The strap - pretty crappy for a premium camera. I've replace it with a leather one from Deadcameras and this is perfect. Very comfortable and rather nice looking too !Overall i'm very pleased. It's a lovely machine to take pictures with, small and light enough to easily fit in a small bag and carry around. If you need ultimate versatility to cover every shooting scenario (especially low light sports) then a DSLR is still the best option, but this machine will enable you to take fantastic photos, covering most scenarios and have a lot of fun in the process. Add in Fuji's commitment to firmware updates and a very nice selection of glass and that's what makes it a winner for me.

As an old skool manual film SLR bod, I wanted something that had the form factor of a 70s SLR, but with a chip in it, to help me transition into digital.This oozes quality, with one exception (hence 4 stars). The dials allow you to judge a scene and dial it in, then save time with the shot. No more messing about in menus. The EVF is so good you quickly forget it's electronic. The camera weight and shutter release are engineered to perfection. This really does take me back to my childhood messing with my dad's camera, learning the ropes. Also, the low light performance, even with the kit lens, is beautiful.To top it off, I put it into full auto mode and handed it to my wife who knows nothing about photography and the images were stunning.The bit that they missed? It's the cover for the ports. It's so flimsy that within the first few days it was loose, and I'm going to have to find a hack to secure it. A silly oversight on an otherwise outstanding bit of kit.