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I've had mine for a day or so as well. So far I'm pleased. The image quality to my eyes is a cut above what I've seen from m43, particularly at higher ISO like 3200 and higher. So this is exactly what I was looking for in that regard. I was concerned about the body size and weight, but I actually find the size to be spot on. I've found every m43 body I've handled to be too small and cramped, leading to frequent accidental button and dial presses. In contrast, the X-Pro1 fits well in my hand and I have yet to inadvertently press any buttons. With the 35mm f/1.4 mounted, the combo has a very nice heft to it–not too heavy to be burdensome, and not so light that it feels like a toy. This camera isn't pocketable, but most m43 body/lens combinations aren't really pocketable either. I love having the OVF, that's a killer feature. Even if I don't use it all the time, having the option is really great.
There are a lot of quirks and bugs, particularly with the firmware, that I'd like to see ironed out. A non-exhaustive list off the top of my head:
1) The camera rotates shots taken in portrait orientation automatically, but the playback of rotated photos is implemented in an idiotic manner. As you zoom in, the image retains its rotated width, so only a tiny portion of the LCD is utilized.
2) The lack of a histogram in image review is annoying, but there is one in playback mode.
3) Auto ISO needs work: it should let you choose a minimum shutter speed, it should go up to ISO 6400, and it should be affected by exposure compensation in manual exposure mode.
4) The AF could be much faster, but it's actually decent for most of my style of work. I'd like to see an option to use the AFL button for back-button focus. You can approximate it in the current firmware, but it's not really the same.
5) With the 18mm lens, the bottom frame line is sometimes occluded by the distance meter, which triggers my OCD. I'd like to see an option to automatically hide the distance meter when that occurs, rather than having to resort to always having the meter off.
6) If you change the view mode to OVF only, then hitting the macro button doesn't automatically bring up the EVF as it does if the view mode is set to 'eye sensor.'
7) As mentioned in the LuLa review, I'd like the option of mapping the AF point selection function to the Fn button. I didn't think this would be a big deal, but it is kind of irritating.
8) If you focus and recompose, you can only take one shot. For the subsequent shot, the camera will relock focus, even if you hold the shutter button down halfway. Without a decent back-button focus option, this definitely needs to be fixed.
Edit: Also, I forgot to mention this, but I think the Q menu is implemented very nicely. I like it better than the comparable implementation on my G3, because all of the items are visible in one screen. Fuji did a pretty good job of selecting which items should appear in that menu, but there are some oddities. For example, AE bracketing only appears in the Drive menu, but self-timer only appears in the Q menu. In my mind, these are both 'Drive' options, so they should both be in that menu.
Edited on Apr 06, 2012 at 02:46 PM · View previous versions
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