if it does come in at $1800, i'll pass. manufacturers have been incrementally priming us to shell out more and more as of late (which is why i found the D7000 so refreshing at $1199) in the name of space-saving, cutesy design (e.g., u4/3 systems costing more than larger-sensored dslr rigs) and ultimately 'feature clipping'.
abam wrote:
if it does come in at $1800, i'll pass. manufacturers have been incrementally priming us to shell out more and more as of late (which is why i found the D7000 so refreshing at $1199) in the name of space-saving, cutesy design (e.g., u4/3 systems costing more than larger-sensored dslr rigs) and ultimately 'feature clipping'.
I've paid that much and more for a single fast prime lens, many times... To get one with a great sensor and body ALREADY ATTACHED?! Hell yeah!
RGS65 wrote:
Excellent point. Could an adapter solve this problem? If they just made the lens removable couldn't that open up a secondary market?
An adapter might address the issue, or use the Leica M mount and the register distance is probably not an issue.
I don't know whether there's much truth to the rumors but a LEICA-EVIL body allegedly pending will offer a R lens solution so if it materializes, it isn't an insurmountable technical challenge.
As far as the price being comparable to a prime lens; a good one will stay with me for 20 years and several camera body iterations. Can't say that for digital sensors whose lifespan as cutting-edge cannot be said to exceed 2-3 years.
Now if they offered an upgradable or modular/removable sensor....
And for those wondering about the size, I made a composite with a bunch of other cameras so you can compare dimensions. All cameras to scale, of course (click here for larger).
rsrsrs wrote:
hi chris,
but not for a 35mm ~F2,8 (FFequal)
or, did u?
r
Most of the primes I've bought are 1.4 to 1.8, a couple f2 like this one... But none of them ever came with a sensor and body already attached like this one
And for those wondering about the size, I made a composite with a bunch of other cameras so you can compare dimensions. All cameras to scale, of course (click here for larger).
How about some more camera pron? Check out these photos of the X100 at Photokina. Note the look through the viewfinder! Damn this is an exciting piece of metal
I don't remember the last time I saw a preview of a camera and was so sure I would own it the day it became available to me... I can't tell though, will the lens accept a filter and/or hood?
douglasf13 wrote:
I can't say for sure, but it looks like there are threads in the front of the lens.
I've stared at a bunch of photos but I can't make out any threads. Of course that doesn't mean anything; this is a preproduction model and it could very well not have had the threads machined in.
I hope it does have threads because I see no other way to attach a hood.
i'm lucky i wasn't alive when cameras looked like this, and am subsequently immune to the nostalgia factor this camera will be relying on to justify a $1500-1700 price tag.
Very cool camera! If there was any way I could convince anyone, including myself, that I needed one of these, I would get one. But I can't
I have to say though that pricing a Fuji like a Leica (hehe) is pure insanity. No way it will sell in the kind of numbers needed for a runaway success. If they can keep the price around 1000 Euro, they would sell a boatload.
