Re: New Fujifilm X-Pro1 interchangeable lens at CES
philber wrote:
At this stage, it is very strange, actually downright unbelievable, that Fuji have not announced ANY zoom lens with this camera. When one knows that zooms account for the huge majority of the market, it makes one wonder why, and how much that can affect their market share. To do it on one camera, like the X-100 or the Leica X-1 is one thing, because they want to combine the advantage of a prime with that of a fixed lens design, but on a whole system?
The XPro1 is from the start aimed at serious enthusiasts and professionals who want the best image quality in the smallest package. Zooms would be larger and likely sacrifice quality as compared to primes so that\'s the answer. The NEX, by contrast, was initially aimed at the more general consumer hence zooms. Sony later started trickling out primes as the system found success in other niches and Fuji may do the same with zooms but from the start, we can clearly see these systems are different in their initial target markets.
