Fujifilm X-T1 Compact System Camera (16.3MP)

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.

This is without a doubt a great camera, I love it. Its very well made, a great range of lenses is available for it and the support from Fuji is very good. I sold my FF Nikon SLR camera after trailing this camera and I have no regrets. The mirror less design makes this optically great camera small neat and light. The retro design is brilliant and the ability to check all your major settings by a quick look at the clear dials on the camera is very useful. EVF is big and bright and very useful. Due to its size anyone with large hands should definitely try before they buy! Arrived on time well packed.

A great camera let down by poor auto focus. If your life depends on nailing a photograph, this camera in not for you. Apart from the disappointing AF and some odd ball software issues, this camera is fun to use and can produce great images when using good glass. If you are looking for a compact camera then the XT1 is worth a look.

One of the best camera available, I bought it for a very good price, the only problem was the shipment. I bought it from UK to Italy, and I can understand that it may take a while, but I ordered the camera the 18 of December, with a approximate arrival from the 28/12 to the 9/01, and it arrived the 11/01 without any information available. There was no other shipment possibilities other than that. Among this, everything was fine, no damages or similar.

The camera body I received had previously been opened and some of the settings were not as a new camera should be, even the date had been changed, which on a new camera is always set to zero. As I had paid for a NEW camera I was so disappointed to receive a USED one. I have since purchased a NEW Fujifilm X-T1 camera from a reputable photographic dealer.

I'm sorry to say that my X-T1 broke down after only about eight weeks. When i bought it, I thought it fantastic. So great that I also bought, within about three weeks, the 55-200 zoom, the 10-24 and the 60mm macro. I know, it's a lot, but being old told self, soon be dead, so why not? Loved it, but while trying out tele zoom it suddenly stopped working. Went to manual but refused manual instructions. Showed F0 in viewfinder. Spent couple of hours trying to sort it out as thought had pressed wrong buttons, but local shop told me it was bad connectors. Had bought it from Amazon and realised they had 30 day rule so sent it to Fuji. Then, as had so many lenses, bought X-E1 from local store for £299 with very good deal on recently bought Canon 100D. To my grateful surprise, the X-T1 came back from Fuji in a week, all postage etc paid. Hadn't even had time to try out E1. But, when I tried out 'repaired' X-T1 in garden, it did a few shots then showed just the same fault, ie couldn't take photos, not focus, not set apertures, hopeless. This time, i got in touch with Amazon, keep searching their sites and eventually, after sweat and tears, you'll find a surprisingly good help service. They immediately said they'd replace the camera, but there was a 3 month wait for a replacement, so I asked for a refund. Hurried to my local dealer and bought new X-T1 body + 35mm F1.4 instead of kit. Got home and belatedly tried out tele and wide zoom on E1. Both were very slack, so much so that changing the zoom made a perceptible jerk in the mount. Thought it was the camera, but no, as also on new X-T1. Took lenses back to local dealer, who at first didn't want to change ithem, 'You can't expect a Fuji mount to be as good as a Canon or Nikon' said the assistant. They did change them, but it's a sorry story as I've spent the better part of four grand on Fuji stuff and so far, all I've had is hassle. I do have a Fuji X-10 bought for about £350 and it's been brilliant. Needless to say, I wouldn't buy an X-T1 again, or the lenses. I'm hoping that all will settle down now and the camera plus lenses prove great, but every time I pick it up I expect it to go wrong.

Ho scelto la X-T1 per i seguenti motivi: - Schermo basculante (utilissimo in tante situazioni) - Mirino elettronico molto performante (latenza nulla, ottime prestazioni anche in condizioni di luminosità difficili e tantissime informazioni dirette) - Corpo completamente in magnesio (la qualità della costruzione è evidente ancor prima di prendere in mano la macchina) - Tropicalizzazione - Aggiornamento Firmware che ha dato "nuova vita" alla macchina, grazie ad una totale revisione del sistema AF (questo dimostra la grande serietà di Fuji) - JPG di altissima qualità (impostando la macchina, il sistema X-Trans di Fuji, sforna dei JPG già utilizzabili anche da professionisti) - Ottima tenuta agli ISO (in modalità raw la macchina arriva fino a 6400 ISO e a tale valore il "rumore digitale" resta ancora sopportabile, in particolare per scatti in bianco/nero. Fermandosi a 3200 ISO il rumore non è praticamente percettibile). - Sistema AF di grande qualità (con gli ultimi aggiornamento del firmware, il sistema di autofocus è cambiato completamente, diventando assolutamente performante e a livello di macchine ben più costose: al momento, con obiettivi indicati, è possibile finalmente fare anche della fotografia sportiva con questo corpo macchina). Difetti? Sinceramente non ne trovo... Eventualmente potrei citare la particolarità della "ghiera dei diaframmi", utilizzabile solo se non presente sugli obiettivi (ma è solo questione di abitudine): utilizzando anche una Nikon, sono rimasto un po' sorpreso della cosa. Il mirino, pur essendo incredibilmente performante, non è reattivo quanto un ottico per reflex pro top gamma, ma a meno non fotografiate la Moto GP, non avrete sicuramente problemi (in caso di fotografia sportiva di alto livello suggerirei la X-PRO2, restando in Fuji). Il prezzo è adeguato alla qualità, ma se si vuole risparmiare qualcosa si può puntare alla X-T10, che perde la tropicalizzazione e un po' di risoluzione nel mirino, oltre ad avere uno schermo basculante un po' meno "snodato". Cito, infine, il servizio di Amazon: come al solito impeccabile!

Me enamoró su aspecto retro cuando la vi en 2014. Al cogerla en la mano me resultó placenteramente agradable y con sensación de calidad. Sus múltiples mandos directos en 5 ruedas, para casi todo, y sus más de 7 teclas de funciones a elegir, me hacen olvidar mi Nikon reflex más basada en los menús de pantalla; me recuerda a mi agradable y ya con años Fuji X10, pero corregida y aumentada en todo. El visor luminoso, brillante, preciso y con casi toda la información necesaria ya terminó por decidirme. Y el sistema de alternancia de encendido automática (si se quiere) entre pantalla y visor, ahorran batería. Me parecía cara para lo que ofrece el mercado en otras marcas, pero utilicé una oferta que concluía el 31 de enero y, si se cumple, espero que se quede el precio en 699 euros (cuerpo) que me parecen razonables para lo que ofrece. Como no hago fotografía de carreras, ni deportes, no soy profesional de la fotografía y estoy jubilado, no me preocupa la velocidad máxima (4000 que para mi es más que suficiente) ni el tiempo de enfoque (las instantáneas no son lo mío). Gestiona muy bien el ruido hasta valores elevados de sensibilidad: a 6.400 es muy tolerable para mí y a 12.800 o 25.600 aceptable; no la he probado a 51.200. Los menús de pantalla, muy intuitivos, y la tecla de menús resumidos a elegir, practiquísima. Por señalarle algún aspecto negativo (sin demasiada importancia), los botones están demasiado planos, al ras de la carcasa casi, pero con mis dedos y manos pequeñas me apaño; a cambio dificultan el accionamiento por error. Creo que la nueva XT2 ha mejorado esto, aunque su precio se dispara. Se la recomendaría a cualquiera que busque una cámara todo terreno, con mandos manuales a la antigua usanza, poco pesada y precisa.

Mit Erscheinen der X-Pro 1 hatte ich zum Fuji X-System gewechselt und dies keinen Tag bereut. Die erwartete WEiterentwicklung der X-Pro ist ausgeblieben - dafür wird nun die X-T1 ins Rennen geschickt, mit einem etwas anderen Kamerakonzept, das die Philosophie des X-Systems aber treu bleibt: Kleine Formfaktoren der Gehäuse - herausragende Bildqualität. Das Gehäuse fühlt sich unglaublich gut an und liegt perfekt in der Hand. Alle wesentlichen Einstellungen sind mit den Fingern der rechten Hand gut zu erreichen, so dass man (wie bei der X-Pro schon) die Konzentration am Motiv belassen kann, während man einstellt. Motivprogramme und anderer unnötiger Firlefanz findet sich auch in der X-T1 nicht. Diese Kamera erwartet, dass man weiß, welche Verhältnisse zwischen ISO-Zahl, Blende und Belichtungszeit bestehen. Die X-T1 hat all die Verbesserungen erhalten, die ich mir bei der X-Pro gewünscht hätte: - Drehräder verriegelbar, bzw. nicht mehr zufällig verstellbar, weil zu leichtgängig. - Hebelschalter ermöglichen schnelle Wahl von Belichtungsmessung und Bildfolgemodi - Trennung von Batterie und SD-Fach - besseres Energiemanagement - schnellerer Autofokus - um Galaxien schneller, als bei der X-Pro - wasserfestes GEhäuse - abklappbares Display Der optische Sucher der X-T1 ist der Hammer und keine andere Kamera dürfte derzeit so eine scharfe und schnelle Kinoleinwand anbieten. Das ist absolutes Hightech. Der Bildsensor entspricht demjenigen in der X-E2. Gegenüber dem in der X-Pro 1 verwendeten Sensor - der schon Klasse war - ist nochmals eine Steigerung der Bildqualität feststellbar. Wer die Bilder mit Lightroom entwickelt, benötigt für die RAW-Dateien die Version 5. Ich musste von 4 auf 5 updaten, dann lief alles perfekt. Die Fuji bietet die grandiose Möglichkeit per W-LAN direkt von der Kamera auf einen PC/MAC zu transferieren. Das bietet derzeit kein anderer Anbieter an. DAzu muss man eine kleine App auf dem zielrechner installieren und WLAN mit WPS aufrufen. Fazit: eine gelungene Kamera, robust und mit professioneller Bildqualität. Dazu handlich und leicht. Es geht nicht besser.

J'avais déjà goûté aux joies du Xtrans avec un boitier XM1. J'avais apprécié la qualité d'image délivré par le XM1 et je voulais l'upgrader. Du coup le XT1 me semblait incontournable. Excellente prise en main, une vraie joie de prendre des photos avec. Très largement paramètrable au niveau des fonctions. Personnellement, j'apprécie son look vintage d'argentique des années 80. Les molettes du dessus sont fermes. L'écran orientable est un vrai plus. La gamme optique, bien qu'un peu chère, offre de petites merveilles de précision en terme de piqué et pour les objectifs les plus lumineux ,f:1.4/2, un bokeh plutôt flatteur. Je conseille vivement ce boitier à tous ceux qui veulent une qualité d'image de haute tenue et qui souhaitent voyager léger. Du plaisir en perspective. Pour ceux qui veulent avoir une idée des capacités du Fuji XT1, j'ai joint une image qui montre l'excellente dynamique des images qu'il délivre. Bonnes séances Photos !!

Un excellent appareil ! Format léger mais performances remarquables, qualité d'image au top. Je suis heureux d'avoir quitté le monde des Reflex lourds et encombrants pour le système Fuji. Je n'ai plus mal au dos en fin de ballade !!