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Fujifilm X-T1 Mirrorless Camera

Sitwon

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Nov 29, 2018

This is roughly half the price of what an X-T2 is available for. And one third the price of the X-T3. For slightly less you could buy a new X-T100, which lacks the weather sealing and has a traditional bayer sensor instead of the esoteric x-trans sensor*. Or for a little more you could get an X-T20, also without weather sealing. Both the X-T100 and X-T20 are newer, faster bodies with 24MP sensors (compared to the 16MP in the X-T1). The faster part is the primary reason I'm planning to upgrade away from the X-T1 (planning to get the X-T3). When trying to capture fast-moving subjects like sports or dance the EVF lag of the X-T1 is extremely frustrating. I didn't know that was my problem until I had the opportunity to try it side by side with an X-T2. Also, the X-T1 no longer receives firmware updates (except to add support for new lenses), where as the X-T100 and X-T20 are still supported by Fuji and may get bug fixes and new features as well as new lens support. And before buying, you should read up on the known issues with the X-T1. Notably, the A/V door on the left side of the camera starts to bow within a few months for most users. Everyone I know with an X-T1 has had this problem. It's not a big deal most of the time, but it's also obviously not sealing like it's intended to... and weather sealing is the primary difference between the X-T1 and the much cheaper X-T10/X-T20. Also, the grips tend to slip and peel after a while. For me, it started happening right about a year after I purchased it. Apparently if you send it for repair, they replace both the grips and the A/V door with newer parts that are less susceptible to slipping/bending. But a new one bought today will still have the old parts, and if you buy this one on Massdrop, I have no idea if you can get it replaced under warranty. You might have pay around $100-200 for the upgrade (not including shipping to and from the repair facility). *: I have been shooting with an X-T1 for a bit over a year now. I don't have a comparable camera with a bayer sensor to compare it to, so I can't give you my opinion on whether x-trans improves the look of pictures or not. What I _can_ tell you, is that if you want to shoot and edit RAW files, having an x-trans sensor means you will have fewer software options available to you. A lot of RAW editors don't support x-trans demosaicing, and even the ones that do are often noticeably slower at processing x-trans RAWs than with bayer RAWs of the same resolution. Whether or not the x-trans RAW editing penalty is justified by the difference in optical performance versus a bayer sensor is something you will probably need to decide for yourself. But it's worth asking, can you even tell the difference? https://fstoppers.com/gear/x-trans-versus-bayer-sensors-can-you-tell-difference-310112