This is perhaps something of a "coming of age" camera for Fujifilm. The camera that could directly replace rather than supplement a DSLR setup, especially when their new lenses come on-line. Mirrorless ILCs are mature enough now that you needn't make excuses for them if they are done right, and the X-T1 should be right up near the head of the pack. I don't necessarily want one but I'd love to have a play with one.
Initial photos OF the camera made me think it was a bit ugly. But in the video, I think it's quite understated and good-looking. I especially like it with the grip and the 56mm, but alas I have no money for cool new cameras.
I was playing at CameraSize.com, and the Sony FF mirrorless lenses are bigger than their APS-C mirrorless counter-parts. Well, I guess we don't have too many lenses to compare right now! But let's just take the excellent 55/1.8. It's 20mm longer and 100 grams heavier than Fuji's 35/1.4. Sony's FE 28-70/3.5-5.6 is 23mm and 100 grams heavier than Sony's own 18-55/3.5-5.6 for the NEX. I'm not much of an engineer, but I guess there's just no way around the laws of physics when it comes to lenses (so I've been told by smarter people).
Roger Cicala said:
Doug, I haven’t seen any claims by Sony in writing, only the reviewers claims (which I assume came to them verbally from a rep). The top looks well sealed by itself, and that’s a positive thing. I saw no gaskets of any kind anywhere. So either the plastic shell is supposed to be so tight that it’s weather resistant, or it’s not weather resistant.
The magnesium alloy body being weather resistant particularly doesn’t make sense: there’s a strong magnesium alloy chassis inside a plastic shell. The body, other than the chassis, isn’t magnesium alloy.
It’s very possible Sony has designed some weather resistance via a method I don’t recognize, but it’s not gasketed. Until I see a Sony claim for weather resistance, I’m not taking mine out in the rain.
Oh, heck, even if Sony does make a claim for weather resistance I’m not taking mine out in the rain. My faith in weather resistance will reappear right after the Abominable Snowman rides in on his Unicorn and brings me a guarantee in writing from the manufacturer that a camera is weather sealed. You want to know how many ‘weather sealed’ cameras and lenses we write off for water damage every year?