Comments on: FF sensor and X-mount. Does it really fit?

By: FuzzyWasHeBear

FuzzyWasHeBear — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:08:36 +0000

I use an adapter to put FF lenses on my X-Pro1. If they did make a FF mount then there will be a fuji adapter to fit. Why doesn’t someone with an X-mount lens test this off camera with the sleeve of a changing bag and a torch? then measure the image circle made at X-mount flange distance. I would do it myself but I only use legacy lenses.

By: Cognoscenti

Cognoscenti — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:55:36 +0000

X-mount will never fit a FF sensor. The distance to the metal contacts doesn’t allow it. The corners of the FF sensor are also masked by the mount.

This means of course Fujfilm need to come up with a new lens mount and that won’t happen for a long time.

The only way for Fujifilm to get out a FF mirrorless is do as Sony did with RX1. A fixed lens FF camera.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:50:46 +0000

No Lee,
This could be useful only in a fix lens (and fix focal) mirrorless…
With a sensor this shape, you must develop every lens specifically for it, and you can not use a lens developed for a usual, flat sensor.
It means you must have a lens specifically for one single sensor….
Too expensive for a intercheangeable camera, don’t you think?

I see the patent’s application only in some cheap camera, with a very small sensor and a fix, unexpensive lens.
It’s the only camera in which this kind of sensor would make sense.
K.

By: jm

jm — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:04:39 +0000

What a dumb question! This is a technical question that only Fuji or a camera engineers can answer not someone looking at a photo mockup. This site is getting debsprate to find somwething to say and it is not a good sign,,,

By: John

John — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:57:54 +0000

They would have to redesign future lenses for it to work. Current lenses will not work with FF because they were specifically designed for a 1.5x. That’s the simple truth.

*this comment is in regard to the comment string above*

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:53:08 +0000

Check this:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fegami.blog.so-net.ne.jp%2F2012-09-26

Sony curved image sensor patent. This may be useful for future FF interchangeable mirrorless.

By: Vladimir

Vladimir — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:13:54 +0000

Fuji FF ob Sony-NEX FF, faster and cheaper

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:27:06 +0000

I think this mount hardly will became a “FF mount”.
Look at nikon, with its old F-Mount and with all there problems to fit the electronic pins and interfaces in such a small mount.
All the mounts born in the AF era are bigger (Caono EOS, for instance), and less problematic.
Of course Leica has an old and small mount, but the lenses are manual focus and the interface between lens and body is very limited and rather weird.
Probably thre is no room for an AF lens, in an M-mount.
Fuji hardly has made such a mistake, limiting itself so much…
K.

By: Renato S.

Renato S. — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:51:44 +0000

Exactly. It only says the XF lenses won’t fit a FF sensor, not that the X-Mount can’t be used by a FF sensor and FF lenses. You are also getting it wrong, Admin is right.

By: Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:53:54 +0000

Who cares? Really?

I’m a former 5D2 user and do not see any difference between X-Pro 1 images and 5D2 images in IQ across all the ranges.

Despite many guesses, I’ve identified very few pictures as being taken by full frame, crop or medium format – and I know of not many people that care.

Now how good a picture is – that gets them going.

If I was that keen to stay full frame I would have got a 5D3 or the new reputed 46.1mp ff beast soon to be announced by Canon!