Comments on: Fuji manager admits that they may go Full Frame!

By: you

you — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:30:53 +0000

Sony RX1 is smaller than Fuji. Why not X-E3 full frame ?

By: chiwheels

chiwheels — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:08:26 +0000

I must confess I am bemused by this rash assumption that you can plonk a FF sensor into an X mount setting. Doing the standard calculation, in order to avoid vignetting you need a lens barrel diameter of 65 mm. I just can’t see it; look at the X pro 1 or X-E1 with the lens removed.

By: dg

dg — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:12:11 +0000

Al, interesting thoughts there mate with square sensor, I like it! Can it be done, I don’t know. But I do like it and its probably something Fuji could pull off, after all we are starting to expect something a little different from the rest when it comes to Fuji.

By: Jon R

Jon R — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:02:44 +0000

False alarm guys. Fuji may still eventually go full frame but it’s going to require completely new lenses. At this point, I think most of the camera manufacturers are trying to find a way to make a full frame interchangeable mirrorless camera. There were similar interviews discussing full frame mirrorless with the Panasonic and Sony guys.

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7230565274/fujifilm-shows-off-zoom-lens-on-x-pro1-and-denies-xf-lenses-allow-full-frame

By: Jon R

Jon R — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:59:30 +0000

That’s not bad, usually I’ve noticed that cameras in the UK and Europe in general tend to be priced higher than in the North American market. Is there an 18-55 kit available in the UK?

By: Risto

Risto — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:56:57 +0000

It would be great if Fuji would do a full frame camera with controls like in X- series. I hope it would be like X-E1, just with bigger sensor. Those x-series cameras are the only real cameras in affordable price in these digital times. Shutter speed control knob, ring in lens for aperture and focus are all which a real camera needs. If lack of those, that is not a camera at all. Price is not so important if all the controls would be like in real cameras in film era. I still use all the time my film cameras because I don’t like to fuss with all kind of menus etc. Even X-E1 has too many things to search from menus. Still I will buy the X-E1 when it will be available, but I would like to buy also a full frame camera to get all my good old film camera lenses working in their best.

By: al

al — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:56:26 +0000

Fuji tech is a potential game changer. I love the “mirrorless” design and function, the EVF, the lenses, and the retention of aperture ring and shutter dial. the tech produces great dynamic range and perhaps the lowest aberration and clipping. excellent! but the resolution is starting to lag behind the competition. FF is the logical next step. but this means new lenses. the current lenses are fabulous, so Fuji can make new ones for FF – but not cheaply. if it results in a bit larger body, it’s ok for me. just do not skimp on quality!

I’m curious: does anybody know who makes the imager/sensor for Fuji?

but, another way to compete is to set a new standard – go square. scaling the apsc up to a 24mm square imager would create +24mp. voila, Fuji is now in same strata as top dslr. the current lenses could cover this area. square means no rotating the camera for vertical shots, so easier for composing. at +24mp the IQ would be outstanding. add a square live-view lcd and achieve total flexibility. for video, have a button for mode that electronically crops the image to current dimension. keep tweaking the processor and software to handle the extra resolution. etc. all can be done, and would give us xpro users some real useful options.

By: TomR

TomR — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:33:23 +0000

Hi Everyone, I am new to fujirumors and new to fuji but very impressed by x-e1 (I liked the idea of x pro but I never wanted hybrid VF and x pro was too expensive for me).

So which lenses exactly would work on full frame? Any that will work on x-e1 – if I do buy in, it makes sense to be at least ready for the possibility of later buying FF.

Shots with 35 1.4 on flickr look great to me.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:05:30 +0000

Blimey.

That only took a week. I think we all knew that Sony would FORCE the industries hand and here is the result.

Fuji film will now rethink their camera line.

I think they will have to keep the X line and release a new line next to it which is full frame.

so you will have the consumer cams, x-cameras, then the new R line of Full Frame cameras of fixed and interchangeable lenses… at a price.

All I can say is “thank you sony” for making a camera to make companies give us full frame cameras.

I just wish for two things:

• Make the focusing speeds super quick

• 6 axis image stabilisation like the OMD

By: Renato S.

Renato S. — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:57:03 +0000

One thing I learned from Fuji is that they are all commitment.

They used what they learned from the X100 and X10 to build the X-PRO1 and then with that knowledge they built the X-E1. They constantly listened to their consumers, improving every and each new step.

If they would create a FF X-camera, I don’t know if they would really need the X-PRO1 since the X-E1 covers that whole pretty well. With a FF camera, the photographers with an interest and preference for a Hybrid VF APS-C camera would be basically nonexistent.

To be honest, I think that with the improvements that have been done with the EVF, I don’t know if a hybrid solution is really needed, that makes the camera bigger. I just wished that Fuji would allow manual controls in video mode.