The film photographers would love to shoot on this camera – the Fujifilm XT1 has made a debut in the Philippines during the Photoworld 2014 held at the Glorietta in Makati City.
The XT-1 is a premium interchangeable lens camera, it features evolved SLR-style handling, mechanical dials and weather-resistance (with select weather resistant X mount lens), together with all the benefits of an X-Series camera, such as compact size, excellent mobility and high-speed performance. It has a newly developed electronic viewfinder that is almost indistinguishable from an optical viewfinder and is ultra fast.
According to Fujifilm, XT-1 has the world’s fastest AF, with its EXR Processor II and X-Trans CMOS II sensor that locks the subject in just 0.08 seconds.
To complement this weather-sealed camera, Fujifilm is also launching weather-resistant lenses the XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R OIS WR (launching in June), and the XF16-55mmF2.8 R OIS WR and the XF50-140mmF2.8 R OIS WR.
The XT-1 will be loved by the traditional photographers with five mechanical dials on the top-plate, two command dials on the front and rear and six fully customizable function buttons, the X-T1 feels and functions like a classic photographic tool in the hand. The top-plate includes machined-aluminum double-deck dials for the shutter speed, exposure compensation, ISO sensitivity, metering and drive modes, and each is designed to turn with a reassuring click, while their textured surfaces gives a firm purchase when setting up a shot. With their exposure values clearly marked, settings be checked at a glance without using the rear LCD and the dials are perfectly arranged so that functions can be changed without removing your eye from the viewfinder. The six customizable function buttons and two command-dials arranged on the front and rear complete the picture, ensuring whatever setting is desired it can be reached in an instant.
Key features of the Fujifilm X-T1
- 16MP X-Trans CMOS II sensor
- EXR Processor II
- Weather-resistant body
- ISO 200-6400, plus 100 – 51200 expanded (JPEG only)
- 2.36M dot OLED electronic viewfinder with 0.77x (equiv.) magnification
- ‘Dual view’ in EVF shows regular view and focus peaking/digital split image at the same time
- Top-plate ISO, shutter speed, exposure compensation, drive mode and metering controls
- Six programmable function buttons
- 3.0″ 1.04M dot 3:2 tilting LCD
- 8 fps continuous shooting with continuous AF (3 fps with live view)
- Built-in Wi-Fi including remote control from a smartphone or tablet
- Full HD movie recording (1080/60p, 36Mbps bitrate), with built-in stereo microphone
- Clip-on external flash (included)
- Optional battery grip
