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Jamey777 · 02-18-2014, 11:28 AM

I think it's very close. Funny to read all the gushing about the ergonomics etc :-)

Woolcott · 02-18-2014, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Jamey777

I think it's very close. Funny to read all the gushing about the ergonomics etc :-)

I had a play in my local camera shop and I think it's nice, but maybe not quite as nice as some online are making out.

Love the EVF though - far better than the effort in the X-E1 I shortly owned!

As far as similarities to the LX, absolutely. I think it's mainly down to the broad, flat EVF hump.

Jamey777 · 02-18-2014, 12:06 PM

Ha funny this got moved. I put it in film SLR forum at first :-) Fuji does seem to be on a roll.

jogiba · 02-18-2014, 04:59 PM

I think the a7r looks more like the LX than the X-T1

Rupert · 02-19-2014, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by Woolcott

I had a play in my local camera shop and I think it's nice, but maybe not quite as nice as some online are making out.

I'm curious...I had planned to pre-order, but may wait until I can find one in a retailer here. My main question is does it have a good solid feel..... like my X20? Does the body have "weight"...not heavy, but a solid, well crafted feel? Does it feel like "quality" in your hands or like a plastic camera...which I definitely do not want!

Regards!

Woolcott · 02-19-2014, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

I'm curious...I had planned to pre-order, but may wait until I can find one in a retailer here. My main question is does it have a good solid feel..... like my X20? Does the body have "weight"...not heavy, but a solid, well crafted feel? Does it feel like "quality" in your hands or like a plastic camera...which I definitely do not want!

Regards!

Felt a bit more solid that the X-E1 to me; I didn't have a huge amount of time with it, but it felt pretty good to me. (The guys in the shop were a little cagey about letting me touch something that they still didn't have any actual stock of yet!)

As with almost all mirrorless cameras, it was a tad on the small side though - the buttons felt a little on the cramped side, particularly the view mode switch.

LFLee · 02-19-2014, 09:25 AM

You Tube

Rupert · 02-19-2014, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by Woolcott

Felt a bit more solid that the X-E1 to me; I didn't have a huge amount of time with it, but it felt pretty good to me. (The guys in the shop were a little cagey about letting me touch something that they still didn't have any actual stock of yet!)

As with almost all mirrorless cameras, it was a tad on the small side though - the buttons felt a little on the cramped side, particularly the view mode switch.

Thanks for the reply. Not really enough in this camera to justify the price or the need to own it, but if it is well crafted and works reasonably well, I'll most likely buy it anyhow. It does have some of the features I admire most...handsome looks and smaller size. Pitiful reasons to buy a camera, but we are what we are!

Regards!

LFLee- Thanks for the video. I didn't see anything extraordinary in the X-T1 there, but it looks good and seems to function well enough.

02-18-2014, 11:28 AM	#1
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02-18-2014, 12:03 PM	#2
Woolcott Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 79	Originally posted by Jamey777 I think it's very close. Funny to read all the gushing about the ergonomics etc :-) I had a play in my local camera shop and I think it's nice, but maybe not quite as nice as some online are making out. Love the EVF though - far better than the effort in the X-E1 I shortly owned! As far as similarities to the LX, absolutely. I think it's mainly down to the broad, flat EVF hump.

02-18-2014, 12:06 PM	#3
Jamey777 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 426 Original Poster	Ha funny this got moved. I put it in film SLR forum at first :-) Fuji does seem to be on a roll.

02-18-2014, 04:59 PM	#4
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	I think the a7r looks more like the LX than the X-T1

02-19-2014, 08:43 AM	#5
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by Woolcott I had a play in my local camera shop and I think it's nice, but maybe not quite as nice as some online are making out. I'm curious...I had planned to pre-order, but may wait until I can find one in a retailer here. My main question is does it have a good solid feel..... like my X20? Does the body have "weight"...not heavy, but a solid, well crafted feel? Does it feel like "quality" in your hands or like a plastic camera...which I definitely do not want! Regards!

02-19-2014, 08:58 AM	#6
Woolcott Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 79	Originally posted by Rupert I'm curious...I had planned to pre-order, but may wait until I can find one in a retailer here. My main question is does it have a good solid feel..... like my X20? Does the body have "weight"...not heavy, but a solid, well crafted feel? Does it feel like "quality" in your hands or like a plastic camera...which I definitely do not want! Regards! Felt a bit more solid that the X-E1 to me; I didn't have a huge amount of time with it, but it felt pretty good to me. (The guys in the shop were a little cagey about letting me touch something that they still didn't have any actual stock of yet!) As with almost all mirrorless cameras, it was a tad on the small side though - the buttons felt a little on the cramped side, particularly the view mode switch.

02-19-2014, 12:16 PM	#8
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Originally posted by Woolcott Felt a bit more solid that the X-E1 to me; I didn't have a huge amount of time with it, but it felt pretty good to me. (The guys in the shop were a little cagey about letting me touch something that they still didn't have any actual stock of yet!) As with almost all mirrorless cameras, it was a tad on the small side though - the buttons felt a little on the cramped side, particularly the view mode switch. Thanks for the reply. Not really enough in this camera to justify the price or the need to own it, but if it is well crafted and works reasonably well, I'll most likely buy it anyhow. It does have some of the features I admire most...handsome looks and smaller size. Pitiful reasons to buy a camera, but we are what we are! Regards! LFLee- Thanks for the video. I didn't see anything extraordinary in the X-T1 there, but it looks good and seems to function well enough.

Is it just me or does the new Fuji X-T1 look a lot like an LX?

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