![]() The new mount is also designed to have the least amount of flange distance amongst all lens mounts, meaning that the lens element can be placed closer to the sensor. Interestingly, turning the ring doesn’t actually change the aperture (physically inside the lens), but the signal is conveyed electronically through the 10-pin connector built into the lens mount. #Xpro 1 reviews manualEach of the three lenses launches with the X-Pro1 feature a manual dial for changing aperture. There are a few surprises packed away into this new mount, the first being the lenses that attach to it. The X-Pro1 also features a completely new lens mount, an all-electronic “X-mount”. We’re yet to see images shot at f/2.0 look as sharp as they do coming out of the X-Pro1. The result, according to Fujifilm, is sharper images and we can definitely vouch for that fact. Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensor places three colours per pixel row, in no particular order, which does away with the moiré, and hence the need for an anti-aliasing filter. The way this resolves colour information leads to moiré and other artefacts being introduced into the image, to counter which, camera makers introduced the anti-aliasing filter which causes the image to become soft. A conventional imaging sensor uses the Bayer-pattern (which puts only two colours per row) colour filter arrays that is used in conventional cameras. The X-Pro1 is built on Fujifilm’s revolutionary 16 megapixel APS-C X-Trans sensor. Not really an ergonomic feature, but the camera strap that comes bundled with the X-Pro1 feels really premium and letting the camera hang across our shoulders using the strap was absolutely effortless. What we liked a lot was the “view mode” button on top (next to the viewfinder) which allowed us to switch from LCD display (live view shooting) to the viewfinder. The buttons feel well built and are easy to press. Buttons with various dedicated features such as changing focus points, shooting mode, navigation buttons, menu button etc., are neatly arranged on the back. The buttons are another giveaway of the X-Pro1’s digital nature. If it wasn’t for the glorious 3-inch 1.2M dot LCD on the back, there would be no way to distinguish this from an analog Rangefinder. The camera is built solidly thanks to its magnesium alloy construction and is great to hold. The X-Pro1 looks just like an old school Rangefinder complete with the offset viewfinder, the textured leathery layer and a host of dials to aid manual shooting. Using a Rangefinder required exceptional skill and vision, and was hence often considered a benchmark for skill. Those funky things had their viewfinder to the left of the camera, and when you looked through it, you knew your photo wasn’t going to be exactly like what you saw in the viewfinder (due to the slight shift in what the lens sees and what the VF sees). If you’re the kind of photographer who grew up in the 80s or early 90s, you’d know what a Rangefinder is. 1,04,999, so the obvious question is, is it worth it? We take this bad boy for a ride around town and see how it feels and functions. Fujifilm’s innovation, packaged into a camera that evokes strong emotional responses, costs a whopping Rs. The X-Pro1 packs Fujifilm’s innovative sensor technology, along with garnering the support of three large aperture prime lenses the 18mm f/2.0, the 35mm f/1.4 and the 60mm f/2.4 macro. While the X-10 and the X-100 were Fujifilm’s candidates in the prosumer point-and-shoot segment, the X-Pro is Fujifilm’s contestant for the mirrorless ILS cameras. ![]()
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