Fujifilm X-S1
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14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 Review
Can this large-sensor superzoom take the category to a more professional level?
Pros:
- Best in class images
- best in class viewfinder
- great stabilisation system
- manual zoom and focus rings
Cons:
- Sensor issues with specular highlights
- autofocus won't rival a DSLR
- on/off issue on occasion
- it's rather expensive
14 years ago
Fuji X-S1
The Fuji X-S1 delivers an excellent performance. Without being perfect, this camera is a fantastic all-in-one powerhouse. Its 12 megapixels EXR BSI-CMOS sensor and superb mechanical lens with an extremely versatile ultra-wide to super-telephoto optical zoom, plus a full set of manual controls make...
Pros:
- Mechanical ultra-wide to super telephoto lens
- Stellar dynamic range
- Reliable metering
- Low image noise
- Good lens sharpness
- Very low distortion
- Impervious to chromatic aberrations
- Quick autofocus system
- Short shutter-lag
- Generally responsive
- Responsive manual focus ring
- Generally good...
Cons:
- Poor white-balance in artificial light
- Weak Eye-Start sensor
- Poor preview coverage
- Not Exposure-Priority
- Wrong Live-Histogram
- Limited shutter-speed above base ISO
- Strange occasional blooming A firmware update is in the works for the same problem with the Fuji X10
- Off-center tripod mount,...
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 First Impressions Review
Superzooms are treated like overpowered point-and-shoots, the happy medium between pocket cameras and DSLRs in terms of price and target audience. But they don't make everybody happy.
Pros:
- Handles like a DSLR
- Excellent build quality
- On paper
- extremely versatile
Cons:
- Expensive for a superzoom
14 years ago
Fujifilm X-S1 – the semi-professional camera that will not make you want a real DSLR
All of that versatility means that you can go a pretty long way without feeling the need for a new lens, which is the main reason people who bought a semi-professional camera switch to DSLRs early on – when you can do all that, you don't need a dSLR, and that's exactly what Fujifilm is marketing the...
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