It just occurred to me that in total I spent about 10,000 dollars on my digital cameras and lenses, spare batteries, memory cards, filters, tripods etc. Probably slightly more than that. In other words, slightly less than $1000 per year. I might get a few bucks back from selling off my 4/3 gear but not much.
I lost Olympus C2020, and C770 and E500 went into good hands long time ago. I still have Olympus E30 but rarely use it since acquisition of Fuji X10 and X-E1.
Monday, 29 April 2013
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Past and present
Bird of Paradise | Fuji X-E1 & XF60mm Macro
Olympus C2020 > Olympus C770 > Olympus E500 > Olympus E30 > Fuji X10 > Fuji X-E1
I used to read DPReview but some time ago switched to rumors sites. It is slightly worrying development. Frankly, in these days I don't see any reason for me to follow progress of the camera world, let alone its potential development. Fuji X-E1 offers more than I need except for macro, but X10 is quite good for flowers shots. I'll get XF55-200mm, and may replace XF18-55mm with XF10-24mm next year. I might be interested in a compact with 1" sensor, bright lens with 4-5x zoom and good macro capability but nobody want to make such camera. So, I plan to talk less about cameras and take more pictures.
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Entry-level mirrorless camera from Fuji, again
It seems that an entry-level mirrorless camera from Fujifilm is real, and it might be announced soon (before summer in Northern hemisphere). The rumors about the "X-M1" circulate around the for quite a while.It is expected that the camera will be in class of Olympus E-PL5 or Sony NEX-5, somewhat above the entry level. Note that the cameras in this segment generally do not have fixed screens :) Expect to see tiltable screen...
The current X cameras are very popular. It is reasonable for the company to add product in extremely popular segment of the mirrorless market to compete with cameras such as Olympus E-PL5 or Sony NEX-5. However, Fuji does not have a cheap compact zoom lens for a mid-range market. The available XF18-55mm F2.8-4 lens adds a lot in price, size and weight to the kit, so it wouldn't be cheap, compact or light. In Australia the price of the Olympus E-PL5 single lens kit is essentially identical to price of Fujinon XF18-55mm lens. The same true for Sony NEX-5R. Obviously, Fuji can heavily discount the kit and price it at around $900. Or it might combine it with the new XF55-200mm lens. While it sound odd, it would make an attractive package for me: I am interested in the zoom lens and don't mind to have a spare body. Obviously, I can buy just the lens, but in Australia Fuji has a strange(?) price policy: the X-E1 zoom kit costs ~$150 more than the body, while the lens itself is priced at $730. In other words, buying the kit ($1250) saves over $550, or close to 80% of the lens price. While I am interested in the zoom lens, the current price policy is a very strong demotivator for buying the lens. I'd rather wait or grab it on eBay.
BTW, here is a link to the official samples from XF55-200mm F55-200 F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens
The current X cameras are very popular. It is reasonable for the company to add product in extremely popular segment of the mirrorless market to compete with cameras such as Olympus E-PL5 or Sony NEX-5. However, Fuji does not have a cheap compact zoom lens for a mid-range market. The available XF18-55mm F2.8-4 lens adds a lot in price, size and weight to the kit, so it wouldn't be cheap, compact or light. In Australia the price of the Olympus E-PL5 single lens kit is essentially identical to price of Fujinon XF18-55mm lens. The same true for Sony NEX-5R. Obviously, Fuji can heavily discount the kit and price it at around $900. Or it might combine it with the new XF55-200mm lens. While it sound odd, it would make an attractive package for me: I am interested in the zoom lens and don't mind to have a spare body. Obviously, I can buy just the lens, but in Australia Fuji has a strange(?) price policy: the X-E1 zoom kit costs ~$150 more than the body, while the lens itself is priced at $730. In other words, buying the kit ($1250) saves over $550, or close to 80% of the lens price. While I am interested in the zoom lens, the current price policy is a very strong demotivator for buying the lens. I'd rather wait or grab it on eBay.
BTW, here is a link to the official samples from XF55-200mm F55-200 F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens
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