As already mentioned includes the X-A1, the downwardly open gap to the mid-range and semi Promo dents. The A1 variant has neither a metal housing nor a hybrid viewfinder. Her dress is made of plastic vile. The retroeske leathering had to escape unscathed. Here, the simple, no-frills case does not come cheap but rather spartan solid. The purists like it gets. Nevertheless, the feel is not at the level of her big sister. The Nikon One series or Panasonic MFT cameras it reaches not tactile.
Weight, it is easier as her sisters. Is it any wonder with this diet? Including also made of plastic Kitlinse (more on that later) puts the Small Fujifilm good pounds on the scale. The bayonet of the A1 is made of metal. For details on the tripod mount falls. Contrary to this is the Fuji Nikon AW1 in the optical axis. What is quite helpful in tripod-based recordings. Unfortunately, then neither battery nor memory card can be changed. The supply valves are in class the usual limits. Commendable also is the option to have set up a dedicated flash. The hot shoe makes it possible.
A real Burner is the display in the truest sense of the word. Bright and brilliant to the 920tausender are in the presentation, which is not clouded by great viewing angles change. The trick is allowing a massive folding mechanism of both ground-like over-strong pictures. An entry-level class in the unusual feature. So you can get over the Hybrid Viewfinder. Especially when wearing glasses.
By means of a long press on Fuji known Q button brightens the display. A useful in practice helpers without long search in the menu. The quality of the switch and the wheel is due to the calculation. They work, but that is also better. Both the spongy feedback of the keys as well as the operation leave nothing to be desired. Unusual was the operation of the command dial for me. With it, you adjust aperture or shutter speed where you scroll to the right or to the left. The wheel is vertical.
There are about a dozen modes including a free assignment of a User mode space. The Fuji menu is used to for first time users. Here helps the manual. Meritorious way in writing. Multiple owner of Fuji but quickly come to grips. The aforementioned Q button constant source of delight. Of course, Fuji has deposited the most important programs at the setting of the modes. From the snapshot automatic to full manual control, anything is possible. Even for films there are many on-board effects. As with many of Evils and the flash of X-A1 must be folded out manually by pressing keys. The flash may be all you need.
How then are the pictures? I was curious, but has the supplied standard a really useful range of focal lengths. 16-50 translates on small picture format 24-75 mm. The light intensity is on the class usual level of 3.5 at wide angle and 5.6 at the telephoto end. As the lt. Trade press slightly weaker sensor is reflected in the image quality I do not dare to judge. I compared the images to those of Nikon AW1 and my MFTs. Here I like the pictures of the Fuji over the Nikon significantly better. I mean the overall impression. Sharpness, detail, color etc. The Panasonic GF1 loses significantly against the Fuji ground. The GH2, incidentally, both equipped with the 14-45, makes it better. When often overvalued noise performance but is not the cameras closer to the Fuji. The Fuji makes its name. On this occasion, I remembered the F31fd. A compact digital camera of the first years of Fuji with similar noise characteristics.
Here is weakening precisely in these situations, the AF. Will it dim it is hesitant, late triggers or prevents the camera at the trigger. When it comes to speed, the Fuji is on the back. My MFTs was in this respect demonstrated the border a year ago. The Nikon AW1 is quick and thereby also fail. The X-A1 is now no Sigma DP, but quickly is different. In good light afloat average is probably the most apt description for it. Good works the microscope Manual Focus. That's where it gets back around. Somehow the Fuji takes a different approach. Anyone who has the previously mentioned Sigma DP1 held in his hands, or was with an older Pentax DSLR on the hunt for good pictures, know what I am writing here. With the possible ISO values and the stabilizer in the lens is then available but quite a bit of leeway. Add to that a tip: decrease the aggressive noise reduction. To the one or the other weakness I'm not worried. Fuji was always very active in this regard. The one or other update is determined.
Short and sweet
Positive:
+ Solid case
+ Excellent image quality
+ Menu
+ Autofocus in daylight
+ Very good, tiltable, rotatable display
+ Tripod mount in the optical axis
+ Q key
+ Kit lens with OIS and usable focal length range
+ Long equipment list
Negatives:
- Controls and buttons with bad feedback
- Uncertain AF in low light
- Noise Reduction
- Neither battery nor memory card in use tripod accessible
My conclusion: The Fuji has what. She sets the mood for more. For the price of a "luxury" -Kompakten obtained already here to get started in the world of interchangeable lenses. And the fall not bad from. The X-A1 is the purist among Evils for me.
A note:
If anyone has had negative experiences with a product here and the product to "positive" looks, he can do that at any time in a comment or a separate review. It often happens that even negative experiences at first not by problems with the new cameras in the width will be recognized. As an example may be mentioned here Series sensor problems (beaded necklaces) in NikonD7000 and Pentax (K5) of the last DSLR, which in practice only at specific magnifications over 100% in the picture really stood out and only through forums and product reviews from the manufacturer hand gladly taken "single case "a redemption action made. Whether one likes now listen or not, we are just Fotofreunde this regard burned children. Just think of the aforementioned sensor problems SDM defaults on the lenses, the bug when Pentax DA21, repetitive exposure error of the Pentax Kx, diagonally hanging viewfinder so it's even more important to communicate this.
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