Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Fuji Announces X-Pro1, X100 Big Brother. Price Set, Release Date TBA

The Fuji X-Pro1: the lenses come off!

There's some really hot stuff coming out of CES 2012. First the Nikon D4 and now the Fujifilm X-Pro1, the interchangeable lens big brother of the immensely popular X100 large sensor P&S. Read all about it here.

Ok, here are some key specs:

Body: metal, no sealing
Sensor: 16Mp APS-C CMOS
Orientation sensor: Yes
Aspect ratios: 1:1, 3:2, 16:9
Formats: RAW, JPEG
ISO: 200-25,600
Modes: Program, Time value, Aperture value, manual
AF: Contrast detect
AF assist lamp: Yes
Viewfinder: 100% coverage, optical/digital hybrid
LCD: 3” 1,230,000 dot live view, fixed
Shutter Speed: 1/4000-30 seconds
Flash Sync: 1/180th second
Continuous drive: 6fps max
Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 stops
AE Bracketing: (1/3, 2/3, 1stop values)
WB Bracketing: No
Built-in flash: No
Video: 1080p full HD
Microphone: stereo
Speaker: stereo
Movie Formats: H.264
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
HDMI: Yes
GPS: No
Weight: 15.9ozs. (with battery)
Size: 5.5” x 2.2” x 1.7”
Price: Around $1,700
Availability: TBA

Want one? Well, considering that the X100 was just about impossible to find for almost a year after it first hit stores, I suggest that you preorder your X-Pro1 today before the 'line' gets too long!


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