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FujiAlan

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  1. IBIS and shutter release have made the XH1 slightly sharer than the non IBIS 24MP fuji’s. https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/image-comparison?attr18=lowlight&attr13_0=fujifilm_xh1&attr13_1=fujifilm_xt3&attr13_2=fujifilm_xe3&attr13_3=sony_a7iii&attr15_0=raw&attr15_1=raw&attr15_2=raw&attr15_3=raw&attr16_0=200&attr16_1=200&attr16_2=200&attr16_3=200&normalization=compare&widget=1&x=-0.5230082417582419&y=0.37891458884809165 So ignoring video, the big difference is AF vs ergonomics.
  2. With the enthusiasm of film cameras coming back, I am curious how many members here shoot film recreationally? I was thinking that it is technically possible to create a range of film Fuji X and GF point and shoots. It will vignette on the frame but in a slide mount you always get some crop anyway. You also won’t get the benefit of lens corrections. They could also print shot settings in a frame around the film the way the old GA645i’s did for MF. It would be low volume but could be a collector priced item for the 10 year anniversary of X. X Model - optical viewfinder without coupling with crop marks for 23/35/56 - laser active AF - MF with actual distance information for hyperfocal imaging - dials for shutter and iso and exposure compensation - center weighted meter off the shutter - thyristor based flash - NP-W126S battery ——— Premium GF - Optical range finder model for GFX lenses - np-T125 —— Even though Fuji would not need a LCD screen or sensor, it would be low volume so my guess is that it still would be foolishly expensive. The entry level machine would basically have the sophistication of a quicksnap flash but with electronics to drive the lens and aperture and laser AF. This would be like an 80s era $100-150 P&S. I think this doable at $1000. The high end machine might be expensive due to the optical range finder. When Nikon did its S3 2000, it was $5000 including a really special lens but that was 2000 when film was stronger than it is now. So I don’t think it makes sense to do a X based optical range finder and Fuji would need to do a 120mm film option. My gut is that it would be $2500-$3000 based upon the cost of the GF670. I am not sure how many they would sell but again, it would be a way to celebrate Fuji’s heritage in film emulsion in a way that their competitors cannot, enhancing the cachet of Fuji and emphasize again the Fuji lens quality. (I would have to imagine that the volumes of these cameras would exceed the volumes of Leica LCD-free M10D and I would hope that Fuji could build these cameras around the chassis of the XE-3 or GFX50R to reuse as much tooling as possible.) Thoughts? Would you buy one? What would you pay for one?
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