My Recent Fujifilm X-Pro1 Booty Call

WOOSTER, Ohio - Nov. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- In our consumer driven world we are constantly bombarded with the latest tech products from camera manufacturers, not that any of us mind I don’t think. I personally can’t wait to see the latest lens or camera reviews from my favorite Youtubers and bloggers. It can however, create a sense of emptiness when we know we aren’t able to afford that latest camera body or f1.x fast lens that we are sure we need to be able to ascend to the next level of photography. Even when we have the good fortune to have a pretty good camera and maybe a couple of lenses, as soon as our favorite manufacturer brings out an upgrade, we can sometime be left feeling inadequate, like if your buddy had just turned up with a new girlfriend who is demonstrably far hotter than yours in both looks and abilities. But as with partners, we can sometimes forget that our current gear was once the subject of our wanton desires too.

The Fujifilm X-Pro1 first came out in March 2012 and was Fujifilm’s flagship for their X-series of cameras. Reviews were mixed but mostly positive. People loved its high ISO performance, its retro looks and handling but disliked its poor low light focusing and some of the buttons are in awkward places (the Q button often gets pressed by accident). For me, having used the X-100T before the X-Pro1 I missed having the many customizable function buttons that were available in the newer cameras. That said, what people loved most about the X-Pro1 was the images that came out of it, not because of the RAW files, but due to the beautiful Jpegs that came in numerous forms.  Fuji has a huge reputation from years of producing film, and their considerable knowledge in this was transferred into the unique film simulations of the X series.

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