If you miss the days of the old 35mm SLR film cameras, you're not alone. They were bulky, you had to set up a lot of the features by hand, but they still were a lot of fun to use. There's just something about having a sturdily built camera in your hand...
It really excites me to see that traditional camera bodies are coming back into the marketplace and at affordable prices. Whilst the X Pro 1 is more expensive than other options it is certainly not overpriced when you consider the sensor, image qu...
Quality: I found the test shots to be way above average in colour accuracy and sharpness.Why you'd buy the Fujifilm X-S1: the 26x zoom appeals; full control of your exposures… and I mean full!Why you wouldn't: too heavy and large for your needs; too many...
With the new X-S1, Fujifilm have produced the ultimate super-zoom bridge compact camera, with a long list of desirable features, intuitive user interface and excellent image quality. The only real drawback is the price-tag, which puts the X-S1 up agai...
Best in class images, best in class viewfinder, great stabilisation system, manual zoom and focus rings
Sensor issues with specular highlights, autofocus won’t rival a DSLR, on/off issue on occasion, it's rather expensive
The X-S1 is an impressive superzoom, though it's not quite the perfect machine. It's a recommended piece of kit as there's nothing else like it out there, and it gives the superzoom market the kick it needs. But then at £700 it is expensive, the overal...
Mechanical ultrawide to super telephoto lens, Stellar dynamic range, Reliable metering, Low image noise, Good lens sharpness, Very low distortion, Impervious to chromatic aberrations, Quick autofocus system, Short shutterlag, Generally responsive, Respons
Poor whitebalance in artificial light, Weak EyeStart sensor, Poor preview coverage, Not ExposurePriority, Wrong LiveHistogram, Limited shutterspeed above base ISO, Strange occasional bloomingA firmware update is in the works for the same problem with the
The Fuji X-S1 is an extremely versatile digital camera packed with features and built around a relatively large EXR CMOS sensor which gives low image noise for its class and top-notch dynamic-range. Its mechanical 26X optical zoom lens with stabilization ...
Abstract: Fujifilm has been a pioneer in superzoom (bridge) cameras and their experience paid off throughout the design of the X-S1. This model offers the ergonomics and features of a full-featured DSLR with the convenience of an integral lens. The camera offer...
Abstract: Confession time. I've never really liked the superzoom or ultrazoom type cameras. The so-called ‘bridge cameras' from the late 1980s were all pretty awful in the end – which is why the whole concept was short-lived back then – and today's digital models ...
