The X-T1 has had photographers enticed with it’s huge, fast EVF, impressive image quality and old school-feeling mechanical dials since it was released a year ago. I bought one myself a couple months ago and haven’t wanted to put it down since. It’s Fuji’s current flagship camera but some folks might find that the $1499 price tag for the body only is a little more than they were hoping to pay.
Today, Fuji announced the X-T10, which borrows the DSLR-like shape and many of the features of the X-T1 but at a more budget friendly $899 (body only). It also come in a kit with either Fuji’s XC 16-50 or the XF 18-55.
One of the biggest, literally and figuratively, features of the X-T1 was the huge, fast 0.77x magnification, 2.36M dot EVF which, when held up to your eye, feels like you’re looking at a big screen TV. Unlike early EVFs which were terrible in low light, the X-T1 maintains a smooth 54FPS even in relative darkness. The X-T10’s EVF is a smaller 0.62x magnification, even slightly smaller than the much older X-E2, but hopefully it retains the X-T1’s low light performance.
There’s no mention of weather sealing on the X-T10 so I assume that’s also changed from the X-T1. Gone also is the dedicated ISO dial, which is now a shooting mode dial. Underneath is a lever for the pop-up flash, which the X-T1 doesn’t have.
It will come in black or silver and unlike the X-T1, silver will be the same price as black.
If you pre-order an X-T10 from now till June 21st, you’ll receive a free leather case for the camera as well.
Also announced was the XF 90mm F2, a 137mm full-frame equivalent portrait lens that’s weather sealed. It’s made of 11 elements in 8 groups (including three ED glass elements) and a rounded diaphragm for smoother bokeh. Launch price will be $1099.99 and it should start shipping in July.
Check out the Fujifilm site for more details and the full press releases.