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Another APS-C camera, what's so special about this that it deserves to be on HN front page? Smells like an advertisement to me.

by vardump 10y ago

Tomte 10y ago
Simple. It got upvoted. If people aren't interested, they won't upvote. And the interest doesn't necessarily lie in the camera itself. Maybe we'll get a discussion about APS-C. Maybe about some cool medium format cameras. Maybe about aquarell paintings. Who knows?
- leejo 10y ago
  On the subject of medium format, there are rumors that Fuji may be about to announce a medium format mirrorless camera in the next few months[1]. This wouldn't surprise me at all - Fuji have experience with various sizes of medium format going back 40+ years[2], they have manufactured medium format cameras for other brands (including Hasselblad[3]), and recently discontinued their last remaining medium format film cameras[4]. The question remains as to how big the medium format sensor will be, as other manufacturers have continually claimed "full frame" sensors when medium format generally means "anything larger than 35mm but smaller than large format". So it could be medium format but not that much bigger than 35mm. The second question is how much will it cost? If it's "affordable" it could take a lot of the wind out of Hasselblad's recent X1D announcement[5]. [1] http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-medium-format-more-affordable-than-hasselblad-x1d/ http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-medium-format-more-afford... [2] http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fuji http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fuji (Medium format section) [3] https://luminous-landscape.com/hasselblad-xpan/ https://luminous-landscape.com/hasselblad-xpan/ [4] http://petapixel.com/2014/08/25/fujifilm-to-discontinue-its-medium-format-gf670-folding-rangefinder/ http://petapixel.com/2014/08/25/fujifilm-to-discontinue-its-... [5] https://blog.mingthein.com/2016/07/06/hasselblad-x1d-early-impressions-with-samples/ https://blog.mingthein.com/2016/07/06/hasselblad-x1d-early-i...
baq 10y ago
the X-Trans sensor, perhaps?
oleganza 10y ago
APS-C fujis with their excellent XF lenses are simply 2x lighter than DSLRs and still lighter than full-frame Sony a7.

Another APS-C camera, what's so special about this that it deserves to be on HN front page? Smells like an advertisement to me.

by vardump 10y ago

Another APS-C camera, what's so special about this that it deserves to be on HN front page? Smells like an advertisement to me.

Tomte 10y ago

Simple. It got upvoted. If people aren't interested, they won't upvote. And the interest doesn't necessarily lie in the camera itself. Maybe we'll get a discussion about APS-C. Maybe about some cool medium format cameras. Maybe about aquarell paintings. Who knows?

leejo 10y ago
On the subject of medium format, there are rumors that Fuji may be about to announce a medium format mirrorless camera in the next few months[1]. This wouldn't surprise me at all - Fuji have experience with various sizes of medium format going back 40+ years[2], they have manufactured medium format cameras for other brands (including Hasselblad[3]), and recently discontinued their last remaining medium format film cameras[4]. The question remains as to how big the medium format sensor will be, as other manufacturers have continually claimed "full frame" sensors when medium format generally means "anything larger than 35mm but smaller than large format". So it could be medium format but not that much bigger than 35mm. The second question is how much will it cost? If it's "affordable" it could take a lot of the wind out of Hasselblad's recent X1D announcement[5]. [1] http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-medium-format-more-affordable-than-hasselblad-x1d/ http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-medium-format-more-afford... [2] http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fuji http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fuji (Medium format section) [3] https://luminous-landscape.com/hasselblad-xpan/ https://luminous-landscape.com/hasselblad-xpan/ [4] http://petapixel.com/2014/08/25/fujifilm-to-discontinue-its-medium-format-gf670-folding-rangefinder/ http://petapixel.com/2014/08/25/fujifilm-to-discontinue-its-... [5] https://blog.mingthein.com/2016/07/06/hasselblad-x1d-early-impressions-with-samples/ https://blog.mingthein.com/2016/07/06/hasselblad-x1d-early-i...

baq 10y ago

the X-Trans sensor, perhaps?

oleganza 10y ago

APS-C fujis with their excellent XF lenses are simply 2x lighter than DSLRs and still lighter than full-frame Sony a7.