X-M1 Compact System 16MP Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD Screen - Body Only (Black)

To begin with I am a canon DSLR owner on my third DSLR 60d with a couple of prime lenses(50mm, 85mm) and a nice L lenses. I bought this specifically for a European trip with the kids because I did not want to lug my DSLR around. Overall I have to say this camera produced the some of the best ever pictures we have ever taken. Here is my summary:Lens:Sharp throughout its range, I could not detect any defects in the images. The quality was on par with a L lens. Since this is a f3.5 the brokeh was not as nice as a 85mm, but it still produced very nice brokeh, the colors were nice and was almost as sharp as a 50mm prime throughout its range.Camera:Amazing pictures, and I loved the pop produced by the Velvia effect. Amazing jpegs, and I can use 90% of the images produced without editing. The noise level was on par or even better than a DSLR. I also loved the usability and most of the layout of the menus. I was able to figure out most of the features,however I would recommend reading the manual because there are some weird quirks.I used this with aperture primary mode with face detection. Focus was mostly quick and accurate. Not as quick as a DSLR, but then again since this is not using a viewfinder having a similar level of accuracy is probably not possible.I initially thought that I would regret not getting the model with the EVF, but not so. I found that having the tilting LCD allowed me to compose quick, and take pictures at unusual angles at very crowded locations in Paris and Italy. An other advantage is that when you ask somebody to take a picture there is no explanation needed :D.Cons:Its easy to accidentally change settings. Make sure you check the aperture, exposure etc before taking a picture. Its good practice to do so anyway.If you select silent mode or any bracketing mode it will turn off the flash, the flash will not fire even if it is popped up. Focus and flash cycling is slower than a DSLR. But then again I am comparing this with a DSLR which it is not, so keep that in mind.In AV mode during daylight I have to set meter + a few notches if not the images appear a bit darker. Note that when there is a lot of light the preview appears a lot darker than reality, so keep that in mind and don't overexpose too much because of that.The wifi app works(tried on android) but it is a bit basic and has its own quirks. For example when you browse, view and image and go back it does not remember the location, which is quite annoying when there are 100+ images.The only other con is the lenses are super expensive. Unlike Canon there are not $100 primes , etc, but judging by the quality of the kit lens, one is probably paying $$$ for some very good glass.Summary:Hands down this is the best ever camera I have ever owned. Produces vivid, and stunning images straight out of the camera. I am almost considering selling my canon gear, because images out of this little thing is so good. Seriously looking at the x-t1 as the next camera.

I was considering a Canon G7 as a hiking and backpacking camera. But the sale price and reviews sold me on this camera. Adaptors will let me use my Nikon lenses on this camera. The finding of a Samyang 8mm fisheye with Fujifilm X lens was a plus for me, as I shoot 360x180 spherical panos. So far the color, contrast and sharpness is great, I shoot only RAW and sensor has no anti-aliasing filter for better sharpness. All the color modes are not important to me since I shoot RAW.Some of the WiFi features I did not get to work with my iPhone, I did get the GPS coordinates transferred from my phone to the camera, it is somewhat unreliable and slow to get them to sync. It was easier to just take a shot with my iPhone for the GPS co-ordinates and transfer them to the files in post (Lightroom) or saved tracks from my GPS.I was worried about not having a viewfinder, but the daylight mode for the TFT LCD works well for composing (not for evaluating your shot), you will need to hit the preview button to see the shots histogram.The tripod screw is off centered from the lens, not good for panoramic photography. I got a Really Right Stuff L-bracket to use with my tripod and pano-head that use Arca Swiss standards.The APS sensor is a good compromise to my full frame DSLRs for backpacking. The 16mm-50mm kit lens is sharp and light. The 16mm is wider than many other kit lens equal to the full frame 24mm prime I usually use. Some of the other reviews said the body seem light and plastic. I have not found it a problem, lighter the better for me where every ounce counts. I have downsized my 20 lb.DSLR backpacking gear bag by more than half because I don't need the heaver tripod, lenses and heads.Controls for some functions are a little hard to get to, as I am changing from all manual to automatic shooting often. High ISO shooting is clean and white balance seem cooler than on my Nikons when shooting the night sky. Finding the hyper focal distance was not a problem for the kit lens, you can see a digital display of acceptable sharpness when manually focusing.

The most disappointed thing about this camera is EXR processor. It is not that it is bad. It is just, that if you have owned previously Fuji made camera such as Fuji X10 and expect XM1 to behave the same way-it won't. Let me explain you why. Both cameras have a DR (dynamic range) of 100% to 400%. But it seems that at least in XM1 this feature isn't that pronounced. If when you changed DR on X10 camera you could actually see dynamic range increased; on a XM1 it just doesn't work like this. I actually couldn't perceive any DR difference while I changed it from 100% to 400%. I simply couldn't see it happened on XM1. Now good thing. XM1 has much bigger sensor than X10 and its Iso performance even to 3200 is absolutely usable. I would even say, in some situation 6400 would work as well. It is also have much more sharper sensor. In all, I am very happy with this camera.Update:1/16/2016It just stopped working. I tried everything, changed batteries, turned it off, took off lens, left it alone for a day. It's just doesn't work. It wasn't humidified in any aggravated manner, or dropped. It just stopped working. I will recover some money with my prime fuji lens selling, but nobody wants this really garbage like body. I am a bit sad. I will return to Nikon (will buy new model), I actually have 8 years old Nikon D5000 in which its outside rubber plastic stared to peel off, I just glued it back, but it works. I do not recommend this camera to anybody or any other low end fuji body because, it just may brake on you, for no reason at all. So long Fuji....