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Testseek.com have collected 149 expert reviews of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Fujifilm X-Pro1.
Award: Most Awarded March 2012
March 2012
 
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The editors liked

  • Relatively compact and somewhat inconspicuous retrostyle
  • Interchangeablelensbased camera system
  • Extremely highquality images for the price
  • Excellent skin tones right out of the camera
  • Additional system lenses and accessories expected soon
  • Quality build
  • Unique hybrid optical viewfinder
  • Excellent LCD
  • Even in sunlight
  • Good analog control dials for quick manual
  • Auto
  • Or semi-auto exposure
  • Digital controls are well-placed
  • Menu is well-designed and easy to use
  • Quick menu gets right to...
  • Beautiful
  • Sturdy exterior
  • Elegant and efficient exposure controls
  • High image quality
  • Stellar photo quality and a beautiful-looking
  • Mostly streamlined design make the Fujifilm X-Pro1 a really attractive camera for deep-pocketed enthusiasts and curious professionals
  • Classleading image quality
  • Extremely low image noise up to ISO 6400
  • Excellent sharpness
  • Great color accuracy
  • Above average metering system
  • Good whitebalance
  • Excellent EVF mode
  • Plenty of direct controls
  • Instant video recording start and stop
  • Excel
  • Great high ISO images. X-Trans image sensor. Hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder. Sharp rear display. Excellent control layout. Sturdy build. PC sync flash socket. Continued firmware update support.
  • Very good still images
  • Exceptional high ISO performance
  • Good ergonomics
  • Styling
  • Gorgeous design
  • Takes excellent photos and videos
  • Efficient control system
  • Filter-free sensor produces amazing imagesHybrid viewfinder caters for all situationsGreat manual controls and UICheaper than a Leica
  • Superb image quality
  • Outstanding High ISO noise performance
  • Innovative hybrid OVF/EVF
  • Functional analogue controls
  • 6fps burst shooting with no viewfinder blanking.
  • Astounding image quality
  • Hybrid viewfinder is great to use
  • Superb lens quality
  • Excellent LCD screen
  • Expansive 49point AF array

The editors didn't like

  • Slightly quirky operation including some questionable placement of buttons
  • Inconsistent and slow focus in lowlight/lowcontrast conditions
  • Optional Assist Grip must be removed in order to access the battery/SD card compartment
  • Proprietary lens mount
  • Very limited selection of lenses
  • Aperture rings and EV dial are a bit loose
  • OVF accuracy disappointing (but there's always the EVF)
  • Auto white balance too red indoors
  • Incandescent setting too yellow
  • Saturation adjustment no...
  • Average to worse AF
  • Sluggish performance
  • Poorly implemented manual focus
  • Poor autofocus performance and a bare-bones feature set make the X-Pro1 harder to recommend for a general audience than it should be
  • And a new sensor means raw processing support will take longer to appear than I'd like
  • Very slow autofocus in lowlight
  • Sluggish autofocus in good light
  • Slow shottoshot speed
  • Not ExposurePriority
  • Inconsistent AF points and frame in OVF
  • Only one Fn buttonOnly one of ISO
  • SelfTimer
  • DOFPreview or WB is accessible at a time
  • No AEL in MF
  • A little slow to focus. Lacks built-in flash. Not a good choice for video. No mic input
  • Cost
  • No continous AF in burst mode
  • No diopter adjustment for VF
  • Expensive
  • Lens ecosystem is new and very small
  • Relatively slow autofocus
  • Not everyone digs the bold retro styleOther ILCs have weatherproofing
  • Faster AF
  • Gentler prices
  • Sluggish and erratic autofocus
  • Exposure compensation dial easily moved unintentionally
  • Limited lens range - and none are stabilised yet
  • Ineffective dynamic range feature in my tests.
  • Autofocus a little slow
  • Battery life should be better
  • Only three launch lenses
  • Black paint not hardy enough
  • Loose fitting lens caps
  • No builtin flash

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  Published: 2022-01-26, review by: dpreview.com

  • The camera is one of just 23 0-Series units manufactured and was personally owned and used by Oskar Barnack, the inventor of 35mm still photography, before being passed down to his son, Conrad.Lensrentals had a couple of Panasonic S Pro 70-200mm F4 OIS...

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  Published: 2019-04-17, review by: shutterbug.com

  • Abstract:  There's was a time, not long ago, when the Fujifilm X-Pro1 was at the top-of-the-heap of the mirrorless camera world. Nowadays, though, you can get this retro-style digital camera for a reasonable price, which is why classic camera reviewer Mattias Burlin...

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  Published: 2014-03-13, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com

  • Great high ISO images. X-Trans image sensor. Hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder. Sharp rear display. Excellent control layout. Sturdy build. PC sync flash socket. Continued firmware update support.
  • A little slow to focus. Lacks built-in flash. Not a good choice for video. No mic input
  • The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is a top-notch mirrorless camera that is sure to appeal to optical viewfinder fans that are put off by the high price of Leica rangefinders....

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  Published: 2013-11-22, review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  The Pentax K-3 is the company's latest range-topping DSLR, which means another robustly constructed, well-proportioned camera built with photographers in mind. The 24MP K-3 does without an anti-aliasing filter, instead offering the unique option of shifti...

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  Published: 2013-11-22, review by: dpreview.com

  • Abstract:  The photography enthusiast has never had such a wide choice of great cameras to choose from - with the advent of mirrorless cameras swelling the ranks of highly capable cameras available for around $1,200. Although there's not always a difference in image...

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  Published: 2012-09-01, review by: Kickstartnews.com

  • Abstract:  What a camera. Despite my whining above about the v1 firmware autofocus speed, the Fujifilm X-Pro1 has accurate autofocus. The v2 firmware update eliminated some of the camera's usability quirks, and improved autofocus speed and SD card write speed so...

 
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  Published: 2012-08-16, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.com

  • If you have the money—and its a lot of money—yes, buy it. It isnt just style without substance here. Its not a point-and-shoot. It is a camera that might make you work a bit, but it will reward you with great pictures (and jealousy from your photog fri...

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  Published: 2012-07-17, review by: pdnonline.com

  • Abstract:  All photos © Bob Rose 2012.ISO 200, 1/1400 @ f/8 with a 60mm lens (click to enlarge)ISO 200, 1/340 @ f/8 with a 60mm lens (click to enlarge)ISO 200, 1/400 @ f/8 with a 35mm lens (click to enlarge)ISO 200, 1/58 @ f/11 with a 60mm lens (click to enlarge)ISO...

 
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  Published: 2012-07-17, Author: Bob , review by: pdnonline.com

  • Relatively compact and somewhat inconspicuous retrostyle, interchangeablelensbased camera system, extremely highquality images for the price, excellent skin tones right out of the camera, additional system lenses and accessories expected soon
  • Slightly quirky operation including some questionable placement of buttons, inconsistent and slow focus in lowlight/lowcontrast conditions, optional Assist Grip must be removed in order to access the battery/SD card compartment
  • During my first day of shooting with the Fuji X-Pro1, I did a simple side-by-side comparison between it and a Canon 5D Mark II, the popular 21.1-megapixel full-frame professional DSLR. Screen images and actual prints from both cameras had very comparable ...

 
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  Published: 2012-07-03, Author: Jim , review by: digitalcamerareview.com

  • Very good still images, Exceptional high ISO performance, Good ergonomics, styling
  • Cost, No continous AF in burst mode, No diopter adjustment for VF
  • The X-Pro1 is a camera that's hard not to like - the retro rangefinder look is cool, controls are nicely placed and materials, build quality and overall fit and finish are quite nice. Auto focus and shutter lag performance are good, as is image quality ...

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