The Camera No One Makes Anymore

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In this video I discuss my thoughts on the Fuji X70 and why this style of little camera, large sensor is such a good idea.

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[ericlamont]

Jeebus. Silver X70 for $1K on KEH right now. Love the idea of a small camera but no way I’d ever pay a grand for an 8 year old, 16MP, fixed lens camera. That’s just insane.

[PhobiaSoft]

"Then take the 20mm f2.8 pancake lens they made in 2013, throw it away, and make a new one" 😂 That is SO accurate 😂

[jebeq]

People have been barking at Fuji for years to make a new X70 but it has fallen on deaf ears. I have the X70 and love it. It has it's short comings for an 8 year old camera as you mentioned but I make due. If Ricoh can but a new APSC sensor in thier small compact camera I don't see why fuji can't update the X-70. I also have just picked up an RX1R and this little camera has blown my socks off. Yet another camera that is desperately waiting for an update!

[EvanNakagawa]

Like you said, even the X100V is a bit too big. An updated version of this would be a dream! Small, APSC, USBC, articulating touch screen, Fuji recipes. Sign me up! Ricoh GR comes close, but those Fuji recipes are top notch since I'd only wanna shoot JPEG with something like this

[georgemahlum]

Several manufacturers are guilty of no longer making popular small camera bodies including change able lens models ... Pan GX9. Oly Pen F. eos life goes on...I have resigned myself to just using the Sony A7c bodies to fill most of my needs.... I loved the Fuji X70...plus the wide angle conversion lens kit...Cheers

[jerry]

I switched to micro four thirds after discovering that I was doing as well in camera club competitions when using my Canon G1X Mk 2 as I did when using my full frame DSLR. I came to the realisation that sensors a bit smaller than APSC were not a disadvantage.

[Kunal]

Yes! A Sony 26 mp camera with an EVF, flip up screen, 23mm f2 lens with aperture ring and distance scale, buttons and dials, weather sealing, IBIS, latest AF and Sony would have a winner on its hands.

[matthieuzglurg]

To be fair to Sony, they didn't "abruptly" discontinued the 16MP sensor that Fuji used in the X70... however Fuji was really behind schedule for the X70, and they released the camera in 2016... even though by this time Fujifilm released the 24MP X-Trans III in the X-T2 and X-Pro2. Everybody expected the X70 to have this sensor but no, Fuji fit the previous generation sensor in there, which was itself based on the yet again previous gen X-Trans 1, a sensor that Fujifilm has been using since 2012, and that Sony has been producting since 2010 (or thereabouts).

If Fujifilm waited a couple of months, to take the time to properly fit the X-Trans III in there, there would have been no issues.
An interesting thing is that Fujifilm fully expected to sell a TON of X70s, and as a result made a sh*t ton of that small 18.5mm lens... Sony cutton the production meant that they couldn't produce X70s anymore, and that they would stay unused in a warehouse somewhere... so in 2019, Fujifilm cobbled up another camera using that lens, with parts from other cameras with the goal of making it as cheap as possible : they took the guts of an X-A5 (same sensor / processor combo as the X-T100), used a smaller body, strapped the lens to it and released that as the XF10. Decent small 24MP camera overall, but it wasn't really a great performer (neither was the X70 when it comes to AF etc tbh) and the camera didn't sell well. Fujifilm went through their 18.5mm lens inventory, and then quickly discontinued the camera.

An X70S or something similar would be great though. But I don't know if Fujifilm would be willing to do the whole thing again, especially today when they already struggle to produce enough X100VI cameras to satisfy demand

[EmergentStardust]

Agreed! My APSC a6700 is larger than my old full frame a7s. It's smaller with lenses included, but overall they need to start decreasing in size rather than increasing or I'm moving systems. Portability matters.

[colinmichaelmusic]

Just picked up a used sony a7C and a zeiss 35mm 2.8, pretty good quality for price and compactness

[nicolasguillenc]

Dude 11:00 was so funny, that's exactly my thought process. I wonder how they would price such a camera but there definitely is a need for it. The RX1 looks great but it needs an update. And for the apsc users they really should make a decent 23-27mm pancake. It would make sense since that's the more compact line...

[afblrl]

I've followed Arthur for a while (to lean more about my a6000 and lenses for it). I am 100% here for this fuji content. Super fun cameras

[toomanyhobbies]

In the early 1970s I moved up from a Kodak Instamatic film camera to my first 35mm model. My 2 year old son was growing up, and I wanted sharp photo memories. I invested in the uber classic Konica C-35 with a focusing/composing viewfinder, a 38mm full frame f/2.8 lens. Konica sold millions of them around the world, and I continued to use that camera even after acquiring my first SLR. I still have the C-35. Arthur, like your new studio.

[Sofus.Solivagante]

I have one. Best thing I've ever bought. EVF: I like them, but don't miss them with this tiny camera. Slow autofocus: very true, but not a problem most of the time. Battery life: limited, but never held me back. A *truly* pocketable APSC camera is the best camera you can get. A slightly faster lens would make it perfect. Especially if, like Ricoh, it offered 28 and 40mm equiv options. I dream of that...

[simonbarnes]

I totally agree with what youve said. For me the lack of a viewfinder is a deal breaker and the focus issues are due to the camera being contrast detect only where as the XE2s has phase detection autofocus. Also Fujifilm wont want a new X70 to compete with its X100 line of cameras, but the X100 is not a pocketable camera in comparison. Ill stick with my A6300s. You could look at the Fujifilm X-M1 camera coupled with either an 18mm pancake or the 27mm pancake lens.

[Eqnimda]

Ricoh GR lineup is exactly what you are describing - these cameras are excellent.

[csncln]

I bought and sold this camera 3 different times. Loved the images that came out. But two things that made me sale it was the lack of view finder, reason i dont shoot with my phone and auto focus. Was always hoping for the X80.

[molybdnum]

Lmao @ the "take the 20/2.8 ... and throw it away."

I love a good pancake 28mm for friends and family shots; you're always at the right distance to get head&shoulders but don't distort faces like a 20mm can. With a big sensor in a tiny body behind it you can get just enough background separation to feel a little more special than a smartphone - and I can see why you prefer the EVF, because much like holding a dedicated camera rather than a phone that can nudge you to be in an active, "how can I capture this moment meaningfully" frame of mind rather than "oh let me get a picture real quick". The NEX 7 (which is surprisingly small if you're used to the 6X00 series) and the 20/2.8 might be the right combo for you - if they weren't badly outdated at this point.

[Democratiser]

Definitely agree! I have the first in that line, the X10, a zoom. It is a brilliant little metal box in the hand.

[michaelstuddard]

The 70 does sound nice but auto focus would have me hesitating. So used to my sony 6400 and 6700 doing a lot of the focus work.