- Retro compact with a unique vertical sensor and an LCD screen
- He reinvents the experience of the half -building film camera
- It is available worldwide from June 12 in three colors, at a price of $ 849 / £ 699 / $ 1,349 at
Fujifilm has surpassed itself with the new compact X -Half camera – which contains some of its funniest and funniest ideas to date, all inspired by film photography.
There is an index of the inspiration of the X Half in the name-it is a digital reimagination of half-campaign cameras like the Pentax 17. I have already tried half X, and it was a dose of pleasure that is well necessary-consult my review x half-on-on-on.
To facilitate the half-frame, the JPEG 18MP photos of the X Half Half are taken in 3 x 4 vertical format, recorded on a 1 inch vertical sensor and composed using the unique vertical LCD screen.
In addition to this fixed screen, a secondary screen that imitates the film cartridge window that you see on many movie cameras, and there is a funny surprise here – it is sensitive to the touch, and allows you to slide up or down to select one of the Fujifilm films simulations. If this charming characteristic does not make its way in future Fujifilm cameras, I would be shocked.
The effects of film simulation color are well known – they are inspired by the Fujifilm film stock and have helped cement the popularity of Fujifilm in the past 10 years thanks to the cameras like the X100Vi. The half-wheel offers a stripped selection of 13 simulations of popular films, including Provia and Astia.
One might think that all of the above would be enough to secure the unique status of X Half, but Fujifilm has really dropped, with even more features for film photography fans.
Film simulation at another level
Going to a step further from this two -screens and vertical shooting combo, there is a film camera mode. This locks the film simulation and the chosen camera settings such as ISO, and deactivates the screen preview, leaving you in place of your photos via the optical viewfinder, as if you are running with a film.
Once your “film” is used – 36, 54 or 72 shots – you can leave the mode and display the screen once again, and make changes to the settings again.
The film camera mode is such a fun functionality, and for me is the closest experience to film photography that I used by a digital camera – And It is optional.
Then there is what is indeed a cinematographic wind lever, which in this case, through the “launcher”, is used to create diptychs-that is to say two vertical shots side by side. These are recorded individually via the vertical sensor of 1 inch, but then composed and displayed as you will get it with a half-ram film camera on a 35mm film roll.
Again, you can take or leave the Diptych functionality. I think it is a beautiful to have – determine how the pairs of images complement each other extend your creative muscles.
We also obtain completely new image effects, which are almost all inspired by film photography and include a light leak, an expired film and a halation.
A full HD video capture is also possible, and the diptych effect can be applied both in photos and videos, which is really neat.
All this is packed in a compact the size of a palm and at the height which has a fixed lens of 32 mm f / 2.8 with a mechanical opening, more the same battery as that used in cameras like the X100VI for a lifespan 880-shot, and which weighs only 240 g.
Fujifilm has created a dedicated application for half X, which can be used to make diptychs, and download and display images, and the camera can connect wirelessly to one of Fujifilm’s Instax printers for printing on the thumb.
The application was not available when I tested the camera, but I will be downloadable from early June. Meanwhile, the Fujifilm X Half itself will be available worldwide from June 12 in silver, charcoal and black, and costs $ 849 / £ 699 / $ 1,349 at.
I have reviewed digital cameras for 15 years, and half Fujifilm X must be one of the funniest to date – a compact camera with a difference. You can configure it in a way as close to a film camera that you are going to get with digital, and it contains the retro appearance and the feeling we expect from Fujifilm.
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