Fuji users like to divide the world into two groups: There are those who shoot with Fuji cameras, and those who don’t yet shoot Fuji. That second group may become much smaller now that Fujifilm has announced a significant addition to its lineup for the everyday photographer. Fuji has just released the details for the brand new X-T100 camera body and lens kit, which will bring high-quality mirrorless photography much closer for beginners to the Fuji X line.
To understand exactly where this body falls in the Fuji camera collection, what does the X-T line offer? Basically, Fuji is offering in their X-T line a series of high-performance cameras with DSLR-like styling — the electronic viewfinder (EVF) is where the optical viewfinder would be on a DSLR — and lens flexibility, but closer to compact camera size and at a lower cost than similarly specced DSLRs.
Fuji has already released four cameras in the X-T line before this one: The X-T1 and X-T10 were released in 2014 and 2015 respectively, and they were both updated the following two years when the X-T2 and the X-T20 were released. The single digit designated X-T1 and X-T2 cameras were used by many as pro-level mirrorless cameras, at a time when “pro-level” and “mirrorless” were not really words people put together. The double-digit X-T10 and X-T20 were intended for the advanced amateur who didn’t need the ruggedness or speed of the higher-level X-T1 or X-T2.
With this new model, the X-T line opens up at a lower price point while still offering a high quality and more lightweight option than its DSLR cousins. And by “lightweight” I’m talking about weight (448 grams, or 15.8 ounces), not about its features. Although the full specs are not yet available, Fujifilm has shared some of the highlights with us:
- The camera will be available with or without a 15-45mm F/3.5-5.6 lens. The anticipated price for the body alone is $599.95; with the lens it will be $699.95.
- For the fashion-aware, note that besides the traditional black there will also be two new colors: Dark Silver and Champagne Gold.
- The EVF will have a 0.62x magnification, complementing the three-way tilting LCD screen.
- Bluetooth image transfer is included, and it will take up to 430 frames per battery charge.
- The sensor is a full 24.2 megapixel APS-C sensor; the camera will have what they’re calling “super-fast” autofocus.
The X-T100 will undoubtably be the camera that will bring many more people into the Fuji club, but it will be available to buy on June 18th, 2018. Pre-order here to make sure your camera is reserved for you.
