Until now, the x series has been all about photography. We have all felt it, the cameras walk, talk and look like cameras. The knobs are in the right places, the needs of photographers have been dictating the firmware updates and development of new models.
With x-t2, the heat produced by 4k dictates the internal airflow design of the camera, some of the precious firmware development resources will be put on video features and bug fixes, not to mention the extra buffer memory that could have been there if all those video modes were not there. If it sells well among videographers, designers of future models will consult both photographers and video shooters regarding ergonomics, button layout and lens needs.
Ofcourse more sales at least in theory will come with more resources to r&d which hopefully can negate some of the drawbacks. But there is no question about it, from time to time there will be choices between what is best for photographers and what is best for videographers and from now on fuji will have to consider both groups. Thats why video cameras and camcorders dont look like still cameras and why spoons dont look like forks.
With x-t2, the heat produced by 4k dictates the internal airflow design of the camera, some of the precious firmware development resources will be put on video features and bug fixes, not to mention the extra buffer memory that could have been there if all those video modes were not there. If it sells well among videographers, designers of future models will consult both photographers and video shooters regarding ergonomics, button layout and lens needs.
Ofcourse more sales at least in theory will come with more resources to r&d which hopefully can negate some of the drawbacks. But there is no question about it, from time to time there will be choices between what is best for photographers and what is best for videographers and from now on fuji will have to consider both groups. Thats why video cameras and camcorders dont look like still cameras and why spoons dont look like forks.
Let's hope we don't end up with a spork like those sonys and panasonics out there!
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