Dear Fuji……..

I got the question below and here is my response for all of us!

Dennis Mook says:

Bill, thanks for your hard work and shared wisdom. I know your Fujifilm cameras can’t be absolutely perfect, or maybe they are? Have you thought of writing a blog post of what you would like Fujifilm to include, change or do a bit differently in their next version of the X-T1 and why? I know I would think your insight would make an interesting read, and I bet others would also find it interesting.

Again, thank you for your thoughts and recommendations. Us young guys in our early 60s look up to our elders for wisdom! LOL

Dennis

Dear Fuji,

Let me thank you so very, very much for building the camera and lens system I’ve always wanted, but no one made until you guys got busy and did it!!!  It is so close to perfect for me (I did say “me”), I hate to  mention it but I do have a few suggestions and requests, just in case!

Suggestions:

1.  Fix the limited ability to bracket, hey guys it’s just a firmware fix, if  you want to prove you are seriously after the pro market make it at least 7 stops, want to wow us?  Make it nine stops of at least 1 stop apart!

2.  Fix the control pads on the XT-1,  you did it perfect in the X-Pro 1, it worked perfectly, let’s just do it again!

3.  Solve the battery issue!  The number of shots you can get from a battery in all the cameras leading up to the X100T, is very low.  The only saving grace has been that excellent replacement batteries are available, on line,  for a song!  But carrying a dozen batteries is crazy.  Surely the same brilliant engineers that designed this killer camera system can work this out?!  Please work on it, I know you can do it!

4.  Make a set of Automatic Extension Tubes, even though a pretty good option exists with the Fotodiox Pro set (Amazon.com), but I would love a smooth factory speck set.

5.   I was going to suggest a top shutter speed of 1/8,0ooth of a second but yesterdays firmware announcement will give us even more than that, so thanks!

6.  Let’s fix the whole lens hood thing!  Everyone, Nikon, Canon, everyone, now supplies lenses with bayonet hoods, the ones from some other manufacturers. (no names, no need to get ugly!) are cheap, break easily and they all have the same problem, you can’t rotate a polarizer without removing them and putting them back on, a real pain the backside!  Now Fuji, at least you guys supply very nice, mostly metal hoods, but they still are the bayonet variety.  I place them on the shelf and save them, but I go to Amazon and buy perfectly nice, metal screw in hoods that fit, and don’t vignette, I sure would prefer to get those kinds of hoods with the lenses in the first place.  I know that almost all photo industry players have all their minor accessories out sourced, usually to China, that where these hoods come from that I buy and they are cheap, far cheaper than replacing as manufactures “branded” hood.   Here is my offer, make me the guy that arranges for your hoods, I will get them made off shore, Fuji branded,  and guarantee a quality you will love, you can pay me 1% of what you make on the sale of hoods, or what you pay for them??!!

7.  In the XT-2 give it two SD card slots, PLEASE…..

8.  Make the Q menus customizable.  Ooops just announced in future firmware, Never mind!!!!

REQUESTS:

1.  Please make the 120-400 a constant f4 aperture!!!!!

2.  We really need a 100mm Macro f 2.8 lens that goes to 1:1.

3.  Please don’t fall to the temptation to build a full frame system, you are knocking out of the park with the APS-C sensor and that way you can continue to flesh out what you have already done so spectacularly!

Fuji, let me say thank you……..  I’ve spent my entire life with a camera in my hand, it has been the transport that has taken me to the most incredible places, to see the most wonderful things, and meet the most interesting people.  It has filled my life with wonder and joy, and when I thought I might not be able to continue m,y fantastic journey because of the weight and size of the current  systems, you guys saved me with the most incredible, and fun system Ive ever used.  Saying thank you is not nearly enough, so I’ll just use what you’ve created to capture all the magic I can, and continue on this breathtaking journey.  Seriously, thank you.

Blessings,

the pilgrim

Oh, and the elder part, if the shoe fits wear it!