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Fujifilm teases upcoming SLR-style X system camera
Fujifilm is teasing an upcoming SLR-style mirrorless body on its X system page. The camera sports top-plate shutter speed, exposure compensation and ISO dials, along with a prominent central viewfinder 'hump'. It will be formally announced on January 28th, and as usual we'll bring you full details then.
|Fujifilm's teaser for its upcoming SLR-style X-system camera
Click here for Fujifilm's teaser page
Fujifilm isn't giving any more details right now, but the teaser gives a pretty clear view of the camera's top plate, on which we can see the following features:
- Shutter speed dial with X-Pro1-like locking button
- Exposure compensation dial covering +/-3 EV
- ISO dial (also lockable), including 'A' position for quick access to Auto
- Control levers below shutter speed and ISO dials (functions unknown, but drive and metering modes would make sense)
- Movie record button
- 'Fn' button which activates built-in Wi-Fi
- Power switch surrounding shutter button
- Large viewfinder hump, perhaps implying extra-large EVF
- PC sync socket on front
- Electronic front dial below shutter button
SLR-style mirrorless cameras like the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and E-M1, and the Sony Alpha 7 and 7R have clearly captured photographers' imaginations recently (as indeed has Nikon's 'retro' Df SLR), so this looks like a logical move from Fujifilm. Assuming it features the X-E2's impressively-fast AF system, with on-chip phase detection via the X-Trans CMOS II sensor, we suspect it'll be a particularly good vehicle for larger lenses such as the XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS telezoom. We've liked Fujifilm's recent cameras a lot, so are certainly looking forward to seeing what this one has to offer.
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The Electronic controls (in part) control the camera. What did you think they do?
Very exciting camera...
Can anyone please tell me what the electronic dials on the front and back of this camera do? The front one just under the shutter button, and the back one between the AE-L and AF-L buttons?
Lets hope Fuji soon start selling cameras we all can afford.. and will last as long as they look as if they should but don't....I personally didn't have much joy with either the X10 or the XF-1, metal bodies covering very plastic and very unreliable insides, The x100 with lens elements stuck on with 3 blobs or Araldite.... need I go on.
I have the X10 - no probs. I have the X100 - no probs. Araldite? Are you kidding? That's a world first! If you don't like/can't afford them then get something else. Move to another brand, it's that easy.
I knew my Fujica ST 801 would fine it's way home again! It was always such the orphan child of cameras except when it out-shined camera costing 3 times as much with it's image quality. Go Fuji!
More than you think Ryansholl. The digital age obscured many people. The metering on the St series cameras was excellent, a needle match system and although the lenses were M42 the matched Fujinon lenses were excellent. So matching the lenses to the excellent metering, then yes, the film body can make a lot of difference.
really looks interesting.
currently going for a E-M1...
But if FUJI's new body is nearly as feature rich and usable as the Oly and has the superior X-Trans APS-C size sensor at a comparable price... I may switch.
Though the FUJI lens lineup can't compete with the amount of FT-lenses already available - the most important lenses are already available for FUJI and of good quality...
There are no third party lenses for the X-mount yet, are there?
Yes, there are Zeiss Samyang lenses available.
Hope Dpreview does not mind, but just wanted to point everyone to some extra pictures of the camera over at fujirumours. More drool for those that love the functionality and logical layout of the traditional direct dial settings...
if the rumors are true and not just wishes, like:
* big, better EVF (2.36 million OLED, 0.005s lag)
* APS-C X-Trans sensor II (16MP)
* dual SD-Card slot
* weather sealed body
* tilt screen
* WiFi
* smaller than the X-E2
* price range between X-E and X-PRO line
This is the perfect cam for my needs and even all I just want, but not essentially need ;-)
and i really like the way they wrote "FUJIFILM" on its forehead!! something missing on x-e*!!
and you too!!
Looks like another gorgeous design, and interesting camera. Love it! It's a great time to be a photographer, we never had it so good.
I don't know how old you are. I'm 54 yo and I've seen a lot of nice things coming by in the last 40 years I'm trying to make nice pics. The new mirrorless cameras look very nice, the problem for me is its size. I have big hands and on such small cameras, it's terrible. I now have mij Nikon D300s with some nice big lenses, perfect for me.
this is big enough for any bigger hands .. not tiny by any measures .. however if you like to carry heft .. as many think it helps taking a steady shot, then why not ..
I'm with FLKemper...
My D300 is just perfect for me (and I do not have big hands), and it's not only the size, it's the form, weight and balance (mainly with big lenses).
Anything less and tiny and it's not for me, or for a lot of people, I believe...
I won't try to convince you here Paulo .. but trust me I was like you with my Fuji S5 Pro DSLRs .. and then I started using GH1 and after a year when I picked S5 or even D90, I knew it's not for me!!
because we are ADAPTIVE!! however D300 is a great camera and if you are happy with it .. then you are really lucky!! enjoy using it and share your photos with us!!
Each to their own. I used to lug around huge Contax outfit and tripod. All that brass and glass, backbreaking!
I sold the lot and brought a D40 and two plastic lenses and started enjoying the hobby a lot more. Moved on from there but the kit is getting heavy again which is why I nearly brought a XE-2 but prefered the flip screen of the XM-1. If only they had a camera with EVF and flippy screen I thought. And here it is, thank you Fuji.
It looks both you and Fuji X-T1 got quite an evolution for each other!!
Dear DP Review. Can we request the ability to block certain people's posts. It would make it so much more pleasant to read the Comments section.
I do not understand why FUJI FILM does not drop FILM from name and call themselves FUJI.
i dont know either, but i call her Fuji! everyone understand that and no one complains!!
As to differentiate it from say Fuji Heavy Industries, which makes things such as Subaru's and aircraft engines.
To all those jabokkies and their likes :
I am ready to bet that this camera will get a score of over 80 and a gold award in DPR, and that it'll be very well accepted both by enthusiasts and by professionals . Sigma and Co. will follow with lenses if Fujifilm's are not enough.
I will not however answer to any further teasings to this comment .
Q: What is the exact meaning, expressed in metric units, by the description:
"large 2/3-inch sensor" ?
(this is a quote from the FUJI website):
http://fujifilm-x.com/x10/en/story/story2/page_03.html )
In my world, by my immediate and intuitive interpretation: 2/3 of <something>, is the same as <something> multiplied by approx. 0,666667
However, the illustration at the FUJI website clearly show ANOTHER "story": The diagonal is 10,99 millimeters, the long side is 8,786 mm. NEITHER of these measures does relate to one inch by a factor of : 2/3 ????
Why this linguistic mumbo-jumbo ???
Thanks, "Revenant", here's the answer from the link provided:
... stuck (although it should have been thrown out long ago). There appears to be no specific mathematical relationship .....
Feel kind'a relieved of my frustration, yes ... but it is stupid, must get rid of this old rubbish language.
It's as easy as: % of FF (full frame) in area. Or sq. mm (mm2).
For days now I have been reading comments looking for common sense rationale explaining the functional benefits of these retro cameras. I haven't found any compelling ones. I have, on the other hand, found hundreds of superficial "it sure is pretty" comments.
"basically retro means rubbish.
there are reasons we abandoned retro and chose modern,
though rubbish can be beautiful to some eyes,
and sometimes we do trash valuable things.
anyone looking for the state of art design
should look at 1DX and D4 first."
Yes because aside from being an excellent lens engineer, physicist, electronics engineer, genius, playboy, philanthropist and an international man of mystery, you are also an excellent industrial designer.
@fakuryu..you left out bon vivant, raconteur and the most important...wordsmith ;-)
Hi M DeNero, yes, some people maybe cannot think of anything logical as to why they like a camera. In a way, I wish people did not refer to it as 'retro'.
There are at least four types of interface on today's cameras: 1) Push Button/Command Dial, 2) Menu/Command/Cursor, 3) Touch Screen, 4) Direct Dial, and likely more.
For me, I like number 4. If we want to use the word 'retro', I like it because the main things I adjust are shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, ISO, metering and drive mode, with AE/AF locks as a bonus. If I can adjust all these directly on a camera that has these controls seperated in a logical layout, it helps me concentrate on the picture rather than the camera. Just my preference, but I do understand if not everyone's cup of tea.
Whether it is pretty or not is rather subjective I agree, but to those that do like the layout, that suits their style of shooting, then I guess it just might appear to be a thing of beauty for them...
Revenant - I would accept that argument, if anybody could just explain in a common sense, correct way what this camera offers in terms of control that others do not. I have not seen that. I have seen the usual nonsensical comments about going thru menu systems, when this camera has it's own menu system. It's still an electronic camera.
Easycass - I don't see the shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation separated in a logical layout. I see them separated in a cumbersome layout. I have yet to see a post explaining why this layout makes more sense than #1 above. I have seen many, many, ridiculous, emotion driven comments like "I can use this camera in the dark." Not yours, BTW. I am not trying to be difficult, just trying too understand why people gush about ergonomics that are cumbersome. With a modern DSLR, I can adjust shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation at least as fast as anybody can with this camera, and in most cased faster.
Hi there M DeNero ,
I understand that some people do not see it as logical, as people have different perceptions, needs and thus preferences. Take communication, some people prefer to talk, some can type faster, some can use hand-signs, some people can write. All have preferences, and none are better than the other, except to the individual. The same with camera controls.
I think the 'gush' as you put it, is because many people who came from the pre buttons and dial age have an affinity to the dials and knobs. To understand is only to appreciate that people have different experience and desires from you.
For me, to change shutter speed, I could push a button and turn a command dial 3-4 times, or turn the shutter speed dial maybe once. Same for aperture, push a button and turn a dial a few times, or on a lens get what I want in less than a single turn. Just seems 'less fiddly' to me. I dunno, its like trying to explain liking a manual stick-shift over an automatic transmission...
So the camera manufacturers clearly think that they can ask fortune for the aged looks of the bodies.
They should have brought this briliant idea to its logical consequencies and ask progresivelly higher prices for the baroque, mediaeval, Doric Greek, Summerian and stone-age stylings.
nothing is old, if it still makes sense!!
@Naveed: surely, I am myself convinced that 1600s/1700s era have - in some respect - reached cultural achievements not matches since.
I just find it really amusing that camera makers charge premiums for the design cues from 1950s.
Because many like those old fashions .. including myself and for many others these are useful too.
Also fuji is asking for the price premium for its premium build quality and crafstmanship and even if its getting cues from 1950s its is pricier to lets say put a dial then not having it!
Am sorry mate, am not questioning you here .. but IMHO fuji prices are very reasonable if you see the other available flagship cameras!!
Any hope to have another Fuji firmware update to improve the X-E1's video capture? video captured on current mobile phone is more smooth and usable...I'm not asking for fantastic video on X-E1, but anything equal to current mobile phone is good enough...
they have to redesign the lenses (for both video and still). the current X-mount products are designed as a low cost low performance premium price system.
excluding video makes the design and manufacture much cheaper for both the lenses and bodies which is a corner stone of Fujifilm's business.
Babka08 .. if you read a paragraph and it got two sentences. And the first doesn't match with the second at all. Don't be confuse, it must be written by her!
How do you know the cost to the maker? Simple, you dont. And clearly you have little or no experience with Fuji lenses. Have you heard /read what pros say? Or are you smarter than them? Based on your wild mis-assumptions here the answer would be no. In fact when this camera is released pros and enthusiasts will be taking awesome pics with it , as they have done with the X series since inception. The only people who wont will be those who pathologically hate Fuji (i.e. you), or think you need NASA technology in order to take a half decent picture. That's if you take pictures at all. It's all about the photographer. Now be a good boy and go have a chat with the nice folks on a Phase One forum...before the men in white coats arrive.
its even better example as its not even two sentences in a paragraph!
There are less expensive still cameras with APSC sensors and excellent lenses, get one of those, say a Samsung NX300 and then you can also get a video camera.
maybe a compact too and an old film camera with couple of roles!!
what's the point??
You're the only "person" who describes Fuji's X series as low performance. No user, reviewer or pro has said this in print. What do you use again? You know, to take actual photos with? Anything?
Hmm yabokkie. He's like a dog on your trouser leg. I say 'he' because no woman would post such moronic comments.
"Isn't it possible we've past the point of diminishing returns and our hunger for gear is outpacing our hunger for beauty, compelling stories, great light and amazing moments?" - David duChemin, who added "The biggest lie we can listen to, or worse, tell ourselves, is that a bigger, newer, shinier camera will make better photographs". NOW...we can either listen to the words of a respected pro OR...we can listen to the likes of this intellectually bankrupt troll. Where are you going to put your trust? It's a rhetorical question of course ;-)
Just a quick peek-in help for this thread . Sources :
Extract of rumored specs by above :
- tilt screen / ISO up to 51200 / magnestum body / EVF: 2.36 million OLED, 0.005s lag <- this is EVF spec, the world highest / 0.08s AF speed (world fastest) / with optional battery grip / WIFI
Here is the updated specs list
announcement January 28th (trusted source)
bigger (x77 magnification) and better (high performance) EVF / (trusted + anonymous sources)
APS-C X-Trans sensor II (16MP) / (trusted + anonymous sources)
support for the UHS-II SD-card for super-fast writing speed / (trusted sources)
dual SD-Card slot (trusted source)
8fps with AF tracking / (trusted source)
weather sealed body / (trusted sources)
tilt screen (source who was right in the past, but not yet upgraded to trusted source + new source)
continued :
SLR-type (Fujica) design / (source who was right in the past, but not yet upgraded to trusted source)
name: X-T1 / (anonymous source + Fujifilm)
ISO up to 51200 (new source)
smaller than the X-E2 (anonymous source)
18-55 kit lens (anonymous source + other rumor sites)
18-135 will be weather sealed (other rumor sites)
in stores mid-February (other rumor sites + anonymous source)
price range between X-E and X-PRO line / (new and anonymous sources)
priced at 180,000 yen (other rumor sites) or $1,8000 (anonymous source)
additional battery grip / (anonymous source)
faster AF then X-E2 / (new source) [I think that this source confused faster writing speed with faster AF-speed]
- I guess the price above is not correct - would be less IMO .
Does it's Wifi gives remote control over the live-view?
new clear photos of XT1 at Fuji rumors... wow... it even has something for those who need more than 1 battery per session... I guess a full frame thingy would be a move, and no longer be just posturing...
no no fullframe please ..
ask canon to make a dslr with medium format sensor, instead!!
Ok so the mirror is dead but will camera be too small and the price too high ?
Mirror is not dead, but EVF are getting better and better. One day they will be so good it will be it.
hopefully mirrorless...
SLRs are fake digital!!!
Based on looks, it looks great......hope they price it right!
Surprised they haven't released a full frame product with a few lenses. Could be the development costs of these sensors are prohibitive.
Its a teaser page now but it will end up in the landfill in 5 years.
waste, waste and more waste.
How will an electronic representation ever end up in the landfill?
I think you're on the wrong site. Did you mean to navigate to stopwaste.org?
I've seen the pictures of the x100 and the xpro and all I can say is they look stunning... unfortunately, for my work I also need good video, and video capabilities on the fuji are downright atrocious
Then get a video camera. Or say the Panasonic GX7.
Old Fuji models you cite there.
There are less expensive still cameras with APSC sensors and excellent lenses, get one of those, say a Samsung NX300 and then you can also get a video camera.
Oh yeah, I'm totally aware of that, but I just think it is a stupid move from fuji to include such a horrid video function... they could aswell have left it out. Samsung... no thanks. I personally have several good apsc amd mft cameras but, out the box I prefer the fuji images. But I can't travel to certain countries with several cameras, plus that most people can't justify having two cameras (financially).
Commercialy seen, they would push a lot more units with a decent video function. No denying that.
That price is probably wrong. Rumour sites are now saying 1200. It was a mis conversion from the Japan price that seems to have been spread around the internet...
How you what worths is it? You opinions bizarre and troll worths not very much. use camera ever you? You words crazy like English mashup haha. Like you crack smoke?Me think so under troll bridge belong you
Well said Ranford .. but I must say if you don't take her seriously .. sometimes .. she is a very funny troll!!
@Naveed Akhtar...in the name of everything that's holy please tell me that annoying little tick is NOT female! I'm thinking young male, no more than 30, with lots of magazines and few photos. It CAN'T be female. Please! :-(
@Ranford .. I am also assuming it dude, considering, I never understand few women, and she is acting the same. Also many think he is a boy, but no one knows maybe she is a robot. As all she is saying typical spam words repeatedly. No soul, no purpose, just calculations and obvious things like:
Big sensors gather more light. This lens got less glass. f/1,4 is like f/2.8 in this format to that. 100mm is actually 150mm and all those crazyiness..
so am assuming if she is really not a girl, who is rejected multiple times because of her stubbornness, she must be a simulation written by DPReview programmers to annoy a few or make others laugh by simulating this troll. For one obvious purpose, making others write on the forum, like me and you :))
not a bad idea, am a programmer too and think it would be fun to code yabokkie one day!!
@Naveed...gather the Mission Impossible team...it may take the rest of your life...and find his/her/its photos! Good luck ;-)
Do the mushy greens and heavy NR come standard? :-)
But seriously, it's all well and good to make another APS-C camera but with DSLR styling, but unless the RAW conversion issues with Lightroom are sorted (which they really aren't as of yet), it's going to be tough for RAW shooters to get excited about this body.
Doing command line RAW processing with dcraw or investing in yet another converter like Capture One is not all that appealing. Nor is shooting 8-bit JPEGs.
ACR 8 is pretty darn good with raws from these Fuji bodies.
I have none of those problems with my X Pro and I´m not undemanding. RAW conversion has been much improved, even with Lightroom. And I ONLY shoot RAW and most of the time I use ACR.
marike6, we are in January , 2014 ...wake up, read recent articles...also about the Fuji cameras. Do not base your opinion on some old post from 2012 year.....
There are some new converters available too
If true, then you Yankees have missed something essential. Fuji is quite special.
Well first of all I don´t live in the USA so thats not really very relevant to me. Out and about I see plenty of cameras that people on DPR are always telling me are "obscure" like Olympus or Pentax or Fuji, so I can only assume that what´s obscure in one place isn´t in others.
Secondly considering Fujifilm were pretty famous for their films, particularly slide films like Provia and Velvia which were used by most of my photographic heroes and some cases still are, you´d have to know very little about the history of photography to consider Fuji "obscure". And I´m in my mid thirties and younger than most people on this site it seems so I´m not nostalgically harking back to some distant era either. I´m talking about 10 years ago.
Thirdly, my X Pro is a niche product. I bought it because it was a niche I was interested in. A niche product is always going to be less popular. So what? Does it make it less useful or mean my photos self destruct after a few weeks or something?
Thanks! That link had lots of useful information and images.
Thanx from me also.
It looks very good. I am tempted.
Questions (waiting for Jan 28 for answers):
is AF better than E M-5 ?
is EVF better than E M-5 ?
is shutter up to 1/8000 ?
is as reliable as the E M-5 ?
If the answers are "yes", if more lenses will come up, and Olympus does not upgrade the E M-5 within 12 months (forget the E M1 -that's for 4/3 lenses), then I will switch to Fuji
1. Maybe. Specs boasts AF 8 fps in continuous drive mode. Not even the E-M1 goes that fast, but if all the shots are out of focus then those specs are irrelevant
2. Yes. Size, resolution and lag.
3. No, 1/4000
4. Too early to tell, but in that price range, one would expect more of a workhorse camera, more like the E-M1 than the E-M5.
The AF question could be confused, but having owned an EM5, I think you are asking about Continuous Tracking Autofocus, which in my experience trying to shoot sports with the EM5, is a problem, as it is with all CDAF systems regardless of how fast they claim to be. We shall see. Importantly we need to see how it tracks with the longer focal lengths, not sub 35mm
Actually, I understood the OP's question as single shot AF, in speed and accuracy. But no real world test about it yet. The specs about continuous AF do suggest improved performance compared to the XE-1, albeit no guarantees.
@fakuryu & @technotic..seek out this froot loop's other postings on this forum. I think "ignorant" and "troll" have been truly re-defined. Either that or the world has misunderstood this genius ;-)
Yabokkie's just a troll… over 3000's comments and not a single "like" :)
Forums are where people like this go to express an opinion without being physically laughed out of the room. His words are childish and poorly constructed suggesting English isn't his first language. Not his fault naturally, but his opinions are and it would be more appropriate if he wrote them down in crayon and stuck them to his bedroom wall where he can look upon them and marvel. In solitude. Sad in some way when you think that this is the only way he can get attention, albeit making a complete fool of himself.
@Ranford don't be so harsh on her, maybe she is a robot!!
@Naveed Akhtar...again! Again you say "her". No no no! If it's true then the balance needs adjustment. At the moment it's all "artificial" with no "intelligence".
I can't understand the complaints about "retro" dials. I think the problem stems from the over simplification of designs over the years and the fact that people just want instant results, instant everything. In the old days you had to learn a given camera not expect the camera "to learn you". External controls are great and give you immediate control over features, instead of having to borrow into menus when you should be concentrating in picture taking. This is one of the reasons why I still love my Minolta 7D so much. Everything you need is one button or one click away, which is so much more logical. You learn the camera, you learn the buttons and you learn how many clicks for your exposure compensation, WB, etc and off you go. Not having to take you eye off the viewfinderto go into menus is a major bonus.
This is true. While I love Fuji's external controls, i.e. aperture rings, there's nothing that can't be changed just as easily on my 5D by pressing the appropriate button on the top plate and moving my index finger. In fact, I can change more on the 5D by a long shot.
That said, the simplicity of aperture ring, shutter speed and exposure comp as found on, say, the X100 is wonderful to work with if you don't need easy access to additional things like metering modes and drive modes. The tactile feedback is nicer than on a DSLR.... just not necessarily any better.
Putting the EC compensation dial where it is is great but I'm still a bit in the dark when trying to understand the value of the top plate control dials for shutter and ISO. Of course some people shoot in manual mode all of the time and this arrangement works well for them. But what if either shutter or ISO are in A? How do you adjust them up or down without basically starting over from scratch? It's a bit like all the angst over removing the aperture ring on lenses. Great if you don't use them in A but if you're in A and want to change one stop up or down???
You do a different type of photography with the X series cameras and lenses. It's not about speed. It's about deliberation and creating a photo, not taking a shot. If I want a snapshot, I use my iPhone, if I want to shoot action, I use my Canon 1D series bodies. If I want to compose a shot that will reflect what I am thinking and seeing as an artists, then I use my X-E1. The dials are not about speed. It's about the process of crafting the photo with a tool that invites you to slow down and be creative and deliberative. By bringing me back to my film days with my Pentax K1000, LX, and 67, the Fuji cameras allow me to experience the photo making process all over again. A joy I had forgotten that I was missing.
@Jim in Hudson: I am not sure I get your question. If you shoot in manual mode, you just manipulate the aperture ring and the speed and ISO dials; in theory, there should be an indication on the back screen (and the EVF) whether the picture is over or under exposed and how much (or you can look at the histogram). In the film days, advanced cameras, such as my old beloved FE2, had two needles, moving over a table with speed values, on the right side of the viewfinder (there was also a small window at the bottom of the viewfinder, where you could see the aperture); when the needles aligned, you knew you had the correct exposure. And instead of exposure compensation, you could misalign them slightly. Nothing quicker or more intuitive than that. It's the click-and switch-and click-and search into the menus that is totally counter-intuitive, slow, and frustrating. For me, this works only for settings that I only change rarely (eg white balance).
I see this a lot. Is there some reason you can't take the same time to think about the image you want, and how you are going to take the shot, with a 1D as with a Fuji? Is it because the camera is lighter and smaller, so you find it less distracting? I had a Fuji X-E1, and now have a 6D, but I still take the same time find the angle I want, the composition and lighting I want. In fact, the 6D is a horrible camera for taking a lot of fast shots, especially of moving things. I do miss the directness of my Fuji, and being able to see the settings at a glance at the whole camera, rather than small type in an LCD screen, but overall I find taking pictures I like much easier with my 6D. So, I am interested in what I am missing. :)
@Le Frog: Yes, I understand the ability to use these control dials in manual mode where you can see the effect on exposure reported in the viewfinder. What I don't understand (and this could be strictly from ignorance) is how do you quickly jump out of A mode for either shutter or ISO to make a minor adjustment? If the camera sets itself to ISO 800 under A, for example, and I want to go to ISO 400, in most cameras you simply move the ISO control by "one click" or whatever. Here, it seems like you have to move the setting off of A and then go find the 400 setting. Definitely a slower process. Am I missing something?
@Jim. It is quite easy. Just put all dials, shutter aperture and ISO on A for full auto. To make an exposure compensation, use the exposure compensation. If you want to fix one or two or all three of aperture, time and IS0, do so. Full flexibility with a super logical interface.
Most other cameras tries to hide this simplicity behind strange modes, called Tax or something, and still do not have as much flexibility.
The only modes that do more than this simple approach, that I know of, is the Pentax hyper modes. They are brilliant.
Caerolle: Indeed, you can be deliberate with any camera, but the 1D bodies don't put you in the mood to slow down. Let me put it this way: The Fuji bodies make it feel like I am more in control. It's like driving a manual instead of an automatic. There is no doubt that the automatics these days are far better than manuals at many things, but there is nothing that connects you to the car and the road like a manual transmission. Of course, I still get to the destination, but it is WAY more fun to use a manual transmission to get there. Not always convenient, but fun. This is how I feel about the X series. I feel more connected, I do slow down more, and my images are better. I could do this with my Canons, but those rigs don't encourage me to do so like my X-E1. Ahh...maybe it's all horse poop...
I've got an EM-5 thinking the two control dials would imitate the shutter speed dial and an offset (really offset) aperture ring/dial. But it's just not the same, as they are blank. You have to look at the LCD screen or the OVF to know the settings. You have to remember to have the correct screen info displaying, otherwise you have to toggle through the display settings. As for ISO settings, you have to bring up right display in which to set it, and this can take several button pushes. It's all just too flaming confusing and time consuming. Could use one of the function buttons, but they're already taken. With this new Fuji X-T1 it's all layed out in front of you, even before you turn the camera on. It's instant, you know where you are. I really wish this had come out at the same time as the EM-5 because now I have no more money to jump ship, so to speak.
@lxcellent...agree 100%. No it's not horse caca lol! MANY other X series users have reported the same thing, so we're all in the same boat. Slower, deliberate, considered. Great backgrounds, light, mood, great subject, etc. It's not all shooting at bullet-stopping speeds and cheetahs running across some veldt! At least in my field, beauty/fashion portraiture. And still haven't felt the need for *gasp* FF and/or 40mp ;-)
It will be interesting to see how this camera falls out in 'popularity' thing once DPR puts it in that system.
Though for some reason all cameras don't seem to get put there, I don't think the A7s did?
Agreed. It's just like 'fashion' cycle. People get sick of seeing digital menus, etc., so a change is all they need. While I don't against these 'retro' style thing, the downside of physical controls are that YOU CANNOT CHANGE IT. For instance, if they add 1/8000s in the future, firmware upgrade does nothing to you. Besides, crowded buttons and knobs are prone for breakage, dirt attractions and also cost increase.
If you build fast primes, they will come...
Hasn't exactly worked for Samsung, and the NX system's auto focus is much less problematic than many Fuji X cameras.
Sure, but Fujifilm will quickly find out you need "affordable" primes also in order to gain more traction among the enthusiast market.
HowaboutRAW .. less problematic is not an advantage specially when you don't have a unique selling point. There is already better or equal APSC mirrorless available ..
Fuji on the other hand got its sensor and retro styling, that please some folks .. now here if they are building lens catalog .. than that really counts ..
The Samsung NX lenses are a selling point. And the Samsung NX AF was better than Fuji's from the start of the NX system years ago.
Now Fuji has improved the AF with the XE2 and indeed Fuji lenses are a selling point.
Sony Nex lenses are kind of a joke compared to either Samsung or Fuji, though the best Samsung lenses are better than Fuji's lenses.
Also why imply that somehow Samsung APSC sensors aren't up to the Sony sensors likely used in this Fuji? Both the 14mp and 20mp sensors for the Samsung NX bodies are excellent.
Right, Samsung hasn't yet put a lot of effort into excellent body build quality and the buffers have been a problem. But it took years for Sony to come close to Samsung's NX menus, not really there yet, and even Fuji menus have some weirdness.
So Samsung has selling points, but doesn't attract.
Samsung camera is like Huyndai cars in US 5-10 years ago so it may have to wait for another 5 years. Watch out Japanese makers, you better innovate or become obsolete!
My comment was summarizing Fuji's philosophy:)
(And also a movie reference)
That sort of works, except the NX lenses are already ahead of all Japanese lens makers.
And the APSC sensors are the equal of good Sony APSC sensors.
I know what you mean mate .. NX sensor is not bad .. but how we can say its better than the other Bayor APSC sensors; except for say Canon's (that's what I meant, a unique selling point).
I am not talking here about german, korean, chinese or japenese manufacturers. am talking here purely on the basis of performance. trust me am very easy to get convinced, provided you tell me why!!
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People, stop saying that iit looks like the Df! Fujifilm had their own classics, which were very nice and great little cameras, this camera is more like their own classic Fujica ST, STX,AX,AZ series SLRs. In fact, even the X mount to me looks like a throw back to their old Fujica X-mount with minor alterations and electronics.
So, let this little guy have its own personality folks!
No that is not correct yabokkie. Pens were reliable and so were the vast majority of OM. The one that did have a bit of a reputation was the OM10. Quite a few of them did go wrong but they sold in huge numbers in the first place so the overall percentage was not too bad. With the Fuji SLR's it was different. They sold in small numbers and quite a high percentage use to go wrong especially the automatic exposure ones. Build quality was also below that of the OM10.
I use to sell all of them and was used to sending them back for repair. When someone brought a camera in to part exchange it was always the Fuji's that you would worry about as use to offer a 6 month guarantee on the camera when sold secondhand. It was a case of keeping your fingers crossed for six months.
"why did Fujifilm abandon them if any of those cameras are any good?"
Well, huh, I dunno, because they are over 30 years old?
As for the comment on reliability Stu,I totally disagree& also would a lot of cameraphiles and experts.They had great meters and in fact are considered solidly built cameras,by many including Ivor Matanle who if I recall well had a feature on them in AP years ago. The only reason why they were not selling well was because it was just another mount on the market. They sold well their M42 counterparts but when they changed to their X mount, it was just another mount in the market that was already dominated by Nikon and Canon (which the reason why they became dominant was simply because they were the first to cater to the professional and people just follow where the pros go). The Fujica X lenses are of the highest optical quality and are highly regarded. Look for their fast lenses particularly their fast wides and how much they still cost today.
The only complaint I have ever heard from repairers about Fujicas were that their rangefinders, particularly the 35EE,SE,etc, were over engineered and a headache to repair, when you needed it repaired. So far the Fujicas I have including the rangefinders, have stood the test of time and will probably outlive me.
Just because your experience of them was bad, does not mean that they are bad cameras. I have had terrible experiences of Canon cameras yet I don't make blanket statements about them, because in the end experts and the market dictate the contrary.
...which by the way, I am curious about your criteria for what constitutes a classic?
Of all the nonsense...Olympus OM cameras were top quality (except for the cheap OM-10) but made to be lightweight which of course meant they couldn't be bricks like FT-QLs or Nikkormats. Then, as now, it wasn't cool to have anything except Nikon but that didn't have anything to do with taking pictures.
Some OM lenses are still sought after because they were better performers than Nikon or Canon and their small size makes sense for small digital cameras. You could say they were ahead of their time with small & lightweight.
I'm not sure why anyone cares but as a fashion statement I think it's obvious this new Fuji is less lumpy than the Df. Unless it's got a wooden base plate.
Provia_fan, sorry but I was actually selling the Fuji's so am well aware of the reliability issues having to handle the repairs. When you are actually selling cameras you are handling far more cameras of a model than any end user will ever handle. I am talking about a chain of shops selling the product. Shops have a far better knowledge of how reliable a model of camera is. The X mount cameras were not well made. They were not up to the standard of the main brands. That is not a personal view. That is stating it as it is. The electronics were not reliable. It is why their resale value was poor. You had to have enough profit margin to allow for a repair bill if the things went wrong as the repair bills were high.
Canon on the other hand had unreliable models. When Canon A1's went wrong they went wrong in style i.e. sometimes developing 5 shutter releases. But they sold in vast numbers so the percentage that went wrong was not so bad.
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why did Fujifilm abandon them if any of those cameras are any good?"
Cmon Yabokkie, like a 52 Vincent, good for its day, but technology moved on, I had Fuji St 605, for many years, It was only when more sophisticated exposure systems and it was getting fairly worn did I part X it fir something new.
My quick thoughts in 3 categories:
Where the X-T1 overdelivers:
- huge EVF
- dials
- continuous shooting with AF
Where the X-T1 delivers as expected:
- weather sealing
- retro design (for those who like that)
- price
Where the X-T1 falters
- flash synch speed
- 1/4000 shutter
- No IBIS
You do understand how flash sync has to work with a focal plane shutter, right?
The autofocus on the Fuji XE2 is good.
Good list to start with, bluevelvet. My criticism to Fuji are:
1) Flash system:
I don't own a CSC camera so cannot speak for Oly, Pana, but Fuji needs to upgrade its outdated flash system & x-sync to attract DSLR users who relies on flash. Its flash system is lacking slave modes, IR-assist AF, radio-remote control, groups and ratio control, etc. 1/180s is a joke for pro-shooters.
2) RAW conversion utility
Fuji's JPG is excellent but its X-Trans RAW format has been an issue with Lightroom, Aperture, etc.
3) Film Simulation Mode and Advanced Filters.
Given its world-known reputation in this area, it's the shame that these features can only be applied to JPG. They should provide them as software utility (like Photoshop Actions) that can be applied to RAW in editing software like Lightroom.
4) Retro style is good but do not go overboard with crowded buttons and controls which attract dirt, bulky, cannot-change after release.
5) Price point: > $1,500 will be a tough sell.
There's no problem extracting Fuji Xtrans raws with CaptureOne, PhotoNinja, or ACR 8.
From this camera?
We keep hearing about the "end of DSLRs", but DSLRs seem to be the ONLY large sensor cameras that are selling in any numbers at all.
All of the mirrorless vendors are in deep trouble financially and there is nothing about a niche camera from Fujifilm that will change this fact at all.
"All of the mirrorless vendors are in deep trouble financially", don't image that's true for Samsung. Or Leica.
> What will bring the end of DSLR is cost
This X-T1 is going to cost near $1200, so you are talking near $2000 with the 18-55 f/2.8 or 35 f/1.4. Not exactly a frugal purchase.
Considering you can get a D610 FF for that near that price or a K-3 / D7100 for considerably less I don't see anything here that is going to change DSLR users over to the X system.
And the fact that none of the mirrorless vendors have any mindshare whatsoever with professionals, I can't imagine why anyone would assume these ILCs will mean anything at all for DSLR sales, which are still absolutely creaming mirrorless camera sales.
> don't image that's true for Samsung. Or Leica.
Samsung's camera division is close to last place in mirrorless camera sales, and Leica makes rangefinders, not mirrorless cameras (besides, Leica has but a tiny percentage of the camera market).
The point you missed was that unlike Sony, Panasonic, Nikon etc Samsung is not in financial trouble.
I said not a word about NX sales.
Rangefinders are in fact mirrorless, sans AF.
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Nikon and Canon sell DSLRs, but "profit"?
And I'm not one who thinks that SLRs will disappear.
can we have that in SILVER please ?
You can. I'll even chip in for a can of paint for you.
Please let it have either a 2/3" or even 1/1.7" sensor
"Unfortunately", it's an APS-C sized sensor.
Well done Fuji.
price ???? any indication? any????
Based on Fuji Rumors:
*Body only: €1200
*Body + 18-55mm: €1600
*Body + 18-135mm: €1800
The 18-135mm will likely be the f3.5-5.6 variety.
Fujifilm has already said that the 18-135mm will be F3.5-5.6, in the latest lens roadmap
Latest rumors said €1200 or $US1300, which I think is about right.
Lovely. A clear competitor to the E-M1. Looks similar to the Nikon Df but in a more usable format, at least for me. Since I love the Fujifilm JPEG's and color output, this may just be the one to make me finally sell my Nikon stuff.
Nothing like the DF, it's more like their own classics the Fujica ST, STX, AX, AZ...you catch my drift. They were great looking and great cameras. I own an AX5 with the super rare Photorecorser.
No official specs, no sample images and already so many negative comments….
Would like you be happy to be considered dummies without having the opportunity to defend yourself? Well, people might not like the retro look of the camera but think twice before comparing the camera to a FF..different cater and different users..peace!
The comment thread seems to be trending overwhelmingly positive, especially when you factor in the "likes". And rightly so, if you ask me.
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Currently, about 4,800 Oregon students build and design robots for FIRST competitions. Some teams are hampered by a lack of resources at school, but those who attended the PCC camp will have access to the college's shop for the next year and they'll receive college credit for the time they've already put in. The students' tuition was paid for by private companies and grants.
FIRST competitions pit teams' purpose-built robots against each other for specific challenges. In the past, the remote-controlled robots hoisted inner tubes onto pegs and launched Wiffle balls into plastic bins. Next year's format will remain a secret until January, giving each team six weeks to work on its entry. For most tasks, the robots tend to resemble squat, wheeled Battle Bots weighing as much as 120 pounds.
For competition organizers, part of the challenge in getting students involved in technical fields, Mumm-Hill said, is changing their interests.
"Forty-two years ago we put a man on the moon, and that was the last time it was cool to be interested in science and math."
But John Nutter, a 15-year-old Riverdale High School student, said, "It's not just nerdy kids on the team. Anyone can join, it's a lot of fun."
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LEWISTOWN - Five weeks into the 2013-14 fiscal year finds the Juniata Valley Behavioral and Development Services agency looking at similar budget numbers as last year, according to the agency's administrator.
Chris Wysocki was on hand at Thursday's workshop meeting of the Mifflin County Commissioners to present a quarterly update on the department's services to date.
"For fiscal year 2013-14 we haven't received our allocation letter yet," Wysocki said. "We're anticipating getting the same allocation as last year. Federal considerations may be a little bit decreased but we feel that would have minimum import."
Wysocki said the department recently received its final allocation for fiscal year 2012-13 for early intervention services.
"We now have the funds available to pay the rest of our bills from last year," he said.
Following the budget discussion, Wysocki reported on the number of clients the department is serving in Mifflin County. Currently, services are being provided to 10 individuals with intellectual disabilities, 78 living in group homes, and 126 individuals who are still living at home. Wysocki said a total of 454 individuals are currently receiving mental health services. There are 61 early intervention (age 0 to 3) clients, he said.
Following Wysocki's presentation, Commissioner Otis Riden announced the following agenda items to be considered at the commissioners' Aug. 15 business meeting:
A resolution declaring it is desirable for the health, safety and welfare of the people of Mifflin County for the Geisinger Health System to undertake a project involving the issuance of health system revenue bonds to undertake other projects involving Geisinger Health System Foundation and its affiliates. No project specifics were announced at the meeting.
A resolution approving a plan of finance for the above-mentioned Geisinger projects.
Purchase of service agreements for use, if needed, by Children & Youth, with Pyramid Health Care Inc., Duncansville; Family Care for Children and Youth Inc., Milton; and David G. Ray, M.Ed., Lewistown.
An agreement with Juniata Valley Bank to increase the aggregate Automated Clearing House Network credit limit.
A public hearing Aug. 15 to discuss Mifflin County's 2013 CDBG allocation, which was recently decreased by $12,783.
A request to begin a previously approved paving and storm water project at two locations in Armagh Township.
The resignation of Charlie Vogt as a caseworker in the Children & Youth department effective Aug. 30.


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Sharp Drop in American Enthusiasm for Free Market, Poll ShowsApril 6, 2011
American public support for the free market economy has dropped sharply in the past year, and is now lower than in China, according to a GlobeScan poll released today.
The findings, drawn from 12,884 interviews across 25 countries, show that there has been a sharp fall in the number of Americans who think that the free market economy is the best economic system for the future.
When GlobeScan began tracking views in 2002, four in five Americans (80%) saw the free market as the best economic system for the future--the highest level of support among tracking countries. Support started to fall away in the following years and recovered slightly after the financial crisis in 2007/8, but has plummeted since 2009, falling 15 points in a year so that fewer than three in five (59%) now see free market capitalism as the best system for the future.
GlobeScan Chairman Doug Miller commented: "America is the last place we would have expected to see such a sharp drop in trust in the free enterprise system. This is not good news for business."
The results mean that a number of the world's major emerging economies have now matched or overtaken the USA in their enthusiasm for the free market. The Chinese and Brazilians, 67 percent of whom regard the free market system as the best on offer, are now more positive about capitalism than Americans, while enthusiasm in India now equals that in the USA, with 59 percent rating the free market as the best system for the future.
Americans with incomes below $20,000 were particularly likely to have lost faith in the free market over the past year, with their support dropping from 76 percent to 44 percent between 2009 and 2010. American women have also become much less positive, with 52 percent backing the free market in 2010, down from 73 percent in 2009.
The poll was conducted by telephone in China and the US, and by telephone, in-person, or online in the 23 other countries between June 24 and September 18, 2010 by the international polling firm GlobeScan and its national partners. Before today's public release, only clients of GlobeScan's "Radar" reports have had access to these results. National results are considered accurate within +/- 3.0 to +/- 4.9 percent, 19 times out of 20.
GlobeScan Chairman Doug Miller added: "The poll suggest that American business is close to losing its social contract with average American families that has enabled it to prosper in the world. Inspired leadership will be needed to reverse this trend."
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Johns Hopkins University scientists have been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the NIH to learn more about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using stem cells developed from ALS patients' skin. The two-year award will be shared with three other laboratories: one at Harvard University and two at Columbia University. The Johns Hopkins team will collaborate with San Francisco-based biopharmaceutical company iPierian, which specializes in working with the stem cells to be used in this project.
The scientists plan to grow induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from ALS patients' skin, then steer them to develop into motor neurons and astrocytes. These two types of nerve cells are affected in ALS. They will then use these laboratory-grown cells to study the biology and chemistry involved in the development and progression of the disease and to test drugs to intervene in the process. When the two-year program is complete, the cells generated will be available nationwide to other researchers.
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Madison Police Chief Noble Wray's last week on job
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray is on the job for the final week. His final day is Friday, Sept 27.
The 52 year old Wray says there have been major changes in the Madison Police Department in the nearly three decades that he's been on the force.
Wray has worked with four mayors, dating back to Joe Sensenbrenner in the 1980s, and has seen how the city has changed, in population, and in crime.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Madison Police Chief Noble Wray says he's stepping down after nine years at the helm of the department.
Wray told a news conference Tuesday he had wanted to retire at the beginning of this year, but two officer-involved shootings in six months made it impossible for to leave without causing too much disarray.
Wray says his last day will be sometime at the end of September or beginning of October.
Assistant Police Chief Randy Gaber will then serve as interim chief.
Wray was named police chief in 2004 and has been with department for 28 years. He focused on what he called "trust-based policing," an extension of the community policing philosophy espoused by his predecessor and mentor, Chief David Couper, focusing on building relationships between officers and community members.


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"Today we received the results of the autopsy, which stated he died of a heart attack, of natural causes," the actor's spokesperson, Michael Kobold, told reporters on Friday. "The autopsy further states that nothing else was found in his system."
"We are all devastated by this loss," he said. "James was a devoted husband, a loving father of two children, a brother and cousin you could always count on. We thank you for the privacy you have afforded us during this difficult time."
Gandolfini, 51, was discovered by his son Michael in distress in a bathroom of their hotel room in Rome around 10 p.m. Wednesday. The son, 13, called hotel staff and they called an ambulance. Doctors from the Umberto 1 hospital, who Reuters said were set to announce official autopsy results on Friday, worked on the actor for 40 minutes but could not resuscitate him.
He had been on a vacation with his son before he was slated to attend the closing ceremonies of the Taormina Film Festival on Saturday in Sicily. According to Kobold, before he died, Gandolfini had "a wonderful day. He visited The Vatican and had dinner at the hotel with his son awaiting the arrival of his sister."
Gandolfini's sudden death shocked Hollywood, where actors took to Twitter and social media to eulogize the screen and stage actor as a singular talent and regular guy who loved his work.
A New Jersey restaurant, Holsten's, where the final scene of The Sopranos was shot in 2007, put up a "reserved" sign at the booth where the actors sat in tribute to Gandolfini as fans dropped by the makeshift memorial to show their respects.


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▪ Objective: To describe the rate of perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV).
▪ Design: Follow-up study of newborn children of mothers with chronic HCV infection.
▪ Setting: A university hospital in Sweden.
▪ Participants: Fourteen women with chronic HCV infection and their 21 newly born children.
▪ Main Outcome Measures: Detection of HCV RNA in serum by the polymerase chain reaction and detection of anti-HCV antibody by second generation assays.
▪ Results: All mothers were found to be positive for anti-HCV antibody both by second-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and by second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA-2); all also had detectable serum HCV RNA. Two children had long-lasting alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevations, and one of them became HCV RNA positive. None of the other children developed biochemical hepatitis. However, two additional children had temporary viremia. Only the child with biochemical and biopsy-proven hepatitis and detectable HCV RNA in multiple blood samples actively produced anti-HCV antibody.
▪ Conclusions: Mother-to-infant transmission of HCV infection from chronically infected women without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection seems to be uncommon.
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Letters to the editor: Be careful about bunny gifts
Soon Easter will be upon us and many parents will be tempted to buy one of those cute baby Easter bunnies that appear in some pet stores. Unless the child is older than 12 years and is very responsible, a toy stuffed bunny would make a much better gift.
Rabbits are very wonderful but fragile creatures. They have a lighter bone structure than dogs or cats and, if dropped, can easily have their spine broken. Baby bunnies are cute and cuddly and tolerate handling. But babyhood doesn't last long. In two short months, puberty turns the baby bunny into a full-grown adult. Often, the bunny no longer tolerates being held.
Powerful hind legs can scratch, and sharp teeth can bite. Unneutered males can spray and mark their territory, just like dogs. Unspayed females are territorial and may attack little hands that enter the cage. The point is it is imperative for behavioral reasons that your bunny be altered early in life.
Rabbits usually live 10 to 12 years if properly cared for and live in the house. Will your child still care for the rabbit after the novelty wears off? Also, think through who will care for the bunny once your child leaves the nest. In addition, rabbits are very social animals and need daily interactions several times a day with their human guardians.
Last year, hundreds of rabbits were surrendered at animal shelters and rescues across Pennsylvania. And unlike wild rabbits, domestic pet rabbits released into the wild can't fend for themselves.
If you have done your research on rabbits (rabbit.org), strongly consider adopting an altered rescued rabbit from one of the area rabbit rescue shelters. The best way to check on available rescue bunnies is to go to www.petfinder.com and enter your ZIP code. Another option is to check us out on Facebook: EARS-Erie Area Rabbit Society and Rescue.
Ron Steger|Erie Area Rabbit Society and Rescue, Millcreek Township
It's OK to change TV channel
In response to "Ignore Fox News" (Erie Times-News, March 2): I agree it is good to have an understanding of opposing political viewpoints wherever you find them. It helps you develop an informed, well-rounded opinion. But if Mr. Syed is so offended with all his intimate knowledge of all the Fox contributors and "other blathering minions," I would hope he would use common sense to change the channel.
Danny Canfield|Erie
Students' clothes look like pajamas
I pass by East High School daily and I was under the impression that there was some sort of dress code. I see girls in their pajamas, or whatever it is they are. I see boys who seem to forget what a belt is, walking around the school like they need to find a bathroom because they have half of their underwear showing (who will be responsible for the hip replacements later in life?).
Is there no "pride" (an old East High motto) in a person's appearance anymore? What of the parents?
Tom Guzowski Sr.|Erie
Ecological issues are important
I sometimes wonder why Rush Limbaugh constantly refers to families like mine as "environmental whackos," as we kind of feel it's a badge of honor to be concerned about a future controlled by large polluters, unsustainable destruction of fisheries and wildlife, destructive forestry practices and the dangerous depletion of the nation's largest aquifers.
We've seen the destruction of the fabulous blue pike fishery in Erie, the past filth of Boston Harbor, the disgusting Cuyahoga and Mahoning rivers in Ohio and the death of streams from mountaintop coal mining in Appalachia.
We wonder why congressional Republicans constantly push for more pollution by allowing more sulfur and lead to be released into the air and more arsenic to be permitted in our drinking water, and then deride the health-care costs to millions of sickened children and adults. Also, they push for more mercury to be allowed to damage the brains of our children as they try to dictate the use of a woman's reproductive activity.
For more than 38 years, we've rented cabins at Pymatuning, Cook Forest and other places and enjoyed the clean air and spying black bears, deer, grouse, etc. We all enjoy the fruits of nature. May we be careful not to destroy it.
Roland Curry|Sharon
Using tranquilizer is complicated issue
In response to Kathi Shannon's letter "Tranquilizer gun may have worked" (Erie Times-News, March 3): I have to admit I was extremely upset as well when I read the story about this dog. I, too, rescue animals, and had a gut-wrenching reaction to this story. However, we can't lay everything at the police officer's doorstep.
When you tranquilize an animal, you have to do so in accordance with that animal's weight, health, etc. We can't expect our police to make those decisions, let alone try to figure out correct dosage for any animal, have them administer that dose, and hope it was enough.
You need a license to administer these drugs, if I am not mistaken.
I think the real answer so these accidents don't occur is to make certain that if you own an animal, you do absolutely everything in your power to see to its safety. They should not be in a yard without supervision, or have a way to sneak out.
Animals are a lot smarter than most people think, so maybe we humans should be the ones to wise up. My prayers go out to the owner of this dog, and I will also say a prayer for the officer who had to put this animal down. I don't believe that any officer who puts his or her life on the line every day takes any life lightly, even that of a dog. It could not have been an easy decision for the officer either.
Patty Rabbitt|Erie
Democrats blame GOP too much
When are Democrats going to quit blaming Republicans for all the problems in this country?
Blaming Republicans about the fiscal cliff, immigration reforms, gun control, minorities, rich against poor and middle class, opposition to "Obamacare," and now the automatic federal spending cuts?
Quit playing the blame game. Grab the bull by the horns, make the tough decisions and fix the problems instead of taking the easy way out by blaming Republicans.
It sounds to me as if Democrats are campaigning for the next election instead of doing what's right for the country and our children's future, sticking them with the bill that will eventually have to be paid. I hope voters are reading between the lines as to what the Democrats are doing by blaming all the problems on the Republicans instead of solving them. I think it's time for all the politicians to stop playing politics and start solving problems in the government.
S. Orlando|Erie