FUJIFILM Announces New X30 features Real Time Viewfinder

<p>http://www.fujifilmusa.com/press/news/display_news?newsID=880640</p>

<p>The 24 hr. non-response time to this original post seems to reflect the cool interest I've seen elsewhere. It's a lot of money for a 2/3" X-trans sensor already seen in the previous X20, and a lens that excited in 2011. Will the EVF and new body look carry it? Time will tell. It reminds me a bit of the Nikon P7700/P7800 progression, also a bit minor. I anticipate some 1" sensor small camera announcements coming up at Photokina will bring more excitement.</p>

<p>If I didn't already have an X20 this might be interesting, but really it just looks like a small step up. Like D800E to D810. Or the Canon 1200D - that looks the same as a 600D, but 3 years later.</p>

<p>[[Or the Canon 1200D - that looks the same as a 600D, but 3 years later.]]<br /> Minus the rotating LCD with 2x the resolution, support for an IR remote and sensor shake anti-dust. :)</p>

<p>The X30 looks great but not at that price given the current options available to consumers. </p>

<p>Rotating higher res LCD, IR remote and sensor dust shaking are on the same level of interesting as replacing the OVF with a new EVF design and making the screen hinge or a new AF mode and an extra 0.5 FPS in burst mode. I'd buy the one with more features if I were starting out and there weren't a huge price difference, but none of this seems upgrade-worthy.</p>

<p>Against the competition, this is probably still a good option. The newest RX100 looks better but it's $200 more expensive. G16 looks a bit cheaper but not as good. Maybe Panasonic has something convincingly better but I'm not current on their stuff.</p>