they for sure won't be pricing it low... they are not that stupid.
do take note they would need to get the sensor customized with the offset microlenses on the sensor and that kind of R&D/specialized manufacturing won't come cheap. if anything, they will need to price it higher for 1st generation products... maybe 3rd gen onwards then you will see substantial price reductions.
also, the hybrid VF has quite a bit of work in it. they will for sure try to price it in - no one else in the market has something like that. in truth, i applaud x100 for the excellence in the retro design.
i doubt they will see the x100 as inferior to the x1, so they will try to price it just slightly cheaper.
take note that this is a niche product, they are not marketing it to the masses. the masses will ask, why no zoom... what for have VF... what is the aperture ring for...
this is targeted to people who lives with a FF camera and looking for a portable street/ambient camera. or people who are rangefinder centric and has yet to find a good digital solution.
my ballpark price is 1.8k-2.2k SGD. any lesser, they have priced it too low and any higher would go head-to-head with leica x1.
so many of such 'i love' threads in all the photography forums has assured fuji they can price it to the roof! quick, say its a bad product and only a fool wants a fixed focal length! maybe then price will be more flexible...
pretty much appealing to the leica crowd who has deep pockets. perhaps with this new product, fuji has declared they want a portion (even if its just a small percentage) of the leica small body market.
knowing im such a sucker, i sure buy one when its readily available.
