The Fujifilm X-T1 was one of our favorite cameras of 2014. Now it has a compact cousin with a timeless look.
The Fujifilm X-A2 is a new mirrorless model built around a 16-megapixel APS-C sensor—a different imager than the one in the X-T1, as it’s a Bayer-filter sensor rather than Fuji’s proprietary X-Trans array—and it uses Fujifilm’s X-mount lenses.
Despite its throwback aesthetic, the camera is made with a modern-day craze in mind: You can flip the 3-inch LCD on the back up so it faces forward, helping you frame selfies. We’ve seen a similar feature before on Olympus’s PEN E-PL7. Of course, you don’t have to use the camera for selfies. We’d prefer you didn’t, actually.
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