From M9 to X100s, Three Weeks On

[Johann Espiritu]

Decided to add an X100s to my camera bag, despite having some reservations because I already have an M9 and a bunch of 35's. So far, no regrets. This is an awesome little camera: gets little attention, and is quiet as it gets.


Battle Weary by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Bring it on. by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Shoes. by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Look. by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Corner by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Huddle by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr

 

[clicker]

Nice shots, and yes I agree the Fuji is a sweet little camera.

 

[jky]

Nice shots! Enjoy it. It was a great little camera for the few months I had it.

 

[f16sunshine]

Great results.
I would be very satisfied with this sort of output quality.
Nice images!

 

[sevres_babylone]

My wallet says I have to block posts like these

 

[Richard G]

It's great. Is it rugged enough? Someone posted here a picture of his X100 that was the most beaten up working camera I have even seen, and it was still going fine.

 

[Johann Espiritu]

It doesn't feel as solid as an M9, but it feels like it should be able to take the reasonable whacking of real-world use.

It does portraits pretty well too:


Vern by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr

 

[Johann Espiritu]

A few more:


Eagle Eye by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Shoryuken by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr


Style by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr

Really enjoying this camera!

 

[hunz]

It does portraits pretty well too

What ISO, and film settings? Looking good. Interestingly the lens doesn't give a semi-wide effect despite being a 23mm/35mm equiv. This image looks like it could have been taken with a normal 50mm equivalent

 

[Johann Espiritu]

What ISO, and film settings? Looking good. Interestingly the lens doesn't give a semi-wide effect despite being a 23mm/35mm equiv. This image looks like it could have been taken with a normal 50mm equivalent

ISO3200 - shot at the base settings. This was cropped so it does have some compression not typically seen from a 35.

 

[Johann Espiritu]

Here's one taken yesterday, uncropped:


Marga by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr

 

[taemo]

great shots, love your B&W pp.
are you selling your M9 to use the X100s full-time now?

 

[cz23]

Very nice. I'm curious why you chose the Fuji over the Ricoh GR, which to me seems a better M9 companion.

John

 

[Johann Espiritu]

great shots, love your B&W pp.
are you selling your M9 to use the X100s full-time now?

Yes, the M9 is for sale, but only because I've got an M240 on the way to me.

M9 is currently in the RFF classifieds, looking for a new home!

 

[Johann Espiritu]

Very nice. I'm curious why you chose the Fuji over the Ricoh GR, which to me seems a better M9 companion.

I preferred having the built in viewfinder of the Fuji, although the GR was very tempting. Additionally, I mostly (99%) shoot with a 35, so I figured the Fuji would be a good "light day" replacement.

 

[KM-25]

If you shoot mostly with a 35 and like the X100S, then I am not sure why you would spend a heap of money on an M240. The X100S has been a pronounced fatal blow to my desire to ever own a digi-Leica...and I am not alone either...must be an amateur camera owner thing.

 

[Johann Espiritu]

There are some M and LTM lenses I really enjoy using, so the M will be the vessel for those. A lot of these lenses are actually 35's, but there are a few 50s in my bag that I really like too.

 

[hunz]

ISO3200 - shot at the base settings. This was cropped so it does have some compression not typically seen from a 35.

Ok thanks

 

[Johann Espiritu]

Another, uncropped:


Marga, Bella a Roma by The Johann Espiritu™, on Flickr

 

[Phil_F_NM]

These are excellent shots!

Back when I got my X100, it completely took the place of my M9 until I sold it. Kept the X100 a few more months then sold it as well to get back into a DSLR and shooting news photos.

Now that I use a D3, I wish I had an X100 as my go-to wide angle body instead of swapping lenses. It's much lighter than a second DSLR and just makes the perfect dedicated wide angle second camera.

Phil Forrest