Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

M like Leica M6 said:
I tried a few lately, in fact, and I am still shivering. I spoke about compact cameras. A lot depends on whether the AF is fast or not and how often these cameras with their f/8 to f/16 zoom lenses charge their miniature strobes.
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If Alex Majoli is able to do street photography with a Canon G10, on top viewfinder and presets successfully and you are too slow, then this is just a lack of skills on your side :angel:
 
If I had not just bought a M8 I would be saying....im sold. Maybe I will buy one of these for my wife, she loves retro looking cameras....then I will steal it.
 
tom.w.bn said:
If Alex Majoli is able to do street photography with a Canon G10, on top viewfinder and presets successfully and you are too slow, then this is just a lack of skills on your side :angel:
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Sure, it's all about skills.

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The only problem is that a camera that I don't love to use drives me nuts.
 
tom.w.bn said:
If Alex Majoli is able to do street photography with a Canon G10, on top viewfinder and presets successfully and you are too slow, then this is just a lack of skills on your side :angel:
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i don't think that's fair. i used a g10 a while, same fashion as mentioned, and it didn't jive. i produced some good work that in the end sold well but the lag was an issue i could not get over.

as mentioned, i cannot handle using a camera i don't dig. pretty simple really.
 
emraphoto said:
i don't think that's fair. i used a g10 a while, same fashion as mentioned, and it didn't jive. i produced some good work that in the end sold well but the lag was an issue i could not get over.

as mentioned, i cannot handle using a camera i don't dig. pretty simple really.
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I must admit that it was not quite fair. I had the G10 for some time and when you preset a lot then it's not really slow but way slower than a M camera or DSLR.
 
Here is my opinion; a bit long for the forum. But in short: I'm afraid Fuji are being foolish to test the waters with a fixed-lens camera when an interchangeable lens system would have been a resounding success. If the X100 isn't a high seller, it will kill our chances of an affordable rangefinder(ish) digital, when releasing such a camera straight away would have answered pretty much everyone's prayers.
 
Paddy C said:
Regarding price, I would also keep in mind the recent Fuji film folder.

That started a similar case of the "wants" amongst many until the price dropped. Then it was all tears and outrage.

I would be beyond shocked if this camera sells for less than $1K.

I would not be at all shocked to see a $2K price tag. Not one little bit.
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I agree, people always think something is going to be priced way too cheap. This camera, compared to what is on the market, is clearly worth $1500-2000 and would even sell at $2500 to many here. Anything less than the X1's price makes this a great deal. You cannot compare it to a DSLR. It is a niche camera, not a mainstream camera.
 
For the ones, speaking Spanish: http://www.dslrmagazine.com/digital...y-especiales/fujifilm-x100-toma-de-con-2.html
I made my way through it, thanks for having Spanish in school for five years, after all, it gave me something...
In short:
-Viewfinder is humongous. They compare it to Leica M.
-Build quality is absolutely nice.
-The wheel for shutter-times clicks nicely. It’s harder to turn than the X1 one. That’s positive.
-What they are able to tell from the lens, is nice! :) They say it’s good. Real tests will show.
-All in all no negative point, I believe, there must be something. They don’t believe, it’s going to be cheap. Well, that’s nothing new.

So far,
Kolame
 
I think the interest here is clearly borne out of disappointment with the X1. The X1, while a pretty great camera, leads you down the garden path: you can clearly see the path ahead that it did not take. The X100 looks like it is much further down that path. If it can equal the image quality of the X1, it'll be a winner.
 
Miserere said:
Here is my opinion; a bit long for the forum. But in short: I'm afraid Fuji are being foolish to test the waters with a fixed-lens camera when an interchangeable lens system would have been a resounding success.
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It'll be a success regardless. Many people love the 35mm focal length. Interchangable lenses aren't everything in this type of camera.

Everyone expects a M9 at $2000 by these manufactuers, but it isn't going to happen. Then Fuji finally seems to get it right and people still complain...
 
douglasf13 said:
The viewfinder shows distance scales, and that'll undoubtedly also be viewable on the rear LCD.
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Yes, on the back of the camera. The LCD is fixed and can't be swiveled, right?

Why do camera manufacturers believe we like to buy cameras that we need to hold at arm's length? :D
 
Oh my God, how I wished, it was with interchangeable lenses, for 35mm they should have released sth. like:
-15mm 4
-28mm 2,8
-35mm 2,
-50mm 1,8
-75mm 2,5
-90mm 2,8
 
tom.w.bn said:
No. the VIEWFINDER shows a distance scale. At least in the catalogue.
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So, you have to look into the viewfinder to see a groundbreaking electronic gizmo that would not not necessary if they had put a simple scale on the lens? Wow, that will help streetshooters...

To me, that's a little like using a CCD camera in the back of a car and replacing the rear mirrors with monitors.

But we can count ourselves lucky because other than in many cameras even Toyota does not use a monitor as a replacement for the windshield... :D
 
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