Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

Its beautiful....if only it could have the NP film system built in to the digital sensor...🙂

(sounds like i should just buy a natura)

Eric
 
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I like a lot of things about this camera: larger sensor, fixed, non collapsible 35mm-equivalent lens, viewfinder, aperture ring, traditional dials on top.

I would like to know more about the focusing system. And the price...
 
Hats off to Fujifilm.

I think they found a niche where the other players won't looking, ie. film camera folks in the domestic market. In terms of price, I doubt if it will cost an arm or a leg. As a version 1, it is a lower risk to introduce a fixed lens camera, and should it succeed which is likely, it is not unforeseeable to expect interchangeable lens.

raytoei
 
Look at everyone getting all excited - including me. If you read the Fuji propaganda, they're tauting their "extensive market analysis" and how they "listened to the market..." LOL. Alls everyone wanted was a reasonable size, a decent fast lens, viewfinder, and some dials for the important stuff instead of a menu system. Blogs have been screaming for something like this for a decade. Is it really all that hard to figure out? - the only downside to this thing might be a slow contrast autofocus but I don't see that happening with a semi-wide fixed lens.

EDIT: Cost guess? I say $990 if only to keep it under a grand to compete with the EVLS and 4/3'rds cameras.
 
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Ooh yeah looks cool.

One thing I don't get (probably being a bit slow):

How do you know what the AF is focused on? I mean, with the optical, non-TTL viewfinder there's no way to accurately superimpose a little box or whatever to indicate...what with the parallax n'everyfink. I guess there's the distance scale in the VF but still, I'm not too keen on the AF going about its business unmonitored.

Suppose it could just focus on centre, with AF-lock. That'll be ok-enough most of the time...
 
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Ooh yeah looks cool.

One thing I don't get (probably being a bit slow):

How do you know what the AF is focused on? I mean, with the optical, non-TTL viewfinder there's no way to accurately superimpose a little box or whatever to indicate...what with the parallax n'everyfink. I guess there's the distance scale in the VF but still, I'm not too keen on the AF going about its business unmonitored.

Suppose it could just focus on centre, with AF-lock. That'll be ok-enough most of the time...
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It has an lcd overlay in the optical viewfinder. Meaning it will tell you what it focuses on. Besides that, if you look at the picture of the viewfinder overlay it has a little box in the middle of the framelines - this could be the AF spot. The frames ARE parallax corrected.
 
Sure looks like an outstanding leap forward.

Fuji:
Can we have it in black please.
Don't forget to provide manual focus presets and have the lens park at those extensions to minimize shutter lag.
 
I've been enthusing over in the getdpi.com forum, and enjoying the reactions here. I'm very excited about this camera. So much more so than I was about the X1, and I'm a Leica fanboy (I do have a Fuji GW690III, so a bit of fanboy-ness can creep in for them, too).
 
And to think I was just bemoaning the lack of good DV digital equivalents to the classic Japanese FLRFs of yesterday... wow. Just wow. Love the interface!

Color me there.
 
With a 23 mm lens, why should (fast or slow) AF be a concern. I'd rather have an AF off switch and a depth of field scale on the lens barrel. I always zone focus with lenses not longer than 35 mm (actual physical FL, not equiv. FL) anyway. That feature would beat many AF system in most situations.
 
Steve Huff has some photos of the viewfinder. It looks way too cool - http://goo.gl/9QZy

notice the distance estimate? The center spot should be AF confirmation. if that's the fonts being used, then it's really beautiful. if this really kicks off, Fuji maybe the new Konica to Leica products.
 
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Look at everyone getting all excited - including me. If you read the Fuji propaganda, they're tauting their "extensive market analysis" and how they "listened to the market..." LOL. Alls everyone wanted was a reasonable size, a decent fast lens, viewfinder, and some dials for the important stuff instead of a menu system. Blogs have been screaming for something like this for a decade. Is it really all that hard to figure out? - the only downside to this thing might be a slow contrast autofocus but I don't see that happening with a semi-wide fixed lens.

EDIT: Cost guess? I say $990 if only to keep it under a grand to compete with the EVLS and 4/3'rds cameras.
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Now, make this an EVL, it would kick some Samsung and 4/3 butt...

It does look cool though.
 
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