Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

This could very well be my next digital purchase.

So, what am I going to do when I already have M8 and R-D1? Sell the Epson? I don't want to. I think I may need yet another camera bag in 2011.
 
It's at moments like these that I always wonder why the heck I have so much of my limited resources tied up in M system lenses :bang:

This looks like a very fun and rewarding-to-use camera. From the looks of it, I'd say that in 90% of the shooting I do, I'd rather have this than my M8 + 28 cron.
 
Pickett Wilson said:
If it is produced, six months later we'll all be drooling over the next big thing. The holy grail stays just beyond our grasp. If it comes to be, this will be at least a $2,000 camera.
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Speak for yourself! I have never drooled over digital cameras, they are functional, usually irritatingly unergonomic objects that simply serve a purpose.

This camera comes closest to my, and many others', personal ideal digital, since the R-D1; the first digital that can perform most of the functions of my favroutie film cameras. It's unarguable that it's a significant step forward - altho I agree the price is likely to be closer to $2000 than to $1000.
 
Frankie said:
Visit: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/09/19/the-leica-x1-has-some-competition-the-new-fuji-x100/

There you will see a large image of the O/EVF where there is a distance scale in the bottom with the DoF highlighted in white, also shutter speed, f-stop, ISO; and the +/- 2-stops scale on the left; and WB [top left] and Image Number L/F chosen (?) [top right].

There is also a RAW button [lower right] in the camera back.
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It is nice ot have it in the viewfinder, but again the main advantage of the DOF scale on the focus ring is that you can pre-focus before raising the camera to your eyes. Very important for stealth in street photography.
 
morgan said:
Love it! If it's around 1k and high iso IQ looks good, I'm in.
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Fuji tends to do well in the iso race, which is promising. Given the f2 lens, it had better be, since the thing lacks a built-in flash to attract the casual shooter.

I recall the great iso performance of the f30 and want to see what the last few years' dev efforts have produced.

I must admit I cringe a bit, however. Over the last year, I have watched many folks with an EP-1 or 2 and secretly taken heart i knowing that - with its flaws - it was still inferior to a film RF for my needs. I might feel some envy when those same folks upgrade next year.
 
Cool camera indeed, but not a PRO camera. APS-C sensor so no true low light (I mean D3 performance). Only fixed lens - also not a pro feature. Hexar AF was not a camera designed for pros either. So I also belong to the camp that things that this camera needs to be priced below $1000 otherwise it will be in the same camp like the X1 - rich amateurs.

I do hope that this camera was not only designed, but also priced for us - highly involved, educated, demanding, not-that-wealthy, still-film-shooting enthusiasts :angel:
 
Matus said:
Cool camera indeed, but not a PRO camera. APS-C sensor so no true low light (I mean D3 performance). Only fixed lens - also not a pro feature. Hexar AF was not a camera designed for pros either. So I also belong to the camp that things that this camera needs to be priced below $1000 otherwise it will be in the same camp like the X1 - rich amateurs.

I do hope that this camera was not only designed, but also priced for us - highly involved, educated, demanding, not-that-wealthy, still-film-shooting enthusiasts :angel:
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I think the marketing of the camera aims at the same group that would buy a X1: enthusiasts who can afford it.

But I don't know why a PRO camera must not have an APS-C sensor? Not every pro needs D3 performance. The fixed focal length is far more limiting for professional use.
 
chrisso said:
I see $1,000 to $1600 being punted. But Fuji are saying a camera for 'professionals' in their press release. What's the price of other professional level digital cameras, especially those with larger sensors? Usually way above $1600.
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Having gone through my share of Fuji Professional film cameras (GX, GA, GSW) I tend to agree, Fuji never was at the budget end of the pro market, and targeted niches above the Nikon/Canon/Mamiya mainstream. This one bears a striking resemblance to the GA645Zi, which sold for about $2500 new - and I'd expect something similar here.
 
jorgen83 said:
Who needs a distance scale on the lens when there's a DOF scale in the viewfinder... 🙄
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Street photographers. And I am one of them. Why is it so difficult to put a scale on a lens? Why is it called progress if a manufacturer puts another electronic gadget into an overloaded, tiny 0.5/90% viewfinder if it only does the same thing as a simple scale?

Forgive me for peeing on the carpet:

  1. It is confirmed that it has the same two years old sensor as the entry-level cameras Pentax K-x, Ricoh GXR and Nikon D90. This means that low noise at high ISO is something we better don't expect. So, are we talking about "Leica quality" here or about "good enough for the family album and a bit more"?
  2. Manual focus - how?
  3. 90% viewfinder - why?
  4. Fast autofocus - oh, really? Doesn't the camera industry promise that since about 1952? (B.C., that is..)
  5. Short shutter lag - how short can it be on a camera that is made for AF? Probably it's short when you turn off AF. Today, the shutter lag in digital compact cameras is still too long for still life images: make sure all fruit in the image is fresh when you press the button because it will take a while until the image is taken.
  6. The LCD display is fixed and cannot be used as a WLF.
  7. $1700, says Fuji, a lot of money for a fixed lens rangefinder hat has no rangefinder, and an almost out-dated sensor. This is not a replacement for a Leica M8 or M9. The above-mentioned Pentax K-x and Nikon D90 with the same sensor cost 1/4 to 1/2 of the new Fuji.

Forgive my rant, but I will probably wait for the replies of Canon, Nikon, Leica and Cosina/Voigtländer/Zeiss. Canon's new G12 is probably a very tough competitor when it comes to image quality but with a very 'digital' usability - at one third of the price.

If this camera is shown at Photokina I will steal it and report about my impressions 😎
 
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