Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

[Doug]

The shutter is a question... I haven't seen any mention of the shutter by Fuji except to say it has little/no lag time. The shutter speed dial goes to 1/4000, which I think would eliminate a leaf shutter. But why put a focal plane shutter in a fixed-lens camera? Maybe this custom sensor can indeed capture without a mechanical shutter...

In a related issue, Fuji says there's a 3-stop ND filter... Is this a glass filter that is moved into the light path, or another trick of the sensor?

 

[alexnotalex]

I wonder what we'd all get into if fuji sold a gazillion of these and everybody had one?

 

[PKR]

without a mechnical shutter to "cut-off" light, grabbing snap-in-time data from a sensor will be blurry, due to the fact that the pixels are still gathering light.

Okay, I understand. How is the no-shutter frame grabbed in a 1.7 sensor?

Frame grabbing was done long ago with a delay line and a good sized buffer. I don't know what would be required with the current size memory dump done with a capture. it's a little out of my league, though I do understand the technology.

 

[alexnotalex]

and what about good old digital zoom to turn the 35ish into a 50ish? I could live with 9MP...

 

[user237428934]

and what about good old digital zoom to turn the 35ish into a 50ish? I could live with 9MP...

When my calculation is right then you crop 70% away on either side of the frame when you go from 35mm to 50mm. That's in total approx. 50% of the megapixels. That's 6 and not 9MP. Or am I wrong with my calculation?

 

[MartinP]

Measuring my carry-around Zorki-1 (which is about the same size as a Barnack Leica II) with the 35mm CV pancake lens on it . . . comes to pretty much the same size as this Fuji. Very very pocketable - actually even smaller as I forgot about the accessory v/f on top of the Zorki.. A hell of a lot of people use 35mm equivalent for the majority of their pictures, so it's an excellent minimalistic idea in my opinion.

If only the X1 had had a pop-up viewfinder instead of a pop-up flash . . . .

 

[febreeze-showered]

Man, that thing's sexy. If I had to pick, I probably would go with the 35.

 

[umcelinho]

jackpot. 🙂 poor Leica.

 

[jsrockit]

If only the X1 had had a pop-up viewfinder instead of a pop-up flash . . . .

I don't get this line of reasoning... the external viewfinder for the X1 is bigger and brighter than anything Leica had in the Minilux and CM. It looks good with the Ext VF too... like a Leica Digital Standard. If they put in the camera it would change the camera's size and would be small and relatively useless.

 

[alexnotalex]

When my calculation is right then you crop 70% away on either side of the frame when you go from 35mm to 50mm. That's in total approx. 50% of the megapixels. That's 6 and not 9MP. Or am I wrong with my calculation?

you're righter than me. I could probably live with 6.

 

[jan normandale]

This is the digital version of the Yashica GSN

I'm getting both!

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

looks about right to me... finally a digital option. 🙂

 

[xayraa33]

I'm getting both!

If this Fuji camera is priced right , it will certainly be a hot seller Jan.
I wonder why it took these camera firms so long to get the idea?

 

[jan normandale]

xayraa33, I'm joking! I'd get a Yashica but I think the Fuji will be about $2.000.00 +/-. I've got a couple of film cameras now and I don't really need more. I use the digital I have for sketches, so I don't need two.

It's an interesting market response from Fuji though, I'm glad they decided to provide a RF digital at a price point that will interest people. I'm sure this will lead to a product that will permit interchangeable lenses in due course.

 

[Mister E]

I'm ready to buy, but where is the black version?

 

[agfa100]

Check this video out on the X100 this is even more slick then it looks.....

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/19/fujifilm-intros-finepix-x100-12-3mp-aps-c-based-camera-with-hyb/

It's about 1/4 down the page...

Enjoy, I know I did....

wbill

 

[Japan---Exposures]

I'm surprised not to see a post by Dirk from Japan Exposures yet!

Hello Keith!

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

So, does it use real manual focus and a double image rangefinder?

I saw the video and can't be sure...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[semilog]

I'm ready to buy, but where is the black version?

I'm ready to buy, too, but where is the Hermes version in chartreuse ostrich skin?

 

[gavinlg]

So, does it use real manual focus and a double image rangefinder?

I saw the video and can't be sure...

Cheers,

Juan

No. It's autofocus, and has a manual focus ring so therefor must have some sort of manual focus assist.