Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

Frankie said:
So, back to the X100:

MSRP: $1000, announced at Fuji press conference [Source: BJP video]

Features [important to me]:
  • Favorite functions assignable (?): to Fn button [left of shutter release]
  • Manual aperture selection: f2~16 + A
  • Manual shutter speed selection: B~1/4000 + A
  • Manual AF, AF-S, AF-C selection [body left edge]
  • Manual AFL/AEL [back/right]
  • Manual exposure compensation: +/- 2-stops in 1/3 stop
  • E/OVF [0.5X]: 90% coverage frameline projected in OVF and 100% in EVF mode
  • Displayable dataset: so far seen include WB, exp#, L/F (?), ISO, Shutter speed, f-stop, histogram, exposure compensation, horizon, DoF/distance scale (also displayable in LCD) [No doubt user selectable.]
  • DISP/BACK button toggles dataset display/none in OVF
  • DoF range coupled with aperture selected
  • 23mm f2.0 lens for APSC [=35mm; if digitally cropped to 6Mp = 46mm]
  • ISO 200 to 6400 [+/-1 stop boost to ISO 100~12,800 possible]
  • AF + manual focusing [via lens focusing ring]
  • Standard tripod socket in bottom centre
  • HDMI and mini USB port access door [body right]; battery/SD card hatch [bottom/right]
  • Magnesium body
  • "Convenient command lever" [function unknown] at right thumb position
  • Buttons for direct WB and RAW access
  • Standard threaded cable release in shutter button
  • Filter size: 46mm [measured, to be confirmed]
  • Flange to sensor distance: 26mm [measured, to be confirmed]
  • Accessories: two-piece camera case; electronic flash, vented lens hood, [filter] thread adapter
$1000 is cheap, perhaps too cheap... Journalists had described the camera as not light, and solid as a stone.

Had this camera been available when I purchased the ZI+CV40/1.4 a couple of years ago, Fuji wins...my one camera/lens travel outfit.

Being digital, it would have fully fulfilled my shoot freely desire, no film/processing recurring costs and airport worries...and thus no incentive for looking into retrofitting the M.

The dM-retrofit project is hereby pronounced dead...and goodbye to all my critics.

My M2, M6, R-D1, ZI will soon be on eBay; as would the CV 25/4, 40/1.4, 50/2.5 and M-Rokkor 90/4...also most of my Nikon family members [5 of the 8 cameras and 11 of the 14 lenses].
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Confirmed late last night that the VF can show the horizon (blue line) and frame level (white line). When the two lines match by rotating the camera, the white line disappears.
 
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meillana said:
I wish it had selectable Fuji film-like settings....
Velvia
Astia/Provia
Reala
Neopan.....
that would be a blast!
(and a film sales killer as you pointed out!) :eek:
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I remember reading that it does have those settings. Fuji point and shoots have had settings for Velvia and other film types for a little while now.
 
Latest news from DPreview.com, Fujifilm has confirmed that the Fuji Finepix X100 will be sold around 1000 USD, which seems to be a real bargain LOL :D
 
$1000 is totally fair as long as everything Fuji says about it is true. For those who expect this to be $500, keep dreaming. They could have charged more.
 
So its a fixed focal length, non-interchangeable 35mm equivalent point and shoot with a APS-C sensor, with a novel viewfinder for $1000, available some time next year, possibly March.

:eek: yeah, I want one. Fuji better make it fast before I sober up and change my mind though
 
Woops: My browser wasn't refreshed, this is old news (but good news none the less)

Fuji has said they are releasing in March 2011 and the price will be "in the region of $1000" according to dpreview. Wonder if everyone at Photokina is asking what the price will be or if certain web forums have got the Fuji folks answering that kid of info. :)
 
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I think it's too early to put a price on this yet, without having reviews of the lens and a working pre-production model.

One thing I don't like is that there is no ISO dial so the button will still take you to menus, same with WB. Dedicated controls would have been nice.
 
If this new hybrid viewing system thingy works out it would be neat to see a camera like this without a rear LCD screen. Then you could put an ISO dial on the back panel like a Leica. I mean if the EVF allows you to review images with a very high resolution then I would be fine with forgoing a rear screen. Just a wacky thought.
 
semilog said:
Oh, wow. It's a frikken' digital Hexar!!! (A boy can hope...)

Edited to add: unless there are deal-breaking flaws, this is — at long last —*the* camera that might get me to put down my M6 (or at least, join the M6 in my bag). In terms of form factor, it is immensely more appealing than any digital RF or equivalent that I've ever seen.
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I am going to get this one, it's my dream come true, not long ago I mentioned I would love a Digital Hexar af and I think now it is here :):):)
 
btgc said:
No lens swap, no zoom action, no swiveling LCD to proper angle. Simply point at scene and have a picture. That's how I see this kind of camera...PnS isn't a bad word.
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Most of things you mention, besides the no lens swap are attributes of point and shoots, generally speaking.

When I think of a point and shoot... I think of a camera that you just have to worry about pressing one button...the shutter release. This is clearly looking to bring manual mode back into the spotlight... i.e. shutter speed dials, aperture ring, manual focus ring, etc.

Thank god for no zoom and no swiveling LCD on this thing... that would ruin it.

P&S is not a bad word, but I feel it dismisses this camera as a serious tool (which if Fuji pulls it off, it can be).
 
btgc said:
No lens swap, no zoom action, no swiveling LCD to proper angle. Simply point at scene and have a picture. That's how I see this kind of camera...PnS isn't a bad word.
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All cameras are Point & Shoot, the question is: how do you point and how well does it shoot.

From the early days of the photographer covering his head with a dark cloth studying the ground glass, to front/back gun-sight wire frames, to inversed telescope, to image reflected through prism, to EVF and now O/EVF...all we want is better aiming; AND ideally also see exactly what the sensor sees.

In this respect, there is no better device than EVF. [Before we get into a debate about viewing acuity, a good EVF is no worse than ground glass and far better than loosely framed OVF.]

How well does it shoot boils down firstly to convenience in aiming, lenses FoV choices...every person has favourites.

To call a 22,000e Leica M9T a P&S is indeed correct but seems demeaning. The X100 deserves far better.
 
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Digital Dude said:
I was VERY tempted to place my deposit but I did a search of their store 'reviews' and they are rated luke-warm at best. Still, they're only place accepting modest deposits right now, so it's a mixed bag.
Regards,
Dan
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Precision Camera is a legitimate photographic store and their customer service is very good.
 
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