Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

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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Tempted as well, and I own an X1. Go figure.

What reviews did you see? On the camera itself already?
 
why would you run to pay them up front "deposit" for something that might come in march 2011??? Do you really think it will be that difficult to buy one? Or do you really really want to be the first one to get it?
 
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.
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I wouldn't be too surprised about lukewarm ratings as a mail-order (internet) camera store. They're pretty new at that game.

They do have a fine reputation as a physical camera store, though, and the owner/founder has a strong appreciation for Leicas (he has serviced mine). So I wouldn't doubt that if you put your name on the list, they'll reliably sell the first ones they get to the people on that list, and that the price won't be much different from B&H's.
 
Atom said:
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.
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This is not a whacky thought at all! I was thinking the same thing last night. If you can shoot, auto-preview and the rest via an EVF, ditch the LCD.

One, avoids the hassle of trying to protect it. Two, you could do a great layout and reinvent the space, especially using manual controls.
 
Atom said:
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.
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Alternatively, publish the firmware architecture and encourage development of Apple-style APPs. Interested parties may develop any wacky thing they want or complained about...make it a cult.
 
Pherdinand said:
why would you run to pay them up front "deposit" for something that might come in march 2011??? Do you really think it will be that difficult to buy one? Or do you really really want to be the first one to get it?
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It may be difficult to get... certain cameras are initially... Leica, Panasonic GF1, etc.
 
jsrockit said:
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.
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I feel that camera with dedicated controls is more P&S (in good sense, that is) than similar device, adjusted through menus. One can adjust on move, barely looking at controls, just by feel. OK, this is fine touch, even if good pictures can be taken with menu-driven camera. But there's something pure in this thing, X100 I mean, even if dials don't move mechanical linkages under hood.
 
On www.finepix-x100.com you can sign up for email updates. I suggest anyone who is interested in the camera to do this, as it will allow Fuji to get an idea of the potential size of the market and make the camera available in your geographic area.
 
Yeah and get rid of all the buttons on the back. Most users of this camera will shoot with their preferred settings 99% of the time. You don't need a RAW or flash button on the back IMO.
 
macmx said:
Yeah and get rid of all the buttons on the back. Most users of this camera will shoot with their preferred settings 99% of the time. You don't need a RAW or flash button on the back IMO.
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The RAW button is something I never understood. Do people switch in and out of RAW so often that it becomes necessary? Seems extra silly in preference to a dedicated iso function.
 
If the X100 has a manual focus mode utilising the view from the viewfinder, superimposed with the electronic viewfinder projection of the view from the lens, it would be using a form rangefinder triangulation I guess. Time will tell.

To me in the 70s and 80s P&S cameras were the ones with a fixed focus lens, with a view finder to frame the shot. In the digital age it's any compact digital camera, usually without a viewfinder nowadays. Hopefully this means the viewfinder is making a come back.

This does look like a new category. Any suggestions for a name? The best I could think up was H.O.F.F. (Hybrid Optical Fixed Focal), but I don't think it does the Fuji any favours!
 
digitalintrigue said:
According to the site, it's for professionals. ;)

Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Shame they didn't write "PRO" on the body, then we could have saved half an hour of our lives reading irrelevant, repetitive posts.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Re triangulation rangefinding - great idea, considering we have a viewfinder and a sensor, I'd be certain it's not designed in, as that would have been tricky to do and they would have mentioned it. My bet would be manual focusing is done entirely via the EVF.

Anyway, my "professional" (where's the 'TM" key?) friend who I'm going out shooting with tomorrow is threatening to race me (the "amateur") to the shop for this. He'll be using it alongside his MF with Sinar back. He reckons he'll be able to smuggle it into gigs and security won't take it seriously.
 
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