Fuji X100 Digital SOMETHING from Fujifilm

I suspect that we are still in the "Engineering Concepts" phase for this camera, being 6 months off. It will be interesting to see what Rel 1.0 of the firmware looks like compared to the images being shown. I get the feel that they are more images than actual displays generated from data. Anyway- would not be a bad way to show DOF, and I have not checked the numbers for F5.6 and a 23mm lens.
 
460,000-dot LCD on X100

460,000-dot LCD on X100

I've just seen that the 2.8 inch LCD on the X100 is 460,000 dots. This compares to 3-inch 920,000-dot LCDs on the Ricoh GRD3 and GXR cameras that I currently use.

While the I have no problem in framing with the high resolution GRD3 and GXR LCDs in the brightest light in Thailand, I'm concerned that the 460,000-dot LCD on the X100 is likely to be less usable in this type of light. To me this is important because, for street photography, I prefer to frame with the LCD (as I wrote in post #827 above), and would expect to use the LCD of the X100 for framing more than I would the hybrid viewfinder.

On the other hand, for people who plan mostly to use the viewfinder will be happy that the EVF on the X100 has 1.44 million pixels.

—Mitch/Bangkok
Bangkok Hysteria Book Project
 
If the Fuji X100 lives up to its specs, I will probably buy one instead of the second Canon G11 body I had planned on buying. The X100 will give me three important features that my G11 does not have -- improved manual focus, manufacturing quality to withstand the wear and tear of daily usage, and an f/2 aperture at the 35mm equivalent focal length (the G11 only gives me f/3.2 at 35mm).

The X100 cannot, however, replace my G11 because it lacks two important features that I need -- a swing/tilt LCD and a black body.

As good as they are, the G11 and the X100 lack two important features I need -- a rangefinder focusing system and interchangeable lenses. I look forward to the day when someone manufactures a digital rangefinder with all the features I need and is able to sell it at a reasonable price.
 
To me, this is the camera that the Ricoh GRs should have been if they'd wanted sales. I thought the 28mm focal length too wide to be anything but a niche product. 35mm, on the otherhand, is very commonly used. I've seen people both here and on SLR forums mention their favourite 35mm (or equivalent on a DSLR) lens to be practically "glued" to their cameras. Very nicely, done, this X100. I think it'll become an instant classic. Would I buy one? Money permitting, I daresay it'd replace my Canon A95 very nicely! Many here are comparing it to the Leica, but I wonder what it'll do to the G11 sales? I believe that many G11 users bought them to do exactly what the Fuji promises to do.
 
malland said:
I've just seen that the 2.8 inch LCD on the X100 is 460,000 dots... I prefer to frame with the LCD (as I wrote in post #827 above), and would expect to use the LCD of the X100 for framing more than I would the hybrid viewfinder.
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Seems to me the whole appeal of this camera is the viewing system, and with your preferences you'd be much better off with a GF-1 or E-PL1 and the Panasonic pancake lens. Is it the manual control knobs that appeal, or something else?
 
semilog said:
Seems to me the whole appeal of this camera is the viewing system, and with your preferences you'd be much better off with a GF-1 or E-PL1 and the Panasonic pancake lens. Is it the manual control knobs that appeal, or something else?
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I came here to say exactly this. Those who enjoy composing at arm's length already have an army of small digicams to choose from. Leave this one alone. This one's mine. :angel:
 
wouldn't it be nice if ricoh eventually made a gxr body with an optical viewfinder and LCD projected framelines and whatnot? no EVF necessary! i'd rather buy that instead of the x100.
 
semilog said:
Seems to me the whole appeal of this camera is the viewing system, and with your preferences you'd be much better off with a GF-1 or E-PL1 and the Panasonic pancake lens. Is it the manual control knobs that appeal, or something else?
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Let's say that I'm "greedy" in that I like the choice of using the either viewfinder or the LCD — nothing is perfect for all situations. No matter how much I like framing with the LCD there is the fact that I need reading glasses, which means that, when framing with the LCD, I can only just about read the aperture or shutter speed. When not wanting to shoot in a very "loose" or fluid way, or when not needing to appear not taking a picture (stealth), the option of using a good viewfinder is attractive. Also, I like the manual controls. And, when using a camera with sensor large than that of the GRD3, I prefer APS-C to MFT.

At the end of the day, however, I would have to see how good the 440,000-dot LCD on the X100 actually is. The ones on the GRD3 and the GXR are good enough not only to frame — at least roughly — in bright sunlit and also, with practice, to judge exposure fairly well.

—Mitch/Bangkok
Wild Beasts of Botswana
 
By the time this comes out there will be many interchangeable lens cameras available. Already, the Samsung NX100 and new GXR module look good and who knows what Canon and Nikon have in store. Sony's NEX-7 should be out by March. That ignores any offering, or promise to produce an offering that might come from Leica. We are about to have many options. Digital is finally starting to compete with the old film rangefinders. Now, let's find out about image quality, autofocus speed, shutter lag, viewfinder characteristics and all the things that have to be right to make a camera work. I'm going to look at all of them. I don't have to have a camera that looks like my rangefinders. Come on Leica/Zeiss/CV... how about a full frame camera for under 4K. You can do it. I can wait.. but not much longer. Zeiss now owns the rights to the name Contax... got any ideas what they can do with that name? I have a few.
 
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bwcolor said:
By the time this comes out there will be many interchangeable lens cameras available. Already, the Samsung NX100 and new GXR module look good and who knows what Canon and Nikon have in store. Sony's NEX-7 should be out by March. That ignores any offering, or promise to produce an offering that might come from Leica. We are about to have many options. Digital is finally starting to compete with the old film rangefinders. Now, let's find out about image quality, autofocus speed, shutter lag, viewfinder characteristics and all the things that have to be right to make a camera work. I'm going to look at all of them. I don't have to have a camera that looks like my rangefinders. Come on Leica/Zeiss/CV... how about a full frame camera for under 4K. You can do it. I can wait.. but not much longer. Zeiss now owns the rights to the name Contax... got any ideas what they can do with that name? I have a few.
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Zeiss could make the X100 with interchangeable lenses and call it...the G2D.
 
Has anyone seen a clear enough pic to tell if the lens has filter threads? I cant see them and the depth of the rim of the lens doesnt look deep enough.
 
DaveP said:
Has anyone seen a clear enough pic to tell if the lens has filter threads? I cant see them and the depth of the rim of the lens doesnt look deep enough.
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It definitely has filter threads, 46mm to be exact...

Can anyone say "1.5X teleconverter"?
 
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