daveleo
what?
No digital cameras will ever become Classics. All disposable goods born from recycled supermarket bags and definitely bound to become plastic bottles one day
You must not collect stuff.
Murchu
Well-known
The X100S looks nice, as with all current top notch sensors, high iso is at the standard where being able to autofocus in the light you can now take photos in, has become an issue. That the X100S now has viable manual focussing capability makes it very attractive, at least to someone like me, who likes shooting handheld at night
tbhv55
Well-known
Seems like a lot of X100 users are upset by Fuji releasing a newer model 2 years later. I'm not at all. If they deliver what they claim to deliver, I will be very happy. AND I can still sell my old one after a lot of use and fun. Win, win for me and Fuji.
+1. This is exactly right IMO... all manufacturers continue to develop their product lines - and if they didn't, they would be criticised for NOT doing so. It was obvious that a new x100-related release was on the cards after around two years, so why anyone is surprised is beyond me.
I've enjoyed my x100 enormously, and will continue to do so. Should I eventually decide to upgrade, then I won't feel at all short-changed. I'll just be grateful that the x100 series exists... and, better yet, is continuing to be refined by Fuji.
Stockman
Member
I'm hoping the value of the X100 drops, I could do with buying a couple more!
You could probably use an upgrade on the lens for your rebel. The DSLR most likely isn't the issue, but the lens could be. I'm not familiar with your lens. That said, the X100 focuses pretty close and stopped down the lens is quite sharp.
I'll just be grateful that the x100 series exists... and, better yet, is continuing to be refined by Fuji.
Well said...
lordherald
Just a fool for rocks
I see a few sites are offering the x100 for $805 with free shipping. They are listing it as a new not refurbished unit.
burancap
Veteran
I happily paid retail for an X100 Classic just before the holidays.
lordherald
Just a fool for rocks
The lens is a Rikenon 1:1.7 50mm that my mother bought in 1980 used once and then stored it in a dresser drawer for 31 years. It is much clearer that the Canon 18-55mm that came with the camera.
I stumbled on to this site reading reviews of cameras that would focus clearly at close range. I carried the canon around it the desert for a week last spring and am not looking forward to lugging it again.
I am interested in the x100 for both the size and the clarity of images.
back alley
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look at the sony rx100 also...smaller, lighter, great lens...
In that case... it's a good choice.
lordherald
Just a fool for rocks
that is nice but one of the most important features to me was the OVF. I hate staring at a tiny TV while trying to take a picture. I had also looked at the Nikon V1 but thought that the x100 looked as though it was built better.
I like the idea of a fixed lens. I spent a lot of time cleaning the lens that I wasn't using because of blowing dust and sand.
Any time that I have to take a further away shot it is to capture the overall structure of a formation where absolute focus or zoom is not really an issue.
I am glad to see that those of you who love the camera really love it. If the price drop predictions are correct then we should also see remaining stock sales on or just before the release date for the new model.
I like the idea of a fixed lens. I spent a lot of time cleaning the lens that I wasn't using because of blowing dust and sand.
Any time that I have to take a further away shot it is to capture the overall structure of a formation where absolute focus or zoom is not really an issue.
I am glad to see that those of you who love the camera really love it. If the price drop predictions are correct then we should also see remaining stock sales on or just before the release date for the new model.
What's going to be difficult for me to resist is the X-E1 and the 23/1.4. Don't really need an x100s if I have that combination...and then move to the X-E2 with phase detect and 20mp when that's released.
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What's going to be difficult for me to resist is the X-E1 and the 23/1.4. Don't really need an x100s with that combination...and then move to the X-E2 with phase detect and 20mp when that's released.
but i'm more interested in the 27 for the x-boys...so having the 23 on the x100 would be a bonus.
back alley....I use both the X100 (and soon the 100s) and the X-Pro1. I'm patiently waiting for the 27mm as well. I figure 35mm, 42mm, and 53mm equiv lenses on these two bodies is a pretty nice set-up. I don't find them redundant.
Nice to have all these options. Fujifilm hasn't done everything perfectly, of course, but they are on a path like no other manufacturer. It helps that they have superb glass; Sony hasn't figured that part out yet.
DtheG
Established
I am pleased with what I have. I paid £1,000 in May 2011, made over 10,000 exposures,; created enough good pictures for a /calendar and delighted a whole village with a photobook; even if it were to fetch nothing now I would consider the depreciation good value. I like the thought that if I put on another ten or twenty thousand exposures over the next year or two and it shows signs of wear and tear there is a replacement available that is no worse than what I have.
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i'm using the x-p1 and x-e1...so far i have owned all the lenses available...but sent the 60 back for the zoom but then reversed that so now have the 60 but no zoom...looking forward to the 14/27 as a kit...will keep the 35, not sure about the 18...
i love the options, love the fujis and the lenses...
i love the options, love the fujis and the lenses...
thegman
Veteran
As far as I know, no digital camera has gone up in value as it ages, I could be wrong though. I can't imagine the X100 being the exception. I expect it'll go under $100 eventually, just way of the market.
I can't think of any... at all.