I think it would still do well as long as it had the hybrid VF, aperture ring, and shutter speed dial and wasn't shaped like a DSLR. I guess like a NEX-7 with OVF and dedicated dials.
OwenStegemann
Established
I want mine back! Stupid sticky aperture blades...
Turtle
Veteran
They are darned good cameras that is for sure. I carry mine all over the place and in this regard it is not a 'bad' compromise but an absolutely brilliant one for the photographer looking for a small but potent imaging tool. It leaves me wanting nothing in this regard and I will be doing some project work with this camera alone in the not too distant future.
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...but what do i do with my other gear?
Paddy C
Unused film collector
I'd so want a black one. But at a $500 premium!
Use it too?
emraphoto
Veteran
Yeah!!!!!!
daveisbest
Established
Gotta agree, of all the cameras I've owned, this one's already my favourite after only having it for about a month. And I say that even though I've just sent it off to Fuji HQ in London to get the dreaded "sticky aperture blades" repaired. There are only two things about the X100 I really don't like. The slow as hell manual focus ring and the battery life. Everything else is just about perfect.
I try not to worry too much about the potential lifespan of the camera, I would love it if it functioned without fault for the next 5-10 years but I expect that won't be the case. I'll just have to deal with any problems as and when they happen.
I try not to worry too much about the potential lifespan of the camera, I would love it if it functioned without fault for the next 5-10 years but I expect that won't be the case. I'll just have to deal with any problems as and when they happen.
KM-25
Well-known
They just updated the firmware again and this time it is a *HUGE* improvement overall. I shoot a ton of corporate work where the likes of Clinton, Steve Jobs ( RIP ) and others are in attendance. In my 18+ years of using digital cameras, the X100 is by far the best one I have ever used in this genre, it is simply incredible and the people I photograph think I am using a Leica, LOL!
I am going to be doing a review from a "Users Perspective" on Photo.net in the coming weeks with lots of photos, for me, the X100 is an M9 killer and proves it self as being such more every day...
I am going to be doing a review from a "Users Perspective" on Photo.net in the coming weeks with lots of photos, for me, the X100 is an M9 killer and proves it self as being such more every day...
fireblade
Vincenzo.
Gid
Well-known
Its a good time to buy Joe and you know you really want one
It took me a long time to gel with mine, but I wouldn't part with it now. Love it.
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
Its actually only a $200 premium, if you count the value of the included case, hood, and filter adapter.
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i'd have to sell some things to get another one...and i would like the black version to boot!
when i was facilitating self help and problem solving groups, i discovered that many people often refused what could be a very simple solution for their problems because they refused to believe that their problems could be solved easily, that their lives were much too complicated for simple solutions.
i find myself and cameras to be the same...how can a simple fixed lens camera possibly be the solution to my camera problems...?
when i was facilitating self help and problem solving groups, i discovered that many people often refused what could be a very simple solution for their problems because they refused to believe that their problems could be solved easily, that their lives were much too complicated for simple solutions.
i find myself and cameras to be the same...how can a simple fixed lens camera possibly be the solution to my camera problems...?
Snacks
Established
They moved Auto ISO into the ISO section! This is brilliant!
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i just had a horrible, horrible thought!!!
what if fuji upgrades the x100?
what if fuji upgrades the x100?
zvos1
Well-known
Its actually only a $200 premium, if you count the value of the included case, hood, and filter adapter.
Here in Australia, black version is $1,599 which is $400 more than silver one, someone said that accessories are worth around $270 so the premium is even less than $200.
The quality of the black finish on the camera is superb, also I love the leather case that comes with it, it is just beautiful.
That would be great!!!
FA Limited
missing in action
but not in the ISO Fn button menu. Fuji always leaves us wanting more
that being said, i've had mines for a few weeks and just upgraded, reading back at all the complaints from last summer, i can't see why people are complaining so much. this new firmware has sorted out most of the wackiness.
maggieo
More Deadly
Funny, all three of my favorite camera have been mentioned in this thread! The M2, the M4-P and the X100! (The X10 is a close runner-up for me and the M8 would be a favorite if it was still usable above ISO 320, which mine isn't.)
The X100 is just brilliant and it slips into my purse, so I think I'm going to have to go with Jamie and call it the best (on points) camera I've had in forty-some years of being a photographer.
The X100 is just brilliant and it slips into my purse, so I think I'm going to have to go with Jamie and call it the best (on points) camera I've had in forty-some years of being a photographer.
Spyro
Well-known
but that wouldnt make sense. The idea is to be able to select both an ISO value and auto ISO at the same time. This way the camera will try to keep your preferred ISO value and, if thats not possible with your other exposure settings, increase ISO automatically.
Unless it had a sub-menu in the FN menu... that would work I guess.