why do we need an every day carry camera?

[Out to Lunch]

Alternatively, I am fretting about the portability of a tripod: during these Covid-19 times, I am avoiding busy downtown areas and take pics in the suburbs and in rural areas. A tripod would be an asset and the question is how to bring mine -a heavy and bulky steady Manfrotto, riding my Honda scooter. Cheers, OtL

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I'd rather fart and pick my nose in public by the same time than toss camera into pocket.
Pockets are know for been dusty. Don't know how it happens, but it is.
The whole purpose of daily camera is to have it on you via neck strap and take on everything interesting.
If I can"t use camera this way during the day, camera is in the camera bag. Which i use as every day bag for more then one decade.
Even X-Pro with pancake is good for it. In my long experience with daily cameras, by the time I dig my camera from somewhere the moment is gone. Even cheese landscapes aren't the same.

 

[Out to Lunch]

No idea what you are talking about but welcome back. Cheers, OtL

 

[robert blu]

... I've always been comfortable with one camera, and one lens when photographing.

Yes, I agree. And it can give excellent results.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

No idea what you are talking about but welcome back. Cheers, OtL

As always I read OP and only then post.
This was in OP.

but really...an x100v will likely fit into more pockets than a xe3 with tiny lens.

So, fresh Ko.Fe. is good for you. Camera in the pocket is bad, for camera and for photog.

 

[willie_901]

The X-100

The X-100

• The body is compact and light - even compared to the XE-3.
• The shutter is whisper quiet. [1]
• The silver model is non-threatening. Strangers often assume it is an old film camera. Believe it or not, strangers have told me it's OK to take their photo because it's a film camera.(what?)
• The X-100 OVF lets you compose while considering what's outside the frame-line estimates.
• The in-camera flash is occasionally useful as a fill flash.

1. Obviously rolling shutters are perfectly quiet too. Unfortunately they are susceptible to distortions caused by subject motion or aliasing with modulated light sources (pulse-width modulated LEDs and fluorescents). Right now global electronic shutters not common. Someday they might be.

 

[back alley]

It seems to me you already have your EDC camera since you rarely leave home without one. If you want a small pocketable camera you probably should forget the X100V and look at true pocket-size cameras. The Ricoh GR series comes to mind readily but there are M4/3 and 1" sensor models around that would also fit the bill. Image quality is a given these days so you won't give up much, if anything, going to a smaller format. But if you just want the X100V...that's reason enough to get it.


EDIT: Don't worry about weather resistance too much. There are ways to protect the camera from the weather. And when was the last time you used your cameras in a driving rainstorm anyway?

i shoot in blizzards and there is lots of wind and dust out west.
i like fuji and plan to stay with it and prefer not to mix my brands.

 

[jsrockit]

• The body is compact and light - even compared to the XE-3.

• 
  
  I'm not so sure it is lighter than the X-E3 and 27mm... my guess is it isn't. I just looked... the X-E3 and 27mm is 415g and the X100V is 478g. As far as size...
  
  
  

 

[agentlossing]

The X100 series are small cameras, but not "EDC" small. To me that term means being able to stow it anywhere, with any outfit, be it dressed up for work or on the beach with shorts and a t-shirt. Neck straps do not equal EDC - you can wear a neck strap camera everyday, but you inevitably won't sometimes.

I have a GR III which is the perfect EDC camera, but there are other small options out there, including Fuji's own X70 and XF10. The latter is a straight bargain for a 24MP APS-C sensor and decent lens. As others have pointed out, your XE3 is already in X100 territory for carry factor. I suggest renting a GR or XF10 and seeing what you think of a truly small 28mm APS-C model before dropping big money on the X100V. Although, I'd sell most of those Fuji bodies for the pleasure of the overall package that is the X100V. I'm into using a single focal length and knowing a camera really well.

 

[jsrockit]

The GR is amazing unless you live where the sun is strong or you just don’t like 28mm. Unfortunately for me, I fit both categories. Plus I don’t where a jacket more than a few months...so no pockets since it isn’t pants pocketable. So a neck strap is actually better for me.

 

[jarski]

I'd like to have an excuse to buy latest X100 model, never tried one. But having already two lens + body combinations (Leica and a Sony) doing the same, haven't found yet convincing enough excuse 😱

 

[Bill Clark]

I suppose I could call my iPhone as my everyday camera. It’s with me almost all the time.

For film, I could call my Leica IIIa as my everyday camera. Oh, and I could call.......

It depends what I’m going to photograph, then I choose my camera.

Good question to pose here!

 

[back alley]

i use my phone to copy the aisle headings so i can find furniture at ikea or to copy a printed sign...that's pretty much it!
the phone is a tool for me and that is it.
i don't like a camera phone, can't hold it steady or properly to compose...in short...yuk!!

 

[Forest_rain]

Yeah phone is really handy but, looking at close ups of my camera photos, you can really tell the small sensors are being pushed pretty hard. Especially close up, the details look really "smeary". But this is being fixed with model image-stitching and multiple sensors/lenses.


That being said I enjoy the film look and feel the most. There's something about the process and results that I just enjoy the most and is impossible to replicate.


I agree, the GR or whatever those Ricoh are called are impressive with the ASP-C sensor. The naming conventions are confusing, especially with the older ones with the inferior/smaller sensor but with similar names.


The only problem with those compact cameras is putting them in your pocket. That's a big draw of them but often ends up with dust in the lens/sensor. This is a very expensive repair because the camera needs to be dismantled to clean it. I wouldn't want to attempt it myself.

 

[Bill Clark]

i don't like a camera phone, can't hold it steady or properly to compose...in short...yuk!!

I’ve got an answer for you.

Try using your camera phone after a glass, maybe it takes two, of wine!

If nothing else you won’t see as many imperfections as you look at your photos.

Ha!

 

[Darthfeeble]

surely you jest...

Some people just don't understand.

 

[back alley]

I’ve got an answer for you.

Try using your camera phone after a glass, maybe it takes two, of wine!

If nothing else you won’t see as many imperfections as you look at your photos.

Ha!

i don't drink...sigh...

 

[agentlossing]

The GR is amazing unless you live where the sun is strong or you just don’t like 28mm. Unfortunately for me, I fit both categories. Plus I don’t where a jacket more than a few months...so no pockets since it isn’t pants pocketable. So a neck strap is actually better for me.

Bright sun is always a problem with LCDs, I'd add it often is with EVFs too. I will say the GR III has a pretty bright LCD when it's cranked up to the +2 setting, which I can set via the quick functions on the toggle. Combined with the highlight-weighted metering and blinkies, I can get enough to go on from the screen even in the brightest sunlight. But yeah, an optical VF with information displayed in it is the best tool for bright sunlight. Even though I'd say I take more photos in lower or more interesting light than full overhead sunlight, as I don't typically like how digital looks during the brightest conditions. But for EDC, an OVF as comprehensive as the X100's would be sweet.

I would say the GR is the only camera I WOULD classify as pant pocketable.

 

[jsrockit]

Bright sun is always a problem with LCDs, I'd add it often is with EVFs too. I will say the GR III has a pretty bright LCD when it's cranked up to the +2 setting, which I can set via the quick functions on the toggle. Combined with the highlight-weighted metering and blinkies, I can get enough to go on from the screen even in the brightest sunlight. But yeah, an optical VF with information displayed in it is the best tool for bright sunlight. Even though I'd say I take more photos in lower or more interesting light than full overhead sunlight, as I don't typically like how digital looks during the brightest conditions. But for EDC, an OVF as comprehensive as the X100's would be sweet.

I would say the GR is the only camera I WOULD classify as pant pocketable.

I’ve owned all the GRs. I love them when I lived in NYC, but Santiago Chile sun is a different level. I have no issues with an evf ever in bright sun.

 

[agentlossing]

I’ve owned all the GRs. I love them when I lived in NYC, but Santiago Chile sun is a different level. I have no issues with an evf ever in bright sun.

Oh, I remember Southern CA sun pretty well. I'm not saying if I lived in it full-time that I'd be happy composing with the LCD, but I can get by when it's that bright out during the summer where I live.

You should try my GX9's EVF, it sucks majorly in bright sunlight, with glasses I am simply not able to get close enough to it and it's very narrow, and not bright enough.