X100t -What a joy to use

[marcr1230]

I unboxed my x100t yesterday
I've owned all 3 generations.

I have to say - what a joy to use.
No other camera brings such a smile to my face when I pick it up

The design is so photographer centric, simple and intuitive yet powerful

Only flaw is battery life - perhaps unavoidable to keep the package small

Can't wait to take this one out for a spin

 

[ZuikoAndHisM3]

I unboxed my X100T this morning, even though it is not set to release until Friday according to Amazon. I've little to no experience with the previous models (I held an X100S once.) but I can say that I'm rather impressed for now. Not had a decent chance to use it just yet, though it shall be getting some decent testing tomorrow as I'm off of work. Just a few things I've thought so far:-

Goodness, that is a nice, bright EVF.
Goodness, that is a crystal clear OVF.
I'll never use that little focusing screen. Maybe for exposure.
I really need to read the Manual. I've no idea what I'm doing.

It feels better than the X100S in my opinion. I very much look forward to using it. I think I may have found a permanent replacement for my Olympus XA.

- Z

 

[olakiril]

Thanks guys for your initial impression.

Can you please comment on the manual focus ring? I know that it is fly-by-wire but how well do you think it is implemented?

I had tried the X100 and I was very disappointed by that.

Thanks

 

[marcr1230]

I thought the focus ring was great - it is electonic, but has a reasonable heavy/smooth feel to it.
Also agree w Z, I don't see myself using the litter focus rectangle - although maybe when I learn more about it I could - it shows the focus point enlarged a little, so you can see when the camera decided to focus, they might be low light situations where it's useful. Also a little hard for eyeglass wearers to see fully

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Relating to both issues raised above, I think you'll all find that the little VF rectangle makes manual focusing a breeze with the X100T. It just takes a little time to get used to it, but once you use it a few times, especially when manual focusing, it becomes second nature.

 

[FrankS]

Relating to both issues raised above, I think you'll all find that the little VF rectangle makes manual focusing a breeze with the X100T. It just takes a little time to get used to it, but once you use it a few times, especially when manual focusing, it becomes second nature.

Hi Jamie! So you've got one of these? Is it replacing what you were using?
Are you still making the bread?

 

[AusDLK]

i'm baffled by how to use the camera with the little external Fuji flash. i get all sort of strange behaviors including the picture being inexplicably out-of-focus despite the green square of focus confirmation. i am using the 50mm lens attachment (hence the need for an external flash) but still i cannot seem to find the correct combo of menu settings to get the flash to fire consistently and for some sort of correct TTL exposure to happen

 

[Archiver]

Please keep the experiences and impressions coming. I still have the original X100, and even with the latest firmware, I find focusing a bit quirky at times. I'm hoping that the AF is much improved over the original, and that I can deal with this iteration of X-Trans.

I've downloaded the raw samples from photographyblog.com and I am very impressed with them. They have a similar bite to the Ricoh GR, which impresses me no end, and I find the colour surprisingly attractive, particularly in Raw Therapee.

 

[GaryLH]

i'm baffled by how to use the camera with the little external Fuji flash. i get all sort of strange behaviors including the picture being inexplicably out-of-focus despite the green square of focus confirmation. i am using the 50mm lens attachment (hence the need for an external flash) but still i cannot seem to find the correct combo of menu settings to get the flash to fire consistently and for some sort of correct TTL exposure to happen

Just to make sure.. I am assuming u set the tcl value in the setup menu w/ the 50 converter attached otherwise af will not work reliable..

In terms of consistent flash, in the past I waited about 1-2 seconds past when the flash ready led became active before firing in the old days because I found that sometimes that led turned on too early. Not sure if that is still true w/ today's flash equipment. I rarely use a flash these days w/ the high iso capabilities of today's cameras except for fill flash.

Gary

 

[bucs]

Been using my x100 for a good 2 years already and still works to my liking. Is there a huge leap if i get the T from a user standpoint?

 

[jky]

Had an opportunity to play with the T today. From a user stand point - it resolves a couple of my personal niggles with the S:
1) I like the focus confirmation when using the OVF (a little odd placement of the EVF at the lower right of the VF, but it is very useable).
2) The 1/3 aperture steps.
3) AF seemed faster than the S when indoors.

Wish I had the $.

 

[archeophoto]

Been using my x100 for a good 2 years already and still works to my liking. Is there a huge leap if i get the T from a user standpoint?

Yes and no. The T provides subtle upgrades in handling which are quite nice. I really like the split screen manual focus aid that you can mirror into the optical viewfinder. It's a true rangefinder experience. I also like that I can customize the camera the way I like it. It's very handy to remap most of the buttons.
The new LCD screen is nice as is the new EVF, but was not a reason to upgrade for me. Also the sensor alone wouldn't be worth the upgrade. The megapixels are certainly not worth it, but you get better high ISO performance, which was already pretty good on the original X100.
I was standing in the camera store for an hour with my original X100 for comparison. The sales person was getting a bit annoyed with me 🙂
In the end I decided to upgrade, as I use the X100 a lot and the X100T is a better "package" overall. I know I will get a lot of use out of it.

I sell quite a few of my X100 shots, so I will get my money back eventually. But the $900-$1000 extra over the original X100 is certainly something that made me think hard.

To me the X100T is the most complete casual and street shooter on the market right now, but the original X100 is 80% as good.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Hi Jamie! So you've got one of these? Is it replacing what you were using?
Are you still making the bread?

Hi there, Frank! No on the camera and YES on the bread. 🙂 I've fiddled with the camera in the camera store a few times and I expect to buy one in the coming months. The bread… a monthly pleasure.

 

[marcr1230]

Been shooting the X100T today, here's my update and some sample shots
I was shooting with OVF, and some of these shots are Vivid setting

Impressions:

I need to re-read the Auto-ISO instructions, I was ending up with a too slow shutter speed at times, I switched to explicit ISO to correct for that

Quiet mode - is scary quiet - I had to chimp from time to time to see if a photo was actually taken, it's that quiet, if there is any ambient noise at all, it's had to tell

Underexposure ? if I did any post, it was to increase the exposure or bring out some shadow detail.

Controls - almost identical to the ancestors, the wheel control is nice, I was wondering today if I could map it to ISO control - need to read up

funny moment - a woman with an X20 or X30 asked me to take he picture, I did, and we remarked what good taste we have in cameras

here's some shots:

Nice this DoF on Pont Des Artes (Lock Bridge)
It's amazing how this habit has exploded - there are now locks upon locks upon locks. It once was cute , now a plague

DSCF1056 by marc1230, on Flickr

Shakespeare and Company - a wonderful and iconic english bookstore, just across from Notre Dame

DSCF1071 by marc1230, on Flickr

Da Fam:

DSCF1061 by marc1230, on Flickr

The Louvre - The Three Graces:

DSCF1016 by marc1230, on Flickr

 

[SausalitoDog]

Thanks for the tantalizing updates, guys.

I just watched mine get gift wrapped for Christmas...

Wonder if anyone would notice if I slipped a x100 in the package??? 🙂 🙂 🙂

Tom

 

[taemo]

briefly played one at The Camera Store this morning since I saw they had a demo model, I've owned an X100s and currently own an X100 and was seriously impressed by the fast AF on the X100T, both in OVF and EVF mode.

It would definitely be a very nice upgrade from the X100 but I'll just wait until either my X100 dies or Fuji announces the 4th edition of the X100 camera.

 

[ZuikoAndHisM3]

Been with this Camera for a few days now. I'm falling in love with it - but I haven't had much chance to shoot anything interesting.

DSCF1101 by lukas.boutholeau, on Flickr

DSCF1229 by lukas.boutholeau, on Flickr

 

[marcr1230]

Here's one from today - a good example of where I should have used MF.
MF on the EVF is pretty useful - with 3 versions of MF flavor.
here I used AF and the focus was spot on the cup - I would have focused on the eyes
this is at f2.0 straight BW conversion in Aperture and a little cropping

DSCF1155 by marc1230, on Flickr

 

[marcr1230]

Not sure if you knew this, but if you click in the little arrow icon to the lower right of your picture on Flickr - select BBC code and paste the link, you can be obnoxious like me and make every see your photo 🙂
show it inline:

Cracked: A Portrait on Still Life by lukas.boutholeau, on Flickr

Been with this Camera for a few days now. I'm falling in love with it - but I haven't had much chance to shoot anything interesting.

DSCF1101 by lukas.boutholeau, on Flickr

DSCF1229 by lukas.boutholeau, on Flickr

 

[ZuikoAndHisM3]

I did do it that way - I can't seem to understand why it came out so small!