It looks so so pretty but having owned the X100v and sold it, turns out I'm not the target market. Good luck and enjoy it when it arrives to all who have ordered.
I'm thinking of buying the x100vi coming from a nikon z5, and I suspect that I'm not the target audience as well. Can you explain why it was not for you?
@@mr1skali Hi, here is the thing. ask yourself which lens do you go to all the time. For me it has always been long glass. 200mm or longer. I love he compression. the long glass gives. I'm sure that if you look at Ansel Adams shot of Half Dome in Yosemite national park it was taken on a long lens. Half Dome appears larger and closer than it really is. I was there last year and shot from the same place with a 100mm and merger four images togetther but didn't get the same affect. If you go for a 24mm lens then as we say "fill yer boots". I loved the X100v but couldn't get the affects I wanted. I have replaced it with a X-T30 mark 2 and a Minolta 250mm RF mirror lens (375 mm FF ish) and it is my daily carry. Is it bigger, yes but I don't care. Have a great day.
It's a no-brainer to buy this (if you can get one). If you're going to buy into the X100 concept then why not buy the latest? But should you trade your V? I have the V but the VI isn't enough of a step-up to warrant a change. The new features are irrelevant for me personally. The weather-sealing and new lens was a big enough improvement to make me buy the V (I'd been waiting 10 years to buy an X100 series camera). My personal style doesn't require 40Mp. The simulations I use all have added "grain", to take the edge of that clinical digital perfection. I agree about the Fuji Menu system. It's a disaster. As a Canon shooter for 20 years I just don't know why everyone doesn't copy their Menu system. Anyway, if you don't have an X100 series then just buy one. If you don't like it you'll get your money back because there will be a huge scramble for this VI.
I am a dyed in the wool Canon shooter with a penchant for wildlife photography and a plethora of lenses and gear! In my mature years I have been awaiting for this camera for months! I trialled the Leica Q2 and this got me thinking about the addition of a serious point and shoot camera , introducing the fun element to my photography! The X100vi hits the target - would have preferred a 28mm eqvt lens. My order is in!
Totally agree with everything u are saying ... the camera is brilliant but the bloated menu system and dials for people with trump hands made me sell out of the system. For all of Fujifilm's brilliance, they are content to update and eschew innovation. cheers
Having owned both the X100F and V, I can attest to the Futzy controls and the basic setups of the cameras. However, the X100V did provide very clear and sharp images....but nothing even close to my Q3.
I think what people will discover using this camera is how good the XT5 is I think the XT5 was underrated by many people many XT4 users said oh it's not that much of an upgrade it's not that greater camera wait until people start taking photos with this camera essentially then they will go. Maybe I should just get an XT5 extra exactly that's what you should do not saying this camera is not a great camera but if I was having $1500 in my pocket US in Australia it's more like 2500 I would buy an XT5 over this camera sorry it's just a better build it's got more features and it's a better camera
It's very enticing. However, I follow a different chain of logic when comparing with other camera models. To me the Ricoh GR III is not a helpful comparison, because that camera lives and dies by its pocketability, and I don't consider the Fujifilm X100 VI a pocket camera at all. I live in Texas. It's the end of February and the high temperature today was 93°F. That's far from typical, but it shows that most often I don't have a big jacket pocket to stuff an X100-series camera into. Meanwhile, my old GR II slips in and out of my range-vest pocket with ease, and I can forget it's there until I need it. So, if I'm going to walk about with an X100 VI, that's going to be on a strap. But… If I'm carrying a camera on a strap, then an entire world of possibilities opens up. I mean, there's a panoply of system cameras with compact prime lenses that are possible competitors for that. The negative comments about the EVF were interesting to me, as I haven't heard others talk about that. To be fair, EVFs rarely get much discussion from reviewers, but I've gradually matured into a bit of a viewfinder snob. EVF or OVF, I want one, and I want it to be really good, not just "good enough".
@ABAYT51 Fujifilm is the one that flags the weather sealing issue and recommends purchasing a filter ring.....which really should be included in the box on day one.
It's a compromise to keep the same lens, and be able to use previous accessories. (Lens converters for example...) It's easy to weather seal it, too. :)
The best thing about the x100 series imo is the fact that it doesn't look intimidating to the people you take pictures of. People respond to it differently than they do with bigger cameras with bigger lenses.
Thank you, Hugh! The X100, the S that I schlepp around 10 years now, is the camera that keeps on giving for me. Back in 2014 I went to London with a pre-release one and could not believe the output. It is the body I take when I leave my bags full of Nikons at home. Some of my best pictures the last decade, like Patti Smith, Haruki Murakami or Stanley Kubricks wife, are shot with it. And just just now I used it for a barock music festival, working noiseless from the front row. So I will put the VI to the streets of Berlin as soon as Fuji sends me one, and will love it for its crisp sharpness. But my heart belongs to the good old S, which never disappointed me. Have fun with Streets of NY, which is just around my birthday ;))
The 100S is currently my favourite Fuji. Despite purchasing it over 10 years ago it's only more recently that I've begun to appreciate its brilliance. The images have a real magic to them - especially B&W. They have a unique quality of light fall-off which renders images with a beautiful filmic pop. The old cliche of saying it's like having an 'endless roll of film' has never been more apt. If I want more resolution and IS I can just use the XT5 with the 27mm.
@@chrisjames1924 Agreed, the B&W images from that Xtrans II sensor are just incredible...I still use the X100S as well as my X70 and XT1 quite a lot of the time.
I traded in my X100f for a Q2 and almost immediately regretted it. The Q2's (and all Q's) lens is just too long, making it an awkward carry and unappealing aesthetically. The upgrade in file size and image quality wasn't enough to keep it. (Ultimately sold it for an X100v and have pre-ordered the X100vi.) I do hope the ibis is better than what you experienced with your pre-production model.
Love this review but seems like a sales pitch. Why would I want one of these over a full frame mirrorless with a couple of prime lenses other than this fits in your pocket?
Then they would have to problem with the 7th edition, where Seven in japanese starts with S, which is already the second.. so better start the new naming convention now
Still not switching from the Q. Nothing beats the lens and images of Leica. Currently my baby is in Wetzlar for a service. You know if you have the right camera if you miss it daily
@@phillipbanes5484 Yes but you do not get the experience of a Q, totally different and truly unique just because of how it was conceived and designed. Not the same use as well. A Q cannot replace a Canon, Nikon or Sony DSLR and none of these cameras can replace a Q. It is comparing apples and oranges. [I also disagree about colors, and I have used the three types of cameras we are discussing here, both SONY and Nikon will have to be doctored in an image-processing software to match the Q. ]
@@Tom_RU-vid_stole_my_handle Well a close friend of mine just received his brand new latest SONY back from the shop after waiting for 2 months 1/2 ... I guess one also knows one has a Sony ;o)
@@phillipbanes5484 Are doctors supposed to be deceitful? In my mind they are experts that take care of their subjects ;o) This was meant (doctoring=attentive care) in opposition to straight out of the camera. I agree that most color renditions can be modified/improved/even "doctored" in an image-processing software... most of the time (I have experienced a few exceptions but I may not be a doctor at that). By the way it is not so much about "RAW images being whatever you want them to be" (including inaccurate) but about their being as close as possible to reality (modifications can always be performed; accurate colors straight from the camera is or is not). As for "deception" that is also an interesting choice of word? (all the more as the demosaicing software of any camera or application is already a deception as it does not account for what was there accurately (only 25% of the photosites are blue (or red) imagine a red ball on a blue cover... the sensor does not see the colors of half of the image !). Now in my mind, and probably in a few others', good color rendition is part of the qualities of a good image (image quality). Why shouldn't it be?
I am struggling with the choice between a used (hopefully gently) Q2 and the VI. I also have an OM-1, and the money I have left over would buy me a 90 f2 for portraits. Hmm.
I think another brilliant analysis of Fuji's non revolutionary camera. Don't get me wrong. I've been shooting Fuji since the X-T2 and currently have (and love) my X-T5. For all the hoopla, Fuji has once again chosen the cautionary path...another missed opportunity? It will sell millions but I hope the issues you highlighted are addressed in a future release and perhaps Fuji could FINALLY release a mono version of this camera or the other GX/XT lines...hope springs eternal.
Thanks for the review… I missed the launch of the camera and now I am dying to be a lucky one to find one to buy when next released! …. Finding out when FUJIFILM will be out of stock is a great mystery.
Hey Hugh, very well said about the menu system. Regarding the UI, I tend to agree with what appears to be the philosophy at Pixii camera, which I will summarize as: "Let the camera do what it does best and let the smart phone do what it does best". Thank you for being a continuing positive influence and force for good in our wonderful creative community!
I sold my x100v for a Nikon Zf last year when the used prices were insane. The Nikon Zf with a pancake lens is exactly what I was looking for with the x100v. Slightly larger, but _much_ better image quality and focusing. I can use my old Nikkor glass as a bonus :)
Hah. Pre-ordered one within 10 seconds of it going live on Adorama. I need an intervention. At least I can compare it to my Q3 and give the one I don’t like as much to my wife (don’t tell her that).
I had the X100, the X100T. I played with X100F, I watched many reviews of the X100VI and I can only draw the conclusion that my Leica Q that is now 8 years old still runs circles around the inferior APS-C sensor, 23mm pancake lens of the latest Fuji X100 iteration. The full frame sensors renders nicer sharper pictures, the lens can manual focus, it is silent and delivers superb image quality already wide open. Considering that it is 8 years old, still functioning perfectly and still more than competative, it is its money well worth. Anyone who claims otherwise is just following the hype or has G.A.S... And the hype got so bad due to its unavailability.
I agree with what I think you were implying at the end. Dedicated cameras need to have the UX of a modern phone, and be able to do all the computational photography stuff. Many reactionary photographers will complain, but it'll be worth it.
Fuji upgraded the sensor. How about upgrading the lens to take advantage of the increased pixel density? Probably see that in the X100VII. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Mine arrived today - I can get very sharp results at ⅙ second so far... which I consider "enough" lol. I had an S, which I sold to a friend when I got a Q2, who sold it to his kid, who is still using it. I've decided to sell the Q2 after doing some comparison shots with the VI. The VI's imaging quality is right up there with the Q2 (and I had to zoom to over 100% to find small differences), it's smaller, lighter, and oh, that flash! Yes, the first thing I did was program the flash control to the function button on the top plate lol. I really missed the magic of the X100 series flash with the Q2, and now that the IQ is at least comparable, and now that it has image stabilization, I'm back to the X100 series.
You're spot on about the interface. The big deal breaker for me is the lack of custom control profiles. If I want to hand the X100V to a friend for a quick group shot, I have to disable back button focus, set my flash mode, set autofocus to face detect tracking, flick the focus switch to continuous, and set all my dials to auto... and then change everything back when I get the camera. Meanwhile on a Canon I just save everything to C3 and turn the dial.
I have C1 Set to do many of these things as far as possible with the x-t5 and the down button on the d-pad toggles between C1 and whatever profile I was using. You can't customise the buttons in camera for different custom profiles, but honestly I don't want buttons doing different things depending on the custom setting or recipes, which with the new sensor and processor can be used for so much more than they used to. There is also a quick solution to the Back-Button focus issue. For example, you can use back button focus with manual focus mode, but leaving the shutter button focus in AF-S and AF-C. Or you could also deactivate the shutter button for AF-C and still leave AF-S for giving to friends with the shutter button working how they expect. MF essentially becomes AF-S for people who BBF. So for me when I give to a friend, I flick to AF-S and down press to activate C1 which for me activates face detect, sets DR200 and a basic film recipe, changes af mode to zone, increases focus points, sets photometry to center, selects the iso auto setting, and even turns on the shutter noise so they know when they've taken a shot. Top dials to A and lock. Done. However... For other situations you can save whole camera profiles in the app and switch between them as you need. Maybe not the quickest for passing to a friend. But you could have camera profile set up for street, another for portraits, another for events or whatever. It's just a few seconds to switch between them. What would be nice however, would be to choose different buttons to do different things whether you are in stills or video. But it's not something that's bugged me too much.
Which is to totally miss the point as to what the X100 series is all about. If you want all of that stuff in a Fujifilm camera, buy one of the X-H2 cameras or the XS-20. The X-H2 has six C settings to play with. Should be enough for most. The X100 is about a different style of photography. You either get it or you don't.
@@photographybypetercharles9939 I'm looking through the manuals and it looks like neither the X-S20 or X-H2/X-H2S support custom control profiles. The custom settings only change shooting and image settings. Luckily it looks like there are enough buttons on the bodies to let you quickly adjust the important settings.
@@Skux720 Sorry, seven, not six settings. Brain fart. Cameras like the X-Pro3 and the X100V have their seven custom settings in the Q menu rather than on a dial. They have a fairly broad ability to save custom profiles, but quite a bit of the menu items are not available. The X-H2 has an extremely broad ability to save a custom profile of pretty well most of what's in the menu system. The custom settings can be configured as either movie or still and then you pick 'em from the menu. Everything you mentioned in your post is customizable in the X-H2 and a whole lot more. For example, my C2 setting is configured for bird photography with my 150-600m lens, where I've set up my AF-C tracking to birds and adjusted the tracking sensitivity and stickiness to the way I like it. Lots of capability.
Hugh, you just nailed it with regards to menus and operational complexity of modern cameras.I already shoot the A7CII and the OM-1 and going between the 2 gives me a headache. The X100V! seemed like an ideal traveling light camera, but after watching this, the idea of trying to cram one more, totally different menu into my poor old brain was just too much tor me to contemplate.. And, what the heck is the design philosophy behind making custom function buttons that are so flat that you can't feel them even without gloves? Thank goodness Sony, and even OM Systems seem to have figured this out.
At minimum, we should all demand for ssd on all new cameras, they cost as much as a premium laptop and we are still getting a device that essentially just takes pictures. Where’s the better software integration and features, better oled screens? In camera processing, better connectivity….sigh!
Hi Hugh, thanks for your video! Well I own a Q2 and an x100v. I use both - the Q2 more often than the Fuji. Both cameras give me excellent results. However, it's exactly the things you mentioned that annoy me about the x100v. The menu is not intuitive, too many submenus, sometimes menu items are grayed out and I don't know why. The Q2 is different, the menu is simple and easy to understand. What would I have wished for from Fuji for the x100vi? A "less is more" approach. An autofocus that works as it should without me having to study computer science. I would have liked an x100A (Acros monochrome). I would have liked a menu that is so simple and intuitive on one/two pages that the focus is on taking pictures.
Also new: The x100VI can output 16bit tiffs as RAW conversion files. That’s big for me as I use the fuji x RAW software to output their film sims faithfully, usually with any exposure and WB adjustments or corrections. Then I use LR to mask and create grads. Now I can do that on converted 16 bit Tiffs instead of jpgs! The x100VI also outputs 4:2:2 10bit HEIF's Also new is the film sim nostalgic neg that was introduced with he medium format cameras
So, as an x100v user I am now considering what the next camera purchase is. I bought the V as a gateway into photography, it helped me to understand composition, shooting and the all "building an eye" for photography. The VI will do the same and yes, better with the 40mp. However the one thing I never liked about the V was lowlight performance. At night time, forget using it, raise the iso and it's like you have glaucoma. So the point of the VI in my view is that is the gateway for new shooters and a secondary for more pro shooters. The V worked because it was fun - the VI Will do the same. But then the question is, what next for the shooter cutting their skills? And that for me is the leap right now. If you want to stick with Fuji you either go to the XT5 for interchangeable (solving low light) so you have more versatility, an XH2 for video purposes or an XS20 for a budget option. The latter with the tech of the XT5 but with the same 26.1mp of the V. Basically, yes, it will be a storming success and it may even be one I pick up but... It's all about what you want to shoot, how you want to shoot and I'm sure my feed will be filled with "I got rid of my Fuji X100v for the X100vi."
Buy a Ricoh GR3 or GR3x. That is a true upgrade. Better camera in all aspects except the lack of a VF. I sold my X100V and bought both GRs. Never looked back again. Or wait for an XPro4 and put the XF18/1.4 on it. The XF 18/1.4 and both Ricoh GR3/GR3x lenses blow the lens of the X100V and VI out of the water.
@@dirk.4711 So yes, I would agree but I used the Ricoh GR3 and couldn't stand it. I love the X100V and like I said, it's a gateway to get you shooting - that's what I got and I'm happy with that. The next step is improving on low light capability for me personally.
It would make sense to look outside Fuji, while not my personal choice, by taking a swing at a full frame Sony, even second hand, can show you another aspect to photography with dependable autofocus and lens options including affordable but serious low light performance. You will then progress that way, or recoil, and find either a Fuji or other stylistic camera option for your third step. I recommend expanding outside street photography as it is but one small branch on the tree of visual storytelling.
I’ve had a X100V for a few months now and I just haven’t felt anything with it. I’m currently selling it now. Call me picky, but I just feel like it’s a toy and I haven’t picked it up in about 2 months now. My Leica however, has enamored me and I’m hooked to the rangefinder system. Fuji is great but it just doesn’t cut it for me.
I left Fuji for the Zf. Love it. But it is a chunky/beefy thing.. and I have big chunky/beefy hands. Recently had an X100V in hand and was shocked how much lighter it is. I also have an A7Cii on the way to pair with the 40 2.5. I like a small kit. I did preorder the X100VI and one of these will ‘win’ and join me in London in a few weeks. I owned the X-T5 and while I didn’t see a lot of clear & improved resolution the 40 MP sensor did provide an ‘extra’ lens at 20ish MP. That was not a huge deal for the X-T5 as I could switch lenses.. But, IMO, it’s a HUGE deal for the X100VI. Now 50mm & 70mm modes become REAL options. The X100V has always been a Swiss Army Knife.. now it’s a bigger one with more tools in the bag.
@@3BMEP Actually, you already convinced me to buy the X2D (received it a week ago and I’m loving the futz-free shooting experience); so I shouldn’t be even thinking about another X camera!
Love Fujifilm. However, this year is my personal goal of photographing all monochrome. Hence, Leica Q2M, Leica M246, which I love both, and all my film cameras. Besides, I'm hopeful for the X Pro 4.
I'm an X-H and X-E guy all the way-need that lens variety-but I could listen to you describe a camera I'd never consider buying and still watch all the way to the end.
Very nice body BUT ENORMOUS BUT : WTF THEY DIDN T PUT A 28mm full frame equivalent on it ???? With a 40mpix sensor this could offer with an integrate cropping (just like the Leica Q) à 28, 35, 50mm !!! What an error !! Do they like too much Leica preserve the German group for a Q killer ? Can t they build a compact & sharp 28 ff eq (so a 18mm in fact) ? I really don t undestand :(((.
I’m glad Fuji stayed with the 35mm lens. 28mm is too wide for me. That is why I didn’t buy the GRiii or consider the Q of any iteration. It is a matter of taste. We agree to disagree. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
@@martingreenberg870 Hi Martin, I can understand you prefer the 35mm no issue with that …. But when you have THE CHOICE isn’t it better :). When you have a 28mm AND by just activating one button you have the ability to see the 35mm frame with more definition than the version v … isn’t t it better ? And by pressing again to the same button having the 50mm frame… it s just paradise and Leica Q killer for half or 1/3 or the price :). It is of course and that s why Leica Q and Q 2 and Q3 are so enthusiastic when you try it. Honnestly it s a big mistake from their side and I am more or less sure they will deliver a 28mm (18mm in apsc langage) on the same body… we can bet together… they can’t be more stupid than Ricoh who already did it on its gr3 and gr3 x and they (Fuji) have 40mpix, and be sure when they will deliver it, nobody (sorry 10% of non thinking photographers) will ever buy the 23mm.. and that’s why they will wait a little to deliver it :).
What are some of the hybrid cameras you thought of when you mentioned video? I really like the small/tourist look of the X100VI, and I actually got excited about using it as a hybrid for RU-vid work. I must mention I'm a complete beginner and belong in the target audience :D
Prob the most balanced first-take i have seen so far. As someone who lives in Ottawa, Canada i cannot thank you enough for sharing what the 100vsucks is like to use with gloves!! 🙏
brilliant analysis, as always. still, i do not believe it is fujifilm's job to dumb down a dedicated and well-capable camera to smartphone-user level. a camera is the next step if you come from smartphones and people should finally quit this instant-gratification-bs and put in some effort to achieve something worthy. i skipped on the V because of the lack of IBIS and i am looking forward to mine. it will be my 1st fujifilm.
@@3BMEP i came back to see your brillant video again after having received my VI and using it for more than 2 weeks. the menu system is REALLY "something", it took me 3 long evenings to get there and reading the manual not always helped. it is the most chaotic menu i have ever seen. other than that i am truly impressed with it. thanks again for your awesome work 😀
Very well said, Hugh. The best review I’ve seen so far on this camera. Completely agree on the menu system. Even trying to find things on the X-T5 is challenging. Thanks!
The IBIS is a big hit for me. I was really leaning towards the Q3. I tried the Q3 a little. I felt it was only slightly better than the 100V. The IBIS moved the 100VI ahead, especially since I’m already accustomed to the X100V. Yes, I know people will howl that Leica is better, I really did not feel that trying one out. I couldn’t rationalize the exponentially higher price. The 100VI is a worthy upgrade for my use case. Can’t wait to get my ungloved hands on one.
@@phillipbanes5484 I have big, powerful cameras already. The idea is to have a small, powerful single lens camera. I did look at this one and a few other Sonys in the A7 range thinking I could pair it with a pancake lens, but these options were still defeating my goal. This upgrade to the X100s happened at just the right time.
@@phillipbanes5484 1-the A7CR does not offer a 28 mm f 1.7, the camera + a 35 mm f 1.4 will come to around $4500 which is just $800 short of Q2 (and $3000 of a Q3 thence not quite double the price of the A7CR+lens).
Always enjoy your thoughtful takes. You asked for thoughts: I agree with the conclusion that this is the last generation of x100 to be let off the hook so easily, but don’t agree with the premise of your thesis that the x100iv is targeted at folks moving from phone to first camera. I think the design language and technical aspects are focused on photographers looking to retain the patina and ethos of an analog world in spite of the advances in the digital one. Computational photography has no place in that. The x100 series retains the form factor, analog controls, and film simulations that both make it both fun and unique to use. Even those cumbersome secondary controls focus you on the execution instead of the review of images (though I’d never suggest they thought that part through).
More than happy to give up ALL video functions in trade for a $200 or $300 lower price (maybe call it X100P). Can't imagine anyone wanting to take video with a 35mm equiv. lens instead of whipping out the iPhone or any mid- or top-level phone that's already in their pockets. Guess I'm a purist... The VI has all I ever wanted/needed in a compact-enough camera on the photography side of things. The Qs are too rich for my blood, though I know they're magnificent in the shooting experience offered, colour science and build quality.
Those are beautiful shots Hugh! Looks like Fuji is taking some of their cues from Sony… Very sad. It will still sell like crazy because UNLIKE YOU all these other ‘influencers’ will make this camera the HOLY GRAIL of digital pocket shooters!!! And maybe it is… Only because these other companies won’t make one… Well, aside from Leica. And since Leica is out of the range of most why would Fuji bother updating anything? ❤
Always interesting to see all the bad comments when Leica updates versions of their cameras ( as not worthing it ) but this Fuji x100 gets all the crazy good reviews when almost nothing is added from the the x100v . Still focus by wire with endless rotation zoom on a rangefinder ?? Same ok lens but nothing amazing . Shutter lag ? No thank you 😅.. maybe those jpgs film simulation are very good marketing gadgets? The size and weight are very good though ( coming from owning a x100iv back then )
I have the first version and the V - to me it kind of ties in with the philosophy of beautiful imperfection. It's simply the camera system I want to pick up and shoot with, knowing I'll have a great experience shooting that day or night.
This camera is both a beast and a fine work of art. Having said that, and having owned 3 in the past... It's just not for me. My X-t5 is my constant companion and the best, or at least most loved camera Ive ever owned.
In addition to the damnable menu system and "fiddliness," of the X100s, I'll stick with my Qs. I did own prior iterations of the X100 series and took wonderful images with them, but out in the real world, my shooting experience is far more enjoyable and appreciated shooting a Leica Q model. Obviously, money matters and I understand the criticisms about how expensive they are, but I work hard for my money and delay or avoid other "desires" to own and shoot Leica.
Hopefully by moving manufacturing to China, Fujifilm will be able to meet all demand. The X100V may become even become more collectible being the last "made in Japan" X100. I'll be the first to say it (in true clickbait style)... The X100V has something magical in the image quality that the newer camera just can't replicate.. probably related to the Japanese assembly skills or the lower megapixel count being more "film like". 👹
Your honest opinion: is this just an “I-feel-like-a-legendary-photographer” camera for Instagram wannabes or a serious, always-with-you second camera for real professionals?
I'm a pro photographer, new to Fujifilm, and have bought a X100VI as a fun camera, which is certainly is. I think your review pretty much hit the nail on the head in all aspects (apart maybe from the Leica comparisons because I think if you want a Leica, you're going to get one regardless). My IBIS mileage seems to be better than yours. Flash control is ridiculous, as you say, and some of the buttons could be just a tad more tactile. But overall I love it. Thanks for the review, very watchable.
Hugh continuing to demonstrate he doesn't grasp what a GR Ricoh camera is about. It's about one thing. ONE thing. Snap focus. That's it. Is it on the latest (or any) X100 Fuji? No. The conversation is over. Goodbye.
Very good review of the X100VI (106). The latest version shows improvements in desirable areas but tradeoffs make those changes less useful. I was a fairly early adopter of the Fuji X100 series (2012) as my EDC. Also, former Minolta film(X7, XGM), longtime Nikon digital shooter (D100, D300, D700, Z6II, Z9, and now Z8) as the workhorse/duty camera yet my everyday camera was the X100S then X100F then X100V until moving to Nikon mirrorless 2021. Tried several EDC options using the Nikon Z6II to make it the EDC, short primes, pancake lens, small telescopes but no option worked as well as the X100V for my style of shooting. Bear in mind, the X100V had some annoying limitations, which is why I moved to Nikon mirrorless to address (auto focus and manual controls were chief among these). Since 2019, I have watched both the Leica M and Q series reviews and experiences. The reason that I have followed Leica is a dear friend and fellow professional photographer is a life long Leica shooter(mainly film) and has encouraged me to join team Leica for decades. So after the Q3 was announced, I pre-ordered and recently received the Q3. The 60MP allows good flexibility to crop/compose even with the wide 28MM lens (which, by all accounts, is excellent). The ergonomics are not as preferred (the wireless hand grip helps with my larger hands) but the manual controls allow fast changes and feel great. The Q3 experience, design tradeoffs and workflow fit my desired use case and invite everyday use. Like the 100 series and love the Q3 (and supporting software).
Not for me. An expensive point and shoot with faddish jpeg processing that doesn’t fit in a pocket. Hopefully they fixed the lens distortion. With preorders running 50x recent new releases it remains to be seen if Fuji can meet demand. For a fixed lens camera the GR III soon to be GR IV remains my go to. I don’t shoot video at all.
Like Always Big Thanks for your video 🙏🏼 I actually agree in most. But I think the price drop in older X100 maybe only for a short time. Then they will be back again, because they are build in Japan. But only my guess. I think Fuji has lost it’s magic. I have myself a X100, X100V and a XPro 2, and love most. But I hade the all to complicated menu system, and I think you are spot on in your video. But I really miss Fuji to make some bald move, like have some internal storage, make an only photo camera, and make a monochrome camera. For now they have become so predictable and boring to me. Most of us new for long time how the X100VI would be But thanks again for your thoughts 🙏🏼
Hiya, Hugh. Engage that business-acumen frontal lobe of yours, and, like Deep Throat, hint that I'm on the right track: Fuji (perhaps by accident, perhaps not) created an artificially high demand for the 'V' by limiting its availability, as they quietly moved production to China, and closed their old assembly line. Now, they closed that plant to reduce costs, right? Yet the new camera, made mostly of existing, off-the-shelf parts, boasts a healthy, increased price tag. Why? Could it be that Fuji will claw back the start up costs of the new factory through the price increase over 12-24 months, after which time they'll be selling a camera with a much higher margin?
I was optimistically excited to possibly purchase this camera. Even stayed up for the event last night. But much like you said: 1. Interface 2. SD card 3. Lack of forward thinking. Has pushed me even further away from the FUJI brand.
You remember when the X-system began. X100, then the X-pro1 and X-e1... Imagine, if they brought out a full-frame X-pro or X100, with a couple of dinky little lenses (superbly made f.2 because small is still important) to go with them. And maybe make it 4/3 ratio like most modern phones, and with a really good macro capability (also like most modern phones). And then added a completely updated menu system (like, oh, Hasselblad's, for example) and ergonomics that fans and professionals had an input in designing (addressing the issues that you and many others have noted), with additional addons to sell like battery grips and thumb rests.... And then also imagine that they'd caught up with the autofocus of Sony, Canon, Nikon... aaaaand it was still small and cute. Now that, i would buy. Or at least look longingly at, in a Leica kind of way....
This camera is certainly intriguing though the menu thing does seem like a turnoff. Photography is sort of my side creative hobby falling behind what I mostly do which is drawing and illustration. But I do love it and I do love a good camera and my Ricoh GRII has served me well these past 4 years and while the GRIII or IIIx may seem like a natural progression for me, I also kind of miss using a camera while composing through a viewfinder of some kind. Though the quality and portability of the GR series is so enticing. The Nikon ZF also intrigues me but the cost is quite a bit and it would lead me into the land of wanting to spend more on lenses as well as being a further step away from portability. Either way, I would love something with IBIS that can shoot closer to 50mm than the 28 on my GR. I enjoy your reviews man, thanks for taking the time. Cheers.
Can you talk like a normal person for at least once?
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Respect the effort but sounds more like you like listening to yourself talk ....heres the thing ...its about composition , lighting ...every camera has its limitations but it in the right hands great pictures are possible no matter the gear .....my advise ( not that you need it from me)....keep it simple ..and learn the joy of being a photographer who can make majic with a digicam ....
It’s a pity that no company has the vision / courage to produce a small, highly intuitive stills camera reduced to the real essentials. Like a GR with x100 OVF and x2D menu and ergonomics. And without video. Or the Leica tax.
This is very hard now ... I sold my Q-P because I need weather sealing and a tilt screen, but somehow I don't like the Q3 ... I had the first 100v and I really liked it back than ... I m going to India in July and I think I will buy the Fuji if I can get one in time ... The Qp is a fantastic cam, even today and IQ is outstanding if you know how to operate it 😊
i have x100 OG and x100T and xt1 and 2 printed billboards on the xt1 16mb and 2 24 mb ......only worth is the ibis for vdo id say or used xt4 but is/Tetempting
