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22.11.12
My experience with the FujiFilm x100
I doubt that I'll make a habit of writing camera reviews on this blog, but I've had a few thoughts on the Fuji x100 recently that I'd like to share.
I bought the x100 back in February of 2012, which is when I'd say I was just getting seriously back into photography, after a 5 year break. I looked around and researched quite a bit before I made the purchase. I was very close to buying a Canon 550d before a friend of mine, who had recently gotten rid of his SLR and replaced it with an x100, pointed it out to me. I instantly liked the look of the thing, and I would stand by that now. It's a beautiful little camera. After purchasing it, I was delighted at how similar the manual controls were to the Yashica SLR that I'd used since I was young. In fact, to start with, I'd always have it in completely manual mode.
This brings me to the first negative point I would make about this camera; I find that in fully automatic mode, 1 in every about 5 shots is either out of focus or not exposed correctly. I find it especially hard to get it to focas on objects closer than about 2 meters when in auto focus mode. For this reason, I found I was having to switch back and forth quite a bit between manual and automatic focus. Compare that to my Leica, which of course doesn't have any auto focus, you lose that whole annoyance. You know the functionality isn't there, so you always focus manually and get on with it. In all fairness, this may stem from the fact that I have never really used automatic focus until this camera, so maybe I am just not used to it.
Going back to the good points, I was very impressed with the photos that the camera was producing when I was able to get the exposure and focus correct. The colours are beautiful and I'm happy with the look that the little 23mm lens gives the photos, and the 12 megapixel sensor seems more than enough for nice sharp images.
The other major good point about this camera is the silent mode. In silent mode, you can take photos with pretty much zero sound from the shutter. It's even more silent than my Leica. This is essential when taking the kind of photographs that I normally take. It's so silent, that some people actually questioned whether I was even taking any photos!
My last negative about this camera is the price. I paid around £750 when I bought this camera new, and I would say that is a bit over priced for what is essentially a compact camera.
Overall though, I think this is an excellent little camera. I really like the styling, (even if it is just a Leica look-a-like) and the photos it produces are great.
I bought the x100 back in February of 2012, which is when I'd say I was just getting seriously back into photography, after a 5 year break. I looked around and researched quite a bit before I made the purchase. I was very close to buying a Canon 550d before a friend of mine, who had recently gotten rid of his SLR and replaced it with an x100, pointed it out to me. I instantly liked the look of the thing, and I would stand by that now. It's a beautiful little camera. After purchasing it, I was delighted at how similar the manual controls were to the Yashica SLR that I'd used since I was young. In fact, to start with, I'd always have it in completely manual mode.
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| Upfest, Bristol, UK - Taken on the Fuji x100 |
This brings me to the first negative point I would make about this camera; I find that in fully automatic mode, 1 in every about 5 shots is either out of focus or not exposed correctly. I find it especially hard to get it to focas on objects closer than about 2 meters when in auto focus mode. For this reason, I found I was having to switch back and forth quite a bit between manual and automatic focus. Compare that to my Leica, which of course doesn't have any auto focus, you lose that whole annoyance. You know the functionality isn't there, so you always focus manually and get on with it. In all fairness, this may stem from the fact that I have never really used automatic focus until this camera, so maybe I am just not used to it.
Going back to the good points, I was very impressed with the photos that the camera was producing when I was able to get the exposure and focus correct. The colours are beautiful and I'm happy with the look that the little 23mm lens gives the photos, and the 12 megapixel sensor seems more than enough for nice sharp images.
The other major good point about this camera is the silent mode. In silent mode, you can take photos with pretty much zero sound from the shutter. It's even more silent than my Leica. This is essential when taking the kind of photographs that I normally take. It's so silent, that some people actually questioned whether I was even taking any photos!
My last negative about this camera is the price. I paid around £750 when I bought this camera new, and I would say that is a bit over priced for what is essentially a compact camera.
Overall though, I think this is an excellent little camera. I really like the styling, (even if it is just a Leica look-a-like) and the photos it produces are great.
5.11.12
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