kevistopheles
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I have a Fuji X100 and I have enjoyed shooting with it. It’s a nice, compact camera with a lovely OVF, some nice film simulations and a fun retro design. It’s AF isn’t great but it’s also not terrible. The lens is nice and sharp stopped down and not all that great wide open and close in (a lot like the Fuji XF23/2).
But...I’ve replaced it with something I like better. My a6000 with Lensmate thumbgrip and an Olympus OM 24/2.8. The X100 is actually larger and heavier than the a6000 so the weight of the adapter and lens doesn’t make the entire package feel that much larger or heavier. I give up AF but I gain really good manual focus, a flip screen, a much better sensor and a much more responsive kit. I can even bounce the flash using my finger. As far as the film simulations...I like them, but I can’t say that I miss them all that much. It’s all about trade-offs. I’m giving up some stuff (like the OVF) and gaining others (like the flip-screen). I still like the X100 but for what I do my cobbled together kit serves me better.
Best of all, the a6000, adapter, lens, thumbgrip, wrist strap and camera bag were less than a used later model X100. The newer X100’s have a nice high resolution sensor and much improved AF but the same lens. Best of all I just added an late model OM 50/1.4 and the whole kit is still pretty darn small.
The minimalist kit is getting packed up for my upcoming trip.
But...I’ve replaced it with something I like better. My a6000 with Lensmate thumbgrip and an Olympus OM 24/2.8. The X100 is actually larger and heavier than the a6000 so the weight of the adapter and lens doesn’t make the entire package feel that much larger or heavier. I give up AF but I gain really good manual focus, a flip screen, a much better sensor and a much more responsive kit. I can even bounce the flash using my finger. As far as the film simulations...I like them, but I can’t say that I miss them all that much. It’s all about trade-offs. I’m giving up some stuff (like the OVF) and gaining others (like the flip-screen). I still like the X100 but for what I do my cobbled together kit serves me better.
Best of all, the a6000, adapter, lens, thumbgrip, wrist strap and camera bag were less than a used later model X100. The newer X100’s have a nice high resolution sensor and much improved AF but the same lens. Best of all I just added an late model OM 50/1.4 and the whole kit is still pretty darn small.
The minimalist kit is getting packed up for my upcoming trip.
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