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First actual Fuji X100 sample images

firestarter said:
Weighs a pound, costs $500, takes 4AAs.

Not exactly a solution!!
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Provides the function- so it's a solution. More importantly, shows it can be done- which likely means that with a servo and a little work it could be replicated at a much lower cost. RC or robotics clubs are probably the best places to find someone to help hack something up- but it shows that (a) it can be done and (b) if you can afford it your problem is an order away from solved.

Paul
 
So.
Damn.
Excited.
!!!!

And a better video than most of the other ones I've seen, as this actually goes through many of the features I care about (shutter speed with flash, customizable hybrid display). It also does things like autostitching images that I didn't even know it could do!!

There are several things I'm confused about. One is whether the AE-L/AF-L button can be customized to activate the AF, like an AF-ON button on advanced DSLRs like the D300/D700/D3. Another thing is whether you can change aperture, shutter speed, etc, at 1/3 stops? At first, I thought the answer was no, but when DPReview listed the specs, it says things can be adjusted by 1/3 EV.
 
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These comparison photos between various cameras...silly. It has everything to do with how various manufacturers treat in-camera processing.

A fair test would require having a qualified person processing the best out of a photo, a RAW shot at that.

Only then can you say A is better than B in terms of image quality. Of course, the results of similarly-speced cameras will be pretty close. The differences are more in the speed, handling, build quality, cost, available lenses, etc.
 
I still like what I see. A lot. I wasn't aware that the max flash sync time was actually 1/1000 s :)
The user interface seems to be exactly what I wished it to be, and I'm very anxious to try (and then eventually buy) one.
 
OreoCookie said:
The user interface seems to be exactly what I wished it to be
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Really? How many button presses did it take to activate the ND filter. From that video my worst fears were confirmed: the normal Fuji menu disaster is in place. The stuff that's on the hardware dials is fine, it's the rest that looks to be a pain.
 
robbieduncan said:
Really? How many button presses did it take to activate the ND filter. From that video my worst fears were confirmed: the normal Fuji menu disaster is in place. The stuff that's on the hardware dials is fine, it's the rest that looks to be a pain.
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I don't think the time it takes to activate the ND filter will be a big deal, since any shot using will likely be a planned shot. As long as a minimum of menu diving is required for most functions, this won't be a major deal for me.
 
robbieduncan said:
Really? How many button presses did it take to activate the ND filter. From that video my worst fears were confirmed: the normal Fuji menu disaster is in place. The stuff that's on the hardware dials is fine, it's the rest that looks to be a pain.
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As long as it is comparable to the time it takes me to reach into my camera bag, look for an ND filter and screwing it on, I think it's fine. IMHO it's a more advanced option, so it doesn't warrant a dedicated button.
+ I like how you can customize the hybrid viewfinder and the most important shooting options seem readily available to me.
+ The camera seems to be very silent in operation.
+ 1/1000 s max sync speed.
 
Those images are horrible. I don't know what Fuji was thinking when choosing those as the samples.

Thankfully, there are far better examples of what the camera is capable of producing. Besides, there's no way for the photos produced by the X100 can be bad. The sensor is probably the older Sony 12MP you'll find in the D90 or D300 (they're slightly different, but the tech is essentially the same), and Fuji has always done a great job with JPEGs. They're not Sony, and not Panasonic.

The one area of concern with Fuji is their menu system, but I'm hoping I don't need to enter the menus often with the X100. :)
 
Looks like an interesting camera...
Too bad it doesn't have removable lenses, a small selection of pancakes: ~20mm, 40mm and 80mm imo would be near perfect :)
 
TheReef said:
Looks like an interesting camera...
Too bad it doesn't have removable lenses, a small selection of pancakes: ~20mm, 40mm and 80mm imo would be near perfect :)
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From what I've read, you're limited to the one focal length because of the hybrid view finder.

I'd like to have a small series of removable lenses as well but I'm happy with the one focal length, zoom with your feet dude.
 
Thanks a lot for the link, CrackedButter. The official sample pix were not very good from the photographic point of view, but the ones you posted are indeed very interesting.
CrackedButter said:
From what I've read, you're limited to the one focal length because of the hybrid view finder.
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Yes and no: the viewfinder is optimized for a certain focal length and just like other range finders, you'd either have to use a smaller portion of the optical viewfinder or use external viewfinders for wide-angle lenses. It'd work no worse than what you have to deal with on rangefinder cameras. The hybrid viewfinder could actually be helpful.
CrackedButter said:
I'd like to have a small series of removable lenses as well but I'm happy with the one focal length, zoom with your feet dude.
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The problem I see with interchangeable lenses is neither the lenses nor the viewfinder, it's that you need a proper lens mount. If Nikon, for instance, had an EVIL lens mount, this would not be such a big problem, but Fuji is not in the market position to establish a new viewfinder.
 
From what I've read, you're limited to the one focal length because of the hybrid view finder.
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And since the optical viewfinder isn't the same type as on an SLR, the only easy way a zoom lens would work with this viewfinder is if the frame lines grew and shrank when you zoomed in and out. It would be doable because this is a Hybrid Viewfinder, where the framelines are electronic anyway. Of course, the EVF viewfinder would work like it does on EVIL cameras like the Panasonic-Olympus micro4/3 cameras, Sony NEX, Samsung whatchamacallit, and whatever else works.


Of course, it would be easier for people just to accept the fact that this camera doesn't have a zoom lens, and to wait for another manufacturer like Olympus to create a more professional EVIL camera. Olympus is supposedly working on one, and who knows what Pentax, Nikon (and Canon?) are working on. I bet they won't be as good, or as small, as the X100 in some ways, but in other ways, they'll be better.
 
Oooh, Unboxing pics.

The final box with the camera in it looks nice, should appeal to the rangefinder crowd, but the rest looks cheaper than the packaging for the Epson R-D1 I bought instead of an X100.
 
Even though I got a D7000 for my birthday last week (which is an extraordinary camera!), I'm a little jealous. The box is sexy, almost Apple-like, but at least in that light, the leather-like material looks a bit cheap and plasticky. My inner want one lamp is on!
 
OreoCookie said:
Even though I got a D7000 for my birthday last week (which is an extraordinary camera!), I'm a little jealous. The box is sexy, almost Apple-like, but at least in that light, the leather-like material looks a bit cheap and plasticky. My inner want one lamp is on!
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For a comparison R-D1 packaging/unboxing. The "foam" in this makes the Apple stuff look amazingly cheap.
 
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