Author Topic: Fuji Finepix x100s - thoughts? (Read 7094 times)

Silken Photography · « **on:** July 29, 2013, 23:32 »

I got sucked in by my desire to have a top-notch carry-around camera and all the good reviews and my pre-order came in yesterday. So far, so good, but I haven't had much chance to really play with it as I've worn the battery down twice already, and I have to do this other small thing called a paying job. Anyone else looked at one or picked one up?

Ploink · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2013, 00:41 »

Quote from: Silken Photography on July 29, 2013, 23:32

Anyone else looked at one or picked one up?

Mine is supposed to arrive end of this week. I'm looking forward to having a capable camera that is small enough to be carried with me all the time - not to mention I love the retro look of it

Silken Photography · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2013, 18:18 »

I think I must be the only person in the world for whom the retro look does nothing. But then I don't think I've ever seen a camera I thought looked especially good, though I do fall in love with a good camera's output easily enough!

elvinstar · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2013, 21:25 »

You're not the only one!

Xanox · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2013, 21:44 »

on paper it sounds good to walk around with a retro camera and a nice prime lens but then when you're in the field you quickly realize how limiting and frustrating is to work with a fixed focal lenght and how many good images you lose because there's no physical space to "zoom with your feet".

as a low-profile walkaround setup i would stick with a cheap D5200 + 17-55 kit lens, the sensor is almost as good as the D600 and you will look like a random tourist, nobody will notice and you can get it new for around 650$.

in daytime you can make kicka-ss images with the D5200 sensor, better than Fuji by all means.

Silken Photography · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2013, 00:22 »

Elvinstar: Good to know!

Xanox: But that setup won't fit in my handbag (I always carry the smallest bag I can get away with for phone, wallet, sometimes a book; I'm not one of those people who carts the kitchen sink around with them). The x100s will. I've tried carrying a G12 and I found the zoom was rarely all that useful. I figured the x100s would be a nice upgrade from the G12.

Xanox · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2013, 00:37 »

ok but what's the point having a small camera if you lose many good shots due to lack of zoom ?

if a D5200 is overkill try with a D3200 or maybe a Sony NEX ?

Beppe Grillo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2013, 01:09 »

Quote from: Silken Photography on July 31, 2013, 00:22

But that setup won't fit in my handbag (I always carry the smallest bag I can get away with for phone, wallet, sometimes a book;

What you need is a 41 Mpix Nokia 808

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My doubt with the Finepix x100s is the limitation due to a "only" medium wide angle lens (not so good for portrait, not so good for landscape)

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2013, 01:52 »

Quote from: Xanox on July 30, 2013, 21:44

when you're in the field you quickly realize how limiting and frustrating is to work with a fixed focal lenght and how many good images you lose because there's no physical space to "zoom with your feet".

That's true but there's also an alternative argument that a fixed length forces you to think more carefully about what you are seeing and, rather than just taking the obvious shots, can lead to some good pictures that you wouldn't hunt out if you had the ease of the zoom. I guess that depends on the individual user's way of handling the restrictions it imposes - or, indeed, their self-discipline in seeing while using a zoom. I know I approach things differently, depending on what I'm using

Ploink · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2013, 02:57 »

Quote from: Silken Photography on July 30, 2013, 18:18

I think I must be the only person in the world for whom the retro look does nothing. But then I don't think I've ever seen a camera I thought looked especially good, though I do fall in love with a good camera's output easily enough!

I should have been more precise, it's not only the look, it's the return of design elements that were there on my first camera (dating myself here

): An aperture ring on the lens, separated dials for exposure compensation and shutter speed, an optic viewfinder on a "compact" camera, etc...

As Paul said above, I approach things differently depending on which camera I use - I also admit that I'll probably going to use it for "pleasure photography", rather than "business photography"

Xanox · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2013, 05:35 »

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on July 31, 2013, 01:52

That's true but there's also an alternative argument that a fixed length forces you to think more carefully about what you are seeing and, rather than just taking the obvious shots, can lead to some good pictures that you wouldn't hunt out if you had the ease of the zoom. I guess that depends on the individual user's way of handling the restrictions it imposes - or, indeed, their self-discipline in seeing while using a zoom. I know I approach things differently, depending on what I'm using

yeah but i'm a zoom guy, i can't get fun without a zoom, primes are ok indoors but no fun in outdoors as far as i'm concerned, so many times i shoot a building or a monument and there's a road in the middle or electric cables or whatever other distraction .. with a zoom i get the right shot, with a prime i would be forced to find a plan B or to crop in photoshop but is this photography ? photography to me is first and foremost a good framing from a good position, distance, point of view, etc

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2013, 06:09 »

Quote from: Xanox on July 31, 2013, 05:35

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on July 31, 2013, 01:52
That's true but there's also an alternative argument that a fixed length forces you to think more carefully about what you are seeing and, rather than just taking the obvious shots, can lead to some good pictures that you wouldn't hunt out if you had the ease of the zoom. I guess that depends on the individual user's way of handling the restrictions it imposes - or, indeed, their self-discipline in seeing while using a zoom. I know I approach things differently, depending on what I'm using

yeah but i'm a zoom guy, i can't get fun without a zoom, primes are ok indoors but no fun in outdoors as far as i'm concerned, so many times i shoot a building or a monument and there's a road in the middle or electric cables or whatever other distraction .. with a zoom i get the right shot, with a prime i would be forced to find a plan B or to crop in photoshop but is this photography ? photography to me is first and foremost a good framing from a good position, distance, point of view, etc

Yeah, I'm not sure that 35mm equivalent is really going to make people think about composition. I happen to like 180mm on a 6x6, which I suppose is a bit like 135mm on a full frame 35mm camera, and that does make you stop and think.

Xanox · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2013, 11:19 »

to each his own but for travel images i always need at least a wide angle, while zooms are great for details, many times i see nice decorations on roofs or whatever and i couldnt make a good framing of that with a cheap 18-55 or 24-70.

on the other side a super-wideangle opens up a lot of new possibilities, so many times i enter a temple or a building and you can't fill the frame with a wide angle, in plus a superwideangle doesnt need fast shutter speeds and this is very useful in dark indoors.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2013, 12:47 »

Just bought a EOS-M with the 22mm lens, $299 I like the color and the sensor, I'll see how it goes after I use it a bit. At $1000 less than the Finepix x100s, and black, I'm pretty happy so far.

No I'm not a fan of being locked into a 22mm prime lens, but there's give and take in everything. Small, unobtrusive looking camera. Might be interesting.

Finepix x100s looks like a nice camera.

Quote from: Silken Photography on July 29, 2013, 23:32

I got sucked in by my desire to have a top-notch carry-around camera and all the good reviews and my pre-order came in yesterday. So far, so good, but I haven't had much chance to really play with it as I've worn the battery down twice already, and I have to do this other small thing called a paying job. Anyone else looked at one or picked one up?

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