What Camera... Fuji X100

[Cliotoby]

Right some bloke on here bought a point and shoot and the photos were awesome. I remember seeing him post some photos of an airport.

I seem to remember it looking quite 'vintage' was it the Fujifilm X100?

Were they any good? Want a point and shoot for holiday but frankly i find carting a dslr about a pain in the arse.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

X100's are £500+ .. the 'S' is around a K, IIRC.

It's not quite a point and shoot though haha... and yes they're bloody immense if you know what you're doing with them.

The 'Vintage' look would more than likely have been added during PP but perhaps it has a Sepia mode .. I'm not sure - I haven't used one properly.

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I think the vintage look he's referring to is the body style.

I can't remember who had one though. Not cheap especially for a holiday point and shoot camera imo.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I think the vintage look he's referring to is the body style.

I can't remember who had one though. Not cheap especially for a holiday point and shoot camera imo.

I assumed the photos of the airport were vintage

Dan Freeman has/had one .. Woody (planetx) too. Still has his ...

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

Oh maybe then. Not sure.
Woody doesn't come on anymore does he?
Didn't Brazo get a decent non DSLR?

 

[riz]

I'm selling a Fuji X10 on talk photography. That's a good point and shoot.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Oh maybe then. Not sure.
Woody doesn't come on anymore does he?
Didn't Brazo get a decent non DSLR?

Woody has gone deep into enemy territory and is currently on radio silence as far as posting on CS goes

Brazo probably just uses an old camera phone but he'll still get silly-good images. I think he's on the 4/3 bandwagon these days ... I want to say Sony [without checking ]

 

[Brazo]

I got a Sony RX10 which is like a bridge camera, still have my Sony SLT and minolta lens collection!

 

[Mr Burns]

I've sold my DSLR and use a Canon SX50 bridge camera. I'm very happy with it.

 

[Cliotoby]

X100's are £500+ .. the 'S' is around a K, IIRC.

It's not quite a point and shoot though haha... and yes they're bloody immense if you know what you're doing with them.

The 'Vintage' look would more than likely have been added during PP but perhaps it has a Sepia mode .. I'm not sure - I haven't used one properly.

Thanks people

Yeah I ment the body rather than the images. i just remember the shots being insanely good and thinking it would be a good buy so not to have to cart a dslr about.

GF would be contributing some cash towards it so the total price wouldn't be so bad but you're right its a batty price for a holiday point and shoot. not to say it wouldn't get used elsewhere. I do miss the image quality of the DLSR I had and the point and shoot we have is frankly turd and I miss playing about with all the settings.

The S would be too expensive. £500 I could justify

Are there any other good ones we could look into? Im not after a bridge camera like the SX50 STE Burns suggested. Really find the X100's compact-ness appealing

 

[Niall]

I think the OP is talking about Dan Freeman’s work with his X100. IIRC the airport had sort of circular dish things on the roof?

I quite fancy an X100 myself for a small camera to take around but I couldn’t justify it seeing as I could get another DSLR lens for the price of one.

 

[ukaskew]

The X100 is an awesome camera, a lot of fun to use.

I had one briefly, but I had an X-E1 with a 35mm so it was overkill to have both, a few shots: https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=X100&w=43894860@N00

 

[Cliotoby]

I think the OP is talking about Dan Freeman’s work with his X100. IIRC the airport had sort of circular dish things on the roof?

I quite fancy an X100 myself for a small camera to take around but I couldn’t justify it seeing as I could get another DSLR lens for the price of one.

Rings a bell actually so does the name. Sure there was a b&w photo with some yellow in it, i think he had just got it and was 'messing about with it' and then not long after posted some shots of a stream perhaps his girlfriend was in the photo as well........ I dont own a DSLR currently but would prefer something like the X100 for size.

The X100 is an awesome camera, a lot of fun to use.

I had one briefly, but I had an X-E1 with a 35mm so it was overkill to have both, a few shots: https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=X100&w=43894860@N00

Any particular reason you got rid of the X100? I take it the X-E1 has changable lenses?

Interesting photos thanks! GT1 is stunning.

 

[MattT]

I have the x100s and got it really as a decent travel camera - which it's great at, so small and light weight. I have hardly used my DSLR since I bought it it's that good.
That said, it does take quite a bit of getting used to - the fixed lens, you do end up having to change the way you take photos. But I always looked at that as a creative challenge. It has a lot of 'Instagram' style filters built-in, which although are fun to play around with at first, I found myself getting a little bored of them. The film effects are much better - I love shooting black & white stuff with the S, it's great! It's also great in low-light (lack of noise at high ISO), but it does work differently to an SLR in very low light situations - i.e. almost darkness and shutter speeds of around 30secs.

The only issue I've had is the buttons on the back stopped working. Ended up going back to Fuji who repaired it and serviced it for free. I haven't heard of this problem from anyone else - so just one of those freak things I suppose.

I'm very much still learning how to get the best from mine, but it's definitely a camera I'd recommend.
My Flickr

 

[Clart]

I had one too, i'd definately have another. As said the fixed lens makes you work for the image more, but can always during post processing as the IQ is so good.

I also had a Sony RX100 which is another impressive compact.

 

[Cliotoby]

Great thanks both. Ill have a look through your flickr Matt.

Had a quick look in a local camera shop and they had the X100 (and also XE1 as mentioned in here somewhere) but the guy was busy so I didnt have a play with it. £600 in store. Bigger than I thought.

Comparing the X100 and X100s. Few minor specs aside, the ISO is a lot higher on the S but the X100 doesnt exactly seem lacking. Would you rather have the S? Seems a little too expensive really.

 

[Niall]

The S is said to have a vastly improved focussing system, just said to be a much more sorted camera

 

[Cliotoby]

Went into a local store again today. £600 for the X100 but supposedly comes with a few bits and pieces (IDK what but no case)

Just looking at the prices of the S....

Why are they showing up as £600-ish ? Am I missing something?!?!?

LINKY TO GOOGLE SHOPPING

I thought these were £1000+


Can anyone recommend a reputable website to purchase please?

If the S is going to be about £600 then Ill go for that instead

 

[Billy]

I have an X100s it's an brilliant camera and produces superb images, I have mine set to B&W with +2 contrast +1 sharpening to get the images I want without having to process them.

Love the camera.

 

[Cliotoby]

Cheers dude

 

[Red Cup]

Went into a local store again today. £600 for the X100 but supposedly comes with a few bits and pieces (IDK what but no case)

Just looking at the prices of the S....

Why are they showing up as £600-ish ? Am I missing something?!?!?

LINKY TO GOOGLE SHOPPING

I thought these were £1000+


Can anyone recommend a reputable website to purchase please?

If the S is going to be about £600 then Ill go for that instead

The low priced sellers will be grey imports from Hong Kong etc. Read up on what that means and see if it's worth it for the saving. I bought my Canon 7D from DigitalRev in HK, which saved me about £350. That's a second camera though so if I need to send it back overseas for any reason I have my main camera in the meantime.

 

[Cliotoby]

The low priced sellers will be grey imports from Hong Kong etc. Read up on what that means and see if it's worth it for the saving. I bought my Canon 7D from DigitalRev in HK, which saved me about £350. That's a second camera though so if I need to send it back overseas for any reason I have my main camera in the meantime.

Right! Ok thats food for thought. Maybe best getting that X100 locally then
Thanks

 

[Šįk]

Brilliant little camera, I had mine for abit but sold it on as it didn't suit my needs being a fixed lens. Bellows a few varied shots I took with mine. One thing I loved about it was the image quality and colours it have. Awesome!

Fords by Piers Hodgson, on Flickr

Wedding by Piers Hodgson, on Flickr

Hugo by Piers Hodgson, on Flickr

Langdale by Piers Hodgson, on Flickr

 

[Niall]

I'm considering one as a smaller camera to carry around on a daily basis, just as a bit of fun too as something different. Probably second hand to keep the price down too.

 

[Šįk]

Anyone used the fuji x-e1? Would it produce the same quality images as the x100? Or is the IQ better overall on the x100?

 

[ukaskew]

Anyone used the fuji x-e1? Would it produce the same quality images as the x100? Or is the IQ better overall on the x100?

Depends which lens you bolt onto the X-E1, but it's very similar to the X100 operationally and a fair bit quicker. The 23mm 1.4 or 35mm 1.4 on the X-E1 is in my opinion a better set-up than an X100 in terms of image quality, but you lose out on silent shooting, built-in ND filter and size.

 

[Šįk]

Depends which lens you bolt onto the X-E1, but it's very similar to the X100 operationally and a fair bit quicker. The 23mm 1.4 or 35mm 1.4 on the X-E1 is in my opinion a better set-up than an X100 in terms of image quality, but you lose out on silent shooting, built-in ND filter and size.

Would be looking at the 14mm, 18-55 or 60mm macro & the 55-200mm.

do you have any sample shots handy mate? I read the colours from the xe1 arnt as good, is this correct?

 

[ukaskew]

Would be looking at the 14mm, 18-55 or 60mm macro & the 55-200mm.

do you have any sample shots handy mate? I read the colours from the xe1 arnt as good, is this correct?

Lots: https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=43894860@N00&q=x-e1

Different sensor in the X-E1 vs the original X100, some prefer the colours from the X100 sensor but the differences are fairly minimal in my opinion.