The Fujifilm X100 series of cameras is based on the design of the film rangefinder cameras favored by the legendary street and news photographers.
Mid-Century, hybrid, range finder design
The concept – a fixed 35mm lens, compact size and easy to find controls.
The benefits are twofold, more portable than a DSLR and less complex. The design takes away any excuses not to bring it along and the fixed lens forces one to work the scene rather that zooming all around.
The 35mm focal length is perfect for storytelling which is why street photographers and journalists favor it. And the fixed prime lens design provides sharp images, especially with Fujifilm’s new lens design.
I carried an earlier model of the X100 on a trip to Italy a few years back. I wanted something compact, discrete and easy to use. I was traveling with my wife on a Rick Steve’s tour and didn’t want to annoy her by fiddling around with a camera bag full of lenses. And when we were on the group tours,
I knew I might not have as much time as I wanted to play around with different lenses. I was also wary of crime so I didn’t want a tempting camera bag. T
The FujiFilm is compact but I wouldn’t exactly call it a pocketable camera. Maybe in the pocket of a backpack. Something like the Sony Cyber-Shot RX100 VII is much more pocketable, although not as comfortable to use with large hands.
Sample photographs from a previous version of the FujiFilm X100 from the Italy trip.
- Great photography every day, everywhere: X100V features a newly designed, incorporated 23-millimeter F2 lens, ensuring you preserve those special moments at maximum resolution with minimal distortion. It also offers an improved close focusing performance compared to previous X100 models, and, for the first time in the X100 line, you can keep making images even in the toughest conditions when you attach the optional adapter ring with the weather-sealing protection lens (sold separately). This outstanding lens retains the same slimline design as other X100 models, so it retains compatibility with existing WCL and TCL lens attachments.
- Designed for quality and speed: From fleeting holiday moments and family celebrations to hard-hitting visual stories and ever-changing city streets, X100V has been designed to always deliver exceptional image and video quality. Creating a tool this capable takes powerful technology; That’s why Fujifilm’s state-of-the-art X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-processor 4 combination sits at this camera’s core. Pairing this exceptional, 26.1MP, back-side illuminated sensor and powerful quad-core CPU results in incredible quality, wide dynamic range, lightning-fast processing, and precision AF performance, right down to -5EV.
- Two ways to see an Image: To truly convey the magic of a scene, you need to be immersed in the moment and X100V’s advanced hybrid viewfinder gives you everything you need to do exactly that. At the flick of a switch, you can change between the X100V’s 0.52x magnification optical viewfinder (OVF), which uses parallax-correcting frame lines to let you see outside the shot, and it’s 3.69M-dot OLED electronic viewfinder (EVF), which gives you a real-time preview of your exposure. You can even get the best of both worlds by using the electric rangefinder function (ERF) to activate a mini EVF display within the OVF window.
- Frame the perfect image: X100V has been specifically tailored for photographers who are never without a camera by their side and always ready to frame a moment.
- The two-way, tilting LCD touchscreen is a perfect example of Fujifilm’s tailored design. This new technology within the X100V offers quick, intuitive controls and makes struggling to frame images from difficult angles a thing of the past. Furthermore, when folded flat it fits seamlessly into the camera’s slimline body, and in doing so, this sophisticated LCD touchscreen finds the perfect balance between functionality and portability.
- Movies on the move: The X100V allows you to explore a whole new world of image-making with the ability to create stunning 4K video at 30 frames per second. Additionally, super slow-motion footage can be recorded using the camera’s full HD/120p setting, so you can relive details that would otherwise be missed by the naked eye.
- This professional-level quality is backed up by Fujifilm’s outstanding color reproduction technology and unique selection of in-camera film simulation modes, while those who need more fidelity can record 10-bit, 4:2:2 color via the HDMI port.
Fujifilm X100V Digital Camera – Silver
Accessories for the Fujifilm X100V
From the release of the first Fujifilm X100 camera, third-party manufacturers have released accessories for the camera to make the grip better, the button push smoother and to add ways to add more accessories. Plus camera cases including retro leather cases that complete the mid-century, photojournalist look.