Fujifilm FinePix X100 at Focus on Imaging 2011

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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7 Mar 2011 - 9:16 AM

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There is a relatively good number of Fujifilm FinePix X100's on display - around 4 cameras - so getting to try one is quite easy. The X100 has a novel optical / electronic viewfinder overlay that is worth seeing to full appreciate. The front switch is used to switch between the different optical / electronic views, and the lens has a manual aperture ring around it (as well as an Auto position).



The top has a number of manual controls, and dials for exposure, shutter speed, function button and flash hotshoe.



The screen on the back is bright, and the electronic spirit level is a useful feature. The camera's focusing speed was slower than some people had wished for - and it does seem to focus at roughly the same speed as a compact digital camera, although I have not done any scientific testing, so this is just my general hands-on opinion.

More pictures and details to follow... if you want to know anything about it, let me know and I can ask Fuji

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7 Mar 2011 - 9:44 AM

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I went to Focus yesterday with this camera No 1 on my list - and was very disappointed with the focusing.
It borders on the useless for capturing a 'snapshot moment'. That moment will have disappeared by the time the shutter is able to release. And this is a £1K camera?

Sorry Fuji - back to the drawing board.

RoyBoy

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7 Mar 2011 - 12:44 PM

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I also had a little go with this camera yesterday at Focus.

The camera was nice in the hand and good to look at. However the dials felt a bit "plasticy" and the write speed was diabolical for a camera just released onto the market. The "rep" said that he noticed this too (when I pointed it out) and "thinks" that maybe it is because the camera had a slowish card in it. Even it was the slowest card availble the write speed should had been better. Also would you not think that Fuji would have mad sure that there was a high speed card in the camera in order to show it at its best??

Regards
Roy

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7 Mar 2011 - 5:55 PM

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I didn't get past the Focus problem Josh. That did it for me.

Paul Morgan (e2 Member)

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7 Mar 2011 - 6:16 PM

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Quote: I didn't get past the Focus problem Josh. That did it for me

That`s off putting Mike, maybe there`s a firmware upgrade in the pipeline.


Quote: how did it do on manual pre-focus, could you set a hyperfocal distance easily? I was hoping for something that would autofocus focus like the Panasonic m4/3 cameras and have easy to use manual focus

I believe you can only do it via the rear screen John, would have been better with markers on the lens.

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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7 Mar 2011 - 7:03 PM

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Very much a rangefinder style camera, but without the rangefinder focusing system.





Nice aperture ring and lens hood

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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7 Mar 2011 - 7:10 PM

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Dynamic Range bracketing is one of the options, along with 5fps shooting.

Four shooting menus:

joshwa (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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7 Mar 2011 - 7:18 PM

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And finallly... (unless you want more!)

ISO100 - ISO12800 (and lots inbetween)