Photography

I stopped by the local camera shop today and took a look at the new Fujifilm x100v. Just a few thoughts... you can read all the specs and reviews online... Disclaimer: I own and like the x100t. Photo credit: Fujifilm USA The x100v is a 23mm F/2.0 fixed le...  

the first time I met you in Tokyo, which is about the time I started taking up photography, I was using the X100S, an excellent little camera that did everything. You also gave me a great piece of advice - put it on full auto mode for street. I'm sure thi... 

the thing about the x100t is that it's ISO-less or near-ISO-less so there is an incredable range during post processing... plus "A-Mode" puts you in the ball park exposure wise... I also shoot using face recognition as the default... and at 35mm equivalen... 

3.0 inch, aspect ratio 3:2... approx. 1.62 millions dots tilting ** touch ** screen color LCD monitor (approx. 100% coverage)

so one of my concerns was dealing with a 35mm equivalent fixed lens camera... it's not been an issue. In the final analysis I ended up shooting in-camera jpgs and even then the results were such that I could crop down to get the "zoom" level that I wanted... 

Still quite small, but now you can use other lenses when you want, too. Fuji's 14mm (21mm equiv.) is really great, for example. If you're in Japan, you should have access to a huge selection of vintage lenses in excellent condition...

and some excellent lens options depending on the situation / requirements. For me... the 'target' for this bit of gear was a fixed lens social media solution that produced quality images in a small package. My dSLR kit is the Canon 5D II, which I am happy... 

There is some really neat Leica stuff on www.japancamerahunter.com

I met him years ago during a photo workshop. He has an office near my home and I run into him quite often, particularly around lunch time ; ) I have some of his film cases (red for color / black for b&w) in both 5 and 10 roll size (35mm film), plus a coup... 

I went to the FujiFilm website to learn more. Impressive camera!

One of the reasons for going with the x100t when it came out was quality vs. size, particularly for friends & family, food photos, and posting when on the road... still mostly a film shooter but I like to do quick updates. I had been using a small point &... 

to pre order the special package of X100V but I decided not to, the plus point is the weather resistance, I stick with 100F at the mean time

I agree... it would take something very special to upgrade from the x100f or x100t... the latter in my case. Casey

mean time still thinking hard on Contax T3 while testing it

Some consider it the best of the best compacts... the downside of the camera is the expense [used] and no official repairs. Casey

I have the x100t, which is 2 versions old (x100f & x100v) and already the hybrid optical / electronic rangefinder style viewfinder was excellent. The x100v has a 1/2 inch viewfinder with 0.52x magnification... as well as a new (compared to the x100f) 3.69...