I have a Fuji X100 update which is worth a new post. First image samples taken with a pre production camera are available at Akam.no.
Let us know what you think about it!
UPDATE: Images have been removed from the official website but they are still available at google chache (Click here). Thanks John for providing the link!
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he was to excited to take sharp pictures? the comparism to nikon is good, but the sample images are week. this can t be the real quality of the kamera
We are speaking about APS-C. As IQ goes, I want to see the edge details first.
High ISO IQ is kind of low prio to me – I am more interested hearing about AF speed in low light. (Since as I have learned, X100 is CDAF only.)
Of course things can change given it’s pre-production, but here’s what I found:
1) Sharpness and detail are good. Apparently a little better than D7000. The E5 has spoiled me though and most sample shots now seem to lack sharpness and detail.
2) High ISO is great, but with 12.3MP on APS-C it’s easier to get that kind of result in 2011. Smart move on their part. A good bit better than D7000.
So far I can’t see anything this camera does wrong if you’re looking for this form factor.
And yet another proof that we DON’T need more then 12mp
Haha, sound like ken Rockwell that was yelling in 2005 that nobody need more than 6mpx ..
If you need to make big print, you need as much mp as your print is large. Point.
Why no fashion photographer take picture with compact digital camera as Jurgen Teller or Terry Richardson used to do with analog compact in the nineties, exept hype? Because digital compact sucks for large print.
To “haha”
According to this samples the 12mp fuji clearly shows more detail then the 16.7mp Nikon D7000, how would the nikon(while having less detail) would print better then fuji?
Obviously, final IQ don’t depend ONLY on pixel count …
Pretty impressive noise performance. Looks to be better than current m4/3 sensors (maybe not the GH2).
Great detail in the tree shot with the path. All those little branches look very sharp, and only lose a bit of detail in the corners. CA looks well-controlled; just a hint in the upper right.
Bokeh looks pretty nice in the mitten+statue shot thanks to the circular aperture blades. The background branches look pretty smooth. I wish there was a shot with some out-of-focus highlights or a waist-up portrait to show how how that would look though.
Looks like Fuji’s got a nice offering for those who can afford it.
Noise is d7000 comparable so it looks much better than gh2
Which lens with D7000?
ISO performance looks great! Bokeh is smooth but that f/2 lens can’t do thin DOF except up close, which other than the price is the big negative I find with the X100.
Its more of 35mm WA fault then the f2,
The DOF should be similar to the pana 20mm f1.7 on M43
pana 20mm ƒ1.7 = 40mm ƒ3.4 in full frame terms
fuji 23mm ƒ2 = 35mm ƒ2.8
No, actually the apertures don’t change.
The amount of light, no.
But obviously he’s talking generally about DOF, not speed. Where a pana 20mm 1.7 = the same angle and DOF performance as a 40mm 3.4 on a full frame.
side note – I’m baffled with how much this is still discussed by so called photo enthusiasts… it’s pretty basic stuff.
In terms of DOF a full stop from f1.7 is f2.4 not f3.4 that’s two full stops, so still wrong 🙂
In terms of DOF, a “stop” means nothing.
Sure, aperture has nothing to do with DOF *rolleyes* Maybe look up the term f-stop?
jorgen – true. though not sure of the exact math of how many stops equivalent (dof wise) you loose when cropping.
bidou – fail.
Whoops, i forget the word “alone”…
So in terms of dof, just speaking of stop is stupid if you don’t compare focale and sensor size. For sensor cropping , just do the same as for focale : 23mm x 1.5 = 35, 2 x 1.5 = 3 in 35mm format.
pana 20mm ƒ1.7 = 40mm ƒ3.4 in full frame terms
fuji 23mm ƒ2 = 35mm “ƒ3.3”
Loving those Fuji colors! Even more so than Oly colors! And noise characteristics look excellent up to 3200. 6400 usable when necessary and 12800 in a pinch.
The colors are not bad at all, but to my eyes they are not the full-fledged Fuji colors I see in images by for example S3 or S5 cameras.
Well let’s hope that will be adjusted in the full production version.
Would love to, but at the same time I suspect that the sensor (in this case it’s a Sony made CMOS type) may contribute to the image (including color rendition).
I couldn’t get to see the sample photos you seem to see. But isn’t x100 promise to deliver three Fuji film simulations: Velvia, Provia and Astia? Those are all Fuji colors but they’re quite different from each other. What do you guys mean specifically when you say it’s not Fuji color (please explain as I couldn’t see the photos).
This test was not authorized by Fuji. And knowing this is preproduction (early firmware), iq can’t be judged already.
Shame the tester has no eye for photography. Very dull ‘snaps’ don’t show off the camera. However the IQ looks good.
If IQ is better than my EP-1 with Panny 20/1.7 (which it is bound to be) then I’ll probably buy one.
Those photos look very dull.
but to me personally i like the color output love it… fuji really stands out with colors compare to nikon canon and sony…
IMO the photos look great. Sharpness, color and high ISO performance are very impressive, seems like Fuji hit this nail on its head.
The ‘dullness’ some posters complain about should most likely be attributed to the Norwegian winter…
I agree that most pics could be attributed to the camera person and the winter. What bokeh cam be observed (last photo, pink glove) seems OK, would like to see what it does with point light sources.
Certainly don’t see anything to put me off the IQ!
That’s some serious JPEG engine there…
The Fujifilm X100 is similar to a Panasonic GF1 with a 20/1:7 only, or perhaps a Leica with a 35/2.8 lens. If you like the concept of a fixed lens where you have to move the camera in order to get closer to the subject, rather than zooming in on it, this seem very promising. Those of you who love the 20/1:7 and leaves home happily without any other lens in your pocket know what I mean. The camera is not for everyone and certainly not for everything, but for some of us, it might just be “the thing”, or the perfect “poor mans Leica”, as I like to call it.
The Norwegian pictures are not very exciting (and tattoos are not sharp in “the flesh” either lol) but they seem to have very little noise, even at ISO 1600.
“the perfect “poor mans Leica”, as I like to call it.”
Cough…hmmm…cough… Oh, really, so we owe it to you that this new generation of camera be nicknamed “the poor mans Leica” ?
He-he, of course not. I heard it a few times from others, often referring to the GF1 ;o)
That’s what I thought 😉
Anyway, I want it too and for exactly the same reasons 🙂
I called my Panny LX3 poor man’s Leica, and there is a basis for that! 😀
At $1200 (est.), it’s not really for poor people.
I really grok it though.
Compared to what would cost the same camera branded by Leica… not the shadow of a doubt…
ISO performance looks good, but I would like to see more high ISO pics in bad light conditions.
all images have gone from the site. has anyone made any backup? i would really love to see them!
For those who didn’t see it on time:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:b8KMiL53ngwJ:www.akam.no/artikler/fujifilm_x100/80789/2+site:akam.no+fujifilm_x100&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=cz
thanks a lot john! really impressive samples. iso800 from the X100 look no worse than iso100 from my GF1 🙁
“the perfect “poor mans Leica”, as I like to call it.”
Hmm. How about ‘Leica looky, Nikon worky’?
Are you suggesting a Nikon is better than a Leica? 😀
I wonder how fast the CDAF will be. This is Fuji’s first large sensor camera with CDAF. I think that will be one of the most important issues, since it’s being touted as a pro camera. I don’t know if anyone else remembers, but Oly’s first CDAF cam the “EP1” was an Olympus joke, when it first came out, as far as focus speed/shutter lag was concerned. I hope Fuji doesn’t do the same thing. The design is right the images look fairly good, but for 1200 bucks, it should have GH2 focus speed.
Though I personally don’t use CDAF, but it’ll be interesting to see how it’ll perform as it’s one of the features most people do use, if they’re using it to shoot fast moving object. Fuji has made a lot of P&S, so I wouldn’t worry too much though. As for whether the speed of CDAF will match its price tag, that’s another set of questions.
Where are those damn samples???
They said:
“After request from Fujifilm Norway, we agreed two remove the sample pictures from the site”
It’s well known Sony’s 12 MP CMOS sensor (D300, A700, Kx, Kr, D90, etc).
But according to Fuji, it’s a customized version. Customized specifically to the Fujinon lens used in that camera to maximizing light gathering.
The question is, how much (of color signature, for example) is brought to the image by the sensor (the impact
of that, in my opinion, it’s hard to wipe out 100%) and how much is coming from the Fuji tweaking of it?
You mean how likely the Sony sensor will show Fuji color in RAW? I would say probably it’ll still be Sony color. Fuji film simulation modes sound like art-filters to me. They probably would alter the color profile after the picture was captured. What the customized sensor does is just alter the diode placements so it’ll fit the character of Fuji’s fixed lens, allowing better light capture. Nothing on the website says Fuji customized the sensor so they’ll look Fuji color.