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There are three new Fuji X100 reviews you can read today.
The Japanese website DC.watch (Click here) compared the Fuji X100 against the other fixed lens cameras. The Leica X1, Sigma DP1x and Ricoh GXR + GR LENS A12 28mm. The text is in Japanese and google translation tool does a terrible job here. So we can’t tel you what the tester conclusions is. But you can take a look at the full-size samples for yourself. And let me know what in your opinion is the best camera!
The french magazine Focus Numerique (Click here) finalized their X100 reviews. The google english translation amkes a little bit more of sense here: “the list of positives and negatives is symptomatic of this duality. Both the X100 we delivers good image quality, features innovative features such as hybrid viewfinder, so it is penalized by small faults (ergonomics, slow). Some of these shortcomings can probably be corrected by a simple firmware update (assign functions to the rocker back button to customize the RAW option to auto ISO sensitivity menu …), others are not. “
You can get the Fuji X100 on [shoplink 100018 eBay]eBay[/shoplink], or preorder on J&R and Digitalrev.
Another review by Sam Hurd (Click here).
Image samples and Hands-on on Flickr (Click here).
4 Responses
don’t forget my review! 🙂
http://www.samhurdphotography.com/?p=2609
Here is a “fine tuned” translation from a French reader :
La liste des points positifs et négatifs est symptomatique de cette dualité. Autant le X100 nous délivre une belle qualité d’image, dispose d’atouts novateurs comme le viseur hybride, autant il est pénalisé par des petits défauts (ergonomie, lenteurs). Certaines de ces lacunes peuvent sans doute être corrigées par une simple mise à jour du firmware (affecter des fonctions au basculeur arrière, personnaliser le bouton Raw, mettre l’option ISO automatique dans le menu sensibilité…), d’autres non.
The list of positive and negative points is symptomatic of this duality. On one side X100 camera can deliver good picture quality and owns innovative features such as an hybrid viewfinder but on the other side it is penalized by some little faults (ergonomics, slow operation). Some of these lacks can probably be corrected through a simple firmware update (possibility to set dedicated functions on the rear toggle switch, customized raw button, auto ISO function to be moved in the sensibilty menu…), others not.
I don’t know if it helps, but at least you have it now
Best Regards
Norwegian test: http://translate.google.no/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.akam.no%2Fartikler%2Ffujifilm_finepix_x100%2F93192&sl=no&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
Thanks for your review Sam – yours and several others I have read recently have convinced me I’d really like to get my hands on an X100. I’m taking a trip to Nepal to trek the Annapurna circuit later in the year and I would like to travel light – ie not be trying to change lenses in dusty or wet/cold environments. The fixed lens of the Fujifilm X100 seems ideal – do you think it would cope with those conditions?