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I've got the same exact one from eBay on my X100. It's worked out great for me so far.

I like your pictures! I think the weather there is so unpredictable: some of your shots clearly show much worse weather, but in others like the Bixby bridge shot you seem to have better weather...

Thanks! :)

Beach at Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Point Lobos State Reserve, CA  Both photos were processed using PhotoScape: backlighting, sharpness increase and contrast enhancement.

0.1 Sharpness One or two hits of "Backlight" Low or Medium "Contrast Enhancement" / "Deepen" Agfa Film filters (where you see "fade")

Thanks... well that's my wife and I would say we are both amateurs, albeit I'm less of one because I was using the X100 95% of the time on this trip. This was really the first trip we had two...

Sure I had some issues with it, but overall I like the results. Here are some some example shots. I processed the JPEGs in PhotoScape  for the first time. But this tool will likely replace Picasa...

I will answer my own question: I was able to achieve similar film simulations using PhotoScape (freeware) Film Filters. Specifically the "Agfa - Middle" or "Agfa - High" filters. I used it on my...

Okay, I know you have mentioned it before, but how exactly do you get the washed out processing? If it's with LR, can you mention the usual settings?

I bought this camera as used, but I have a SquareTrade warranty on it. I am not sure if their shop will be able to fix this issue or not, perhaps they can send it to Fuji. In any case, when you say...

Like I said, all of these were shot in "Full Auto", I didn't choose the aperture, the shutter speed or ISO. The camera did. And that is why I think the camera is faulty.

May be you left the lens cap on...

Here are some sample shots...

Thanks for the detailed response. I don't remember if these were shots taken when the camera was starting or not... but I guess I could check by looking at the capture times and seeing if these...

I took my X100 along on a CA roadtrip recently and used it along side my D5000. I noticed that every now and then the X100 would shoot completely blown out and overexposed shots. This was totally...

I found the following on another board. Is it an accurate statement when it comes to the X100: "The exposure compensation only really changes shutter speed for sure in Aperture priority, and most...

Okay, thank you for the detailed explanation. So what I can do is change the the exposure compensation and the camera will automatically increase the shutter speed from what it originally thinks it...

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Ummmm.... because that is how you reduce camera shake or motion blur?!? I don't understand your point... I was getting a blurry shot with slow shutter speeds that the camera was picking for the...