Hands-on with the Fujifilm X100S
CES 2013: We got a chance to get our hands on a near-to-production example of Fujifilm's X100S, to fill-in the details we couldn't cover in our preview. The button layout of the camera is now finalized and the camera's focus and manual focus systems are fully working (and rather impressive), so read our hands-on article to find out how big a difference that little 'S' makes.
Click here to read our Fujifilm X100S hands-on article from the CES 2013 show, with impressions of the camera's performance.
Click here to read the preview, which explains the X100S' features and enhancements over the original X100.
And click here to read more about the X100S' unique 'Digital Split Image' manual focus aid.
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