X-T100 viewfinder

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Imaging resources claims X-T10 has 17.5mm eyepoint. Now not sure if I can trust this data...

What is the issue for glasses user, I don't where glasses, the x-t100 is a fabulous camera though, you will be pleased by its image quality, really pleased, all Fuji's are not the same

Issue with glasses that you eye can not be close enough to viewfinder to view 100% of content -- simply because you can not put it closer than you glasses allow. E.g. if I will view in viewfinder than the closes I can get my eye to it defined by how far my glasses glass is from my eye. Hope that gives a view. A bigger eyepoint value is -- the more far away you eye can be from viewfinder and still see 100% of content. I tried X-T100 and for me I lost about 30%-40% of content inside viewfinder with glasses on. On PEN-F (20 mm eyepoint) I also loose something but like 10 % corners, not so critical, so I guess from 21 mm eyepoint for me viewfinder works with glasses well.

You can always put glasses away, but this is a hassle for sure, so if there is choice I will try to avoid camera that force me to do that. That's sad, cause as u mentioned -- X-T100 seemed like a very nice cheap step in into Fuji for me, on paper.

I can hold the camera quite a distance away from my eye and see the evf quite clearly, I am surprised it doesn't work with glasses.

I was also surprised, tbh. Last time I had such a crumped view through viewfinder with glasses on old Nikon D70, which had fairly bad viewfinder. But I tried X-T100 very shortly, so maybe I need to back to store and try again, maybe I missed something?

As someone who wears glasses, the viewfinder doesn't bother me at all. It's the same size as the X-T20/30 so I find the viewfinder to be adequate.

As you said, the X-T100 seemed nice on paper, but after owning it and using it over the past three months, it's been very disappointing.

Really? What is disappointing to you? Can u please share?

Well, it's a slow camera, and misses focus more than any other Fuji camera I've owned. The X-T1, which is 5 years old, has better AF capabilities, and even the X-Pro1 doesn't hunt as bad as the X-T100 at night time. Images at any ISO tend to display strange color noise patterns throughout the image. The video has excessive noise even at ISO 400, which is the lowest you can go with the X-T100. C-AF in video tends to hunt constantly, and sometimes even loses the subject.

Its strengths are only two: The articulating screen, and the Bayer sensor, but overall, I would say that the X-T100 is a sluggish camera, with disappointing image quality. It's a shame, since this was a missed opportunity by Fuji to make a great vlogging camera. As a matter of fact, I'm selling mine to pick up an X-T30.

Your experience with the camera is so different from mine. I wonder if copy variation is in play? Sounds like we're using 2 different cameras.

Sal

That could very well be the issue, but I'm not willing to get a second body to find out if that is indeed the case. I'm extremely disappointed with its performance, and most of the issues I'm having could be solved by firmware updates, but these low-tier cameras often see little to no updates. The last firmware update (Ver. 2.00) only added gimmicky features, but did not improve its performance. It's sad because I really wanted to like this camera, but it doesn't meet my expectations. Who knows, maybe the X-T200 brings a better performing camera (although it's highly unlikely) and I may end up buying one. If I could do it all over again, I would've picked up a X-T20 or X-E3, which are speed demons in comparison.

I looked carefully the X-E20 but, for landscape photography it fell a bit short of the X-T100.  It still has an X-Trans sensor, has no Bluetooth, has no top ISO dial, doesn't have the wide AE bracketing range (9 frames) and if course doesn't  have the articulated LCD screen.

The AF on the X-T100 is faster than my previous X-E2 (more than enough for my needs) and the build quality is much better.  I do hope that the X-T200 has IBOS.  That would be great!  

Sal