X100v OVF

Thanks for your post, which interests me very much and makes points that I myself am a bit concerned about. I've ordered an X100V (black) -- probably won't have it for some weeks. It will be my first Fuji camera. My current main cameras are a Sony A7 III and a Sony RX10 IV, both of which have pretty good EVFs and terrific autofocus.

What I like about the idea of the OVF as I understand it's implemented in the X100V is that I'll be able to see more of the scene in front of me than I'm going to capture. That sounds useful.

But I really do not understand how you focus with the X100V and I'm looking forward to learning when I get mine. The autofocus on my current Sony cameras is tremendous so I'm not hoping for the X100V to be better -- but I do hope it's not worse.

Sean Reid's outstanding website https://www.reidreviews.com/ has a number of articles about the X100V, the X-PRO3 and a fantastic old article about the various different types of finders. It's all behind a paywall but very much worth the price of admission. He's extremely fond of Leica rangefinders and so also very keen on certain Fuji cameras like the X100V and the X-PRO3. His article on the varieties of finder is the best thing I've ever read on the subject and very thought-provoking. But it is also a bit, well, "philosophical" might be too strong, so I'll just say abstract. I like this sort of thing. But in the end, it's also the case that I use the camera as a tool to take photos. Reid is fond of the experience of shooting with rangefinder-style OVF. True he thinks it leads to better photos. I'm not so sure but am eager to find out.

William