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Happy with my purchase, but .......

Started Jun 29, 2021 | User reviews thread
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Re: Happy with my purchase, but .......
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nurseMarty wrote:

Dear Jimmy:

Congratulations on your V purchase.

I’ve read many of the reviews and want to purchase the V too. As hard as it is, I’m opting to skip this iteration. Have the S and T so I understand the pleasure surrounding this body. I’m holding out for IBIS. My guess is the VI will have this feature in a couple years.

…it’ll never have IBIS - which can be more flexible for MILCs (with downsides that don’t make sense with OVFs such as constant whirling gyro noise of the video orientated XS10, and battery drain), but as a fixed lens camera it may have OIS.

I’m finding the leaf-shutter enough of a bonus vs slapping mirrors or FF curtain shutters, also the visual noise levels are low and the high ISO grain very likeable. For much of what the X100 series is aligned to - photographing people, you generally need to keep the SS high rather than in the low OIS requiring territory. In fact that’s something I like about this camera, that every is bolted down, solid lens no IOS floating elements, solid sensor no IBIS.

IMO there’s only one thing missing from the 100v and that’s a 2-axis tilt screen. The 1-axis is proving to be of great benefit, but I’m sorely wishing it had the portrait orientation tilt also.

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