X100V or 23mm F1.4 WR

LiamoLuo wrote:

Hey,

I feel really torn, and trying to prevent myself just doing both! I currently have a x100t which is my most used camera when out and about with family or my girlfriend. I also use a X-H1 and have a 35mm F1.4 as well as a 55mm f1.2. I mostly use the 56mm as it’s just dreamy. Winter is arriving in the UK so I love the low light capability of the f1.2, but my preference focal range is 35mm equivalent. I don’t really use the 35mm f1.4 as it’s just never been a focal range I’ve got on with too well

Unsure if I should upgrade my most used camera (x100t) as it appears the x100v has better iso performance for low light, or invest in the new upcoming 23mm lens. The 23mm lens is cheaper then the x100v and both offer WR which is something I want in my next lens (again, to help during the winter and poor weather)

I rarely find my x-H1 a pain to carry as I use peak design capture clips and slings, even with the 56mm on it. But there’s always been a magic to the x100 series that’s hard to resist.

Can anyone help a guy decide between his head and his heart!?

If low light photography and sharpness are priorities for you, I would agree with a previous poster that the X-H1+23mm F1.4 would be better than the X100V. Throw IBIS into the mix for static subjects, and you're many stops brighter than the X100V.

It sounds to me that portability is another priority of yours, as the X100T is your most used camera. My opinion may not be the most popular here on the Fuji forum, but I'm going to suggest that you seriously look into the Ricoh GR IIIx, which is the most portable APS-C on the market today. Its focal length at 40mm is very close to that of the X100V. Not only that, the GR IIIx has IBIS, which the X100V does not have. This will help with low light, but you have to remember that the Ricoh is a F2.8 lens versus the F2 on the X100V. I don't own the Ricoh, but many people have reported being able to shoot slower than 1/10 of a second. The icing on the cake is that the Ricoh retails for $1,000 versus the $1,400 for the X100V. Of course, it would be foolish not to recognize that the Ricoh has many weaknesses when compared with the X100V, but I've pretty much made up my mind that the Ricoh GR IIIx is going to be my EDC camera. Worst-case scenario, you have more options, and options are usually a good thing!