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Started Feb 3, 2022 | User reviews thread
AE Conrady
AE Conrady Regular Member • Posts: 252
Re: easy if you understand photography, it's not if you don't
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jebo1 wrote:

I have no problem shooting this camera but find it overcomplicated. Take for example the menu buttons besides on the backside. It is very easy to accidentally press them and enter into macro mode. The fact that it switches on and off that easily means that I have to use the special leather case and cannot for example put it in a pouch. Thus it is not really pocketable like a rollei 35 was for example. The image quality, however, is very nice and it has a silent shutter which is a definite plus.

The X100V has a somewhat nicer button arrangement against the T, in MPOV but isn't less complicated. Keep in mind that in "P"-mode you can shoot like any other point-and-shoot camera, so no need to look for buttons. You shoot RAW, so most things can be done during development. Most of the buttons can be blocked, if that is a solution for you. I use mine with the Fujifilm leather case which can be purchased for a lower price, sometimes (got mine as a "refurbished" item).

It not only is silent: Minimum flash sync speed is 1/2000 sec., even the build in flash is useful at daylight. Yes, it's no match to the size of a Rollei 35. It is more like a Leica CL or a Yashica electro 35cc.

Fujifilm X100V

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