rather complicated

jebo1 wrote:

The review is strictly personal. I apologize if I have offended some people. I will ask to withdraw my review.:-)

I bought the camera because it seems a nice and handy camera and has good reviews. On the positive side is the image quality and of course it seems very well made and has that retro appeal. On the negative side for me the points I already mentioned. It is not nice if the battery is drained and you have to carry extra batteries which of course is a solution. I do have that nice fuji leather case but also here the ergonomics are just not that great. You should be able to leave the camera in the case to switch the battery or sd-card. It has that very well invented lip in the bottom. So far so good, however I still have to take it out of the case because the plastic cover does not open in that position. Sorry to mention that!:-(

Hmm, let's phrase it this way... the "only one" who could feel offended by your "review" is the X100T itself. "How dare you to judge me if you neither know me nor understand me!"

But as science thinks that "things" do not have such human emotions, all fine... most likely!

So feel free to state your strictly personal opinion about this camera... while I feel free to question the phrase "review" in this context.

But allow me also some remarks about the negative aspects of the camera you stated...!

The "flash is underpowered"... so what did you expect from an integrated flash? That it will illuminate a cathedral? But as you also value the camera in a negative way regarding portraits you may want to investigate a little the benefit of a leaf shutter in combination with flash... maybe that will put the performance of the flash and the camera in regards to portrait photography in another context.

"Switches off and on too easily"... sure, there are cameras where the on/off switch is more firm. But in all the years I have had never ever the situation where the camera turned itself ON on its own in my bag and that way drained its battery completely, at least as long as you pay some attention to it.

The "nice Fuji leather case" and its problems to change the battery and / or sd card... really? What about figuring that out by just looking at the images of the product? What about going for a third party solution that allows that without taking the camera out?

Finally... ergonomics of the camera! In easy terms... ergonomics are quite subjective. Some like it in a given camera, some don't. Maybe that's the reason that there is a plethora of camera models available in the market... so the customer can choose what he or she likes. The only obligation for the customer... to check that aspect upfront, to not go wrong, to not being disappointed in the end.

You bought the camera because it seems nice and handy and has good reviews...! Hmm, maybe you checked the wrong, means "questionable", reviews... ?

Herbert