Thinking of selling my brand new X100V

Vetteran wrote:

About 9 months ago, I added my name to my local camera store’s waiting list for a black X100V. This past Friday a silver X100V came in and I purchased it. Also bought the Fuji black case, a NiSi UHD UV filter/hood.

Since you already bought a couple of accessories, it seems like you had strong reasons not only to order the camera, but also be willing to wait so many months in order to finally receive it. From what I've read you seem not even to gave it a real chance, you only got it a couple of days ago, how much did you use it, how often did you get out and take some shots with it?

When I got home, charged the battery and placed an LCD protector on the LCD. Checked out the camera to make sure it’s working (took a few shots) although shutter count registers “0”. Didn’t even unpack the strap and put it on the camera.

That's something which also baffled me at first, however it seems like Fujifilms shutter count works different than some of the other brands. It only registers in steps of a hundred shots. So once you hit 100 on the count, it will show 100. Once you hit 200, it will show 200. I also don't really know why this is important on a new camera.

The camera is beautiful but just does not check all my boxes. I use Leica X series which are growing old, VLUX 114, and Nikon D750s. As different as night and day.

Bottomline, unless I have an epiphany, I will probably sell the camera, if there is no hassle in doing so. In the interim, I’ll keep it in the box.

I must be crazy.

Sort of... I mean the X100V is everything but a new camera, so there are tons and I mean tons of ressources out there to get an idea about what kind of camera you can get. Reviews from technical sites like this one, photography blogs from both professionals, enthusiasts as well as mere amateurs sharing their experiences. Youtube is loaded with tons of videos about the V.

Since you waited so long for a not quite cheap camera, I'd think you knew what you were getting into. You also failed to share why you are having second thoughts or why it does bother you now that you got it. The menu system is quite different from Nikon and Leica, so you need to give it a fair chance in order to handle it.

Keeping it in the box in my opinion is the worst thing you can do. The only way to know whether that camera is for you or not is taking it out and use it. By just letting it sit there the situation won't get any better. The X100V is still in high demand, so selling a pretty much brand new unit second hand will be simple and you should still get a very good price for it. I'd rather use it for a month and, if you really don't like it, resell it for a small hit and take it as loan for de facto renting the camera.