Well, my prediction..

yayatosorus wrote:

fotosean wrote:

DarnGoodPhotos wrote:

fotosean wrote:

Most people that opine about the X100V's successor seem to mention IBIS in the next iteration. Ok, each user has their own reasons for purchasing cameras, specific or unique use cases. The X100V does not need IBIS, IMHO. If the next X100 comes out with IBIS as the most notable upgrade, likely it will change the form factor significantly. In that case, I would have absolutely no inclination to get the "latest and greatest," seeing as how the X100V performs so well without it.

Fuji could add three or four stop OIS without changing the form-factor nearly as much as adding IBIS would.

Maybe. But again, don't see why it would be needed at all. OIS is for video shooters and the X100 series is for photographers, not video bloggers.

I would have to respectfully disagree with that statement. From my own experience, IBIS serves the needs of photographers at least as much as videographers, if not more.

Most implementations of IBIS have yet to become fully optimized for video. It's great for locked-off shots, but once you start moving, there generally is some form of distortion/warping that occurs in the image corners.

For photography though, it sometimes means the difference between getting a decent shot or not.

I believe it could be especially useful on the X100 series as it is limited to a maximum aperture of f/2, which sometimes proves insufficient in dim light.

Fair enough. I understand that everyone has unique use cases, and there will be folks that believe IBIS is essential these days. I personally don't think the X100-series needs IBIS, for the reason I mentioned before (gonna change the form figure and make it much bigger.)

But I have to say I respectfully disagree with the low light struggles you reference. The closest thing I have to the X100V is the Z fc, and I usually keep the Z 40mm f/2 on it (as the Z primes I have are very good in low light but bulky on the Z fc. The X100V is miles better than the Z fc and the 40mm in low light. I like to do a lot of night street photography, and I can't remember the last time I needed to even use the superb fill flash on the X100V.