Well, my prediction..

DarnGoodPhotos wrote:

Our Lego club does public displays and I go to lego conventions. When you combine lower indoor light with f5.6-f8 for deep enough depth of field, I would really like a couple of stops stabilization to drop the ISO down to 800 or so.

Fuji could use OIS instead of IBIS to avoid changing the body size.

Yep, they could.

Don't get me wrong. Would IBIS or even OIS be nice to have? Well, sure it would.

But I am a big believer in the ol' 'if it ain't broke..." theory. As it stands, the X100V in current configuration is just perfection. I've even stopped lusting after the Leica Q2 now. The last camera I had that evoked similar thoughts was either my D500 or my old Nikon FM2N....a LONG time ago

I'm leaving for the Bay of Monterey tomorrow for my first return to the most beautiful place in America since I last left there, 1988. Speaking of the FM2N, please see attached. Newly minted buck sergeant, happy as hell to get out of Army Infantry and land in the greatest duty station in the history of the US military. Taken one month into the 54 week basic Russian course.

Stop snickering. That was the look back then

Leaving the Nikon bodies and glass at home, traveling lite and fast with the X100V and the RX100 VII. I'll stop by here after I get back and post low-light captures from the Old Fisherman's Wharf and Cannery Row, places I remember quite fondly.

(EDIT: digitized and cleaned up a bit with Topaz Photo AI v1.09.)