Petrolhead
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Do you think the X100 VI is going to be as popular as the V and end up being in short supply?
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X100 VI supply
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racin06
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I saw a post today that indicated a person pre-ordered the X100VI on B&H Photo at 10 min. after the release time and was told by B&H that the order was not within the first batch of 500 cameras that will be shipped first. If this is true then it's totally ridiculous.
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Pocket Lint
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I am sure Fujifilm’s China factory is every bit as good as their Japan factory, minus the labor costs.
Another note on the stigma of “Made in”, and quality assurance, if a robot and machine is manufacturing and assembling your product almost 100 percent automated, that makes the product highly accurate and repeatable to manufacture. Surely, a robot in China does the same task equally as a robot in Japan?
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I'm in Europe and ordered the X100VI one minute after launch from two different sources knowing one will likely not get enough in the first batch. My guess is I'll have to wait until the second round of releases based on what one vendor told me. Yes, this camera will break sales records so it would be smart for Fuji to capitalize on this moment. In the meantime, two months from now you'll likely be up to your knees with used X100Vs available.
John Jennings
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I ordered mine today and expect to get the silver version from B&H by mid March. Fingers crossed.
HaoAndHui
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Hard to say, seeing the long waiting time for X100V, it makes me think Fuji is reserving materials to make sure X100VI production won't be blocked, or less blocked. It also depends on demand, it's $2800 something AUD in Australia, I don't think it will attract that many buyers for some period of time after launch.
str688581
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It is so interesting that the X100V is not listed as in stock and ready to ship (at MRSP) on B&H now.
Wonder if it’s a glitch. Or if they have had some on hand and are now unloading.
EDIT: No longer available on B&H.
Wonder if it’s a glitch. Or if they have had some on hand and are now unloading.
EDIT: No longer available on B&H.
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Morvegil
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I ordered mine at 12:04, no msg like that form B&H. Guess I'm getting one 
fcracer
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On just one of the major online platforms in China, there are 349,000+ people trying to preorder! 
I’m one of them. 
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Of course. Everything you say is completely verifiable
In what way ridiculous?
I believe retailers actually don't have the stock yet and Fujifilm is shipping to them in batches.
ARB1
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I've been dealing with B&H since the 70s and this is totally reasonable for a new highly anticipated product. To see 500 units sold (if that's the number) within minutes from a company as reputable as B&H doesn't surprise me one bit. If I was clicking away early in the morning then thousands of others were likely clicking away as well.
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I have a very bad experience with PayBoo.
ARB1
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Like what? I've had nothing but great experiences for many years now. If someone doesn't have ready cash to pay the balance in full to take advantage of the tax benefit then they need to use other means, PayBoo benefits those who have the money to pay within 30 days to save on the tax and I never carry a balance on any credit card.
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SrMi
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Monthlong problem to register. Their site reports “Sorry the problem is on our side.” Unresponsive. After a month of successful use and submitting all payments via a special link, the account gets blocked until I provide them with a bunch of additional documents. I have plenty of CCs for a quite a long time. No provider acts as amateurish.
I do not trust it.
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ARB1
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Interesting, it was such a smooth process for me and making payments is easy as cake from my check account using my iPhone or computer. I haven't had one hiccup in all the years I've been using it. I've saved thousands of dollars over the years. Sorry to hear you had issues, it's a great program.
John McCormack
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FujiRumors reports that Nikkei reports that the initial monthly production volume for the Fujifilm X100VI will be 15,000 units. Let's hope quality control isn't an issue...;-) I'll let the early adopters deal with any issues in the first batches. With 60 years behind the lens I'm in nooooo hurry and don't expect to live to see the X100 VII.
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HaoAndHui
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As far as the screenshot shows, initial booking is for the second stage - random name picker, whoever's picked can proceed to 3rd stage - order & buy. It's like a traffic control.On just one of the major online platforms in China, there are 349,000+ people trying to preorder!
racin06
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Wow, that is a crazy number!On just one of the major online platforms in China, there are 349,000+ people trying to preorder!
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