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X100S. What's Your Favorite Flavor?

Had to use my iPhone 12 Pro Max to take this photo. Sounds like a good excuse to get another Fuji X100.

Just curious, why two non-interchangeable lens cameras?

Pocket Lint wrote:

Just curious, why two non-interchangeable lens cameras?

...with the same focal length lens?

CrimLarks wrote:

Pocket Lint wrote:

Just curious, why two non-interchangeable lens cameras?

...with the same focal length lens?

Yes, I can see as back-up, or, if you really like the camera. Honestly curious. I’d get bored of two of the same cameras and focal length. Although, I’ve got 3 different 35mm lenses 😅

A lot of people forget that before digital, the standard kit lens for 35mm SLRs and even rangefinders was a 50mm lens; 35mm in APS-C. I was given my first film camera in 1956 and after that, just about every camera I had came with a 50mm and like many people, I never got another lens. Probably the second most popular 35mm lens was the the 35mm; 23mm in APS-C. In the early 90s, I had a several fixed lens rangefinder cameras; one had a 40mm lens but the others had 35mm lens. Fixed lens 35mm rangefinder; sound familiar. I went digital in late 2013 and came up with a short list the the X100 at the top. But the X100 had already been replaced by the X100S and where I was, neither one was available; X100s were sold out and X100Ss were still on the way; so my first digital camera was a Panasonic GX7 with the kit lens which was also my first zoom lens.

With the two recently purchased X100S models, I have now owned every X100 model except for the X100V, which for some reason I have no interest in. Actually started with a Silver X100T but people would walk right up in front of me and ask why I was using an old film camera, so I returned the Silver X100T and got a Black X100T which went relatively unnoticed. Next came a Black X100F, and later a Silver X100. The F went to my Daughter-In-Law and I sold the others, which I now sort of regret. Except for that GX7, the black X100T and the X100F were the only cameras I took overseas and all I used on any of those trips. When I look at my keepers taken since 2013, the absolute best ones came form one of the X100s. I bought the Silver X100S and instantly fell in love with it. For me, the combination of the 16mp X-Trans sensor and simple design before Fuji engineers started adding stuff with each new model, make it the best X100 I had. I just got the Black Limited Edition X100S Kit. It is in mint condition with all of the original accessories in the original boxes and it has a low shutter count. Fuji only made 10,000 Black Limited Edition X100S models which makes it somewhat of a collectors model and I will use it sparingly.

bs1946 wrote:

A lot of people forget that before digital, the standard kit lens for 35mm SLRs and even rangefinders was a 50mm lens; 35mm in APS-C. I was given my first film camera in 1956 and after that, just about every camera I had came with a 50mm and like many people, I never got another lens. Probably the second most popular 35mm lens was the the 35mm; 23mm in APS-C. In the early 90s, I had a several fixed lens rangefinder cameras; one had a 40mm lens but the others had 35mm lens. Fixed lens 35mm rangefinder; sound familiar. I went digital in late 2013 and came up with a short list the the X100 at the top. But the X100 had already been replaced by the X100S and where I was, neither one was available; X100s were sold out and X100Ss were still on the way; so my first digital camera was a Panasonic GX7 with the kit lens which was also my first zoom lens.

With the two recently purchased X100S models, I have now owned every X100 model except for the X100V, which for some reason I have no interest in. Actually started with a Silver X100T but people would walk right up in front of me and ask why I was using an old film camera, so I returned the Silver X100T and got a Black X100T which went relatively unnoticed. Next came a Black X100F, and later a Silver X100. The F went to my Daughter-In-Law and I sold the others, which I now sort of regret. Except for that GX7, the black X100T and the X100F were the only cameras I took overseas and all I used on any of those trips. When I look at my keepers taken since 2013, the absolute best ones came form one of the X100s. I bought the Silver X100S and instantly fell in love with it. For me, the combination of the 16mp X-Trans sensor and simple design before Fuji engineers started adding stuff with each new model, make it the best X100 I had. I just got the Black Limited Edition X100S Kit. It is in mint condition with all of the original accessories in the original boxes and it has a low shutter count. Fuji only made 10,000 Black Limited Edition X100S models which makes it somewhat of a collectors model and I will use it sparingly.

Thanks for sharing the story behind the photo, makes it a much more enjoyable post to read and see the story behind the cameras. Learned something too, did not know there was a black limited edition x100s, that’s cool. I wish there was a limited edition Xpro3.

Charley123 wrote:

P.S. - An inconspicuous camera strap is helpful for stealth, which is essential for candids and helpful for other subjects, IME.

If people see a flashy colored strap they get curious (or suspicious) to see what's hanging from the strap. Having an inconspicuous strap is as helpful as inconspicuous clothing, behavior, and camera when doing candids, street, or wildlife. I've also found being inconspicuous helps with many other subjects too.

I like old school guitar strap style camera straps because I find them very comfortable because they spread the weight over a wider area of my neck. My challenge is finding them in all black, or in a subdued color. Most are bright hippie dippie 70s colors and designs.

I applaud your choice of subued color camera strap. It's good looking in a classy, conservative way, and more importantly it's inconspicuous. If it's also comfortable, then you have a winner.

Both straps are Barton 1972 straps. The one on the Black X100S is an Original Style Deep Ocean Leather strap that looks black until you get out in bright daylight where you can see the ocean blue. The strap on the Silver X100S is an Original Style Blue Military Style strap. It is made out of cotton denim and is a lighter shade of blue. Both straps are extremely strong and that weave acts like a shock absorber, making them very comfortable to wear. They both have black leather ends that fit over the strap eyelets to protect the camera body from the split rings that attach the strap to the body. Barton 1972 make a whole array of straps; some are subdued solid colors and some are those outrageous bright colors or insane combinations.

bs1946 wrote:

X100S. What's Your Favorite Flavor?

Had to use my iPhone 12 Pro Max to take this photo. Sounds like a good excuse to get another Fuji X100.

But then you’d need another one to take pictures of the three of them. Really, it never ends…😂