Well, my prediction..

fotosean wrote:

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.

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.

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.)