Fujifilm X100V review: The most capable prime-lens compact camera, ever

If photographers gave up the drink the lack of ibis would not be a problem as ones hands would be steady

I will wait for X100X :)

Pricey though I'd take a Ricotta GR II over this

I'll be purchasing both the X100V and the upcoming X-T4 (assumed named). More Fujifilm excellence!

I wish Fujifilm would offer this camera with a full frame equivalent of a 50mm lens. That would be a nice option.

Lack of image stabilization in the redesigned lens is scandalous.

I still have my original X100 and it's my only camera. I use it for all of my family trips. I was hoping the new model with have image stabilization, oh well. Guess I'll keep mine a little longer.

Having no IBIS or in-lens IS is a deal breaker for me, this would have been the perfect street camera if only some form of stabilization is there for those nightscapes/street/food scenes.

Weather-sealed...finally!

It looks like they fixed 2 of the 3 things that bugged me on my X100F, that being the position of the "Q" menu button, The screen now tilts, battery life,..(maybe next time).

Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. Great focal length. Excellent value.

IBIS would be nice.

Especially for 1400 USD...

Looks like a worthy successor to my X100T (when it dies).

It seems to have everything people hoped for, tilt screen, WP (if you use the Fuji filter), better sharpness close-up at 2f.

Off-course IBS would had been nice but I don't care too much about it.

Well done Fuji.

Great camera, just too bad that it doesn't have the (future) X-T4 new battery.

Have they improved manual focus?

I really don't get it . Fuji is now well invested in its medium format cameras which offer a native 4.3 ratio. and yet for its aps cameras this option is limited to its entry level cameras (like the newly released XT200). Why not allow these of the 4.3 ratio on the EVF and the LCD on this new model ?
it does not add any cost and would for seduce some m4/3 users .Not to mention photographers who shoot a lot of verticals when the 3.2 ratio is "odd" to say the least.
Any thoughts Mr Butler ?

Fuji really shines indoors in low[er] light.

Well i thought the XT200 was a great offer, this one not so much. Expensive, no IBIS, stuck with a 30mm FOV only. Not for me...

These are great cameras. After having two of these, I wish I still had one.

Came here to see people who don't want a Fuji camera complaining about a Fuji camera. Not disappointed.

'Among the main benefits of this sensor is the very fast readout speed it's capable of. When using the electronic shutter, you can access very fast burst speeds of up to 20fps using the full width of the sensor and 30fps with a 1.25x crop. Whether the personality of the X100V really lends itself to these sorts of burst speeds is up for debate, but for those street shooters looking for the most decisive of moments, they may come in handy.'

- Except street shooters don't shoot like that.

Outstanding out-of-camera JPEG images. Great to keep it in your pocket all the time with you.

The only obstacle I personally have with this camera is convincing someone at home that I need it.

“It's a dark, gray, wet January in Seattle, but we did try to take advantage of a couple of sunny days to see what our pre-production X100V can do.”

So they didn’t give you the weather-proofing filter/adapter to test, then? ;-)

My god! A digital camera that can produce pretty good pictures? What will they think of next.

My heart stop beating when I saw the price tag.

Fuji, no control pad? Really?!

This is probably my next camera, after it's been out for a while and I can pick up a clean used copy. I'm a little bummed about the lack of IBIS, but with a 35mm f/2 that's not really such a big deal—I know I could get a usable shutter speed under most lighting conditions.

My biggest concern is the touchscreen. A lot of the time when I'm shooting, it's cold out—dangerously, frostbitingly cold out—and I'm wearing gloves. It would be fine if the D-pad were still there as a backup, but they've taken it away. I'm not sure if I can work like that. I also just don't like touchscreens much. I find that mainly what happens is I activate them accidentally with my nose, even if I've deactivated the left side of the screen.

Still, this is very enticing. Buy this and a few accessories and you have a nice little mini-system that looks great, feels great, is fun to use, and takes great shots with minimal post-processing.

Well gotta hand to Fuji, they had a good run in the begining with their X-series but now they're slipping into mediocre territory. For 1,400. USD no WR (lens????), mechanical focus, IBIS (GR has it) better lens, got rid of the D-pad but kept that stupid ISO dial?
Here's an idea Fuji since you listen, make it FF next time at least and improve the firmware support too

First digital camera I've been excited about since the original X100 inception. I'm still on the fence about Xtrans, though I understand that developing software exists to mitigate the artifacts. The 12MP in my original X100 produces the most pleasing jpegs I've encountered, little need for me to use RAW on that camera. YMMV. This camera is on my radar. Cheers

It may be an outdated method of AF point control, and I'll eventually have to just get used to this newfangled way, ...but until the touchscreen AF point control implementation is truly amazing, I really wish they'd make that tiny little physical control joystick just a little bigger, and with a grippy surface. The smooth, tiny AF point control is almost impossible to use if you have big clumsy thumbs, let alone sweaty or oily thumbs.

Why not try to work on perfecting the idea that Canon has finally come up with in the 1Dx3; offering a physical joystick that also is touch-sensitive? That's the best of both worlds, IMO. (I was shocked that they didn't attempt this type of thing on the GFX bodies, which have PLENTY of real estate on the rear of the camera for such a control method! Even the X-T3 is big enough that there's no excuse for such a tiny AF point control "dot"...)

Beautiful piece of art! Unfortunately my perfect fixed lens camera still doesn't exist...it looks something like:

- this camera with image stabilization
or
- Ricoh GR III with a pop-up EVF (and better AF)

I use these cameras for alpine climbing in low light, a tripod isn't practical and I need to be able to get good shots hand-held in low light.

i wish Fuji could somehow fit 23/1.4 lens in that line instead of 2.0. It would make it more attractive to me as a take anywhere at night camera.

And still no fix for those strange X-Trans sharpening algorithms so called "fuji wormies". Easily can be seen on concrete and grass. That's why I've sold my X-T2, can't live with them. All glory to Sigma Foveon.

I usually evaluate cameras based on their function rather than appearance but I have to say that is a beautiful camera. Bravo to Masazumi Imai and FujiFIlm!

True masterpiece!

I have a fixed lens compact camera already. It's called iPhone. Fits in my pocket, browses the net, makes phone calls. I even watch video clips on it. You should try out!! ;)

No snapfocus, no show. GR is king!

So this is the X100 Vifth?

Looks like an excellent camera but I'll be sticking to my X-T20 and 23/2 - you can't get around the advantages of interchangeable lenses.

That photo of the lake is excellent. Very moody with great tones.

Huge disappointed for the price because lack IBIS.

If only it had a “z” on the end so the DPReview guys could say “zed” a hundred more times......

The T was good enough. Print A0 size, clean iso 6400 files. AF was absolutely great despite it's shortcomings being exaggerated in some reviews.

All the F or this has is larger files, a tilting lcd and hefty price tags....

It looks fantastic, I will probably buy one later when it drops in price

Once again incrementally adding features while sorely overcharging consumers. They could have added stabilization, but then what would be the big feature update for the 100w? 35mm is too close anyhow. with today's resolution, it should start wider, then allow the user to crop in.