The wait for the Fujifilm X100V is over! We'll take you through everything you need to know about this new camera, including its new lens, weather sealing, control changes and more. TL;DR: according to Chris and Jordan, it's really good.
well , you are right .... that was smooth and intelligent and enriched by great shooting and commentary on the specialness and unique character of Fujifilm digital files
After watching every video you guys have done on DPR, I finally broke down and subscribed. I've never subscribed to anything on youtube. Keep it up.
I particularly like the combination of assigned and dynamic dials on the X100V, it's a very flexible camera for taking more control over things. 4-way controller being replaced by both a touchscreen AND a nice joystick seems like a huge upgrade.
Watching the video shows the positive features of the camera and overall design. But throughout I could not help thinking about the Canon m6 and m6ii with the 22mm lens. The m6 ii is comparably priced and has many more features and the m6 is just a bargain relative to the Fuji. 22mm lens is sharp and both Fuji and Canon now seem to have competent video. Fuji just seems to be more of a look at me camera with some very competent competition.
Does the Canon have leaf shutter for overpowering the sun in bright daylight with a portable pocket flash or even the built in flash? Built-in ND filter for shooting wide open or long term exposure? Weather sealing? Hybrid VF? With corner EVF for focus peaking in ovf mode? Headphone output?
I could go on but you get the picture. There are real photography, image quality, handling and feature reasons to prefer the X100V at it's price over what you are thinking of, even though you personally may not have ventured into these applications. Try it out some time, or Google X100 leaf shutter to see results with flash in bright daylight. That alone is worth the price of admission, it's really fun and addictive!
: I don't know what kind of colour grading (and how much of it) was done on this video review, but the overall quality and colour rendition coming out of this new camera looks absolutely amazing! Simply stellar visuals!
Nice review. Yes, the video quality was surprisingly good. I wonder if this X100V has some kind of in-camera digital video stabilization to iron out the jitters, like the X-T200.
It's 478g and a Gimbal to take that could be (e.g. Crane M2) another 500g, making it heavier than a GH5 (725g) with the Oly 35mm equiv lens (120g; or 115g for the Panny 30mm one) with IBIS... I'd have thought there are better choices for travel video than either of those...
Nice video as always! I'd have liked to hear Jordan's thoughts about the new grip though - Chris' hands are just too small to be representative for those of taller people ;p
It feels quite good to me, certainly an improvement over the X100F. I wish it had the larger thumb rest of the X-E3, but that would detract a bit from the loveliness.
Its 2020. This camera, with a fixed lens APSC sensor and lack of stabilisation is going to retail at €1500 in Europe. In a market climate where people buys less and less cameras and to top it all, there are already 4 iterations of the same camera before this one was announced. So yes, we expect a lot these days for a €1500 fixed lens APSC sensor camera when some full frame cameras retail for less. Good luck Fuji.
Agree. After 4 previous iterations, such expensive fixed lens APSC camera should offer the very best available technology and not hold back on features . Apparently the Fuji management thinks the retro appeal will compensate the shortcomings and will work forever.
"This camera, [...] is going to retail at €1500 in Europe. In a market climate where people buys less and less cameras [...]"
You still haven't got, that this camera (like all cameras) is not aimed to everyone, have you?
Why do people think, that every new camera has to be for them and therefore has to fulfill two things: 1. Have every feature available. 2. Are not allowed to cost more than 100 dollar/Euro.
Your statement is a two way street. Anyone could argue that Fuji is the one with losing-reality-mentality by capping functionality of an already limiting product (one focal distance) and setting a very high price for it.
I didn't say being expensive is the problem. The problem is being expensive, limiting and not offering Ibis. Ah yeah..and having an APSC sensor doesn't help that price either.
Well, bying the converters is quite inexpensive compared to buying several lenses and they are very lightweight and compact.
Of course everybody has to decide whether a fixed camera or a ILC is best for them, but I think the converters might be a good alternative for those who'd prefer a fixed lens camera but are worried, because they need another focal length from time to time.
@ Fotolpse: I think you miss the point here. If someone is interested in the X100 because the overall package (esp. compactness and hybrid VF) them there ja no alternative available. The only other camera offering an hybrid VF is the X-Pro, but that one is way bigger with an the XF 23 2.0 attached than the X100 and certainly not pocketable anymore.
So what's wrong for someone who likes the X100 concept to have the choice to use the adapters if he needs them?
Oh yes you do. I am interested in the X100 and it's converters because it is so compact in its basic form but has the availability to add converters if one needs them and because of the VF. Why do you assume you know better why I am interested in the X100 than I do?
Let's the VF aside. No other Fuji MILF will ever be as compact with the 23 F2 attached as the X100. There is no discussion about that. Of course it is not es compact once one actually uses the converter but that is not the point. If this camera is used without converter (probably over 90 % of the time I'd use it) it is super compact and pockatable. Other Fuji milcs with 23 F2 are not.
The vf came late in the discussion ad have the pocket aspect, not worth pursuing a discussion where hindsight is the reply. Bye I use my original x100 as it is no bells and add ons
No hard feelings. You did not ask why I am interested in that combo but just criticized that I am. At least that's how I perceived it. The wide-angle converter is a nice addition IMHO giving a 28 1.6 lens. The teleconverter not so much (I'd rather crop).
I would really be interested to know how the WA converter performs on this new lens. That's all.
That said, I own an X-T2 with several lenses and I probably can't afford to buy another camera right now, but one can dream right. :-)
Why is the sound seems like being blasted in a room and then recorded? Flare and ghosting doesn't bother me. It adds drama. I like the 35mm. Wider than that picture looks like being shot from smartphones. No stabilization? No problem. A little jar gives it character and stands out than most videos that are stabilized. HDR is awesome. Fuji imported HDR technology from smartphones. Not bad at all. The lens! It blew me away ! I shoot wide open most of the time to separate my subject from the background. Corner softness? Nobody cares about corners they are always out-of-focus anyways. The flash! Oh, the flash it is still there. I shoot flash to fill and give impression to gosh-what-camera-is-he-using public I am an amateur (most amateurs use flash and enthusiasts to pro don't). I do POV VLogging don't need flippy-flip 180 degrees. Lens not weather sealed? I see plenty when it drizzles they tuck away their camera so do I.
This video made me settle on Ricoh Gr iii - the preview itself is great. It's just that the camera seems to be too big compared to GR - and the IQ is not that different, if anything, I assume that the Ricoh is much more sharper. Apart from the differences that come with lens and the awesome jpeg fuji cameras produce, GR still stands as a true "pocketable" camera.
I have the GRIII and X100F. The GRIII is definitely sharper than the X100F. I dunno about the V because of its newer lens, but I suspect the GRIII remains sharper.
The ISO performance/dynamic range on the GRIII isn't as good as the X100F. I think there's something special about the Fuji sensor that just makes it better at ISO6400 and above, and allows it to get pushed in post more without falling apart. The GRIII at ISO6400 is okay, but I think the Fuji is market leading in this respect.
And yes, the GRIII is absolutely truly pocketable in a way the X100F is not.
I love both cameras, but honestly, I use the GRIII more. In part because it's smaller and lighter, but mainly because I prefer 28mm over 35mm.
I suspect you will be extremely pleased with your decision, and if I _had_ to choose one, there is no doubt the GRIII is the one I would keep. But fortunately, I don't, and enjoy both :).
Thank you for the suggestions. GR iii it is. I could have purchased 100v in future, but since I have the Sony A7ii - I think GR iii complements it much better.
Still, 100v is a beautiful piece of equipment, there is no denying that fact.
The primary reason for upgrading to the X100V is the lens.
I thought the old lens up to now was rather bad, but it is quite bad in the comparison shots that Chris shows in the video.
Personally, I am very happy that Fujifilm people woke up from their brief sake drunkenness and did not adopt the X-Pro3 "hidden" rear LCD design for the X100V.
Like Chris said near the end, I have paid attention to the previous X100 models but never attracted to them and actually used them. The X100V may finally change that -- well, maybe.
Thanks again, Chris and Jordan, for another video episode that contains both useful information and beautiful images.
I sold my X100T at zero loss before it dropped in price but while I used it I had zero problems with it because to even get one cherry blossom in focus front to back at close focus, I needed to be at F5.6 anyway. Taking an image of a flat page of paper at close focus is not something I do every day.
I almost bought X100F but didn't like the IQ. And it looks like this new lens doesn't bring a lot more to the table. All portraits look a bit soft at 100% mag. Although they look way better without magnifying, so crisp and colorful. So it's a great Instagram camera if you don't have a smartphone ) Wish Fuji will make the camera a bit bigger but with a bit sharper lens. Although I bet they'll sell it in numbers either way. Looks like a great camera in other aspects. And the video quality is great.
So0paman that basically means "stop printing". Cause for 16X24 inch print you'll need that resolution. The lens is actually OK in the center but it falls on it's face halfway to corners.
smeisinger Not that often. But I wanted to use this X100V for some fancy fashion photoshoots cause of it's leaf shutter. And I like to search for interesting details in big prints. Those old school low res prints IMO look dated nowadays. That's why we see so many 50MP+ cameras from all manufacturers and high res lenses.
"Hey! A new Fuji X100! I can totally use this particular camera for that one specific fashion photoshoot, nice."
*looks through example photos of the new X100*
"Oh shoot, it's not as sharp as I need it for those two 16x24 prints I make every other year. Too bad, I really wanted to take photos with its leaf shutter at this particular occasion."
smeisinger Why are you so amazed? People buy Hasselblad X1d for that purpose alone (and that will cost you 7 000+ USD). Sony RX1Rii will also do the trick for 3300 USD. As a bonus you have a nice travel camera.
You realize that for that fashion shoot a photographer looking for high detail wouldn't be using shallow depth of field at F2, right? This photo gallery has zero examples of a full-length shot between F5.6-11 with flash at base ISO.
DrewRick At what point 35 mm equiv at F3 will give you shallow depth of field? At macro distances? There are some photos at F4-5.6, cause past F5.6 you'll see diffraction softening the photo with such pixel density. Either way if you want to use radio triggers with strobes on location you'll be somewhere around F4 at 1/1000.
Yeah F5.6 is almost two stops away from F3. Getting a gown with detail in focus front to back nobody in their right mind would shoot at F3, even at macro distances.
I should hope you are getting something for your extra $2000 other than a much fatter lens.
Not to mention, that if the fuji did have equal/better image quality it would take a heroic effort to resolve the cognitive dissonance caused by spending $2000 more for the same quality...
Meh, I'd rather have the Fuji, even if the Sony RX1R II cost a lot less.
The RX1R II runs Sony's old A7 / A7 II JPEG color, so . . . blech! Of course you can have any color-tone you like if you shoot RAW and you know how to process your images; and maybe nobody buys a $4000 42MP camera for JPEGs? Fair enough.
But the Fuji's JPEGs are gorgeous!
Worse: the RX1 series runs a *LEISURELY* autofocus, again straight from the first generation of Sony A7 cameras. Slower, even. No auto eye-detect, no chance of catching anything in motion. None. Zip. Zero.
This Fuji's got a modern AF spec. Eye-detect, tracking, the whole shebang.
And the Fuji can shoot great video!
And it's weather-sealed now, which the RX1 series is not.
And Fuji offers fantastic converter lenses, so you've got 28 f/2 and 35 f/2 options if you want 'em.
Better JPEGs + MUCH better AF + great video + focal length options + weather sealing + $2000 still in my pocket = *much* more fun with a camera. In my humble opinion.
@MeVee You don't buy a RX1R II to use out of the camera JPEGs... You're not well informed, the RX1R II does have Eye AF... (I have the camera...) The Sony's IQ is absolutely impressive... and you can better isolate your subjects than with the Fujifilm, that is naturally a fantastic camera too...
@IDM, let's not mislead the world about the RX1 RII's "eye tracking." I said "no auto eye-detect," and I'm dead-on right.
The RX1 RII's approach is not sophisticated like the latest generations of Sony, Fuji, Canon, or Nikon mirrorless cameras, which *automatically* find and track faces and eyes, even in rapid or erratic motion, even when losing a subject momentarily and re-tracking. Or, with the latest generation of Sony cameras, even if the subject is a dog!
The RX1 RII's system is two-generations old, and *much* has happened in the past five years.
The RX1 RII's system . . .
* requires you to assign and hold-down a button in addition to shutter half-press if you want eye-detection to start looking;
* works poorly with glasses, profile-views, subject motion, and is hopeless with subject loss & retrack scenarios;
* doesn't miraculously accelerate the RX1's *leisurely* autofocus lens actuation.
The RX1r II is the same as the A7r II. The lens moves not very fast but if you put it in AF C is okay for taking pictures of my niece and nephew moving around. It's not perfect and I can imagine better cameras but for traveling is perfect. It's really small which is important. If I am traveling I do not take many pictures per day. How can you enjoy your trip if you see it mostly through the viewfinder? ;-) So it's 99% of the time in my messenger bag where it fits perfectly. I looked in the X100 and I found that it takes to much space. But there are drawbacks, it's a little bit heavy. I had a Ricoh GR which is perfect in that sense but I was never satisfied by the DR, so I bought the RX1r II in a moment of irrationality. ;-)
If you see that rational a phone is enough for traveling pictures but who is rational about photography? ;-)
My RX1RII's usability was unfortunately extremely poor (see: lockups in continuous shooting, lockups elsewhere, atrocious battery life), but I do miss it. It was an amazing baby camera and I'm hoping they'll do more with that line.
MeVee I find no issue with the colour tones on my RX1 - and JPEGS out the box are pin sharp and full of detail. You’ll find many reviews testifying the RX1 outperforms the Leica, so I hardly think the APSC sensor on this Fuji is going to outperform the Sony’s FF offering (and all the associated benefits that come with full frame!) Autofocus is slow yes, but more than capable for street shooting; and it comes into its own at night thanks (again) to its FF sensor and fantastic f2 Zeiss lens.
Your comment ‘better jpegs’ then, just devalues your whole opinion; might I suggest you use an RX1 before trying to say it’s outperformed by a camera clearly incapable of doing so.
I’d also add; you can buy an RX1 MK1 for around £700 on eBay. It’s not weather sealed, or particularly fast, but again, it’s images (jpeg and raw) will by FAR outperform this low cost Fuji APSC all-rounder. I know which I’d rather have, even if it is pushing 7 years old (or more?)
The RX1RII is a pointless camera IMO. The lens makes it too fat to comfortably pocket carry, even in a jacket pocket. At which point you're better off with an A7RIII with 35mm 1.8 lens which is cheaper and better in almost every way.
I'm sure your RX1 is just fine; you don't have to get defensive.
But I do understand the anxiety: it IS five years old, and many new, improved ideas about how to make cameras have matured in that time. The new Fuji, here, seems to leverage many of them. Autofocus across mirrorless products has improved dramatically. More cameras are weather-resistant. High-grade / 4K video features can be found in mirrorless cameras costing only a few hundred dollars. And Sony has revised its JPEG engine and JPEG colors, substantially. It's a subjective grade, of course, but I'm hardly alone in finding their third / fourth gen OOC colors (like all FuJI options) *much* improved over the RX1-era.
So ultimately, your "performance" line doesn't move me. The Fuji appears a more flexible image-making tool. The RX1 shooter gets an extra stop of light? Ok. The Fuji shooter, meanwhile, will be focusing easier, sharing terrific JPEGs, shooting videos, not sweating rain. "Performance," indeed.
MeVee You clearly don’t understand the benefits of a FF sensor coupled with an F2 Carl Zeiss lens ... over and above an APSC with a previously underrated Fujinon offering.
If you can’t afford an RX1, or are afraid your skills aren’t strong enough to work with the camera’s only real limitation (its speed), then let me just bid you good luck taking snaps and shooting your pointless 4K videos in the rain.
Zorgon- what a silly comment. The RX1 is EASILY pocketable, small and light.
I’d love to see you pack an A7R and Sony’s 35mm lens in your pocket. Not only will this combo cost you approx £200 more, you’ll also have a camera that’s approaching twice as deep and won’t deliver the same results as Zeiss’s fantastic fixed lens.
Try doing your homework before making silly comments ‘the RX1 is to big for a pocket ... so go buy one nearly twice the size, at more cost that won’t deliver as sharp an image’. Righto
Ooooo my photographic interests have been called "pointless" by a dude who *must* insist to anonymous onlookers that his camera is "better than a Leica."
What a bern! I'm scorched.
The irony, of course, is that of the two of us, >I< am the one who actually owns a Leica system!
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