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Saw this new Fuji linked in a thread about a Nikon Mirrorless rumour a few weeks ago, since then I've become a bit obsessed by the idea of it. Basically a compact sized camera with a fixed 35mm (135 equiv) f2 lens and a very high quality APS-C sensor.
I've got a Nikon D90 which I love using but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to use in a lot of the situations I'd like to - it's just so much stuff to carry, I'm just not using it as much as I would like to. It's fine if I go out specifically to take photos but its bulk is just limiting me a bit.
I'd been looking at getting a decent compact but couldn't find anything that would offer me the things I really liked from my DSLR (controllability, low light performance, viewfinder, large sensor/large aperture combination).
I've never really used a truly fixed length lens but started wondering if this fuji might be a viable solution. I went through my aperture library, looking at all the photos I'd ever taken that I liked, despite me having an 18-200mm, a 50mm macro and a 35mm f1.8 almost all my good pics are taken between 18 and 35mm. I'm starting to wonder if this might work out after all.
Oh, yeah and it costs a fair bit! about £1000 actually...
Any way, here are some links, do many of you have experience of this kind of fixed lens photography?
Fuji X100 Unboxing | Photography, Gear, Pro Photographers | Blog
X100 - Initial Review | Photography, Gear, Pro Photographers | Blog
Flickr: Fuji X100
I've got a Nikon D90 which I love using but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to use in a lot of the situations I'd like to - it's just so much stuff to carry, I'm just not using it as much as I would like to. It's fine if I go out specifically to take photos but its bulk is just limiting me a bit.
I'd been looking at getting a decent compact but couldn't find anything that would offer me the things I really liked from my DSLR (controllability, low light performance, viewfinder, large sensor/large aperture combination).
I've never really used a truly fixed length lens but started wondering if this fuji might be a viable solution. I went through my aperture library, looking at all the photos I'd ever taken that I liked, despite me having an 18-200mm, a 50mm macro and a 35mm f1.8 almost all my good pics are taken between 18 and 35mm. I'm starting to wonder if this might work out after all.
Oh, yeah and it costs a fair bit! about £1000 actually...
Any way, here are some links, do many of you have experience of this kind of fixed lens photography?
Fuji X100 Unboxing | Photography, Gear, Pro Photographers | Blog
X100 - Initial Review | Photography, Gear, Pro Photographers | Blog
Flickr: Fuji X100