INTRODUCTION

The Fuji X100 is a compact mirrorless camera, that is very practical, stylish, and discreet.

This model is the first generation, which spawned a whole new series of camera, a milestone in the modern digital photography era.

The X100 was introduced in 2011.

BEST SUITED FOR:

Events

Travel

Street

Art

Lomography

Fun!

PERSONAL NOTES

The Fuji X100 is perfect for street photography. It's small, lightweight, and because it looks old, it has no credibility. This is what you want when making street photo, no credibility, no attention, and a stealth shutter, it makes almost no noise. It's so silent, that some photographers add a shutter noise so they know when they shoot.

I used to shoot with a Leica M3 for street photo, it was my favorite camera for that type of assignation. I still love the M3, mainly because you can shoot with both eyes open, it helps to release the shutter at the perfect time, because you see what's happening out of the frame too. It helps framing and anticipating the action.

The Fuji X100 is different. It's best to compose with the finder only, not with both eyes. But the shutter is even more silent than any Leica, and the film emulation is very nice. The look is close to an old rangefinder, and is fun to manipulate. The commands and dials are very well designed, aperture and shutter speed are a bliss to use, you can switch between modes very easily and its clear where you're at when looking at the camera.

Of course, the X100 is not the camera to use when covering events or sports, but for photojournalism or street photo, it's so perfect, it's now my first choice.

CONCLUSION

If you are looking for a dedicated camera for street photo, the Fuji X100 is great. If you have more money, get the X100T instead, you won't regret!

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