I don't own a Fuji X100, but have noticed potential owners concerns regarding the limitations of only having a 35mm option
for a lens without a zoom.
Well, I keep an old 'toy' device in my car for emergencies.
It's called a Kodak Easyshare C310 and can currently be purchased on fleabay for the price of a cup of coffee and a cream cake
I used it last week when a couple of horses popped across to say 'hello' in the company car park.
After taking the shots I realised that the 'toy' had a few things in common with the X100
1. It's a digital camera
2. It's about the same size as the X100
3. It sports a fixed 35mm equivelent lens - Plastic I think
4. It also has video ( all be it silent movies )
5. It has mega pixels ( 4 from memory )
6. It has a rear viewing screen AND an optical view finder ( yes really ! )
Now that editing and cropping is soooooooooo quick and easy I can now understand why fixed lens users don't seem too bothered about a lack of zoom capability.
They just shoot and crop !
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The image is cropped again
Again, this has already been cropped once
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and the toy crops again
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And again
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The C310 allows pretty substantial cropping and still renders reasonably acceptable results. Just imagine what a much bigger sensor and super optics can achieve !
Some other images from the little Kodak
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Using a fixed lens encourages you to get in closer to the subject and certainly makes you think more before pressing the button.
I would imagine using the little Kodak ( or similar ) for a week, would sway potential X100 ( or other fixed lens compact ) owners to buy or not to buy.
Saying that I think I will be sticking with my EX1
Richard
for a lens without a zoom.
Well, I keep an old 'toy' device in my car for emergencies.
It's called a Kodak Easyshare C310 and can currently be purchased on fleabay for the price of a cup of coffee and a cream cake
I used it last week when a couple of horses popped across to say 'hello' in the company car park.
After taking the shots I realised that the 'toy' had a few things in common with the X100
1. It's a digital camera
2. It's about the same size as the X100
3. It sports a fixed 35mm equivelent lens - Plastic I think
4. It also has video ( all be it silent movies )
5. It has mega pixels ( 4 from memory )
6. It has a rear viewing screen AND an optical view finder ( yes really ! )
Now that editing and cropping is soooooooooo quick and easy I can now understand why fixed lens users don't seem too bothered about a lack of zoom capability.
They just shoot and crop !
This picture has already been cropped
The image is cropped again
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Again, this has already been cropped once
View attachment 57610
and the toy crops again
View attachment 57611
And again
View attachment 57612
View attachment 57613
The C310 allows pretty substantial cropping and still renders reasonably acceptable results. Just imagine what a much bigger sensor and super optics can achieve !
Some other images from the little Kodak
Join to see EXIF info for this image (if available)
View attachment 57615
View attachment 57616
Using a fixed lens encourages you to get in closer to the subject and certainly makes you think more before pressing the button.
I would imagine using the little Kodak ( or similar ) for a week, would sway potential X100 ( or other fixed lens compact ) owners to buy or not to buy.
Saying that I think I will be sticking with my EX1
Richard