KillRamsey
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
I got a hell of a lot of good work done with the original X100. It was the only camera I had for several years, and I made the most of it. I loved the simplicity, loved how short the path was from "itch" to "trigger"... as in "itch to maybe go take a picture of that thing/person over there" to "got it. Moving on." It fit in a tiny bag. It never got dust on the sensor. The lens had flaws, but they were mostly of the “good” kind. It made people look their best. With care, I could get 300-400 shots on a single battery, meaning I could go on most short vacations with just a backup battery and no charger if I needed to.
I’ve since gotten an XT1 and an XE3, and a handful of lenses. They’re all great tools, but they haven’t lessened my respect for what the X100 can do. I still use it sometimes – partly because it’s still as good as it ever was, and partly because my wife paid something like a thousand damned dollars for it.
And so, when I imagine how amazing the newest version must be (AF speed! Controls! Startup time!), I have nothing but lust for it. When you don’t have any other camera, you quickly learn to shut up, focus on what matters (metaphorically AND literally), and go make some good work. We only complicate things for ourselves by comparing it to others. If you know ahead of time that you’re going to love the simplicity of NOT having a few of the usual choices, and you’re good with f2 and that focal length… it’s all gravy from there.
I’ve since gotten an XT1 and an XE3, and a handful of lenses. They’re all great tools, but they haven’t lessened my respect for what the X100 can do. I still use it sometimes – partly because it’s still as good as it ever was, and partly because my wife paid something like a thousand damned dollars for it.
And so, when I imagine how amazing the newest version must be (AF speed! Controls! Startup time!), I have nothing but lust for it. When you don’t have any other camera, you quickly learn to shut up, focus on what matters (metaphorically AND literally), and go make some good work. We only complicate things for ourselves by comparing it to others. If you know ahead of time that you’re going to love the simplicity of NOT having a few of the usual choices, and you’re good with f2 and that focal length… it’s all gravy from there.