I haven't been a regular contributor here since I sold my
Fuji and m43 gear the better part of 2 years ago. I've been shooting the Nikon Coolpix A as my small 28mm fixed lens camera since about the day it became available. I love it and don't have any need to change, but there are a few features on the X70 that convinced me to check it out. After a couple days with it, I have mixed feelings, but it's growing on me, so I'm gonna keep it for a little while before I decide whether to keep it and sell the Coolpix A or return it and sty with the Nikon. Or maybe keep both because the Coolpix has very very little resale value right now, but it would be silly to have two cameras of this type...
I've written some first and second impressions in a thread on Photographer's Lounge that's linked in another thread here. Anyway, since I may be the only other person around here to have an X70 in hand, I'll help David kick this thread off with a few early images. I shoot raw, but I do like the Fuji
film simulations, which are all available as Lightroom color profiles now. Kind of fun to be working with Fuji files again...
Fishtown X70-54-Edit by
Ray, on Flickr
Fishtown X70-13-Edit by
Ray, on Flickr
Fishtown X70-31-Edit by
Ray, on Flickr
Fishtown X70-78-Edit by
Ray, on Flickr
West Chester X70-11-Edit by
Ray, on Flickr
And one near-focus shot to demonstrate the better than expected bokeh for a not all that fast 28mm lens:
West Chester X70-27-Edit by
Ray, on Flickr
-Ray