Doug Kerr
Well-known member
There doesn't seem to be any forum section properly embracing a camera of this type, so I posted this note here.
I didn't pay much attention to the Fujifilm Finepix X100 when it was first "pre-announced" at Photokina 2010, but a recent update caught my attention.
Here is Fuji's special Web site for this machine:
http://www.finepix-x100.com/x100
The camera has a CMOS sensor said to be "APS-C" size - I don't have the actual dimensions. The basic aspect ratio appears to be 3:2. The native image size is 12.3 Mpx.
The lens is non-interchangeable, fixed focal length, 23 mm, for a full-frame 35-mm equivalent focal length of perhaps about 37 mm.
The viewfinder offers two modes. The first is direct optical (0.5x), of the "bright frame" design, but with much information overlaid (including a frame indicator with parallax compensation). In this mode, there is considerable scene "outside the frame" visible.
The second mode is "electronic viewfinder (EVF), an in-your-eye Live View (always a favorite of the Fuji folk), at 1.44 Mdots.
There is also a 2.8" back panel monitor screen (460 kdots, not too fabulous resolution-wise).
The overall style is evocative of classical rangefinder 35-mm cameras.
Fuji pointedly reminds us that "this is not a rangefinder camera".
An interesting feature is a dedicated button to switch to raw output mode.
The camera is said to be "scheduled for release early next year" (2011).
Pretty exciting.
Best regards,
Doug
I didn't pay much attention to the Fujifilm Finepix X100 when it was first "pre-announced" at Photokina 2010, but a recent update caught my attention.
Here is Fuji's special Web site for this machine:
http://www.finepix-x100.com/x100
The camera has a CMOS sensor said to be "APS-C" size - I don't have the actual dimensions. The basic aspect ratio appears to be 3:2. The native image size is 12.3 Mpx.
The lens is non-interchangeable, fixed focal length, 23 mm, for a full-frame 35-mm equivalent focal length of perhaps about 37 mm.
The viewfinder offers two modes. The first is direct optical (0.5x), of the "bright frame" design, but with much information overlaid (including a frame indicator with parallax compensation). In this mode, there is considerable scene "outside the frame" visible.
The second mode is "electronic viewfinder (EVF), an in-your-eye Live View (always a favorite of the Fuji folk), at 1.44 Mdots.
There is also a 2.8" back panel monitor screen (460 kdots, not too fabulous resolution-wise).
The overall style is evocative of classical rangefinder 35-mm cameras.
Fuji pointedly reminds us that "this is not a rangefinder camera".
An interesting feature is a dedicated button to switch to raw output mode.
The camera is said to be "scheduled for release early next year" (2011).
Pretty exciting.
Best regards,
Doug