Fujifilm X100F 24.3 MP APS-C Digital Camera-Silver

Fantastic camera all around. I’ve used DSLR’s for over 15 years now as an amateur photographer and always enjoyed the flexibility of being able to manually adjust aperture, shutter, iso, etc. But for me, at a certain point lugging around the camera and lenses to different locations becomes a pain if photography is not the sole purpose (i.e. family outing). When it was time to upgrade the Canon 7D, I started looking at something more compact and was initially going to go with a model in the Sony RX100 line. But, I couldn’t get past having to dive into menus to adjust settings that I had adjusted with a physical button for years. And that is where the Fuji comes into play. It has the smaller form factor of a point and shoot, physical buttons to adjust almost everything you would want to adjust on the fly, and functions more like a DSLR than a point and shoot. The picture profiles are beautiful and I find myself shooting in BW Acros more than color. Photo quality is good, not great, but that could be a separate review. I will say, most importantly to me, the skin tones are exceptionally pleasing. And it has internal ND filters!! The one HUGE caveat is the fixed 23mm lens. If you’re coming from digital zooms, this might be a bit much to handle. If you’re coming from DSLR’s, not so much. I know there are lenses to expand the range of this camera, but it kind of defeats the point of what it is. Personally, I don’t plan on ever doing that and it’s been an extremely fun challenge making the 23mm work in any situation. You’re not going to be able to capture the classic portrait shot that an 85mm would get you, but that’s the trade off you’re making for everything else the x100f gets you. All in all, very happy with this purchase and if you have a photography background, you’ll be extremely pleased. It excels as a family camera for us due to its form factor, but I still get to dial in manual settings for the perfect shot.

I've been searching for a digital pocket camera for years. I used to have a little Casio Exilim which took sweet photos, but later models did not hold up. Panasonic Lumix had one good model before becoming hit or miss. Olympus TG series is ok but has already gone downhill. Canon SureShot was a joke despite rave reviews. I continued to be frustrated. I snagged this model without looking at the pricetag and asked myself, What did I just do? Often when I look at the first images from a pocket digital camera I gasp. With the Fuji X100F I gasped for an entirely different reason - the images are spectacular. Hopefully you can see the first image off my camera just messing around in low light of my desk light with the settings on auto-everything. Amazing DOF and color which I describe as romantic. The B&W mode allows me to pump up the shadow and/or highlights for a tailored response. The controls, again, I kept saying "wow." The shutter speed and sensitivity are old school film camera style. Focus modes are a switch on the side like a full DSLR. The lens has an aperture ring with plenty of range. Manual focus mimics a film camera's fine control with focus peaking or digital split image focusing. It is so easy to use this camera. I had to hunt for maybe 6 settings, asking, where did they put THIS one? But, the others were easy to find. Right on the top I can nudge the EV knob with my thumb to tweak in highlights without guessing. Is it perfect? What camera is perfect? Like, if I rest it on its back it rests right on the LCD display so I ordered a screen protector. The neck strap is perfect but no wrist strap was included. Autofocus options are way overkill and I turn off all that face and eye detection. Transferring photos to a Mac? Be prepared to be disappointed as it doesn't show up as a disk drive (even my GPS shows up as a disk drive)... but, you can import using "Photos" app - which is slooooow and painful. It has a real rangefinder viewer with electronic parallax framing aid. Brilliant. Pull your eye away and the LCD snaps back on for accurate composition. Watson appears to have the best third-party batteries if you don't enjoy the Fuji pricetag on batteries. Oh - and it's a fixed "street camera" wide angle lens. This was a big decision. For the money, you could upgrade and just get a mirrorless camera with exchangeable lenses. The "zoom" does zoom in to simulated 50mm and 70mm at the sacrifice of a bit of quality. I would consider those settings to be "toy" settings just for play. If you want a larger image walk closer to your subject. The small lens keeps the profile small for portability. The style of the body is sweet to look at - very retro and doesn't look like a big black brick. There are plenty of overpriced leather cases and half-cases for the model so go nuts.

I bought this because I really love my X-Pro2 but it's a little big to carry around in a casual context, so what I was looking for in this camera is a smaller version of the X-Pro2 with a fixed 23mm prime and maybe less performance for action shooting but otherwise comparable in handling, image quality, build quality, and so on. I haven't spent a huge amount of time with it but a few minutes were enough to convince me that it's exactly what I was hoping for, with few downsides and a couple of significant upsides. The integrated flash will doubtless come in handy for casual shooting, and if you turn off the artificial shutter noise the shutter (a leaf shutter rather than the focal plane shutter used in the X-Pro* and X-T* cameras) is practically silent, which is great if you're trying to be unobtrusive. My biggest gripe with the X-Pro2 is that the exposure compensation dial juts out and is easily turned by mistake, but on this camera it sticks up from the top of the body and should be less susceptible to this issue. I've read some complaints about the AF being slow and loud, but it seems fine to me. Certainly fast enough for the style of shooting this camera is obviously designed for, and the support for manual shooting is great (as is the "hybrid viewfinder" in general, certainly not a gimmick). The only big downside I can name is the lack of weather sealing. Build quality feels completely on par with their higher-end interchangeable-lens X-series cameras (and, if you care, it says "Made in Japan" on the back), so I don't know why they skimped here. It's a disappointing omission on a camera that's otherwise the complete package. The X100V is supposed to come out soon. To be frank I think the X-Pro3 has crossed over into hipster gimmickry with its weird fold-down screen setup, and despite the spec bumps it's probably not a camera I'd buy. Whether or not the V follows a similar path, the F is everything I'd hoped it would be and I think it's a camera I'll be happy with for many years, provided it lasts.

Got this after considerable research and wait. I shoot with other full frame systems - mostly birds, nature and wildlife - so this is my second (and not a “backup”) camera. I have developed interest in street photography and also other spur of the moment, discreet clicks - a DSLR is too intrusive for such clicks. I am not a professional photographer nor do I shoot with any commercial interest. After a week of casual shooting with the X100F, I am most impressed with its output under different conditions - both built in presets as well as manual mode. Focus area choices are simply brilliant and quick to shuffle amongst and in crowded, fast-moving subjects the burst mode does not disappoint at all. Even indoor shots (family, portraits - although this isn’t a specialist camera for such purposes) are brilliant, crisp and rich in colour rendering. Low light AF performance is a tad slow but then for the type of shots I take, it’s not a problem for me - a couple of extra seconds wait is alright, besides playing around with focus modes gives better perspectives ultimately in what I end up clicking! Sharpness is great edge to edge, especially in wide area focus, even wide open aperture (my default is f4 and in bright sunlight outdoors in South India usually f8-11). At ISO between 400-1600 I hardly notice noise, in fact this range even at f2.8 in dusk/early evenings produces superbly clear and rich coloured pictures. Finally, the feel and looks - the best of retro and digital! Menu system isn’t the greatest in terms of intuitiveness but Q menu and function/custom buttons once set to most used parameters mitigate the main menu difficulties. Grip is great too (my palms are small size) and single-handed operation is a delight especially while riding or walking. Still early days but I am using this more than my main full frame systems these days!

I was looking for a camera that I can shove into my pocket while on the go, I found this... As a primer, I've had the camera for several months now. If you take the time to read the manual one evening, you'll learn almost everything you need to know on how to produce very nice photos. After that, it's just a matter of practice and tweaking with supplemental knowledge. I've not used the Video features on this camera so I can't speak for it as I bought the camera for photos. Pros: Nice compact style that has a good feel to it- metal and leather, it feels nice to hold in your hands and has a good weight to it- I HATE that cheap plastic feel, menus are easy to learn and use, the shortcut keys/buttons makes setting up shots quick, good battery - I've been able to get over 200 shots on a full battery with ease, usability - easy to transfer photos between WiFi and computer, and lastly beautiful photos with this soft and natural producing lens. Cons- These are given and known before buying the Camera: No real zoom- there is some sort of digital zoom but very very limited, fixed lens - there are 2 lenses one for macro and one for tele shooting but require an adapter ring

Start by spending a good hour customizing the settings and learning the various menus, etc. Yes, it looks like a classic film camera with shutter speed dial, an aperture ring and so on. But, it's much more than that. Ergonomically, not the best. It's hard to hold the camera and not inadvertently press one of the "function" buttons on the front or back of the left side of the camera. Be sure and buy the thumb grip that slides into the flash hot shoe (which you'll never use any way). That helps a lot. That said, the pictures are fantastic, much better than my 700-series Nikon DSLR. It is an excellent "grab and go" camera. It is not what you're going to want for sports action close-ups, but for any other use it's fine. Be advised that battery life is noticeably shorter than on a DSLR. I would advise purchasing extra batteries to carry around and/or being righteous about recharging every nite. Not really for beginners wanting something better than an iPhone. A mid-priced DSLR with the "kit" zoom lens probably would be an easier transition. But for the experienced snapper willing to invest the time in mastering the camera, it will deliver the goods.

As the title of my review says - amazing.

If you love film photography, you'll love the Fujifilm X100F. If you love point-and-shoot convenience, you'll love the Fujifilm X100F. If you love high image quality, good colors, lovely bokeh, and a slightly wide focal length, you'll love the Fujifilm X100F. I'm a young guy, but I got my start as a photographer on film cameras. the X100F, as with all of Fuji's X-series, comes equipped with three things that I personally value quite highly: 1. An optical viewfinder. As a bonus, there's a pop-up mini-EVF you can engage, which lets you manually focus the lens with a degree of confidence while using the OVF. Framelines, exposure information, remaining shots, a focusing scale, and even a histogram can also be projected into the OVF, giving you all the information you need to snap properly-exposed photos and take full advantage of the 24MP X-Trans sensor. You can, of course, switch to a fully featured EVF or use the rear LCD screen if that's how you prefer to shoot. 2. Discrete exposure mode controls in the style of old film cameras. The lens comes equipped with an aperture ring with third-stop clicks, and the top plate features a combination shutter speed/ISO dial. All three controls have an Automatic setting, letting you engage shutter priority, aperture priority, full manual, or full automatic exposure modes without having to fiddle with a PASM wheel. Thank god. Furthermore, you can create multiple custom auto-ISO profiles, specifying a minimum and maximum acceptable ISO as well as a minimum acceptable shutter speed. 3. Solid metal construction that actually feels like metal. So many digital cameras are plastic-bodied, feeling cheap and toylike in the hand. Even flagship DSLRs with their metal skeletons don't feel "right" to me; I'm much more comfortable with the solid construction of my Nikomat FTN or Konica IIIa. Thus, the X100F's sturdy metal frame just feels good. It's a solidly-built camera that actually seems like a piece of high-quality precision engineering rather than a mass-production piece of junk. Having the ability to take manual control over the entire exposure triangle without having to dig through menus or endlessly spin nondescript black multifunction dials is what attracted me to Fujifilm in the first place, but what will keep me is the fact that you're not sacrificing convenience or image quality to obtain these controls. The X100F is light and compact, easily pocketable inside a jacket pocket, but it never feels cramped. As an extra bonus, the X100F uses an amazingly quiet leaf shutter capable of speeds up to 1/4000, and unlike traditional focal plane shutters, is capable of synchronizing with flash units across its entire shutter speed range. This mechanical shutter is supplemented by an optional electronic shutter capable of speeds up to 1/32000, but it suffers from some rolling shutter issues, as many electronic shutters do, and cannot flash sync. Focusing is done by wire, the only major criticism I have against this camera. Its WiFi feature is excellent if you like to post on social media, and the camera remote app (in my experience) works extremely well for street photography, letting you fire the camera without touching it. The icing on the cake is how good the camera's JPGs look without any adjustment; just apply a film simulation and go. If you shoot RAW, you can even apply these film simulations after the fact, creating JPGs within the camera itself using a simple-to-use but powerful built-in RAW processor. And, of course, the camera just looks so damn good.

The product was well packaged and delivered in great condition - zero reasons to complain. As far as the product itself goes, The Fuji X100F is just an amazing camera. It's a beautiful piece of machinery, created to a very high standard of workmanship. Easily as good if not better than a Leica, at a fraction of the price. Amazing colours, very easy to use and great controls for adjusting everything on the fly.

As a user of the original X100 which came out 6 years ago which was slow and quirky - but took amazing pictures - I can say the X100f is AMAZING!!! The auto focusing is way snappier and the fact it has zone focusing is fantastic. The Classic Chrome and Archos film simulations are definitely winners. And the fact Fuji moved all the controls to the right side, adding in 2 programmable command dials, Q menu with 7 custom sets makes this camera a speed demon to shoot with now. Don't get it twisted I'm not comparing this to Full Frame DSLRs - they obviously have advantages, BUT for a compact travel camera with an APS-C sensor with physical dials and knobs to change settings... This camera is a dream! AND I find myself just shooting JPEG (instead of raw) even at ISO 10 000 - it handles the noise suppression really well especially if you use Classic Chrome or Archos film simulations... it has a "filmic" look about it. If the price doesn't scare you - I definitely recommend this camera!

Lovey product and well packed, I am happy with the seller performance

Best mirrorless camera at thos price.

It's the best thing that happened to me in a while