Amateur Photographer – 30 August 2019

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FujifilmX70

£469excellentcondition

ATAGLANCE

Sensor16.3MPAPS-CX-TransCMOSII

Lens28mmequivalentf/2.8

Continuousshooting8fps

Reardisplay3in,1.04-million-dotfixedLCD

Batterylife 330 shots

Fora slightlydifferenttakeonstreetphotography,

theX70is closelyrelatedtotheX100T,witha similar

16.3MPsensorandanaloguecontrollayoutbut a

wider-angle28mmequivalentlens.Howeverit loses the

hybridviewfinder,insteadgaininga tiltingrearscreen that

canbeusedat waistlevelfordiscreetshooting. These

changesresultin a smaller,slimmerbodythat’s easier

toslipintoa coatorjacketpocket.In excellentcondition

theX70is likelytocostaround£470,whichactually

makesit pricierthanitsnotionalsuccessorin Fujifilm’s

line-up,the24MPBayer-sensorXF10.Butthelatter

Ataglance losestheanaloguecontrolsandonlyhasa fixedscreen.

●16.3MPAPS-CX-Trans

CMOSII sensor

●35mmequivalentf/2lens

●ISO100-25,600

●6fpscontinuousshooting

●Hybridviewfinder

●2.8in,460k-dotfixedLCD

● 330 shotsbatterylife

●445g

PanasonicLumixGX80

£239excellentcondition

ATAGLANCE

Sensor16MPFourThirdsMOS

LensmountMicroFourThirds

Continuousshooting8fps

Reardisplay3in,1.04-million-dottiltingLCD

Batterylife 290 shots

Noteveryoneis happyshootingwitha fixedprime lens,

andif you’dratherexpandyouropticalhorizons, a

compactmirrorlessbodyis theobviousanswer. The

LumixGX80is a rangefinder-stylecamerathat’s small

enoughtoslipintoa coatpocket,butwhichperforms

wellandboastsa decentfeaturesetincludinga tilting

touchscreenanda corner-mountedviewfinder. Pair it

withthetiny12-32mmf/3.5-5.6zoom,andyou should

stillhavechangefrom£500toadda fastprime such as

Panasonic’s25mmf/1.7or20mmf/1.7pancake.

ShouldI buyit?
If youfancychannellingyourinnerHenri
Cartier-Bressonbutdon’twanttoventureout
ontothestreetswitha large,intrusiveDSLR,
thentheX100Sis wellwortha look.It’snot
thequickestoreasiest-to-usecamerain the
series,butit’sonlysurpassedin termsof image
qualitybythemuchmoreexpensiveX100F.
Thesluggishautofocusmeansyoumayhaveto
perfectclassicstreet-photographytechniques
suchaspre-focusingorzonefocusing,but
stickwithit andthecamerais capableof
deliveringfineimages.Thosewitha bitmore
moneytospare,however,shouldcertainly
considertheX100Taswell.

Under £500

Also consider

The X100 series’s standout feature is the hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder

With its small size

and near-silent shutter,

the X100S won’t

distract your subjects

1/260sec at f/5.6, ISO 400