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ujifilm’sX100-seriesoffixedlenscompacts,withtheirretro

rangefinder-styledesign,APS-Csensorsandcleverhybrid

optical/electronicviewfindershavebecomeacultclassic.As

withpreviousmodels,theF(forfourth’)remainscloseinspirit

totheoriginaldesign,withthesame35mmequivalentf/2lensand

analoguedial-ledoperation.Insideitusesthesamecombinationof

24.2MPX-TransIIICMOSsensorandX-ProcessorProastheX-Pro2.

Notablefeaturesincludeabuilt-inNDfilter,91-pointAFsystem,afixed

1.04-milliondotLCD,Wi-Ficonnectivityandexcellentcustomisation.

Fuji lm

X100F

Ataglance

£689-724

dependingoncondition(viaMPB.com)

●24.2MPX-TransCMOSIII sensor

●Fixed23mmf/2lens

●Hybridviewfinderoptical/ EVF

●FullHD60pmovierecording

●469g(bodyonly)

Whatwesaid

●‘Fewcamerasinspireyouto

pickthemupandgooutto

shootinthewaythisonedoes’

●‘Makenomistake;it’saserious

photographictool’

●‘Fujifilmhasproduceda

camerathat’saslovelytoshoot

withasitistolookat’

●‘UsersoftheX100Sand

originalX100willfinditahuge

upgrade,whileX100Towners

shouldappreciatethenew

sensorandimprovedcontrols’

What topay

TheFujifilmX100Fcost£1,249

whenwetesteditin2017.Since

thenwe’veseenthepricedrop

considerably,helpedbythe

introductionoftheX100V,

whichhascontributedtoa

healthyriseinthenumberof

usedX100Fmodelsappearing

onthesecond-handmarket.

HeadtoMPB.comandyoucan

buyusedX100Fsin‘excellent’

conditionfor£689,with

like-newexamplesfrom£724.

How itfarestoday

TheX100Fremainsafabulous

cameratoday.Itssensorresolves

impressivedetailanddelivers

veryrespectableJPEGandraw

filesstraightoutofcamera,with

colourthatfaithfullyrepresents

thescenephotographed.Butit’s

notasfastastheX100Vand

shotsarefairlysoftwhenit’s

usedatitsmaximumapertureat

closefocusdistances.Withno

weatherresistanceit’salsonot

asdurableasitssuccessor.

Newalternatives

TheX100V’s26.1MPX-Trans

sensoroffersawiderISO

160-12,800sensitivityrange,

that’sexpandabletoISO

80-51,200.Italsoboastsa

reconfiguredlens,advanced

autofocussystem,newtilting

touchscreen,4Kvideoand

weatherresistancewhenused

withanoptionalfilterkit.Design

changesincludearefinedISO

dialandcrisperedgestothetop

andbottomaluminiumplates.

GOLD

Athalfthecostofitslaunchprice,

theX100Fmakesanextremely

temptingsecond-handpurchase

USEDCAMERAS Testbench

Themanualfocusringcanbecustomisedto

operatea widerangeofdifferentfunctions

TheX100Fprovidesmovierecording

atFullHD(1920x1080)resolutionfor

a maximumrecordtimeof 14minutes

See over to find out what Fujifilm X100F owners have to say

INASSOCIATIONWITHKITHALLOFFAME.COM

+Traditionalcontrolsarefasttouse

+ Superb JPEG colour rendition and

raw output

+ Conversion lenses are available

+ Stunning rangefinder-style design

• ISO dial can be awkward to use


• Lens is quite prone to flare


• No weather resistance


• Filter thread adapter is optional

For and against

SECOND-HAND HALL OF FAME