The Unusual Fujifilm X100 VI reviewed
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- A detailed, hands-on, unsponsored review of the unusual Fujifilm X100VI digital camera.
The camera was on loan from Fujifilm Canada and has been returned. I do not work for, and was not paid by Fujifilm. They did not see the script or video before posting.
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Hi Maarten, great to see you again. I’ve been on the waiting list here in UK since March and each month receive an email from supplier saying no news yet. Whilst waiting I bought a used 100V a few days ago to enjoy the unique features while it is still summer. By the time the VI arrives I should be quite conversant with the settings and all set to hit the ground running. Thanks for a lovely review as always.
Right, my son-in-law is also on what seems to be a long wait list. I've reached out to Fujifilm Canada to check on the status, and to spare your the corporate spin, the X100 VI's sales and order are far exceeding even their most optimistic projections. They continue to ramp up production and are committed to delivering cameras to everone who wants one.
An excellent review and slightly different from others I have seen. I’m also in the UK and ordered mine in early April and finally arrived June 1st, although I did order from two separate stores. Hope it comes soon, but we’ll worth the wait and you may find a few differences in the menu. 🖖
Thanks, a pleasure to read your kind words.
Hey, you're back! I love your videos. Even if it's a product I have no intention of purchasing, I still watch. I just like listening to your commentary.
That's very kind, thanks for commenting.
Maarten, so glad to see you back!
I remain happy to review cameras, there just aren't many opportunities to do so. Camera manufacturers no longer seem to have review units.
What a great review! A no nonsense, to the point analysis of the X100Vi, looking at the features and design elements that people use most often. I've been wanting to replace my X Pro 1 for a while now. The X100vi may be the camera I've wanted and waited to get. Thanks for making this review.
It's always a pleasure to read kind words, thanks for taking the time.
Wonderful to see a review from you again!
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words.
As always, a great review! Good to see you again!
I appreciate your kind words, thanks!
I miss watching your well thought out video reviews! I have had it on order for months now and wonder if I'll ever get it!
My son-in-law is also waiting patiently.
It’s so good to see you again, Maarten! Your videos are always so well thought out and pleasant to watch, and this one was no exception. A long-time Fujifilm aficionado, I am on the waiting list for an X100VI at my local camera shop
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words, and I hope Fujifilm appreciates your patience!
Thank you for your unusual but necessary review of this unusual camera. I own the X100S, a much earlier version, and looking forward to owning the X100VI and all it's features. Love your video reviews, Maarten.
How kind of you to take the time to post your comments, they are appreciated!
Great to see you again. Your review is very interesting. The camera is ideal for travel and street genres. Thanks for taking the time to produce. It’s fairly easy to see why the camera is so popular.
Thanks for watching, always a pleasure to read kind words.
I was eagerly waiting for your review. Delightful as always ❤
Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting.
A superb review, thank you much!!
It's always nice to read that my videos are appreciated, thanks for commenting.
Always enjoy your content and presentation. So tempting to simplify my kit, but I love my X-pro3!
Understood. No need to upgrade from the x-pro3
Great review and thought provoking. Can't wait to receive mine. Thankyou
Thanks for watching! Always a pleasure to read kind words.
Good to see you again!
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
wonderful review! Best out there. Thanks
That's very kind of you, thanks for taking the time to comment.
Martin, I agree with you 100% about doing away with some of the menu settings. I always enjoy your videos.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Interesting video about a powerful and versatile camera. In many ways the Fuji X100 VI could be described as the "Affordable Leica Q3 alternative".
As a matter of interest, the guys at the old DPReview channel (Chris Nicholls & Jordan Drake) shot at least one entire episode on the previous Fuji X100 V and the video looked great.
So the Fuji X100 VI could very easily be the only camera for some people (dependant upon what the owner / user wanted to shoot / create with the camera).
Please keep shooting your very interesting and informative videos !!
Thanks for your kind words. I didn't say it wasn't capable, and even though it's possible to produce video with it, the X100VI would not be anyone's first choice for video.
Great review, thanks Maarten.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!!
Appreciate your thoughtful commentary
Thanks for your kind words, appreciated!
Good to see you again 😊
So glad to hear you enjoyed this video.
Great review - thorough and thoughtful.
Glad you liked it, thanks for commenting
@@MaartenHeilbron I think of you every time I fill up my memory card!
Thanks for the memory of videos past, appreciated!
Happy to see you again. Hope you are doing well.
Doing very well thanks. Busy with other projects.
Hello Maarten. I'm surprised but happy you are back (i believe you are in the Oakville area, so not super far from me). I have Canon now but always enjoy your honest reviews.
I'm still happy to review cameras, it's just the shortage of review units available to loan. Thanks for your kind words, they are appreciated.
I love the advanced filters!! The miniature is great for gardens.
Haven't tried that - maybe I could like advanced filters after all. Thanks for the tip!
Excellent Maarten thank you for the review, I love this camera because it makes me want to take photographs.
Thanks, in my mind that is one of the primary goals. If a camera does not excite you enough to do that, it's not serving its purpose.
Good to see you back. There's certainly no shortage of quality cameras available. I'm tempted by too many. For now, my Lumix G9 will remain my walk-about camera, grabbing a Nikon full frame when I get more serious. It's always a pleasure to hear your opinions.
Thanks for taking the time to post your kind words, thanks!
What a great review, thank you! I am still hopeful for another X-E*. ;)
Thanks for your kind words. I’m a great believer in hope.
Hi Maarten, Good review, as usual. I am still waiting for the camera, ordered it in february. 🥴 Groeten uit Rotterdam.
Many people are waiting. I wonder why production is so delayed?
I'm sure after this comprehensive review Fujifilm will be most delighted in the positive results. BTW it's good to see your return!
Always nice to see familiar avatars among the comments, thanks!! There's already a very long waiting list, so don't think this would make much difference.
@@MaartenHeilbron You're too modest Maarten, every bit counts.
I appreciate your kind words, thanks!
Love watching your videos. Brings freshness and clarity to an over opinionated field.
I appreciate that, thanks so much for taking the time to comment.
So nice to see you back…you were missed🥂 my
Thank you so much 😀
Thanks, Maarten. It is always a pleasure to listen to you.
And very useful because, you see, I'm a kind of a Nikon guy, but the truth is that, for the first time, I really understand the fuzzy about this camera.
Cheers
Great to hear!, always nice to hear from viewers who appreciate my videos.
Hi Maarten!
Great review as always. I especially enjoyed your pronunciation of “Reala Ace” versus other reviewers. I suspect yours is the correct pronunciation. I completely agree with your take. This is really a photography camera with an ability to shoot video in a pinch. I find the menu cluttered, too but I do enjoy the customization this camera offers. Cheers!
Thanks for your kind and interesting comments, appreciated.
Martin, great video - I've had mine for a few months now and love it. It's my everyday carry and it's always with me. One point you misspoke about was the camera not detecting the optional WCL and TCL lenses. The early versions of these were not the II version, and did not have auto detection. The II version like the one you were using, have a small magnet near the thread which let the camera know which adapter lens you are using, WCL or TCL. The X100VI automaticly knows which lens you added and it's noted on the display and viewfinder. One other thing I think you missed was the digital teleconverter that changes the standard lens to 50mm and 70mm. This of course does lower the megapixel for those shots to Medium for the 50mm digital zoom, and to Small for the 70mm digital zoom. The raw image for these digital zoom levels is as normal - the change is to the jpeg output. As always, well done!
Thanks for your kind words - and thanks for pointing that out. The digital teleconvertordoes not seem all that useful to me, so I passed over the opportunity to comment on that. Nice to hear that you've found value in this setting.
Your back, great. Where have you been?
Waiting for someone to send me a camera to review. Thanks, I appreciate your kind words.
Great review Maarten, i was lucky enough to get this camera just a month after the release date and i love it. I have shot with Fujifilm before but i wanted something small and compact as i am mainly a street and city architecture photographer and this suits me fine. You are so right about the fixed lens it makes you think about your shots more and the nd filter and IBS can help you get some creative motion blur shots.
So glad to hear your appreciate my video, and your new camera.
Good video and HAVE A GOOD DAY
Thank you!
Great video and matches my expectations. Can’t wait to get mine. They say maybe September😢
Right, many people (including my son-in-law) are also on waiting lists.
Unusual Fujifilm X100VI? More like the Elusive Fujifilm X100VI. Here in the UK I sold my X100F to make way for the VI and have now bought it back, such is the availability of the VI. Thanks for your review, Maarten, they are always excellent!
hehe, yes, the comments for this video are full of people who'd love to have one and are waiting anxiously.
Thanks for the great review Maarten! My question: Although there are so many features on the camera I personally will struggle for years learning them all. So I plan on using the My Menu screen and dialing in all my exposures manually. And i will also try to test out and use Auto that you reported as being very well balanced between the highlights and shadows. Would those two options be a good strategy in your opinion, just for starters? Thanks for any feedback you can provide. je
PS> All of your sample photos were top notch!!
For starters, if you do wish to use manual aperture and shutter settings, I'd recommend you use autoISO and then make exposure compensation adjustments as you need.
@@MaartenHeilbron THANK YOU Maarten. I see the wisdom in your advice and i will give it a try!!
I thoroughly enjoy your reviews and appreciate your time replying back to me!!
Excellent review. I like your style. In response to your opinion that certain features of the camera seem out of place, I'm all for including such features on a "just in case" scenario. It doesn't hurt to include niche capabilities. Heck, pile them all in there. They can be ignored with no loss. They are available just in case I need them. I may not intend to shoot video, but I like having the ability just in case. And with modern microprocessor wealth, we are better off adjusting our menu expectations to the camera's hierarchy, rather than limiting them to our preconceived notions.
Thanks for your kind words. In general, I agree - which is why I suggested that a switch or menu setting to clean up the menus for purists might be of value to simplify the camera and embrace more of the retro feel.
Great review Maarten! This camera is $3700 CAD on Amazon Canada but out of stock. I needed a good laugh this afternoon.😅
That's someone taking advantage of the out of stock situation. Check your local camera store. It should not be more than C$2160, U$1600.
I missed watching your videos
Thanks for waiting. I appreciate the kind words.
So glad you are calling out Fuji for their so complex and confounding menu options and organization. It really detracts from the use and shooting experience for me. I’ve owned 3 Fujis over the years but have moved away from them in large part because of this.
Thanks for your kind words. It’s not that much of a dealbreaker for me, it just doesn’t match the rest of the vibe of this camera.
Pleased to review you. Thanks for this video
It’s always my pleasure.
Hi Maaten, long time no see!
Yes, that's true. It's a complicated world for old-school traditional reviewers.
I love these things, 35mm ish fixed lens F2.8ish effective. Good stuff.
And they look so classic, I love the little Aperture control ring around the lens, the direct controls on top! It.. ah. And I only have an X100 S, even there it is already... something else.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Many thanks. But still don’t get how to manual focus with the optical viewfinder only.
If that's your need, then it's likely best to use the small EVF inset in the optical viewfinder which provides an expanded view of a selectable area. Otherwise, rely on the autofocus (works well, particularly with face/eye), or use the EVF when focussing with one of the many manual focus assists. Thanks for your kind words.
I wonder what your impression of the new Leica D-Lux 8 will be? It has an almost identical price to the X100 MkVI. A Leica Q style menu. Zoom lens with aperture ring and manual controls. An older M4/3 sensor of which only 17MP are used out of 22. Both Fuji and Leica are sold out with a long waiting list, which I am beginning to suspect may be a marketing tool in itself.
I’m not in the market for either, owning a D-Lux 7 and a Q2 plus a few others for pure enjoyment, so it’s just not worth me adding similar cameras.
I don't think I'll get the opportunity to review any Leica models, so really can't comment.
Nice tour. I just noticed that when set to T on the top ISO dial, it starts at 125 where as when set using an assigned thumb or finger dial it starts at ISO 64. Humm. Thanks.
Yes, as that is an extended ISO setting, so like shutter durations, not all the settings are available on physical dials. Thanks for your kind words.
@@MaartenHeilbronRandom, while watching this I reviewed my settings for the additional screw on lenses which I do not own - only to find my camera was somehow set in wide! As you say, the menu is overly complicated to the point that had I not watched your video I would not have discovered this! Thanks again!
Always nice to know that I've been able to assist, even if only in a small way.
Thanks for the interesting review! I think for most people interchangeable lens cameras are a better and more versatile choice (X-S20, X-T50 & X-T5), while the X100 VI is nice for casual street photography. With the current hype around this camera, it has become more a fashion statement, and I think it will lead to buyer's remorse for a significant number of buyers who do not fully realise the limitations of having a fixed focal length camera in advance of making a purchase. It is a specific tool in my opinion, not an all-rounder, and I would personally never purchase one as my only camera. It is a very nice camera for (experienced) photographers who really know what they are purchasing, and likely buy it as a fun-camera on the side to spice things up, next to other camera gear.
Sometimes, as I said in the review, the limitations of a device (or a musical form) can motivate clever creators to imagine things a little differently.
If I cut out one cafe muffin a day for a year, that's $1825. Easy way to buy this
Side benefit: Lower BMI! Tehe hard part is actually saving money you didn't spend.
Thanks
It's always my pleasure..
Hi Martin...I used to have a black Leica M5 and it was a beauty (and massive!). These remind me of that era of rangefinders in look and feel. The most annoying aspect is their absurd and inflated supply/demand drama. I gave up on buying one (and its predecessors).
Understood, if they're going to create this level of demand it's a shame that they can't meet it with product.
It took 6 iterations to finally get it right.
Wait! I have some suggestions for the 100 VII!
I don't use this camera but I do think it's a great camera and it's almost like a fashion accessory camera. It has that vibe that people search for and if that gets them into Photography that's a good thing and I think they've improved the auto focus on many of the series cameras. I own the XT5 and also a GFX cam so I really have no inkling to buy this camera but if I had a spare couple of grand lying around, maybe I would buy this camera in the futureWhen it comes down in price and this some available but I think it's a great camera and the sales on this camera indicate this is the type of camera people want people complain about the menus in FujiFilm cameras but my goodness I found them fairly easy to navigate at least what they are called in the menu is easy to understand. If you go into a canon or a Sony the terminology it's like it's in Chinese for me but that's just my brain once again thank you for the review. I do think this is an amazing camera and if it gets out there and people are taking photos that's a good thing.
Thanks for taking the time to add your thoughts to this conversation.
T50 with 35 prime better deal
And arguably more versatile, but for those of us who really enjoy using an optical viewfinder, the X100VI represents a unique offering unless one wants to venture into Made in Wetzlar territory :)
Better deal but not as svelte or integrated. Nor equipped with OVF. You really came in here saying "If we change everything that is offered you can get a better deal"
Hell, if you just want the best deal, use your phone, it's already paid for.
That's certainly true for some people, such as yourself.
@@MaartenHeilbron… and regarding one‘s best buy for the buck, by far 😉
Probably but the x100 range is aimed at a very specific market which is very popular, hence why they are hard to get hold of and why the X100v still commands a high second hand price
Gracias, tal vez en unos 5 años cuando baje de precio :) jajajaa
No habrá una caída demasiado grande en el corto plazo si la demanda sigue siendo alta y la oferta sigue siendo baja.
@@MaartenHeilbron así es. :( pero “un hombre puede soñar” :)
Interesting, but quite a bit over my budget.
Understood.
Being the proud owner of one of these little beauties you have just increased my love and appreciation of it so thank you Maarten.
A pleasure to read your kind words, thanks!
So good to see you again! 👍
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words.