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 p.2 #12 · I would trade my Fuji X100 for ________. | |
TMaG82 wrote:
I had the GR in my bag for about 3 months and it was fine for what it did but I found I didn't use it as much so I sold it. The IQ is great, the silent shutter, the snap focus makes street and manual shooting much better. I never had the original x100, only the x100s but the AF on the GR seemed worse than the x100s. Video on the GR is the worst I've seen, even worse than the Fujis. But even having a camera which I could theoretically carry everywhere because of the size, I didn't feel the desire to carry it around and just left it sitting on my desk at home. ...Show more →
Pretty much my experiences with the GR's, I really do love the concept, and the size/weight is fantastic. I mean you'd swear you didn't even have a battery in the thing its so light (about 8oz). True pocket size APS-C, and tons of really cool photographer friendly controls, like the ability to set up to 320 seconds for long exposure, so you don't need to mess with a cable release, interval timer, snap focus mode, some really nice "art" filters that actually are useful, etc etc
Just never really got on with the camera though, focus accuracy being a bit part of it, but more so, that as good as pocketability sounds on paper, in reality, it never really proves that important. When I want something pocketable I've got my iPhone or my RX100 as is, and really for day to day life, there isn't a huge need for APS-C. I mean if I want to take a pic of my morning cereal I'll use my iPhone (said in jest).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the GR is a bad camera, but rather that I kept buying it to fill a need I thought I had that really turned out to not be that important, ie; always with me APS-C quality.
Its a great camera to shoot with from a functional basis, but for me anyways, not one that really was enjoyable. Its a tool and it gets a job done, but never inspired me to want to go pick it up and shoot it, "just because".
Rare camera's, like the X100 and M9, were, again for ME, objects that made me want to pick them up and go shoot things, just because I wanted to use the camera. Kind of elevated them beyond just simple tools if you will.
Just as I'm not saying the GR is a bad camera, I'm also not saying the X100 is the perfect camera. Its got plenty of issues, or putting it kindly, quirks. It brings a unique joy though in its use for most owners by the combination of readily portable (though not pocketable) size/weight, the hybrid VF, dedicated direct controls, an amazing flash, and quite pleasing overall IQ.
Simply put, its darn tough to replace, because nothing else does exactly what it does, and as such, in conditions that suit the X100, few other cameras provide quite the same photographic fun
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