p.5 #1 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
gdanmitchell wrote:
I may carry my phone in my pocket — and sometimes use it for photography — but my camera is almost always in a small bag. When shooting the XT5 and the 27mm f/2.8 it goes in a very small bag thatfor goes over my shoulder. It is big enough for the camera, my wallet, my phone, and a couple of small extras. It might be 4” wide, 2” thick, and 6”+ tall.
So it isn’t “pocketable,” unlike my phone. But I’m not sure what camera that I’d be willing to use would literally be pocketable, and end up getting carried in my pocket.
Is it a “game changer?” Hmmm… Since it is mostly very similar to its predecessor — same form factor, same lens, etc. — that might be overstating things a bit. I think it is more of a “game improver,” perhaps?
It, like the previous X100-series bodies, does have the ability to generate gas.
On another topic…
The 40MP sensor does allow a bit more cropping but you are still limited by lens resolution and camera stability and all the rest. You can do the math to see the size difference if you crop out a section with the pixel dimensions of a 26MP sensor. Most people are surprised to find tha the difference isn’t as great as they expect. It is a difference, but…...Show more →
That's fair - I may have shot quite a bit wide with my statement. I separately own a GR iii alongside my x100v because of the ibis in low-light among other features, with its largest winning factor being a completely pocketable camera. In my position I would highly consider selling both of these cameras to consolidate into one body for these features I enjoy and find useful, at sacrifice for the ricoh's extreme pocket-ability. All in all, for me, with my bad back, it is very enticing to be able to carry more flexibility in less of a package. However I will have to look more into what you mean by the 40mp being limited by camera stability. I admit I am still very early in experience and knowledge
p.5 #4 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
RoamingScott wrote:
Let me play devil's advocate. Where are you displaying a 65:24 photo? If IG or TikTok, there is no way to adequately showcase it.
On the web? Ok, 20mp is enough, for now, for a 5K display...but won't be for long...
Printing? Won't have the latitude to make a truly showcase image at 20mp.
I'm like 25% with Fuji on this...it's a feature best left to MF 50 and 100mp sensors, in terms of "protecting" Fuji. The other 75% of me thinks the consumer should have the choice to print too big or post too small on the internet
Good points for sure but adding the feature should be an easy and cheap thing for Fuji since they essentially already have it for Gfx. I shouldn't have mentioned TikTok, I know nothing about the interface and next to nothing about IG.
Print wise, I have made some pans working backward from standard paper widths and customer cutting to the height I need. These are actually from stitched XT5 photos so resolution isn't the same. But the technique would work and I think a 20Mp, 65:24 file at 5.9"x16" or 8.8x24" should still have enough resolution to look great. Then matte them to standard frames if thats what you want. I like the oddball sizes on the wall, changes things up.
But I think most people are just going to view them via monitor slide show and the 20Mp will be fine for the life of a camera model.
p.5 #6 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
RoamingScott wrote:
Let me play devil's advocate. Where are you displaying a 65:24 photo? If IG or TikTok, there is no way to adequately showcase it.
On the web? Ok, 20mp is enough, for now, for a 5K display...but won't be for long...
Printing? Won't have the latitude to make a truly showcase image at 20mp.
I'm like 25% with Fuji on this...it's a feature best left to MF 50 and 100mp sensors, in terms of "protecting" Fuji. The other 75% of me thinks the consumer should have the choice to print too big or post too small on the internet
Let me play devil's advocate to your devil's advocate. the 65:24 crop just crops the top and bottom of the image and doesn't reduce in any way the size of the long edge one would be happy to print at. If you are happy to print 19", 24", 30" or 36" wide with a Fuji camera, then cropping to 65-24 doesn't change this. I quite often crop to 65:24 in post from both the X-T5 and X-T30 and am happy with the results. I use the 24 grid setting as a compositional tool as the first and third horizontal grid lines simulate a 65:24 crop. However, it would be a bit easier to compose and reduce post processing if Fuji enabled this in camera.
p.5 #7 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
Having read Jonas Rask's review and seeing the camera for real, I have to applaud Fuji. The size did not change dramatically with IBIS, and there are some other capabilities that seem to make this a real winner. I don't shoot enough with any camera to make this switch (at least not at this time!) but down the road? Maybe, just maybe! (In at least one other thread I did say - "never say never" - or something to that effect...!)
p.5 #8 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
I’m actually quite disappointed in the IBIS performance during video recording based on the videos I’ve watched. It’s very jerky, reminiscent of the X-H1 but a lot worse. I’ll have to do some various tests at different frame rates, but it’s even noticeable in slow motion. Bummer.
Everything else is just as I expected it would be…digital tele converter performance has improved thanks to the resolution, battery life remains the same if not better, all accessories remain compatible, and most components were reused.
p.5 #9 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
As soon as I manage to find a B&H gift certificate buried somewhere in my email If anyone has ideas for searches, I cannot for the life of me find the email from B&H
p.5 #10 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
AndrewNYC wrote:
As soon as I manage to find a B&H gift certificate buried somewhere in my email If anyone has ideas for searches, I cannot for the life of me find the email from B&H
The subject usually is "*person* has sent you a B&H Photo Gift Card!"
p.5 #13 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
RoamingScott wrote:
I'm of the mind that the new sensor will basically replace the need for the tele adapter. The in-camera digital TC upscaling is very good and will be better now with more resolution to work with.
I'm still quite interested in using the wide adapter but never grabbed one.
To me, that extra leeway because of the higher MP is the most appealing aspect of this new camera. But I don’t think it’s enough for me to buy it anytime soon, if ever.
p.5 #14 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
I preordered a black X100VI this morning at B & H. I was going to stay up last night to preorder, but forgot about it. I have never owned or used a X100V, but I very much want a smaller camera and the X100VI appears to be the one. I previously owned a X-E4, but I need IBIS and the X-E4 does not have IBiS so I sold on ebay in late December. I currently own an X-T4 and a X-T5, and a bunch of old Nikons.
p.5 #15 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
I’m using a Nisi all-in-one. It’s like a shoot-through lens cap. I haven’t noticed any additional flare or loss of contrast, and it works nicely with the built-in cap
RobDMB wrote:
What filter are most people using for the weather sealing? You have to buy both the adapter ring and filter right?
p.5 #16 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
CKrueger wrote:
I’m using a Nisi all-in-one. It’s like a shoot-through lens cap. I haven’t noticed any additional flare or loss of contrast, and it works nicely with the built-in cap
This is what stays on my old, crummy X100V, too. ;-)
p.5 #20 · Will you be buying the upcoming Fujifilm X100VI?
I preordered one in all the excitement last night, and cancelled in the morning. I will not be using ovf, not using internal flash, I don't like lcd display that I cannot hide away. And I hate the idea it needs additional accessories to make it "usable". I had x100v for a short time in the past, and nothing changed with things that I did not like.
x-h2 is clearly a better option for me, if I decide to add more fuji cameras.
If anyone has ideas for searches, I cannot for the life of me find the email from B&H