p.2 #1 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
I would have say ALL the Fuji's I've owned, and still do, were, and are great.
Started long ago with X-E1, yes, it was slow, but taught one patience...
Then added X-T2,
then X-E3,
then GFX-50R,
and this year, GFX-100s.
I like them all.
p.2 #2 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
I don't know if film counts, but my first Fuji was the GSW690 III. IIRC it was the first shipment they were out in 1992. The 6x9cm format held up well due to the sheer area of the film. MF sensors today are puny in comparison. Can you imagine if they made that size sensor in digital? It would be about 325MP relative to the GFX100 II sensor.
p.2 #3 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
X-T1 convinced me to commit to building out a Fuji system, so it is definitely one of my favorites. X-H1 is my favorite Fuji camera. It has the best combination of form factor and dial controls.
I'm now using an X-H2 and X-S20, both of which are great. I miss the dial controls, but ultimately decided that form factor was more important to me than dials.
p.2 #4 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
Pouncer wrote:
X-T1 convinced me to commit to building out a Fuji system, so it is definitely one of my favorites. X-H1 is my favorite Fuji camera. It has the best combination of form factor and dial controls.
I'm now using an X-H2 and X-S20, both of which are great. I miss the dial controls, but ultimately decided that form factor was more important to me than dials.
I agree that the X-H1 had the best body of pretty much any X camera, it was fantastic, even for me with bigger hands. I wish they'd kept it around for just one more generation, the X-H2 with the top dials would have been fantastic.
p.2 #5 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
itai195 wrote:
Like some others, I also had an X-E1. I think I like it more in hindsight than I did at the time; it was a frustrating camera to use, but I badly wanted to make it work so I kept trucking with it. To be fair, those early mirrorless days were rough pretty much across the board.
I think that the XE1 was the “gateway drug” for a lot of us who had been using larger and larger cameras from other brands and who really like the smaller Fujifilm alternative, either as a replacement or to augment our larger gear. (That latter was its role for me.)
p.2 #6 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
X-E1 / E-X2 were not much fun with AF lenses but I started Fuji with an adapted CV 35/2.5 LTM lens and that was fun as hell and the AF speed didn't matter!
p.2 #7 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
gdanmitchell wrote:
I think that the XE1 was the “gateway drug” for a lot of us who had been using larger and larger cameras from other brands and who really like the smaller Fujifilm alternative, either as a replacement or to augment our larger gear. (That latter was its role for me.)
I think I got an X-E1 twin lens kit with the 18-55 and 55-200mm from an online sale for $A 599 (about $US 400) just as the X-E2 came out. Those were the days!
p.2 #8 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
Currently shoot the MF Fuji stuff, but honestly my favorite Fuji was anything you could slap the 16-55 2.8 mark 1 APSC lens on. I had the X-T1, 2 and 3, and, at least for me, that little zoom produced photos that were (and still are as I look through my LR catalog) super pleasing to my eye. Couple it with the classic ergonomics of the X-T series -- just a winning combination. The 16-55 on a X-T body spoke my love language. Epic, super versatile combo.
p.2 #9 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
Having owned 3 GFX bodies since the original GFX-100, the 100II I am currently using is the first one I actually enjoy shooting with. It has a nice EVF, is overall responsive and the AF is finally reliable with some of the lenses. It is the first GFX camera I consider to be ok by pro standards.
p.2 #11 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
The X-T1 was my first mirrorless camera and I went all-in buying the kit with the 18-55mm, 23mm f1.4 and 56mm f1.2. Quite an investment back then because I was still at university.. so in terms of nostalgia, probably the X-T1.
But the X-T3 was such an upgrade in almost every way. As a camera I liked it way more than the X-T1. And I guess I’d like the X-T5 more still, but never felt the need to upgrade.
So I will be snarky and say my favorite Fuji camera will be the one where they ditch that Xtrans color array and match Nikons autofocus while slightly upgrading the feel (esp buttons & joystick) of the X-T series body without increasing its size or weight substantially compared to the X-T5 😅
p.2 #13 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
I had a quick stroll down memory lane and tried to figure out which one the memories from bring me the most warm fuzzy feelings now. I'm a bit surprised to say I think it might be the X10.
When I had the 50r, I used to say it was my favorite camera ever. But now... hm. That little X10 thing was endlessly useful and fun. Liberated me from the shackles of maximizing image performance – to me a catalyst for creativity – while always giving very useful results. Great build and both fun and satisfying to operate. Damn. I should have kept it.
p.2 #15 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
X-H1 is the best fujifilm camera I have used.
I now have the X-H2S and while I think it is the best fujifilm camera made so far, I still prefer the build quality of the X-H1.
The X-H2S is a step down as far as build quality compared to the X-H1.
The GFX100RF is also superbly built and is a great companion to my GFX100S II.
But the X-H1 is my all time favorite Fujifilm camera (except for the batteries).
p.2 #16 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
The Fuji I presently use the most, the X-T30 is my favorite. A small interchangable lens camera with a great sensor and a simple flip screen. All the attributes that suit my shooting style nicely.
p.2 #17 · What is your favorite Fuji camera... past or present?
Pouncer wrote:
X-T1 convinced me to commit to building out a Fuji system, so it is definitely one of my favorites. X-H1 is my favorite Fuji camera. It has the best combination of form factor and dial controls.
I'm now using an X-H2 and X-S20, both of which are great. I miss the dial controls, but ultimately decided that form factor was more important to me than dials.
This... I've had more than a few Fuji cameras and the X-H1 is still my favorite. Even though I have migrated to Z8s, I still have and use the X-H1 for family gatherings and when I want to shoot B/W JPGs.
