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 Re: I just spent 48 hours with the x100v and I'm IN LOVE!!! | |
mdude85 wrote:
gdanmitchell wrote:
And, "Best Camera Ever Made?" Really? It is a fine, nice, appealing camera, for sure. But...?
People on social media like to make hyperbolistic statements to drive views, and thus revenue for their business (ads, presets, workshops, etc). With such hyperbole it can be hard to distinguish the truth.
The X100V is not the best camera ever made nor the most technologically advanced camera, nor are the film simulations "mind blowing". I think what the OP likes is that the cameras can output really pleasing JPGs without having to do much editing. It's simple to use, evokes a bygone way of shooting (I don't like the word "authentic" thrown around describe anything remotely pleasing), and most important to some people, it's impossible for other people to buy it right now  We all like to own something that other people can't get their hands on.
Spend a year with it and let me know if you think it's the best camera ever made.
Pretty much.
That last point — "spend a year and get back to us..." — is also on my mind when I see the latest "Best Camera EVER" post on social media. I suspect that some other thing may be described in such terms by our OP by then. ;-)
The truth? From my point of view, the X100v is a really excellent, really interesting camera that appeals to me... but its real-world usability is quite limited. I write that as a person who is often happy to work with a camera using only a single prime in roughly its focal length range for some photography... but who recognizes that this is certainly not what most people will be happy with.
For my part — and I recognize that I'm engaging in Fujifilm blasphemy now — the whole "great jpgs" thing doesn't float my boat. I want great raw files — which I get from the system — that I can push and pull in any direction in post to achieve my vision for the images.
Again, I think the X100v is a really cool camera. I'm impressed by it. It could be the ideal cameras for a small number of photographers. I just don't think it is ideal for that many photographers, much less that it is the best camera ever.
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