Iron Mason wrote:
Honestly, I purchased this camera last week, backordered from b&h and find it ridiculous that the camera didn't come with a dedicated charger. You'd think that after paying such a high premium from a high end point and shooter, that they would include one. Also, is it just me or is this camera just not as hyped as it is currently? I'd rather shoot with my a7iv setup and not have to bother with all the film sims and recipes. That being said, if anyone's interested, I'll be posting mine up for sale shortly here in the next few days. Brand new U.S. model with less than 100 shots, with purchase receipt included. Will link the thread here as well once it's posted.
First, about chargers: All manufacturers of electronic devices (not just cameras) are moving away from selling you a new charger with every new device. Most people end up with drawers full of old, unused duplicate charger adapters. The same holds true with battery chargers. Some of us who aren’t buying out first Fujifilm camera already have chargers lying around, and we’d rather not have another one with each new product. (You imagine that they used to be “free,” but more accurately it was “included in the cost” and factored into the overall list price.)
Fortunately, a range of adapters and chargers are widely available, ranging from higher-cost OEM units to discounted units that also often work quite well.
Frankly, I’m a big fan of the move to using USB-C based charging for essentially ALL devices. It sure makes things a lot easier for me, especially when traveling. A decade ago I had to carry power international power adapters, a slew of device-specific chargers with incompatible connectors, separate battery chargers for cameras and regular batteries. Today? I carry one mini wall unit that has built-in international plug options and puts out USB-C and USB-B and has a North America plug pass-through. It is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
As to hype: That’s an issue with all kinds of products. It isn’t limited to electronics, much less to cameras or Fujifilm. There was a huge amount of hype around the X100vi when it came out — at a level that many of us thought was completely over the top. Much of it was driven by the influencer crowd and an overlapping group of reviewers who benefit financially both from larger audiences for their work and from affiliate fees from sales. It can be in their interest to generate a whole lot of hype — the loudest poster gets the most hits — and it is easy to fall victim to them.
(There are good, legitimate social media accounts, but there are a whole lot of questionable ones, too — including quite a few who hype — there’s that word again! — their own qualifications and authority well beyond reason.)
There’s nothing wrong with that, but buyers need to become a whole lot smarter about what breathless reviews of new products may or may not mean.
I think that the X100vi is actually a very nice camera. If you are the right sort of photographer, it could be perfect for you on its own or as an adjunct to another camera or camers.
But it is not the best option for a lot of people who placed more weight on the hype than on a carefully understanding the camera and its limits. A camera with a single focal length wide angle fixed lens is not the best option for a whole lot of people, and the film sims thing was (and still is) hyped well beyond its real world value for most buyers. (A few people like the sims a lot, but a whole lot of people don’t find them to be that compelling.)
(Auto-correct completely mangled the following in the original post, so I've posted a corrected version below. I'm leaving this italicized original as an example of why I despise autocorrect! ;-) Perhaps this can be a bit of a less about photography gear hype being very cautions about buying into it.
(What I meant to write) —Perhaps this can be a bit of a lesson about photography gear hype and being very cautious about buying into it.
Iron Mason wrote:
Honestly, I purchased this camera last week, backordered from b&h and find it ridiculous that the camera didn't come with a dedicated charger. You'd think that after paying such a high premium from a high end point and shooter, that they would include one. Also, is it just me or is this camera just not as hyped as it is currently? I'd rather shoot with my a7iv setup and not have to bother with all the film sims and recipes. That being said, if anyone's interested, I'll be posting mine up for sale shortly here in the next few days. Brand new U.S. model with less than 100 shots, with purchase receipt included. Will link the thread here as well once it's posted.
First, about chargers: All manufacturers of electronic devices (not just cameras) are moving away from selling you a new charger with every new device. Most people end up with drawers full of old, unused duplicate charger adapters. The same holds true with battery chargers. Some of us who aren’t buying out first Fujifilm camera already have chargers lying around, and we’d rather not have another one with each new product. (You imagine that they used to be “free,” but more accurately it was “included in the cost” and factored into the overall list price.)
Fortunately, a range of adapters and chargers are widely available, ranging from higher-cost OEM units to discounted units that also often work quite well.
Frankly, I’m a big fan of the move to using USB-C based charging for essentially ALL devices. It sure makes things a lot easier for me, especially when traveling. A decade ago I had to carry power international power adapters, a slew of device-specific chargers with incompatible connectors, separate battery chargers for cameras and regular batteries. Today? I carry on mini wall unit that has built-in international plug options and puts out USB-C and USB-B and has a North America plug pass-through. It is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
As to hype: That’s an issue with all kinds f products. It isn’t limited to electronics, much less to cameras or Fujifilm. There was a huge amount of hype around the X100vi when it came out — at a level that many of us thought was completely over the top. Much of it was driven by the influencer crowd and an overlapping group of reviewers who benefit financially both from larger audiences for their work and from affiliate fees from sales.
There’s nothing wrong with that, but buyers need to become a whole lot smarter about what breathless reviews of new products may or may not mean.
I think that the X100vi is actually a very nice camera. If you are the right sort of photographer, it could be perfect for you on its own or as an adjunct to another camera or camers.
But that it is not the best option for a lot of people who placed more weight on the hype than on a carefully understanding the camera and its limits. A camera with a single focal length wide angle fixed lens is not the best option for a whole lot of people, and the film sims thing was (and still is) hyped well beyond it broad, real world value. (A few people like the sims a lot, but a whole lot of people don’t find it compelling.)
(Auto-correct completely mangled the following in the original, so I'vve posted the corrected version below. I'm leaving this as an example of why I despise autocorrect! ;-) Perhaps this can be a bit of a less about photography gear hype being very cautions about buying into it.
(What I meant to write) —Perhaps this can be a bit of a lesson about photography gear hype and being very cautions about buying into it.
Iron Mason wrote:
Honestly, I purchased this camera last week, backordered from b&h and find it ridiculous that the camera didn't come with a dedicated charger. You'd think that after paying such a high premium from a high end point and shooter, that they would include one. Also, is it just me or is this camera just not as hyped as it is currently? I'd rather shoot with my a7iv setup and not have to bother with all the film sims and recipes. That being said, if anyone's interested, I'll be posting mine up for sale shortly here in the next few days. Brand new U.S. model with less than 100 shots, with purchase receipt included. Will link the thread here as well once it's posted.
First, about chargers: All manufacturers of electronic devices (not just cameras) are moving away from selling you a new charger with every new device. Most people end up with drawers full of old, unused duplicate charger adapters. The same holds true with battery chargers. Some of us who aren’t buying out first Fujifilm camera already have chargers lying around, and we’d rather not have another one with each new product. (You imagine that they used to be “free,” but more accurately it was “included in the cost” and factored into the overall list price.)
Fortunately, a range of adapters and chargers are widely available, ranging from higher-cost OEM units to discounted units that also often work quite well.
Frankly, I’m a big fan of the move to using USB-C based charging for essentially ALL devices. It sure makes things a lot easier for me, especially when traveling. A decade ago I had to carry power international power adapters, a slew of device-specific chargers with incompatible connectors, separate battery chargers for cameras and regular batteries. Today? I carry on mini wall unit that has built-in international plug options and puts out USB-C and USB-B and has a North America plug pass-through. It is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
As to hype: That’s an issue with all kinds f products. It isn’t limited to electronics, much less to cameras or Fujifilm. There was a huge amount of hype around the X100vi when it came out — at a level that many of us thought was completely over the top. Much of it was driven by the influencer crowd and an overlapping group of reviewers who benefit financially both from larger audiences for their work and from affiliate fees from sales.
There’s nothing wrong with that, but buyers need to become a whole lot smarter about what breathless reviews of new products may or may not mean.
I think that the X100vi is actually a very nice camera. If you are the right sort of photographer, it could be perfect for you on its own or as an adjunct to another camera or camers.
But that it is not the best option for a lot of people who placed more weight on the hype than on a carefully understanding the camera and its limits. A camera with a single focal length wide angle fixed lens is not the best option for a whole lot of people, and the film sims thing was (and still is) hyped well beyond it broad, real world value. (A few people like the sims a lot, but a whole lot of people don’t find it compelling.)
(Auto-correct completely mangled the following in the original, so I'vve posted the corrected version below. I'm leaving this as an example of why I despise autocorrect! ;-) Perhaps this can be a bit of a less about photography gear hype being very cautions about buying into it.
(What I meant to write Perhaps this can be a bit of a lesson about photography gear hype and being very cautions about buying into it.
Iron Mason wrote:
Honestly, I purchased this camera last week, backordered from b&h and find it ridiculous that the camera didn't come with a dedicated charger. You'd think that after paying such a high premium from a high end point and shooter, that they would include one. Also, is it just me or is this camera just not as hyped as it is currently? I'd rather shoot with my a7iv setup and not have to bother with all the film sims and recipes. That being said, if anyone's interested, I'll be posting mine up for sale shortly here in the next few days. Brand new U.S. model with less than 100 shots, with purchase receipt included. Will link the thread here as well once it's posted.
First, about chargers: All manufacturers of electronic devices (not just cameras) are moving away from selling you a new charger with every new device. Most people end up with drawers full of old, unused duplicate charger adapters. The same holds true with battery chargers. Some of us who aren’t buying out first Fujifilm camera already have chargers lying around, and we’d rather not have another one with each new product. (You imagine that they used to be “free,” but more accurately it was “included in the cost” and factored into the overall list price.)
Fortunately, a range of adapters and chargers are widely available, ranging from higher-cost OEM units to discounted units that also often work quite well.
Frankly, I’m a big fan of the move to using USB-C based charging for essentially ALL devices. It sure makes things a lot easier for me, especially when traveling. A decade ago I had to carry power international power adapters, a slew of device-specific chargers with incompatible connectors, separate battery chargers for cameras and regular batteries. Today? I carry on mini wall unit that has built-in international plug options and puts out USB-C and USB-B and has a North America plug pass-through. It is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
As to hype: That’s an issue with all kinds f products. It isn’t limited to electronics, much less to cameras or Fujifilm. There was a huge amount of hype around the X100vi when it came out — at a level that many of us thought was completely over the top. Much of it was driven by the influencer crowd and an overlapping group of reviewers who benefit financially both from larger audiences for their work and from affiliate fees from sales.
There’s nothing wrong with that, but buyers need to become a whole lot smarter about what breathless reviews of new products may or may not mean.
I think that the X100vi is actually a very nice camera. If you are the right sort of photographer, it could be perfect for you on its own or as an adjunct to another camera or camers.
But that it is not the best option for a lot of people who placed more weight on the hype than on a carefully understanding the camera and its limits. A camera with a single focal length wide angle fixed lens is not the best option for a whole lot of people, and the film sims thing was (and still is) hyped well beyond it broad, real world value. (A few people like the sims a lot, but a whole lot of people don’t find it compelling.)
(Auto-correct completely mangled the following in the original, so I'vve posted the corrected version below. I'm leaving this as an example of why I despise autocorrect! ;-) Perhaps this can be a bit of a less about photography gear hype being very cautions about buying into it.[/I]
(What I meant to write Perhaps this can be a bit of a lesson about photography gear hype and being very cautions about buying into it.
Iron Mason wrote:
Honestly, I purchased this camera last week, backordered from b&h and find it ridiculous that the camera didn't come with a dedicated charger. You'd think that after paying such a high premium from a high end point and shooter, that they would include one. Also, is it just me or is this camera just not as hyped as it is currently? I'd rather shoot with my a7iv setup and not have to bother with all the film sims and recipes. That being said, if anyone's interested, I'll be posting mine up for sale shortly here in the next few days. Brand new U.S. model with less than 100 shots, with purchase receipt included. Will link the thread here as well once it's posted.
First, about chargers: All manufacturers of electronic devices (not just cameras) are moving away from selling you a new charger with every new device. Most people end up with drawers full of old, unused duplicate charger adapters. The same holds true with battery chargers. Some of us who aren’t buying out first Fujifilm camera already have chargers lying around, and we’d rather not have another one with each new product. (You imagine that they used to be “free,” but more accurately it was “included in the cost” and factored into the overall list price.)
Fortunately, a range of adapters and chargers are widely available, ranging from higher-cost OEM units to discounted units that also often work quite well.
Frankly, I’m a big fan of the move to using USB-C based charging for essentially ALL devices. It sure makes things a lot easier for me, especially when traveling. A decade ago I had to carry power international power adapters, a slew of device-specific chargers with incompatible connectors, separate battery chargers for cameras and regular batteries. Today? I carry on mini wall unit that has built-in international plug options and puts out USB-C and USB-B and has a North America plug pass-through. It is smaller than a pack of cigarettes.
As to hype: That’s an issue with all kinds f products. It isn’t limited to electronics, much less to cameras or Fujifilm. There was a huge amount of hype around the X100vi when it came out — at a level that many of us thought was completely over the top. Much of it was driven by the influencer crowd and an overlapping group of reviewers who benefit financially both from larger audiences for their work and from affiliate fees from sales.
There’s nothing wrong with that, but buyers need to become a whole lot smarter about what breathless reviews of new products may or may not mean.
I think that the X100vi is actually a very nice camera. If you are the right sort of photographer, it could be perfect for you on its own or as an adjunct to another camera or camers.
But that it is not the best option for a lot of people who placed more weight on the hype than on a carefully understanding the camera and its limits. A camera with a single focal length wide angle fixed lens is not the best option for a whole lot of people, and the film sims thing was (and still is) hyped well beyond it broad, real world value. (A few people like the sims a lot, but a whole lot of people don’t find it compelling.)
Perhaps this can be a bit of a less about photography gear hype being very cautions about buying into it.
Perhaps this can be a bit of a lesson about photography gear hype and being very cautions about buying into it.