Fujifilm X100 12.3 MP APS-C CMOS EXR Digital Camera with 23mm Fujinon Lens and 2.8-Inch LCD

First, a little about me and why I chose this camera. I've been a street shooter for 34 years. Went to SVA and studied with Lisette Model at the New School. Worked as a custom printer and assistant for many photographers in NYC and printed for Modernage and Berkey K&L.... which is a long way to say, I know film. I have owned several digital cameras and still shoot 120 film with a Yashica. I read everything there was to read about the X100. Last year a week after it was announced I started selling my Lumix GF1, EVF and lenses. The Lumix was just not intuitive for me as a street shooter. I also felt like I was going to break it. Shooting with Nikon F2's and F3's one gets used to feeling like you could use it as a weapon if needed. Not so with small plastic feeling cameras. The X100 has the only things I want or need. Shutter, aperture and focus. Give me a decent meter and I'm set. I like the fact that the X100 has done away with the nice but unnecessary Program modes. The controls are real metal knobs. The build quality is like a good film camera. If you hit yourself in the head with it, it's going to hurt. Image quality: You have to see it to believe it. I always liked to shoot RAW but the JPEG quality will blow your doors off. I see no reason to shoot RAW with this camera. The lens is sharp and fast (f2.0). It is matched to the sensor. The image quality will make you weep. Flash: The built in flash does the best fill flash I have ever done. Your mileage may vary but I doubt it. Read the review of this camera at Ken Rockwell's website. Regarding video: If I wanted to shoot video I would bring a video camera. It's 720p, looks nice but it's not an $80k Ikegami. If I want to shoot video, my phone does that just swell. The quirks that I had read about: The manual focus is fly by wire and very slow. What can you do? You spend 15 minutes learning how the camera auto focuses and you use it. Focus is slow, writes to the card are slow, start up time is slow. I didn't find any of these things to the extent that I had read about. If I hadn't read these things, I would not have even thought about them. If you know what you shoot and how you shoot and you actually go out and make lots of images, any camera becomes intuitive. The photographers brain is the most important part of the image flow process.... you learn to use the tool and then you don't have to think about it. Menu structure: It's not a Canon or Nikon or Lumix... it's an X100. Some say the menus are not intuitive and difficult to navigate. You figure it out and use it. After a while you don't have to figure it out. Non-Interchangeable lens: It's a 35mm equivalent. The only 2 lenses that I ever use are 28 and 35mm so once again a non issue for me. Funky filter issue, lens cap and lens shade: Yeah the filter ring thing is kind of stupid but once you do what you need, it's not. I purchased an aftermarket lens shade which was 110.00 less than the Fuji. Makes the camera look more like a Leica but I end up taking it off most of the time. The lens cap is metal, very high quality and you will lose it. I've read some negativeness about this inexpensive lens hood being loose (JJC from A&R). So far no problem... and think about it, if it is so tight that when it takes an impact it translates the force right to the lens barrel that's not good either. It should be like a break away mirror on a motorcycle (BMW only I know or owned) meant to hold until the force begins to exceed the point of doing damage to the more expensive parts and then pops off. Anyway.. the hood and filter mount are fine unless you are going to be using it as a hammer. Battery life: 300-400 exposures. I purchased two after market batteries for 9.00 each. They last as long, are 45.00 cheaper than the Fuji batteries and they haven't set the camera on fire. Hey, when you had to reload after 36 exposures, that was something to bitch about. Only then you didn't know to bitch about it. Battery charger: There is a little plastic piece which holds the battery in place in the charger. Many have complained that it is easy to lose. Two words - Crazy Glue. In conclusion, some people like to talk about their camera. Some like to wear them out. This camera is for the latter. If Eugene Smith were alive, this is the digital camera he would use. If you don't know who Eugene Smith is, shame on you. I have a Nikon D100 that my brother gave me when I had no digital camera at all (He also gave me the Yashica Mat)and the D100 does it's thing very well too. The X100 is just a different tool. These are tools, not jewels. If you want to sit around and talk about your camera and find yourself doing that more than using it, well that's a different kind of tool. One other thing... I purchased the 8 gig Eye-Fi card. It transfers images to the 8 gig sd on my Android phone. It works. Very cool to have a backup made while you are shooting. It will use your battery though.

I really wanted to love this camera. Instead I'm left a little disappointed. First the good: the quality of the sensor is top-notch. Images at 1600 look fantastic and 3200 is very good. That, combined with the sharp, wide, fast lens should make it a great indoor shooter. The top controls and aperture ring are great. Exactly what I was expecting. But the x100 is let down by its focus. The auto focus in low light simply isn't good. Now, it's not awful, but it's not as good as other cameras (i.e. budget SLRs) in this price range. I know it's phase detection vs contrast issue. But I don't care by what method the thing focuses, I just want it to be faster and more accurate. However, the auto focus, even though it's not great, is leaps and bounds better than the manual focus. Simply put, the x100's manual focus is pathetic. I can't imagine it ever being useful. It's slow. Even with the 1.1 firmware it's super slow. I understand it's fly by wire, but that doesn't explain it's glacial speed. I could go on and on about the terrible manual focus - it's that bad. Also, I really don't care that much about the hybrid viewfinder. I leave it on optical the vast majority of the time. I dislike EVFs. Supposedly that x100s EVF is better than most, but I wouldn't know. The only time it'd be useful is for manual focus and we all know how I feel about that. You pretty much have to use the EVF and manual focus for macro. Personally, I think I'd just take a step back and hope I have enough detail to crop in post. The parallax issues are more of an issue than I thought they'd be. I'd never used a camera with an offset viewfinder before. Before I received my x100, I thought people online were needlessly complaining. It's definitely something to be aware of if you're shooting within a two or three feet. What you're focusing on may not be what you're truly focusing on. And your image will definitely shift from what you had framed. I don't think this is an issue with the x100 per se, just offset viewfinders in general. Minor complaints: The write speed is a little pokey. Even with a fast, 45 MB/s UHS-1 card be prepared to wait a good 5 seconds or more for the burst buffer to clear. The black, textured plastic isn't nearly as sumptuous as I thought it would be. It's just hard black plastic. If this camera had been $800, even with all the flaws I would have given it four stars. But for $1200 I expect a manual focus that is usable. For the x200, if Fuji fixes the manual focus, preferably a direct mechanical dial, and switches to phase detection for the auto focus, it would definitely be a five star camera.

There are a lot of reviews here and a lot of good information. I like it so much I sold my dslr and 3 lenses. It's my only camera, a very unusual experience. What follows is based on firmware 1.30. Some pointers/suggestions: If you have little knowledge of photography the X100 is not a great place to start. It's complicated, a bit rough around the edges and not all that flexible with a fixed lens. Rough edges are an underpowered processor, undocumented ways to get around some of the camera's issues (autofocus), pitiful battery life and a poor menu/controls setup for a few key settings (like iso). If you machine gun shots, this is not the camera for you. The buffer's too small and the battery too small. Inconsistent start times from sleep. Its a function of remaining battery life for sure, as well as other stuff that appears to get in the way. I don't let the camera sleep as on/off gives a start time that's consistent. When rushed, the camera can get a bit weird. Pop the battery and you're up again. I use a 95mbps card. I doubt if you can go much slower. The lens hood is over priced and sort of stinks. It blocks the af assist light and the slot supports on mine line up exactly where I need to see through the slot (the JJC hood did a fine job of copying Fuji's as their slot supports are in the same place. Stacked empty filter rings are better. X100 strong points: For the money, build and materials quality is excellent. The lens is very good. You can easily spend more on worst lenses that this entire camera costs. f2 is soft, 2.8 is good, above that it's superb. The lens is a bit dark in the corners. ACRs lens profile takes care of it -- most people won't even notice it. While AF is not dslr fast, it's quicker than its telling you. You do not need to wait for focus confirmation. Simply press the shutter in one continuous press and you're in focus (except in macro where you need confirmation as it can hunt). I believe the lag is related to the slow refresh rate of the evf/rear display and the ovf's confirmation is tied to that chain of events. AF accuracy is superb. It took me a bit of time to get used to the camera and I certainly had some out of focus shots during the first week or two. But since then, af is virtually always spot on. It can hunt in low light but a single tiny move of the focus spot will usually get focus. It's certainly less hunting than fast glass on my Nikons. Superb low light/high iso performer. Many appear to have focus issues in low light. I do not and I do a lot of low light shooting (AF-S, nothing special). Lovely in hand. Outstanding IQ. Outstanding out-of-camera jpeg's. It took me months to wean myself off RAW but I'm finally there and shoot jpeg only (Astia in my case). I use the RAW button in lighting situations where I believe I may want bits and bytes. For jpeg, I use auto iso and auto DR. I'm a somewhat deliberate shooter who has always shot with wide lenses. I also value small and light. For me the X100 is a great tool. However, it's not for everyone so don't be swayed by the hype and the looks.

The camera arrived two days ago, and while I haven't taken it out for a shoot yet, I've been playing with it and testing it indoors. As soon as you pick it up, you're rewarded with the feel of a beautifully designed device, with great craftsmanship, finish and weight. Just like my iPhone 4. The optical viewfinder is crystal clear, taking you back to the film days, with the HUGE added bonus of digitally overlaying useful information, such as exposure configuration, histogram, etc. I was surprised by how quiet the shutter is! The camera came loaded with the latest firmware (1.11 as of this writing), so I've proceeded with formatting my memory card (which is recommended for best performance), and started going through the setup. Without reading the manual, I've cycled through all the menu options, and seemed pretty straight forward. Within an hour or two I had a pretty good understanding of the configuration options, and had the camera configured to my liking. I was pleasantly surprised that the menu is nowhere near as bad as most reviewers on the Internet make it out to be. Once you use it a few times, you're familiar enough to be able to quickly get to a setting if needed. Regarding the manual focus so many complain about: yes, it is unusable as a conventional manual focus ring as it's very slow. However, as many pointed out, you can hit the AFL/AEL button on the back in manual focus mode, and the camera will auto focus for you. Where the manual focus ring with it's slow response comes in handy is TWEAKING your focus. Once you've focused with the AFL/AEL button, you can click the middle of the Command dial (above the AFL/AEL button), which in Electronic Viewfinder Mode will give you a 100% magnification of you focus point. You can then fine tune focus with the manual ring. This can be useful at close focusing distances, or difficult lighting situations. Auto focus speed is more than adequate. The image quality tests indoors seem very good. I will be testing it outdoors in the coming days & weeks. I have only touched on the few main points criticized the most on the Internet based on my research. I was happy to learn that they are all negligible (and I've been researching this camera for the past two weeks pretty much on a daily basis). There are tons of other detailed reviews out there that give you a full report. I agree with them on the positives: great image quality, great build, excellent viewfinder, amazingly quiet shutter, great manual control dials, a large DSLR sized sensor, packed in a durable but conveniently sized package. Yes, it's on the pricey side, but quality always is. If you're like me, a bit apprehensive about some of the reviews, don't be. This camera is a joy to use with very good image quality. I am not a professional, just a hobbyist. I do own a Canon 30d & a Canon 5d, along with a Canon S95 point and shoot, which I'll now be selling :). Hope this helps.

I bought my Fuji 100x from Big Value back in September. It is suffering from a malady that many of these cameras have - a sticky aperature that means over exposures in daylight. When I contacted Fuji to send it in for a warranty repair, they asked me for the serial number. Well, it turns out that Big Value was selling and may still be selling gray market cameras. To make matters worse, they overcharged for the camera since it retails for $1100 and they charged my $1274. Fuji will not repair the camera under warranty and says they will charge $600 to fix it! I called Big Value and was told that if I send it back to them, they will have it fixed. But it will take 6-8 weeks to do that. I know that Fuji USA is making these warranty repairs in 2 days! When I asked to speak to a supervisor, I was told no. When I asked the customer service providers name, I was told it was their policy not to give out their names. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS VENDOR!!!!!! As far as the camera??? I love it and would give it 4 stars. It is especially wonderful in low light. Unfortunately, I haven't really gotten to appreciate how it might work in daylight!

I just purchased this camera last week, and it arrived a couple of days ago. I've hardly used it yet, but I love it. It's one of those objects that is so perfectly sized and designed that it's fun just to pick it up and take a look through the viewfinder. And as a bonus, it does indeed take excellent photos. Like most products like this from the Pacific Rim countries, the owner's manual is considerably less than logically laid out and useful. Some reviewers have termed the camera's menu terminology quirky, and it is a little, but no big deal. If you purchase the X100, or if you already have, I strongly, strongly recommend you visit Ken Rockwell's web site at [...] and click your way to his X100 users guide. He leads you completely through the setup and shooting menus, at each stop explaining the options and the one that he prefers. I differed with him on only one of his choices, and by the time I had gone through this process, the camera was ready to go, and I came away with a pretty good understanding of its controls and functions. Since writing this review, I've had a chance to use the camera, and am just as pleased with it as I had expected. In that regard, it's interesting to me that, while this camera markets naturally to what I would consider a fairly narrow spectrum...professional to advanced ametuers who choose the X100 as a "fun" camera to carry in given situations as an alternative to a pro-line DSLR...it sure is tough to get hold of one. Before ordering the camera from Amazon, I had previously tried to buy one on a trip to New York when my wife had damged her Coolpix in a non-serious stumble. My first thought was to pick up an X100 and give her my own point-and-shoot. Guess what? As near as I could ever find, the only Fujifilm for sale in Manhattan was in a camera store in the Murray Hill neighborhood, where the shop keeper absolutely refused to sell it other than in a kit, with a card, an extra battery, auxilliary lenses and a selection of other schlock stuff I didn't want or need. Hopefully, he still has it! The attractive things about the cmera, to me at least, are that it takes excellent photos, but you can make it as easy or as complex to use as you see fit. I find that I actually like the fixed focal length lens. When I want to take a picture, I just lift the camera, compose, and shoot it. It's easy enough in Photoshop to crop it to nicely frame the center of interest. No sweat. I'd say that if you are looking at the X100 as your only camera, you might want to consider something with more features, such as the new Nikon 1, which I just bought for my aforementioned wife, who loves it. But if you fall in that category of somebody looking for a nifty and retro looking, but high performing, camera to carry around with you when visiting, say, an exciting city, this is it. Go for it!

Beautiful compact body. Large APS-C sized sensor with outstanding low-light performance and class-leading DxOMark score. Fast f2.0 lens from top-tier lens manufacturer. Innovative optical/electronic view finder. Favorable initial reviews from trusted sources like Luminous Landscape. Could this be the perfect carry-everywhere camera? I could not resist any longer and was fortunate enough to get one from the first batch of Amazon orders. WOOO HOOO!!!!! The camera arrived last week and since it arrived I have been taking pictures with it every day in all the situations where I wouldn't normally bring my GH1 or D3S . Inside and outside. Bright light and low light. People and things. Pictures of friends and family at home, out-and-about, on nature walks, in restaurants, at school. Pictures of food served in restaurants. Pictures of my children's classmates in the classroom and on the playground. Pictures of flowers and bugs and plants. And each picture I took dragged me kicking and screaming and ultimately crying to the unavoidable conclusion that this camera is fatally and tragically flawed. Like the hero of a Greek tragedy, the Fujifilm X100 has the most promising of attributes, each with a fatal flaw, and the outcome is photographic tragedy. This camera has delivered more out-of-focus shots than I have ever experienced in my three decades of photography. Of more than five hundred pictures that I've taken with the X100 in the past week, less than 50 are in focus and only a handful are keepers. With firmware 1.01, the X100 can only reliably take good pictures of stationary well-lit subjects, like static scenes or posed people. Let's start with the innovative optical viewfinder (OVF). It has a white rectangle in the middle that turns green when the camera acquires focus. But the OVF doesn't tell you what part of the scene is in focus and it most definitely is not that white rectangle in the middle. (This is partially mitigated by the 2011/06/24 firmware update.) My only consistent success with the OVF is with static scenes entirely contained in the chosen depth of field, like pictures of a wall. If you want to know what part of the scene is in focus, you must use the electronic viewfinder (EVF). But the EVF has a perceptable lag so you can't use it to time your shutter. And even worse, when you initiate auto-focus, the EVF is momentarily frozen and by the time it unfreezes and you can see your subjects to be in focus and properly framed, your subjects may have moved on, so when you release the shutter you end up with another out-of-focus shot. My only consistent success with the EVF is with static or posed subjects, like the ones that appeared in the Luminous Landscape and Steve Huff reviews. Don't believe me? Check the X100 image samples on dpreview -- there are only two pictures with non-static subjects (DSCF0345, two girls on a rocking horse, DSCF0422 couple hugging), and they're both out-of-focus. I didn't count DSCF0426 (woman in front of mosaic) even though the woman was out-of-focus because the mosaic was the subject. Second consider the fast f2.0 Fuji lens that I have coveted since the X100 was announced at Photokina 2010. It lacks optical image stabilization (OIS). So if you're shooting handheld, you have to keep the shutter above 1/60 or better still 1/125 to avoid handheld motion blur. Its soft at f2.0. So if you want a sharp image, you're going to have to stop down to f2.8 or better yet f4.0. And now you're looking a camera that's not so great at low light anymore unless you stick it on a tripod and what's the point of a compact camera that must be mounted on a tripod? Third the auto-focus. It only works well for subjects that are well front-lit. As the light decreases or moves behind the subject, the X100 quickly gets to the point where it can't auto-focus at all even with the very intrusive AF assist light. "No problem," I thought, "I'll switch to manual focus and use this beautiful focus ring on the front of the camera". But that focus ring is only tenuously connected to the camera's focus point, and the connection is 100% electronic. You can turn the focus ring 10 times in the same direction and still the focus will only have changed a tiny bit. Even something so basic as using the ring to move the focus to the closest focus point (4") or the farthest focus point (infinity) is 100% unpredictable and 100% annoying. So if you want to acquire accurate focus, you have to use the auto-focus with the EVF, a wide f-stop, and the scene better be well front-lit or the auto-focus will hunt hunt hunt and never acquire focus. Fourth the camera's controls. The X100 has dedicated controls for aperture, shutter speed, and exposure compensation. As expected, you change those settings whenever you want and they take effect immediately (provided you don't switch between automatic and manual modes). The X100 also has a dedicated ring for manual focus and dedicated buttons for metering, auto-focus point position, changing OVF/EVF/LCD, macro mode, flash, white balance, shooting mode (aka "drive"), menu, and a custom function button that can be set to the ND filter or ISO (among others). Unfortunately you cannot use any of those controls or change any of those settings while the camera is recording an image. With a premium 30MB/s Sandisk Extreme SDHC card, the X100 takes between 7 and 10 seconds to record a single RAW+JPG image and 30 seconds to record a burst. During that time, you can't switch between the OVF/EVF/LCD, change the metering mode, move the auto-focus point, manually set the focus, turn the ND filter on or off, change the ISO, or turn the flash on or off. Nor can you switch between auto-aperture and manual aperture, or between auto-shutter and manual shutter while the camera is saving an image. That's right, after every picture the X100 controls are frozen for 7-30 seconds, including the manual focus ring. It's so difficult to believe, so out of the range of thinkable thought, that few reviewers have noticed it. It's annoying if you're shooting a static scene, but the scene isn't changing so you can just wait until the red light stops blinking and then change your settings. But if you're recording a dynamic scene, it's intolerable. That's the synopsis of Greek tragedy that is the Fuji Finepix X100. All the desirable attributes of a camera in a camera that can only consistently take good pictures of well front-lit static or scripted scenes. Over the past week, I grew to appreciate my Nikon D3s even more by way of contrast with the X100. I realized that my D3s is big and heavy but it is the ultimate clutch camera. No matter what the photographic situation, I am sure to walk away with some outstanding shots from the D3s. The Fuji X100 is the exact opposite - in most photographic situations, I am likely to walk away with no good shots at all. The Fuji X100 is the ultimate choke camera. There are some other problems with the camera that I would gladly overlook if the camera could take more in focus pictures. But I'll include them anyway in case you wouldn't be able to overlook them. The camera is uncomfortable to shoot one-handed. It's significantly heavier than a LX3 or GH1 w/ 20mm f1.7 . It doesn't have a grip and the front is covered with slippery plastic material so that when shooting one-handed you have to support it from the bottom with your pinkie, which quickly becomes uncomfortable. Even my monster D3s with the 24-70mm f2.8 zoom is more comfortable to shoot one-handed than the X100. There's one customizable "function" button but no dedicated button for ISO, the ND filter, for burst mode, or to take a movie. I set it to the ND filter, which means I have to trust to the (mostly good) auto ISO setting. The 720p24 movies that the X100 takes are good, although they are often out-of-focus and the camera is very slow to reacquire focus. If I had to take a movie, I'd pick my GH1 and TM700 far ahead of my LX3, D3s, or X100. Next on the list (and far down) I would probably pick the D3s with manual focusing even though I dislike manual focusing - at least I could choose an appropriate lens for the situation and there's always hope that the movie would be in focus and if not I could only blame myself. The LX3 movies are always in focus but the colors are faded and grainy even in bright light so I would more likely take a chance on the X100 than enduring the LX3 movies. The X100 can capture more detail in a static well-lit scene than the Nikon D3s does with a similar number of pixels. The colors in the RAW files are chalky and the greens in the RAW files are very brown. Not sure how this affects the JPEG conversion since my favorite RAW program (DxO) doesn't yet support the Fuji X100. The menus aren't any better or worse than the menus from Panasonic, Canon, or Nikon. The lack of "menu resume" is annoying. The on-camera flash is excellent. Somehow Fuji has programmed the on-camera flash to emit just the right amount of flash to improve the picture. It's the only camera I have with a built-in flash where direct flash pictures can often look better than non-flash pictures. To save batteries, I turn off image review, turn on "OVF power save mode", and reduce the LCD intensity, so I haven't yet had a problem with battery life. I appreciate that Fuji decided to use one of their standard batteries and chargers instead of making a new battery size for every camera like Panasonic does to my great annoyance. Ultimately, the Fuji Finepix X100 is a very limited use camera. It can't replace an LX3, GH1, D7000, or D3s. In perfect conditions it is capable of taking better images than any of those cameras, but in real world use it is unlikely to do so. You broke my heart, Fuji. **Update 2011/06/24** On June 24, 2011, Fujifilm provided a firmware update 1.10 that claims to fix an astounding twenty two defects in the camera. Most of the repaired defects were related to inconsistencies in the user interface. The 1.10 firmware also adds a "Corrected AF Frame" feature that appears to improve the operation of the OVF. According to the updated X100 user manual (p.87), "A second focus frame for focus distances of about 80cm will be added to the display in the optical viewfinder. The focus frame for the current focus distance is displayed in green when the shutter button is pressed halfway." I no longer have an X100 to test, but it sounds like the corrected AF frame gives a better idea of what the camera is focusing on when using the OVF.

I wasn't going to write a review on this X100 as it has been reviewed so many times already so what can I really add? I just don't understand some of the 1, 2, 3 star reviews here. Yes as said a million times here the X100 is rather quirky. But at the end of the day, when you stop PLAYING with your camera twiddling dials, this Fuji will give you pictures that will simply blow you away they are so good. I am not a pro photographer but a big time lover of photography and I admit to being a bit of a gear head. I presently own a Pentax K-5, Just sold my Nikon D-7000, have a Nex5N and...well I'll stop there. I mention those cameras because out of all of them at the end of the day...NOTHING comes close to my X100 in final output..as to IQ, "color accuracy," !!!! HIGH ISO performance...just picture after picture where I say WOW. This X100 stands alone for high ISO low noise it's simply incredible! ISO 2000 has lower noise than my D7000 and K5 had at ISO 1250. One reason I am writing this review is I get more IN focus pics from this X100 than the D7000 or K-5. Yes the X100 is not going to be your camera for really fast action like sports I admit that. But for portraits, landscapes..things that don't move 100 miles an hour..this X100 is in it's own league. For the most part skin tones are INCREDIBLY accurate and beautiful on this camera. It's so dead on it's almost scary. My Pentax K-5 has to be tweaked after every picture YET it's one of the highest rated DSLRS out there but it can't compete with the X100 on color.NOT EVEN CLOSE! Again as to focus do people realize this "x100 has a VERY useful DISTANCE SCALE?" If you look at it you almost have to get IN focus pictures. In other words, if your subject is about 5 feet away, but the scale reads about 15 feet you already know the x100 is focusing PAST your subject. This little tool alone will save you from out of focus shots. My wife was trying to put my x100 safely away while on our kitchen table into a VERY small camera bag I had just bought for it. Long story short my first x100 missed the camera bag fell 3 feet onto a hard tile floor BOUNCED..landed like a brick. Only damage was a slightly dented lens cap. The camera was still perfect!! Again with my wife (she's dangerous with cameras :) ) she borrowed it to shoot some stuff in our backyard. She got startled by a bee and dropped the poor Fuji right on it's lens onto the grass..big thump. Again...after a cold sweat..I checked it out it's still perfect.WOW! Point being this thing is built like a tank it's so high quality. Knowing it had two major falls it bothered me. I gave it to another family member as a gift and it's still perfect. I bought a second one..well it's perfect and I'll be keeping my wife away from this one. :) I'm off track, my point was it's build quality puts in in a class of it's own just amazing QUALITY and craftsmanship. One con that has been discussed is the manual focus..yeah it's not really that great..well it's bad. But I just don't use manual focus much and frankly I like the auto-focus because all my shots come out....well FOCUSED and sharp..maybe I'm a lucky one here? As to the menu I hear people bashing...I don't get it, it's so easy to navigate..what's the problem??? The long story short if you can live with a few quirks this camera can BLOW YOU AWAY with it's pictures. At the end of the day when all you want are GREAT pictures..this Fuji is the camera to get!!! Yes it's got a fixed lens..it can also zoom.?,you use your feet, walk forward..BRILLIANT! I am never going to sell my x100 it's a lifetime keeper at least for me..SUPER recommended!

L'appareil photo correspond tout à fait à ce qui était attendu, cependant il serait bon que les notices vendues en France soient en français. Nous avons reçu la notice en anglais. Cordialement,

Appareil compact de très belle fabrication, look à la "Leica" bluffant, viseur optique très clair, objectif lumineux et de haute qualité. Agréable et efficace !

A bit confused with the settings at first but after researching a bit more, the pictures came out great.