Hey Derbs, Thanks for the info on the serial #. I'll check that out.
The silent operation and sensor/lens combo certainly weigh in its favor for me. Sine you and Bob both mention how easy the buttons and dials can be disturbed, that would be something I'd have to monitor, and exp comp is something I use regularly enough to have the rear dial dedicated to it on my cameras, I'd probably notice any changes.
How fast is the wake up time? Doug On 10/14/12 7:46 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
Hi Doug, Everything Bob says about the X100, I'd confirm. It certainly is a quirky machine. I'd also add, if you were buying second hand, make sure it is one of the later versions (serial number starting with "2"). I bought one of the early ones. Fine for a few months, then I got the dreaded sticky aperture problem (the leaf shutter not stopping down when shooting lower that full open). Luckily I had my fellow ebayer's purchase receipt, so in it went to Fuji Australia It came back with the lens assembly replaced, but the sensor had gone wonky - every shot had a magenta cast. The RAW files are such that it could be corrected in LR, but life's too short. So back for a second time. It came back with the sensor adjusted, but then the OVF was completely psycho - looked like a Peter Fonda movie. After some calls, they took it back again, and I got a brand new, in the box, unit in return. Been happy ever since. Why perservere? The sensor and lens combination are amazing. So much dynamic range and beautiful high ISO. One of the nice features is the auto-DR. In bright light, it will select a high ISO and deliberately underexpose to keep the highlights. The high ISO brings up the shadows, and to no real detriment to noise. Freaked me out the first time I used it, but the results speak for themselves. Other things I love about it... * Silent * Live histogram, even with the optical viewfinder * Aperture, shutter speed and exposure comp right where they should be. But Bob is right, the dials, especially the exposure comp are a bit easy to nudge accidentally. I have to say, the new X100 has the dial a little tighter. I still check it once in a while. * Fantastic with the wide-angle converter (making it an equivalent 28mm fov). If I had to grab one camera if someone gave me 5 min to pack for a world trip, that's the one I'd take.
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