KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

This is a quick one. Nowadays it seems that the majority of people, (obviously with some exceptions), now own or would like to own Nikon Z series, Canon R series or Sony A series. I have an aquaintence who is an accomplished landscape photographer and he's soon going to be buying some new equipment. Top of his list at the moment is the Fujifilm X100. I am just an amature myself, and don't really have a lot of knowledge regarding these things. I don't want to ask this fellow outright the reasons for his decision, (long story why not), but I'm curious to know if any of you guys have experience with, or knowledge of the X100, especially compared with those already mentioned. (and I forgot to mention Olympus, sorry). I ask mainly because I very very rarely see anyone here mention owning any model of Fujifilm cameras and is there a reason for that? Thanks for your consideration, stay safe and have a great day!
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Superb “X-trans” image quality with the Goldilocks FL in a hiker friendly package.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

I had a friend owned Canon gear, sold it all, bought Fuji, sold it all, bought Canon. (But when he borrows my Nikons he is never disappointed.) All too much for me to keep up with. Fuji does something different in the sensors.

I just plod along with my OM-D and my Nikons, (and one medium format film Hasselblad).

Tony Northrup has a u-Tube video on Fujis. Maybe worth a look by you? Then you will know more about Fuji.

IQ in Photography is first and foremost about optics.

Having said that, use what works for you.

Najataagihe

The X100 series is a different kind of camera for a different kind of job.

I think of my X100F as a camera bag in a box - a general purpose, utility camera for when a larger rig is impractical.

It is as convenient as a cell phone, but full-featured.

Ken Rockwell has an accurate, thorough review of it.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

HI User, thank you for your reply, I do appreciate it, but I'm sorry I am somewhat of a novice I guess, and don't really understand what you mean, (other than superb image quality). Does it compare with the Canon/Nikon lineup?
Ray.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

Thanks, I didn't even think to check out the YouTube! Duh!
Ray.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

Thanks for the reply, good to hear from someone that owns and uses one.
Ray.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Xseries Fujifilm cameras are perfect point & shoot cameras for vacation, Fujifilm is known for taking perfect skin tones for people shots and the cameras are made the way cameras are supposed to be made...everything is made of metal, even the round dials are made of engraved metal.

Canon & Nikon cameras are known for their perfect color rendtition, Fujifilm is known for skin tones

le boecere

Welllll...you're asking this question on what is essentially a Nikon-Canon-kinda-sorta-sometimes Sony forum. If you dial up a Fujifilm forum you'll get some different answers. Or, go look at someone like danbaileyphoto (dot com) and you'll see that there's more to Fujifilm gear than just "skin tones".

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

We have sort of reached the point that all the camera choices are going to work very well. Those that use Nikon seem to really love their Nikon cameras. Same with Canon. Same with Sony. And there are those who use Fuji and just really love them too. It basically boils down to what features of a camera are important to you such as lens selection, IQ, focus speed, and many others. And there are so many different ways in which cameras are used.

And Fuji is now supported by DxO Photolab, and this is the last main camera supplier to reach this point. From what I have heard, the Fuji users now using DxO Photolab are very happy with it.

Personally, I use Sony Full Frame and Sony APS-C, plus Olympus with its smaller m4/3 sized sensor. I get results I like from all of them. I don't think you can go wrong with what you pick these days.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

As "an accomplished landscape photographer", your friend is probably looking at the Fuji GFX100 or GFX100S.

Those are both 102MP medium format cameras. Fuji also offers a couple 50MP MF models.

These are ideal cameras for landscape photography. HUGE prints can be made from their image files.

The GFX100 is older than the GFX100S. The GFX100 also is considerably bigger and heavier, with a built in vertical grip that holds two batteries. This allows it to get about 2X the number of shots the GFX100S can do.

If your friend plans to hike a lot with the camera, they will probably want the newer GFX100S because it's over 1 lb. lighter and a much more packable size.

Best of all, the GFX100S also costs a lot less... around $5999. The older GFX100 costs $9999.

Aside from that, the specs of the two cameras are very, very similar. The only significant difference (aside from above) is that the GFX100S uses a slightly lower resolution electronic viewfinder.

There are relatively limited lenses in the GFX system. The lenses are quite good, though. And quite expensive. There are only a few third party lenses for the system... and I think all are manual focus only. There are some adapters that allow certain medium format and SLR/DSLR lenses to be used on the Fuji cameras. I think most of those will be manual focus only, too.

There are a few other medium format digital cameras similarly priced, but they are 50MP. Half the resolution of the Fuji. To get similar 100MP or higher in other medium format will cost $20,000 or more, just for the camera body. Some actually cost $35,000 or $40,000! Most are not mirrorless, either, like the Fuji.

For landscape photography, no full frame DSLR can match the 100MP Fujis with their larger sensor, 1.67X or 2X resolution and high quality Fuji lenses.

The Fuji MF cameras: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/compare/FUJIFILM_GFX_100S_vs_FUJIFILM_GFX_100_vs_FUJIFILM_GFX_50S_II_vs_FUJIFILM_GFX_50R/BHitems/1618876-REG_1480135-REG_1659206-REG_1436551-REG

GFX100S compared to GFX100: https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/fujifilm-gfx-100s-vs-gfx-100-how-are-the-different-and-which-one-is-best-for-you

GFX100S compared toGFX100: https://cameradecision.com/compare/Fujifilm-GFX-100S-vs-Fujifilm-GFX-100

Search online for additional reviews.

Yes, there are Fuji X100 cameras. But they are compact mirrorless cameras with non-interchangeable lenses. The current X100V model uses a 23mm f/2 lens and an APS-C, 26MP sensor. This would be a great camera for street photography... but not the best choice for landscape photography (unless your friend is a very serious trekker looking for a very compact camera).

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

THANK YOU EVERYONE, for taking the time to try and help me.
Now for my confession, I am a complete and utter DUMMY!
I was starting to wonder why my friend would want to replace his fairly high end DSLR's with what is (although very good), essentially a fixed lens point and shoot. (part of the reason why I didn't want to ask him myself, as I mentioned, he is a professional landscape photographer)
Anyway.. My "gaff"... I got the model wrong. It was NOT the X100....
It is the FUJIFILM GFX 100S.
So, my bad, I feel just a little bit foolish now, I didn't check it before posting, (and I'm usually pretty meticulous about things like that).
So at the risk of repeating myself, and banking on your generosity, I would really appreciate it if you could once again give me any information, experience and comparison against the usual suspects (Canon, Nikon, Sony, or Olympus, etc) regarding (this time the correct camera), the FUJIFILM GFX 100S! Huge thanks in advance, and sorry for wasting your time with my mistake.
All the best as usual,
Ray.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

Alan, you hit the nail right on the head! Well done, you cought my stupid mistake, and were still generous enough to take the time to sort out and send me all of that information. (very kind of you). Now that I know exactly what model I'm talking about, I'm still curious about how well it stacks up to (as I said somewhere else, "the usual suspects")? High end, latest and greatest Canon, Nikon etc, and all of that family. Again thank you very much,
Ray.

KindaSpikey Loc: English living in San Diego

... And lol, my friend is a very serious landscape photographer, he has a gallery, and a "lab/workshop". He (obviously) shoots, then does the post processing, then prints, (literally any size), canvas, acrylic, or if forced to, paper (although he hates that) he makes his own frames, (sometimes I step in to help when he's really busy, or if he needs a metal frame, I weld it for him). He does all the finishing and that's about it! Lol everything, start to finish, from the concept to the sale he needs to rely on no-one else, which is pretty cool, and he has created a photographic technique that is pretty special and unique, which is the art that he has for sale. Oh, he also teaches his techniques, either one on one, or to groups where at the end of the day the student gets to take home a piece of art that they have manufactured themselves!
So anyway, that was kind of long winded, sorry if I bored you all, but you maybe can see now why I felt so dumb and embarrassed for getting the camera model wrong and suggesting that he was going to "upgrade" to essentially a fixed lens point and shoot! Again, thanks for the help and for sticking with me guys,
And Hey.... "let's be careful out there"!
Ray.
(by the way, the camera in question was supposed to be a FUJIFILM GFX 100S.