Why I love the Fujifilm X100V
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- As the world shifts from traditional media to social media, camera companies have been rushing to release new cameras and lenses every quarter. With each newly released camera there are more features, more megapixels…(montage of clips from people talking about cameras “better”) but there is one camera that stands in the face of all of that. One camera that has kept its same design, same size, and same feature set since the first one was released in 2011…and that camera is the X100V.
But why has this camera not changed? What is it about it that draws an almost cult like following? And what were some of the values that were kept in mind when they were engineering this camera? In this episode, we try to answer this question.
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Beautifully presented! Great to see a fresh angled view for a review.
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Came for the camera review, stayed for the life lessons.
💯..He really nails it…👍🏻
@@krazyk57 I agree, I was so charmed by his life lessons! It's truly refreshing.
How refreshing! I preach very similar life lessons but was so pleased to see someone sharing similar ideas but built into a camera review because there is a lifestyle/philosophy element combined with the X100V design ethic/aesthetic. If minimalist Joshua Becker did a camera review I think it would go something like this!!
Liked and subscribed, gimme more…
“Just wanna live life and document it beautifully” this is the best x100v review so far 🥇
My DSLR has been sitting in my bag for several years. I got lots of use out of it when the kids were small. Now I am thinking of selling it and buying the Fujifilm X100V classic aluminum body. I am very indecisive so having so many choices of photo gear options leads me to make no decisions at all. In other words, my camera has sat in my closet. I love the idea of having a camera that you can take anywhere. No excuses for not having it with you. My first camera was a black body Nikkormat FT3 that I bought in 1977. Built like a tank. The X100V reminds me of old Leica cameras but without the Ferrari pricing. Big daddy is going to buy a X100V.
Nice! I'm sure you'll love it, I use mine almost everyday :)
Capturing the moments in time through a 35mm lens is the most pleasing and natural ways of photography expression. Once you master the skill with only one focal length, everything after becomes a second nature. Great review...I truly enjoyed the video.
I agree 100%, its the perfect camera for the "me" times...and my big DSLR's ( which i love as well) are for the paid work.
i was just looking for info about my new x100v after selling all my nikon gear. The minimalism of the camera reflects exatly the way i wanna live my life. simpel but intense. by the way, i love this camera and the way it is put together by Fujifilm. what i have and what i can do with it makes me happy. that is all that counts. greetz from belgium, Erwin.
Can't agree more Ahmed! When my friend Richard starts to complain about his expensive DSLR lens growing moulds or fungus, I reckon he should have chosen a top-end compact camera with fixed but versatile lens 5 years ago. Absolutely happy with the silent shutter(like a Ninjia warrior) for dedicated street photography. Owning 100V makes me want to become a minimalist with a clear mindset. This little camera simply renders happiness.
Well said Ahmed. You got me rethinking my photography. I've been wanting simplicity and you've brought a fresh perspective going into 2021. Thank U.
Good video. I have been an X100 user for a very long time and the V is really the pinnacle of this series
i have to say...as someone who has accumulated so much STUFF over this creative journey and someone who is currently in the process of letting go of the STUFF thats tying me down. this video was really felt and needed . although i'm definitely purchasing this camera (as my basement filled with camera and video gear are sold off) i definitely feel taking a step back and relying on one camera, one lens and its simplicity will definitely help re spark this love i have for photography. so thank you for this wonderful video.
This is the only review of x100v that really catch my attention...great analogy with simplicity. You’ve shown a very unique perspective in adding/segueing your personal life to camera😅😂 I learned something and u nailed it!
Love the philosophical aspect of this video. Love how the video was at the least about gear, and more about mentality and personal growth. Subscribed
Best outside the box review of this camera. Period!! And free advise about life in general Thank you 🙏🏻
Many thanks to you, brother. I highly appreciated your precious advice.
All the respect from Baghdad.
Always welcome! Thank you for watching
My friend Assalamualikum and thank you so much for your expression towards x100v. I was a bit confused to buy the next camera which could be x100v or xt4 or xpro3 and to be honest for long since I was dreaming to go for a x100 series. Now, after watching your video I confidently go for the x100v. Thank you once again for helping me to go for the next choice.
You absolutely nailed it. I sold my canon equipment a few years ago to switch to the pen f with two lenses (no zoom, fix mm) in order to have it with me and to reduce and declutter my options due to photography. But even this was to much "noise" so I change to the 100v to mute this noise even more with a camera as beauty as the pen but yet more powerfull. Now I found this vid and you simply sum up my intentions of the past years. Great.
This was a wonderful “non traditional” review 👍🏾
BRAVO!!!
IVE SEEN LOTS OF REVIEWS
ON THIS CAMERA BUT YOU?
WOW!!! IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE AND LIFE
CLUTTTER OMG!!
YOU DESERVE A MILLION VIEWS.....
Thank you so much man, your comment made my day!
I have an X Pro3, and a 10 year old original X100. I find I'm always grabbing the X100 for the size, simplicity and speed. It does all I need most of the time,.After 10 years it is still a fabulous camera. Thanks for your video. It said a lot.
I used to have an XPro3 + 23mm 1.4 lens, which I sold. I do regret the lack of 1.4 aperture, but the portability of the X100V wins every time.
Beautiful, unique review of a beautiful and unique camera. Much appreciated, thank you.
Wow! I love this review - so apt in this day and age! Just bought the x100v - I’m a beginner photographer and I really agree that simplifying the process, and focusing on “just taking photos” is it’s biggest strength! Thanks!
Thank you Lutfi!
I browsing for some videos to watch and I stumble upon this video. this is basically what I feel rn. I have been using a few SLR cameras before and I bought my x100T last two years change my life totally. great presentation and yes this camera change my life.
A very refreshingly different review! I still have my original X100, and I hope to keep it even after it stops working, as it’s been such a big influence on me, and changed the way I approach photography. Not that I really regret it, but I ended up buying into the Fuji system, and now I have what feels like too many lenses, so I’m starting to feel the pull of the simpler life again, of selling a bunch of my lenses and getting either the X100V or the Ricoh GR3.
I'm not even sure why I stopped to watch this video but I'm glad I did. Thanks
Haha, best comment ever, thanks!
Very well said. Thanks! The „not having to choose a lens“ really did it for me. Some year ago, I got myself an XT-20 and 2-3 lenses as a „light kit“. But I got myself stuck in GAS land again, collecting Fuji lenses instead of Nikon. Sold it again. Then the x100v came out with decent AF. Sold most of my Nikon gear, and got it. Have been having a blast. Honestly.
I just take „the camera“ and leave. No bags, no carrying solution, not peak design straps etc. Just throw the camera in whatever bag I was going to take anyway and be on my way. Truly liberating. That said, I did not surrender my entire DSLR gear. Still one body, two lenses, a flash around. But I use them only deliberately now when I need to do a very specific thing. 90% Fuji I‘d say.
Hell. Now I have to clean out my sock drawer.
The original X100 was what got me back into photography. I sold it to fund a used DSLR/kit lens, which allowed me to start my own business. As soon as I started making money...I bought an X100S and TCL. Neither the original X100 or S are what one would call 'fast', but there's just something about using an X100 series camera. They are also FAR more capable than many realize thanks to the built in ND filter and leaf shutter.
After the shutter in my X100S died, I had a choice between the recently releases V or a 'new old stock' F. I didn't need the articulating screen, didn't want the touch screen(D-pad all day) and don't care about 4K. The F at almost 20% off its original retail price was an easy choice. Don't get me wrong, the V is a great camera but I just prefer the simplicity of the F or other previous versions(also not a fan of the XT4 compared to the 3-2-1).
Minimalism, or essentialism in combination with photography was an oxymoron. Everything I stood for; photography worked against me. I lost the love of taking pictures. To just go out and explore without having the digital lag as well as the physical lag (which camera, which lens, which subject, which setting) was practically non existent anymore. I was done. Now I’m constantly watching videos about the X100V and I notice that minimalism is a great combination with this camera. Thanks for making this video because it is one of the things that helps me to consider taking up photography again.
Good on you that you found your thing, and nice work tying that into this review. A pleasant, innovative approach that stands out from the 40+ other reviews I've watched. Thanks.
Honestly, one of the best reviewes I have ever watched on youtube...
I love this Camera. It has ND Filter, weather sealing, smoll, recipes, leaf shutter, fun toy camera modes, multiple exposure mode, and option to use OVF/EVF 😀
I also read rumors that we are going to be able to use the ND Filter in video on the firware update.
What a wonderful review! And so true.
Thank you for sharing this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience, so relevant for myself I'm a beginner photographer and bought a Sony A6400 but didn't meet my expectations, as I was used to shooting film. The Fujifilm x100v really captures that essence of film in a digital world. This video really resonated with my approach to where I see myself capturing moments without the hassle of choosing what lens to use. I'm still learning but loving the x100v. Thanks you got a new sub and will be checking out your other videos.
Best video I saw today. Best video I saw about this camera period
Thank you!
Superb presentation! A unique refreshing perspective on one of the very few cameras that could rightfully list a soul on their spec sheet .
You hit the nail on the head, a camera like this is usually only appreciated by people who have done a lot of shooting.
Unorthodox but effective review. Mixed wisdom to describe the camera. I can absolutely relate with the review.
thanks for th life lesson, needed something like this
Very well put video. Love the perspective on life lessons and the camera.
Ahmed, I'm agree with your statement very much. Today's whole market, advertisements, and spots make people consumers, but they do not make them happy. Hoarding is not a happiness.
Yeah exactly. Tbh I still crave more, perhaps the answer is just to sit with and befriend the craving but not cave into it
Thanks, not the usual review. Much appreciated.
Yeah! Classic is a classic does.
very nice and well said bro! Really liked how your combine tech with life philosophy, brilliant! Keep on going !
Awesome review man very different to what we usually see. The x100 camera line is truly a fantastic camera and I don’t think I could ever be without one. I still have the F but planning to upgrade soon. Thank you for the excellent tips and advise, it is much appreciated.
“Cut outs the wants”
Me : I want that NES LEGO 👁 👄 👁
Gonna be my first camera
Nailed it dude on every level!
Wow, see how much nicer it looked in 2010, though. But whatever, when you see a generic icon for a "camera", it always looks like an x100 series.
"Accumulating houses"... at 54, I haven't even managed to accumulate one apartment yet.
As for "Amazon exists, and you can get something in about a day and a half"... good luck trying to get the new Fuji 27mm pancake. The universal unavailability of that lens is actually pushing me towards an x100v.
Very, very nice video, Ahmed. Thanks.
I have the same bag and I’m thinking to get the X100V.
Loved your dentist story. It’s as important to know what you don’t want to do as it is to know what you do want to do... something like that.😀
Well done Ahmed....👍🏼
WELL done!
Thanks Omar! Huge fan of your channel!
very nicely put on how the camera should make you feel. I love camping and taking landscape shots and have been on the fence. If the system can handle that side of my photography. i might be difficult or at least unfamiliar but this video might be the catalyst to make the leap. to simplify how i take photos.
Limitations have always been one of best way to better your craft, in whatever form you practice in. Limit your tools, the colors used, the format, the subject matter, the location, the time spent, whatever. It'll force you to discover new ways of viewing and portraying your subject. Try it, and stick to it for a while. I guarantee you'll improve as an artist if you do.
I'm saving up for my first ever camera and I have been researching tirelessly. All kinds of cameras. But, after watching this video, if I had the budget right now, I would get This camera right here right now.
I have it, love it, will never sell...
Yep, same here… I’m actually using it right now on New York City streets reading this comment
Only 30 seconds in and already loving how well done this video is, subscribed!
Wow. This "Review" is amazing. Not only the Camera thematics, the "Happier Life Advices" too. Like your Point of View! It's all about Happiness and be yourself :)
Thanks man! Countless videos about specs and stuff, thought I’d try something different
So real. I resonate strongly with that contentment. Without mentioning it, you really shut up the FOMO inside me.
Love every thing about this. My F was stolen in 2018 and I then picked up the a7iii and a selection of lenses to be that better photograph I always thought I would be. Well over the last 12 months I’ve taken less images than any of the other 30 plus years of owning film and also digital point and shoot cameras. Soon the Sony will be sold and it’s a new V for me. It’s strange how I’ve come to want less in my life as I’ve gone into my 50s. Sold the Hi-Fi, vinyl and CD’s and simplified it with a Hi-Res streaming speaker (Its one of the best) but the clutter has gone. I only own an iPad Pro and happy to use that for the simple editing I do with images. I love owning less!
Same here, I totally understand Richard! I’m at an awkward phase in life where my kids are young and we need lots of stuff in the house just for them, I’d love to downsize one day into a tiny home or something like that
Thank you so much Mr. AhmEd for clarifying truth & simplicity factors into reality. Your information was insightful, encouraging & I appreciate your precious time for sharing your life with the world. A huge thank you. Take care.
Any awesome review of the flexibility and simplicity of X100V on a life philosophy level.
I have Fuji X-T3 and 7 of the XF lenses...but since I have gotten the X100V about 6 months ago, my first X100# camera...and the rest of my kit pretty much rarely gets used. Wish I would have known this years ago :D. Now what do I do with all that kit.. :D
Haha, I feel your pain. I used to have an XPro3 + 23mm 1.4 lens, which I sold. I do regret the lack of 1.4 aperture, but the portability of the X100V wins every time.
Thanks so much!
Great video. Thinking about returning mine but your video convinced me to keep it.
Thank you for your video - walked away with some time honoured wisdom today
Wasnt expecting this. Inspirational have to say.
Damn this video is really good. Selling all my RF Lenses and EOS R to switch to a more compact and affordable option, x100v let’s go.
Great thoughts on why this camera is so special. Clearing out my DSLR kit and traded it all in for the X100V. Excited to get out there with it.
Well done Ahmed!
Thank you!
Great stuff, well said!
Great honest review. I really like it. Love how you compare to life. Great job.
Ahmed, hands down the best review about this camera. I loved your thoughts and process about everdays things.
While you were storytelling (really good) and ending up with the pace of the music, I already had an imagine in my head what could have end amazing to the whole video: showing multiple pictures shot on this camera in a fast row as an ending. Not sure if you get the idea here. :)
It was a pleasure to watch this, thank you.
This is a great video! It's not just about cameras, but a whole philosophical background. I really wanted to buy the Fuji X100V, but now realize that this camera is too expensive for me. I love great photos, what price should I go, am I willing to go? This is a great lesson for me! Thank you for that! ❤️🙏🏻
nice video and some great life lessons
Best review ever. Nothing to add.
Very well said. You basically explained my reason why I got rid of my full frame Nikon and lenses for my x100f.
You make so much sense. Thanks. Subscribed!
Great review with good associations!
Such a great review….
I love ur energy bro, been searching for this for a minute, love your video, also am in between xt4, a7riii and x100v lol.
Thanks man, for context I have Canon cameras for video work (like videos on this channel) and the X100V is mainly for documenting life. Such a pleasure to use
If you were only going to have one camera the XT4 should be it
Came here for the camera left with a new perspective on life 😂🙌🏼
Exceptional review - not necessarily of the camera, but why it exists and how that, in itself, is so compelling.
Love this video mate!
I can't afford the X100V, but i have the black X100 original. And being happy with it. Someday, i get the X100V, i know it since the release day and also DPR Review. :)
The X 100 original is still a great camera! The problem with RUclips and camera reviews today is that we always feel like we need the absolute latest to make great images… But 10 years ago, people were still making great images with whatever they had available
@@eidfilms The Problem is, that the people always have G.A.S. - Gear Aquisation Syndrome. Always lusting for more, better, faster, WTF?!
I can tell you, i create better pictures just with my Yashica FR, ML 35/2.8 or Distagon 35/2.8 MM and a roll of TriX 400, than with any DSLR, or DSLM i have here, "Fullframe" included from Canon, Sony.
Gear doesn't matter, but your vision, does.
@@eidfilms Ansel Adams, Henri-Carter Bresson, Robert Capa, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen - to name just a few, they all created _extraordinary_ work, with just the camera, they are used to.
Gear is one thing, but craft & vision is another. And it's a false thinking, better gear (technically) would always lead into better photographs...it's wrong.
Fantastic reflections on this beautiful camera. Thank you for your philosophical insights. I love the camera as well. I just didn’t know exactly why. Your video helped to pinpoint what it is about this camera.
This video was so well done, I had to watch it twice, Ahmed
Appreciate ur deep thoughts!
Nicely done soft skills along with camera topic
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this camera. You have definitely made my mind up now.
Perhaps more appropriate would have been the observation that the great photographer Cartier-Bresson always used the same 50mm lens.
A brilliant video and informative.
Hi Ahmed, after viewing your amazing video, would summarize my Fujifilmx100v to "Happiness as the greatest gift, Contentment the greatest Wealth, Faithfulness the best relationship'.
Excellent stuff brother. 😎👍
I love the perspective. I eve been simplifying my life over the last couple of years myself.
Sweet camera also 😎
Hey Ahmed! Appreciate the narrative you've crafted for this video. You have a new subscriber!
Ahmed, excellent video. Appreciate the theme, a welcome perspective.
I loved this review!! You are a lovely person and inspirational.
Don't ask me why Ahmed, its a mystery to me, but as I was listening to you, Kipling's ''IF'' came to mind. I had to stop and go read it. Glad I did.
Love mine dude ❤️