It’s a lovely camera. My son-in-law has just returned with mine from an arctic cruise, equipped mostly with the 14-140 lens for a ten times zoom for catching the whales etc. It’s usually fitted with a 12-32 kit lens which is compact and sharp. My daughter tells me that he took nearly 10,000 photos which will give him hours of fun editing and culling. Not sure what SD card I sent with him but suspect a 128GB micro SD with SD adapter…. but maybe not… I have a few. The GX80 is by far my most used camera of eight others, which include the iPhone, a Sony A7III, Lumix G9 and various others. As far as sexy cameras go, my Olympus E-M10 MkII is up there along with the Leica D-Lux7.
Honorable mentions for compact fixed lens camera: Sony RX1R II (comparable price to the X100VI on ebay), Ricoh GR3X, Leica Q (same price as the sony RX1R II), older X100 series like the X100T because older is better, the Xtrans 2 color is amazing
i well choose a EM5iii, that thing is cheap, really pretty, tiny and pack a lot of punch for the size, you can even do wildlife with it, get it and a 75-300, then you can have a wildlife setup that you can put in your briefcase, how awesome is that
Great video and solid choices. I also agree about the Pocket 3, I love mine. PS - I'm making a retro review of the Canon PowerShot G2 from 2001 at the moment and was struck how similar it looked to the X100 series! Plus mine was 15 quid! FIFTEEN POUNDS!!! That's a lot of sweets and donkeys... Beat that Emily!
Great video of yours Emily, as usual. Its time people learn not to get brain washed by marketing tricks. Proud user of Lumix cameras since 2008! Never looked back.
Great picks. In Canada, the Sony A7C is $100 less than the Fuji. You will need to buy a lens, but still. Nikon ZFc is retro looking and hundreds less than the Fuji. The Fuji is nice, but I'd never buy one personally.
In my experience the Lumix 14mm and 20mm lenses are perfect for EDC, street and travel photography. I have it paired with my GX80/85. All bought used for 560€. Perfect alternative for the x100v/vi. With the current price levels the Ricoh GR3 series and the original Leica Q provide excellent value for money
For the money, the a6700 is an excellent buy. Paired with one of the many excellent third-party e-mount primes or a Sigma 10-18 or 18-50, it's really all the camera I need. Sure, it's not "underrated" and the IBIS could be better, but it's an excellent choice for everyday photography, street photography etc. It's also a decent choice for someone starting out with wildlife or sports photography.
The only thing that could possibly replace my GX85 is an updated GX85 with PDAF and OLED viewfinder. I sometimes put on the 7Artisans 18mm F6.3 II lens to sneak it into venues then swap on the hidden away Lumix 35-100 f4-5.6.
Spot on! I was just at a conference this week and talking to the videographer (Canon shooter) about the G95 and how much fun it is to have a smaller camera that does stuff like in-body stacking and Live View Composite as a carry around camera - all for about $450 USD with warranty from the online used dealers. Build on from there!
I really am getting itchy fingers for a small camera in situations I don't feel happy about, or safe to be, with my bigger cameras. And the thought of being able to use my plethora of lenses makes it all the more appealing. And this is where I'd shy away from the S9, not because I need a pitchfork to go with my soapbox, but because I've invested a shed load of pennies into MFT. As for a monopod, I'm liking mine more and more for fast moving filming situations where I don't want or can't bring a Gimbal or tripod. It's great for locked off shots and adds stability, of sorts, when used as a counterweight for moving shots. Your sponsored monopod looks sexy with it's ease of use.😀
This is how I end up with a million m43 cameras, one for every occasion haha it's so handy the lenses work on them all. I love this monopod I keep finding myself quick disassembling in just for the novelty of it haha
@@MicroFourNerds I felt guilty having three cameras at the same time G9, G9m2 and GH6. I felt so guilty that I gave the G9 away to a friend, to replace his ageing Nikon d60 which I bought from ebay for him, so that she-who-must-be-obayed did not start asking too many questions about my toys.🙄
I know, I know, you are Micro Four Nerds, not Fuji Nerds, but ... A great option is the Fuji X-E2 or X-E3, with one of the 27mm options. I went with both the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 (for the autofocus) and the Voigtlander 27mm f/2 (for the image quality). 40mm is my bag. Still comes in under the price of the X100VI.
I also rock the gx85 with 20mm f1.7. Aside from the slow autofocus, it's a banging camera setup. Using this combo for the past 1.5 months also has me rethinking my whole setup. I too was trying for the one camera to do it all and bought the S5 and some lenses. At the end of the day, I never brought it with me for personal photos/videos. For work, my pair of Nikon D750s do great for wedding photos (and am already invested in the primes, 24-70 & 70-200 lenses), and my GH5/GH5s cameras do great for wedding video (Nikon adapted and also invested heavily in M43 lenses). I'll probably sell my S5 and L-mount lenses and put the money back in the bank for refreshing/upgrading my aging GH5/GH5s bodies.
Olympus PEN-F + M. Zuiko 17mm f1.8 / 25mm f1.8 / 45mm f1.8 = € 1,175 Olympus E-P3 + Lumix 20mm f1.7 = € 245 Olympus OM D E-M1 Version I = € 150 Total of € 1,570 for my EDC and Street / City Photography. I manage to build for the past 4 months now. All pristine condition. So much fun! 3 Bodies and 4 Primes.
Just picked up a Leica tl2 based on your previous video (and videos elsewhere) and seeing this now from six hours ago. A key point you make here is that the T will take any TL lens, full frame, too. As I understand it. And that’s a big deal. Thanks! Love your videos.
Ah I loved this video so much! Just shows how much value there is out there in the camera world. While the Fuji X100 series is phenomenal, it’s DEFINITELY not the be-all-end-all for EDC cameras. You’ve made me want that Leica now too 🤣
Had a GX85 for some time, and wanted to love it. On paper it had everything I wanted. Never really gelled with it though. I think the viewfinder being so small might have been part of it.
Have to agree with you, viewfinder was so poor in comparison with others , but the images taken with it were great. I replaced mine with the Oly EM10 mkii.
I'd always go for the Lumix GX9, most beautiful camera ever plus same size like the Fuji X 100 VI, (they actually look quite similar, though I find the Lumix prettier), also with the very nicest and still quiet shutter sound ever! I know it's officially supposed to be not weather sealed but I - involuntarily - tried it and found that it actually must be weather sealed (otherwise my copy should definitely be dead by now but it's alive and kicking). Add amazing image quality, impressive IBIS, quick performance, great menus - and you forget about the Fuji for good!
I just realized this is a big reason i am happy that real time LUT has finally come to Lumix cams, because it eliminates most of my need for editing software for RAW images.
Affinity photo is pretty nice. The only thing missing is AI denoise, but that can be done with Topaz. Costs more upfront, but is a lifetime license, but updates only come for twelve months. Still, it works really well and in the long run is cheaper. Affinity has a six month try out period currently and Topaz has a 30 day trial if I remember correctly. So you can try it without risk.
@@analogue_cassette That's what i do in the fujifilm cameras, in-camera editing. Mostly cropping or changing a colour picture to b&w with the film simulations. Occasionally i'll use Snapseed (which is free) for straightening or adjusting the perspective, but other than that, i don't use editing software to enhance my photos. Anyone can make a bad photo look amazing in photoshop, lightroom, or similar editing software. I find these days that too many photos online look animated, or over-enhanced.
Thank you for all of these little pieces. You have encouraged me to dig out, use and extend the first Pen system from 2009. Doesn't get the use it should as I don't get on at all with photographing using the little television. Sometime, there my be OM series body too, for the EVF with zoom lenses.
Some great suggestions here Emily! I just bought an E-P7. OMDS have them discounted to £599 currently inclusive of the 14-42 pancake lens (not that I’ve used it as have a handful of primes). I couldn’t really justify £900 for a Pen-F body only. One other thing to mention if we’re on an alternative to Fuji topic is regardless of what you buy, spend £129 of what you save on DXO Film Pack if you’re really wedded to the film simulations.
I used Fuji X100S, broken, changed to Lumix LX100II, dirt problem annoyed me, and finally bought G7 with 25mm f1,7 and 35-100mm. Then I fixed the Fuji X100S and I am back using it now. I can only say that this video is very related to me.
My alternative to the fuji x100vi is the Olympus e-m10 mark III and Olympus 25mm f1.8. I also have a TTArtisan 17mm f1.8 as an alternative. It does everything I need in a small camera setup and love the output it gives me at the fraction of the cost of the Fuji. Also, I think the Olympus e-m10 series are much better looking and more retro than the Fuji in my opinion :)
Wonderful choices and I loved how you suggest folks ‘spend the savings’! On a recent video with Panasonic reps they noted they have no plans for a small rangefinder mft camera, so if a LUMIX fan the ones you showed are likely it, but the other cameras noted so nice too! I think the gx8 might be perhaps best value. Btw the green is definitely the best choice for the S9!
Olympus E-P series of cameras and the Pen F are the most gorgeous ones not only body but the pictures too, there some pretty good jpeg recipes too for these out there. Also the Fujifilm X-T50 is same sensor as the X100VI but for WAY LESS money.
A (silver) Em-5 or om-5 with the 12-45 F4 pro lens is a great weather resistant compact kit with a nice retro look. And maybe add the beautiful Olympus 17mm f1.8 for low light situations, or alternatively the Oly 45mm f1.8 for portraiture.
The S9 with some compact autofocus primes from Sigma (17, 24, 45 & 90 mm) is an incredible combo. (nice for documenting everyday life) Still waiting on the 18-40mm compact zoom from lumix though... The 26mm f8 pancake is also a fun option set to its hyperfocal distance (everything 1.5m → ∞ is in focus) for a quick focus-free experience. (Nice for a pocketable travel companion) 7artisans also makes a nice cheap & compact manual prime (35mm f1.4 iii) for when light is lacking.
There are alternatives within Fuji. I got an X-e4 for 1100 euros with the 27mm 2.8 included. For 500 euros more you can get a combo of 2 prime lenses like the 16mm 2.8 and the 35mm 2 (XC version) and you have a complete Fuji set-up. Or you can also get the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8.
This is imo the best true alternative . And you could get the 7artisan /tt artisan 25 f1.7 or any other manual focus lens and have a true manual experience!
This video gives me a lot of perspective on my dilemma about spending the money on an Olympus 300 f4 lens. I can get that used for the price of an X100VI. I'm getting that lens- I have the camera already.
GX80 + 20mm 1.7 + 35-100mm + 12-32mm (my current kit) I also have a couple of Olympus PENs and an EM5 Mk2 + 12-45 Oly Pro but I find I use the GX80 most of the time.
Waiting for Godot...or the upgraded GX8 with the inner working of the G9ii with Lumix lab thrown in!😅 Until then, I just grabbed a weatherproof Lumix G85 (Excellent from mpb) for $340 to use with a set of primes (3.5, 7.5, 14, 20, 42.5mm). As always, a thoughtful review, Emily!👍
Super content with my GX9 and several lenses. All for less than the Fuji. And the articulated viewfinder is great and works well even for a glasses wearer. Enjoy your videos, keep being nerdy!
I LOVE my GX8 - I recently bough a fujifilm X100V and have been really enjoying that as well. I woud love a 40 mp sensor but its's certaiinly not necessary. Better gear makes you more technically proficient (usually lol) but it doesnt make you a better photographer.. esp is ur doing it creatively.
Well dangit! I just came back from safari myself (and I can't stop talking about it either), and my monopod was a game changer, BUT the one thing I wanted was some kind of quick release ability to adjust height really fast. I already use a Slik trigger grip head which allows for fast camera repositioning, but this things looks coooool. I was seriously considering going down the path of product development, but they beat me to it!
When my OM D E mk 2 started to give me trouble I picked up a Lumix G85 and have probably used that more than OM-D E since. The G85 is so much cheaper than Pen second hand.
Great video. I did go with an S9 with the Sigma 45 and 24mm but in the end couldn't cope with no shutter sound and no viewfinder, I'm an old film guy. This is interesting because I love my X-M1, with no view finder. I think it comes down to size and weight, I can live without a viewfinder if the camera is small and light, but not if I have 8-900g in my hand at arms length.
Nice video as always Emily and yes they do tend to make better value than the X100VI. Problem is many of the smaller M43 cameras have rocketed in price in recent years because they havent been updated since the PenF and GX9 iterations whereas the like of the bigger G9 and EM1 range have been. So whereas they used to be way cheaper than the bigger M43 cameras 2nd hand they are now a similar price or even way more expensive (MPB excellent cond. prices for PenF are £900+ vs G9 £500+ its nuts when the G9 is miles better but less pretty). So for me unless your must have a small camera they just dont make sense to buy anymore. I remember a few years ago buying 2nd hand a GX80/85 for just over £200 and a GX9 for just over £300 when the G9 was going for £700 best price, then it made total sense. Sorry to rain on the parade.
I've got an old Fuji X20, for me it's perfect, 28-112 lens, f2.0-2.8 lens, compact, only 12mp but the jpegs are better than any m43 camera I've owned, pity Fuji didn't update it....
Pretty sure you could get a GX80 and the 9mm, 15mm and 25mm lenses from PanaLeica if you shopped around. I don’t usually need long lenses so 25mm is long enough for me. Really don’t know why Leica haven’t made a 4/3s body. They have all the lenses ready for it.
Nikon Z-fc with the 16-50 pancake zoom, 50-250 zoom, Nikon Z24mm f1.7DX and Sigma 56mm f1.4. That's my needs covered at around the same price as the Fuji X100 VI.
Once experimented with the Fuji X100S...but the autofocus was far below par and I missed the possibility of an interchangeable lens. The lumix gx80 and the Lumix GX9 also tried. Actually I was looking for a camera for street photography and now I use the Olympus Pen F in combination with the Leica-Lumix 15mm 1.7 lens. I always buy second hand and have good experiences with it. Not least because it is pleasant for the wallet. In the meantime a large collection of micro four thirds lenses. For the other photography purposes I use the Lumix G9.
I grabbed my first MFT camera recently, an Olympus E-M5 mark II (Titanium edition ! absolutely beautiful, maybe the best MFT camera and you can fight me on that), which I paired with the 14mm f/2.5, the 25mm f/1.7 and the 35-100 f/4-5.6 (the two primes came with the camera in a 500€ package, I grabbed the 35-100 for 109€ on MPB later ! Absolute steal) The camera, all the lenses + 3 batteries + a lens hood that fits all 3 lenses + ND filters + CPL + microphone + charger, all fit in a small 2L bag that I can fit at the bottom of any travel backpack. It's an outstanding camera, the lenses are great and the kit itself is super enjoyable. For travel, it's basically the perfect do-everything kit. Maybe I'll add a 45mm f/1.8 later, I don't know yet. (I;m not selling my X100S though, that thing is beautiful and stays home)
Play your cards right and you can get an S5 II for less than a Fuji X100VI, although finding a lens for £101 miiiiight be a bit of a stretch (if we use the Like New pricing on MPB, which has them at £1,499). If one were to get an excellent condition S5 II from MPB, that budget increases to £181 for a lens at the current price of £1,419. Not quite as compact though. It's kind of scary how a camera that just a few years ago was relatively affordable in Canada (the X100IV was around the $1,600 CAD mark) is so expensive nowadays (X100VI is around $2,200 CAD brand new)
Instead the PEN F a E-P7 would be an option. Not as sexy but still beautiful and it starts at 599€ brand new. My last buy was a A7R and a Viltrox 40mm f2.5 380€ in total and yes it is not holding up with current cameras. A nice option for the Leica T is the sigma 18-50mm f2.8 the only aps-c lens for L mount not from Leica.
You forget one very imp thing - the now very old Leica Type 701 doesn't have any kind of EVF/OVF - there's no viewfinder, just the silly display. Good luck with that - into blazing sunlight. Have had 2 cameras into the past without viewfinder, it pretty just sucks. The S9 doesn't have any EVF as well - and very limited external controls. No comparsion to a classic X100 series. Sensor size isn't (always) everything.
Great video, but for the silly S9 part - boo!! hiss!! You had a good selection of alternatives in bodies and lenses but, the amazing thing - as most MFT people know - is that you could have made this video twice as long by adding some of the Olympus PEN series cameras and several other excellent and compact lenses. One note - the PEN F - at least int the good old US of A is now running above $1,300 in excellent condition from MPB. I think it's been "discovered" but those looking for a Fuji X100 alternative. Again, great video but for the S9 which is a silly, silly stills camera. 🙂
The killer feature of the x100vi is 1. Leaf shutter, 2. Range finder style evf, 3. Apsc crop factor 1.5 sensor… the lumix has none of these… at least not the gx8, which was the first one you recommend. If you don’t know, or appreciate especially the leaf shutter and evf, then you are not the audience for the X100 series
If you want a luxury option, what about the Olympus Pen-F for about a thousand, with 500 to spend on a lens of your choice (I would recommend the Olympus 17 mm f/1.8, or if you want more flexibility, the Olympus 14-150 mm).
Great, now all those listed options just doubled in value. 🤣 Just goes to show that for stills, sensor tech has been flatlined for at least 5 years. All of these cameras can create stunning images.
Question if i may - If one is looking for a very good image quality and decently fast focusing 35-40mm range equivalent prime, price no concern, would you still recommend the Panasonic 20mm f1.7? Or would the Pano mid range zoom be the sharper option? Thanks
Good question! I think that lens is plenty sharp, but it is notoriously one of the slower ones in terms of focusing. I find it more than usable for my needs like street photography for example, but if fast AF is a priority, then something a bit fancier might do the job. The lumix leica lenses are superb, I have the 15mm and the 25mm and they're both excellent
All the alternative videos on the Fuji x100vi have half the mega pixels which makes me wonder how can that be classified as an alternative, you could just throw any smart phone camera on this list
The megapixels on the x100vi are primarily there so you can crop in and fake different focal lengths, as it's a fixed lens camera which can be quite limiting. If you have an interchangeable lens camera, like most in this list, it's much less important, as instead of cropping into the megapixels, you can just put a different lens on it. Also megapixels really don't mean much. 4k for example is only 8mp. So a 20mp or even 16mp camera is more than enough for pretty much everything imo! Sensor size, lens quality, and form factor are much more important (which is why no smart phone is included in this list)
Not every camera goes up in price because someone makes a youtube video! Only a minority of people watch youtube. Lots of people think that if someone promotes a camera or lens on youtube, that the price will go up or it'll get sold out, but that's a delusion, its not reality.
great video, you had me until you mentioned.... the S9 🫤 sorry as a stills man... nope... i went xt50 in the end, for me eay better than the 100vi and definitely the s9 🥶
I got the gx80 (with the 20mm f1.7) a while ago and I've been having so much fun with it.
It’s a lovely camera. My son-in-law has just returned with mine from an arctic cruise, equipped mostly with the 14-140 lens for a ten times zoom for catching the whales etc. It’s usually fitted with a 12-32 kit lens which is compact and sharp. My daughter tells me that he took nearly 10,000 photos which will give him hours of fun editing and culling. Not sure what SD card I sent with him but suspect a 128GB micro SD with SD adapter…. but maybe not… I have a few. The GX80 is by far my most used camera of eight others, which include the iPhone, a Sony A7III, Lumix G9 and various others. As far as sexy cameras go, my Olympus E-M10 MkII is up there along with the Leica D-Lux7.
Honorable mentions for compact fixed lens camera: Sony RX1R II (comparable price to the X100VI on ebay), Ricoh GR3X, Leica Q (same price as the sony RX1R II), older X100 series like the X100T because older is better, the Xtrans 2 color is amazing
i well choose a EM5iii, that thing is cheap, really pretty, tiny and pack a lot of punch for the size, you can even do wildlife with it, get it and a 75-300, then you can have a wildlife setup that you can put in your briefcase, how awesome is that
Great video and solid choices. I also agree about the Pocket 3, I love mine. PS - I'm making a retro review of the Canon PowerShot G2 from 2001 at the moment and was struck how similar it looked to the X100 series! Plus mine was 15 quid! FIFTEEN POUNDS!!! That's a lot of sweets and donkeys... Beat that Emily!
Haha excellent!! We will run out of donkeys to adopt!
Great video of yours Emily, as usual. Its time people learn not to get brain washed by marketing tricks. Proud user of Lumix cameras since 2008! Never looked back.
Mine is the em5 mkiii i prefer it over the gx85 both are great!!!!
I second this! Love my EM5
Great picks. In Canada, the Sony A7C is $100 less than the Fuji. You will need to buy a lens, but still. Nikon ZFc is retro looking and hundreds less than the Fuji. The Fuji is nice, but I'd never buy one personally.
I truly appreciate the perspective you bring in your videos
In my experience the Lumix 14mm and 20mm lenses are perfect for EDC, street and travel photography. I have it paired with my GX80/85. All bought used for 560€. Perfect alternative for the x100v/vi. With the current price levels the Ricoh GR3 series and the original Leica Q provide excellent value for money
Love my GX8 with the Leica 25mm f1.4.
For the money, the a6700 is an excellent buy. Paired with one of the many excellent third-party e-mount primes or a Sigma 10-18 or 18-50, it's really all the camera I need. Sure, it's not "underrated" and the IBIS could be better, but it's an excellent choice for everyday photography, street photography etc. It's also a decent choice for someone starting out with wildlife or sports photography.
Olympus Pen E-PL8, Olympus 17mm 1.8 and Olympus 45mm 1.8...that's it...and from the money saved....a nice vacation trip to take photos...:-)
Great video. Recently I acquired a Fujifilm X-T10 and the Fuji 27mm pancake. What a great and fun little camera.
Love my Pen-F!
The only thing that could possibly replace my GX85 is an updated GX85 with PDAF and OLED viewfinder.
I sometimes put on the 7Artisans 18mm F6.3 II lens to sneak it into venues then swap on the hidden away Lumix 35-100 f4-5.6.
Spot on! I was just at a conference this week and talking to the videographer (Canon shooter) about the G95 and how much fun it is to have a smaller camera that does stuff like in-body stacking and Live View Composite as a carry around camera - all for about $450 USD with warranty from the online used dealers. Build on from there!
I really am getting itchy fingers for a small camera in situations I don't feel happy about, or safe to be, with my bigger cameras.
And the thought of being able to use my plethora of lenses makes it all the more appealing.
And this is where I'd shy away from the S9, not because I need a pitchfork to go with my soapbox, but because I've invested a shed load of pennies into MFT.
As for a monopod, I'm liking mine more and more for fast moving filming situations where I don't want or can't bring a Gimbal or tripod. It's great for locked off shots and adds stability, of sorts, when used as a counterweight for moving shots.
Your sponsored monopod looks sexy with it's ease of use.😀
This is how I end up with a million m43 cameras, one for every occasion haha it's so handy the lenses work on them all.
I love this monopod I keep finding myself quick disassembling in just for the novelty of it haha
@@MicroFourNerds I felt guilty having three cameras at the same time G9, G9m2 and GH6. I felt so guilty that I gave the G9 away to a friend, to replace his ageing Nikon d60 which I bought from ebay for him, so that she-who-must-be-obayed did not start asking too many questions about my toys.🙄
I know, I know, you are Micro Four Nerds, not Fuji Nerds, but ...
A great option is the Fuji X-E2 or X-E3, with one of the 27mm options. I went with both the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 (for the autofocus) and the Voigtlander 27mm f/2 (for the image quality). 40mm is my bag.
Still comes in under the price of the X100VI.
EM10-iii with a 12-40 ! Little powerhouse and throw on a 20mm F1.7 or the 14mm F2.8 for a super small setup.
I also rock the gx85 with 20mm f1.7. Aside from the slow autofocus, it's a banging camera setup.
Using this combo for the past 1.5 months also has me rethinking my whole setup. I too was trying for the one camera to do it all and bought the S5 and some lenses. At the end of the day, I never brought it with me for personal photos/videos. For work, my pair of Nikon D750s do great for wedding photos (and am already invested in the primes, 24-70 & 70-200 lenses), and my GH5/GH5s cameras do great for wedding video (Nikon adapted and also invested heavily in M43 lenses). I'll probably sell my S5 and L-mount lenses and put the money back in the bank for refreshing/upgrading my aging GH5/GH5s bodies.
Loved the video! Thank you! Enjoy your Fuji and all the other cameras you have! 💖📸
I have that fuji, and i also use a panasonic GX9 with 15mm panasonic leica lens, both are great and close results.
Olympus PEN-F + M. Zuiko 17mm f1.8 / 25mm f1.8 / 45mm f1.8 = € 1,175
Olympus E-P3 + Lumix 20mm f1.7 = € 245
Olympus OM D E-M1 Version I = € 150
Total of € 1,570 for my EDC and Street / City Photography. I manage to build for the past 4 months now. All pristine condition. So much fun! 3 Bodies and 4 Primes.
Goals! 🙌 great choices
Just picked up a Leica tl2 based on your previous video (and videos elsewhere) and seeing this now from six hours ago. A key point you make here is that the T will take any TL lens, full frame, too. As I understand it. And that’s a big deal. Thanks! Love your videos.
Ah I loved this video so much! Just shows how much value there is out there in the camera world. While the Fuji X100 series is phenomenal, it’s DEFINITELY not the be-all-end-all for EDC cameras.
You’ve made me want that Leica now too 🤣
It is so good! As a camera collector I just think it's so unique and interesting. The auto focus is definitely not the greatest tho!
Had a GX85 for some time, and wanted to love it. On paper it had everything I wanted. Never really gelled with it though. I think the viewfinder being so small might have been part of it.
Have to agree with you, viewfinder was so poor in comparison with others , but the images taken with it were great. I replaced mine with the Oly EM10 mkii.
Love the concept of the video.
I'd like to see one on what to buy as an upgrade from the mobile phone as cheap as possible but still an upgrade.
Had the s9 come out before I bought my x100vi it’s what I would have went with with. That green color is beautiful
Good options. I got my hands on a second-hand Lumix LX100ii. Very happy with it. The S9 looks quite interesting too actually
I'd always go for the Lumix GX9, most beautiful camera ever plus same size like the Fuji X 100 VI, (they actually look quite similar, though I find the Lumix prettier), also with the very nicest and still quiet shutter sound ever! I know it's officially supposed to be not weather sealed but I - involuntarily - tried it and found that it actually must be weather sealed (otherwise my copy should definitely be dead by now but it's alive and kicking). Add amazing image quality, impressive IBIS, quick performance, great menus - and you forget about the Fuji for good!
Excellent video 😮!
I love my GX80 it's a brilliant camera, I seem to be getting very nice photos with it
Can we get a similar video for better / cheaper raw software rather than paying loads of money to Adobe?
That's a good idea!
I just realized this is a big reason i am happy that real time LUT has finally come to Lumix cams, because it eliminates most of my need for editing software for RAW images.
Affinity photo is pretty nice. The only thing missing is AI denoise, but that can be done with Topaz. Costs more upfront, but is a lifetime license, but updates only come for twelve months. Still, it works really well and in the long run is cheaper. Affinity has a six month try out period currently and Topaz has a 30 day trial if I remember correctly. So you can try it without risk.
@@analogue_cassette That's what i do in the fujifilm cameras, in-camera editing. Mostly cropping or changing a colour picture to b&w with the film simulations. Occasionally i'll use Snapseed (which is free) for straightening or adjusting the perspective, but other than that, i don't use editing software to enhance my photos. Anyone can make a bad photo look amazing in photoshop, lightroom, or similar editing software. I find these days that too many photos online look animated, or over-enhanced.
Affinity products filled that hole for me
Another great video from you! Thank you! The Fuji X100IV is overrated in my opinion. It's nice that you've shown alternatives. 👍
Thank you for all of these little pieces. You have encouraged me to dig out, use and extend the first Pen system from 2009. Doesn't get the use it should as I don't get on at all with photographing using the little television. Sometime, there my be OM series body too, for the EVF with zoom lenses.
Some great suggestions here Emily! I just bought an E-P7. OMDS have them discounted to £599 currently inclusive of the 14-42 pancake lens (not that I’ve used it as have a handful of primes). I couldn’t really justify £900 for a Pen-F body only.
One other thing to mention if we’re on an alternative to Fuji topic is regardless of what you buy, spend £129 of what you save on DXO Film Pack if you’re really wedded to the film simulations.
I used Fuji X100S, broken, changed to Lumix LX100II, dirt problem annoyed me, and finally bought G7 with 25mm f1,7 and 35-100mm. Then I fixed the Fuji X100S and I am back using it now. I can only say that this video is very related to me.
Olympus 12-45mm F4 is small and extremely sharp and versatile. This and a small prime js all that would be needed for a small kit
My alternative to the fuji x100vi is the Olympus e-m10 mark III and Olympus 25mm f1.8. I also have a TTArtisan 17mm f1.8 as an alternative. It does everything I need in a small camera setup and love the output it gives me at the fraction of the cost of the Fuji. Also, I think the Olympus e-m10 series are much better looking and more retro than the Fuji in my opinion :)
Wonderful choices and I loved how you suggest folks ‘spend the savings’! On a recent video with Panasonic reps they noted they have no plans for a small rangefinder mft camera, so if a LUMIX fan the ones you showed are likely it, but the other cameras noted so nice too! I think the gx8 might be perhaps best value. Btw the green is definitely the best choice for the S9!
Olympus E-P series of cameras and the Pen F are the most gorgeous ones not only body but the pictures too, there some pretty good jpeg recipes too for these out there.
Also the Fujifilm X-T50 is same sensor as the X100VI but for WAY LESS money.
A (silver) Em-5 or om-5 with the 12-45 F4 pro lens is a great weather resistant compact kit with a nice retro look. And maybe add the beautiful Olympus 17mm f1.8 for low light situations, or alternatively the Oly 45mm f1.8 for portraiture.
The S9 with some compact autofocus primes from Sigma (17, 24, 45 & 90 mm) is an incredible combo. (nice for documenting everyday life)
Still waiting on the 18-40mm compact zoom from lumix though...
The 26mm f8 pancake is also a fun option set to its hyperfocal distance (everything 1.5m → ∞ is in focus) for a quick focus-free experience. (Nice for a pocketable travel companion)
7artisans also makes a nice cheap & compact manual prime (35mm f1.4 iii) for when light is lacking.
There are alternatives within Fuji. I got an X-e4 for 1100 euros with the 27mm 2.8 included. For 500 euros more you can get a combo of 2 prime lenses like the 16mm 2.8 and the 35mm 2 (XC version) and you have a complete Fuji set-up. Or you can also get the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8.
This is imo the best true alternative . And you could get the 7artisan /tt artisan 25 f1.7 or any other manual focus lens and have a true manual experience!
This video gives me a lot of perspective on my dilemma about spending the money on an Olympus 300 f4 lens. I can get that used for the price of an X100VI. I'm getting that lens- I have the camera already.
Excellent video!
I love my Gx7 and EM1
Brilliant as always :) If I wasn’t strict with myself I’d get a PEN F too!
GX80 + 20mm 1.7 + 35-100mm + 12-32mm (my current kit) I also have a couple of Olympus PENs and an EM5 Mk2 + 12-45 Oly Pro but I find I use the GX80 most of the time.
I’d add in the GX9 or even OG EM5 or GX1
Waiting for Godot...or the upgraded GX8 with the inner working of the G9ii with Lumix lab thrown in!😅 Until then, I just grabbed a weatherproof Lumix G85 (Excellent from mpb) for $340 to use with a set of primes (3.5, 7.5, 14, 20, 42.5mm). As always, a thoughtful review, Emily!👍
Super content with my GX9 and several lenses. All for less than the Fuji. And the articulated viewfinder is great and works well even for a glasses wearer. Enjoy your videos, keep being nerdy!
Got a gx9 video coming next week actually! Such a great camera 📷
I LOVE my GX8 - I recently bough a fujifilm X100V and have been really enjoying that as well. I woud love a 40 mp sensor but its's certaiinly not necessary. Better gear makes you more technically proficient (usually lol) but it doesnt make you a better photographer.. esp is ur doing it creatively.
Great video, after 15 years with mft my choise is S9 and Voigtlander 40/1,4 or Sigma 45/2,5
Well dangit! I just came back from safari myself (and I can't stop talking about it either), and my monopod was a game changer, BUT the one thing I wanted was some kind of quick release ability to adjust height really fast. I already use a Slik trigger grip head which allows for fast camera repositioning, but this things looks coooool. I was seriously considering going down the path of product development, but they beat me to it!
When my OM D E mk 2 started to give me trouble I picked up a Lumix G85 and have probably used that more than OM-D E since. The G85 is so much cheaper than Pen second hand.
@11:08 "...monopod of joy 😉" Jesus Christ on a motorbike I spat out my coffee LOOOL 🤣🤣🤣
Great video. I did go with an S9 with the Sigma 45 and 24mm but in the end couldn't cope with no shutter sound and no viewfinder, I'm an old film guy. This is interesting because I love my X-M1, with no view finder. I think it comes down to size and weight, I can live without a viewfinder if the camera is small and light, but not if I have 8-900g in my hand at arms length.
Nice video as always Emily and yes they do tend to make better value than the X100VI. Problem is many of the smaller M43 cameras have rocketed in price in recent years because they havent been updated since the PenF and GX9 iterations whereas the like of the bigger G9 and EM1 range have been. So whereas they used to be way cheaper than the bigger M43 cameras 2nd hand they are now a similar price or even way more expensive (MPB excellent cond. prices for PenF are £900+ vs G9 £500+ its nuts when the G9 is miles better but less pretty). So for me unless your must have a small camera they just dont make sense to buy anymore. I remember a few years ago buying 2nd hand a GX80/85 for just over £200 and a GX9 for just over £300 when the G9 was going for £700 best price, then it made total sense. Sorry to rain on the parade.
I've got an old Fuji X20, for me it's perfect, 28-112 lens, f2.0-2.8 lens, compact, only 12mp but the jpegs are better than any m43 camera I've owned, pity Fuji didn't update it....
Pretty sure you could get a GX80 and the 9mm, 15mm and 25mm lenses from PanaLeica if you shopped around. I don’t usually need long lenses so 25mm is long enough for me. Really don’t know why Leica haven’t made a 4/3s body. They have all the lenses ready for it.
Nikon Z-fc with the 16-50 pancake zoom, 50-250 zoom, Nikon Z24mm f1.7DX and Sigma 56mm f1.4. That's my needs covered at around the same price as the Fuji X100 VI.
Once experimented with the Fuji X100S...but the autofocus was far below par and I missed the possibility of an interchangeable lens. The lumix gx80 and the Lumix GX9 also tried. Actually I was looking for a camera for street photography and now I use the Olympus Pen F in combination with the Leica-Lumix 15mm 1.7 lens. I always buy second hand and have good experiences with it. Not least because it is pleasant for the wallet. In the meantime a large collection of micro four thirds lenses. For the other photography purposes I use the Lumix G9.
I love everything about the S9, but no shutter is such a bummer since it means no usable flash sync 😿
I was half expecting you to say the em5 mii
can also go fujifilm x-3/4 for around 800-1000 usd then get a fuji 23mm and basically have a x100vi but with changeable lenses.
I grabbed my first MFT camera recently, an Olympus E-M5 mark II (Titanium edition ! absolutely beautiful, maybe the best MFT camera and you can fight me on that), which I paired with the 14mm f/2.5, the 25mm f/1.7 and the 35-100 f/4-5.6 (the two primes came with the camera in a 500€ package, I grabbed the 35-100 for 109€ on MPB later ! Absolute steal)
The camera, all the lenses + 3 batteries + a lens hood that fits all 3 lenses + ND filters + CPL + microphone + charger, all fit in a small 2L bag that I can fit at the bottom of any travel backpack. It's an outstanding camera, the lenses are great and the kit itself is super enjoyable. For travel, it's basically the perfect do-everything kit. Maybe I'll add a 45mm f/1.8 later, I don't know yet.
(I;m not selling my X100S though, that thing is beautiful and stays home)
Play your cards right and you can get an S5 II for less than a Fuji X100VI, although finding a lens for £101 miiiiight be a bit of a stretch (if we use the Like New pricing on MPB, which has them at £1,499). If one were to get an excellent condition S5 II from MPB, that budget increases to £181 for a lens at the current price of £1,419. Not quite as compact though. It's kind of scary how a camera that just a few years ago was relatively affordable in Canada (the X100IV was around the $1,600 CAD mark) is so expensive nowadays (X100VI is around $2,200 CAD brand new)
Instead the PEN F a E-P7 would be an option. Not as sexy but still beautiful and it starts at 599€ brand new. My last buy was a A7R and a Viltrox 40mm f2.5 380€ in total and yes it is not holding up with current cameras. A nice option for the Leica T is the sigma 18-50mm f2.8 the only aps-c lens for L mount not from Leica.
You forget one very imp thing - the now very old Leica Type 701 doesn't have any kind of EVF/OVF - there's no viewfinder, just the silly display. Good luck with that - into blazing sunlight. Have had 2 cameras into the past without viewfinder, it pretty just sucks. The S9 doesn't have any EVF as well - and very limited external controls. No comparsion to a classic X100 series. Sensor size isn't (always) everything.
Great video, but for the silly S9 part - boo!! hiss!! You had a good selection of alternatives in bodies and lenses but, the amazing thing - as most MFT people know - is that you could have made this video twice as long by adding some of the Olympus PEN series cameras and several other excellent and compact lenses. One note - the PEN F - at least int the good old US of A is now running above $1,300 in excellent condition from MPB. I think it's been "discovered" but those looking for a Fuji X100 alternative. Again, great video but for the S9 which is a silly, silly stills camera. 🙂
GX9 and the 20mm 1.7? I use my X100V more though. Not sure why!
You're going to have to give up some Watsits to buy an ND4 filter for those lenses 😮
I got a Fuji XF10
How much caffeine did you have before this video 😂
Honestly, the bossy donkey made me laugh so much I was just in a very silly mood after that 🤣 I'm easily amused haha
The killer feature of the x100vi is 1. Leaf shutter, 2. Range finder style evf, 3. Apsc crop factor 1.5 sensor… the lumix has none of these… at least not the gx8, which was the first one you recommend. If you don’t know, or appreciate especially the leaf shutter and evf, then you are not the audience for the X100 series
The gx8 has an evf
If you want a luxury option, what about the Olympus Pen-F for about a thousand, with 500 to spend on a lens of your choice (I would recommend the Olympus 17 mm f/1.8, or if you want more flexibility, the Olympus 14-150 mm).
Great call. For me, I want hybrid function and I've ignored it as it's apparently not very good for video. Oh and I don't have the budget.
I'd still keep using my Nikon D90 and 35mm F/1.8 lens instead of that FujiX crap.
Great, now all those listed options just doubled in value. 🤣 Just goes to show that for stills, sensor tech has been flatlined for at least 5 years. All of these cameras can create stunning images.
MAKAO! (ask not -it's polish...)
I trump them all with the Pentax Q
and full set of lenses for £300 🙂
Haha excellent choice! I've got a Pentax Q video coming soon 😁
Question if i may - If one is looking for a very good image quality and decently fast focusing 35-40mm range equivalent prime, price no concern, would you still recommend the Panasonic 20mm f1.7? Or would the Pano mid range zoom be the sharper option? Thanks
Good question! I think that lens is plenty sharp, but it is notoriously one of the slower ones in terms of focusing. I find it more than usable for my needs like street photography for example, but if fast AF is a priority, then something a bit fancier might do the job. The lumix leica lenses are superb, I have the 15mm and the 25mm and they're both excellent
Buy a gx85, a 20 1.7, necessary accessories batteries and card. Spend the rest to travel!!!!!
All the alternative videos on the Fuji x100vi have half the mega pixels which makes me wonder how can that be classified as an alternative, you could just throw any smart phone camera on this list
The megapixels on the x100vi are primarily there so you can crop in and fake different focal lengths, as it's a fixed lens camera which can be quite limiting.
If you have an interchangeable lens camera, like most in this list, it's much less important, as instead of cropping into the megapixels, you can just put a different lens on it. Also megapixels really don't mean much. 4k for example is only 8mp. So a 20mp or even 16mp camera is more than enough for pretty much everything imo! Sensor size, lens quality, and form factor are much more important (which is why no smart phone is included in this list)
I’m early 📸
4 seconds into the video I can already guess what you will go for, some small sensor Ricoh or Panasonic 🤣
Missing Ricoh GR3 or GR3x Pocketable and a lot cheaper than the Fuji
Does not make any sense to me that the GX8 is weather sealed but the GX9 isn’t.
I know right?! Especially as the gx9 was/is marketed as a photography centric camera for street and travel. Got a gx9 video coming out next week 😁
Or... you can buy a XT-30 Mark II / XE-4 / XT-50 and a 23mm 1.4 or 23mm f2 lens.
nah these will NOT be budget after this video gets views
Not every camera goes up in price because someone makes a youtube video! Only a minority of people watch youtube. Lots of people think that if someone promotes a camera or lens on youtube, that the price will go up or it'll get sold out, but that's a delusion, its not reality.
@@reflux043 tbf, they might have gotten the camera at a low price about 1-2 years before the video came out, because prices had already changed.
I’m looking to get into a system ever since I sold my Pentax P3 thirty years ago.
It’s overwhelming with the amount of choices and systems available.
great video, you had me until you mentioned.... the S9 🫤 sorry as a stills man... nope... i went xt50 in the end, for me eay better than the 100vi and definitely the s9 🥶