Scenes Seen: FUJIFILM X100VI.

Subtitle: Gimmicks, hype, supply issue driven price gouging, and instathreadface darling pixie dust set aside it is a solid performer.

Here I will cut and paste from earlier posts on this camera.

What is it not?

Let me be clear before I proceed. This is not some magical device that will transform my photography. Nope. At the end of the day? It is just a camera. What transpires once it is in my hands is largely up to me. That is largely why I stopped looking at sample images from other folks. I pretty much take the same photos no matter what camera I use. Where the camera comes into play is determining, based on the tech, compactness for a daily carry, and features involved, how many images I successfully capture.

That sorted, moving on.

The camera in question:

FUJIFILM X100VI: Unobtanium Obtained. Part 1 – The Arrival.

As usual, just going about my day and snapping pics. I.E. The exact use case intended for this camera.

Enough of that. Nothing Earth shattering. Repeat scenes aplenty. This day I was hanging out with my beloved. A great day. Scenes seen.

Thoughts.

Bluster, gimmicks, and hype set aside, this camera is a versatile performer. There is no perfect camera, but with this last X100 I think Fujifilm has stumbled upon a formula that includes all my favorite elements from other cameras I like.

Sony’s competent AF, IBIS, and EVF.
A built in flash I like having, that none of my other cameras have. Allows for some fun pics I would have needed to carry a flash for with other cameras.

A leaf shutter that allows flash sync up to 1/4000s is a unique feature. I look forward to playing around with that, especially with more powerful on camera flashes and off camera flash.
While not as small as a GR I did fit it in my front trouser pocket… (That sounds off, but I will ignore this and go on.)… when it was time to stop taking pictures and sing this last Saturday. That is something I tried and failed to do with the A7CII and a remaster slim lens.
Feels good in hand like my Leica did. I really like the knurled texture and metal moving bits.
40MP is proving to be a near-perfect fixed lens resolution compromise. Plenty of detail, so crop modes are actually useful in a pinch in place of a zoom lens.

So you get Pixie dust stuff I actually use occasionally, like the ACROS film simulation, that when combined with a digital crop allowed me to fake a 69mm focal length with 10MP JPEG image in a pinch like this.

All with a quick flick of a Q menu setting and a spin of the focus dial that acts like a fake zoom ring when using AF. Could I have cropped later? Yes. Certainly. But it was nice to have available.

Then, with another quick flick of a Q menu setting and two dial spin I was set up for my on-the-go captures on the long drive home through the sticks.