okay guys...Fujifilm X100 or X10?

You camera folk might know me, but now, after going over pretty much all the specs of both cameras over the past month, my dad and I have reached a predicament. Which camera should we get?

we want a small backup camera for when we go to India over new years. We can see us getting either camera and being happy, but perhaps there is something we are not seeing.

Price is not an issue, so you can disregard that.

X100- APS-C sensor
fast f/2 36mm (equiv) lens
great reviews from people like Ken Rockwell and other people


X10- 2/3" sensor
fast f/2-f/2.8 4x zoom lens

much obliged

2011-11-06T18:30:38Z

we can't really prioritize what we want to do either. We have decided, however, to go with the x10. although it is a nice camera, the X100 is a little too large and too limiting. It's great for photography, but not as a general tourist's camera.

Thanks for the outside input.

As for a backup camera, we already have two DSLRs, which is fine. As for small point and shoots, well... after handling my DSLR, I can't stand them anymore, which is why the X10 is different with its manual zoom

anywhoo, thanks again

Captain Noodles2011-11-06T12:11:47Z

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Over the past few months, I've found myself using the X100 almost exclusively for digital. It's small and convenient, and I wouldn't trade it for twice its price. To be honest though, there are a few flaws with it that really concern me. Obviously, the manual focus is abysmal. It has been somewhat effective for some studio work, but if I'm going to be doing studio work, I'd might as well just use an SLR. Traveling on foot, even the AEL-focus-and-refine method is horrid for me. That'd be fine if the autofocus worked better, but my copy is pretty slow and the low-light accuracy is often poor (though I have yet to install firmware v1.11). Having to go menu-diving for Auto ISO, Dynamic Range, and ND Filter adjustments is annoying, and the lack of a dedicated ISO button is absurd (There is a FN button, but I'd sure love to use that for one of the functions hidden in the menu instead of ISO). If you can get past those two or three issues, and a fixed prime lens*, then I'd recommend it wholeheartedly -- the form factor is superb and un-intimidating, the lens is brilliant, the hybrid finder really works, and the image quality rivals DSLRs in its price range.

*With the fixed 35mm FOV equivalent, I've found myself climbing, crawling, and moving more to get a good shot, and this has really helped my photography.

I don't have an opinion on the X10 because I haven't used it. If it's anything like the X100, I imagine I'd be impressed. Not too thrilled about the loss in depth-of-field control that comes with a 2.7x crop sensor, but it's better than standard point-and-shoots and the relatively fast lens may help. I've read that the autofocus has improved over the X100, but again I have not tested it so I cannot verify.

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