FujifilmX100T 16 MP Digital Camera (Silver)

Let me give you some background, so you can calibrate my review.I am a Nikon shooter, going back to 70's. I still shoot film with my Nikon F100 and Contax G2. I switched to Digital in 2000 when Nikon came out with D1x. My current Digital setup is a Nikon D800 and a D600. I always wanted a Digital G2 so I tried the Fuji X-pro1 when it came out and I hated it. So I got a Sony NEX-7 as a take-every-where camera. Was not happy with the NEX's Menu system and controls but it did the job. Fast forward to November 2014. With some hesitation, I ordered the X100T. Now lets talk about this thing.Ignore every thing you read about X100 or X100s. If you are interested in this camera ignore all reviews done before X100T.First and foremost it is a very good APS-C sensor camera. It dose what it should do and IQ is right up there with the best of APS-C world. But it is more than that when it come to usability and handling. It works and feels like a film camera and it is a pleasure to use.The build quality is great and feels solid even though it is lighter than I thought it would be. But when my wife picked it up she said it was heavier than she thought. Oh well.Auto focus is there, both accuracy and speed. IQ is there. ISO performance is there.The manual focus system is a dream to use. Even though it is just a Fly by Wire focus adjustment. The manual focus ring feels like it is mechanical and it is dampened. Kudos to Fuji for getting it. It makes you want to turn off the autofocus so that you can just play with the manual focus ring.One of my biggest disappointments with X-pro1 was the Fly-By-Wire focus systems's delayed feed back. The X100T has a very direct and quick feed back.Now if you have had X100 or X100s and really liked it. You will love X100T. The new OVF improvements alone is worth the upgrade. And lots of small improvements with everything else. The new LCD in OVF is not a gimmick, even though at first I thought it was but it really works.And If you are like me and new to Fuji X world, think about this, a good 35mm-f1.8 lens from Nikon will cost you almost $600.00 and you have to change lenses. I hate changing lenses. This 35mm f2.0 camera always is ready to be used. And it fits in my bag in the same hole as my 35mm lens. -- Any way enough soap boxing.The WiFi works. I was really surprised that it did work out of the box and with no fuss. I have had so many bad experiences with WiFi connected devices that I was not going to even test it but being a technology geek I just could not help myself.It plane worked and it was fast. You can look at the images while they are in the camera from the iPhone, you can control the Camera (tethering with lots of controls) and you can download the images to the iPhone and post them online with in seconds.Not much bad to report, I have only a few small negative things to say.1-The Exposure metering system is not as good as the Nikon system. It is not even as good as the entry level D3300. But it is very useable and the ergonomics of the camera is such a way that it allows me to use the exposure compensation on the fly to adjust the exposure. It will take some time to get used to it like any other camera. One helpful thing is that it has WYSIWYG live view capability and I can gage the exposure quickly.2- Another issue is the battery life. But I think I may not be a good judge here since most of my experience comes from DSLRs and SLRs which usually all have a great battery life but I think this is a bit on the low side.3- The on/off button is on the mushy side but all the other buttons and Dials are excellent.Believe it or not that is it.So, If you are a film generation Photographer you should get this Camera. You will be doing your self a big favor. It is so much fun to use. I hope this help some of you, make up your minds.MikeUpdate 11/21/2014:A friend called and was upset that his new X100t was overexposing at f2 and he could consistently reproduce the problem.Asked if I had the same issue. Actually I do, But it is by design.Fuji X100t like any other Leaf Shutter system. Has limitation on how fast it can open and close the Leaf shutters. So the Camera limits the shutter speed to 1/1000 sec at f2. This will push the camera to over expose images if the scene is very bright. That is why Fuji includes a 3 stop ND filter. You can activated the filter in the menu if you have to shoot at f2 in bright light. You can also assign the ND function to one of the 7 function keys if you get in to that situation a lot.So I thought I post the info here in case you did not know that. I could not find any info online to point him to, so if any one knows more feel free to add to the comments.

I own a Nikon D600, D7100 and a Canon 7D. I own a lot of pro lenses for those cameras. Those are great bodies, with great lenses and they can do a lot of amazing things. I don't love any of those cameras. I love my X100T.What is it about this camera? Well, let's start with the image quality. It really is quite astounding. It starts with the APS-C sensor size, which is the same as my D7100. That allows for more control over depth of field and better low light sensitivity. Next is the Fuji lens, which is awesome, though (or maybe because) it's fixed. Further, fuji's semi-random pattern color filter allows for better color, and sharper images. Contrast is in incredible too. This camera also has the best in camera JPEG processing I've ever seen.It takes some truly stunning images is the important point though. Great contrast, color beats any camera I've ever owned (and I've owned a D800), sharpness is excellent. In low light it holds its own with my old D7000 and squarely whips any APS-C Canon I've ever seen, and quite a few of Canon's full frame cameras. In comparison of low light with my Canon 7D, which is a pro-level Canon camera, this things blows it away in low light, it's not even a contest.Next is the portability. No, it won't fit in a jeans pocket. For that level of portability I still lean on my iPhone. But it will fit in a coat pocket and any very small bag. I've taken to using a small messenger bag (or as my friends like to call it, murse) that carries this camera, a notebook, iPad, some pens and other items with me. While it's a bag, it's nothing remotely like even my most compact dSLR bag. But more importantly to me, it's portable when it's out of the bag. It's not a chore to hold up. I find my hand gravitating to it, unlike my dSLR, which my hand wants to run from at times.Which brings me to maybe the most important, yet hardest to explain aspect. It's just a joy to shoot with. Every aspect of the camera is joy. The way it feels in your had, the size, the look, the feel. The way the images look, the way it makes you want to shoot. The way you can immediately upload a fun photo in the moment that can be posted online within minutes.Fuji's in camera JPEG processing is hard to beat. I've totally fallen for the Classic Chrome filter for most of my shooting. I usually feel like little to no post processing is needed then. I like velvia if I want a little more pop to my color. The various B+W filters are great too, especially for street photography. I used to be a "always shoot in RAW at all times!" guy. This camera changed my mind on that. I shoot it in JPEG 99% of the time and am more than happy with the results.I love the controls. I typically take control of the aperture and the shutter speed, and then set the ISO to auto, ranging from 200-3200. I then use the viewfinder to make real time exposure adjustments using exposure compensation. most of the time I use about -1/3 exposure comp, but I like being able to set aperture and shutter speed to scene appropriate values and then using ISO adjustment to fine tune. If you have Shutter speed and aperture set to manual control (ie not A), then the camera makes a pretty good guess at exposure and you can use the exposure comp to adjust ISO up and down. I've really started to love this way of shooting and have found myself annoyed with my other cameras that can't shoot this way quite as easily.Focus is fast, but not dSLR fast. It beats out most any other compact I've used though.I love the viewfinder. I alternate between EVF and OVF with the corner EVF image turned on. I love the options you have here. Definitely the best viewfinder I've ever used. SO easy to change modes as well, just flip the switch in the front.I also like the customizability of the function buttons. I feel like I can really make the shooting experience mine, such that everything is second nature.This camera truly feels like an extension of me. Everything feels natural with it. And that makes for better photographs. Technically it's extremely capable. I'm keeping all my system dSLRs, but I have a feeling when I look back at my life, that the best pictures I ever took will be with this camera.