*I write 'implications' here because the camera companies rarely ever actually say that 'Model X(II) is TWICE as good as Model X.' They simply gush about Model X(II) and let reviewers and buyers make overly optimistic assumptions about the new thing. And it is also in the interest of folks who are gear-centric and/or who love to buy new things to believe the most optimistic claims and implications.* (Few of us are immune to this, and I include myself.) It is in the interests of the camera companies to portray create or allow the impression that the changes are of a great magnitude, that they will make a profound difference in the quality of one's photography. It is very rare for a succeeding camera design to be only literally equal to the previous model and even rarer for it to be a step back. New cameras virtually always are better than the models they replace in at least some ways – higher MP sensors, faster AF, small changes to their physical interface, etc. It was, in fact, on my mind as I wrote the post that it really isn't just a Fujifilm X100f/v thing. The Sony A7rii was the cat's meow until the A7riii made the A7rii unusuable, until the A7riv improved on the ergonomics. Notably, it can be applied however, to practically every camera line by every camera manufacture.

So I don't see why dpreview shots shouldn't be a good representation -)Ī valid point. Well, are there any better full-res sample images available?īTW: one doesn't need a lot of skill to take sample photos for demonstrating sharpness or aberrations. Truthfully I never found dpreview images a good representation. In the night shots it is also quite obvious that the lens has a lot of astigmatism.Ĭrop from the left side of the frame (sample by dpreview):Įven though it is in focus, it is lacking sharpness. Here an example (by dpreview), center crop at F2:Įven though it is in focus, it is lacking sharpness. All the samples I've seen so far show that the lens produces quite soft images. The one thing that concerns me a little is sharpness and coma correction wide open. Click each image to view a more detailed 4k version, or if you’d like to download the original files, head over to my Fujifilm X100V sample images at Flickr.Ībove: Fujifilm X100V at f2, 640 ISO Check prices on the Fujifilm X100V at B&H, Adorama, or Wex.Sound like the X100V is a great camera overall. On this page I’ve provided a selection of sample images I took with a final production Fujifilm X100V.

Fujifilm x100v photos flickr