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Fujifilm X20: first impressions
Here we are... this time even before the official arrival of the product on sellers' shelves (not for this translation though). But, you know, we don't like to make things on a rush. Thus, these are only the very first impressions. First impressions that didn't prevent us to discover the first certainties, compared to the previous models. X20 and X100s can't be quickly described with few photos and some row, as many are used to. Both products, despite the only minor aesthetical changes, deeply rewrite the way Fuji interprets this two models, and also the way fuji sees their respective market segments.
But many were waiting to know better this two photographic tools and so we couldn’t wait. To wait could also mean to see the first flames on the web, as it usually happens at each new product launch. Flames and urban legends that may live due to the quickie "definitive reviews" based on few dozens of pictures, on pre-production models. The last urban legend says that the distribution of the new Fujis have been delayed due to some unknown and mysterious problem. Reality is far different. Reality is that this time Fuji wants to deliver to its own buyers a mature and polished product and decided to use all the scheduled time.
Unfortunately some vendors, in the rush to stockpile pre-orders, anticipate the official release date. X20 and X100 were scheduled to be released between mid and the end of march...and between mid and the end of march they will become available.
If some model somehow is out of this pattern and has a non definitive firmware, a simple update will be enough to have all the features available in the official release. And the official release firmware is the one that runs the two cameras we started to shoot with, to write the first impressions, starting with the X20 and Donato Chirulli's photographic skills.
Text and photos by Donato Chirullli (Translation by Luca Petralia)
The long wait has come to an end: finally the Fuji X20 is in our hands. Who had the luck to appreciate the notable qualities of the old X10 for sure has anxiously waited the release of this brand new X20. Indeed, this model has been fullfilled with a lot of improvements, aimed to improve both the image quality and the operating possibilities.
Fujifilm X100s: First Impressions
Here we are...this time even before the official arrival of the product on sellers' shelves (not for this translation though). But, you know, we don't like to make things on a rush. Thus, these are only the very first impressions. First impressions that didn't prevent us to discover the first certainties, compared to the previous models. X20 and X100s can't be quickly described with few photos and some row, as many are used to. Both products, despite the only minor aesthetical changes, deeply rewrite the way Fuji interprets this two models, and also the way fuji sees their respective market segments. But many were waiting to know better this two photographic tools and so we couldn’t wait. To wait could also mean to see the first flames on the web, as it usually happens at each new product launch. Flames and urban legends that may live due to the quickie "definitive reviews" based on few dozens of pictures, on pre-production models. The last urban legend says that the distribution of the new Fujis have been delayed due to some unknown and mysterious problem. Reality is far different. Reality is that this time Fuji wants to deliver to its own buyers a mature and polished product and decided to use all the scheduled time. Unfortunately some vendors, in the rush to stockpile pre-orders, anticipate the official release date. X20 and X100 were scheduled to be released between mid and the end of march...and between mid and the end of march they will become available. If some model somehow is out of this pattern and has a non definitive firmware, a simple update will be enough to have all the features available in the official release. And the official release firmware is the one that runs the two cameras we started to shoot with, to write the first impressions.
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Text and photos by Max Angeloni (Translation by Luca Petralia)
Identical, they're damn identical...i get confused, I accidentally use one rather than the other. But, while I’m shooting I become suddenly aware of the mistake. It has never happened to me to identify so easily a camera with my eye in the viewfinder. Yes...X100 and X100s seem identical. Minor aesthetical differences, and a slighly different button layout on the back can reveal that they’re not the same camera.