Have owned my X100V for 18 months or so. Live out in the wilds of Scotland, so more into “intimate landscapes” than street photography. Didn’t realise how much this little camera would influence me, and teach me more than my full-frame Canon set up and holy trinity of lenses. I sold the big camera, lenses, tripod and all that baggage, and determined to press ahead with my wee Fuji, with the only extras being occasional use of the wide angle adapter and a polariser. Been thinking about the X-T5, but honestly, if the next X100V comes with IBIS and a 40 megapixel sensor, I’ll probably just upgrade. Got the latest f8 zine - lovely work, really value the tips and honesty. Keep up the great work - I, and I’m sure plenty of others appreciate it.

The one and only thing that would have made the X100 series the best of all time for street would have been a proper manual focus option with DOF scale marking🤤🤤 But I can only dream on.

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

I’m with you on that. I loved it on the original 23mm clutch. I always found it too light tho. The one on the Leica is gorgeous. Thanks for watching

@RohamBroccoli

4 ай бұрын

@@GarethDanks I dont need 40mp and IBIS. Do you?🥴 Thanks bro.

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

@RohamBroccoli 40 mg no. But to be able to use the built in nd id love IS of some kind

Great video again mate.BnW version would be amazing.I have a Xt5 and just want to sell it for the X100VI.The weight difference for street is so different and discreet.Need too meet up for a walk soon

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

Ah yeah man. Definitely up for that. Let me know mate.

Good video Gareth, thanks for putting your thoughts down. A couple things I’d add. I have the Ricoh and the X100F - there are a few things that the Ricoh nails that Fuji needs to keep up with- - being able to download Raw from camera - the BLE -> WiFi hand over is really great on the Ricoh - IBS you are spot on and - I can fit the Ricoh, genuinely in my pocket. Ever since purchasing the Ricoh I have yet to pick up my Fuji just because I can fit it in my pocket (shorts not just jeans). This is a huge selling point for me and the Ricoh has terrible battery life but I can bring a few in my other pocket. It’s also USB-C. Anywho thanks again and I look forward to what Fuji may or may not do in the future. But for now I’m using the Ricoh.

I love my V, but would love a BnW-only sensor, now that would be my dream camera.

I have the original X100, purchased new when it was introduced, I sold it to my Buddy when I moved on to the XPro2, but I repurchased it from that same friend a few years later. It was indeed a marvellous camera with a few quirks but just a fun camera to carry around and leave the heavy Canon bodies for paid jobs. Now I’m shooting full frame and no plans to move back to X100?? I Enjoy your videos. Cheers !

Thanks for inspiring me to do street photography

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

Good heavens that was fast haha. Thanks mate. Nice of you 😁

I loved mine but sold it. It turns out that I am a long lens type of guy. I really enjoy the compression that big glass gives to an image. The X100v is a beautiful camera to behold. Everyday's a school day. Be lucky stay safe.

I'm still shooting an X100s, being prompted to pick one up by Zack Arias, in what seems like a millennia ago. Despite having had an XT3 and XT4, this is the first camera I grab, whether it be for portraits or events. The X100v was a compelling enough upgrade that I have been searching one out for a very long time. I never did find one, so if the upgrade is of equal quality, I'll purchase one. If not, I'll wait for a TikTocker to upgrade and will buy their old X100v.

I think you were spot on in the first couple of minutes Gareth, downhill from then on 😁. Forgive my cynicism but as a long-time Fuji user we're entering the oh so predictable " must have the latest " consumerist pattern that happens like clockwork with every new Fuji release. All those that hailed the X100V as the greatest ever are now trying to find reasons however spurious to justify an upgrade which were never previously significant enough to even merit a mention as drawbacks UNTIL the new model appears. Onboard storage, bigger battery, IBIS, even higher resolution - why was the X100V not panned for failing to provide these " essential " features when it came out ? Get your pre-orders in now folks, your life will not be worth living without the X100VI, the X100V is positively outdated. 😂

My dawg it’s coming out! It will be official on the 20th. 40mp sensor, ibis, new sims, slightly bigger and about £1549. I’m third in line on a pre pre order at London camera exchange.

It’s my understanding that the next model will have the 40mp sensor and IBIS. But I’m hoping for a usb-c port for powering and recording data transfer as well as their improved AF from the xh2. I also wouldn’t mind them offer a 18mm lens option over the 23mm, especially with the 40mp sensor, but thats probably not a popular opinion. Ha. I’m definitely ready for an update though. As much as I enjoyed my x100v, it’s feeling pretty dated next to my xh2/xh2s. I just want it to scale up and down as needed depending on if I want it to be a small carry around camera, or a small b/c camera that can keep up.

The X100VI was leaked in mid-January. 40mp X-Trans V sensor and In-Body-Image-Stabilization (IBIS)

Well, if you follow Fuji Rumours...who are usually very accurate indeed....you will have seen the latest post and info from them saying the X100V successor (thought to be the X100VI) will soon be announced by Fuji. The rumours say it will have the 40mp sensor and IBIS The price is rumoured to be around €1799. Patrick at Fuji Rumours only gives information from reliable sources that have been 99% correct each time. So, that will be a real game changer!!!

Wouldn’t it be nice if they can make it a28mm f/1.8 FF equivalent and a snappier eye autofocus? Id get 4 of this versus 1 Leica Q3. I’m exaggerating, of course.

I had the x100v, and it's an excellent camera bar. The autofocus lacks I.S. and only one memory card; otherwise, it's fantastic. I got the Nikon ZF, and all I can say is perfection!

Patrick at Fuji Rumours has been disclosing details of the X100VI for the past couple of weeks, and Tony Northrup has been discussing the new camera, which is due to be officially announced on February 20th. 40mp sensor, IBIS (very slightly larger but barely noticeable), and the same lens as the V.

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

Sorry this was filmed a few weeks ago

@SpecialBrewCan

4 ай бұрын

@@GarethDanks No, I'm sorry Gareth that I didn't also add that I've always loved your videos, and they're always informative, and frequently quite inspiring. 🙂

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

Very nice of you. Thanks mate. 😁

Can someone explain his auto focus comment.. he said something about he leaves it in 2 meters to infinity? What does that mean exactly. How I think about manual is on my z8 where you gotta twist the manual ring to get in focus.. we got zebra lines to see what’s in focus.. whats the system here? I was interested in the x100v before I realised it was impossible to get for retail.

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

It’s called zone focusing, I did a video called my fav hack. Watch that it explains all. Also all modern cameras work the same re focusing. There’s just different ways of doing it.

Smaller cameras have OIS. The XT5 body (without the bump) for example is about the same size. No reason they can't get a second card slot, OIS and new battery in.

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

True. I didn’t mention it but part of my reason was the leaf lens too. Wasn’t sure if that could work with ibis. Hope you’re right. Apparently it’s on the cards 😁

New x100 is coming within the next month… 40mp and ibis. The V is my favorite camera to date.

Monochrome version, yes please. I know it won't happen but rather than the 40mp sensor, the stacked sensor from the XH2S would be perfect.

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!! With you there

Def would buy a monochrome or FF

can you explain the difference between the square dot and round dot battery?

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

Excellent question! I can only Telly you that there’s a heat management improvement with the 126s (the round dot) vs the sq.

I did not realize that the X100 was made to be a street camera. I thought it was just a camera. I watched many videos on YT, and based on that I bought the X100F a few years back. I struggled and wrestled with it for a long time, trying to photograph the family, 2 fast-moving kids, and everything else. I had missed focus so many times - even when the kids were completely still I did not have the eye in focus! - that I kept thinking that I was not able to take a decently sharp photo, that there was something wrong with me. I sold the camera, and while I miss the small thing I can throw in my bag, I would not invest in Fuji again until they fix the AF! Everything else is secondary. The X100V might be somewhat better BUT it is still not good enough. Fujifilm needs to keep up with the competition, and so far it has not figured out how to do it. AF is the Achilles heel of Fuji.

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

Same experience here mate. Shame. Doubt they ever will catch up. The xt5 is a huge improvement tho.

@miam1074

5 ай бұрын

@@GarethDanks I still have an X-T3. I had also an X-T20, which I had to... let go of when the 'skin' of the camera was practically peeling off after limited use... and I made a "bold" attempt to fix it... Enough said. The only reason I am not selling the T3 is that I would have to invest too much in fixing the screen which is dying on me slowly - and would get very little money out of my investment. The second reason is that I have the lenses, the focal reducer, the flash, and many gadgets that I invested in when I thought I would build this thing into more than a hobby. But the experience seriously dented my confidence. I think the last drop was when my family hired a photographer for a family event - not a wedding!!! but a bigger family get-together - because they wanted to have good photos... It kinda broke my heart, but I knew I did not have a stellar record in delivering sharp images. I am sure that there are incremental improvements with each new version of the camera, but that is not good enough. BTW, from these 3 cameras the X100F was the worst when it comes to AF.

In the beginning of the video you say there aren’t any rumors for the next x100? That’s not true it’s literally confirmed to be coming out this month. Also you said the XT5 has been out for ages ? You mean the xpro 4?

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

At the time I filmed the video there weren’t any news on an x100vi. That I was aware of anyway. Secondly the xt5 has been out ages and there is no xp4 mate. Thanks for watching

Already got my preorder in!:)

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

haha.. ill need to start trying to sell another kidney!!

@Klavsash

5 ай бұрын

I called around in the US and couldn’t find anyone taking preorders.

new 40mp sensor ? I shoot mostly jpeg with mine.

which grip are you using?

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

Jjc from Amazon 😁

Would be nice to have weather sealing from the start, and not to have to buy a kit to seal it. (witch is ridiculous for a camera in this price range).

Announcement coming 20th February. It will have IBIS, 40 mp will be 1mm wider these are the Rumors so far it will cost €200 more and I will be ordering on release 😊

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

No way.. Thanks for the info! ill look into it now..

I can't for the life of me remember the name of the camera that two ran rolls of 135 film ;-)

Sounds like you want a Swiss army knife camera, maybe with a teas made so you can have a cuppa while your out shooting and a pop up toaster for when you're hungry, you'd need a car battery to power it 😂

Mate, no hint of replacement model?????...get up to speed...IBIS...40 MP...U$ 1500 will be officially announced 20th Feb.

@palaneproductions7357

5 ай бұрын

typo..1599 U$

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

at the time of filming this no.. there wasnt.. not that id seen anyway. sorry if im worng

You’ll be trading yours in won’t you for a new model once out 😅

@GarethDanks

4 ай бұрын

Maybe. Depends on the xp4. See how it looks. Im happy with the camera for now. The afc would need to be massively improved.

Why do my comments keep disappearing?

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

This one hasn’t. I’ll look now

black and white full frame... yes please!

Monochrome in stealth black, with digital stabilisation, 512gb internal memory, and a fully weather sealed lens. Ha Ha wishing on a star.

Sounds like you are incredibly uninformed. It will have 40mp sensor, IBIS and it will be $1599! Dude you’re behind.

@GarethDanks

5 ай бұрын

When did you find this out?

@ericcohen4075

5 ай бұрын

@@GarethDanksThe source I know of is Fujirumors, which has been a reliable source.

@jimfielder

5 ай бұрын

You nailed it. Very surprised someone would release a video without checking around. Fujirumors is a very reliable source just like you said. @@ericcohen4075