Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I also have an X100F that does everything I need so have no need for the VI, though I recognize that the VI is an upgrade in several areas. I?m more likely to some day spring for a Leica Q model ? or maybe an M body. Chuck > On Mar 5, 2024, at 9:16?PM, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > yes thanks tik tok. have 100f works fine. Dot Dotsons Cody Eugene Oregon > USA has some older x100- models in stock. shoot with whatcha got > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 5, 2024, at 7:13?PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> ?I will definitely get one - like you, as a replacement to an ageing Fuji >> X100S which my younger son uses for street photography. It is becoming >> well >> nigh impossible to source Fuji batteries for the X100S, so it is time to >> upgrade! It has not been released in India as yet, but I should get my >> hands on one without much difficulty when they do so, probably early next >> month. I have the two adapter lenses as well, which convert the lens to >> 28mm and 50mm, without changing the maximum aperture, so that makes it an >> excellent lightweight travel kit as well. These are highly recommended and >> pop up in the used section of B&H now and then, which is where I got mine >> from. >> >> I am thinking of converting the X100S to IR, to fool around with, when I >> finally upgrade. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 3:07?AM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >>> >>> I see the latest replacement for my faux Leica - the Fuji X100VI - has >>> finally surfaced and is available in the camera shops here in Ireland. >>> However, the road to getting my hot little hands on it seems a lot more >>> uneven than expected. Like its predecessor - the V - it is hugely >>> popular, initial stock sold out in Dublin yesterday, and there's a queue >>> for the next batch. So, I have to put down a deposit and get in line >>> until the new stock comes in. >>> >>> I have had my X100S for 11 years, so, at this stage, it's probably time >>> for a change, but the thing still takes quite good pictures, and, at my >>> stage in life, the urge to buy the new, just because it's new, has >>> faded. However, then again, I?m now a grandfather and I'm getting fed up >>> using my iPhone for videos of the child's progression. I have my Sony >>> A7ll, but it's bulkier and not so whippable out for those evanescent >>> opportunities. Hence, I think the more pocketable Fuji with better video >>> might be the solution. Unfortunately, I'm getting slower, and the little >>> rascal is getting faster, so a dilemma... >>> >>> Anybody else considering this camera? >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information