The Fuji x100v is the Internet's favorite camera, and it so happens to be mine as well. There's only one problem. They are sold out everywhere.Special Than...
It’s the jpeg with film simulations… :( I got into Fuji a few years back. I work in IT and spend all day on the computer, I game quite a bit…on the computer. I did not want another hobby that required more hours on the computer! So, with film sims, I can “pre-process” my shots. I think about all the colors in the location I will be and choose a tone that I like before I go on the shoot. I’ve been pretty impressed with what I have been able to capture just with jpegs. There are times when the film sim is a complete bust for a shoot, so I do record RAW along with JPEG and probably end up editing 15% of what I take. It works for me! That’s all I’m saying.
But eg. RawTherapee has film simulations built-in, and you can save profiles and then apply them in bulk. It’s only a bit more work than jpegs but a lot more flexibility.
From what I can piece together it’s the retro look and the built in fuji film emulations for jpeg. Don’t know if it’s a lens thing too, but if there is any interest in RAW format the popularity is non consequential- unless you’re deep into the Fuji universe and suddenly everything is super expensive.
I don’t really understand what’s so great about Fuji cameras. Sony did everything better with the RX1 a decade ago.
It’s the jpeg with film simulations… :( I got into Fuji a few years back. I work in IT and spend all day on the computer, I game quite a bit…on the computer. I did not want another hobby that required more hours on the computer! So, with film sims, I can “pre-process” my shots. I think about all the colors in the location I will be and choose a tone that I like before I go on the shoot. I’ve been pretty impressed with what I have been able to capture just with jpegs. There are times when the film sim is a complete bust for a shoot, so I do record RAW along with JPEG and probably end up editing 15% of what I take. It works for me! That’s all I’m saying.
But eg. RawTherapee has film simulations built-in, and you can save profiles and then apply them in bulk. It’s only a bit more work than jpegs but a lot more flexibility.
From what I can piece together it’s the retro look and the built in fuji film emulations for jpeg. Don’t know if it’s a lens thing too, but if there is any interest in RAW format the popularity is non consequential- unless you’re deep into the Fuji universe and suddenly everything is super expensive.
The insanity of paying $1000+ for a camera and then shooting jpeg.
I’ve payed more than that for my Canon and while I do save all the RAWs I barely ever use them.
Why go through the hassle of developing the RAWs when the Jpegs look good already?