I love the way my pictures look when taken with this camera.

Its so perfectly weighted that it becomes an extension of you, precisely the way the Leicas do

The X-100, on the other hand, snuggles right by my side using either the Leica strap or the small Sun Sniper sling bag that hides it completely and is my favorite way of carrying it

that in the most flattering way however), but if you've gotten to my review and this far in my review, it's probably well worth your time.

There are certainly much cheaper ways to rediscover the joy of manual photography but the body of this system is pretty good.

I then spent a half-hour on the phone cajoling & pleading w/ them in every conceivable polite way to replace the body, & the repair supervisor, Bob, said they likely would if I sent it back a third time

No way, this camera is not so sporty

Wouldn't it be much better to have fewer buttons and menus and levers and wheels and just choose one nice simple way to change each parameter

It's beautifully designed, well made, and it's got that retro vibe that I love, but it does it in a pure way

Either way, having nearly noise-free images at ISO 3200 is a technological marvel (and no full-frame w/

Either way, having nearly noise-free images at ISO 3200 is a technological marvel (and no full-frame w/

On 14 June I placed the order for the "used-like new" body from Amazon Warehouse for $1274, as well as for the Fujinon XF 35mm "used-like new" lens from Amazon Warehouse for $533 and the XF 18mm lens "used-like new" for $521 (also from Amazon Warehouse).