Fuji X100VI - Is It Really Worth All The Hype?

I was lucky to get an early review unit in for a shoot to give you guys my first impressions. And this camera is stellar. This will be an instant classic.
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[@sorwerk]

That's the best preview I've seen today. Your work ethic is amazing. Perfect intro and shots and your models are always so special and relatable in the same time.

[@ramblingcameraman990]

Agreed, I've watched them all and this is my favorite review so far. I pre-ordered and was hoping for this to be my carry around everywhere hybrid camera, but Lee is the first one to show that IBIS off in video while walking and lets just say, it looks like it may leave a lot to be desired...

[@cammackey]

that intro was cleannnnnnnnnn!!! Instantly came to your video first cause idk anyone else whos gonna do dope fashion work with this X100VI!

[@LeeZavitz]

😎🤘🏼

[@randomness7053]

For a personal fashion posting on instagram maybe it is okay… but not for an actual professional fashion work for a brand.

[@cammackey]

@@randomness7053 I once shot a $20k job and they printed shots from the X100F. Stop making up silly dumb rules.

[@frederic79]

​@@cammackeyyeah thanks for this reply!!

[@michaelj7069]

@@randomness7053🤡

[@IshKashi]

That's a great review. All the things I needed to know, with just the right kind of demo, crisp and punchy. Fab work 👊

[@PhotoGearFun]

Another great video Lee! I have mine on pre-order hopefully I can get one. Thanks for the video.

[@kjltube]

Well done Lee, great short and sweet video. Great use of light. The 4K 60 is a real upgrade feature with the ibis.

[@nadirdurrani6417]

Straight to the point. No filler. Thanks for the great review.

[@nerucheung]

cat was a paid actor 😂

[@tyustarks]

I love clarissa!!

[@AllieBishopphoto]

Great video! I really appreciate you mentioning and showing the digital teleconverter. I use mine quite often on the x100v but would be so nice to have that 40mp sensor for that.

[@mcmasterphoto]

Wonderful Video/love the intro and content. Thank you for creating this. I was on the fence... you pushed me over.

[@Angelo_Botta]

Simply the best reviewer !

[@simontrezise8495]

Great video. Now you've made me want one!

[@27hdyx6b3ym3w]

Awesome shots and sick intro!! Can you please also do a video with the X100vi using the tele-converter and the wide-converter lenses? Curious how portraits would look using these converters. Thanks!! 📸📸

[@davidthompson8153]

Fantastic work and really showing us what that camera can do. I especially like the digital teleconverters. With this new sensor those images look sooooo good. Thanks for this.

[@LeeZavitz]

Yeah that sensor is beautiful. I’ve heard some people criticize the lens not being able to keep up with it but I honestly feel like it can. I don’t know if there has been variants in review units but mine is super sharp wide open

[@davidthompson8153]

@@LeeZavitz thanks for the info mate. Yes think it was Matt Granger that set it off about softness. Mine was ordered day of release. 🤞 love the way you have shown what this version of the x100 series can do. Awesome stuff.

[@JakassFPV]

I was waiting for your review! Definitely going to grab one for street photography during my travels!

[@LeeZavitz]

Yesss! I’ve decided after shooting with it for 3 weeks that I’m going to buy one too

[@curtdp]

The intro was epic! Great shooting.

[@charliejg]

Nicely done Lee. Real world overview with great commentary as you went. And, the outtakes at the end are the topper!! LOL! Have a great day....

[@ogonzilla]

Always killin' it, man!

[@LeeZavitz]

Thanks Omar 🤘🏼

[@22welcome]

I love the color tune, I think it’s amazing camera 📸

[@PaulFeinberg]

what a great little daily carry for photographers.....Pictures look great right out of the camera. Nice job on the video bud!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I can’t wait to get mine!

[@PaulFeinberg]

I want one to do a Fuji x100vi vs Real 35mm Film Shoot camera video lol

[@janzelhill7234]

Im all stoked about the intro until "How do you like that ridiculous intro" got me 😂

[@MarkDenneyPhoto]

Solid video. Ordered🤝

[@gurugamer8632]

Which colour

[@trevhill952]

Nice vlog Lee, can you get hold of the Tele converter that goes to 50mm (FF equiv) and test the auto focus tracking? Man I'd be tempted to shoot weddings with that little camera, imagine the weight cut!

[@missraeray]

I’m definitely getting this 🔥 I’m so happy I didn’t find the x100v like a sucka

[@nwmi23]

The camera looks great, but it is still not as aesthetically pleasing as my Nikon FM2N, Pentax Spotmatic SP, or K1000. For digital, I shoot Sony and don't have a need for another camera, but Fuji is crushing it. Great content as usual!

[@yinetgonzalezgomez1054]

I'm a fan girl of yours Lee!! I love watching your videos and your amazing work ❤

[@LeeZavitz]

lol! Thanks for watching. Appreciate it :)

[@frederic79]

Great video as usual! This digital zoom seems very good

[@michaelbell75]

Digital zoom is never good.

[@frederic79]

​@@michaelbell75but you get a 50mm focal lens with still 20MP so... It's like cropping off camera right 😜

[@trevor905]

Great vid keep it up

[@infinitoreviews9365]

Amazing !!

[@MurrayMcMillan73]

This may bring me back to Fujifilm. Nice video, is that an attempt at a Scottish accent at the end? :)

[@Jparkss]

as a fan of compact fixed lens cameras, this will be my end-of-the-line camera, with this and my Pentax mx-1 I'll be satisfied for a long time.

[@michaelbell75]

You need a Leica Q series to complete your compact fixed lens camera life. But I suppose the X100 has always been the poor man's Leica Q or M series.

[@Jparkss]

@@michaelbell75 I have the x100s it’s great. Leica is too expensive for me rn. It’s not needed, I think leica is truly for people who take photography to another level. But as a recent college graduate I don’t have the funds to afford any type of leica atm. Nothing wrong with a x100 series, it does the job that is needed to be done. And x100 series have always pushed near 2k, so “poor man” isn’t really poor

[@JHawk]

Intro was FIRE!

[@LeeZavitz]

🔥🔥🔥

[@qin1992]

Wondering if that gyro sensor does anything or if you can use the data to stabilize the footage.

[@FilipeXavierNascimento]

Lee , the best review of this camera, by far !!! Do you agree with me that after this camera the hopes of seeing an X-Pro4 one day were completely gone? I know it's not the same camera, but why develop an x-pro4 if the X-t and X-h line already exists.

[@LeeZavitz]

There will be an xpro4. People love that camera style

[@nevvanclarke9225]

If you really look at it, it's an XT5 in an X 100 form factor and that's not a bad thing because that camera is amazing. Honestly if you haven't used an XT5, you don't know what you're missing out on it's a huge upgrade from the XT4 and I know a lot of people complained about the megapixels and all that blah blah stuff but honestly this is a great camera I'm sure I'm even thinking about getting one as a backup camera to my XT5 is a bit of a fun thing to get. I shoot professionally with a number of different cameras including a GFX camera and a Nikon camera but there's always room for a little X X100 in my kit. So I think it's a great camera and I'm sure it will take great images because the XT5 does and I know how good that camera is. I think it's such a good form factor camera as well and if they didn't upgrade it then no one would buy it if they just came out with another 26 megapixel camera with no upgrades and everyone would say why would I upgrade they had to upgrade the megapixels and they had to put IBIS in otherwise it's no upgrade. I think it will be a great camera. Honestly I've used the XT5 now for so long and I still have this camera and it will not leave my hands, even though I have a GFX camera as well.

[@ConnorMcCaskill2]

👀 got mine pre-ordered

[@johnnyway8667]

Which x mount prime lens would you recommend for versatility (photography and video)? I currently have the 18-55 2.8 kit zoom lens, but would like to upgrade to a prime. I was thinking maybe Fuji's 18mm 1.4 LM WR since I mostly shoot this focal length with my zoom, but the new Viltrox 28mm is even sharper, so most likely I will go with an 18mm and 27mm combo.

[@boris.dupont]

Japan? Wow, man 👍 my only concern with this 'new' sensor is how it performs in low light. Anyway thanks for sharing, great video as always

[@LeeZavitz]

It performs exactly like an xt5 or xh2. So it’s pretty solid. Shot a lot of lowlight here in Japan and the grain at iso 3200 is beautiful. I wouldn’t expect crazy clean at 6400 but you can clean it up in post cuz the lens so dang sharp

[@RiposteThis]

Seems like a weird price point since the xt5 is so close but you get a lot more.

[@7743dustin]

I’ve got an xt5 but kinda want this for daily walks and street.

[@michaelbell75]

Yep. $1,600 for a fixed lens point and shoot is absurd. This thing should be $1,200 at most.

[@CINEMAWORX]

Dope!!

[@MickBenjamins]

Clarissa is right: "Fuji we love you"

[@bitspacemusic]

What is the point of the digital teleconverter? If you shoot at 23mm, you get more options to crop later. Perspective will be the same anyway. Bummed that it doesn't seem like custom recipes work with video this time either.

[@jordanrubinfilm]

The jpeg will be cropped w/ the digi teleconverter but you’ll still have the uncropped image in the raw file.

[@Saladin123]

awesome !!!!

[@Soul.020]

Good afternoon, I am also a photographer and videographer. Say please? Which is better for photos and videos: SONY XPERIA PRO-I or the new SONY XPERIA 1V, 5V models, please advise, tell me which one to take? Thank you very much in advance!

[@randomness7053]

Let us all be honest. People are buying this because: 1. The looks: It looks like a Leica camera 2. It is more affordable than a latest Leica M camera 3. Film simulations (maybe yes but anyone who is good at color grading can say it the least) 4. It’s compact and easy to carry (but goes back also to #1) 5. Because it’s the hype from KZbinrs

[@LeeZavitz]

You hit the head on the nail. But it’s also genuinely a really awesome performer too. Ive owned a couple x100 and I never even thought the x100v was impressive but I’m 100% buying the x100vi

[@UrbanoModa]

Great video, appreciated, looks like fun. I just can't see why ( even @ 70mm ) it would be tried for portrait, its not made for that. well...... it's got eye focus but portraits look flat in it? Iv'e got a few X100 models, they are great for so much just not portrait. Just the focal length alone should be a give away. Thanks for sharing.

[@TopshelfJunior]

I'm still on the X-Pro 1 lol, might be time for me to upgrade..

[@timelinestudioangamaly]

Is there digital zoom in video mode

[@jcblum1507]

Nice Job

[@7743dustin]

You shooting electronic shutter to get over 4000?

[@MarcioK]

Great 1st look. My biggest doubt (that you could look more closely in Japan): how is the battery life? I had a X-S10, and the battery life was atrocious because of the IBIS consumption - draining 3 or 4 batteries in a day of hybrid use was not uncommmon (have the X-S20 now, with the bigger battery, problem completely solved). The newer processor have better consumption, but don't know if it is enough to offset the IBIS one.

[@Tharrel]

To be honest, the batteries are so small and portable, that I always have 5-6 in my bag for my xs10, no problem for me :)

[@MarcioK]

@@Tharrel Carrying them is not the worst - is when you starting fliming suddenly when a situation appears, saw that the battery is half empty after less than 100 stills, and be constant afraid that it will die before hitting stop (happened 2 times with the X-S10)

[@Tharrel]

@@MarcioK oh yeah, that’s a good point. I do like 95% stills, so it’s not a problem for me, but now I see what you mean

[@MrMarco7ify]

“Fuuyyiiii we lowve yuu “😂

[@germancreatives88]

epic intro!

[@Dustinrhoades]

How’s the battery life?

[@shingmaymye2899]

Best review… a lot sample photo compare with other review

[@tor2919]

I’d like to see some proper tests of that lens. From what I can see in the Gordon Laing video the lens can’t resolve the sensor. There was very little difference in details between the x100v and x100vi. I don’t know if people realise the insane demands on lenses on high resolution apsc cameras. The smaller the sensor the higher the demands on the lens. A 40mp sensor on apsc would be similar to a 100mp full frame. That means you need an absolutely insane crazy lens. The lens on the x100vi isn’t in that league.

[@gurugamer8632]

Which colour do you like ? Is the black more prone to scratches ?

[@LeeZavitz]

They should be about the same. Obviously if you beat on either camera they will get scratches and maybe black would show the silver metal underneath easier

[@truecuckoo]

Niiiice shots!! Great to hear you went to the launch too! Fuji likes you again 🤣 Is the video line Skipping or something like that? That razor sharp hair in that video segment looked like some sort of pixel skipping, no?

[@LeeZavitz]

When is not 4K HQ it’s either pixel bin or line skip (better rolling shutter performance) when it’s 6k or 4K HQ (over sampled) it’s way sharper but also worse rolling shutter. Same as xt5

[@ThePhotographersStone]

Nope but I want it. I also liked how you said you don't have access to raw and you can only shoot jpeg so you must nail the shot. I feel a lot of photographers don't think this way because they think the photo is in the edit. I think the photo is in the moment you press the shutter button and editing is only the last resort. I like to live by straight out of camera mentality. Live by the JPEG.

[@xianey]

This includes all what I wanna know.

[@I.K.2013]

which color do you like more silver\black?

[@LeeZavitz]

Silver is the move. It’s the right amount of flashy. The black is more of a sleeper camera. It’s less flashy and wouldn’t stand out. I feel like the silver just looks more special 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@NowyKurs]

When you get Tilla Tequila kind of model all cameras are good enough 🧐

[@Philbreenphotography]

@lee I want it! Think i’m trading in my X-H2 and gear for this

[@ajbroo]

Shit on the fence Do I buy this or wait for the r5II

[@michaelbell75]

A fixed lens point and shoot over an R5II? Not a chance. Maybe a Leica Q or M but not an X100.

[@josejuncal9342]

seeing the EXIF of your shots, you could get better bokeh staying under 1/500 sec activating the ND filter. I guess it is the same leaf shutter as previous models and wide open at f2 won't give time enough to take y "clean" picture and will give you a nervous bokeh. EDIT : are you sure about the ND filter being electronic? owning few previous versions it seems to be physical since I hear each time I activate parts moving with the image making a switch

[@yamahaevo]

How does the bokeh get better with under 1/500 sec?

[@josejuncal9342]

@@yamahaevo the leaf shutter opens from the center instead of top/down and if the speed is faster than 1/500 the mechanism won't be fast enough with an wide open aperture resulting specular highlights with weird shapes and less smoother background. it is well known and I did my own test ;-)

[@yamahaevo]

@josejuncal9342 Thank you 😊 have to try that. Im not buying get. It's to expensive get.

[@mufana1]

The ND filter is definitely not electronic.

[@matt88169]

Build quality vs. XT5?

[@msayeamrumon5811]

Wow

[@Hangiinjohnny]

Hey I know where that is. I was hoping for weather sealing but I guess that’s not gunna happen anytime soon

[@rickshapiro63]

Stating the obvious, but the digital zoom is just a digital in-camera crop. It may provide a similar focal length, but things like DOF and compression don't compare to the equivalent real focal length. That being said, the increased resolution makes the zoom much more usable.

[@TWEAKER01]

Agreed, but to clarify: it's a 23mmm focal length lens and *stays* 23mm in focal length. What the digital crop does is change the equivalent field of view only.

[@scotttucker9613]

Good stuff man. I'm asking you, because you're one of the least brand-biased guys on YT doing these videos. Did you find any fit and finish concerns? With the VI's production moving to China, and the V having one of the sturdiest feeling builds I've ever had, I have some curiosity if the overall feel in hand diminished.

[@peteryu4692]

You can shoot RAW with the digital zoom?? Are you sure?

[@LeeZavitz]

Yep. It’s not a digital zoom. It’s cropping in on the sensor. Which is why the mega pixels go down as it crops in. It gives you a 20mp raw file at 50mm. And 10mp raw file at 70mm

[@peteryu4692]

That’s very interesting. This topic isn’t covered by any X100VI videos I have seen so far. So I looked it up for the X100V where it only works in JPG mode. So Fuji must have changed it for the VI. This would be a game changer for me. Thanks.

[@TellurdogIsayhi]

Can this shoot portraits at all?

[@LeeZavitz]

No. It’s only good for taking photos of cats

[@mreddieau]

were you shooting auto most of the time?

[@LeeZavitz]

No. Full manual

[@museonfilm8919]

Jazz - hmm, nice!

[@vilacron]

just curious, why can't you access the raw files?

[@thesamuelnam]

New cameras aren't supported on photo editing apps. Give it a few weeks. Happens to all new cameras.

[@xjr1618x]

People complaining about price. They forget inflation exists or don’t even know what inflation is. Adjusted for inflation the original x100 was technically more expensive than the x100vi. 😂

[@LeeZavitz]

Yep. Plus there is more tech in this. It’s like buying a double cheese burger in 2019 and then buying a triple cheese burger in 2024 and expecting it to cost the same. Would I love that? Of course but manufacturing and materials also cost more now so it is what it is with everything not just cameras

[@SteveHasACamera]

Erm... that's not the cat's eye 😂 3:47

[@LeeZavitz]

Well when the eye isn’t shown it still will track that subjects head and if head isn’t shown it does body

[@YogaLifeEtc]

Was the screen dim because you were wearing super dark sunglasses?

[@LeeZavitz]

No I had the screen set at default. Had to turn it up

[@IDontEverSleep]

Wish they made the camera with a 28mm instead of having to use a converter

[@frankartale1026]

It's like a pretty sony now 😁

[@andrei0525]

"it's a good cat eye autofocus detection test" - focuses on cat's butt 🤣🤣

[@michaelbell75]

Cool intro but its a made in China Fuji, not a handcrafted in Germany Leica 😃 I have zero desire to spend anywhere near $1,600 on a fixed lens point and shoot when much cheaper options exist and given Fuji's terrible track record for production and support. But I do always enjoy your videos and the new film sim looks pretty good, nice work!

[@Tharrel]

Yeah, but Leica costs 3 times as much, and is worse in most aspects… still a wonderful camera, would love to have it, but I’ll stay with Fuji

[@michaelbell75]

@@Tharrel the Leica is worth every penny and will hold its value. The Fuji is not and it won’t.

[@Tharrel]

@@michaelbell75 that is extremely subjective and I disagree about it being worth it :)

[@mufana1]

If you think everything Leica makes is made in Germany, then you should do a little bit of research ;)

[@mufana1]

Btw, on many occasions the "Made in Germany" inscription is there just because the very last few assembly steps are done in Germany, while the majority of the work was done elsewhere (and i´m not talking about the electronic and smaller components, we all know where those are sourced).

[@azrilazman]

💸

[@cookiexu1027]

The bokeh effect is a bit weak on this camera, but thanks to the AI autofocus, the image quality is still quite solid, maybe even better than what is shown in the picture. So... it's still a good camera.

[@michaelbell75]

The bokeh looks terrible, but thats the X100 series for ya.

[@DoKaTS]

The bokeh looks good, not exaggerated compare to full frame

[@SUBOSVK]

👀

[@gurugamer8632]

on dpreview I downloaded images by x100vi the high res is shit with current lens. If you zoom in detail is poor. I might be comparing it too much to my Leica M11 and A7RV. But still it looks really Bad.

[@LeeZavitz]

Looks really bad? lol are you sure it’s bad? Or just not as sharp as a 60mp full frame camera with awesome glass? Cuz I wouldn’t call it bad. It’s pretty good honestly. But if you are zooming in and pixel peeping it’s not gonna be a7RV with GM glass

[@gurugamer8632]

@@LeeZavitz yes I’m comparing it my Leica M11 and A7RV kit 😝😝

[@gurugamer8632]

@@LeeZavitz M11 A7RV way more detailed

[@LeeZavitz]

As it should be. Full frame and 20mp more with better glass. They also cost 8-10x more haha

[@gurugamer8632]

@@LeeZavitz True. The M11 is crazy good. Better colours than my Sony too.

[@zenstoodi]

Don’t take Lee photos as a benchmark of this camera, because he shoots amazing photos even with very sheety camera ;) As always thanks for a nice “hands on” video.

[@michaelj7069]

I guess we know if it's successful now. Geebus I thought they'd sell a lot but not boat loads.🤑

[@shabnam8961]

Id rather stretch myself and buy Q3 !

[@JohnnyMcMillan]

Did Fuji just send samples with the RAW ability disabled?

[@LeeZavitz]

No. It’s pre production so adobe and other software won’t add support until the camera is for sale to the public

[@MarcioK]

@@LeeZavitzquick trick that probably you know, if you want to look the RAWs in advance: use a EXIF editor to change the camera model to X-T5 (only caveat that you could not use the Reala Ace profile, but it will not be in Lightroom, anyway).

[@youssefhamidi8152]

Its a shame they increased the price drastically. The mark 2, 3 and 4 were all $1299. Mark V was $1399 and now the new one is $1599.

[@LeeZavitz]

I say this every time I pay double for groceries since 2019 too

[@atelaz17]

I’ve owed the original X100, the T, the F and the V. My biggest gripes with the VI are the lack of creativity with the name & the 40mp sensor. In my opinion, this sensor completely takes away from what this camera was meant to be used for, which is daily snaps. You want 40mp AI looking images, go Sony full-frame

[@TheVFXbyArt]

I heard the cat subject tracking works in people with extreme plastic surgery…😂

[@JoeDAgostinoPhoto]

Would have rather seen a successor to the X70….just sayin

[@LeeZavitz]

A lot of us have asked for that camera

[@editor0range]

02:02 turn off that artificial shutter sound man 😀

[@LeeZavitz]

It was off. That’s the sound of the leaf shutter

[@KevinHPhotography]

I thought this was a Christopher Nolan intro for a moment

[@HumoraraS]

When "V" become "Five"?? :D

[@javierRcastro]

Roman numeral for five .

[@ItsSleepyxo]

X100 - first X100s - second X100t - three X100f - four X100v - five X100vi - six

[@FILM_SYNC]

Very Chat GPT intro

[@LeeZavitz]

My prompt was: “Jonny Ives writes and intro about the new x100 camera” lol it did a pretty good job. Then I pick and chose sentences that fit my video.

[@TheLogicalphycopath]

Surprised you weren’t harassed by the homeless rampant throughout.. i can make a photo book of pics i have of human shit in downtown Hamilton there. It’s really sad the deterioration of the downtown cores in many cities across Canada.. I’ve been wanting to make a photo channel for some time now… sadly i have been assaulted by Vagrants and Harassed by HBO / NETFLIX’S private security for public photos of a movie set. Every time I’m downtown with my gear my head is on full swivel.. just a few days ago dude was shot to death 1km up the road from here… nearly a OD daily just up from the alley the model was posed at. Just sucks ass to see so many down and out people in Canada and especially my city’s downtown core. Just like my day in person day 1 R5 preorder Henrys dropped the ball and My day 1 in person may not be here next wave or wave after…. Very disappointing that in person pre orders are almost spat on by retailers for online sales. Let see maybe 2 weeks… maybe 6 months! Hope to see you downtown Hamilton in the future again!