Fujifilm X100V Silver

The best camera is the one you always have with you. After years of lugging around with a heavy Canon 550D (which is a great camera by the way!) + lenses, I was looking for a more compact, lighter camera to always have with me. And this Fujifilm X100v satisfies that perfectly, without sacrificing image quality. The camera has a fixed lens with a fixed focal length of 23 mm and a bright F/2.0 lens. You can shoot in JPEG as well as RAW (or a combination of the 2), but the JPEGs themselves are beautiful and the Fujifilm film simulations are top notch. There is a very extensive menu to set up (320-page manual included), but you have the option to set your aperture, ISO, shutter speed and exposure compensation with the control buttons on the camera itself, so you can enjoy shooting without to browse the menu. This camera has no IBIS (in body stabilization) and is therefore not very suitable for video recordings and you also have to be careful in low-light situations (camera shake), although you can always adjust your ISO. So a minimum of knowledge of the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO is ideal, but I think even beginners can get the hang of the camera while doing it. The camera also has a tilting touchscreen, which is especially useful for taking photos from waist height or below. It is above all a pleasure to shoot with and that is ultimately what is most important to me. The Fujifilm X100v is also weatherproof, but only fully weatherproof if you also use the optional AR-X100 adapter ring and PRF-49 protection filter! (the lens itself is not standard weatherproof as it moves a bit when focusing) By using this weatherproof kit (adapter ring + protection filter), the supplied lens cap no longer fits, but I solved this by using the Fujifilm FLCP-49 lens cap (49mm) that fits perfectly on the protection filter. Furthermore, a battery charger is missing. Charging is via USB. This is inconvenient if you want to charge a second battery in the meantime. (again, you can still purchase a separate battery charger to remedy this). In any case, the camera is highly recommended!

This is my first compact camera and I am very happy with it so far.

A great camera to travel with. Holidays, city and street photography. Easy to operate. If you are looking for a point and shoot camera that gives maximum flexibility and you have the money for it, then this is your camera.