100 photographs captured with the Fujifilm X100 - Fujifilm X100V series camera from 2011-2024.
View from the Window
Oil
Jim Broadbent Portrait
Always stopped for a chat at the end of the Laurel Hill Road
The Cascades
Eyes. X100F Belfast.
Amy Montgomery
Light & Reflections at 3am travelling through the Airport.
Foley's Bridge over the Shima River,
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Coastal path along the north coast of ireland.
The #edtech50 awards in the House of Lords, London. Quite a celebration.
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About the Fujifilm X100
The Fujifilm X100 series is renowned for its compact, retro-inspired design paired with advanced digital features. It features a fixed 23mm f/2 lens, ideal for street and portrait photography, and an APS-C sensor that delivers sharp, vibrant images.
The X100's hybrid viewfinder allows photographers to switch between an optical and electronic view for more control and flexibility. Known for its colour science, Fujifilm provides classic film simulations, allowing users to emulate vintage film looks.
The X100 series’ portability, combined with high-quality image output and intuitive controls, has made it a popular choice for both enthusiasts and professional photographers.
The Journey
I have carried an X100 Series camera with me everywhere since 2011. (Always the silver model in its brown leather case). With each refinement from S, through to T and to V, the X100 has seen additional processing power and features hidden under the retro elegance of vintage styling. Rarely does the X100 escape positive comment or queries when it’s out in public, people are drawn to the vintage look which in itself creates a relaxed atmosphere especially for portrait photography.
The retro styling may suggest retro features to some and as we all know; looks aren’t everything and it’s the sheer versatility of the X100 Series that makes it my everyday camera.
Landscape Photography
Although I pack my X-Pro for landscape photography work the X100 Series will always be in my rucksack as a second body (or sole camera if it’s a quick trip into the hills). Some may consider the 23mm (35mm equivalent) to be a limit but I personally feel 35mm is the ideal general purpose focal length especially if you have something in the frame to offer a sense of scale.
Panorama Mode
If you need much wider coverage of a scene you will be pleased to know all of the X100 Series cameras to date offer a built-in sweep panorama mode. Simply, slowly sweep in an arc and the camera will capture and stitch a series of images into a final jpg panorama. I love these images and I actually have one of Hare’s Gap in the Mourne mountains printed and mounted on the wall at home.
Long Exposure Photography
Don’t let the compact simplicity of the X100 deceive you, this is a powerful, fully featured little camera. As well as a built-in ND filter the lens ring unscrews to allow additional featured to be used. This next image was captured at the edge of Derwentwater in the Lake District on a later summer evening. The X100 Series shutter button is threaded to take the traditional cable release making long exposure photography that bit easier. More on Long Exposure Photography.
Documentary & Music Photography
I love using the X100 series for documenting behind the scenes work whether at music events or on film sets. The X100 is a natural performer that doesn’t intimidate a subject in the same way a large DSLR might.
As an additional challenge I now only allow myself a single frame to capture a subject, the portrait below of actor Jim Broadbent (who is as much of a gentleman as one can imagine) was a single capture with the X100S.
As an additional challenge I now only allow myself a single frame to capture a subject, the portrait below of actor Jim Broadbent (who is as much of a gentleman as one can imagine) was a single capture with the X100S.
I also invested in the TCL-X100 lens adaptor to create a 50mm focal length (as used below). This image was captured with the “CLASSIC CHROME” film simulation, the X range cameras come with a host of film stock stimulations built in that are well worth exploring.
I really enjoy this little TCL adaptor and the good news is that Fujifilm have included a digital tele converter feature into the X100F (35mm/50mm/70mm) when shooting JPG. That said if you own the X100 camera the converters are a great addition, in addition version two of the lenses are automatically picked up by the X100F which removes the need to tell the camera they are attached via the menu system.
The X100 is also great in low light. The dynamic range and clarity offered by the X100 meant it was the perfect companion to capture gritty black and white images on a film set, you can see the artificial rain falling on the right hand side of the image below.
If you are concerned about the image quality for professional work, fear not. Employing the same sensor as the flagship Fujifilm range the X100 series delivers stunning image quality with impeccable colour rendering.
Some of the first images I captured with the X100 in 2011 are in my Getty Image catalogue and this image for the Malojian ‘Southlands’ album cover was captured on the X100T and looks absolutely stunning on the gatefold vinyl LP and tour posters.
Some of the first images I captured with the X100 in 2011 are in my Getty Image catalogue and this image for the Malojian ‘Southlands’ album cover was captured on the X100T and looks absolutely stunning on the gatefold vinyl LP and tour posters.
For me the X100 Series is special, it’s portable, ideal for traveling light and both the X100T and X100F offer charging over USB so you don’t even need to pack a charger. It’s powerful, the X100F hosts the same sensor as the flagship X-Pro2 and X-T2 cameras and like is larger relations it’s versatile enough to capture stunning images in almost every situation. If was only allowed to own a single camera, without hesitation it would be my X100 Series camera, it’s special and for me it’s the very essence of the FUJIFILM X experience.