What came before the Fujifilm X100VI: a history of the series: Digital Photography Review – digitalcameras.ie

The Fujifilm Finepix X100 was the corporate’s first large-sensor digital camera, and helped outline the X sequence that sprang from it. Because of this, understanding the X100 VI’s historical past helps us perceive the model.

Within the noughties, Fujifilm had turn out to be recognized for its long-zoom ‘bridge’ compacts. However within the face of a worth battle, it wished to remind those that it was additionally a world chief in broadcast lenses and a model that understood images.

Sigma after which Leica had already launched massive sensor mounted lens cameras, however neither of them mimicked the look or type of the mounted lens rangefinders that had been widespread within the 60’s and 70’s. As befits its position in serving to Fujifilm pivot from mass-market compacts to aspirational merchandise for photographers, the unique X100 nonetheless wore the outgoing ‘Finepix’ title. However it might quickly turn out to be clear that the X sequence had arrived.