Quick update on the Fujifilm FinePix X100 that was recently unveiled: It’s going to be out sometime in March, and it won’t be cheap with a projected price of around $1,000. Not really surprising, since it’s certainly not an entry-level or consumer model, and again, it just looks awesome (and, according to Engadget’s hands-on time with the protoype at Photokina, it feels like a thousand bucks too).
The “retro look” doesn’t work on just anything. Case in point: big old boomboxes, bulky TV sets with channel dials, and your grandfather. However, they work really well on cameras. Case in point: a lot of advanced retro-styled cams have been turning out lately. Here’s another one: Fujifilm’s newly-launched FinePix X100, which rocks the classic metal-and-leather look and comes with enough manual controls to keep advanced shooters happy.
FujiFilm finally entered the tough world of, well, tough compact cams with the FinePix XP10. As the first along a new line of rugged compacts, FujiFilm designed the XP10 to be “Four-Proof,” to mean that this colorful compact is built to be waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof, and dustproof. We would have loved to call it “idiot-proof” as well, but to earn that label, a camera must still be able to shoot clear photos with an idiot’s finger over the lens.
