And the DSLR is more often in the closet ...

It has been written a lot about the art of this extraordinary camera, so I write again a more emotional review. The Fuji X100 is now my "Always with you" camera. The - admittedly much smaller - Edelkomakte a rival company, I no longer use now and even the expensive SLR equipment is increasingly at home (oh dear, that's almost a lie - because the last 1000 images I photographed only with the X100).
The X100 is not exactly small, it hangs in the "Headteacher leather sheath" around the neck and can not hide in a shirt pocket. But she's leicher and also smaller than a SLR. The leather case is opened quickly and the camera is almost immediately ready for action. The unprecedented optical / electronic viewfinder is the image composing a treat and it is simply a pleasure to work with this camera. The resulting photographs have best quality and can be compared with the high-quality SLR (having to lug around without their weight). The fixed focal length of 35 mm converted I feel now as a great advantage for the daily practice. Even if the camera is set to automatic, the photos are consistently good. But their strengths are only made correctly if the possibilities of this camera are always further explored by the people behind them. It does not matter, whether it is or to film-simulation series to bracketing, the camera offers plenty of creative possibilities and is for me a testing ground, to get even more interesting photos from everyday life out without this until afterwards in to do an image processing. One of the great strengths of this camera is clearly in the available-light photography. Even in darkness, shots from the free hand are possible, which provide an amazing quality. As a very nice, I feel the bokeh of the lens when shooting exempted, for example, portraits. The camera and the need for additional equipment has certainly smaller weaknesses, but more than that I can see at the offered great quality time. One of these weaknesses is, for example, that when an additional filter to protect the lens, the Leather Folio no longer completely closes. The switch could be just a tad bit faster. Certainly my opinion is very subjective and is so contrary to the usual, often very sober reviews. But this camera has actually managed to create emotions of joy and happiness in the exercise of a wonderful hobbies with me. What other products can use the else? If I would lost once this camera, I would buy it again immediately.

Addendum of 07/05/2012:

After more than 8000 pictures with this camera it still works like on the 1st day. In my model no technical difficulties.
It's worth the most current Firmware Update einzuspielen because smaller weaknesses were ironed out. The RAW-key can be assigned as a second function key free with a self-selected function.

Notes to the flash of the camera: the built-in flash works very well and I have not experienced any problems with "red eye". With me in the Set the external flash EF20 was included. I use the flash although quite rare, but when I use it I have not always get perfect results.

It is worth exploring this camera very intense. What it is good and what is less, is always dependent on man who works with this camera. For street photography is priceless. People work very well in the photos. I liked also the landscape shots - even if the colors for allegedly not "gaudy" were enough. Beautiful pictures I've done in churches. The high sensitivity of the camera helps there to very good indoor pictures without flash (without a tripod!). Even with macros like the results.