Fujifilm X-30: Small But Powerful Enthusiast P&S. Can it keep up with the competition? Does it have to?
Fujifilm X-30 @ 50mm equiv. 1/250th sec, f/6.4 @ ISO 200 with EF-X20 flash @ 1/8 power When I first heard about the new X-30, I was a bit hesitant. Did I want to review it? When I finally got my hands on it, I liked it immediately. It wasn’t about image size or if it had an optical or electronic viewfinder. It was about how it felt in my hands. This camera makes you want to shoot with it, period. It feels like a compact X-100 series camera with a zoom. It’s solid build quality and ergonomics makes me want to run out and start taking pictures immediately. There has been much talk about the smallish 2/3″ sensor that is no longer considered large compared to the 1/1.7″ sensor that was the previous standard in most enthusiast point-and-shoot cameras. Canon and Sony have 1″ sensors, and now Panasonic has leap-frogged everyone by going M43 with the latest LX100. Can the X-30 keep up in this very competitive enthusiast market? Does it have to? Let’s take a look and see what this camera can d
