Interview: Fujifilm X100VI Launch and Shortages Explained
The Fujifilm X100VI has been a hot seller and will likely be hard to find for quite some time to come. Sonder Creative just posted an interview with a Fujifilm representative about the launch and production of the X100VI, which you can watch above or read a summary of below:
- The Sensor and processor have been updated with fifth-generation technology
- The lens and body are a little bigger to fit the IBIS, but all the accessories from previous cameras still work
- The lens has exactly the same optics as the previous generation’s camera
- You have all the latest film simulations
- Increased production of the X100VI, but demand has been beyond
- Fujifilm believes the popularity of its cameras comes from the film-like look that they provide on a digital camera
- At launch, they started doing 15k cameras a month, but they are working on increasing production capacity which will take 4 to 5 months but they don’t know how much more they will make
- The X100VI was double the production of the X100V
- The X-T30 and X-T5 also enjoyed increase popularity thanks to the X100
- People who preordered on launch day largely received their cameras, but there are many on-order
- The X100 was launched in March 2010 so it is well-established and the camera appeals to a huge audience from amateurs to professionals
- The X100 is designed so that you can’t tell the difference between the 6 X100 cameras from 3 meters
- The look of the camera and the look the camera can produce are critical to the success of the X100
- Fujifilm has a 90 year history of knowing how a photo should look and it benefits them
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