fuji x10 is here
It looks like I won the getting-the-x10-fast lottery. I ordered with bestbuy and adorama. Bestbuy shipped first, so I cancelled the adorama order. (Right now many people are trying to get orders filled from any camera retailer they can.)
The battery is charging. (I've read that the battery life is not so good, so I ordered a couple spares from amazon and they should show up soon. It's a previously used battery, and not too expensive.)
Couple little things, without even having really used it.
- It's not as heavy/solid as I expected. It seems like all the comments online talk about how solid it feels, so my expectations were a little high. It's still a small and light camera, compared to any DSLR or even any micro 4/3 camera that I've used.
- The lens caps is deep. It covers the entire grip area of the zoom. This is good. You instantly know when trying to use the camera that the cap is on because the smooth surface of the cap is totally distinct from the textured surface of the zoom control.
- I was thinking to use a mini soft release from one of my Bessas, but the hand positioning is perfect. The camera fits just right so that my pointer finger falls right on the shutter release as it should.
- I confirmed that it's possible to review photos taken without removing the lens cap and twisting to turn it on. Just press and hold the play button and review mode comes on. Then press again to turn the camera back off.
- There is not really any risk of accidentally turning it off by twisting the zoom too far. I don't think I will have any trouble knowing when to stop turning the zoom ring.
- I've put my gordy camera strap on it. :)
Perhaps I should mention that for quite a while I've vacilated about getting a canon S95 or a panasonic LX5, but I just never came to the point of getting one for myself. (I did get an S95 for my wife.) So when I saw this online, it immediately jumped out at me as the camera I'd been looking for.
