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This is useful. Hadn’t quite realised that they are somewhat hard to find (especially the xe, obviously missed the hype!).
Head says Fuji (xt for weather sealing), but heart says Ricoh. Found my old rx100 mk1 in a cupboard which I thought was broken (it’s not) so going to play around with that before committing to anything.
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I spent a while convinced I was going to sell my Ricohs but they’re perfect for taking photos when I’m out with other people - my wife gets justifiably impatient with me if I keep stopping to compose a picture properly with my X Pro 3, so I only really use that now if I’m out on my own - the Ricohs I have set up for zone focusing with the snap distance setting and I mostly just shoot from the hip - my hit rate isn’t high but because it’s so unobtrusive and I can just snap away without holding up proceedings I still end up with a lot more decent photos. If I want to do anything very considered, though, the Fuji is perfect because all the control surfaces are just there where you expect them without having to delve into menus.
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Yes and no on Fuji old school controls btw.
I have them in my cameras but never use them. They are all set to a setting where I can use the ergonomically placed modern dial controls instead. This is on all their cameras and you can customise all the buttons to do what you want.
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Fuji is great if you like old school control surfaces. The XEs are hard to come by for reasonable money because of the instagram frenzy. The XT-x and XT-xx lines are great. A lot is going to depend on the form factor you prefer.
You can get external optical viewfinders for the Ricohs. Obviously it’s not the same as an EVF. But it works well in bright light. The controls are a bit fiddly but mostly you set things how you want them to work and leave things alone. But again they’re quite hard to come by