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FUJIFILM X100V

www.fujifilm.co.uk £1,199/$1,399

The Fujifilm X100V is part of Fujifilm’s X-Series camera range, but it’s a bit of an outlier. Unlike its siblings, it doesn’t take interchangeable lenses. Instead, it has a fixed 23mm f/2 lens (35mm equivalent), which offers a classic focal length for everyday use and street photography, and a design that’s slim enough to slide into a jacket pocket.

The X100V is the fifth version of this design: it has Fujifilm’s latest 26.1-megapixel X-Trans processor, a new and superior lens, and a new tilting touchscreen. There are some ergonomic enhancements, but fundamentally this is the same design that has developed a cult following amongst enthusiast and pro photographers.

The X100V has Fujifilm’s unique hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, which you can switch between with a lever on the front, and external shutter speed and lens aperture dials straight from the ‘old days’ of film cameras; it even has an external ISO dial to go with them.

The fixed lens distinguishes it from

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