The only thing I have in common with the medium tiktker is my desire for point and shoots with an expensive fixed objective. It seems that the two companies – Fujifilm and Ricoh – have the greatest brand recognition by the crowd obsessed with applications, and individually call two cameras to help feed the public and algorithms. The first in our list of Fuji folk looks and feels incredibly old school, but it is designed specifically to channel shots vertically on an Instagram account.
We will not have to wait a long time the most anticipated cameras of the year. First of all, Fujifilm finally announced its half-camera of $ 850 X. If you wonder about the strange name of name, it is because the fixed objective camera is a “half -frame” shooting game with an 18 megapixel sensor focused on portrait. The objective is equivalent to 32 mm with an f / 2.8 opening. It includes a much more dug body and half the size of the sensor compared to the point and shooting points of the company. He sports a light body at the old school with a real lever in advance work frame. The rear screen is dedicated to seeing your photos in the 3: 2 appearance ratio and to choose from 13 simulations of different films that have become a must on Fuji digital products.
If you did not already think that this camera had been made for the person who simply wants to channel his photos on Instagram, then know that the Fujifilm X Half will not draw in raw format, which the vast majority of professionals prefer for photo modification. Instead, it has a dedicated smartphone application. It will also work with various instax printers. Fujifilm said this camera is directed by the Gen Z public who wants a digital camera to use alongside his phone.
You must use the heading lever of the frame after taking each image, which means that half X seems more a cost of costly film camera than a professional device. And yet, there is something magical in the limitation inherent in cinema cameras which is missing in the high -end digital devices of today. The camera even includes grain effect and horoding options to add noise to your final photos. Half Fujifilm X should be available at the end of June.
If you were looking for something more typical, Ricoh finally gets closer to the rest of his camera with a classic fixed objective of all time, the Ricoh Gr III. In a statement, Ricoh said that Ricoh Gr IV is in development. It will wear a redesigned lens, a new sensor and a redesigned digital imaging engine. The company suggested that the new shooter could also connect to a new application, which should facilitate the camera damage directly to your phone. We will not really see what it looks like before May 31, when it will be presented in various GR spaces in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai. We will have to wait for the fall for a full version.
Tiktok’s attention has largely moved from his previous darling, the Fujifilm X100VI. It was despite the first complimentary criticisms of the more expensive camera of $ 1,600. The X100VI was notoriously difficult to acquire new or used. Meanwhile, the Ricoh Gr III (which you can still find for less than $ 1,000 used or around $ 1,100 new) has existed for more than five years, and it is always one of the golden standards of this compact factor thanks to its discreet design and its ability to take clear blows. There are two versions of this camera with the same APS -C sensor of 24.2 megapixels – the GR III with the target of 28 mm and the GR IIIX with a 40 mm lens which is better for close -ups and street photography.
It can be more difficult for famous photographers on the Internet today to get one of these cameras in the future. Ricoh said that it would stop the expeditions of the GR III in July “due to the difficulty of obtaining parts and components”, but the GR IIIX should be available for a certain time longer. The wait until then can be excruciating for those of us desperate for another unpretentious but ultimately powerful camera.
