Reviews written by Edmondodantes

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Fujifilm X-Half

Pros: Pocket-sized, relatively simple to use, portrait format (it doesn't make sense for me to buy this camera to take horizontal shots), Fuji-style construction and materials (it's not a toy at all). All in all it's fun to use. Original and decidedly non-standard machine concept.

Cons: The selling price is a big deterrent. The "Analog Film" mode is slow to store photos, and even the (completely virtual) action of the charging lever is slow. Another defect is very slow wake up following standby: you lose the advantage of the "point and shoot". Focusing is also slow. It can NOT shoot in RAW. There is a flash shoe but there are no contacts, so you cannot use any type of external flash. To use the thousand filters-effects, you need a Michelin guide.

Opinion: For a couple of years I have been passionate about the medium format, and I have bought 3 half format film cameras. When I saw the advertisement for this one, I immediately felt the urge to buy compulsively. I attended one of the test days (Urban Safari) organized by Fujifilm, and I had the opportunity to try it for a couple of hours. Honestly, given the cost, I hoped for better: in general it is very slow. Storage, virtual charging, autofocus, and waking up after standby (it is almost convenient to turn it off and on again) are slow. Conceived as a "point and shoot" camera, many shots are lost. I don't understand some choices, and they are not secondary details: there is NO RAW mode (in all other Fuji cameras there is, and if you want you can store the JPEGs with film simulations, and the RAW), there is NO possibility to mount any type of flash, although there is a hot shoe, it is a completely personal opinion, The video mode on this camera doesn't make sense to exist. With any smartphone, you get better results in video. I then looked out of curiosity at the thousand and one filters-effects (from toy camera), too many and many useless for me, but they are represented with very small icons, and the description is missing: it takes a Michelin guide to associate the icon with the function. The quality of the shots, for me is satisfactory, after all they are always 18Mpx. Surely it can never be the main body, but it can certainly be useful as a support camera, always keeping in mind that it is not a lightning bolt. Probably in some time I will buy it, I am waiting to find it used at a more reasonable price.

sent on June 25, 2025