Today, the portrait used to illustrate this 2021 post popped up in my photo memories from June 19, 2013. Well, where is one, what about another? Digging through an old external hard drive I found several and chose the Featured Image.
The photo is a reminder of what I liked and loathed about the Fujifilm FinePix X100, which I acquired in May 2011, soon after its launch availability. Vitals: f/2.8, ISO 1000, 1/60 sec, 23mm (35mm film equivalent); 7:13 a.m. PDT. Composed as shot; unedited.
I loved the camera, honestly. My two major gripes, and really only the pair: Autofocus was a tad sluggish and depth of field was surprisingly narrow. The latter produced creamy bokeh but spanning across most of the field of view when wide open—like this pic of our beloved ginger Neko. The effect is dreamy here but would spoil other shots.
In 2026, much as I enjoy Nikon Zf, if I could turn back time, I would have waited a few more months for the Fuji GFX 100RF, which offers most X100 series benefits but in medium-format. I once owned, and loved, GFX 50R, which essentially is a larger, interchangeable-lens rangefinder-style predecessor to the 100RF.
Anyways, today we look back to the X100 on this date 13 years ago. I no longer have the camera, but the cat grooms on the smaller sofa as I write. Is he age 16 or 18? We don’t know but he is somewhere in that range.