2. What Will People Enjoy?
What makes this camera so enjoyable is how effortless it feels in the hand. At well under 600g, it's light and feels like more of an extension of your hand. You don't have to fight it to take a photo. You have direct access to the key photography settings, and as I've said in the past, a layout like this makes for an easier path to learning photography.
The film simulations reinforce the "enjoyment loop" of this camera. I decided to revisit my recipes and create a new set for my current tastes, and yeah, it's still fun to craft a unique look on camera. While I'll always have a RAW copy for serious work, a good recipe makes the JPEG plenty good for sharing casually.
The new Reala Ace film simulation is based on the (now discontinued) color-negative film stock of the same name. As I said in my GFX 100 II video, this one has a good amount of contrast but offers a more neutral color palette than the standard color profile. It serves as a versatile starting point to create a new recipe.
As mentioned, this camera uses the same sensor as the Fujifilm X-T5 and X-H2. At 40MP, you have plenty of resolution; if you're asking me, it's more than an X100VI customer will ever need. This sensor should deliver incredible results and even fair well in some professional environments. Whether for BTS work or tackling the actual shot list, you have an extremely capable sensor and processor that'll keep up in all environments.
I'm looking forward to test-driving the RAW files for an upcoming review.
I hope we see tethering support soon, but what's arguably better is that this camera offers Frame.IO support. You can build a solution on a set where this camera captures images and transfers them to the cloud, where your team can review the files and add notes almost instantaneously. Really cool sh*t.