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Edit: Spent one month in Japan. I'm an artist so I take a lot of reference photos, aperture priority at f4 for the most part to get the most detail. This camera has performed above and beyond my expectations. Images are crazy sharp and jpegs come out beautifully rendered. Camera is very easy to use once you get comfortable with the UI and controls. I found it intuitive to just pick up the camera, turn it on, and take a shot. With a prime lens, zoom is one less thing you worry about. In the span of a month I've taken around 1800 photos with this camera, so around 60 images per day. I've gone two days with a single battery charge. Very pleased with the performance of the camera during my trip. I sold my XT1 to try out some compacts, so far I've tried out the Ricoh GR, and now the X100F. Pros - The design is reminiscent of the vintage Leica Model 3. I just love the design of the camera in general. The sleek design gives me the confidence to carry the camera around and not look like a tourist with a DSLR. - Compact but has some heft. As much as I like my camera to be super compact and ultra light, I can appreciate the build quality and heft of the camera that adds a lot of its character. It's around the weight of a hardcover book. - Coming from an XT1, I love how fresh everything feels. The upgraded UI and menu, the navigational buttons, the power toggle all feel better than the XT1. The way the buttons feel have been updated. - I love 35mm focal length. I tried the Ricoh GR's 28mm focal length but found its pictures a bit too distorted. I've also used XT1+35mmF2 and found the 50mm focal length to be too limiting for landscapes. The X100F's 35mm focal length is a perfect fit for me. - JPEG's look great. I just love how easy it is to get good looking shots. The images come out looking natural, with great shadows and color. - I'm not much of a black and white shooter but I like Acros so far especially with Red filter. Acros gives you a bright, clean BW image, with nice contrast. It has a very modern feel to it. - It was a bit hard to get used to the pull up ISO dial at first but with more practice I can now adjust ISO and shutter speed on the fly. I like having both settings on the same wheel because I don't have to move my hand to adjust one or the other. - Joystick works great, I didn't use it at first but I find that I'm using the joystick more and more. - Battery life is pretty nice. I used the camera sporadically for a 6 hour romp through NYC and it had around 40% left, enough time to battery life to transfer my images to my iPhone via WiFi. - Fuji JPEG's work very well with VSCO filters. It's like a perfect pairing. Great if you have an instagram account. Cons - One thing which I think they would have put on the camera is a thumb rest. The camera is a bit awkward to hold without a thumbrest, although it's not much of an issue for me. However I'm sure this issue can be easily fixed with third party thumbrests come out, so not a big deal for me. - I find myself moving the joystick unintentionally. The joystick is pretty sensitive and sometimes my hand would graze it, moving the focus point. - Eye sensor is a bit annoying in that your left hand can unintentionally trigger it. That said, these cons are mostly just minor issues for me, and the positives far outweigh the negative. Overall, I really enjoy using the X100F so far. This is a camera that I can see taking everywhere traveling and taking pictures. It just feels good to own this camera.