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I popped into John Lewis on my lunch break to examine the Sony RX100 IV with, frankly, the expectation that I was validating a decision to purchase it.
However, I also took the opportunity to take a good look at the Fujifilm X100t, which was conveniently right next to the RX100.
Some may recall that I set out my use case a few pages back – I wanted something small that I could take on trips to interesting places which would give me a better picture than my iPhone, and on the face of it the RX100 would do exactly that.
Having compared the RX100 with the X100 I have to say that the one that I want is the larger, heavier, arguably less flexible Fujifilm unit.
The RX100 is VERY slippery, and whilst it’s very small that means that the viewfinder and the flash both pop up and out of the body – I’m not confident that they’ll continue to pop out of the body in such a happy fashion in –say– five years.
The X100 is significantly larger, but that heft, and the textured surface of the body combine to make me much more confident that I can actually hold onto the thing, and the flash and viewfinder are both within the body.
I also preferred the greater number of physical controls that the Fuji had (all of which I am sure are duplicated within a menu somewhere on the Sony).
So, hive-mind, do I go for the high-tech, aluminum bar of soap that is the Sony, or the larger more agricultural Fuji?