When you have an x100v in your possession and can compare the two, then i’ll listen to your argument.

Advantages of the Fujifilm X100V:
More detail: Offers more megapixels (26 vs 12.2MP) with a 46% higher linear resolution.
Maximized detail: Lacks an anti-alias filter to exploit the sensor’s full resolution potential.
Broader imaging potential: Can record not only still images but also 4K/30p movies.
Better live-view autofocus: Features on-sensor phase-detection for more confident autofocus.
Easier framing: Has an electronic viewfinder for image composition and settings control.
Larger screen: Has a bigger rear LCD (3.0″ vs 2.7″) for image review and settings control.
More detailed LCD: Has a higher resolution rear screen (1620k vs 230k dots).
More flexible LCD: Has a tilting screen for odd-angle shots in landscape orientation.
Fewer buttons to press: Is equipped with a touch-sensitive rear screen to facilitate handling.
Faster shutter: Has higher mechanical shutter speed (1/4000s vs 1/2000s) to freeze action.
Faster burst: Shoots at higher frequency (11 vs 3 flaps/sec) to capture the decisive moment.
Less disturbing: Has an electronic shutter option for completely silent shooting.
Easier time-lapse photography: Has an intervalometer built-in for low frequency shooting.
Better light gathering: Has a lens with a wider maximum aperture (f/2.0 vs f/2.8).
Wider view: Has a wider-angle lens that facilitates landscape or interior shots.
Longer lasting: Can take more shots (420 versus 260) on a single battery charge.
Easier travel charging: Can be conveniently charged via its USB port.
Better sealing: Is weather sealed to enable shooting in dusty or wet environments.
Faster data transfer: Supports a more advanced USB protocol (3.1 vs 2.0).
Easier file upload: Has wifi built in for automatic backup or image transfer to the web.
Easier wireless transfer: Supports Bluetooth for image sharing without cables.
Faster buffer clearing: Has an SD card interface that supports the UHS-I standard.
More affordable: Was introduced into a lower priced category (30 percent cheaper at launch).
More modern: Reflects 10 years and 4 months of technical progress since the X1 launch.

Reasons to prefer the Leica X1:
Better moiré control: Has an anti-alias filter to avoid artificial patterns to appear in images.
More compact: Is smaller (124x60mm vs 128x75mm) and will fit more readily into a bag.
Less heavy: Has a lower weight (by 172g or 36 percent) and is thus easier to take along.
More prestigious: Has the Leica luxury appeal, which ensures a high resale value.
More heavily discounted: Has been around for much longer (launched in September 2009).

Fellow M-D (and former X-2) user here.

Agree completely, the Leica M-D, and I’d also say M8/M9 series due to screens so bad they might as well not be there are the ultimate digital cameras that feel like shooting film.

That said, sometimes autofocus an modern features are needed, and the X100 series are a great way to get them without having to resort to a camera that looks and feels like a computer.

> StephenJ: You either had a very unique X1 or your findings are amiss. Specifically:

1. The X1 was a 12MP camera, not 10
2. Looking down on the top plate the X1 looks nothing like any film camera I ever shot
a. No ISO visible
b. Aperture not on lens
c. No exp comp (although in fairness not common on film cams either)
3. No Viewfinder – how does help it to be it mistaken for analog?

To be clear, the X1 was a sweet little camera and the images it was capable of were limited only by the shooter, but to suggest that this was in any way more likened to a film camera than an X100 is a ridiculous assertion; one only need look at photos of the two bodies side by each to see this. The X100 was the first of its kind as an analog style and function compact camera with a digital gut. Now if the first compact camera that sported an APS-C sensor is your point, well you got that wrong too – it was the Sigma DP-1. (and id didn’t look a whole lot more analog from the front than the X1)

On your last point: “For a camera that can genuinely be mistaken for a film camera…”

First that was not claimed although to the passerby the X100 would have that happen long before the X1 and likely more frequently than any M body as well, but not for any other reason than there are simply more of the former out there 😊

The X1 and the Fuji x100 series are NOT the same type camera’s: The X1 does not have a viewfinder and can’t focus manually. It is a simple digital point and shoot with an APS-C sensor that is overpriced. That’s all! The viewfinder of the Fuji makes a BIG difference! The Leica is a nice camera but the Fuji is way more sophisticated. It’s has the BEST viewfinder ever! Better than any Leica M. I personally own the Leica X1, M3, M4 and M10 and the Fuji x100v. Even the build quality of the Fuji gives the Leica a run for it’s money. Leica X1 or Fuji X100V? I choose the X100V anytime, it ain’t no choice at all!