Fujifilm Should Do THIS With The X100-Series

If Fujifilm wanted to, they could do something really cool, that would be a massive sales success. The perfect time for them to do this is now, or really beginning two or three years ago and continuing at least a little while into the future; however, the ideal opportunity won’t last forever. Trends change, paradigms shift. Right now, though, is really good. What is this thing that Fujifilm should do? Alternative focal-length versions of the X100-series camera. Most famously, both Leica and Ricoh have made a second focal-length versions of their fixed-lens camera. For Leica, it’s the Q3 43, a 43mm version of the Q3 (which normally has a 28mm lens). For Ricoh, it’s the GR IIIx, a 26mm (39mm full-frame equivalent) version of the GR III, which normally has an 18.3mm (28mm equivalent) lens. The Sigma DP series has had two, three, or even four focal-length variants, depending on the iteration. For instance, the DP Quattro series had a 14mm f/4 (21mm equivalent), 19mm f/2.8 (28.5mm…