Is the endless wait for the most trendy compact camera finally coming to a close? Right now, photo retailer Wex is listing the Fujifilm X100VI as “in stock and available for immediate dispatch”.
As a photographer who has been monitoring the hype around the retro-styled compact camera, this is the first time that I’ve seen the camera ready to start shipping immediately at the list price, more than a year after the camera was announced.
Wex is showing the black variant of the X100VI as in stock as of this writing. The silver version is still listed as a pre-order, with customers being placed on a waiting list at Wex for that color variant.
That in-stock status could change quickly, however, as the US-based retailer B&H finally had pre-orders and an estimated ship date for the camera earlier this week, but is now back to being listed as unavailable.
Fujifilm executives recently shared that the company had more than doubled the production of the X100VI and is working to continue to increase it further. After the Fujifilm X100V went viral on social media, the X100VI has been plagued by low stock issues since the launch in February of 2024, with scalpers taking advantage of the situation and offering the camera for much higher than the list price.
The Fujifilm X100VI mixes a 40.2MP APS-C sensor in a compact camera with a fixed lens. Both compact cameras and the retro style seem on the rise, which makes it unsurprising that the X100VI is so popular.
But there are alternatives to the hard-to-find camera. Pairing the Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR with a Fujifilm mirrorless body will also make a relatively compact shooter. High-end compacts like the Leica D-LUX 8 and the Ricoh GR III are another option.
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