Haida NanoPro X100 filters specially made for the Fujifilm X100 series

Friday 16 December 2022, 16:32 by Nando Harmsen | 4,054 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

If you have a camera from the Fujifilm X100 series, you currently own a very popular camera. There is a lot of demand for it.

It is no coincidence that filter manufacturers are making special filters for this camera. Haida has introduced the NanoPro X100 filters. I want to share my experiences with these filters.

I bought the Fujifilm X100t in 2016, just before I went to Lofoten in Norway. It was intended as a compact camera that was easy to take with me.

I wanted good quality, and I thought the fixed focal length of 23mm, equivalent to a 35mm angle of view on full-frame, was perfect.

The Fujifilm X100t, a very enjoyable camera to photograph with.
Since then, I have had a lot of fun with it. I also use the X100t for landscape photography, where the built-in three-stop ND filter is very useful. The camera is not perfect, but the enjoyment of using it makes up for everything.

The model I have is now old. Although it was already the third version, with the X100 and X100s being the first two, two other models have since been released. The X100f and the X100v, with each successor being a little better.

The X100v is the only one that is splash-proof, provided you put a special adapter on the lens.

Spot the difference. A Fujifilm lens hood and one from Haida.
I bought a lens hood for it at the time. It is a small accessory that can be attached to the small lens using the typical bayonet mount. The disadvantage is that you can no longer fit a lens cap.

I have not had many problems with that, but a scratch is permanent. You cannot change the lens.

What I have always missed is a polarising filter. This makes it possible to emphasise colours and prevent reflections on damp and shiny surfaces. There is no normal screw thread, so using a separate filter is not possible. Unfortunately.

There is currently the Haida NanoPro X100 Clear filter and a Mist Black 1/4 filter. More filters for the X100 series are on the way.
Haida has now introduced the NanoPro X100 filters. A system made specifically for cameras from the X100 series. The filters can be screwed onto the lens and have the special bayonet mount for the lens hood.

Haida has also made that lens hood, together with a lens cap.

The lens hood and filters come in two versions. The black version and the silver version, matching the two colour versions of the Fujifilm X100 series. The silver version is also matt black on the inside, to prevent internal reflections.

Unfortunately, my silver filter was not matt black on the inside. But I received a pre-production model.

All filters are matt black on the inside, except the one I received. It is a pre-production model.
The filters currently available are a Clear filter and a Mist Black 1/4 filter. Unfortunately, there is not yet a polarising filter available, although Haida says it is planned. The same applies to an ND filter.

The Clear filter is essentially only useful for owners of the Fujifilm X100v, as this camera is splash-proof once the filter has been fitted. The other cameras are not splash-proof, so this filter actually adds little value.

The Haida NanoPro X100 Clear filter is for protection and for making the Fujifilm X100v splash-proof
The Mist Black 1/4 filter is very interesting. It creates a kind of soft focus effect without making the photo genuinely soft. It reduces contrast and gives highlights a glow.

The filter is perfect for portraits, as it softens the skin and masks wrinkles and blemishes.

The Haida NanoPro X100 Mist Black 1/4 filter creates soft-looking skin in which wrinkles and blemishes are less noticeable. The effect is subtle. It also reduces contrast and gives highlights a lovely glow.
The lens hood is indistinguishable from the original Fujifilm lens hood. It is exactly the same, with the same bayonet mount. Unfortunately, the filter can only be fitted when you have a filter on the camera. This is because there is no separate adapter ring, something Fujifilm does provide.

Unfortunately, the Haida lens hood does not come with an adapter ring. This means you always have to fit a filter to use the lens hood.
The lens cap is very welcome, as it was something I missed when fitting the original Fujifilm lens hood. I can now leave the filter and lens hood on the camera and protect the front lens.

Conclusion

With these filters, Haida is giving Fujifilm X100 users a useful addition. Although only the Mist Black 1/4 filter is useful to me for now, more filters will be added soon, including the polarising filter I wanted so much. I am looking forward to it.

Fitting a filter is easy. Remove the ring from the lens and screw the filter on. The lens hood can then be fitted.
The Clear filter is most useful for X100v users who want to make their camera splash-proof. For owners of the other X100 models, the filter makes it possible to fit the Haida lens hood.

The filters are lightweight and you hardly notice that they are on the camera. Apart from the 1.5 centimetres that stick out because of the filter and lens hood. The system is also designed so that you can only fit one filter at a time.

Do you want to fit more than one filter? You could opt for a complete filter system with an adapter ring, holder and square filters. However, you would then be buying a filter system that only fits one camera with a fixed lens. It is also an extra bag you have to carry.

A Mist Black 1/4 filter can also produce lovely results for landscape photos. Especially when you have highlights in the frame.
I believe this system can greatly expand the possibilities of the X100 series for Fujifilm X100 users. Now we just have to wait for a polarising filter, and perhaps an ND filter. But who knows what else Haida has in mind.

The Haida NanoPro X100 filters are difficult to obtain in the Netherlands, however. But this may change, as the filters have not been on the market for very long.

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