Haida NanoPro X100 filters speciaal voor de Fujifilm X100 serie

Friday 16 December 2022, 16:32 by Nando Harmsen | 3,994 views | 0 comments

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If you own a camera from the Fujifilm X100 series, you currently have 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 found the fixed focal length of 23mm, equivalent to a 35mm field of view on full frame, 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 all that.

The model I have is now old. Although it was already the third version, the X100 and X100S were the first two, two other models have since been released. The X100F and the X100V, with each successor being slightly better.

The X100V is the only one that is splashproof, provided you put a special attachment on the lens.

Spot the difference. A Fujifilm lens hood and one from Haida.
At the time, I bought a lens hood for it. A small item that can be attached to the small lens with 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 standard screw thread, so 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 especially for cameras from the X100 series. The filters can be screwed onto the lens and have the special bayonet 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. But I received a pre-production model.

All filters are matt black on the inside, except for 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 no polarising filter available yet, although Haida says that one is planned. The same goes for an ND filter.

The Clear filter is essentially only useful to owners of the Fujifilm X100V, as this camera is splashproof once the filter has been fitted. The other cameras are not splashproof, so this filter actually offers little added value.

The Haida NanoPro X100 Clear filter is for protection and for making the Fujifilm X100V splashproof
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 imperfections.

The Haida NanoPro X100 Mist Black 1/4 filter creates soft skin, making wrinkles and imperfections less noticeable. The effect is subtle. It also reduces contrast and gives highlights a pleasant glow.
The lens hood is indistinguishable from the original Fujifilm lens hood. It is exactly the same, with the same bayonet. Unfortunately, the filter can only be fitted when you have a filter on the camera. There is no separate adapter ring included, which Fujifilm does provide.

Unfortunately, there is no adapter ring with the Haida lens hood. 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 gives Fujifilm X100 users a nice 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 had wanted so much. I am looking forward to that.

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 the X100V user who wants to make their camera splashproof. 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 protrude 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 turn to a complete filter system, with an adapter ring, holder and square filters. But then you would be buying a filter system that fits only one camera with a fixed lens. It is also an extra bag that you have to carry.

A Mist Black 1/4 filter can also produce pleasing 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 it is a matter of waiting 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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