dbspano

First i've ever heard of it.

I used a prototype 2X teleconverter with the 100-400 before the camera was even able to recognize that there was a teleconverter attached almost two years ago.  It functioned properly then.   

Went to Cleveland for a day and had the opportunity to shoot for about 4-5 hours. Been a while since I've used the X100T so felt good to shoot with it again.
 

Some great shots.
 
Feel they could have been improved upon with maybe the optional Canon 1Dx2, a carbon tripod and selection of top end L class glass :-D
(Or the Nikon equivalent).
 
Seriously though, you comfortably prove the point as to why you only need something like a X-100T for trips like that.
Not all shots are those that would appeal to me - but they demonstrate the ability of the camera and its user ;-)

Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up taking the X100T only and had a blast with such a small kit. There were very few times I wished I had more reach. If you're interested, the best (imho) of my many shots can be found here: https://dbspano.smugmug.com/Street-Photography/Italy.
 
 
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up taking the X100T only and had a blast with such a small kit. There were very few times I wished I had more reach. If you're interested, the best (imho) of my many shots can be found here: https://dbspano.smugmug.com/Street-Photography/Italy.
 
 
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up taking the X100T only and had a blast with such a small kit. There were very few times I wished I had more reach. If you're interested, the best (imho) of my many shots can be found here: https://dbspano.smugmug.com/Street-Photography/Italy.
 
 
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I went to Italy this past October. I took two cameras. An X100S and an X30.
Next time I would only take the the X100S. 
 
my 2 cents, and worth every penny :-)
 
Have a great trip! Hope you and your wife get to Positano. One of the most beautiful and romantic places on earth. (Even if a bit touristy)

I just picked my X-Pro1 plus 18mm for a short trip ... having a small package, and only one focal length, feels liberating.
 
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If you want to improve your photography then take the X100T. It makes you think more about composition. Don't forget, if you need to go wider take a panorama in portrait orientation, or just take three images and stitch later.

My facebook page covers street photography almost exclusively in Italy, with photographs and articles, if anybody is thinking of going to Italy.  There are even articles and discussion about the Law, and where and how you can take photographs.  There is a lot of information, both in English and in Italian:

https://www.facebook.com/GotchaStreetPhotography/

Hi, 
  Have you been to Italy yet? I wish I'd seen this post earlier as I had a very similar decision to make last summer. In the end the X100T was more than up to the job. As stated above- yes, there are certain shots you may miss but the sheer convenience more than makes up for that.
 
What I love most about this little camera is that it results in one less decision having to be made and THAT results in better photography (for me at least)- no more deciding which lens to use, whether to zoom in, zoom out... If I see something in the distance that would require a long lens and I can't get close enough to it, what do I do? I don't spend too much time worrying about it- there's a million other subjects all around us, out there, all of the time!
 
I posted 3 blog posts on Sicily all exclusively shot with the Fuji X100T (thats the only camera I had with me). The first can be seen here if it's of any interest still. http://www.foto.scot/blog/sicilia-i 
 
If you've already been it would be great to see some of your images and hear your thoughts. And if not, have a great time there
 
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I ended up taking the X100T only and had a blast with such a small kit. There were very few times I wished I had more reach. If you're interested, the best (imho) of my many shots can be found here: https://dbspano.smugmug.com/Street-Photography/Italy.
 
 
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Hi dbspano, reach is sometimes a problem, as is not having a wide enough lens, but I try to compensate for both these issues, as far as possible, with my legs  

My guess is that even if you take 3 cameras with 6 lenses there will always be times you "need" something else, so the problem is not with the choice of camera or lens, it's in your mind, in your approach to what you want to achieve. 
 
Make a choice, and then be happy to accept whatever advantages and limitations that choice gives you.  If, instead, you continue to think "what if....?" then your photography may suffer because you're not thinking positively
 
When I travel now purely for holidays, despite having about 9 cameras, I always choose the X100s.  Sometimes I'm too far away, and it's just not possible to get closer in time to get the shot, but I know that if I were to use a telephoto lens, the perspective would be shortened, flattened, and the photo would look like it was taken with a telephoto lens.  That may be acceptable for wildlife, sports, etc., but it is not ideal for city, street, or people photography, because such a flattened perspective psychologically removes the possibility of the viewer feeling as if they are inside the printed photograph.  Telephotos destroy any sense of "natural" - as do extreme wide-angle lenses.

My suggestion is rather simple - because I have made my kit selection simple.
 
My kit now consists of an X-100T with cable release and rather convenient Manfrotto Tripod and the option of a Lee Seven 5 Big Stopper filter.
 
That's it. No more pockets of lenses, need to carry a camera bag or lug a rucksack round with me, minding the products in shops, cafe's or exhibits in museums.
 
TheX-100T sits in my pocket rather easily and with the RAW ISO option of 6400 pretty much eliminates the need to even take the tripod. But then I have a long history of hand holding low light shots without a tripod via 3200ASA film pushed to 12800 or with ISO of 25600 on the Canon 5D2.
 
As for the 23mm lens? Covers nearly all bases and forces me to work with what I have, instead of missing the view because I'm constantly veiwing everything as a possible shot and trying to work out the body and lens combination before I move on to the next paving slab or cobble stone.
 
It's a trip for you and the wife - are you under contract to produce a travel guide or something similar? No? Then enjoy the trip and keep it simple...
 
My wife is loving the new 'photographic one camera in pocket me'. And happy to go travelling with me again...

Take them BOTH.  They each weigh nothing.  The 18-55 I find it to be an EXTREMELY versatile lens with a wide to medium portrait tele.  The fast 23 on the X100 would be great for when you hit the town in the evening and want to photograph at dinner, or in low-light situations such as churches, etc.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
 

tough call. Both great travel companions.... if I were you I'd flip a coin

Same advice as Patrick, both camera are good traveling partners.
 
Kinda hard to pick one over the other... Only hint is, are you going to need some reach or would you be able to make do with a fixed lens?

This winter I went around the world with a Nikon Df and 6 fabulous lenses.  At the end I was so tired of lugging my kit that I used my cute little X100s.  I got great photos.  I took a snap from the far side of the bus, through a window, across a person, to a faraway woman crossing a bridge.  It was so clear that I cropped it to just the woman on the bridge and it was great.  I haven't used my Nikon since.

Hi dbspano, take a look at my facebook page, nearly all the photos were taken in Italy with an x100 or x100s. 

As I am a huge fan of the X100T and also a huge fan in limiting oneself to one lens I would go with the X100T, some spare batteries, a spare memory card and that´s it. I personally love the 23mm lens. For me it is not a limitation. It frees my mind not having to think about which camera to use or which lens to mount on.
My wife and I went to Marrakech at the beginning of the year and all I had with me was the X100T. I never missed anything.