Fujifilm - X half X-HF1

The Fujifilm X Half won’t be the camera for everyone, but that’s not really the point. It’s a charming, personality-filled little shooter that leans hard into nostalgia, and if you’re happy to trade a little control and outright image quality for a more playful, more considered shooting experience, there’s a lot to like here.

Traded in a Panasonic camera and lens for a Fuji x-Half, the whole process was easy and I got more than I expected, so much so that I had £50 extra t spend, the staff were very friendly and the whole experience was a positive one. As to the camera, it’s quite different to what I have been used to, but I’m getting on and wanted a lightweight fun camera and this meets the mark, sure your not going to get mirrorless quality or as many bells and whistles, but what you do get is a new way to take photos and a bag full of fun rather than a bag full of lens.

The charming Fujifilm X Half compact camera mixes the fun and unpredictability of film with digital convenience, and is enjoyable to use if you can get past its flaws.

The Fujifilm X half is for the person who wants to just have fun with a camera and that understands that a camera gets in the way of making a good photograph. This shrinks itself down to be as small of a problem as possible.

The Fujifilm X Half is one of the very first cameras that did something completely different for me as a reviewer of over 15 years. For the first time ever, every single woman that I’ve been around in the past week or so of testing has been incredibly curious about it. Where a man would say, “It’s so small,” a woman would say so with excitement and internal quiet adoration. I’d see excitement and smiles in faces that I’ve really never seen before. So while lots of photographers might complain about the price tag or some of the features, I have to be very frank here. This might not be the camera for you.