Fujifilm X100V Accessories: What Actually Belongs

A genuine NP-W126S, then the PRF-49 on the adapter ring, then a SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB V30. The LH-X100 is the hood against flare, and you buy it once the ring and the filter are already on and light from the side bothers you. A wrist strap is worth it once the one from the box is missing or too thin. You do not need a branded one for that.

Four pieces

Battery, filter, SD card and hood for the X100V

In this order, not as a bundle. I would add the battery almost every time. The filter once the ring from the box is on the lens. The hood only when flare bothers you and the camera is allowed to get thicker. The prices are on Amazon.

Vergleich	Fujifilm Fujifilm NP-W126S	Fujifilm Fujifilm PRF-49	SanDisk SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB V30	Fujifilm Fujifilm LH-X100
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Empfehlung	Buy first	Protects the lens	V30 is enough	Optional
Sensor	X100V and X100VI	49mm	V30	adapter ring
ISO-Bereich	the X-T5’s NP-W235	AR-X100 adapter ring	128 GB	WCL or TCL
Autofokus	one battery	the front of the TCL	stills and 4K30	flare
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Stärken	+The day does not end with the first battery +The same battery if you later move to the VI	+The front element stays free of fingerprints +With the ring, this is the weather claim Fuji means	+Fast enough for what the camera writes +Still fits an X100VI later	+Less flare from the side +The filter sits a little more protected
Schwächen	−Stays small, even as a spare −Does not fit bodies that take the larger NP-W235	−Without the adapter ring the filter has no thread −Poor glass can ghost at night	−One slot. Backup stays your job	−The camera is no longer flat −Useless while a conversion lens is mounted
Geeignet für	Any day that runs longer than a relaxed afternoon.	The bare 23mm, when the ring from the box is still there.	A normal photo day and short 4K clips.	The bare 23mm with the ring, when you shoot into the light.
Wo kaufen	Amazon→	Amazon→	Amazon→	Amazon→

Money that goes into a hood before the second battery is missing exactly when the finder goes dark at midday. This is how I would finish a used X100V.

There is one battery in the box. On Fujifilm’s own CIPA figure that is roughly 350 to 420 shots, depending on whether you look through the finder or at the screen. An afternoon is enough. A day with reviewing and a bit of video ends before the light does. That is the size of the cell, not a fault.

The larger battery in newer system cameras, the NP-W235, does not fit. The X-T5 and the X-H2 take that one. The X100VI takes the NP-W126S again. If you switch later, the spare batteries come with you. Off-brand is cheaper. The remaining time on the screen is often wrong.

Buy first

Fujifilm

Fujifilm NP-W126S

The second battery, before the afternoon is over

The X100V takes the NP-W126S. The same cell is in the X100VI. The larger NP-W235 from the X-T5 does not fit the compartment. On Fujifilm’s CIPA figure you get about 350 to 420 shots, depending on whether you use the finder or the screen. A street day with reviewing is often over before the evening light. A genuine second battery belongs with the camera. Off-brand is cheaper, and the remaining-time display is often wrong. The price is on the Amazon page.

Was überzeugt

• +The day does not end with the first battery
• +The same battery if you later move to the VI

Was Du wissen solltest

• −Stays small, even as a spare
• −Does not fit bodies that take the larger NP-W235

Editor's Statement

“First, even before the filter and the hood”

Verfügbar bei

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Up front there is first a slim front ring. You twist that off. In its place goes the AR-X100 adapter ring. On a complete camera it is in the box. If a used set is missing it, the filter has no thread. Then the ring is the first order, not the hood.

Into the ring you screw the PRF-49, 49mm, clear glass. Fujifilm means the X100V’s weather resistance once the ring and a protection filter are on together. Very cheap glass can double lights at night. So not the first one you find. You do not need an ND filter for this: the camera already has an ND that cuts the light by about four stops.

Protects the lens

Fujifilm

Fujifilm PRF-49

The protection filter that belongs in the adapter ring

The front element of the X100V is open as long as only the slim front ring is on. You take that off and fit the AR-X100 adapter ring, which is in the box with most cameras. Only then do you screw in the PRF-49. 49mm, clear glass. Fujifilm ties the X100V’s weather resistance to the ring plus a filter. Cheap glass can double lights at night. That is why the original filter, not the first one in a bargain bin. It does not fit the tele converter, which wants 67mm. The price is on the Amazon page.

Was überzeugt

• +The front element stays free of fingerprints
• +With the ring, this is the weather claim Fuji means

Was Du wissen solltest

• −Without the adapter ring the filter has no thread
• −Poor glass can ghost at night

Editor's Statement

“Once the adapter ring is on the camera”

Verfügbar bei

Amazon→

One slot. 26 megapixels and 4K at 30 frames per second sit at a data rate V30 is meant for. V90 is a class for cameras that write much faster. 128 GB is the practical middle. How the classes fit together is in the SD card for a camera guide.

V30 is enough

SanDisk

SanDisk Extreme PRO 128 GB V30

A card for stills and the X100V’s 4K

The X100V writes 26-megapixel files and 4K at 30 frames per second. V30 is enough for that. V60 and V90 are a label this camera does not use. 128 GB is a normal day without changing cards at four. You can leave the same card in an X100VI later. Leave the write-protect switch on the side that lets the camera write. The price is on the Amazon page.

Was überzeugt

• +Fast enough for what the camera writes
• +Still fits an X100VI later

Was Du wissen solltest

• −One slot. Backup stays your job

Editor's Statement

“V30 is enough, including for 4K”

Verfügbar bei

Amazon→

The hood keeps side light out of the glass and fingers off the filter. It locks onto the adapter ring, not onto the bare lens. Once a WCL or TCL is on the front, the ring is off and the hood has nowhere to go. It belongs to days with the 23mm, not to a converter.

In a jacket it is often in the way, because the camera is no longer flat. If you bought the X100V for that flat shape, leave the hood at home and live with a bit more flare. If you often shoot into the sun, you will notice the difference.

Optional

Fujifilm

Fujifilm LH-X100

A hood against flare, not the first spend

The hood sits on the adapter ring, not on the bare lens and not on a WCL or TCL. It keeps side light out of the glass and fingers off the filter. On a camera you put in a jacket, it is often the piece that comes off again, because the camera is no longer flat. Buy it once the ring and the filter are already on and flare actually bothers you. Before that, the battery and the filter save the day. The price is on the Amazon page.

Was überzeugt

• +Less flare from the side
• +The filter sits a little more protected

Was Du wissen solltest

• −The camera is no longer flat
• −Useless while a conversion lens is mounted

Editor's Statement

“Only once the ring and filter are on”

Verfügbar bei

Amazon→

One battery, a charger, the front ring, on most sets the adapter ring, a cap, often a thin strap. On a used camera the ring or the charger is often missing. That is a price argument. A cage is not.

You do not buy a finder. It is built in, optical and electronic. You do not need a second ND filter as long as the built-in one is enough. And you certainly do not need an NP-W235.