One have to understand that the maximum shutter speed for X100 when using f2.0 is only 1/1000s! For comparison most mirrorless can go 2 stop faster to 1/4000s and SLR can go to 1/8000s. And most mirrorless and SLR kit lenses can open up to f3.5 only. With X100, most people like to shoot at f2.0 day time and got lots of overexposure photos.  You have to turn on the build in ND filter when shooting in bright day light. Even with ND filter, you may still hit the overexposure limit that means you need to stop down to f2.8 or f4.0.

But since Fuji replace the lens for you, they must have believe there are some physical problem with your X100 too.

Again, X100 doesn't have good 2nd hand value so it is deemed as expensive "toy". It has good glass and sensor but "toy" build. The same with X Pro1. Just look at the build quality of the original X100 strap (and compare that to the box). Haha.

Here's examples of shots from my Fuji X100:


_DSF0770 by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr
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Day Dreamin' by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr

_DSF1004 by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr

_DSF1017 by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr

Early conditioning by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr

_DSF1134 by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr

_DSF0774 by A-FIQSTER, on Flickr

may be should try not to use so much of the LCD and electronic view finder...and dont ue the fast start up..and also just shoot in raw...and what i do is that everytime after i shoot i seldom preview the shot..i treat my Fuji x100 like a film camera as i do my M6...then again that is just me but somehow that saves my batt =)

Some i shoot in jpeg but most of it are raw...i focus usually using center weighted focus...once it is focused then only i frame the shot..the same thing when i do when i shoot with any rangefinder cameras except the X-100 has the autofocus hehehe...yup i use OVF all the time unless if i shoot macro...i seldom shoot and preview the shot so i save some batt life from juicing out by using less LCD time. And btw i dont shoot in Raw + L....i shoot only RAW..may be that helps too? im not too sure

wat makes me attracted to x100 for it's optical VF...shooting with LCD is just awkward (for me lah)...

i guess if u shoot RAW + L u get one jpeg and one raw file?  never tried that before...

the bigger the filesize, the longer it takes to copy, thus the more battery power it needs. obviously writing a 30mb file will take more power and longer than 3mb file..... simple wat.

L is large size, S is erm... standard i think?

RAW + something is only useful if you want two copies of the same file, one in jpg and another in RAW for further editing. if you use lightroom, it still doesn't support X100's raw file editing. Most of the time I get by with just editing X100 jpegs using lightroom, seems close enough. I don't do studio photography or anything too complex that needs RAW. If the lighting is too dark then maybe I use raw.

now using LR 4...eheem version xD