*user review from the moderating team... if you want the nuts-and-bolts technical analysis, please view the usual websites.*
Fuji Singapore has kindly loan CS a set of the X-E1 and the much-coveted "kit" lens XF 18-55mm/F2.8-4.0 OIS. over the next couple of days, a few of us will be posting pictures and our own user experience of the X-E1.
The short version of my own experience? BUY THE KIT LENS. period.
I believe that there are enough X-E1 owners already in CS who will attest to the beautiful images straight out of the camera that Fuji is rightly famous for. I used to own Fuji's DSLRs - S2pro/S3pro/S5pro, and IMO, Fuji gives the best straight-out-of-camera JPEGs bar none. Eventually though, I gave up the use of Fuji DSLRs because of its slower AF compared to other DSLRs. I have not used any of Fuji's 'rangefinder-like' cameras starting with X100, but am aware of the slow AF problems. This is the first time I am touching a Fuji camera in over 5 years....My own experience of using the X-E1 over the last couple of days? The AF is on par with most top-end mirrorless/m43 cameras that I have used from Olympus and Panasonic, which is of course slower than DSLRs. The X-E1 won't win you any prizes shooting F1. But, for other things, it holds its own.
The minimalisticly beautiful camera...
I like the fact that Fuji made it as simple as possible, and not festoon with buttons like modern DSLRs. The problem though is that I have to menu-dive pretty often to change settings (the FN button makes life a little easier... but not much, IMO).
The same 'less is more' design philosophy makes the design of this camera almost like the more expensive and famous Leicas...
Fuji Singapore has kindly loan CS a set of the X-E1 and the much-coveted "kit" lens XF 18-55mm/F2.8-4.0 OIS. over the next couple of days, a few of us will be posting pictures and our own user experience of the X-E1.
The short version of my own experience? BUY THE KIT LENS. period.
I believe that there are enough X-E1 owners already in CS who will attest to the beautiful images straight out of the camera that Fuji is rightly famous for. I used to own Fuji's DSLRs - S2pro/S3pro/S5pro, and IMO, Fuji gives the best straight-out-of-camera JPEGs bar none. Eventually though, I gave up the use of Fuji DSLRs because of its slower AF compared to other DSLRs. I have not used any of Fuji's 'rangefinder-like' cameras starting with X100, but am aware of the slow AF problems. This is the first time I am touching a Fuji camera in over 5 years....My own experience of using the X-E1 over the last couple of days? The AF is on par with most top-end mirrorless/m43 cameras that I have used from Olympus and Panasonic, which is of course slower than DSLRs. The X-E1 won't win you any prizes shooting F1. But, for other things, it holds its own.
The minimalisticly beautiful camera...
I like the fact that Fuji made it as simple as possible, and not festoon with buttons like modern DSLRs. The problem though is that I have to menu-dive pretty often to change settings (the FN button makes life a little easier... but not much, IMO).
The same 'less is more' design philosophy makes the design of this camera almost like the more expensive and famous Leicas...