Bob Michaels
nobody special
Joe: I will try one of those thumb things but it is necessary for me to have a firm grip with my thumb on the back of the camera at all times since my only contact with the camera for 6-7 hours at a time is my fingers wrapped around the grip and my thumb on the back. I don't use straps but simply always carry the camera like that in my extended arm so I am always ready to raise it to my eye and shoot.
And where my thumb naturally rests is right on top of that damnable Q button.
Mike-D
Member
Well, I was hoping for manual exposure in movie mode on the X-E2, but you can't have everything. The other new features look good.
back alley
IMAGES
i think you will be surprised at what the thumb thing does for your connection to the back of the camera.
goamules
Well-known
Fuji is a great company. I have to laugh (so I don't choke) when people say a 2 year old design is getting old. I don't play the "I need the newest and bestest every 4 months or I cry" game. I still shoot 50 to 150 year old cameras monthly. I could care less if the "focus peaking needs to be purple" or "the menu should include a blah...blah" on my X-E1. It's a camera, not a computer, thank God.
Well, actually it is both...
I love my X-Pro1 but I have stopped using it after using the Sony A7r (though I cannot sell it). Sure, the Sony lacks sexiness, but it works better for my photography. Unfortunately, we are in the golden era of mirrorless so 2 years old can result in a camera that is vastly outdated in many key functions and once you use a different model that is faster, etc, it is hard to go back. Of course it depends on how you photograph and what you expect from your camera. What you deem as nonsense may be a feature someone else finds essential. There is nothing wrong with using what you have as well. Differing philosophies are a plenty on RFF.
f16sunshine
Moderator
goamules
Well-known
I can't imagine a software feature being "essential" that wasn't even heard of for 150 years of photography. Hype and consumerism.
awbphotog
Well-known
This! I found myself overjoyed with the original Ricoh GRD when I first bought one, despite that Ricoh was at the time preparing to rollout the APS-C GR. I think there's a lot to be said about 'aging' digital cameras and their appeal to those who can't afford the newest. I'm blown away by the amount of really neat gear I can pick up for a song simply because it's been superseded by something slightly (arguably) more advanced.
I am biased, however. I'm picking up a used XE1 as soon as I find a good price
Andy
DNG
Film Friendly
This! I found myself overjoyed with the original Ricoh GRD when I first bought one, despite that Ricoh was at the time preparing to rollout the APS-C GR. I think there's a lot to be said about 'aging' digital cameras and their appeal to those who can't afford the newest. I'm blown away by the amount of really neat gear I can pick up for a song simply because it's been superseded by something slightly (arguably) more advanced.
I am biased, however. I'm picking up a used XE1 as soon as I find a good price
Andy
Not affiliate
https://www.keh.com/357629/fuji-x-e1-black-digital-camera-body-16-3-m-p
daveleo
what?
Definitely.
I have a side/finger grip and a thumb rest on my X-E1 and it's a much better-to-hold camera. (I also use a wrist strap as a safety net - creaky old fingers !).
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
Actually Red is much better!
I'd settle for "anything other than white" *shrug*
But still - I'm loving my XP1
Dan
Let's Sway
Add my vote for this combo too. The Fuji grip and TU radically altered -- for the better -- the ergonomics.
DNG
Film Friendly
it is much easier to hold a strapless camera with a TU type grip + camera grip.. and more secure IMO
Bob Michaels
nobody special
OK, I have ordered a thumb grip.
robert blu
quiet photographer
What I have not understood with the new firmware will the normal black xt1 have the same performances of the graphite model? Or is there any hardware difference?
robert
robert
SausalitoDog
Well-known
thumb and Q button
thumb and Q button
Bob-
There are a couple of different shapes to the Thumbs up devices. I like the new one made just for the x100s but you may like the older one (probably less $ too) which was "longer" and somewhat interferes with the Q button...
Tom
thumb and Q button
Bob-
There are a couple of different shapes to the Thumbs up devices. I like the new one made just for the x100s but you may like the older one (probably less $ too) which was "longer" and somewhat interferes with the Q button...
Tom