Fuji's New Camera

I’m curious about the X-E5. I have an X-E3 I need to sell, and also an X-E4 that I’m planning to keep - I prefer the simple shape. Curious about how the X-E5 turns out.

My biggest complaint about the X-E4 is the squinty EVF, I end up taking off my glasses. I’d love to see them make an EVF as usable with glasses as my Q2M’s.
 
It’s a major issue for my using X-Ex bodies, I cope but grumble about it.
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A side-finder styled X series camera with a great EVF is still missing. I believe Fuji tried to protect the GFX100RF and the future X-pro4.

They doubled the price. It is priced like an X-Pro now.
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I find that the price increase would have been justified with a great EVF (& WR). The crazy aftermarket prices of X-E4, induced by Fuji stopping its production in 2023, led to the current price point. They are getting closer to the Leica pricing scheme. I don't mind it as long as it keeps them making new cameras but I would enjoy a nice EVF in a smaller body camera that does not cost as much as a used car.

My hopes now lie with Panasonic to release a compact side-EVF styled body.
 
olakiril said:
A side-finder styled X series camera with a great EVF is still missing. I believe Fuji tried to protect the GFX100RF and the future X-pro4.


I find that the price increase would have been justified with a great EVF (& WR). The crazy aftermarket prices of X-E4, induced by Fuji stopping its production in 2023, led to the current price point. They are getting closer to the Leica pricing scheme. I don't mind it as long as it keeps them making new cameras but I would enjoy a nice EVF in a smaller body camera that does not cost as much as a used car.

My hopes now lie with Panasonic to release a compact side-EVF styled body.
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Personally I’m hoping for this in L mount… if Sigma were to port over their BF UX into a body that just adds a left side EVF I would be ecstatic.
 
Looks like a X-E5 and 23mm f/2.8 lens. Both on B&H for preorder.

I’m pretty happy with my X-E3 and 27mm f/2.8 WR lens combo. The 23mm lens in silver might temp me to switch out lenses.
 
I had an X-E3 about five years ago, really enjoyed that camera. I think the vf was fine for AF but it wasn’t quite enough for manual focus adapted lenses.

Price wise, it appears Fuji is learning not to underprice. They could offer it for $1299 or something but then it would just be continually back ordered. 😆
 
So a new Fuji with new bells and whistles. Woo hoo.

And a new lens - a 23/2.8? Why not just use the 23/2.0 which from all reports I've read, is a good lens.

I remain, to sum all this up in one succinct word - underwhelmed.

For me the going with Fuji got as good as it will ever get (in my own personal view) with the XE2.

I've tried most of the other early Fujis including the XT line (1 and 2) and didn't really bond with them. Ditto the XE3 and XE4 which I found didn't really offer me enough to make me want to pay the prices for new cameras. My now-ancient XE2 does all I want and expect a small portable camera to do, and with a bit of care gives me images as good for my needs as any of the XTs I've owned and used.

I did make the mistake last year of buying an Xpro2, which I had lusted after for a long time. And inevitably found it doesn't really have what I expect from a camera. The dynamic range for me is particularly disappointing. I sell images to book publishers and I and two of my publisher clients found the Xpro2's dynamic range wasn't of a good enough basic standard for them to use my images - which I redid with my now-ancient 2011 model Nikon D800 and got eminently saleable results.

To each their own, of course. I will be keeping my XE2 as with the super good Fuji 18-55 or the 23/1.4 makes an ideal walkabout camera for me. But the Xpro2 will soon be going off to be sold.

Written with the thought that all this is of course subjective and entirely my own viewpoint. Horses for courses...
 
Closer to full frame prices and others over as I believe the s9 is the cheapest full frame to date.

Out dated t50 evf and retro styled filter switch.40mp. Am I missing something important
 
I'm very interested in the Fujifilm X-E5 camera.

And, without a doubt I will be getting the Fujinon XF23mm f2.8 R WR pancake lens. I'm just not sure if I'll get it in black or silver.

All the best,
Mike
 
Ken Ford said:
I’m curious about the X-E5. I have an X-E3 I need to sell, and also an X-E4 that I’m planning to keep - I prefer the simple shape. Curious about how the X-E5 turns out.

My biggest complaint about the X-E4 is the squinty EVF, I end up taking off my glasses. I’d love to see them make an EVF as usable with glasses as my Q2M’s.
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I'm curious, did you find the X-E4 a major upgrade to the X-E3? I started out with and X-E1 (or 2) bought the X-Pro3 and hated it. Sold it and bought the X-E3. Been waiting for the X-E5 but not overwhelmed but what I'm seeing. Been thinking about the X-T5 but like the small X-E3 body.
 
Beemermark said:
I'm curious, did you find the X-E4 a major upgrade to the X-E3? I started out with and X-E1 (or 2) bought the X-Pro3 and hated it. Sold it and bought the X-E3. Been waiting for the X-E5 but not overwhelmed but what I'm seeing. Been thinking about the X-T5 but like the small X-E3 body.
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I don’t know about an upgrade, but for me it was a better fit ergonomically. I like my bodies simple with reduced button sets, plus the thumb hook on the X-E3 doesn’t work for me. I think most people much prefer the X-E3 over the X-E4, I’m an odd duck.
 
DownUnder said:
So a new Fuji with new bells and whistles. Woo hoo.

And a new lens - a 23/2.8? Why not just use the 23/2.0 which from all reports I've read, is a good lens.
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Because people like pancake lenses.
DownUnder said:
I remain, to sum all this up in one succinct word - underwhelmed.

For me the going with Fuji got as good as it will ever get (in my own personal view) with the XE2.
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That camera was slow and underspeced.
DownUnder said:
I've tried most of the other early Fujis including the XT line (1 and 2) and didn't really bond with them. Ditto the XE3 and XE4 which I found didn't really offer me enough to make me want to pay the prices for new cameras. My now-ancient XE2 does all I want and expect a small portable camera to do, and with a bit of care gives me images as good for my needs as any of the XTs I've owned and used.
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Isn't that a good thing? Not having to buy new stuff all the time?
DownUnder said:
I did make the mistake last year of buying an Xpro2, which I had lusted after for a long time. And inevitably found it doesn't really have what I expect from a camera. The dynamic range for me is particularly disappointing. I sell images to book publishers and I and two of my publisher clients found the Xpro2's dynamic range wasn't of a good enough basic standard for them to use my images - which I redid with my now-ancient 2011 model Nikon D800 and got eminently saleable results.
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Come on now... that doesn't seem like a X-Pro issue to me.
DownUnder said:
To each their own, of course. I will be keeping my XE2 as with the super good Fuji 18-55 or the 23/1.4 makes an ideal walkabout camera for me. But the Xpro2 will soon be going off to be sold.

Written with the thought that all this is of course subjective and entirely my own viewpoint. Horses for courses...
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Okay, the new Fuji is not for me. I'm still happy with my X-Pro2 Fujis. Hell, I still like the X-Pro1 and those lovely little X100S models I bought during the Ice Age. They work for me, feel nice in my hands and the photos are as good as I could ever want. Even though I may occasionally hit a button and turn something on or off without meaning to. I keep thinking I should sell some of them since I'm mainly using Nikon Z's these days. But then I fiddle around with them and, well, they just fit me too well to get rid of them. Or I pop the 14/2.8 on an XP1--you can use the OVF of that camera with the 14mm lens and it frames fairly accurately. Sweet. Only 16mp but in B&W every one of those mps are gorgeous.

But, honestly, I never liked any of the XE or XT models very much and the X-Pro3 never was interesting. Dunno nothin' about the more recent models. And what's with the Fuji half-frame? That's just...wrong. But I don't build cameras. Fuji seems to hit the right notes for a lot of people. They're not building cameras for me but I'm not their target audience. I haven't bought a new Fuji in 10 years or so.



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Ken Ford said:
Reading the early previews seems to confirm this. It’s a major issue for my using X-Ex bodies, I cope but grumble about it.

I often use “Sports Finder” mode on my X-E4 to compensate but hate the 1.25 crop.
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Quoting myself is such bad form lol. I just realized if I use my Fuji 27 in Sports Finder mode it will emulate a 35. Hmmm…
 
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