NicoM
Well-known
I'll be getting my Fuji X-E1, 35mm and 18mm on Thursday. If I end up enjoying it, I'll be selling all of my Canon gear.
Excited and nervous!
Excited and nervous!
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Excited, good. And appropriate. It's very very good.
No reason to be nervous unless you tear open the package over a kitchen sink full of dirty sudsy water.
No reason to be nervous unless you tear open the package over a kitchen sink full of dirty sudsy water.
Herjulfr
Established
Nervous? Getting rid of all the Canon's weight will be a relief.
sdw
Newbie
Congrats on making the plunge!
jody36
Well-known
I love mine only had it a week but still a very nice camera.
back alley
IMAGES
jody, did you ever get an 18?
NicoM
Well-known
I received the X-E1 today and my first impressions are quite mixed.
I love the form factor, feeling and handling of the camera. The size is perfect. A tad smaller than the Leica M3, but a lot lighter.
The EVF is going to take some getting used to, though after a few hours I've already adjusted quite a bit. It's not nearly as big as the Canon 5D Mark II VF that I'm so used to.
AF is not the greatest, but I'm doing alright with it.
I love the files! I'm shooting in RAW and editing with LR 4.4 and things are looking beautiful. I miss the extra 6 megapixels of the canon, but I don't print that big anyway.
I'll definitely be keeping the X-E1, and I look forward to the X-Pro2, whenever it domes out. I think I'm going to go for that as my second body and sell the Canon eventually.
I love the form factor, feeling and handling of the camera. The size is perfect. A tad smaller than the Leica M3, but a lot lighter.
The EVF is going to take some getting used to, though after a few hours I've already adjusted quite a bit. It's not nearly as big as the Canon 5D Mark II VF that I'm so used to.
AF is not the greatest, but I'm doing alright with it.
I love the files! I'm shooting in RAW and editing with LR 4.4 and things are looking beautiful. I miss the extra 6 megapixels of the canon, but I don't print that big anyway.
I'll definitely be keeping the X-E1, and I look forward to the X-Pro2, whenever it domes out. I think I'm going to go for that as my second body and sell the Canon eventually.
back alley
IMAGES
congrats...it's a great kit.
i was just pixel peeping at a few shots i took today and the detail just continues to amaze me!
i was just pixel peeping at a few shots i took today and the detail just continues to amaze me!
willie_901
Veteran
Hang in there. The contrast AF requires some adaptation for those of us with a lots of experience with phase-detection AF.
Just ask if you have questions or issues.
Just ask if you have questions or issues.
thejameskendall
Established
i borrowed one from a friend for a month or so but decided not to buy it was the autofocus is too hit and miss for me. i'm going to sit digital out (stick with my D700) for a year or so. by then i figure we'll have some incredible smaller cameras. in many ways i do love the XP1 though. as everyone says, great files.