thoughts on using 2 x-e1's instead of x-e1 & xp1?

gavinlg said:
I do too. Best of everything!
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It may be. I prefer it to the other csc cameras.
As to best overall... I think the x100s has that title for now.
I'm partial to fixed lens cameras though :D
Still holding out hope for a longer FL lens in a future x100 type model (admittedly without cause or much chance).
 
Glad to see X-Pro1 fans here. To me it is one of the best cameras ever made... digital or film. Out of the cameras I've owned, only the M9, M6, and Contax G series are in the same category for my needs.
 
i'm not saying anything bad about the x-pro1...and i know it's a great camera...but the x-e1 makes the same images.
 
back alley said:
i'm not saying anything bad about the x-pro1...and i know it's a great camera...but the x-e1 makes the same images.
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Sure does... it just seems to be the one people go for these days over the X-Pro1. I thought that was strange.
 
if you remember...when the x-pro1 first came out (before there was an x-e1) the main gripe against it was it's size and the lack of a diopter adjustment on a pro body.
i don't think that has changed...the x-e1, while not a pro body addressed those concerns.
 
I never understood the concept of a 'pro' body.

Any body that can be used to make money shooting is a 'pro' body. :) That would include the X-E1.
 
You can make the correction to the diopter for a few bucks and enjoy the XP1's Hybrid OVF. I have the x100 (my only digital) and love the Hybrid OVF. I'm actually waiting for the XPII announcement at this point…. my vote is to make what you have work and save the $$$$.!
 
You didn't coin it?? Are you sure??

j/k :)

X-E1 has a metal body.

I do know that when I worked for a camera store when I was in college, a 'pro' camera meant an abused camera. I was amazed how little regard they had for their gear.
 
Joe, in my lowly opinion you should keep the x-e1/x-pro1 combination kit. The X-Pro1's hybrid viewfinder is just too valuable to give up. It gives you an option you can't have with the x-e1... the optical viewfinder. This finder is the only way you're going to be able to hold onto some semblance of the rangefinder experience (being able to see what's just outside the frame).

I see my X-Pro1 as my landscape/still life/portrait camera (I use the X100s for street stuff). I only currently use manual focus lenses with the X-Pro1. I'm just now beginning to get the beauty of using the OVF in tandem with the magnified focus peaking 'trick' mentioned in another thread here. Its a very fast and accurate focusing method. The X-Pro1 is a better body to support bigger lenses you MAY want someday in the future, Joe. After all, you DO change your mind about these things from time to time. :)

Regarding the lack of diopter adjustment on the X-Pro1: I also found the finder a bit blurry. But then I replaced the Fuji eyepiece with a Nikon diopter (perfect fit) and... PERFECT clarity! Go to a camera store that carries the round Nikon diopter lenses and try a few until you find the one that works for your eye.
 
"Q.Of what type of material the X-E1 is made?
A.The camera body consist of 3 pieces, such as top, front and rear. Among them, top & front part are made of magnesium die casting (magnesium alloy)."

http://fujifilm-x.com/x-e1/en/faq/

Of course there are lots of parts, some are plastic.
 
Jamie Pillers said:
Joe, in my lowly opinion you should keep the x-e1/x-pro1 combination kit. The X-Pro1's hybrid viewfinder is just too valuable to give up. It gives you an option you can't have with the x-e1... the optical viewfinder. This finder is the only way you're going to be able to hold onto some semblance of the rangefinder experience (being able to see what's just outside the frame).

I see my X-Pro1 as my landscape/still life/portrait camera (I use the X100s for street stuff). I only currently use manual focus lenses with the X-Pro1. I'm just now beginning to get the beauty of using the OVF in tandem with the magnified focus peaking 'trick' mentioned in another thread here. Its a very fast and accurate focusing method. The X-Pro1 is a better body to support bigger lenses you MAY want someday in the future, Joe. After all, you DO change your mind about these things from time to time. :)

Regarding the lack of diopter adjustment on the X-Pro1: I also found the finder a bit blurry. But then I replaced the Fuji eyepiece with a Nikon diopter (perfect fit) and... PERFECT clarity! Go to a camera store that carries the round Nikon diopter lenses and try a few until you find the one that works for your eye.
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no one in town carries the diopters...i would have to buy a few online and then send back the ones that didn't work.
but i am likely keeping the x-pro1...silly to change things around at this time.
 
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