Comments on: Fuji X-E1 sales started in Asia. Coming late October in EU and US.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:17:10 +0000

Tom, where could you buy it? Any physical store in HK? I’m going there next week and would buy this combo in an instant at this price.

By: Spike

Spike — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:40:32 +0000

Here’s an update for Hong Kong as of 2nd October. I found the X-E1 for sale in Fuji’s sole official shop in HK. Given the apparent superiority of the X-E1′s EVF compared to the X-Pro1, I’m considering selling off my X-Pro1 now while the used price is still relatively good and picking this up in its place.

http://spikesphotos.com/2012/10/02/fuji-x-e1-available-in-hong-kong-now-todays-street-shots/

By: RR

RR — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:55:07 +0000

Australian RRP for the X-E1 body only is Aus$1199 (US$1235) but that includes all taxes. At the moment you can easily buy a X-Pro1 body in Australia for Aus$1250 and I have heard stories of people getting them under Aus$1100.
On that basis I’m picking that the street price of the X-E1 will fall very quickly.
The zoom lens adds Aus$400 to the kit price.
Due late October.

By: donsantos

donsantos — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:44:14 +0000

~$1285 USD wow! That means 685$ for the body. I would buy the kit at that price

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:33:05 +0000

Gueorgui Pinkhassov precise ine the video that the lens is very good and the colors are soft and are made real.
he does not critical.
i’m french so it’s easier to understand what he says !

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:19:46 +0000

The X-E1 was sold bundled with the 35mm in Hong Kong for $9999HKD (~$1285 USD) at limited quantity (999 units). It took place last Saturday. I predict the X-E1 will ship sooner rather than later for the rest of the world.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:55:42 +0000

You misunderstood his point, I think – actually, he meant to make a compliment, not a criticism…

By: stew

stew — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:47:07 +0000

I can only judge off the subtitles, a translation of what he’s saying, but wasn’t it “I like how its not too sharp” (?)

If it’s left at f2.0, I guess you could say the same about the X100. It’s still a great camera though. It may sound like a cliche, but its hard to quantify what it’s actually doing. The images just look really good.

Compared to the X100, I’m actually a bit worried about inability to set min shutter speed for autoiso with the X-E1. With the X100, my wife and kids can chimp off the back without camera shake being much of a problem. Yeah its poor technique, but that’s how cameras get used in the real world.

By: test

test — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:52:39 +0000

from the video on youtube from Gueorgui Pinkhassov he said that the zoom lens is not sharp

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:05:57 +0000

At least in Finland you can only order the kit with the zoom. No primes.
The kit is 1349,90 €, body only 949,90 €.