Full Fuji X-E1 review at Luminous Landscape!
Image courtesy: luminous landscape
The autumn is here, and luminous landscape took some nice pictures with the X-E1 and posted a clear review about this camera (now available also in Germany).
The X-E1 has many Pros. For example the tester defines the Fuji X-Trans sensor as superb. As he already noticed for the X-Pro1, also the X-E1 image quality is competitive to what came out of his Leica M9. If you doubt the X-system image quality is up to pro-standards, he suggest to check out Zack Arias’ review (you can see pictures of the X-Pro1 compared with Leica M9). The high ISO performance is also exceptional. Just take a look at Roels‘ pictures taken from ISO 200 up to ISO 25600. The X-E1 produces professional-grade jpegs and has a good auto-focus
What irritates the tester is the absence of user-controllable minimum ISO settings in the auto-ISO mode. Let’s hope for a firmware upgrade that will fix this. The second thing that irritates the tester is a problem that’s harder to fix: the placement of the AF button: “One of the pleasures of working with an EVF is the ability to focus pretty much anywhere in the field of view. The catch is that to change the focus-point, one has to press the AF button. With the camera to one’s face, this is hard to do” (same problem of the X-Pro1).
All in all a really serious mirrorless system camera from Fuji. “Fuji is, undoubtedly, one of the most creative players in this field, and their offerings are getting ever richer.”
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In stock status check:
Black Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here), Amazon DE (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 14mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 OIS lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
vam
8 months ago |OK that was the final push to make my decision to sell the E-M5 and go for the Fuji X-E1. The Olympus seems to be a better all around camera and more reliable with its AF but after owning an X100 I became a Fuji fan and have been waiting for something like the X-E1 and it seems not to have any major problems.
Does anyone know about the European availability of the X-E1 + 35/1.4 kit? Or is it Asia only where it’s sold?
David
8 months ago |Yes I’ve seen the X-E1 + 35mm f1.4 Kit at CameraWorld.co.uk they also have it bundled with the 18mm f2 – Included with these deals get a FREE Fujifilm Premium Leather Case.
http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON12J000253&MProdCode=PON12I000233
vam
8 months ago |Thanks, this seems to be a reasonable price.
vam
8 months ago |http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/U3751-Fujifilm-X-E1-Black-with-XF-35mm-F1-4-R-Lens-Kite-16MP-XE-1-1YrWty-/330812561388?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item4d05f717ec
I found this on eBay and the price is really nice even after paying customs fees and VAT.
Daymon
8 months ago |No 35mm bundled has been planned for Europe but it might come one day. I noticed this morning the 18-55 mm kit is available on ebay in Malaysia! Very few units but no doubt we’ll see more soon!
Daymon
8 months ago |Okay it is a pre-order i read a little too fast! My mistake.
Thomas
8 months ago |I was playing with the X-E1 in the store yesterday. Funny thing was that the new viewfinder made me feel a bit dizzy. I wonder if it could be of the higher resolution? Because with the X100 I use the evf all the time without problems.
Also I felt that the evf was a bit smaller than the X100. Could anyone confirm if this really is true or not?
Although I have to say that with the new sharp evf and the 3x magnification manual focus was quite easy compared with before. I could definetly see myself using legacy-lenses with the X-E1 without problems.
Jacques
8 months ago |Being a x-pro1 user for several months, i too feel that the AF button would be better placed for right hand access. The best option i see would be be be able to assign the Af button to the Fn programmable button located on top right, in a future FW
JasonChart
8 months ago |Wait a minute. Is it so, that you have to press an AF button AND the directional arrows to change the focus point?