“X-Transtastic! Believe the hype, it’s real”: X-E1 review by Craig Litten

image courtesy: Craig Litten

Pro-photographer Craig Litten (over 10,000 published photos) posted his informal review. It’s well worth to stop by his blog and read it. But let’s start with the X-Trans debate:

“At the heart of the Fuji X-E 1 is the X-Trans sensor–believe the hype, it’s real! […] The color from the Fuji X-E1, and all the Fuji cameras housing the X-Trans image sensor make me want to stop shooting in B&W, even in flat, ugly mid-day sun […]. The sensor not only handles bright, bold colors incredibly, but also handles whites and subtle, pastels equally well as you can see from the other samples below. I love to shoot in the Velvia film simulation mode, as mentioned above under most lighting conditions, but you have to experiment with it. It seems to do best with natural, outdoor light rather than artificial light. But I could be proven wrong since I’m still experimenting with the camera. […]

I prefer the EVF in the X-Pro 1 to that of the X-E1, even though the latter has higher resolution. The EVF in the X-E1 suffers from the pretty noticeable lag. Lag happens when you move the camera, especially in low light, when you are viewing though the EVF.

The XF 18-55 […] focuses absolutely silently and super fast. Yep, I said, “super fast.” This being my first lens in the Fuji XF lineup, I was wondering what all of the talk of slow focusing was about. The first week I got the X-E1 and 18-55 zoom, I took it out and shot two different paid assignments with it, and it performed flawlessly! Did I mention that the assignments were paid, professional and published? This is a testament to this little camera system. Normally, I would have shot the same assignments with two big, heavy DSLRs at my sides. Afterward, my back and knees would have suffered. Plus, as an added bonus, shooting with the X-E1 was FUN!

The X-E1 is a fine camera with some talents of it’s own, but at the end of the day, for professional work, I much prefer the bigger sister, the Fuji X-Pro 1“

There is much more to read and find out why he prefers the X-PRO1 over the X-E1 at his website here.

image courtesy: Craig Litten “Fujicolor: BAM! POW!!“