Fujifilm X-E2 16.3 MP Mirrorless Digital Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD - Body Only (Black)

Fujifilm X-E2 16.3 MP Mirrorless Digital Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD - Body Only (Black)

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• 16MP APS C X Trans II CMOS sensor
• 7 frames per second continuous shooting
• Phase detect AF
• ISO200 6400 (expandable ISO 100, 12800, 25600)
• 1080/60p, 30p HD video
• 3 inch LCD with 1,040,000 dots
• Electronic viewfinder with 2,360,000 dots and digital split image focus aid

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Brand : Fujifilm
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Mirrorless Cameras
Rating : 4.4
Review Count : 155

Fujifilm X-E2 16.3 MP Mirrorless Digital Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD - Body Only (Black)

• Let me start off by stating that I am a Canon user and have been for easily 6 years, had a 20D for a while and now own a 7D and a 5Dmkiii as well as an old 1D Mkii.Unboxing the item everything was as expected, packaged well and brand new, had that new camera smell! First impressions were of quality, the camera felt well constructed, not heavy but sturdy. I am used to canon kit lenses so when I opened this one up I was very surprised, the kit lens has a metal housing and zooms out and retracts with a firm quality feel to it. Best kit lens I have ever owned!I bought this camera for: Image quality and size. Also I could use my old Minolta lenses with use of an inexpensive adapter.Took the battery out and put it in the camera, put the lens, put a class 10 SD card in the camera and turned this thing on. Went through the menus quickly and set the things I knew and went out to take some night photos. The camera showed 2/3 battery power which was surprising because who ships a battery that is charged? Messed with the camera around the house to check how well it would lock on focus on dimly lit areas as well as bright areas. The AF system is really fast, I am not sure if it is faster than my 5Dmkiii but it is quick. I honestly felt the 5D did a much better job focusing on dim areas with low contrast (Plum colored wall a shadow).So far my three complaints about the camera.The Ergonomics: Since I am used to Canon and I know where all the functions are at (and I should get more comfortable with this in time) I know I can pull the 5D out of the bag, flip it on quick and through the viewfinder quickly compose the shot and at the same time set ISO, Aperture and Shutter all with my left hand with my eye never leaving the viewfinder. The X-E2, I pull out and turn the dials for the correct shutter speed with my left hand, compose the shot while looking at the metering and turning the aperture ring on the lens and hoping that I am set at a ISO that will work for me. Otherwise I need to then open the menu find one that might work, recompose the shot and meter it once again and hope my guess was right, if not open the menu again and increase, if not then fix my aperture and take the picture. On the other hand I can just keep whatever settings in auto, or all settings in auto, and use the camera. But for me, I don\'t think you spend the money on this kind of camera to use it in auto all the time. This might be because I am still new at using it and I have not set things the way I like them, if that is possible.LCD Display: The display is great but the problem is that if you shoot a picture and one of your settings is in auto (in my case ISO) and you are shooting in a dimly lit environment and you push the shutter halfway down to engage Auto Focus, the screen lightens up and you take a picture of what you think was shown on the screen. Wrong! You just took a vastly underexposed image. Every camera I have had, once it focuses and locks on, shows you about what you are getting for a shot, not this one. In this case it should show me something very dark and underexposed so I would say \"oh crap, I better change my settings!\" I hope this is something that is changed in a firmware update, this might be a setting that I am completely unfamiliar with too but I don\'t know why anyone would want this to work like this?1/2 Ergonomics Again: Because there is only a small rubbery bump on the right side of the body and outside of that its like a rectangle. Nothing good to grab on to. Because I don\'t want to drop this camera it tends to be more of a 2 hand operation camera. I can grab the 5D as well as this camera with one hand, hold it out and compose my shot and hit the shutter and get it. But this camera just feels less secure, a little more slippery than either of my canon cameras and in order to make any quick fine tuned adjustments (like shutter speed) I need to move my hands from the regular shooting position. I don\'t want to be overly critical of this because I knew going in where the controls were going to be on this camera and I knew the shape of it. Fuji doesn\'t design a camera to just make me happy, I get it! At the same time I had an NEX-3 for a month and didn\'t have any lack of confidence in the grip and feel of the camera for one handed operation.Battery Life: So the battery I put in the camera turned out to be on the verge of dying. I think I got maybe 30 shots out of the camera before it quit. The battery was at room temperature when I put it in the camera so there is no reason it should have read as having 2/3 power. So this appears to be a battery life indicator I cannot trust.What I do like:-Auto Focus is blazing fast! When it is in Multi-Point though it doesn\'t show you what points it has focused on, this may be a setting I haven\'t turned on.-Very fast burst mode!-Good Build Quality-Quality Kit Lens-Very sharp imagesI am currently working on some side by side comparison shots of this camera and my Canon 7D. Considering the 7D was released in 2009 it should dominate the 7D in all areas. I understand this is a different style of camera, the 7D is an SLR and the Fuji is not however AF has been the main issue for mirrorless cameras and Fuji claims this is the fastest in the world, a bold claim so this should have nothing holding it back from dominating a 4 year old camera with 4 year old technology.Overall good camera but I am holding off my complete judgement if it is a great camera.UPDATE** 12-04-2013 **I ended up returning the camera because I could not get past the fact it only effectively has one auto focus point. The auto focus is fast, no question, but so is my 7D, 5Dmkiii and 1Dmkii when only using one AF point. You can change the location of the AF point and the size of the AF Zone but like most SLR cameras there is not a multi point AF working when taking photos. Even though there are many AF Points only one is used at a time. Also when film lenses were used (Minolta MD Mount with Fotodiox adapter) the focus peaking was very light and not as easy to see as was on my Sony NEX-3. Split focus was good but still not as easy as it should be or I am used to on my film cameras.I could also not get past the fact that ISO had to be changed through a menu and not a dedicated knob, at the very least ONE quick button. The quick button you need to hit, position over to ISO and then turn the wheel to adjust. It was just slow to do and if I am out taking pictures on the street or with kids I want to be able to take the camera out of the bag quick, fire it up and shoot. I don\'t want to see miss a shot because I my ISO happen to be set wrong and then I have to go through a menu. You could just leave it on AUTO, but I am not a fan of auto settings. I think if you want auto settings then just buy a point and shoot.I don\'t like that there is no dedicated video button, if you want to change from still photography to video you need to go through the menu. I am used to being able to just hit the button and change. When in video mode it was weird to push the shutter button down to start recording and push it again to stop recording. Not bad, just odd. I think there should be a video button, just another thing that requires you to use a menu and slows operation.There is no denying pictures from this camera are sharp, the AF is blazing fast and the size and weight at great but it doesn\'t take pictures that are much better than my old 7D and the ergonomics of the button layout and menu configuration is not as easy as Canon cameras. I am not Canon fanboy and I keep looking for something to get me to leave Canon forever. The X-E2 is getting close but still not good enough for me to part with 1400 dollars.
• After four months with the Fujifilm X-E2 it\'s time to reassess my opinion of the camera and my switch from a DSLR. A little history to establish my credentials: Shooting since 1971, used over 80 film cameras from 110 to 5X7and about every brand of digital, sometime wedding and commercial photographer, operated regional camera store operation with up to four stores over 25 years.In August \'14 I sold my last DSLR and moved to the Fuji X-E2. My reasoning: I wanted high quality equipment capable of good 11X14 prints in a much smaller package. My shooting is 90% still life / landscape with very little time spent with fast moving sports and zero need for video. I chose the Fuji X-E2 because I wanted to get back that rangefinder shooting experience I enjoyed and to have a less obtrusive camera. The reviews were solid for the camera before I purchased it.If you want the quick answer, I did make the right decision and I am very happy with the camera. If you\'d like more opinion and observation, read on!Do I shoot more now that I have a smaller, takealong camera? No I don\'t because life remains as busy as ever. I do enjoy shooting more during the opportunities that do come along. Less weight, less kit, less to carry. I found that with a DSLR I tended to be more removed from events - with the X-E2 I can be more engaged. Nothing makes a better social barrier than a stuffed camera bag (common with a DSLR), people simply tend to give you a wider berth.Comparing the X-E2 to my DSLR equipment finds that fit and finish are to higher tolerances on the Fuji camera. No, I never owned a top model Canon or Nikon but I sold them and handled them a lot. The X-E2 is in the same class as a top DSLR for quality construction. There isn\'t a creaky seam or joint on the camera and the lenses I have are pleasingly solid. (Weather resistant seals are a feature, not a construction point in this comparison.)Performance: The X-E2 will never perform as well as a mid-level DSLR when it comes to focus tracking a moving object. But this is to be expected of a rangefinder-style camera. Just a personal rule of thumb: Rangefinders capture moments, DSLRs capture events. Is capturing kids soccer a prime need? Buy a Nikon D5200 or a Canon Rebel. Need serious lighting control for studio, portraits, or weddings? Go with a mid-level or higher DSLR. But if it is at all affordable, also buy the X-E2 for the rest of life that happens off the field and after the wedding dance.X-E2 Image quality: Stunning at 16mp. Don\'t use megapixel counts as the determining factor in your camera purchase. Just don\'t. It is a consideration, but to some extent similar to buying a car based only on engine size.Soapbox time: Many photographers are far too hung up on pixel count, it\'s an easy number that seems to act like a useful scorecard. Yet I have sold 20+ megapixel cameras to customers who never make a print and only share through the web. This tends toward overkill. Please don\'t fall into this mindset, consider the image\'s final usage. To make a very high quality 11X14 at 300dpi only requires 13.8 megapixels (most optical photo printers can only do 250dpi).\'More pixels mean greater ability to crop...\' yes, but it takes only a little more skill development to capture the image the best way in-camera. And we have to be aware that there is no free lunch, more pixels on the same size chip means smaller pixels that each capture less light. Amazing advances are happening around pixel sensitivity and size, but it still takes a lot of digital scrubbing to remove noise from high ISO images taken with high pixel APS-C sensors. OK, enough of the soapbox...Workflow: Early on the Fuji X-series had some serious issues with post processing - the unique sensor Fuji used wasn\'t well supported by common editing software. This is no longer the case, in my workflow which consists of Lightroom and Photoshop CS6 I experience no speedbumps during import and no degradation in image quality.Did I Make the Right Decision? For the way I shoot, yes. I couldn\'t be happier. I haven\'t missed any shots due to camera performance and I have taken more successful shots on each excursion with the camera. If I were still selling cameras I would suggest the X-E2:* As a primary model to photographers who want to develop their shooting skills with a camera that rewards the effort* I would strongly suggest the X-E2 as a backup, take along, or travel camera for DSLR hobbyists or semi-pro shooters.* Any photographer who wants an exceptional manual camera experience yet also expects outstanding fully program shooting* As a worthwhile choice to those who love street photographyI wouldn\'t immediately suggest the X-E2 as a step up for a higher-end compact camera shooter. While the X-E2 is excellent in full program operation, it lacks the other \'easy modes\' such as Portrait, Sports, and Landscape that these shooters tend to like. If the photographer is looking to grow and expand their skill set too, then the X-E2 becomes a viable option.The Fuji X-E2 expects that the photographer begins with (or soon acquires) some understanding of exposure, composition, and camera handling. For that group of photographers, the X-E2 will consistently exceed expectations while capturing stunning image quality.Images: Warping Machine, Amana Iowa. Fine detail in the crossing threads without any moire. View from Hoover Dam and a 100% crop from the same image.

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