I love this camera. I used Fuji dslr’s for professional wedding photography. When I stopped do weddings professionally, I sold all my gear and bought an EX-1 for my travels. I’ve ended up shooting a few weddings with it, including 2 of our children, the images are fantastic and I have a 20”x30” print on the wall with great image quality
Wow, thank you for sharing your experience and stories, very much appreciated. The X-E1 is indeed a camera that is still able to produce great results when used properly. Also, congratulations to your children and thank you so much again for sharing your story! Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
X-E1 s my main camera actually, I pair it with Car Zeiss Jena 35mm and LOOOOOVE the colors. I treat it like a film camera, manual focus, slow shooting, jpeg... and I enjoy it so much ❤️
Yeah, it is still a great camera to use that still produces really nice and unique results! :-) It also pairs up really nicely with old vintage & manual lenses as well. :-) Thanks for watching and for sharing. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting:-)
It’s younger sibling, the X-E2s was my introduction to the world of Fuji, after 38 years of shooting Canon and I have not looked back. While the X-T2/3 and X-Pro3 are my daily drivers, the X-E2s is the rig that I bring for fun, family events, and occasional street shooting, with an 18-55 permanently fixed. I am happy to hear that an X-E4 is apparently in the works. Love the X-E line of cameras.
Thank you for sharing your story, very much appreciated! Yes, the X-E line of cameras are really nice and fun to use yet produces great image quality at such a compact size. I personally prefer holding the X-E line of cameras as well. :-) Thanks again for watching and sharing your story, hope you have a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
You are the only reviewer who actually said it's not a camera for bringing out the shadows. This is very important as it's not a very good camera for low light conditions. But with good lighting it's a great sensor!
Still using this camera with the Minolta rokkor 50mm f/1.4... And photos are amazing with those old quality lens. Basically it is my go to combo when I want to slow down a bit.
Scored one for less than $100 recently and been practicing with a couple Voigtlander lenses my manual focusing so the auto focus being slow is a non issue. Also16mp is still plenty good for social media posting.
Yeah, that's a really popular option as well and yes, 16mp is more than enough for social media especially when they only display less than 2mp on social media any way :-) Thanks for watching and for sharing. Hope you have a good time and have fun shooting! :-)
When this came out it was on level with the best full frames of the time, so quality-wise it has aged beautifully, especially with the firmware updates. Connectivity is a bit awkward by 2021 standards, with no bt/wifi and that weird usb cable but if one doesn't mind that stuff... got one last year along with the xc35 f2 and Im not regretting a single cent😁
Yeah, this camera is still a great camera that will still deliver amazing results in the right hands. :-) The look of the images coming out of this camera is also very special because being an "old" camera, the look of the sensor is very different from the more modern sensors which adds to that "special" feeling/look of the images coming out of the camera. Of course, if one does not need to have the wifi connectivity features, then this camera is also nice and very affordable as well. The colour depth is there and the colour reproduction is good enough as well. Furthermore, you still can do a lot with the RAW files coming out of the camera. :-) So I think that even until the end of the camera's life it would still produce more than good enough images and not just only in 2021. :-) That being said, I would not really dare to compare it with the Full frame cameras at the time~~ I would say, even the original canon eos 5d from 2008 is still delivering better colour reproduction, colour depth and processes the skin tones in a much more natural way than this camera will. But of course I haven't tried all of the full DSLRs, so I could be wrong~~ But thank you very much for sharing your story and experience, really appreciated it. Congrats on the camera by the way. :-) Wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls youre welcome! I haven't tested them recently, but I remembere I used a 5D mk2 a couple of years ago and I remember it struggled a lot past iso3200, although it probably retained more color than the xe1... now that I am checking the dpreview comparison thing (with the xpro1 because there's no xe1) , it's really there with the mk2 at high iso, the 5d mk2 definitely gets worse at 6400... That xtrans sensor was really ahead its's time, and it has that peculiar look, probably because of the lower megapixels.. It's that sweet randomness in the noise no other sensor gives you😁
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@@25myma the devil is definitely in the noise with this camera, I love shooting it at iso6400 on purpose to get that natural sensor grain from it. I wonder if it comes from a combination of the 16mp resolution and random pixel placement?
I have the X-E1 and I love the look of the images. Certainly agree that the limitations actually make you think more, just like analog photography. Love shooting with it, you can see some images in my recent video from Kilimanjaro, where this was the only camera I brought for photography, and I shoot Hasselblad X2D normally which tell a lot about this cheap Fujifilm camera.
I'm falling more and more in love with mine (hence watching vids about it even though I own one :) ). I bought mine a couple years ago, also for about 100 Euros. I've now paired it with a couple of ttartisan fast, manual focus primes - a 17mm f1.4 and a 50mm f1.2. That's another 180 Euros or something. So less than 300 Euros. I've _never_ enjoyed shooting digital more. I'm using it as a sort of halfway between film and digital. I shoot everything manual like I do with my Pentax MX that I learned photography on. But it's even easier on mirrorless with a live histogram and an approximation of your final image in the viewfinder. I shoot jpeg exclusively which massively reduces the time I spend tinkering in Lightroom (not dissing it, but I don't enjoy that stuff myself). The jpegs are great. The older sensor gives a very film-like look to my eyes. As you say, reducing your shooting options really focuses your concentration on specialising in what this wonderful little camera does so well.
Thank you for watching and also for sharing your story/experience! Much appreciated it. :-) Yeah, I totally agree with you, this camera is a camera that the more you use it, the more you fall in love with it. The quality of the images is still amazing for what it is and the simplicity of the camera makes it a pleasure to use. Thank you very much again for watching and for sharing your experience. Hope you have a great time, stay safe and haev fun shooting! :-)
I'm glad that you liked it, this camera is still a good camera that will deliver good image quality when use properly. :-) Thank you for watching, if you have any questions, feel free to ask anytime. Otherwise, have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
Great pictures, David, with an awesome camera. I love my little X-E1. I use mine as a dedicated B&W shooter, paired with vintage lenses. I'm so glad that I picked up this little gem waaaaaaaaaaay before the Fujifilm hypetrain took off and prices went absolutely bananas. You're actually the first person who's paid less than I did for his camera (I picked up mine in 2017 for 150€). I have an affinity for the old(er) Fujifilm cameras. Of the six I own, the newest one is the X-T20, and I don't think that is likely to change anytime soon, unless I see a good deal on an X-T3 or X-Pro3.
I am happy to hear that, they're still great cameras that still produces great results. Thanks for watching and for sharing! Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
Spot on opinion. If you get this body for a good deal, it's better than than the entry level Fuji body such as X-M1. Personally I would prefer the IQ of X-A2 just because of its dynamic range.
Thank you and yes, I do agree with it being better option than the X-M1 (though I think Fuji discontinued the M line already, haha)... I haven't tried the X-A2 yet, so I cannot comment on that but just based on the image samples I've seen from the X-A2, it can also produce really nice images and the look also feels a bit more warm and cosy coming from the X-A2 than the X-E1 (but that is just from my subjective taste with limited experience with the X-A2). Thanks for watching and sharing your comment! Hope you stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Nice photo's of my city, Rotterdam. Born here and 68 year later still live in Rotterdam. I also own the X--E1, nice camera. I always use Raw and put them on Provia Standard. You can play with the colors if you like in Camera Raw. Lately I use the 16-80mm F4.0 zoomlens, great zoom with crazy good stablisation. 1/2 a second out of hand possible. I own lots of Canon FD lenses and with a cheap adapter I use them often on the Fuji. No reason to buy a newer Fujifilm camera, this beautiful small camera does it for me. Tnx for the nice vlog. (The alarm is a test, every month 12.00 o'clock afternoon on Monday)
Wow, thank you so much for watching and also for sharing your story and experience, really much appreciated it! :-) yeah, the X-E1 is still a good camera that is still capable of delivering good quality results that is also unique yet in a small and light package. Rotterdam is a nice city, I used to live there but now I am based in Den Haag (but Rotterdam is still very nice in my opinion). :-) Thank you so much again for watching and for sharing your story. I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Funny that. My X-E1 is from Rotterdam (as is my X70 and my Ona camera bag), although I am from Gent, Belgium. Love your city, Leo, it is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you and I am glad that the video was able to answer some of your concerns:-) If you have any questions, always feel free to ask me at any time, otherwise I wish you a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
I think you mean, Shoot without lens, not focus.. these early cameras with Raw came with a CD with Raw conversion software. Odd software, but you could get your tiff. That's how my XM-1 came. Now, stuck with an old Imac 10.6.8 system, but loaded with purchased Adobe, I can't access newer software for my T-2 Raw files. Can't even use Lightroom. So, back to jpegs. I will always remember my delight with my first X-M1 shots. But now, it's used as a lens place holder! Oh, by the way, focus peaking is a lot harder to see on these older bodies. But, still amazing that it works on a manual lens from the 70's!
I was going to sell some of my old Fuji cameras but as soon as I grabbed them, I started playing around with them again and immediately remembered why I had fallen in love with them. I love ALL these buttons the X-E1 offers and for me they are perfectly at the right position. Yes, I would like to have some things changed but nevertheless, this is a great camera - though I could give it away if I had the chance to pick up a X-E2s at a good price. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Yeah, it has a really unique simple design of a camera and the feeling is indeed nice. The simplicity of the camera also makes it enjoyable and pleasure to use and it is indeed still a great camera despite the age. Thank you very much for watching and far sharing your story. Much appreciated. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
I just bought one of these for £100 in lovely condition. My aim is to stick my cheap 7artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens on it and shoot it in black and white only. I have the x-t2 and e-m10 mk iv so this will be a nice little back up for my x-t2.
@@Yosser70 Yes I have the 7art 25mm lens. It's a good lens for the money. Obviously has it quirks. Sharp in the middle and corners are a little soft but all in all for how little it costs, a great little buy.
@@mudgie069 Are you happy with your purchase? I myself am thinking of buying an x-e1 just for black and white everyday photos. But some old reviews stop me all the time.
Nice video. For me, the beauty of these cameras is in their simplicity. As you say, the less you think about camera features, the more you think about the images. For a dinosaur from the film era, these cameras are perfect when combined with fully manual lenses. You can still access some of the most popular film simulations e.g. Classic Chrome and Acros, with a little work in post processing too.
Yes, I totally agree, the simplicity of the camera really make this camera a joy to use and using vintage manual focus lenses on this camera really give this camera a totally different yet nice way of shooting. It's a shooting style that is really hard to find in other cameras, even in other Fuji cameras. Thanks so much for watching and also for sharing your story/experience, much appreciated! :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Very nice review and lovely images. I just picked up an X-E1 to go with my X-E2s, X-E3 and X-H1. So far I'm very pleased and plan to do a comparison of the X-E's by taking the same photo with each. It is hard to put a finger on it, but I do feel as many do that there is a subtle difference between each generation of sensor/processor. I think these differences are most noticeable "on the edge", like high ISO and extreme dynamic range. I shoot JPEG + RAW, but normally use the RAW as a safety negative. SOOC JPEGs can look amazing!
Congrats on the camera, I am sure you'll be able to take some great images with the camera! I think you will notice more dramatic differences between the sensors and how the image processors processes the images (including RAW images) when you take them out to different environments like a contrasting golden-hour, blue hours, snow storm, dessert, etc. Then you'll see how different sensors also produces and deals with different colour tones as well as how sensitive they can be. :-) But thank you very much for watching and also for sharing your story, very much appreciated it! :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I saw one, earlier today and straight up just bought it. Pretty beat up, and since i dont have any lens that can use the af, might as well just get it.
Congratulations on the camera! I am sure that it will still be more than capable of delivering great results. :-) Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
@@DavidCuhls yeah, i bought it becauss of this video haha. Ive used newer fuji camera before but i prefer this controls over the new one. Probably because im an old school canon shooter before.
Thank you, I am glad that you found it helpful. :-) Yeah, this camera is still a good camera if you don't mind the stripped out features and the slow autofocusing system. The results coming out of this camera is still amazing when you know how to set and work with the camera. :-) Thank you so much for watching and have fun shooting. :-)
Thankyou. How is the EVF? I iknow it’s more pixels than the x-pro 1. I wanted to to use with my manual focus lenses and found the lower resolution of the X pro was not quite as enjoyable as more modern cameras. I think the X-E1 is 2.36m dots, which is the same as some of the newer models. How do you find it? Best wishes.
I personally don't use the EVF that often because I find it a little too small to use and the screen does a decent job in most cases. However, when I do use the EVF, I find that it lags a tiny bit and just not as smooth as using the LCD. Otherwise, the colour representation is still pretty good for its age and you can really rely on getting reliable representation of the colour tones as well as the exposures with the viewfinder (if you can overcome the small viewfinder and the little bit of lag and jitter at times)! :-)
I still have my XE1. But you cannot compare it to the later ones like the 2s. The AF and they viewfinder are not so good, especially the lag of the viewfinder. But it is still a good camera. I also have a X30 that is in my opinion one of the best cameras produced yet and I still use it almost ever week for reportage as it is so compact.
Thank you for sharing your experience and I do agree with you that the x30 will still deliver good results. That being said, my point of comparison isn't really to look down at the camera nor it is to say that this camera isn't good. However, the point of comparing was more of giving a better idea about this camera by using other cameras in case someone can relate to. Otherwise I think that there wouldn't be a sense of scale that people can somewhat relate to~~ But that was just my opinion and intentions, that's all. But thank you again for watching and sharing your experience/opinion, very much appreciated it. :-) Hope you have a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting :-)
Strange, I found the evf unbearable when I got this camera back in 2014 or so, but it got way better after some updates and I don't notice lag anymore even in very low light
what do you think about using this camera for product photography? I usually do a lot of portrait and food/product photography and I'm really interested about this one
It really depends on the type of product photography that you are shooting because it it's an outdoor action product photography for instance, then this camera might not be good solution due to the lower dynamic range of the camera, very slow autofocusing system, etc. (Because even certain food, product & portrait photography can still be in-action type of product/portrait photography, so it really depends) However, if your product photography is mainly in a controlled environment as well as not too demanding on the time, and without using/having too harsh light source, then I think that this camera will still deliver great results. The colours and files that comes out of the camera is still great and you still can process/work around many limitations. Furthermore, this camera is also great for portraits though it will take some time to set certain functions not because the camera is slow but because the functions are not set logically when compared to the modern cameras. That being said, the skin tones and colour reproduction is still great coming out of the sensor for taking portraits as well. So if this is more of your requirement type then this camera is more than good enough. It will take a little of time to get used to but I think that you will be able to produce amazing results with it. I hope this helps, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask me at anytime, and I will do my best to answer. I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting:-)
2024 here. Just bought an X-E1 for a travel and EDC camera. Sadly, no longer cheap. Just paid $390 USD for a mint unit (no lens). The secret has gotten out! Didn't buy it as a beginner camera. Bought it for it's character. The old xtrans-i and xtrans-ii sensors are special.
@@artbybilyana but in the end, a couple hundred bucks extra to get something I will enjoy for a long time and create images that will give me years of enjoyment makes the price difference insignificant. Hobbies cost money, and for me, this was a worthwhile spend. So, cheer up!!!! 🤗
So you say its not worth it for video, what older fujifilm like this is worth it for that? Is there anyway that the retro colour still feel also slips into the video recording for one of these older models?
For me, I don't think that there are any older Fujifilm cameras like this that's worth taking videos with~~ That being said, if you don't really need a lot out of the footage and don't mind all the moire and aliasing that much... Then some of the non-photographer/filmmaker are okay with the video from the x-t1 and the x-t10 which still have the older fuji colours~~
I actually can tell you now because it's really simple. :-) I mainly just us aperture priority mode so I always know my depth of field. My aperture is usually set between f/1.4 to f/2.0 when shooting subjects that I need blurry background and I use between f/8.0 to f/14 if I am taking landscape shots or anything that I need almost everything to be in focus. :-) I set my ISO to auto ISO but also set the limit in the menu to no to exceed 1600 ISO. My film simulation is always Provia but since I shoot RAW, the film simulation does not apply to any of the images. Let me know if you would to know anything more and I will do my best to help!:-) Otherwise, I wish you a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
For the Fuji system, I use the XC 16-50mm, XF 35mm f/2.0, XF 16mm f/1.4, XF 55-200mm, and Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 Thank you for watching, have a nice day and have fun shooting :-)
It doesn't have wifi but if you really need wifi, you can always buy a wifi SD card so that the images can be transferred over to your mobile devices (or other designated devices that you've set to) after taking the pictures. :-)
Yes, essentially it is a stripped down X-Pro1 with less features, slightly slower AF, not as well built and without that hybrid viewfinder. But it does still deliver on the image quality and kept all the essential features within this compact size body. :-)
Things that need to be said, and corrections; *The top and bottom plates and inner framing is made of magnesium alloy. *This camera came out in 2012, that is something to consider as well as it being a Non pro camera without Pro tech specs. Comparing this to today's standards in features is misleading. *The tri-pod socket is offset to not effect the sensor box to keep small form factor. There are low cost Arca-swiss bottom brackets that will center the socket if needed plus add 1/4" for your pinky to grip. *It's a 16mp first gen X-Trans APS-C sensor *Video was Never a thing for the X-E line, it is a last resort convenience feature. Nobody bought this camera for video or action shooting. *Moire is not as bad as you make it sound, although it is a X-Trans RGB array as opposed to standard Bayer array, and it is without a low pass filter. The benefit is sharper detail and cleaner signal and a unique (film-like) look which I can attest to. In my nine years of owning this camera the image quality is amazing considering the old tech and lower MPs. Just keep your ISOs low, know your shutter speeds, know your lighting and exposures and this camera will be awesome. Images I made from this camera are still some of my favorites and have printed a few with no issues as long as you shoot RAW. Jpegs will bake in your color settings and sharpening as with any other camera. Sometimes when I go into Lr and pull up my library I am surprised that a lot of my 5 star rated photos came from the X-E1. Also the X-E1 is a great choice if you want to experiment with old adaptable manual lenses. I'll sometimes put on 40 or 50 year old glass on it and get some unique creative images especially with the film simulations.
Thank you very much for the corrections as well as adding the extra information that I was not aware of and also thank you for sharing your story and experience, very much appreciated. I do agree that this particular this camera will still produce really amazing results if the photographer knows what he/she is doing and also if they don't push the camera too much. I too like the files from the X-E1 very though I think there is still somewhat of a serious problem with the colour depth. The colour reproduction and the colour is good but if they could have at the very least keep up with the colour depth even for 2012, that would have been great. But this is just what I think and I know that it is very subjective. Also, I think that despite the sharp image quality that the sensor produces, there is still a little bit of lack of details and compare to my other older DSLRs, this camera is still pretty bad at moire and aliasing. That being said, this camera is still a good camera and a pleasure to shoot with at the end of the day. The form factor makes this camera also a joy to carry around as well as travel with. Furthermore, for the price that you can get it today, this camera still offers so much quality and the joy of shooting with this camera is certainly priceless. :-) Thank you so much again for the extra information, corrections as well as sharing your experience! Hope you have a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I'm sorry but if you think the images from this camera are soft you have a suspect camera or I suspect the user is not using the camera correctly. I have never had an out of focus image with my XE1, it is a super camera, easy to use, the images are beautiful, they are sharp, the colours are so natural in whatever film simulation you use. You must have suspect camera!
No need to apologise, thank you for voicing out your concerns and it maybe right that I could have the "suspect camera" that you mentioned and/or it may very well be just user error from myself. I am just using the camera the similar, if not the same way as I would with any of my other Fuji cameras and also cameras from other manufacturers. If there is something that I could have done to make the images less soft, please feel free to educate me on that part but as a photographer, I want the camera to be able to cope with how I shoot and not me adapting to the camera because that is simply just a waste of time on my side. That has always been one of my basic principles for any cameras that I own~~ The film simulations does not matter that much to me because I shoot RAW for myself for the most part and Fuji does not apply the film simulations to their RAW files. That being said, stating that when using film simulations, the colours are "natural" is in it's own a self contradicting statement because once you apply the look, they no longer look natural like in real life. Again, thank you for voicing out your concerns. If I have a "suspect" camera then it is not my fault that the company fails to deliver the product in the beginning but also please enlighten me with further knowledge about it. If it's user error, then please also enlighten me with legit ways that I could improve the softness of the results. That being said, I didn't say that the "softness" was entirely bad either. Any way, my deepest apologies to you if my thoughts (which are of course, just my thoughts based on my experience and way of shooting) did not meet your expectations. I hope you have a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting :-)
Yeah, I only much later realised that I seemed to actually list down a lot of negative points for the camera... But I still love and enjoying using the camera. I think that it is a camera that you can list out a lot of flaws but only when you really use it, the positive really heals the negatives... For example, the unique look that you get out from this camera alone really outweighs the slow operations, somewhat weird menu layouts of this camera... So I guess that's why I didn't realised how many negative points I had while still really enjoying using this camera. :-) That being said, I thank you very much for watching and also commenting. :-) Really appreciated it. :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
i have fuji xe1 but i am disappointed with colors and overal pic quality, compared to both my Canoons 600d and 5dm2. I must admit built is excellent and form factor super good too. Nothing special about fuji colors for me, Canon all the way. But its still cheap and good camera
I like Canon colours the best too and I do know what you mean about the Fuji colours... It's also kind of hard to make them look accurate whether in camera or in post processing~~ But it is at the end of the day still a fun little camera to use in my opinion and will produce nice results that is unique for old Fuji cameras at times~~ :-) Thank you very much for watching and also for sharing your experience/opinion. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
I love this camera. I used Fuji dslr’s for professional wedding photography. When I stopped do weddings professionally, I sold all my gear and bought an EX-1 for my travels. I’ve ended up shooting a few weddings with it, including 2 of our children, the images are fantastic and I have a 20”x30” print on the wall with great image quality
Wow, thank you for sharing your experience and stories, very much appreciated. The X-E1 is indeed a camera that is still able to produce great results when used properly. Also, congratulations to your children and thank you so much again for sharing your story! Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
X-E1 s my main camera actually, I pair it with Car Zeiss Jena 35mm and LOOOOOVE the colors. I treat it like a film camera, manual focus, slow shooting, jpeg... and I enjoy it so much ❤️
Yeah, it is still a great camera to use that still produces really nice and unique results! :-) It also pairs up really nicely with old vintage & manual lenses as well. :-) Thanks for watching and for sharing. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting:-)
It’s younger sibling, the X-E2s was my introduction to the world of Fuji, after 38 years of shooting Canon and I have not looked back. While the X-T2/3 and X-Pro3 are my daily drivers, the X-E2s is the rig that I bring for fun, family events, and occasional street shooting, with an 18-55 permanently fixed. I am happy to hear that an X-E4 is apparently in the works. Love the X-E line of cameras.
Thank you for sharing your story, very much appreciated! Yes, the X-E line of cameras are really nice and fun to use yet produces great image quality at such a compact size. I personally prefer holding the X-E line of cameras as well. :-) Thanks again for watching and sharing your story, hope you have a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
You are the only reviewer who actually said it's not a camera for bringing out the shadows. This is very important as it's not a very good camera for low light conditions. But with good lighting it's a great sensor!
Still using this camera with the Minolta rokkor 50mm f/1.4... And photos are amazing with those old quality lens. Basically it is my go to combo when I want to slow down a bit.
Yeah, this camera paired up with some older classic lenses will still produce great results, thanks for sharing and have fun shooting:-)
Scored one for less than $100 recently and been practicing with a couple Voigtlander lenses my manual focusing so the auto focus being slow is a non issue. Also16mp is still plenty good for social media posting.
Yeah, that's a really popular option as well and yes, 16mp is more than enough for social media especially when they only display less than 2mp on social media any way :-) Thanks for watching and for sharing. Hope you have a good time and have fun shooting! :-)
When this came out it was on level with the best full frames of the time, so quality-wise it has aged beautifully, especially with the firmware updates. Connectivity is a bit awkward by 2021 standards, with no bt/wifi and that weird usb cable but if one doesn't mind that stuff... got one last year along with the xc35 f2 and Im not regretting a single cent😁
Yeah, this camera is still a great camera that will still deliver amazing results in the right hands. :-) The look of the images coming out of this camera is also very special because being an "old" camera, the look of the sensor is very different from the more modern sensors which adds to that "special" feeling/look of the images coming out of the camera. Of course, if one does not need to have the wifi connectivity features, then this camera is also nice and very affordable as well. The colour depth is there and the colour reproduction is good enough as well. Furthermore, you still can do a lot with the RAW files coming out of the camera. :-) So I think that even until the end of the camera's life it would still produce more than good enough images and not just only in 2021. :-)
That being said, I would not really dare to compare it with the Full frame cameras at the time~~ I would say, even the original canon eos 5d from 2008 is still delivering better colour reproduction, colour depth and processes the skin tones in a much more natural way than this camera will. But of course I haven't tried all of the full DSLRs, so I could be wrong~~ But thank you very much for sharing your story and experience, really appreciated it. Congrats on the camera by the way. :-) Wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls youre welcome!
I haven't tested them recently, but I remembere I used a 5D mk2 a couple of years ago and I remember it struggled a lot past iso3200, although it probably retained more color than the xe1... now that I am checking the dpreview comparison thing (with the xpro1 because there's no xe1) , it's really there with the mk2 at high iso, the 5d mk2 definitely gets worse at 6400... That xtrans sensor was really ahead its's time, and it has that peculiar look, probably because of the lower megapixels.. It's that sweet randomness in the noise no other sensor gives you😁
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@@25myma the devil is definitely in the noise with this camera, I love shooting it at iso6400 on purpose to get that natural sensor grain from it. I wonder if it comes from a combination of the 16mp resolution and random pixel placement?
I have the X-E1 and I love the look of the images. Certainly agree that the limitations actually make you think more, just like analog photography. Love shooting with it, you can see some images in my recent video from Kilimanjaro, where this was the only camera I brought for photography, and I shoot Hasselblad X2D normally which tell a lot about this cheap Fujifilm camera.
I'm falling more and more in love with mine (hence watching vids about it even though I own one :) ). I bought mine a couple years ago, also for about 100 Euros. I've now paired it with a couple of ttartisan fast, manual focus primes - a 17mm f1.4 and a 50mm f1.2. That's another 180 Euros or something. So less than 300 Euros.
I've _never_ enjoyed shooting digital more. I'm using it as a sort of halfway between film and digital. I shoot everything manual like I do with my Pentax MX that I learned photography on. But it's even easier on mirrorless with a live histogram and an approximation of your final image in the viewfinder.
I shoot jpeg exclusively which massively reduces the time I spend tinkering in Lightroom (not dissing it, but I don't enjoy that stuff myself). The jpegs are great. The older sensor gives a very film-like look to my eyes. As you say, reducing your shooting options really focuses your concentration on specialising in what this wonderful little camera does so well.
Thank you for watching and also for sharing your story/experience! Much appreciated it. :-) Yeah, I totally agree with you, this camera is a camera that the more you use it, the more you fall in love with it. The quality of the images is still amazing for what it is and the simplicity of the camera makes it a pleasure to use.
Thank you very much again for watching and for sharing your experience. Hope you have a great time, stay safe and haev fun shooting! :-)
This was the review I was looking for!
I'm glad that you liked it, this camera is still a good camera that will deliver good image quality when use properly. :-) Thank you for watching, if you have any questions, feel free to ask anytime. Otherwise, have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
Great pictures, David, with an awesome camera. I love my little X-E1. I use mine as a dedicated B&W shooter, paired with vintage lenses. I'm so glad that I picked up this little gem waaaaaaaaaaay before the Fujifilm hypetrain took off and prices went absolutely bananas. You're actually the first person who's paid less than I did for his camera (I picked up mine in 2017 for 150€). I have an affinity for the old(er) Fujifilm cameras. Of the six I own, the newest one is the X-T20, and I don't think that is likely to change anytime soon, unless I see a good deal on an X-T3 or X-Pro3.
i using X-M1 and X-E1.. love it..
I am happy to hear that, they're still great cameras that still produces great results. Thanks for watching and for sharing! Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls your welcome.. have fun shooting too
Can you try with Viltrox 23mm f1.4 for Fujifilm?
@@fachrizallea didnt have that lens so far.. but i tried with viltrox 56 1.4
@@mohdkhairishaari3601 what the result? nice or bad?
Spot on opinion. If you get this body for a good deal, it's better than than the entry level Fuji body such as X-M1. Personally I would prefer the IQ of X-A2 just because of its dynamic range.
Thank you and yes, I do agree with it being better option than the X-M1 (though I think Fuji discontinued the M line already, haha)... I haven't tried the X-A2 yet, so I cannot comment on that but just based on the image samples I've seen from the X-A2, it can also produce really nice images and the look also feels a bit more warm and cosy coming from the X-A2 than the X-E1 (but that is just from my subjective taste with limited experience with the X-A2). Thanks for watching and sharing your comment! Hope you stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Nice photo's of my city, Rotterdam. Born here and 68 year later still live in Rotterdam. I also own the X--E1, nice camera. I always use Raw and put them on Provia Standard. You can play with the colors if you like in Camera Raw. Lately I use the 16-80mm F4.0 zoomlens, great zoom with crazy good stablisation. 1/2 a second out of hand possible. I own lots of Canon FD lenses and with a cheap adapter I use them often on the Fuji. No reason to buy a newer Fujifilm camera, this beautiful small camera does it for me. Tnx for the nice vlog. (The alarm is a test, every month 12.00 o'clock afternoon on Monday)
Wow, thank you so much for watching and also for sharing your story and experience, really much appreciated it! :-) yeah, the X-E1 is still a good camera that is still capable of delivering good quality results that is also unique yet in a small and light package. Rotterdam is a nice city, I used to live there but now I am based in Den Haag (but Rotterdam is still very nice in my opinion). :-) Thank you so much again for watching and for sharing your story. I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls I wish you all the best as well, Den Haag is close to Rotterdam. I travel to Den Haag on my bicycle.
Funny that. My X-E1 is from Rotterdam (as is my X70 and my Ona camera bag), although I am from Gent, Belgium. Love your city, Leo, it is absolutely beautiful!
It sure is,tnx.
Nice video, answers a lot of my concerns 👍
Thank you and I am glad that the video was able to answer some of your concerns:-) If you have any questions, always feel free to ask me at any time, otherwise I wish you a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
I think you mean, Shoot without lens, not focus.. these early cameras with Raw came with a CD with Raw conversion software. Odd software, but you could get your tiff. That's how my XM-1 came. Now, stuck with an old Imac 10.6.8 system, but loaded with purchased Adobe, I can't access newer software for my T-2 Raw files. Can't even use Lightroom.
So, back to jpegs. I will always remember my delight with my first X-M1 shots. But now, it's used as a lens place holder! Oh, by the way, focus peaking is a lot harder to see on these older bodies. But, still amazing that it works on a manual lens from the 70's!
I was going to sell some of my old Fuji cameras but as soon as I grabbed them, I started playing around with them again and immediately remembered why I had fallen in love with them. I love ALL these buttons the X-E1 offers and for me they are perfectly at the right position. Yes, I would like to have some things changed but nevertheless, this is a great camera - though I could give it away if I had the chance to pick up a X-E2s at a good price.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Yeah, it has a really unique simple design of a camera and the feeling is indeed nice. The simplicity of the camera also makes it enjoyable and pleasure to use and it is indeed still a great camera despite the age. Thank you very much for watching and far sharing your story. Much appreciated. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
beautiful photos! good review! thank you.
Thank you for the compliment and for watching! Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting:-)
I just bought one of these for £100 in lovely condition. My aim is to stick my cheap 7artisans 25mm f/1.8 lens on it and shoot it in black and white only. I have the x-t2 and e-m10 mk iv so this will be a nice little back up for my x-t2.
Did you get the 7artisans 25mm? Thinking of the same setup and wondering what you thought.
@@Yosser70 Yes I have the 7art 25mm lens. It's a good lens for the money. Obviously has it quirks. Sharp in the middle and corners are a little soft but all in all for how little it costs, a great little buy.
@@mudgie069 Are you happy with your purchase? I myself am thinking of buying an x-e1 just for black and white everyday photos. But some old reviews stop me all the time.
@@romblik6005 yes I'm glad I got it 👍
My exact thinking and equipment!!
Nice video. For me, the beauty of these cameras is in their simplicity. As you say, the less you think about camera features, the more you think about the images. For a dinosaur from the film era, these cameras are perfect when combined with fully manual lenses. You can still access some of the most popular film simulations e.g. Classic Chrome and Acros, with a little work in post processing too.
Yes, I totally agree, the simplicity of the camera really make this camera a joy to use and using vintage manual focus lenses on this camera really give this camera a totally different yet nice way of shooting. It's a shooting style that is really hard to find in other cameras, even in other Fuji cameras. Thanks so much for watching and also for sharing your story/experience, much appreciated! :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Very nice review and lovely images. I just picked up an X-E1 to go with my X-E2s, X-E3 and X-H1. So far I'm very pleased and plan to do a comparison of the X-E's by taking the same photo with each. It is hard to put a finger on it, but I do feel as many do that there is a subtle difference between each generation of sensor/processor. I think these differences are most noticeable "on the edge", like high ISO and extreme dynamic range. I shoot JPEG + RAW, but normally use the RAW as a safety negative. SOOC JPEGs can look amazing!
Congrats on the camera, I am sure you'll be able to take some great images with the camera! I think you will notice more dramatic differences between the sensors and how the image processors processes the images (including RAW images) when you take them out to different environments like a contrasting golden-hour, blue hours, snow storm, dessert, etc. Then you'll see how different sensors also produces and deals with different colour tones as well as how sensitive they can be. :-)
But thank you very much for watching and also for sharing your story, very much appreciated it! :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I saw one, earlier today and straight up just bought it. Pretty beat up, and since i dont have any lens that can use the af, might as well just get it.
Congratulations on the camera! I am sure that it will still be more than capable of delivering great results. :-) Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
@@DavidCuhls yeah, i bought it becauss of this video haha. Ive used newer fuji camera before but i prefer this controls over the new one. Probably because im an old school canon shooter before.
You have some beautiful shots there buddy, cheers
Thank for watching and for the compliment! Really means a lot! Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting! ☺️☺️
Hey man what did you do to edit this video with the talk over photos really cool which software was it
Woowwww!! :)
great video, i am considering this as my second camera and this was very insightful! thank you for this
Thank you, I am glad that you found it helpful. :-) Yeah, this camera is still a good camera if you don't mind the stripped out features and the slow autofocusing system. The results coming out of this camera is still amazing when you know how to set and work with the camera. :-) Thank you so much for watching and have fun shooting. :-)
@@DavidCuhls and thank you for making great content! keep up the amazing vids!
Thank you for the compliment and I will definitely do my best :-)
Love Love Love
Thank you for watching and I am glad that you liked it. :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls This is my first Fuji camera, i had a bunch of other brands, i dont know why i m so excited over this 😂😂
Thankyou. How is the EVF? I iknow it’s more pixels than the x-pro 1. I wanted to to use with my manual focus lenses and found the lower resolution of the X pro was not quite as enjoyable as more modern cameras. I think the X-E1 is 2.36m dots, which is the same as some of the newer models. How do you find it?
Best wishes.
I personally don't use the EVF that often because I find it a little too small to use and the screen does a decent job in most cases. However, when I do use the EVF, I find that it lags a tiny bit and just not as smooth as using the LCD. Otherwise, the colour representation is still pretty good for its age and you can really rely on getting reliable representation of the colour tones as well as the exposures with the viewfinder (if you can overcome the small viewfinder and the little bit of lag and jitter at times)! :-)
@@DavidCuhls Great. Thank you.
I still have my XE1. But you cannot compare it to the later ones like the 2s. The AF and they viewfinder are not so good, especially the lag of the viewfinder. But it is still a good camera. I also have a X30 that is in my opinion one of the best cameras produced yet and I still use it almost ever week for reportage as it is so compact.
Thank you for sharing your experience and I do agree with you that the x30 will still deliver good results. That being said, my point of comparison isn't really to look down at the camera nor it is to say that this camera isn't good. However, the point of comparing was more of giving a better idea about this camera by using other cameras in case someone can relate to. Otherwise I think that there wouldn't be a sense of scale that people can somewhat relate to~~ But that was just my opinion and intentions, that's all. But thank you again for watching and sharing your experience/opinion, very much appreciated it. :-) Hope you have a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting :-)
Strange, I found the evf unbearable when I got this camera back in 2014 or so, but it got way better after some updates and I don't notice lag anymore even in very low light
what do you think about using this camera for product photography? I usually do a lot of portrait and food/product photography and I'm really interested about this one
It really depends on the type of product photography that you are shooting because it it's an outdoor action product photography for instance, then this camera might not be good solution due to the lower dynamic range of the camera, very slow autofocusing system, etc. (Because even certain food, product & portrait photography can still be in-action type of product/portrait photography, so it really depends)
However, if your product photography is mainly in a controlled environment as well as not too demanding on the time, and without using/having too harsh light source, then I think that this camera will still deliver great results. The colours and files that comes out of the camera is still great and you still can process/work around many limitations. Furthermore, this camera is also great for portraits though it will take some time to set certain functions not because the camera is slow but because the functions are not set logically when compared to the modern cameras. That being said, the skin tones and colour reproduction is still great coming out of the sensor for taking portraits as well. So if this is more of your requirement type then this camera is more than good enough. It will take a little of time to get used to but I think that you will be able to produce amazing results with it. I hope this helps, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask me at anytime, and I will do my best to answer. I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting:-)
2024 here. Just bought an X-E1 for a travel and EDC camera. Sadly, no longer cheap. Just paid $390 USD for a mint unit (no lens). The secret has gotten out! Didn't buy it as a beginner camera. Bought it for it's character. The old xtrans-i and xtrans-ii sensors are special.
I was just about to write “is anyone watching this in 2024 and crying about the price?!” 😭 I just paid about the same on eBay.
@@artbybilyana but in the end, a couple hundred bucks extra to get something I will enjoy for a long time and create images that will give me years of enjoyment makes the price difference insignificant. Hobbies cost money, and for me, this was a worthwhile spend. So, cheer up!!!! 🤗
@@don7117 yes! I was just happy I was able to find it for under $400
So you say its not worth it for video, what older fujifilm like this is worth it for that? Is there anyway that the retro colour still feel also slips into the video recording for one of these older models?
For me, I don't think that there are any older Fujifilm cameras like this that's worth taking videos with~~ That being said, if you don't really need a lot out of the footage and don't mind all the moire and aliasing that much... Then some of the non-photographer/filmmaker are okay with the video from the x-t1 and the x-t10 which still have the older fuji colours~~
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is there any chance that you show us your Q-settings you are using? i love you colorsimulation !!!!
I actually can tell you now because it's really simple. :-) I mainly just us aperture priority mode so I always know my depth of field. My aperture is usually set between f/1.4 to f/2.0 when shooting subjects that I need blurry background and I use between f/8.0 to f/14 if I am taking landscape shots or anything that I need almost everything to be in focus. :-) I set my ISO to auto ISO but also set the limit in the menu to no to exceed 1600 ISO. My film simulation is always Provia but since I shoot RAW, the film simulation does not apply to any of the images.
Let me know if you would to know anything more and I will do my best to help!:-) Otherwise, I wish you a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
The only plastic part on X-E1 is back panel the rest is metal and made in Japan.The new X-E serie has a lot of plastic.
Thank you for sharing the information and for watching, really means a lot! :-) Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting:-)
What lenses do you use?
For the Fuji system, I use the XC 16-50mm, XF 35mm f/2.0, XF 16mm f/1.4, XF 55-200mm, and Viltrox 56mm f/1.4
Thank you for watching, have a nice day and have fun shooting :-)
have wifi conection?
It doesn't have wifi but if you really need wifi, you can always buy a wifi SD card so that the images can be transferred over to your mobile devices (or other designated devices that you've set to) after taking the pictures. :-)
@@DavidCuhls Oh, thanks! Maybe i need just sd card 🙌🏼
Its a stripped down X-Pro1
Yes, essentially it is a stripped down X-Pro1 with less features, slightly slower AF, not as well built and without that hybrid viewfinder. But it does still deliver on the image quality and kept all the essential features within this compact size body. :-)
Things that need to be said, and corrections;
*The top and bottom plates and inner framing is made of magnesium alloy.
*This camera came out in 2012, that is something to consider as well as it being a Non pro camera without Pro tech specs. Comparing this to today's standards in features is misleading.
*The tri-pod socket is offset to not effect the sensor box to keep small form factor. There are low cost Arca-swiss bottom brackets that will center the socket if needed plus add 1/4" for your pinky to grip.
*It's a 16mp first gen X-Trans APS-C sensor
*Video was Never a thing for the X-E line, it is a last resort convenience feature. Nobody bought this camera for video or action shooting.
*Moire is not as bad as you make it sound, although it is a X-Trans RGB array as opposed to standard Bayer array, and it is without a low pass filter. The benefit is sharper detail and cleaner signal and a unique (film-like) look which I can attest to.
In my nine years of owning this camera the image quality is amazing considering the old tech and lower MPs. Just keep your ISOs low, know your shutter speeds, know your lighting and exposures and this camera will be awesome. Images I made from this camera are still some of my favorites and have printed a few with no issues as long as you shoot RAW. Jpegs will bake in your color settings and sharpening as with any other camera. Sometimes when I go into Lr and pull up my library I am surprised that a lot of my 5 star rated photos came from the X-E1.
Also the X-E1 is a great choice if you want to experiment with old adaptable manual lenses. I'll sometimes put on 40 or 50 year old glass on it and get some unique creative images especially with the film simulations.
Thank you very much for the corrections as well as adding the extra information that I was not aware of and also thank you for sharing your story and experience, very much appreciated.
I do agree that this particular this camera will still produce really amazing results if the photographer knows what he/she is doing and also if they don't push the camera too much. I too like the files from the X-E1 very though I think there is still somewhat of a serious problem with the colour depth. The colour reproduction and the colour is good but if they could have at the very least keep up with the colour depth even for 2012, that would have been great. But this is just what I think and I know that it is very subjective. Also, I think that despite the sharp image quality that the sensor produces, there is still a little bit of lack of details and compare to my other older DSLRs, this camera is still pretty bad at moire and aliasing. That being said, this camera is still a good camera and a pleasure to shoot with at the end of the day. The form factor makes this camera also a joy to carry around as well as travel with. Furthermore, for the price that you can get it today, this camera still offers so much quality and the joy of shooting with this camera is certainly priceless. :-)
Thank you so much again for the extra information, corrections as well as sharing your experience! Hope you have a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I'm sorry but if you think the images from this camera are soft you have a suspect camera or I suspect the user is not using the camera correctly. I have never had an out of focus image with my XE1, it is a super camera, easy to use, the images are beautiful, they are sharp, the colours are so natural in whatever film simulation you use. You must have suspect camera!
No need to apologise, thank you for voicing out your concerns and it maybe right that I could have the "suspect camera" that you mentioned and/or it may very well be just user error from myself. I am just using the camera the similar, if not the same way as I would with any of my other Fuji cameras and also cameras from other manufacturers. If there is something that I could have done to make the images less soft, please feel free to educate me on that part but as a photographer, I want the camera to be able to cope with how I shoot and not me adapting to the camera because that is simply just a waste of time on my side. That has always been one of my basic principles for any cameras that I own~~ The film simulations does not matter that much to me because I shoot RAW for myself for the most part and Fuji does not apply the film simulations to their RAW files. That being said, stating that when using film simulations, the colours are "natural" is in it's own a self contradicting statement because once you apply the look, they no longer look natural like in real life.
Again, thank you for voicing out your concerns. If I have a "suspect" camera then it is not my fault that the company fails to deliver the product in the beginning but also please enlighten me with further knowledge about it. If it's user error, then please also enlighten me with legit ways that I could improve the softness of the results. That being said, I didn't say that the "softness" was entirely bad either. Any way, my deepest apologies to you if my thoughts (which are of course, just my thoughts based on my experience and way of shooting) did not meet your expectations.
I hope you have a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting :-)
Thanks for the review David! Funny that the title is positive for the X-E1 but most of your feelings about it seem more negative than positive. :P
Yeah, I only much later realised that I seemed to actually list down a lot of negative points for the camera... But I still love and enjoying using the camera. I think that it is a camera that you can list out a lot of flaws but only when you really use it, the positive really heals the negatives... For example, the unique look that you get out from this camera alone really outweighs the slow operations, somewhat weird menu layouts of this camera... So I guess that's why I didn't realised how many negative points I had while still really enjoying using this camera. :-) That being said, I thank you very much for watching and also commenting. :-) Really appreciated it. :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I love my ex1 1sensorxtrans..better colors ....😍😍
Yeah, the sensor does produce some really unique colours and mood :-)
i have fuji xe1 but i am disappointed with colors and overal pic quality, compared to both my Canoons 600d and 5dm2. I must admit built is excellent and form factor super good too. Nothing special about fuji colors for me, Canon all the way. But its still cheap and good camera
I like Canon colours the best too and I do know what you mean about the Fuji colours... It's also kind of hard to make them look accurate whether in camera or in post processing~~ But it is at the end of the day still a fun little camera to use in my opinion and will produce nice results that is unique for old Fuji cameras at times~~ :-) Thank you very much for watching and also for sharing your experience/opinion. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
The X-E1 could have been a very good camera,
but R&D of Fujifilm in Japan made a camera
which needs more than 50 improvements.
so. much. bass.
I am sorry~~ Thank you for the feedback though and I will do my best to improve my future content :-) Have a nice day and have fun shooting :-)