It really is! How's the camera treating you? and what do you think about it compared to the XT2? curious to hear what you think. I really like the colours and the organic look, I was hoping for a faster camera in general, but I can live with it haha. Thanks for watching and for dropping a comment as well! Cheers 😁
I took my xe1 to bali last week, pair it with a classic 30mm pentacon lens. It wqs incredible. Yeah shooting and focusing is a slow process, but that's exactly what i need. After years of fast work photoshoot, a relaxing slow street shoots it meditative
I 've had one of these for about 6 years, I use it with the 18mm f2.0 mostly, nice and light. I pretty much just use single point and do the old school focus and recompose. works like a charm.
Totally agree, a variation of the back button focusing basically. For me using the AF-L is the best way to properly focus, wait for subjects to walk into the frame or quickly recompose. Works very well. How's the X-E1+18mm combo treating you? and have you considered using the 27mm lens? I think it's similar in size and compactness. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate 🙌🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez combo works just fine for me, supposedly the 18mm isn't too sharp, but its sharper than the kit at 18mm at 2.8, and gets a stop brighter. I'm more of a 28mm guy anyway. I had a 30mm (45mm equiv) back when I shot with a NEX5T, and it was too close for me, I like to get more of the scene, and often I'm indoors standing closer to something so wider works better. You can get decent blur if you are close to something and the background is far with the 2.0. The only thing is to keep humans center ish to avoid them being distorted on the edges. but that sorta happens naturally anway.
I still own the XE-2 and 18/2.0 and the 27/2.8 27/2.8 is apparently more compact and makes the XE-2 a X100 alike. But I personally think the images from 18/2.0 have more "perspective" feelings. 27/2.8 images are kind of flat. I am not sure if it is because my skill is not enough to squeeze the best quality from both.
@@pitiwong1thank you for this insight! I used to own the 27mm and even though I loved it size I felt uninspired by the results. Like you I thought it was because of the limitations of my own abilities. When I used to shoot film and also with my smartphone, I like the wide angle perspective of a 28mm equivalent and your comment plus the previous comments are gold in helping me make a decision, so thank you!
I picked one up and paired it with the 7Artisans 25/1.8. Fantastic little kit for shooting street. I do find them pretty overhyped though. Like if I believed everything I read, I would have been expecting mythical film level perfection. It produces normal files with smudgy details 🤷 Feels great in the hands, gets out of the way nicely, super light. Fun little side kit, that's for sure.
I own this little one as well. Even it is not as sharp as XF series, but I think it has a very "film like" color and less "digitalized", which I like it so much. It is amazing they can produce such good quality body and lens in such low price.
@@pitiwong1 I compared it side by side with my A7c and so long as I used custom white balance on the A7c, they produced near identical colors. The level of detail was easily 2x on the A7c, though. Which to me is a home run for Fuji. Like a decade ago they were putting out an aps-c camera that can ride with a FF camera from 2019. I ended up having to return my X-E1 due to dead pixels. Picking up an x-e3 next month and super excited to get back into the Fuji ecosystem.
Agreed, the magic sauce is real with these sensors 😂 Do you have any of the cameras with the first x-trans sensor? how are those treating you? Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it 🙏🏼✨
I still have my original X Series camera - my EX-1. I agree with your assessment of the organic and analog nature of the first generation sensors, I look back at old images created with this camera and they just have a certain magic that the newer cameras just don't capture. Your video is inspiring me to pick up it up and and shot. I will check out your faux Chrome recipe.
Happy to hear that, Michael! And I agree that the colours and highlight retention on the older Fuji cameras are different. The faux classic chrome is from the FujiWeekly blog, and the black & white is my own custom profile. Linked in the description of the video. What lenses are you using with it? curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment, Cheers 🙌🏼✨
I use the XE-1 as a third body for weddings, my other two being an XT-2 and an XT-30. I use a fully manual Meike lens and only use a custom black and white recipe. I actually LOVE the flash on the XE-1 during the receptions. Being able to bend it up and bounce off ceilings and walls, it is WAY more usable than you think.
Interesting to hear your thoughts, I find the peaking very lacking on the X-E1, and I am curious to hear if you have any issues with it in fast-paced scenarios like weddings. I guess the flash can be helpful for things like that, but my focus on my camera reviews and on this channel is always street/documentary photography, so I refuse to use a flash 😂 It's good to hear other people's experiences with the camera and how it can be more flexible depending on your photography type. I hope the video was helpful or interesting! Thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well 🙏🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez growing up, my introduction to photography was sports photography on an old rebel. With everything fully manual, I definitely developed that skill of quick anticipation for finding focus. Also, with it being in black and white on the Gen 1 sensor, I'm not worried about it being pristine. I have the xt2 and xt30 for nailing that digital perfection. More capturing a mood and adding nostalgia to a gallery with it. I do appreciate your video and you definitely have some great views on such a cool camera!
This camera got me into the Fujifilm Ecosystem in 2015! I still got it.. even now (as an official Fujifilm X photographer) I have times I just stick to it instead of my other Fujifilm gears. The files are everything!
Agreed! it's the gift that keeps on giving 😂 I don't use my X100V as often, mainly because I need to test and use the gear I review extensively, but also because there is a clear/noticeable difference between the new and older sensors (at least to me). I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that or your perspective as an official X-Photographer. What are you currently shooting with? I hope the video was useful or interesting, thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment, Bernard, I appreciate it 🙏🏼✨
Interesting to hear, I do find the peaking very lacking, I can use it from time to time, but can't imagine myself shooting mainly with manual lenses. How's your experience with the camera? and peaking in particular? Curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment! I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks! 😁✨
Glad it was helpful! There are lots of great options for people wanting to dip their toes in the Fuji ecosystem, check out some of my other fuji reviews just in case you'd like to know more and compare them! I would also be interested to hear eventually which one you ended up getting! Thank you very much for watching and for sharing a kind comment as well! I appreciate it, friend! 🙏🏼
I bought my X-E1 on pre-order in 2012, with the XF35 f/1.4, still have them. Use an XPro2 now mainly, but still go back to the X-E1, which currently has the mighty XF90 f/2 on it. Happy!
Awesome! Great to hear people still have it from day one! how's the X-pro2 treating you? I'm considering moving to the second-gen cameras and the X-pro2 looks interesting, curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks for watching! I hope the video was useful or entertaining, I appreciate you taking the time to share a comment! Cheers 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez The X-Pro2 is everything I want in a camera; it's X-Trans III rather than II, not quite the jpg colours of first gen but has Classic Chrome, which I use with colour +2. I still have a lot of love for the old X-E1, though, and I still enjoy the slower experience from time to time. Cheers!
Hey there ! nice review I have some things to say about the X-E1 in comparision to other cameras to add a bit to your review : - The X-E1 is effectively a smaller OVF-less X-Pro 1 with diopter. To me that prefers EVFs to OVFs (when the quality is good enough at least, like the X100's EVF is rarely used on my part...), it isn't a problem at all, and the smaller size + diopters are both huge bonuses to me. Even if they were proposed at the same price, I would probably go X-E1 rather than X-Pro 1, especailly since the X-Pro 1 doesn't bring anything more than the OVF (no double SD slots, no weather sealing). To someone starting out, I'd be much more confident recommending the X-E1 than the X-Pro 1 for the diopter alone. - The "cheap manual focus" route with the X-E1 is the cheapest but is not the best in my opinion. At least not with this camera body specifically, for a very simple reason : The focus peaking is white only (just like on the X-Pro 1 and X100) so if you want to check your focus in a bright day it's very difficult, and almost impossible to use the focus peaking effectively. Thing they fixed with the later generation of cameras, the X-E2 having color options for peaking (red, blue and yellow on top of the classic white) Speaking of the X-E2, I think that it's the sweetspot fuji camera if you want a rangefinder design. You have way faster AF with the new processor, the X-Trans II sensor is almost the same as the X-Trans 1 sensor when it comes to color, but with slightly better noise performance and more film simulations available (including classic chrome). Oh, and you have acces to the electronic shutter, so no need for ND filters most of the time as you can go up to 1/32000s silently. The camera is otherwise the exact same : same size, design, everyhing. Only differences is the number on the front and the exposure comp dial that goes from -3 to +3 instead of -2 to +2. I gotta say that after using an X-Trans I, II and III for a while and testing out quickly the X-Trans IV, the X-Trans III is the perfect balance between film look and modern performance to me. I know you like cameras that have OVFs, double SD and you prefer a diopter over correction lenses. You also like silent shooting. I don't know if that's in your budget range but have you ever considered and X-Pro 2? It does not have either of the X-Trans I or II, but the the version III is not that far off, and can be replicated with a little bit of tweaking of the film recipes. It's fully weather sealed, have double SD, diopter on the OVF, way nicer EVF and you now have an ISO dial incorporated in the shutter dial (like in the X100F). To me that really sounds like your endgame camera. It's still a bit expensive but there is always the X-E3, which is the same thing just without the OVF like the X-E1 is.
I agree with you, especially the focus peaking with the X-E1/X-Pro1, it's less than ideal. I think it's enough for using manual lenses every now and then and having fun, but if you plan to shoot exclusively with manual lenses, then these cameras will be a headache. I still have my X100V, so in terms of the shooting experience, I think that is the best for me and my photography style, I just don't enjoy the look of the files, feels a little off and very digital to me. When I look back at all my best photos or the ones I like the most, are mainly X100T & X100F images. I'm considering what my options are, not only for me as a shooter but also for the RUclips Channel as well, I'm thinking about potentially reviewing all the cameras, It takes time, I have to sell cameras before I buy other ones, but I think I might be done reviewing the first-gen cameras for the most part. So I might continue with the x-pro2, x-e2, x100s, etc To be honest, I wanted to try more things and lenses, and that's why I don't use the x100v as much, but I keep going back to the same lens with every camera that I test, so maybe the x100 series is all that I need. And for the people that say that those are not "professional cameras", All the photography work that I have done professionally in the past, was with the X100T/F. I'm speculating at this point, but the X-pro2/X100F might be the sweet spot for people like me. I want the flexibility, speed, functionality and ND filter of the x100v or x-PRO4 (when it comes out) with the organic look of the first 2 x-trans sensors. 😂 Thanks for watching man, and for taking the time to share your thoughts as well, I really appreciate your support for the channel! 🙌🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez if you want to do cameras by generation, I would really advise you to go with the sensor / CPU generation rather than the number on the camera. X100 is its own generation, nothing before nothing after First gen X-Trans 1 is X-Pro 1, X-E1 and X100S Second gen X-Trans II is X-E2, X-T10, X-T1 and X100T Third gen X-Trans III is X-E3, X-T20, X-T2, X-Pro 2, X-H1 and X100F Fourth gen X-Trans IV is X-T3, X-T30, X-T30II, X-E4, X-T4, X-Pro 3, X-S10 and X100V Fifth gen is only X-H2s for the moment, but I guess we'll see X-H2 and probably X-T5 as well in the future
The flash is very useful: On sunny days, it can fill in shadows under people’s eyes, and indoors you can point it up to the ceiling for a softer light. For documentary purposes a flash will give you the crispest most detailed picture in low light, that’s why crime scene investigators use it
Close to 10 years, How's the camera treating you? It's great to hear from people that have it and use it to this day! I hope the video was interesting or entertaining, thanks for watching and for dropping a comment as well! Cheers 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez My Fuji is in excellent condition. Almost new because I am very careful! Thanks for your videos. They are excellent and relevant. People's problem is that they are persuaded to take better photos because they have the latest camera on the market. You have to know your camera well and shoot again and again. It is better to invest in photo lenses. Best 🙂
i just bought x-e1 2 week ago and i feel the same thing with every word you said, nice video btw i am a canon user 5 month ago i tried X-A3 than i found the best fuji camera for adapting new ecosistem is the little X-E1
That's awesome! How's the camera treating you so far? for the price, it's really hard to beat, especially compared to other camera manufacturers. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment, Cheers 🙌🏼✨
I have this and still using it. The image quality is beautiful. The only thing that makes me want to upgrade is X-E1 doesn't have af tracking. While most cameras nowadays have face/eye detection tracking feature. For shooting still images, X-E1 is brilliant.
Best review I've seen so far. I wonder if people still think it's worth it one year later now that it's going for $250-$350. I'd like to hear people's thoughts.
Happy to hear that, How's the camera treating you? and with what lenses are you currently shooting? Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! Cheers 🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez the autofocus little bit slow for capturing my kids. but sometimes it produces unpredictable moments :D I am using a kit lens XC 16-50mm and XM-FL 24 F/8, example: ruclips.net/video/Sq5ZKIoQhIQ/видео.html
Yeah, I agree, the peaking can be stressful, especially if you mainly shoot with manual lenses. But for using it every now and then, I find it okay. Have you bought more cameras since last time, Frank? 😂 just wondering if your Fuji repertoire is still growing haha, Thanks for watching, I hope the review was useful or entertaining, I appreciate it! ✨🙏🏼
@@Jorge-Perez yes actually. I bought an xt1 with less than 1800 shutter clicks with a 7art 35mm 1.4 for 300. I figured i would give the xtrans ii another try. I love this camera. I had one a few years ago and im very happy with the image quality.
Nice video! I looked for a Pro1 but couldn't find one at a decent price. I then found information saying that the E1 shared the same sensor/processor and in some ways was actually better. Since I have and E2s and E3, I found a black E1 in pristine condition for a great price. I had read all the hype about the first generation X-Trans sensor and processor and was curious. I do see a difference between it and my E2s and E3. They all take gorgeous photos, but there does seem to be a little something special in the E1. The browns are especially lovely. Since I grew up shooting film cameras, I feel right at home with the speed of the E1. My first 35mm was a Minolta fixed lens rangefinder I bought in 1964. I started shooting with Leicas in 1968 and my E cameras are almost exactly the same size as my Leica M3. It is at least as fun to shoot with Fuji E cameras and the results are even better. I did have an E2 as well, but my grandson lost his Canon Rebel to a fire (his Rebel was actually my camera). He loves photography and we like to go out and do street together. The Fuji E camera is a great camera for him as he grows as a photographer.
I 100% agree about the difference in Image quality and tones, I was skeptical at first, initially, I wondered how much of it was just people repeating something that they heard before and how much of it was actually true? but it's so noticeable to me that I don't feel like using my X100V that often. Interesting to hear about your experiences, how was shooting with the M3? I've always wondered what's like to shoot with Leica cameras 🤔 And doing street photography as a team sounds like a really fun experience! I hope the video was useful or interesting, thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to share your thoughts as well! I appreciate it 🙏🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez I have sort of a love/hate relationship with Leica film rangefinders. They are exquisitely built and just the tactile feel of the controls is a joy. Once you learn how to focus they can be lightning fast to achieve focus, but it is always focus/recompose. Shutter noise is but a whisper and I have used mine in situations on TV and movie sets where that was a requirement. There are quirks that requires accepting. The M3 doesn't have a rapid rewind like newer M cameras. Loading and unloading can be tedious, especially when compared to my Canon film cameras with quick load. For me, though, the Fuji E series has almost all the charm of my M3 in a modern form. They are almost exactly the same size. I feel I'm producing work with them at least as good as my M3 work. I did look at digital Leica, but I can't justify spending that much. I'm glad I went with Fuji E cameras instead.
@@Jorge-Perez Tran 1 sensors as you mentioned in the video definitely has a magic to it. The built in flash contrary to comment is actually quite handy. To avoid harshness, one can manual tilt and hold the flash to point at the ceiling.
What I love most about this camera body is I get similar results to my Contax G1 Film rangefinder( I have serious love for the g-series). The b&w images have awesome tones and comparable sharpness. I like the controls better on the XT-1. The menu navigation on the X-E1 is cumbersome in comparison but the images are magic.
I just bought this camera, a very cheap and very used one 😅 But I needed something to make me motivated about photography again and I really liked the idea of this one
Thanks for the practical review, Jorge! I took the combination of the Fuji XE-1 and the 7Artisans 25mm 1.8 on holiday to Bahia a few years back and it produced some wonderful results.
Very nice! How was it? Did you have any issues with the peaking and manual focusing? curious to hear your thoughts on it. A holiday on the beach sound very nice right about now haha. I really enjoyed using this camera and testing it as well. Very similar to how I feel about the X-pro1 as well. Great image quality, great results! Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment, Dastan, I really appreciate it friend, cheers 🙏🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez I really enjoyed the experience and being able to travel with a smaller, discreet camera (I had the black version) was liberating. The manual focus is ok with focus peaking. Like you said in your X100 review, treat it like a film camera: you know you'll miss a few shots, but the trade off is that you slow down and think much more deliberately about composition/moments, which is a skill that's worth honing
You just can't beat the original X-Trans sensor, eh! 🇨🇦 ☻ Was SONY user for many years. Just never liked the look. Bought FUJI X-E1 and fell in love with its unique image quality! And learned how to shoot slowly. Later decided that I need "more pixelsr" - bought X-Pro2. Also I tried ... GFX50R!!! :) And despite all that I still think that X-E1 renders better images. And now I know that 16Mpx is plenty. X-E1 is a real "digital film" camera, almost analog experience. Great review, Jorge!
Great to hear other people using the camera and enjoying it! It's a fun camera to use, it has some cons, but I like the camera enough to justify it to people starting out or on a budget. How was the gfx50r? I'd be curious to hear about your experiences with fuji medium format cameras. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it! 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez X-E1 helped me to re-discover joy of photography once again. Since I got this camera I practically NEVER leave the house without it. Which I can not say the same about GFX50R. By the way it’s like X-E1 on steroids - everything just bigger but very similar form factor and user experience. I would love to bring GFX50R with me everywhere I go - but I’m afraid to do so because it’s an expensive beast. Definitely the quality of the images is different - more resolution, more details, more tonal gradation. I thought I’ll love the images produced by GFX right away. But somehow surprisingly they just don’t excite me that much. They are kind of sterile and more digital. At least with my GF50mm/F3.5 Perhaps another lens (like GF80mm/F1.7) would open the potential of this camera in different way. Its an amazing photo camera. And it’s one of the “cheapest” options if you want to get into digital medium format. It’s great for commercial work for sure. But I use it for documentary work and I wanted that “medium format look” and film feel. I’ll try to adapt some vintage full frame lenses to it - it might mellow the image. • However browsing through my X-E1 photos I realize every time - you just can’t beat how X-Trans gen1 sensor beautifully renders photographs. (GFX btw is not X-Trans sensor, it’s made by Sony and used in Fujifilm and Hasselblad 44mmX33mm medium format cameras)
I’m going to check out your webpage. That’s a good point about the ND filter when the JPEG film simulation requires higher DR setting. I’m new to Fuji in the last year with an XE-4 (it’s not my main camera, that’s a big beast full frame Pentax K-1) but the X-E range is really fun and discrete so I found a VGC X-E1 on fleabay cheap just to try the 1st gen X-Trans sensor. Doesn’t worry me that the AF and EVF refresh is slow - it’s just a fun and very capable little camera (actually noticeably bigger than the X-E4 side by side and in the hand). But I have struck the shutter limit 1/4000 a few times because I always shoot aperture as first priority. At least with the X-E4 it automatically trips over into faster electronic shutter speeds but not the X-E1. I don’t think I’m ever not going to shoot RAW (I’ve got a Lightroom Library dating to 2007 which I prize) but I’ve been shooting RAW+JPEG on my cameras since I got the Pentax K-1. This gives me the opportunity to quickly share the JPEG but I’ve always got the digital negative and you can go back years later and make new versions of that original image using Lightroom or C1. Always have a good filing or Library system for your raw files. That’s why I’m embedded with Lightroom
Yes, most of the in-camera settings apply to the JPEGs only, so if you're shooting raw you don't have to worry about those. That being said, I prefer shooting with intentionality, which means setting everything I want in-camera. I always get comments from people that shoot raw and preach that, but they seem to have forgotten what it means to forge the image that you want, from vision to execution, Of course, raw will always have its place and favour particular types of shooting, all I'm saying is that most people would be surprised about how good the JPEGs are if you master your settings and the craft. Which one do you prefer using more casually? the X-E1 or X-E4? I love the usability, speed, and overall build of my x100v, but I like the results from the older cameras. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it 🙌🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez I applaud your intentional approach to creating the image in the planning and moments leading up to pressing the shutter. This is how we SHOULD be shooting. For me it starts with composition, judging the lighting and aperture - that may take me a while and I might choose various compositions and exposures for the scene but that’s usually all I do. Composition, lighting/exposure and aperture. You see I’m a photographer in my 50s and I started with a manual Praktica SLR that my parents bought me as a teenager because I loved photography. It had a 50mm f/1.8 lens (has because I’ve still got it and use it) and once you got your composition right the exposure guide came from a swinging needle in the viewfinder. Choose the aperture for image you want to create and then adjust the shutter speed dial get the needle where you want the exposure to be based on your judgement of the scene. Every image was very involving. Yes you should still shoot fast but the process involved thought. The reason why I’m still embedded with the digital negative (raw) is that history. I shot slide film (very little latitude to get the exposure wrong - you had to absolutely nail it in camera) and black and white film. I’ve still got all those positive slides and negative film stored and get them out on the light box from time to time or put them through the scanner. By my late 20s I had my own enlarger (still have it) and darkroom equipment for making my own prints. Here you learn the second part of the image making process in the darkroom. The exposure of the photo paper to the negative image on the enlarger bed. Adjusting that exposure to the image you want to create. Dodging and burning using your hand or fingers to give the paper different exposure on different parts of the image. Watching your black and white print come to life in the developer bath is something else. You see it’s a few years since I’ve done it, but even today I can get those negatives out and make a new print, a new version of the original negative 30 yrs after I took it. I’ve got digital negative raw going back 18yrs and I can do the same. I have a library of books dating back to the 80s where I can take a book from the shelf and re-read it. The book is the same but the experience is always a little different with the intervening years. As far as the X-E4 vs X-E1 experience goes, it’s early days yet but I’m carrying the X-E1 as I go about my daily business and take opportunities to make photos while I’m walking between meetings etc. the X-E4 naturally is much more responsive, particularly the AF. Most of my photography is landscape, architectural or street but this morning I was trying to photograph a black dog up close in a dark lane way. Unlike many animal he was being cooperative but the low light a the low contrast subject really was difficult for the X-E1 with XF 18mm f/2. All I had was that one dark eye to focus on and I got it in the end with just one photo but I know the X-E4 would have handled the AF better however the warm, contrasty from the E1’s sensor is lovely. And it’s fun. I shoot these cameras for their small, discrete form factor. My big Pentax K-1 full frame technically would do a better job. It has a broader dynamic range and is amazing in low light and detailed large 36mp images that is great for landscape, architecture, low light detail and it’s ergonomics frankly are better too, festooned with buttons for everything and feels great in the hand but it’s bit and obvious and it’s not suited to my casual street work. I love all my cameras for the different things they offer. One other thing I’d say about raw versus SOOC JPEG is that 15-20 yrs ago the in camera image processing wasn’t nearly as good as today. Even the raw converting software on computer was progressively getting better. Those 6mp raw files didn’t have the detail or dynamic range we expect today and the JPEGs were worse. Yes you had to nail the photo technically but sometimes the best version of the photo didn’t come until a better raw software came along. This was before Lightroom existed.
I sold my X100-V, it was too clinical, too perfect. Bought the XE-1 for its compact size and that awesome sensor, bring it for mountaineering and trekking tips, and it is just perfect. Use it with the 27mm f2.8 most of the time, and, as I also bring a Nikon 35mm film camera, use a Nikon 50mm f1.8 and a Nikon 100mm f2.8 on the Fuji. Very pleased with the images. When I am not on extremely tough trips I am a Hasselblad X2D shooter, so the Fuji really has something to live up to, but it does well.
The difference between the xe1 and newer Fuji is the dynamic range and the shadow 'fall off'. Basically it's a dated sensor with an interesting curve. You can easily cut a sunglasses lens to fit behind the lens but in front of the shutter. This way you don't get any weird haziness and the filter in universal
Interesting hack/tip! And I agree with you about the falloff, It's hard for me to get punchy/contrasty photos with my x100v, even exposing for the highlights doesn't necessarily achieve that look. The beauty of these older cameras is that they match how I like to shoot, get everything in-camera, don't edit the files, and shoot with intentionality. I'm sure some people disagree and think I'm leaving a lot of image quality on the table because I'm not playing with curves and doing some heavy editing, but I'll let my photographs speak to that. Thanks for watching, Calvin! I appreciate you taking the time man, cheers! 🙌🏼✨
Amazing review! Thanks for that. I am a Nikon shooter - currently using the Z5. But I been always curious with the Fuji lineup - as I used the rangefinders in the past, it was very appealing to me the Fuji cameras body design. So I got the X-E1 camera to see if I like it, along with 3 manual lenses (Pergear 25 f/1.8, TTArtisan 35 f/1.4, TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2). And I fell in love with it! It is so so nice - small and light, so I there is no brainer that I love it! I am RAW shooter - so I never shoot JPEGs - but after this video I will give a try (thanks for the hook!) - and will use one of your film profiles to see if I like it.
I hope the video was valuable or interesting! How's your X-E1 treating you? curious to hear if you tried shooting JPEG only and if so, how's that going for you? Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! Cheers 😁✨
Had one of these but sold it to get a second X100S. Now both X100S bodies (and the conversion lenses) are gone but I opted for the X-Pro2 with the XF35mm f2 WR lens. It works for me. I do wonder if I would still be happy with the original X-E1 but I like the higher ISO and shutter speed capabilities of the X-Pro2. I also use the back button focus method on the X-Pro2 which is something I picked up originally with an old Contax G2 film camera.
Well, it's so affordable that you might want to pick one up and just leave it as a specific simulation camera, or B&W only or JPEG only, etc. The back button does work with the X-E1 so that's great, you may feel right at home with it, The only somewhat negative (at least compared to the X-pro2 o other cameras of the same gen) is the focus peaking, If you mainly want to use manual lenses or manual focusing, then the X-pro2 is so much better. Day and night. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it 🙏🏼✨
I was still looking at Fuji X camera system and being curious about images from that. My main system is M4/3 Lumix bodies and Panasonic/Olympus lens. Small and convenient to carry everywhere (smaller bodies not pro lineup). Then I bought Canon 5D classic since I got bunch of old lens and they are adaptable to EF mount and I was wondering about "full frame look". Results are great, but there is plenty of limitation for pro body from 2005 and my latest acquisition is Olympus E-500 with Kodak CCD sensor (haven't play around with it too much yet) 🙂 As for Fuji X, the most affordable should be X-M1 which should have same X-Trans sensor as X-Pro1 and X-E1 (if I am not mistaken). How would X-M1 hold in 2022? Considering it is even smaller than X-E1, has no viewfinder at all, but you can tilt the screen. From the camera list I put above may be obvious that I am looking at cameras with "legendary" output and first generation X-Trans sensor bodies has some vibe around them 🙂 But I have already too much cameras and still looking at A7s first generation to adapt all vintage lens I have 😀
I have not used the X-M1, but I would say that on paper looks very similar to the other fuji fist x-trans cameras, sensor and image qualitywise, that being said you do lose the viewfinder, dials and knobs (I don't see a dedicated shutter dial, maybe there's a customizable dial on the top right side of the body?). The viewfinder is something that I particularly need, I absolutely hate staring at a screen while taking photographs, the viewfinder lets me concentrate and get "in the zone" if that makes sense. If you need dials and a viewfinder while still trying to keep your setup as compact as possible, then the X-E1 might be the best bet for you, if you don't need any of that and you just want a pocketable camera, then the X-M1 or the X-A1 might be the right choice. What do you value the most for the cameras that you have? that might help you indicate what's the thing that you need. Thanks for watching and for taking a moment to share your experiences. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
I personally was looking at this camera because i needed something small with great jpeg settings, and has dedicated buttons. However, i cant be too picky. Thing can get significantly more expensive, and a good photographer can work with what they have or can afford. Like i do nature photos and long exposures so i dont care about low light quality. Plus post processing these days is crazy good.
Great video with some great examples. I’ve played with a lot of digital cameras in my time. One of my all time favourites was the x-e2. I bought and sold it for roughly half the price they’re going for now on eBay. So, needless to say I’m kicking myself for getting rid of that camera. I’m tempted to pick up another. Although, I’ve heard a lot of reviews mention the quality of results from the x-e1, so I may look at that instead. A trans1 sensor compared to trans2 would make for a good review. I’m not sure how I’d get on with the slower focusing, but still feel the pull towards one. It’s a real shame in the x-e4 Fuji have gotten rid of the d-pad and replaced it with a joystick. Both would be nice, giving more buttons rather than a touch screen. I wish they’d bring it back, but it’s even missing in the x-pro3 and x100v, so I can’t see it happening. Even the rear control dial and the switch for manual focus, single shot af and continuous af is now missing from the x-e4. All of which dissuade me from the newer model
A review close to my heart - I’ve used an XE-1 for 3 years. That camera has fallen into a puddle & then fell into the sea & after a week in an airing cupboard it’s still working! Albeit the on/off switch is stiff. I treated myself to an Xpro-3! I need weather sealing & wanted a Japanese made camera… 8 weeks on… The Xpro-3 as a camera feels special! The images it takes do not… it’s also falling apart already… (rear thumb grip peeling off) FujiUK have offered to repair but I’m just disappointed. The pictures look like a Sony & everyone else’s & require more post editing. No doubt that it takes an amazing picture! But that picture just doesn’t seem special 🤷🏻♂️ This is my first brand new camera.
That camera is a trooper! haha, these are quite cheap nowadays, so it might be a good idea to keep that as a memento and just get another X-E1. And that's partially how I feel about my X100V, I love the camera, I love using the camera, the speed, the build quality, how reliable it is, the weather sealing, etc, But I don't really enjoy the results from it. I know some people out there shoot only raw and perhaps they can eventually get the look that they want in post, but in my case, I shoot and get what I want in-camera. So the older sensors have a magic that is hard to describe. If only we could get a camera with the responsiveness and beauty of the x-pro3 or x100v with the image quality of the first x-trans sensor 😂 Thanks for watching! I hope the video was useful or entertaining, I appreciate you taking the time to share a comment! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
Good choice! I'm liking the 40mm suggestion, I think I might give this a try in the future. Do you find the peaking usable enough? curious to hear from people that shoot with manual lenses with this camera. Thanks for watching! I hope the video was useful or entertaining, I appreciate you taking the time to share a comment! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez The X-E1 is the only Fuji I've used where I find the peaking useful. On the others I've owned (X-T2, X-Pro2, and currently owned X-H1), noise is about as fine and prominent as the peaking dots making it hard to tell what's what. Not an issue on the X-E1. Add in the ability to punch in by pushing in the rear scroll wheel and I can nail focus no prob. The vid was both entertaining and useful. I always appreciate those who cover older cameras since they're still relevant and can be a blast to shoot with.
Hi Jorge. I love your videos specially because I'm using X-E1 as well. I recently got TTArtisan 25/F2 and it paired well with my X-E1. Should I sell my Fujifilm XC 35/F2? I enjoy shooting manual now.
Thanks, friend! I appreciate the comment! I will most likely test all of the X-E cameras, X-PRO cameras & x100 cameras, but it will take time 😂 For the time being, I'm already working on the X-Pro2, then X-E2,, etc. Thanks, for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well 🙏🏼✨
Thank you for your nice review! Is is always great to find people, who also show that older cameras are still great to use!I own the X-E1 and i love it. it's a great compact camera with a nice variety of lens options. The image quality is really good, especially when you use a fujinon lens. But even with my pergear lens it is great or creates a real analog look with the quirky funleader one.
Thanks for sharing! How's the X-E1 treating you? and what are your main lenses? curious to hear what lenses people use with this camera. Cameras like these show the world that you don't need a $5000 flagship, at the very least not to get started... Cultivating the passion for the craft is a lot more important in my opinion. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! Cheers 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez Thank you for your feedback! I totally agree, that one doesn't need high end technique, also if your are an advanced user. And additionally, elder gear might also offer specialties the newer ones don't, like a special look in the frames, This is for the X-E1 in my opinion, too. It is not so clinical, although you're using a good lens like the 23mm F2, which I also do mainly. But I love my funleader 18mm F8, which offers in the bnw mode a very analog and quirky look. Pergear offers also a good quality I believe after using the 35f1.6 and the 10f5.6 fisheye. Also adapting vintage lenses is great altough the focus peaking is not ideal with the X-E1, but gives a very meditative experience. Thank you for your informative and entertaining videos and also the look on older stuff!!
Indeed, great lens for the price, very small and light. Good for getting into the manual focusing life. How's the lens treating you? And are you using this camera with this lens? wondering about your thoughts on the peaking focusing. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it! 🙌🏼✨
Another fantastic video Jorge!! I love my xpro1, and this XE1 looks fun as well. My only con with both of these cameras is the terrible focus peaking when using manual lenses.
Agreed, I think it's fine to use manual lenses every now and then, but if you're planning to use this camera primary with manual lenses, then yeah the peaking will be very frustrating to use. I think the sweet spot may be the Second gen cameras, X-pro2, X-e2, etc. might continue with the reviews until I go through all of these cameras 😁 Thanks for watching, man! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and share a comment, Cheers! 🙏🏼✨
I pretty much gave up on focus peaking with the E1. I press the back button to zoom to set focus. I'm an old film photographer and learned some focusing tricks along the way.
Nice vid. Great camera (I've got one). Very usable camera that feels great to handle. Yes it's hard work sometimes, but worth it. Yes ND definitely required. Still prefer my xt10 though. 🙂
Thanks for sharing! I think all of these cameras are great, in your case the traditional placement of the viewfinder might be better or more comfortable to use, In my case, I dislike non-rangefinder-style cameras, very uncomfortable to use for people with big noses like me 😂 Also happen to be right-eye dominant, to that helps as well! How's your X-T10 treating you? curious to hear your thoughts about it. Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment! I appreciate you taking the time to do that! Cheers 🙏🏼✨
I cant find the input of the battery. At the beginning of the video you showed the battery but I can't find how I'll put the battery inside the camera. Can you show that?
Very cool, how was the conversion process, and how's the IR shooting experience? Curious to hear your thoughts about that. Happy to hear people still shoot with this camera, and the user's experiences as well! Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! I appreciate it 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez hi! at first I was hesitant to do conversion on my trusty xe1, that is why I bought a $100 xe1 to my friend and had it converted to full spectrum for $120 and buy IR filter for different results.. now i'm so happy and my one xe1 can rest for awhile🤣.
X-E1 for sure, the A5 does not have an X-trans sensor, which defeats the entire purpose of owning one of the X series cameras. If you're looking for something affordable maybe consider an X-70 or XT-10, hope that helps! Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
Hey Jorge! How about with Fujifilm XM-1, have same sensor Xtrans 1 but when i see picture shoot by XM-1 on Flickr i love it rather than XE-1. But i love the viewfinder and the design of XE-1. Do you have some experiences or opinion about XM-1? Let me know buddy ✌
I still use this Camera and have the X100F. And I use the Xe1 most of the time with the 18mm or the 18-55 f2.8 and those are my set up for casual moment, street, or events Even if Classic chrome in the X100f is gorgeous if you take time you have magic color with the xe1 Last but not least the b&w is insanely good. I really recommend the xe1.
Agreed, great to hear other people using the xe1 and enjoying it as well! it's a really fun camera to use, also good news I'm using the faux classic chrome from fuji weekly on the XE1, almost 1 to 1. I recommend you check it out! You can find more info here: www.jperez.ca/blog/favourite-fujifilm-simulation-recipes-for-the-1st-gen-x-trans-sensors/ Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it! 🙏🏼✨
Mainly the Fujicrons, the 23mm f2, the 35mm f2, and not the 7artisans 25mm f1.8 for manual focusing. The fujicrons work great and definitely help with the focusing speed of older cameras. What about you? shooting with the same camera? what lenses are you using? I hope the video was useful or entertaining, thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it 🙌🏼😁
Agreed! I recommend the snappier Fujicrons F2, just to try to offset the slow autofocusing speeds. But most lenses work great, manual lenses are decent enough If you can get around the peaking of the camera. Which lenses are you shooting with? Thanks, for watching and for sharing a comment as well! Cheers 🙌🏼
Now you have a review about the E1, my #1 Fuji, because the X-Pro1 was too expensive. I have the black & silver copy. Still fine, X-Trans I & II is fine for me, even now, and into the next >10+ years, until it works. But into generally, shooting more film than digital. :edit: Since i use the E1 basically after the release, there are too many, zillions literally of rumors about the X-trans myths, which came all down to one point - bad, really bad X-Trans Adobe support, therefore all this B$ about X-trans worms, waxy looks, etc...LR was never being the #1 place for X-Trans Sensor (different CFA vs. ordinary Bayer). But there was PhotoNinja, Iridient, and the past years, X-Transformer.....and RT RawTherapee also does a great job, even Capture One is excellent, and DxO PhotoLab since v5 also have X-Trans support. ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) sucked too hard literally with X-Trans, for many years, think CS6. Even LR never gets the best IQ out of X-Trans RAF (RAW) Files. Since 2019 or so, LR is okay-ish, but still into 2022+ never gets the best IQ out of X-trans Sensors. You can download the _free_ Capture One Express from Fujifilm via www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm The X-E/X-Pro Series are literally like a "poor man's Leica". I have on one of my E1 always the TTArtisan 23/1.4 Lens onto it - 35mm is my 90% focal length. See the review by Tom here - ruclips.net/video/V8tGjti9FpM/видео.html Being a user of the X100 (black LE) X-E1, X-E2 & X-T1 (graphite). PS: The cheapest way into the X-System is an X-A1 (bayer CFA 16 MP Sensor) or Fujifilm X-M1 (16 MP X-Trans I) The M1 is a bit feature limited, doesn't have an EVF. Last, but not least...the X-E1/E2 are getting always more expensive, because of videos on YT all couple months here... ;-)
Interesting to hear your thoughts... thanks for sharing. I ended up reviewing this camera because I think more options are a good thing, and I will probably end up reviewing every gen of Fuji cameras 😂 I've been planning to give capture one a try, but most of my images (90% or so) are not edited at all, everything is captured in-camera, including the simulation, aspect ratio, etc. So I really don't spend a lot of time editing images. But constantly learning and evolving is a good way to approach the craft, so I'll give it a try at some point. I know there are some cheaper fuji options out there, but I need a viewfinder 😂 can't shoot without it, I absolutely hate taking photos with the back LCD screen, that's the reason why I returned my brand new X-T3 almost 2 years ago, I rather have a rangefinder-style viewfinder. And last but not least, yeah prices are going up, every single camera is going up, and every single camera is out of stock. Right now a used X100V goes for a higher price than a brand new one did a year ago, and the same thing goes for the X-E4. Everything is sold out, everything is out of stock, and people just jack up the price like crazy. So it's not just because of youtube videos... ;-) Thanks for watching, friend, I appreciate you taking the time to share a comment as well! Cheers 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez Hi Jorge, yes. The semiconductor crisis. Hopefully comes to an end into 2023... Everything is getting more expensive. Sad, but true. I need a viewfinder, too. Can't work with a phone as "camera", it's only good for the casual or unexpected shot. But no experience like real gear, when you set your aperture, your iso, and shutterspeed. ;-) The X-T3 is still king into 2022+, a fine DSLM. But i am quite happy with my T1. Way good enough, does all what i ever need. No fancy video features, too. I only shoot pictures, not video. ever. :-) Keep up the fine reviews, Jorge ! A great day, Marc
Depending on where you live, places like B&H Photo, KEH camera, and others work well in North America. Here in Canada places like Henrys & The camera store also have used equipment from time to time. But realistically, finding these cameras and low prices are most likely on the used marketplace online. I have a dedicated video of camera stores in Japan if you ever plan to visit, Hope that helps! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! Cheers ✨🙏🏼
As an X-E1 user since 2012, I agree with almost everything you stated from it's purpose to unique IQ. It has remained the closest to film looking files of any digital camera I own, and I own a Lot. However I have to Disagree with two things; Being that you dressed new shooters who are "serious" about photography, I find a couple features you are misleading them on. a) Yes you said you are a Jpeg only shooter but complaining about limited DR and going above ISO 3200 is only a Jpeg issue in my experience. The magic of the X-Trans sensor is also it's editable RAF (Fuji RAW) files. Especially new photographers with older tech should use that option for insurance. You can edit RAW files till the cows come home but not Jpegs. Yes the film sims does not cook in the RAW files but you can with one click add it in Lr or Fuji X RAW Studio . It is NEVER advisable to inspire someone to limit themselves to Film sim Jpegs. b) Although I hate on camera flash with a passion, it has come in handy when I was in a pinch. You can optically trigger off camera flashes/strobes OR use it as a bounce light source with it's "point-up" feature. I have used a business card in front of the upright pointed flash to bounce the light to the ceiling and wall behind me without flooding the subject with the usual direct harsh light. I have mentored many new photographers over the years and I always give them every option to every feature they have. The way I shoot may not be the way they want to shoot BUT I give them options and it's good and bad points to have them decide for themselves.
Great to hear your perspective and how others see the points that I make, thanks for sharing! I think in general, I talk about my experiences, how I learned & how I do things. That being said, I do agree with you that this way is not compatible with everyone. I think that the very few people that watch and enjoy my videos, understand that this is just how I do things, not necessarily how things should be. I have played with the raf's before, so I understand what these files are capable of, but I have never used raw files in professional shoots and paid work. I simply choose not to, it's not for me, shooting the way I do creates accountability and accelerates the learning curve, I mention this in detail in my street photography philosophy video. My training comes from a decade of working in the film industry, where you meticulously think about every aspect of the frame and craft the image that you want, In cinema you control the light, the weather, the actors, the script, everything. Shooting with intentionality is key. And that is how I approach my photography work, although funny enough, with street photography I don't control the light, the weather, the subjects or their actions, The one thing I control is the settings, and what my vision is, and Raw files hinder that process. I choose the aspect ratio before I take the photos, I don't crop in post, I choose the simulation recipe before I take the photo, I don't believe in dragging and dropping a B&W lut onto a colour image. It's not elitism, It's just the way I like to shoot, with intentionality. What I'm looking for is, understanding, what do I want to capture? What do I want my photographs to look? What memories I want to create? If beginners make mistakes and mess up their files, (like not exposing properly or similar things) and can't magically fix the photo because they don't have a raw file, then they will never forget that mistake, accountability like that accelerates the learning curve. It not the cameras fault, the weather, the moon, it's their fault, they need to master the settings. Regarding the flash, I think it comes down to the type of photography you are doing and your needs. My focus is mostly street/travel photography, so I would never use a flash for that. But if you're shooting in studio, portraits, product photography, or just a nice photo of your family, kids or pets, then I understand why it could be beneficial to have a flash. Other than that, I would never use it, even if you paid me. Thanks for sharing you knowledge and your valuable insights as well, I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and drop a comment! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
Yeah just got it used from someone, but you can also find it in several camera stores here in Canada as well. They do add a little premium to the price, for cleaning, checking it and giving you 3 months of warranty, but you can find it a lot cheaper in the used marketplace. Check also B&H or KEH if you're located in North America. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it! 🙏🏼✨
Done the same. Bought a X-E1 in march 2022 and a new XC35. This is the best combination I ever had. You can "simulate" every film-simulations from later models and choose it with Q. First, I thought about a X-Pro3, just to get the look of an analogue camera, which I used 30 years. So I tried the X-E1 - and saved up €1000,- ... even with this "little" sensor, the results are amazing. It is like an Minox 35 GT with a APX 400: point and shoot. Pls report more of this camera. Regards - Thomas
Funny thing I had the same way. I owned X-E1 many many years ago. After long journey with many cameras (incl. full frame cameras) i bought last year X-E1 with XC35 plus X100 1 gen. Now I do not feel any reason to follow new cameras. Love the pictures out of the camera, love the in-camera raw converter.
Hi Thomas, great to hear other people using and enjoying the camera! I agree with you about saving some cash, I think that is an accurate summary of the current camera landscape, get the speed and ease of use with the new cameras (X-pro3, X-T4 etc) or image quality and fun factor with older cameras (x-pro1 or x-e1 etc). I have the X100V, and I've been using it less and less since I started reviewing older fuji cameras, mainly because I need to use the cameras I review as my first main camera for months at a time, but also because I don't necessarily love the look and results of the clean clinical new sensors. I want the look of the X-Pro1/X-E1 with the speed, reliability and ease of operation of the new cameras 😂 How's your X-E1 treating you? curious to hear your thoughts. I hope the video was useful or interesting to watch! I will be making more videos about the X-E1 including a settings video, etc. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts as well! I appreciate it 🙌🏼😁
Hi Dominik, how's the X-E1? wondering if you have a preference between the X100 and the X-E1, I have reviewed them both here on the channel and I do feel there's a significant difference, but I would choose them over most newer cameras as well! I hope the video was valuable! Thanks for watching and for dropping a comment! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez love both. For sure X-E1 is faster and smoother in operation. On the other hand X100 is very universal, leaf shutter and built-in nd filter are very helpful. As per image quality the X100 in black&white (not only but...) is hilarious. The great is thing how great pictures you can get from both with built-in raw developer. I do not need any editors such like Lightroom. I have had about 20 cameras (mirrorless and dslr) in last 10 years. Come back to X-E1 made me extremely happy
@@Jorge-Perez This video was like my first touch with this camera. More vids would be very helpful. Your basic settings are great. And I am trying to test most of the recipes I can find. But using the B/W+Y simulation brings me back to my analogue times. I started loving fotography with a used Canon AE-1 in 1986. A teacher at school offered a fotography working group. We had a darkroom and he always got expired Ilford Pan 400 films from local dealers. That's how it started. The X-E1 brought me back to this times. Analogue look, but "modern" technique. If you want to see samples, I can send you a link. Next I'll try to find is the XF27 Pancake. But it is even used expensive... Cheers!
A flash is useful for catching shots with certain looks such as slowing the shutter with a moving subject to create blur with a sharp look. So no, it's flash isn't useless. You just never got into trick shots.
A great tip for people that find themselves in that situation or have the same approach, thanks for sharing! For me, however, it's a no-go. With my street photography/travel photography, cinematography and composition are everything, and a flash gets in the way of that goal. But I can totally see your tips working for people that want to shoot that way, or just for family photos, etc. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts as well! Hopefully, it can help others out there watching in the same position as you, Cheers 😁🙌🏼
Every year there are a few videos like this, I think I have seen it since 2017. X-E1 in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and very likely 2023, 2024, etc. Saying very similar points. I guess most people got the idea. Not saying is bad making videos like these, just noticing the trend.
The X-M1 also seems like a great choice, I personally like having a viewfinder, but I could see the X-M1 being very popular and getting great images as well. Which one do you have? and are you enjoying using them? I hope the video was helpful or entertaining, thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! Cheers 😁🙌🏼
Great choice, how's the combo treating you? and have you used any other lens other than the 18mm? curious to hear your thoughts. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! Cheers 🙌🏼😁
@@Jorge-Perez I really liked the images together with XF35MM1.4 and 7artisans 35mm1.2 mark2 aswell. I think when I'm finished with my one-camera-one-lens-one-year project I will glue on the 7artisans 35mm1.2 mark2 on it and make it my pure monochrome camera
XE1 colors are amazing. It’s 11 years old now and I still blown away but this little camera.
I have an XT2 and I had to get myself a second XE1 after selling it to a friend. The colors are just gorgeous out of the XE1!!
It really is! How's the camera treating you? and what do you think about it compared to the XT2? curious to hear what you think.
I really like the colours and the organic look, I was hoping for a faster camera in general, but I can live with it haha. Thanks for watching and for dropping a comment as well! Cheers 😁
I took my xe1 to bali last week, pair it with a classic 30mm pentacon lens. It wqs incredible. Yeah shooting and focusing is a slow process, but that's exactly what i need. After years of fast work photoshoot, a relaxing slow street shoots it meditative
I 've had one of these for about 6 years, I use it with the 18mm f2.0 mostly, nice and light. I pretty much just use single point and do the old school focus and recompose. works like a charm.
Totally agree, a variation of the back button focusing basically. For me using the AF-L is the best way to properly focus, wait for subjects to walk into the frame or quickly recompose. Works very well.
How's the X-E1+18mm combo treating you? and have you considered using the 27mm lens? I think it's similar in size and compactness.
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@@Jorge-Perez combo works just fine for me, supposedly the 18mm isn't too sharp, but its sharper than the kit at 18mm at 2.8, and gets a stop brighter. I'm more of a 28mm guy anyway. I had a 30mm (45mm equiv) back when I shot with a NEX5T, and it was too close for me, I like to get more of the scene, and often I'm indoors standing closer to something so wider works better. You can get decent blur if you are close to something and the background is far with the 2.0. The only thing is to keep humans center ish to avoid them being distorted on the edges. but that sorta happens naturally anway.
I still own the XE-2 and 18/2.0 and the 27/2.8
27/2.8 is apparently more compact and makes the XE-2 a X100 alike.
But I personally think the images from 18/2.0 have more "perspective" feelings.
27/2.8 images are kind of flat.
I am not sure if it is because my skill is not enough to squeeze the best quality from both.
@@pitiwong1thank you for this insight! I used to own the 27mm and even though I loved it size I felt uninspired by the results. Like you I thought it was because of the limitations of my own abilities. When I used to shoot film and also with my smartphone, I like the wide angle perspective of a 28mm equivalent and your comment plus the previous comments are gold in helping me make a decision, so thank you!
I picked one up and paired it with the 7Artisans 25/1.8. Fantastic little kit for shooting street.
I do find them pretty overhyped though. Like if I believed everything I read, I would have been expecting mythical film level perfection. It produces normal files with smudgy details 🤷
Feels great in the hands, gets out of the way nicely, super light. Fun little side kit, that's for sure.
I own this little one as well. Even it is not as sharp as XF series, but I think it has a very "film like" color and less "digitalized", which I like it so much. It is amazing they can produce such good quality body and lens in such low price.
@@pitiwong1 I compared it side by side with my A7c and so long as I used custom white balance on the A7c, they produced near identical colors. The level of detail was easily 2x on the A7c, though.
Which to me is a home run for Fuji. Like a decade ago they were putting out an aps-c camera that can ride with a FF camera from 2019.
I ended up having to return my X-E1 due to dead pixels. Picking up an x-e3 next month and super excited to get back into the Fuji ecosystem.
Great video! That x trans 1 sensor truly does have some magic.
Agreed, the magic sauce is real with these sensors 😂 Do you have any of the cameras with the first x-trans sensor? how are those treating you?
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@@Jorge-Perez I got an xpro1. Recently upgraded to the xpro2. Loving it, but something about that xpro1 is just so sweet.
I still have my original X Series camera - my EX-1. I agree with your assessment of the organic and analog nature of the first generation sensors, I look back at old images created with this camera and they just have a certain magic that the newer cameras just don't capture. Your video is inspiring me to pick up it up and and shot. I will check out your faux Chrome recipe.
Happy to hear that, Michael! And I agree that the colours and highlight retention on the older Fuji cameras are different. The faux classic chrome is from the FujiWeekly blog, and the black & white is my own custom profile. Linked in the description of the video.
What lenses are you using with it? curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment, Cheers 🙌🏼✨
I use the XE-1 as a third body for weddings, my other two being an XT-2 and an XT-30. I use a fully manual Meike lens and only use a custom black and white recipe. I actually LOVE the flash on the XE-1 during the receptions. Being able to bend it up and bounce off ceilings and walls, it is WAY more usable than you think.
Interesting to hear your thoughts, I find the peaking very lacking on the X-E1, and I am curious to hear if you have any issues with it in fast-paced scenarios like weddings.
I guess the flash can be helpful for things like that, but my focus on my camera reviews and on this channel is always street/documentary photography, so I refuse to use a flash 😂
It's good to hear other people's experiences with the camera and how it can be more flexible depending on your photography type. I hope the video was helpful or interesting! Thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well 🙏🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez growing up, my introduction to photography was sports photography on an old rebel. With everything fully manual, I definitely developed that skill of quick anticipation for finding focus. Also, with it being in black and white on the Gen 1 sensor, I'm not worried about it being pristine. I have the xt2 and xt30 for nailing that digital perfection. More capturing a mood and adding nostalgia to a gallery with it.
I do appreciate your video and you definitely have some great views on such a cool camera!
@@-Breakyr Hi what is the manual Meike lens you use? Would you recommend it? Thank you!
Yaaaas! The flash on this camera gets no love but is one of my absolute favourite features I wish they would bring back!
This camera got me into the Fujifilm Ecosystem in 2015! I still got it.. even now (as an official Fujifilm X photographer) I have times I just stick to it instead of my other Fujifilm gears. The files are everything!
Agreed! it's the gift that keeps on giving 😂 I don't use my X100V as often, mainly because I need to test and use the gear I review extensively, but also because there is a clear/noticeable difference between the new and older sensors (at least to me).
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that or your perspective as an official X-Photographer. What are you currently shooting with?
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Have you ever tried viltrox 75mm on your X-E1?
I love the XE1. I mainly use old vintage lenses with this camera. The focus peaking sucks but I punch in and focus.
Interesting to hear, I do find the peaking very lacking, I can use it from time to time, but can't imagine myself shooting mainly with manual lenses. How's your experience with the camera? and peaking in particular? Curious to hear your thoughts.
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Wow very helpful, I trying to decide what to buy to dip my toes in Fuji
Glad it was helpful! There are lots of great options for people wanting to dip their toes in the Fuji ecosystem, check out some of my other fuji reviews just in case you'd like to know more and compare them!
I would also be interested to hear eventually which one you ended up getting! Thank you very much for watching and for sharing a kind comment as well! I appreciate it, friend! 🙏🏼
I bought my X-E1 on pre-order in 2012, with the XF35 f/1.4, still have them. Use an XPro2 now mainly, but still go back to the X-E1, which currently has the mighty XF90 f/2 on it. Happy!
Awesome! Great to hear people still have it from day one! how's the X-pro2 treating you? I'm considering moving to the second-gen cameras and the X-pro2 looks interesting, curious to hear your thoughts.
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@@Jorge-Perez The X-Pro2 is everything I want in a camera; it's X-Trans III rather than II, not quite the jpg colours of first gen but has Classic Chrome, which I use with colour +2. I still have a lot of love for the old X-E1, though, and I still enjoy the slower experience from time to time. Cheers!
Hey there ! nice review
I have some things to say about the X-E1 in comparision to other cameras to add a bit to your review :
- The X-E1 is effectively a smaller OVF-less X-Pro 1 with diopter. To me that prefers EVFs to OVFs (when the quality is good enough at least, like the X100's EVF is rarely used on my part...), it isn't a problem at all, and the smaller size + diopters are both huge bonuses to me. Even if they were proposed at the same price, I would probably go X-E1 rather than X-Pro 1, especailly since the X-Pro 1 doesn't bring anything more than the OVF (no double SD slots, no weather sealing). To someone starting out, I'd be much more confident recommending the X-E1 than the X-Pro 1 for the diopter alone.
- The "cheap manual focus" route with the X-E1 is the cheapest but is not the best in my opinion. At least not with this camera body specifically, for a very simple reason : The focus peaking is white only (just like on the X-Pro 1 and X100) so if you want to check your focus in a bright day it's very difficult, and almost impossible to use the focus peaking effectively. Thing they fixed with the later generation of cameras, the X-E2 having color options for peaking (red, blue and yellow on top of the classic white)
Speaking of the X-E2, I think that it's the sweetspot fuji camera if you want a rangefinder design. You have way faster AF with the new processor, the X-Trans II sensor is almost the same as the X-Trans 1 sensor when it comes to color, but with slightly better noise performance and more film simulations available (including classic chrome). Oh, and you have acces to the electronic shutter, so no need for ND filters most of the time as you can go up to 1/32000s silently. The camera is otherwise the exact same : same size, design, everyhing. Only differences is the number on the front and the exposure comp dial that goes from -3 to +3 instead of -2 to +2.
I gotta say that after using an X-Trans I, II and III for a while and testing out quickly the X-Trans IV, the X-Trans III is the perfect balance between film look and modern performance to me.
I know you like cameras that have OVFs, double SD and you prefer a diopter over correction lenses. You also like silent shooting. I don't know if that's in your budget range but have you ever considered and X-Pro 2? It does not have either of the X-Trans I or II, but the the version III is not that far off, and can be replicated with a little bit of tweaking of the film recipes. It's fully weather sealed, have double SD, diopter on the OVF, way nicer EVF and you now have an ISO dial incorporated in the shutter dial (like in the X100F).
To me that really sounds like your endgame camera. It's still a bit expensive but there is always the X-E3, which is the same thing just without the OVF like the X-E1 is.
I agree with you, especially the focus peaking with the X-E1/X-Pro1, it's less than ideal. I think it's enough for using manual lenses every now and then and having fun, but if you plan to shoot exclusively with manual lenses, then these cameras will be a headache.
I still have my X100V, so in terms of the shooting experience, I think that is the best for me and my photography style, I just don't enjoy the look of the files, feels a little off and very digital to me. When I look back at all my best photos or the ones I like the most, are mainly X100T & X100F images.
I'm considering what my options are, not only for me as a shooter but also for the RUclips Channel as well, I'm thinking about potentially reviewing all the cameras, It takes time, I have to sell cameras before I buy other ones, but I think I might be done reviewing the first-gen cameras for the most part. So I might continue with the x-pro2, x-e2, x100s, etc
To be honest, I wanted to try more things and lenses, and that's why I don't use the x100v as much, but I keep going back to the same lens with every camera that I test, so maybe the x100 series is all that I need. And for the people that say that those are not "professional cameras", All the photography work that I have done professionally in the past, was with the X100T/F.
I'm speculating at this point, but the X-pro2/X100F might be the sweet spot for people like me. I want the flexibility, speed, functionality and ND filter of the x100v or x-PRO4 (when it comes out) with the organic look of the first 2 x-trans sensors. 😂
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@@Jorge-Perez if you want to do cameras by generation, I would really advise you to go with the sensor / CPU generation rather than the number on the camera.
X100 is its own generation, nothing before nothing after
First gen X-Trans 1 is X-Pro 1, X-E1 and X100S
Second gen X-Trans II is X-E2, X-T10, X-T1 and X100T
Third gen X-Trans III is X-E3, X-T20, X-T2, X-Pro 2, X-H1 and X100F
Fourth gen X-Trans IV is X-T3, X-T30, X-T30II, X-E4, X-T4, X-Pro 3, X-S10 and X100V
Fifth gen is only X-H2s for the moment, but I guess we'll see X-H2 and probably X-T5 as well in the future
The flash is very useful: On sunny days, it can fill in shadows under people’s eyes, and indoors you can point it up to the ceiling for a softer light. For documentary purposes a flash will give you the crispest most detailed picture in low light, that’s why crime scene investigators use it
I've had it since 2013. It's still fantastic.
Close to 10 years, How's the camera treating you? It's great to hear from people that have it and use it to this day!
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@@Jorge-Perez My Fuji is in excellent condition. Almost new because I am very careful! Thanks for your videos. They are excellent and relevant.
People's problem is that they are persuaded to take better photos because they have the latest camera on the market. You have to know your camera well and shoot again and again. It is better to invest in photo lenses. Best 🙂
i just bought x-e1 2 week ago and i feel the same thing with every word you said, nice video
btw i am a canon user 5 month ago i tried X-A3 than i found the best fuji camera for adapting new ecosistem is the little X-E1
That's awesome! How's the camera treating you so far? for the price, it's really hard to beat, especially compared to other camera manufacturers.
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Recently got my X E1 the colours are amazing, I am a X T1 shooter X trans II really good but X Trans I has that magic
I have this and still using it. The image quality is beautiful. The only thing that makes me want to upgrade is X-E1 doesn't have af tracking. While most cameras nowadays have face/eye detection tracking feature. For shooting still images, X-E1 is brilliant.
Best review I've seen so far.
I wonder if people still think it's worth it one year later now that it's going for $250-$350.
I'd like to hear people's thoughts.
XE1 user here. I can say I am satisfied with the result, I just need lens :D
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@@Jorge-Perez the autofocus little bit slow for capturing my kids. but sometimes it produces unpredictable moments :D
I am using a kit lens XC 16-50mm and XM-FL 24 F/8, example: ruclips.net/video/Sq5ZKIoQhIQ/видео.html
Thanks for saying what film simulations you use. VERY IN DEPTH review, OMG.
I have the same set up. This is such a great design. Plus the xtrans is the best. If only the peaking was better
Yeah, I agree, the peaking can be stressful, especially if you mainly shoot with manual lenses. But for using it every now and then, I find it okay.
Have you bought more cameras since last time, Frank? 😂 just wondering if your Fuji repertoire is still growing haha, Thanks for watching, I hope the review was useful or entertaining, I appreciate it! ✨🙏🏼
@@Jorge-Perez yes actually. I bought an xt1 with less than 1800 shutter clicks with a 7art 35mm 1.4 for 300. I figured i would give the xtrans ii another try. I love this camera. I had one a few years ago and im very happy with the image quality.
Nice video! I looked for a Pro1 but couldn't find one at a decent price. I then found information saying that the E1 shared the same sensor/processor and in some ways was actually better. Since I have and E2s and E3, I found a black E1 in pristine condition for a great price.
I had read all the hype about the first generation X-Trans sensor and processor and was curious. I do see a difference between it and my E2s and E3. They all take gorgeous photos, but there does seem to be a little something special in the E1. The browns are especially lovely.
Since I grew up shooting film cameras, I feel right at home with the speed of the E1. My first 35mm was a Minolta fixed lens rangefinder I bought in 1964. I started shooting with Leicas in 1968 and my E cameras are almost exactly the same size as my Leica M3. It is at least as fun to shoot with Fuji E cameras and the results are even better.
I did have an E2 as well, but my grandson lost his Canon Rebel to a fire (his Rebel was actually my camera). He loves photography and we like to go out and do street together. The Fuji E camera is a great camera for him as he grows as a photographer.
I 100% agree about the difference in Image quality and tones, I was skeptical at first, initially, I wondered how much of it was just people repeating something that they heard before and how much of it was actually true? but it's so noticeable to me that I don't feel like using my X100V that often.
Interesting to hear about your experiences, how was shooting with the M3? I've always wondered what's like to shoot with Leica cameras 🤔 And doing street photography as a team sounds like a really fun experience!
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@@Jorge-Perez I have sort of a love/hate relationship with Leica film rangefinders. They are exquisitely built and just the tactile feel of the controls is a joy. Once you learn how to focus they can be lightning fast to achieve focus, but it is always focus/recompose. Shutter noise is but a whisper and I have used mine in situations on TV and movie sets where that was a requirement.
There are quirks that requires accepting. The M3 doesn't have a rapid rewind like newer M cameras. Loading and unloading can be tedious, especially when compared to my Canon film cameras with quick load.
For me, though, the Fuji E series has almost all the charm of my M3 in a modern form. They are almost exactly the same size. I feel I'm producing work with them at least as good as my M3 work. I did look at digital Leica, but I can't justify spending that much. I'm glad I went with Fuji E cameras instead.
@@Jorge-Perez Tran 1 sensors as you mentioned in the video definitely has a magic to it. The built in flash contrary to comment is actually quite handy. To avoid harshness, one can manual tilt and hold the flash to point at the ceiling.
What I love most about this camera body is I get similar results to my Contax G1 Film rangefinder( I have serious love for the g-series). The b&w images have awesome tones and comparable sharpness. I like the controls better on the XT-1. The menu navigation on the X-E1 is cumbersome in comparison but the images are magic.
I just bought this camera, a very cheap and very used one 😅 But I needed something to make me motivated about photography again and I really liked the idea of this one
Thanks for the practical review, Jorge! I took the combination of the Fuji XE-1 and the 7Artisans 25mm 1.8 on holiday to Bahia a few years back and it produced some wonderful results.
Very nice! How was it? Did you have any issues with the peaking and manual focusing? curious to hear your thoughts on it.
A holiday on the beach sound very nice right about now haha. I really enjoyed using this camera and testing it as well. Very similar to how I feel about the X-pro1 as well. Great image quality, great results!
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@@Jorge-Perez I really enjoyed the experience and being able to travel with a smaller, discreet camera (I had the black version) was liberating. The manual focus is ok with focus peaking. Like you said in your X100 review, treat it like a film camera: you know you'll miss a few shots, but the trade off is that you slow down and think much more deliberately about composition/moments, which is a skill that's worth honing
That was Brilliant Jorge. I just bought the X-E1 to start my journey off right, snd shoot those film like digital shots.
Keep it up mate
You just can't beat the original X-Trans sensor, eh! 🇨🇦 ☻ Was SONY user for many years. Just never liked the look. Bought FUJI X-E1 and fell in love with its unique image quality! And learned how to shoot slowly. Later decided that I need "more pixelsr" - bought X-Pro2. Also I tried ... GFX50R!!! :) And despite all that I still think that X-E1 renders better images. And now I know that 16Mpx is plenty. X-E1 is a real "digital film" camera, almost analog experience. Great review, Jorge!
Great to hear other people using the camera and enjoying it! It's a fun camera to use, it has some cons, but I like the camera enough to justify it to people starting out or on a budget. How was the gfx50r? I'd be curious to hear about your experiences with fuji medium format cameras.
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@@Jorge-Perez X-E1 helped me to re-discover joy of photography once again. Since I got this camera I practically NEVER leave the house without it. Which I can not say the same about GFX50R. By the way it’s like X-E1 on steroids - everything just bigger but very similar form factor and user experience. I would love to bring GFX50R with me everywhere I go - but I’m afraid to do so because it’s an expensive beast. Definitely the quality of the images is different - more resolution, more details, more tonal gradation. I thought I’ll love the images produced by GFX right away. But somehow surprisingly they just don’t excite me that much. They are kind of sterile and more digital. At least with my GF50mm/F3.5 Perhaps another lens (like GF80mm/F1.7) would open the potential of this camera in different way. Its an amazing photo camera. And it’s one of the “cheapest” options if you want to get into digital medium format. It’s great for commercial work for sure. But I use it for documentary work and I wanted that “medium format look” and film feel. I’ll try to adapt some vintage full frame lenses to it - it might mellow the image. • However browsing through my X-E1 photos I realize every time - you just can’t beat how X-Trans gen1 sensor beautifully renders photographs. (GFX btw is not X-Trans sensor, it’s made by Sony and used in Fujifilm and Hasselblad 44mmX33mm medium format cameras)
Great video...as always Jorge!!!
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I’m going to check out your webpage.
That’s a good point about the ND filter when the JPEG film simulation requires higher DR setting. I’m new to Fuji in the last year with an XE-4 (it’s not my main camera, that’s a big beast full frame Pentax K-1) but the X-E range is really fun and discrete so I found a VGC X-E1 on fleabay cheap just to try the 1st gen X-Trans sensor. Doesn’t worry me that the AF and EVF refresh is slow - it’s just a fun and very capable little camera (actually noticeably bigger than the X-E4 side by side and in the hand). But I have struck the shutter limit 1/4000 a few times because I always shoot aperture as first priority. At least with the X-E4 it automatically trips over into faster electronic shutter speeds but not the X-E1.
I don’t think I’m ever not going to shoot RAW (I’ve got a Lightroom Library dating to 2007 which I prize) but I’ve been shooting RAW+JPEG on my cameras since I got the Pentax K-1. This gives me the opportunity to quickly share the JPEG but I’ve always got the digital negative and you can go back years later and make new versions of that original image using Lightroom or C1. Always have a good filing or Library system for your raw files. That’s why I’m embedded with Lightroom
Yes, most of the in-camera settings apply to the JPEGs only, so if you're shooting raw you don't have to worry about those. That being said, I prefer shooting with intentionality, which means setting everything I want in-camera.
I always get comments from people that shoot raw and preach that, but they seem to have forgotten what it means to forge the image that you want, from vision to execution, Of course, raw will always have its place and favour particular types of shooting, all I'm saying is that most people would be surprised about how good the JPEGs are if you master your settings and the craft.
Which one do you prefer using more casually? the X-E1 or X-E4? I love the usability, speed, and overall build of my x100v, but I like the results from the older cameras.
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@@Jorge-Perez I applaud your intentional approach to creating the image in the planning and moments leading up to pressing the shutter. This is how we SHOULD be shooting. For me it starts with composition, judging the lighting and aperture - that may take me a while and I might choose various compositions and exposures for the scene but that’s usually all I do. Composition, lighting/exposure and aperture.
You see I’m a photographer in my 50s and I started with a manual Praktica SLR that my parents bought me as a teenager because I loved photography. It had a 50mm f/1.8 lens (has because I’ve still got it and use it) and once you got your composition right the exposure guide came from a swinging needle in the viewfinder. Choose the aperture for image you want to create and then adjust the shutter speed dial get the needle where you want the exposure to be based on your judgement of the scene. Every image was very involving. Yes you should still shoot fast but the process involved thought.
The reason why I’m still embedded with the digital negative (raw) is that history. I shot slide film (very little latitude to get the exposure wrong - you had to absolutely nail it in camera) and black and white film. I’ve still got all those positive slides and negative film stored and get them out on the light box from time to time or put them through the scanner.
By my late 20s I had my own enlarger (still have it) and darkroom equipment for making my own prints. Here you learn the second part of the image making process in the darkroom. The exposure of the photo paper to the negative image on the enlarger bed. Adjusting that exposure to the image you want to create. Dodging and burning using your hand or fingers to give the paper different exposure on different parts of the image. Watching your black and white print come to life in the developer bath is something else. You see it’s a few years since I’ve done it, but even today I can get those negatives out and make a new print, a new version of the original negative 30 yrs after I took it.
I’ve got digital negative raw going back 18yrs and I can do the same. I have a library of books dating back to the 80s where I can take a book from the shelf and re-read it. The book is the same but the experience is always a little different with the intervening years.
As far as the X-E4 vs X-E1 experience goes, it’s early days yet but I’m carrying the X-E1 as I go about my daily business and take opportunities to make photos while I’m walking between meetings etc. the X-E4 naturally is much more responsive, particularly the AF. Most of my photography is landscape, architectural or street but this morning I was trying to photograph a black dog up close in a dark lane way. Unlike many animal he was being cooperative but the low light a the low contrast subject really was difficult for the X-E1 with XF 18mm f/2. All I had was that one dark eye to focus on and I got it in the end with just one photo but I know the X-E4 would have handled the AF better however the warm, contrasty from the E1’s sensor is lovely. And it’s fun. I shoot these cameras for their small, discrete form factor. My big Pentax K-1 full frame technically would do a better job. It has a broader dynamic range and is amazing in low light and detailed large 36mp images that is great for landscape, architecture, low light detail and it’s ergonomics frankly are better too, festooned with buttons for everything and feels great in the hand but it’s bit and obvious and it’s not suited to my casual street work. I love all my cameras for the different things they offer.
One other thing I’d say about raw versus SOOC JPEG is that 15-20 yrs ago the in camera image processing wasn’t nearly as good as today. Even the raw converting software on computer was progressively getting better. Those 6mp raw files didn’t have the detail or dynamic range we expect today and the JPEGs were worse. Yes you had to nail the photo technically but sometimes the best version of the photo didn’t come until a better raw software came along. This was before Lightroom existed.
Very good channel Jorge, definitely subscribed.
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I sold my X100-V, it was too clinical, too perfect. Bought the XE-1 for its compact size and that awesome sensor, bring it for mountaineering and trekking tips, and it is just perfect. Use it with the 27mm f2.8 most of the time, and, as I also bring a Nikon 35mm film camera, use a Nikon 50mm f1.8 and a Nikon 100mm f2.8 on the Fuji. Very pleased with the images. When I am not on extremely tough trips I am a Hasselblad X2D shooter, so the Fuji really has something to live up to, but it does well.
Already own a xt3 but I think I’m gonna buy a xe1 as well. As a all day on body camera
This was a very good review, thanks a lot!
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The difference between the xe1 and newer Fuji is the dynamic range and the shadow 'fall off'. Basically it's a dated sensor with an interesting curve.
You can easily cut a sunglasses lens to fit behind the lens but in front of the shutter. This way you don't get any weird haziness and the filter in universal
Interesting hack/tip! And I agree with you about the falloff, It's hard for me to get punchy/contrasty photos with my x100v, even exposing for the highlights doesn't necessarily achieve that look.
The beauty of these older cameras is that they match how I like to shoot, get everything in-camera, don't edit the files, and shoot with intentionality. I'm sure some people disagree and think I'm leaving a lot of image quality on the table because I'm not playing with curves and doing some heavy editing, but I'll let my photographs speak to that.
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@@Jorge-Perez I don’t edit my Fuji photos at all. I focus on composition, light and content.
Amazing review! Thanks for that. I am a Nikon shooter - currently using the Z5. But I been always curious with the Fuji lineup - as I used the rangefinders in the past, it was very appealing to me the Fuji cameras body design. So I got the X-E1 camera to see if I like it, along with 3 manual lenses (Pergear 25 f/1.8, TTArtisan 35 f/1.4, TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2). And I fell in love with it! It is so so nice - small and light, so I there is no brainer that I love it! I am RAW shooter - so I never shoot JPEGs - but after this video I will give a try (thanks for the hook!) - and will use one of your film profiles to see if I like it.
I hope the video was valuable or interesting! How's your X-E1 treating you? curious to hear if you tried shooting JPEG only and if so, how's that going for you?
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Had one of these but sold it to get a second X100S. Now both X100S bodies (and the conversion lenses) are gone but I opted for the X-Pro2 with the XF35mm f2 WR lens. It works for me. I do wonder if I would still be happy with the original X-E1 but I like the higher ISO and shutter speed capabilities of the X-Pro2.
I also use the back button focus method on the X-Pro2 which is something I picked up originally with an old Contax G2 film camera.
Well, it's so affordable that you might want to pick one up and just leave it as a specific simulation camera, or B&W only or JPEG only, etc.
The back button does work with the X-E1 so that's great, you may feel right at home with it, The only somewhat negative (at least compared to the X-pro2 o other cameras of the same gen) is the focus peaking, If you mainly want to use manual lenses or manual focusing, then the X-pro2 is so much better. Day and night.
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Interesting review. Thks! The X-E1 with the 27 mm pancake lens is my travel companion. It always fits in a coat pocket or rucksack.
I was still looking at Fuji X camera system and being curious about images from that. My main system is M4/3 Lumix bodies and Panasonic/Olympus lens. Small and convenient to carry everywhere (smaller bodies not pro lineup). Then I bought Canon 5D classic since I got bunch of old lens and they are adaptable to EF mount and I was wondering about "full frame look". Results are great, but there is plenty of limitation for pro body from 2005 and my latest acquisition is Olympus E-500 with Kodak CCD sensor (haven't play around with it too much yet) 🙂
As for Fuji X, the most affordable should be X-M1 which should have same X-Trans sensor as X-Pro1 and X-E1 (if I am not mistaken). How would X-M1 hold in 2022? Considering it is even smaller than X-E1, has no viewfinder at all, but you can tilt the screen. From the camera list I put above may be obvious that I am looking at cameras with "legendary" output and first generation X-Trans sensor bodies has some vibe around them 🙂 But I have already too much cameras and still looking at A7s first generation to adapt all vintage lens I have 😀
I have not used the X-M1, but I would say that on paper looks very similar to the other fuji fist x-trans cameras, sensor and image qualitywise, that being said you do lose the viewfinder, dials and knobs (I don't see a dedicated shutter dial, maybe there's a customizable dial on the top right side of the body?).
The viewfinder is something that I particularly need, I absolutely hate staring at a screen while taking photographs, the viewfinder lets me concentrate and get "in the zone" if that makes sense. If you need dials and a viewfinder while still trying to keep your setup as compact as possible, then the X-E1 might be the best bet for you, if you don't need any of that and you just want a pocketable camera, then the X-M1 or the X-A1 might be the right choice.
What do you value the most for the cameras that you have? that might help you indicate what's the thing that you need. Thanks for watching and for taking a moment to share your experiences. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
I personally was looking at this camera because i needed something small with great jpeg settings, and has dedicated buttons. However, i cant be too picky. Thing can get significantly more expensive, and a good photographer can work with what they have or can afford. Like i do nature photos and long exposures so i dont care about low light quality. Plus post processing these days is crazy good.
Great video with some great examples. I’ve played with a lot of digital cameras in my time. One of my all time favourites was the x-e2. I bought and sold it for roughly half the price they’re going for now on eBay. So, needless to say I’m kicking myself for getting rid of that camera. I’m tempted to pick up another. Although, I’ve heard a lot of reviews mention the quality of results from the x-e1, so I may look at that instead. A trans1 sensor compared to trans2 would make for a good review. I’m not sure how I’d get on with the slower focusing, but still feel the pull towards one. It’s a real shame in the x-e4 Fuji have gotten rid of the d-pad and replaced it with a joystick. Both would be nice, giving more buttons rather than a touch screen. I wish they’d bring it back, but it’s even missing in the x-pro3 and x100v, so I can’t see it happening. Even the rear control dial and the switch for manual focus, single shot af and continuous af is now missing from the x-e4. All of which dissuade me from the newer model
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A review close to my heart - I’ve used an XE-1 for 3 years. That camera has fallen into a puddle & then fell into the sea & after a week in an airing cupboard it’s still working! Albeit the on/off switch is stiff. I treated myself to an Xpro-3! I need weather sealing & wanted a Japanese made camera… 8 weeks on… The Xpro-3 as a camera feels special! The images it takes do not… it’s also falling apart already… (rear thumb grip peeling off) FujiUK have offered to repair but I’m just disappointed. The pictures look like a Sony & everyone else’s & require more post editing. No doubt that it takes an amazing picture! But that picture just doesn’t seem special 🤷🏻♂️ This is my first brand new camera.
That camera is a trooper! haha, these are quite cheap nowadays, so it might be a good idea to keep that as a memento and just get another X-E1.
And that's partially how I feel about my X100V, I love the camera, I love using the camera, the speed, the build quality, how reliable it is, the weather sealing, etc, But I don't really enjoy the results from it.
I know some people out there shoot only raw and perhaps they can eventually get the look that they want in post, but in my case, I shoot and get what I want in-camera. So the older sensors have a magic that is hard to describe.
If only we could get a camera with the responsiveness and beauty of the x-pro3 or x100v with the image quality of the first x-trans sensor 😂
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Great video :) The X-E1 paired with an adapted Konica 40mm f1.8 is probably my fav body/lens combo. Light, discrete, and capable of amazing results.
Good choice! I'm liking the 40mm suggestion, I think I might give this a try in the future. Do you find the peaking usable enough? curious to hear from people that shoot with manual lenses with this camera.
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@@Jorge-Perez The X-E1 is the only Fuji I've used where I find the peaking useful. On the others I've owned (X-T2, X-Pro2, and currently owned X-H1), noise is about as fine and prominent as the peaking dots making it hard to tell what's what. Not an issue on the X-E1. Add in the ability to punch in by pushing in the rear scroll wheel and I can nail focus no prob.
The vid was both entertaining and useful. I always appreciate those who cover older cameras since they're still relevant and can be a blast to shoot with.
Great video & camera!
It really is a great, fun camera! Thanks for watching and for sharing a kind comment as well! I appreciate it! 🙌🏼😁
Hi Jorge. I love your videos specially because I'm using X-E1 as well. I recently got TTArtisan 25/F2 and it paired well with my X-E1. Should I sell my Fujifilm XC 35/F2? I enjoy shooting manual now.
Like your images. Please if you ever get a chance to do review on Fujifilm xe2s.
Thanks, friend! I appreciate the comment! I will most likely test all of the X-E cameras, X-PRO cameras & x100 cameras, but it will take time 😂
For the time being, I'm already working on the X-Pro2, then X-E2,, etc. Thanks, for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well 🙏🏼✨
Thank you for your nice review! Is is always great to find people, who also show that older cameras are still great to use!I own the X-E1 and i love it. it's a great compact camera with a nice variety of lens options. The image quality is really good, especially when you use a fujinon lens. But even with my pergear lens it is great or creates a real analog look with the quirky funleader one.
Thanks for sharing! How's the X-E1 treating you? and what are your main lenses? curious to hear what lenses people use with this camera.
Cameras like these show the world that you don't need a $5000 flagship, at the very least not to get started... Cultivating the passion for the craft is a lot more important in my opinion.
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@@Jorge-Perez Thank you for your feedback! I totally agree, that one doesn't need high end technique, also if your are an advanced user. And additionally, elder gear might also offer specialties the newer ones don't, like a special look in the frames, This is for the X-E1 in my opinion, too. It is not so clinical, although you're using a good lens like the 23mm F2, which I also do mainly. But I love my funleader 18mm F8, which offers in the bnw mode a very analog and quirky look. Pergear offers also a good quality I believe after using the 35f1.6 and the 10f5.6 fisheye. Also adapting vintage lenses is great altough the focus peaking is not ideal with the X-E1, but gives a very meditative experience.
Thank you for your informative and entertaining videos and also the look on older stuff!!
That was a 7artisan 25 1.8 I love that lens
Indeed, great lens for the price, very small and light. Good for getting into the manual focusing life. How's the lens treating you? And are you using this camera with this lens? wondering about your thoughts on the peaking focusing.
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Another fantastic video Jorge!! I love my xpro1, and this XE1 looks fun as well. My only con with both of these cameras is the terrible focus peaking when using manual lenses.
Agreed, I think it's fine to use manual lenses every now and then, but if you're planning to use this camera primary with manual lenses, then yeah the peaking will be very frustrating to use. I think the sweet spot may be the Second gen cameras, X-pro2, X-e2, etc. might continue with the reviews until I go through all of these cameras 😁
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I pretty much gave up on focus peaking with the E1. I press the back button to zoom to set focus. I'm an old film photographer and learned some focusing tricks along the way.
Loved this review, but how do I transfer the images from X-E1 to an iPhone?
looking for the camera now and the cheapest it’ll go for in my whole country is 600
Nice vid. Great camera (I've got one). Very usable camera that feels great to handle. Yes it's hard work sometimes, but worth it. Yes ND definitely required. Still prefer my xt10 though. 🙂
Thanks for sharing! I think all of these cameras are great, in your case the traditional placement of the viewfinder might be better or more comfortable to use, In my case, I dislike non-rangefinder-style cameras, very uncomfortable to use for people with big noses like me 😂
Also happen to be right-eye dominant, to that helps as well! How's your X-T10 treating you? curious to hear your thoughts about it.
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I cant find the input of the battery. At the beginning of the video you showed the battery but I can't find how I'll put the battery inside the camera. Can you show that?
which is better? This or XT100?
i have 2 of them. 1 Got converted to IR.
Very cool, how was the conversion process, and how's the IR shooting experience? Curious to hear your thoughts about that.
Happy to hear people still shoot with this camera, and the user's experiences as well! Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! I appreciate it 😁🙌🏼
@@Jorge-Perez hi! at first I was hesitant to do conversion on my trusty xe1, that is why I bought a $100 xe1 to my friend and had it converted to full spectrum for $120 and buy IR filter for different results.. now i'm so happy and my one xe1 can rest for awhile🤣.
Can you fit Canon FD lenses on the XE1? Planning to get one for my street photography
Is fujifilm xe-1 good for sport photography jogging? With 55-200 lens
X e1 vs x a5, who is better?
X-E1 for sure, the A5 does not have an X-trans sensor, which defeats the entire purpose of owning one of the X series cameras.
If you're looking for something affordable maybe consider an X-70 or XT-10, hope that helps! Thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
Do you have review in a XA - 7 ?
can i use custom film sims on this cam?
Hey Jorge! How about with Fujifilm XM-1, have same sensor Xtrans 1 but when i see picture shoot by XM-1 on Flickr i love it rather than XE-1. But i love the viewfinder and the design of XE-1. Do you have some experiences or opinion about XM-1? Let me know buddy ✌
I still use this Camera and have the X100F. And I use the Xe1 most of the time with the 18mm or the 18-55 f2.8 and those are my set up for casual moment, street, or events
Even if Classic chrome in the X100f is gorgeous if you take time you have magic color with the xe1
Last but not least the b&w is insanely good.
I really recommend the xe1.
Agreed, great to hear other people using the xe1 and enjoying it as well! it's a really fun camera to use, also good news I'm using the faux classic chrome from fuji weekly on the XE1, almost 1 to 1. I recommend you check it out! You can find more info here: www.jperez.ca/blog/favourite-fujifilm-simulation-recipes-for-the-1st-gen-x-trans-sensors/
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what lens have you with your XE1?
Mainly the Fujicrons, the 23mm f2, the 35mm f2, and not the 7artisans 25mm f1.8 for manual focusing. The fujicrons work great and definitely help with the focusing speed of older cameras.
What about you? shooting with the same camera? what lenses are you using? I hope the video was useful or entertaining, thank you very much for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it 🙌🏼😁
Lens choice very important
Agreed! I recommend the snappier Fujicrons F2, just to try to offset the slow autofocusing speeds. But most lenses work great, manual lenses are decent enough If you can get around the peaking of the camera.
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Now you have a review about the E1, my #1 Fuji, because the X-Pro1 was too expensive. I have the black & silver copy. Still fine, X-Trans I & II is fine for me, even now, and into the next >10+ years, until it works. But into generally, shooting more film than digital.
:edit: Since i use the E1 basically after the release, there are too many, zillions literally of rumors about the X-trans myths, which came all down to one point - bad, really bad X-Trans Adobe support, therefore all this B$ about X-trans worms, waxy looks, etc...LR was never being the #1 place for X-Trans Sensor (different CFA vs. ordinary Bayer). But there was PhotoNinja, Iridient, and the past years, X-Transformer.....and RT RawTherapee also does a great job, even Capture One is excellent, and DxO PhotoLab since v5 also have X-Trans support. ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) sucked too hard literally with X-Trans, for many years, think CS6. Even LR never gets the best IQ out of X-Trans RAF (RAW) Files. Since 2019 or so, LR is okay-ish, but still into 2022+ never gets the best IQ out of X-trans Sensors. You can download the _free_ Capture One Express from Fujifilm via www.captureone.com/en/capture-one-express/fujifilm
The X-E/X-Pro Series are literally like a "poor man's Leica". I have on one of my E1 always the TTArtisan 23/1.4 Lens onto it - 35mm is my 90% focal length.
See the review by Tom here - ruclips.net/video/V8tGjti9FpM/видео.html
Being a user of the X100 (black LE) X-E1, X-E2 & X-T1 (graphite). PS: The cheapest way into the X-System is an X-A1 (bayer CFA 16 MP Sensor) or Fujifilm X-M1 (16 MP X-Trans I) The M1 is a bit feature limited, doesn't have an EVF. Last, but not least...the X-E1/E2 are getting always more expensive, because of videos on YT all couple months here... ;-)
Interesting to hear your thoughts... thanks for sharing. I ended up reviewing this camera because I think more options are a good thing, and I will probably end up reviewing every gen of Fuji cameras 😂
I've been planning to give capture one a try, but most of my images (90% or so) are not edited at all, everything is captured in-camera, including the simulation, aspect ratio, etc. So I really don't spend a lot of time editing images. But constantly learning and evolving is a good way to approach the craft, so I'll give it a try at some point.
I know there are some cheaper fuji options out there, but I need a viewfinder 😂 can't shoot without it, I absolutely hate taking photos with the back LCD screen, that's the reason why I returned my brand new X-T3 almost 2 years ago, I rather have a rangefinder-style viewfinder.
And last but not least, yeah prices are going up, every single camera is going up, and every single camera is out of stock. Right now a used X100V goes for a higher price than a brand new one did a year ago, and the same thing goes for the X-E4. Everything is sold out, everything is out of stock, and people just jack up the price like crazy. So it's not just because of youtube videos... ;-)
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@@Jorge-Perez Hi Jorge,
yes. The semiconductor crisis. Hopefully comes to an end into 2023...
Everything is getting more expensive. Sad, but true. I need a viewfinder, too. Can't work with a phone as "camera", it's only good for the casual or unexpected shot. But no experience like real gear, when you set your aperture, your iso, and shutterspeed. ;-)
The X-T3 is still king into 2022+, a fine DSLM. But i am quite happy with my T1. Way good enough, does all what i ever need. No fancy video features, too. I only shoot pictures, not video. ever. :-)
Keep up the fine reviews, Jorge !
A great day,
Marc
Where is a safe place to buy used camera gear?
Depending on where you live, places like B&H Photo, KEH camera, and others work well in North America. Here in Canada places like Henrys & The camera store also have used equipment from time to time.
But realistically, finding these cameras and low prices are most likely on the used marketplace online. I have a dedicated video of camera stores in Japan if you ever plan to visit, Hope that helps! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! Cheers ✨🙏🏼
@@Jorge-Perez Thank you Mr. Perez. I appreciate the response.
140 for the body? What a steal
Why does everebody say this camera is slow. I never had that experience.
I think they’re comparing apples to oranges
As an X-E1 user since 2012, I agree with almost everything you stated from it's purpose to unique IQ. It has remained the closest to film looking files of any digital camera I own, and I own a Lot.
However I have to Disagree with two things;
Being that you dressed new shooters who are "serious" about photography, I find a couple features you are misleading them on.
a) Yes you said you are a Jpeg only shooter but complaining about limited DR and going above ISO 3200 is only a Jpeg issue in my experience.
The magic of the X-Trans sensor is also it's editable RAF (Fuji RAW) files. Especially new photographers with older tech should use that option for insurance. You can edit RAW files till the cows come home but not Jpegs. Yes the film sims does not cook in the RAW files but you can with one click add it in Lr or Fuji X RAW Studio . It is NEVER advisable to inspire someone to limit themselves to Film sim Jpegs.
b) Although I hate on camera flash with a passion, it has come in handy when I was in a pinch. You can optically trigger off camera flashes/strobes OR use it as a bounce light source with it's "point-up" feature. I have used a business card in front of the upright pointed flash to bounce the light to the ceiling and wall behind me without flooding the subject with the usual direct harsh light.
I have mentored many new photographers over the years and I always give them every option to every feature they have. The way I shoot may not be the way they want to shoot BUT I give them options and it's good and bad points to have them decide for themselves.
Great to hear your perspective and how others see the points that I make, thanks for sharing!
I think in general, I talk about my experiences, how I learned & how I do things. That being said, I do agree with you that this way is not compatible with everyone. I think that the very few people that watch and enjoy my videos, understand that this is just how I do things, not necessarily how things should be.
I have played with the raf's before, so I understand what these files are capable of, but I have never used raw files in professional shoots and paid work. I simply choose not to, it's not for me, shooting the way I do creates accountability and accelerates the learning curve, I mention this in detail in my street photography philosophy video.
My training comes from a decade of working in the film industry, where you meticulously think about every aspect of the frame and craft the image that you want, In cinema you control the light, the weather, the actors, the script, everything. Shooting with intentionality is key. And that is how I approach my photography work, although funny enough, with street photography I don't control the light, the weather, the subjects or their actions, The one thing I control is the settings, and what my vision is, and Raw files hinder that process.
I choose the aspect ratio before I take the photos, I don't crop in post, I choose the simulation recipe before I take the photo, I don't believe in dragging and dropping a B&W lut onto a colour image. It's not elitism, It's just the way I like to shoot, with intentionality. What I'm looking for is, understanding, what do I want to capture? What do I want my photographs to look? What memories I want to create?
If beginners make mistakes and mess up their files, (like not exposing properly or similar things) and can't magically fix the photo because they don't have a raw file, then they will never forget that mistake, accountability like that accelerates the learning curve. It not the cameras fault, the weather, the moon, it's their fault, they need to master the settings.
Regarding the flash, I think it comes down to the type of photography you are doing and your needs. My focus is mostly street/travel photography, so I would never use a flash for that. But if you're shooting in studio, portraits, product photography, or just a nice photo of your family, kids or pets, then I understand why it could be beneficial to have a flash. Other than that, I would never use it, even if you paid me.
Thanks for sharing you knowledge and your valuable insights as well, I appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and drop a comment! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
Fuji used market is insane right now - all x-e1’s are double the price you bought yours for. Pretty frustrating
Fantastic video. Where were you able to get an X-E1 for that cheap? Did you buy from a camera store or directly from someone
Yeah just got it used from someone, but you can also find it in several camera stores here in Canada as well. They do add a little premium to the price, for cleaning, checking it and giving you 3 months of warranty, but you can find it a lot cheaper in the used marketplace.
Check also B&H or KEH if you're located in North America. I hope the video was useful or entertaining! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share a comment as well! I appreciate it! 🙏🏼✨
Done the same. Bought a X-E1 in march 2022 and a new XC35. This is the best combination I ever had. You can "simulate" every film-simulations from later models and choose it with Q. First, I thought about a X-Pro3, just to get the look of an analogue camera, which I used 30 years. So I tried the X-E1 - and saved up €1000,- ... even with this "little" sensor, the results are amazing. It is like an Minox 35 GT with a APX 400: point and shoot. Pls report more of this camera. Regards - Thomas
Funny thing I had the same way. I owned X-E1 many many years ago. After long journey with many cameras (incl. full frame cameras) i bought last year X-E1 with XC35 plus X100 1 gen. Now I do not feel any reason to follow new cameras. Love the pictures out of the camera, love the in-camera raw converter.
Hi Thomas, great to hear other people using and enjoying the camera! I agree with you about saving some cash, I think that is an accurate summary of the current camera landscape, get the speed and ease of use with the new cameras (X-pro3, X-T4 etc) or image quality and fun factor with older cameras (x-pro1 or x-e1 etc).
I have the X100V, and I've been using it less and less since I started reviewing older fuji cameras, mainly because I need to use the cameras I review as my first main camera for months at a time, but also because I don't necessarily love the look and results of the clean clinical new sensors.
I want the look of the X-Pro1/X-E1 with the speed, reliability and ease of operation of the new cameras 😂 How's your X-E1 treating you? curious to hear your thoughts.
I hope the video was useful or interesting to watch! I will be making more videos about the X-E1 including a settings video, etc. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts as well! I appreciate it 🙌🏼😁
Hi Dominik, how's the X-E1? wondering if you have a preference between the X100 and the X-E1, I have reviewed them both here on the channel and I do feel there's a significant difference, but I would choose them over most newer cameras as well!
I hope the video was valuable! Thanks for watching and for dropping a comment! Cheers 🙌🏼✨
@@Jorge-Perez love both. For sure X-E1 is faster and smoother in operation. On the other hand X100 is very universal, leaf shutter and built-in nd filter are very helpful. As per image quality the X100 in black&white (not only but...) is hilarious.
The great is thing how great pictures you can get from both with built-in raw developer. I do not need any editors such like Lightroom.
I have had about 20 cameras (mirrorless and dslr) in last 10 years. Come back to X-E1 made me extremely happy
@@Jorge-Perez This video was like my first touch with this camera. More vids would be very helpful. Your basic settings are great. And I am trying to test most of the recipes I can find. But using the B/W+Y simulation brings me back to my analogue times. I started loving fotography with a used Canon AE-1 in 1986. A teacher at school offered a fotography working group. We had a darkroom and he always got expired Ilford Pan 400 films from local dealers. That's how it started. The X-E1 brought me back to this times. Analogue look, but "modern" technique. If you want to see samples, I can send you a link. Next I'll try to find is the XF27 Pancake. But it is even used expensive... Cheers!
A flash is useful for catching shots with certain looks such as slowing the shutter with a moving subject to create blur with a sharp look. So no, it's flash isn't useless. You just never got into trick shots.
A great tip for people that find themselves in that situation or have the same approach, thanks for sharing!
For me, however, it's a no-go. With my street photography/travel photography, cinematography and composition are everything, and a flash gets in the way of that goal. But I can totally see your tips working for people that want to shoot that way, or just for family photos, etc.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts as well! Hopefully, it can help others out there watching in the same position as you, Cheers 😁🙌🏼
Every year there are a few videos like this, I think I have seen it since 2017. X-E1 in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and very likely 2023, 2024, etc. Saying very similar points. I guess most people got the idea. Not saying is bad making videos like these, just noticing the trend.
Thanks for your feedback, I'll keep it in mind. Cheers!
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The X-M1 also seems like a great choice, I personally like having a viewfinder, but I could see the X-M1 being very popular and getting great images as well.
Which one do you have? and are you enjoying using them? I hope the video was helpful or entertaining, thanks for watching and for sharing a comment as well! Cheers 😁🙌🏼
It's my one-camera-one-lens-one-year camera since 2 years. First year with the Konica Hexanon 40mmF1.8 and this year with 18mmf2. @xftales
Great choice, how's the combo treating you? and have you used any other lens other than the 18mm? curious to hear your thoughts.
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@@Jorge-Perez I really liked the images together with XF35MM1.4 and 7artisans 35mm1.2 mark2 aswell. I think when I'm finished with my one-camera-one-lens-one-year project I will glue on the 7artisans 35mm1.2 mark2 on it and make it my pure monochrome camera