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Fujifilm X-E3 Body (24.30 Mpx, APS-C / DX)

Fujifilm X-E3 Body

24.30 Mpx, APS-C / DX


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11 reviews

  • 66icebear

    6 years ago
    purchased this product

    Small but fine 'rangefinder' camera, .... and not just for the 'smartphone generation!'

    In addition to the X-Pro2, my Fuji equipment has always included a somewhat lighter and even handier camera from the X-Ex series.

    Since the announcement of the X-E3, however, I was convinced never to buy a 'smartphone-like'
    camera like the X-E3 and thus to stay with my excellent, 'conventionally' operated X-E2s. I am definitely not part of the 'touch panel generation', although I too can handle an I-Pad or smartphone.

    Many reviews focus on the new touch panel controls, giving the impression that 'conventional' menu navigation is a thing of the past with the X-E3.

    The idea of triggering something unwanted with an unintentional movement on my camera was anathema to me.
    ... and yet it increasingly bothered me that the X-Pro2 with 24MP delivered much clearer and more accurate JPEG images at magnifications than the X-E2s with 16MP.


    So I jumped over my shadow and ordered an X-E3.

    Conclusion:
    I turned off all the touch panel functions and lo and behold:

    The X-E3 can be operated with the built-in joystick at least as well or even better and faster than with the previous 4-way switch! Great, problem solved!

    The camera is small, light, handy, the image quality is excellent, no difference to the X-Pro2. Operation is also no problem for 'conventional' photographers.
    However, the X-E3 is definitely more suitable for smaller and lighter lenses. (An 'XF-23mm f2' is ideal, for example).

    As an accessory, Fujifilm offers the 'BLC-XE3' genuine leather half case, a beautifully crafted and perfectly fitting protection for the camera. A 'must have'!

    The X-E3 is a real, lighter and cheaper alternative to the X-Pro2 for lighter lenses. Image quality is identical.

    A convincing, handy and powerful camera that I can enthusiastically recommend with the limitations described!
     

    Pro

    • Premium image quality (24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor)
    • Very good and practical OLED viewfinder
    • Fast X-Processor Pro
    • Small, light, handy, beautiful & solidly built, not quite as noble mat. as X-Pro2, but tiptop!
    • Suitable for touch panel friends AND 'conventional' photographers (just as needed!)
    • Fast, simple operation / menu control also without touch panel via joystick
    • 355 Auto Focus Points!
    • Bluetooth connections to Smart Phone
    • LARMOR Real Glass Diplay Protector for X-T10 & X30 also fits perfectly for the X-E3

    Contra

    • Rather suitable for smaller and lighter lenses (e.g. XF 23 f2, also XF 18-55 is still ok)
    • Display is fixed and cannot be folded out (... no problem for me)

    This review was created for a different variant: X-E3 Body (24.30 Mpx, APS-C / DX)

  • Anonymous

    5 years ago
    purchased this product

    Recommended!

    Excellent compact camera. The quality of pictures is what I expect from a 24MP Fuji sensor, it fits in a small bag and I can carry it easily around with a small Fuji lens. Handling is nice, although I would recommend that camera manufacturer stop trying to make cameras as if these were mobile phones. A few simple deals and buttons are all what one needs. I see no point in introducing hundreds of options and features that nobody ever uses and make the life of even the experts miserable in trying to remember what they do and where they are. 

    Pro

    • Compact
    • Great pictures
    • Good construction

    Contra

    • Forget about touch screens, a camera is not a phone (and doesn't need to be)!
    • WiFi is slow (and not very useful)
  • agebhard

    6 years ago
    purchased this product

    Perfect for me!

    I bought this camera as a "second body" to complement my X-T2. I dare say that there is hardly anything better in this size.

    Pro

    • Compact and lightweight
    • Usual very good image quality - analogue X-T2 etc.
    • Perfect for street photography when used with the 27mm pancake or 18mm 2.0.
    • Makes a solid impression despite the low weight and the "light" materials used
    • Touch screen and "joystick

    Contra

    • Not weatherproof
    • Only one memory card slot
    • Touchscreen is not tiltable / foldable

    This review was created for a different variant: X-E3 Body (24.30 Mpx, APS-C / DX)

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