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1.General: reason for the acquisition was the fact that the photo yield my dear wife lean failed at a trekking tour, because they did not get along with a compact camera without a viewfinder. You could often see anything on the display. So there had to be a rangefinder camera, which you with its great LCD viewfinder liked the XE-1 immediately. The not exactly low purchase price we could under the migration from Nikon (D700, D40, several lenses) on a system camera (Olympus OM-D) largely compensate. For Kitobjektiv (18-55) still came the excellent 35mm lens to start with the Fujifilm in the system camera market.
2.Bauweise: The camera takes an unusually solid impression. It is not much bigger than my Olympus OM-D, the weight is from the lens depends, basically but not appreciably higher.
3.Bedienung: There is no camera that has convinced me to use as the X-E1. We need for our outdoor activities, first a camera that is easy to keep and which one not in danger of important parameters to be adjusted unintentionally. Regarding accidental changing one is on the safe side. Regarding grip so already suggests that even Fuji sees opportunities for improvement here the offer of an original auxiliary handle (60.-). But when one has become used to the somewhat disturbing lens release, then is also no problem. Second, I need a device, in which I do not have the menu as possible. In the X-E1 I need no menu at Blende-, shutter speed and exposure compensation! When shooting indoors I turn the aperture ring (35mm lens) to F 2 or F 1.4 and the shutter speed to 1/60. The different lighting now like me from the camera with the (set) ISO Auto, which I limited with ISO 6400 quite high, but which is no problem at the X-E1. Which camera provides me yet? For this purpose the sufficiently stiff and low-placed wheel comes to exposure compensation. Small minus: Who forgets the provision of compensation a bad hand, you can indeed leave with the (great!) Adaptation of the display also show the compensation, the indicator falls but from very small. It would make sense at + or - the scale to turn red settings. The electronic viewfinder convinced. It covers 100% and is largely flicker. Diopter adjustment has already, on the one had forgotten in the Pro! Also worth mentioning is still the brilliant on-off switch in the only truly viable position as a collar around the shutter button. He is namely that little piece on the front of housing addition that makes an operation with gloves without problems. Does not matter? Try it once the Oly OM-D bzw.auszuschalten one with gloves. Think of strong wind and -10 ° Celsius to. ! It goes on positively. Who wants to look at his paintings finds a grip cheap large playback button, the button below, you can zoom in, zoom out and delete with that among the lowest button. So intuitive I've also never seen. The function key (default: ISO) I programmed myself to RAW. Particularly important recordings I then pressing a button next to JPEG as RAW. On parking you can not forget, you have to press in each RAW image. The menu is really clear and requires far less detailed study than that of the OM-D. Since you have taken the very criticism (X100) to the heart.
4. Technology: The auto focus -on Pro still a real problem was thoroughly improved with the XE-1. Although the camera is not top of the class, which is still the Oly OM-D, but it is far better than its reputation. You have to stop trying to place the focus frame measuring friendly and only then compose the picture in low light. With practice, the problem is not a problem mehr.Blitz? As a fill quite well geeignet.Auch bounce possible! Who wants often filming, which is expected to take a different camera, the X-E1 can -for good quality but the controls are not designed for spontaneous actions.
5. Bildqualitär: It has already spread that not only the new sensor but also all Fujinonobjektive offer above-average performance. I can only confirm this. Add to that the possibility of a range of Fuji film color to choose, where the default setting (Provia) delivered an excellent color fidelity. Astia delivers richer colors.
6.Fazit: The Fujifilm XE-1 is a fully convincing camera. Especially for the photographer with some experience it provides in the field operation without menu benefits that otherwise only Leica has to offer. And with comparable optics, comparable image quality and relatively modest price.