Test driving the X-E1 in Chicago (pics)

Hi all

I bit the bullet and bought the X-E1 and XF35mm (from DigitalRev) and tried it out in Chicago (20 hours on a recent business trip - rather limited time).

What a lovely walk around camera - it's such a relief to carry compared to my usual 5D MkII and lenses weighting practically nothing in comparison.  I look forward to getting some more lenses later - would love something wider (the Fuji XF lenses or the Zeiss - I'll wait and see).

Very pleased overall - great IQ (including high ISO).  Yes - focus speed isn't stella which is the main downside (but I'm used to manual focus anyway as I shoot mainly with a Zeiss prime on the 5D MkII).  Lovely handling and ergonomics - feels like a back to basics camera, albeit with a very modern capability in terms of ISO performance, and features.

A few shots below - any comments welcome!

Thanks

Marcus

Straight out of Camera jpeg black and white (slight cropping only)

F1.4 straight out of camera B&W jpeg

Straight out of camera jpeg @ F1.4

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