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About to dive in: Is X-E3 + 35mm f1.4 a good 'single prime' camera choice?

Started Mar 21, 2018 | Discussions thread
KariP
KariP Veteran Member • Posts: 6,458
Re: X-E3 is a small camera !

DarnGoodPhotos wrote:

Sjak wrote:

The 1.4 is 187g and 55mm long, the 2.0 170g and 46mm.

So very similar in size and near-identical in weight.

Weight distribution is equally important.

What I've noticed is that most of the 35f2's weight is towards the lens mount which means it won't feel as front heavy. The f2 combo will feel lighter in use than the f1.4 combo.

Of course there is no best lens for everyone and every purpose . I wanted to say that X-E3 is a small camera and the size  can be used to keep everything small and pocketable, 27f2,8  can make this camera special for certain things. If size has no real significance X-T2 or even X-H1 can be more suitable.

I have planned to carry X-E3 with me in some more urban places. Easy to carry around - sometimes even unnoticed

In the archipelago X-E3 can be a tiny camera  no 2 for certain landscapes in difficult light and the bigger beast is a combination of a DSLR and my 100-400L  for BIF and some animals. No swapping lenses and X-E3 weights less han a big Canon lens alone.

Interesting camera

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Kari
I started SLR photography in 1968, first DSLR was Canon 40D in 2007. Now Fuji X-T1 and the new 80D are my favourites - also 6D for landscapes and portraits

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