Fuji Xa1

PORTRAIT wrote:

I found an XA1 model, apparently in very good condition, for a relatively good price? (CAD $270.00, my budget is very limited at the moment) and I missed the APS-C sensor as well the famous Fuji JEPG SOOC in my photography.

Is that with the 16-50mm?  If it's body only I wouldn't go much higher than $150 CAD.  I picked up both my X-M1 and X-A1 each for under $100 US (about $133 CAD currently).

I’m familiar with Fuji cams, as I owned some of them since the P&S era;)But I never tried a Fuji Mirrorless. For what I read, it is not a an ultra fast camera, as far as AF is concern, FPS ,etc... Other than that is anything else I need to know about this model?

The X-A1 and X-M1 came with the old first version of the XC 16-50mm.  The second version of that lens improves things slightly.  Due to the age of these cameras you will lose full feature compatibility with a couple of the newer lenses (XC 15-45mm for example). They'll still work, just not all features.  Moving up the model chart gets you some extras:

• X-A2: full flip screen (for selfies); bundled with 16-50mm II (v2)
• X-E2 / X-E2s: EVF + Phase Detect AF points
• X-A10: full flip screen + compatibility with new lenses
• X-A3: 24mp sensor, full flip touchscreen + compatibility with new lenses

Beyond these, you are likely pushing that $270 CAD ($200 US) budget.

Any input will be appreciated. Thanks for your time.

The 16mp bodies are fun play things and the colors are nice.  The X-M1/X-A1/X-A2 have slightly better build quality than the newer X-A10/X-A20 and X-A3/X-A5.  There are some lens-free X-A5s for around $270 CAD on eBay right now.  That is another model worth considering for slightly faster operation and some limited Phase-Detect AF points.  If this is just to experiment in Fuji, I don't think you can go wrong with any of these... just don't expect anything blazing fast.