X-E3: Wonderful IQ in a good-looking and compact form factor

Lenses are another topic I have to tackle. I've been playing with a 27mm pancake on my Canon, and that's been fun, but not so fun that I would go with Fuji X100F, at least not yet. I think I'll want some of versatility. I've looked at the 23/2, also the 35/2. I imagine I'll end up with the 18-55 to start, but am curious about the handling. I don't want to go back to toting a lot of stuff.

The 18-55 pairs very well with the X-E3. Personally, a grip for this type of camera is overkill, and negates it’s small size. If you were using larger zooms more regularly then I suspect you’d have a larger camera body.

I ask, because I've handled the X-E3 only once and don't have a clear memory of what lens was on it. I do recall that I liked how the camera body felt in general. I would seriously consider a grip on the X-T30 with the 18-55, for example, if that model were in contention (it kinda is). As with the X-E3, a grip on the X-T30 would negate the small size, but even with my small hands, I find the it a little cramped. (Might be my aging fingers joints.) If I'm thinking of a grip for the X-T30, then seems like I might as well go with the other candidate at the top of my list, the X-T2.

I really think it's down to X-T2 and X-E3 and which set of pluses/minuses I want to go with. They come out pretty much even on my tally, so now I'm looking at the lens question to see if that tilts it either way.

the X-E3 shines with the smaller Fujicrons. The 35/1.4 looks a tad large, but still doesn’t need a grip.

I use the 55-230 on occasion, and use it without a grip. That handling combo is “satisfactory”. I’m ok with it, as it’s my least used lens.

For me, it’s mostly the 23/2 and 18-55. I may look at replacing the 18-55 with the 16-80. That depends on the reviews. The 18-55 is small and razor sharp.

Yes, really thinking that 23/2 will come up for me at some point.