Considering the Fuji X-E3 and have some video and body questions

Miguel-C wrote:

Hi Forum,

I'm considering buying an affordable XE3 as an entry point to the Fuji system. I primarily want to buy the 14mm/2.8, the 35mm/1.4 and 56mm/1.2 lenses for Interiors, Landscapes and portraiture.

This would be a nice setup.

The XE3 is an old camera but it seems to hold really well to today's standards. My main questions are:

• How is the video quality compared to the XT2 for instance. Fuji is known for amazing 1080p, does the XE3 live up to that? i know the 4k is line skipped.

I don't have a point of comparison. I don't shoot video with my X-E3, I use my X-H1 for that. I'm sure it's fine for casual video, but I wouldn't use it for extensive work.

• Lots of reports over the Flickering of the LCD... i always assumed thats common with incandescent lighting but some users made it seem like it was actually a defect. So much so that the issue got resolved after a second body purchase.

I don't have a problem with flickering.

• Powering the camera via USB. I know we can charge it, but i also read users claiming that you can power the camera while using it if paired to a Power Delivery USB. Can anyone confirm this?

Don't know.

• How much am i loosing when it comes to in camera jpeg recipes? can we adjust the Tones curve?

I adjust highlights and shadows frequently and get great results. This may help answer your question: https://www.jmpeltier.com/fujifilm-highlight-shadow-tones/

I also want to know how sharp the 35mm/1.4 is stopped down for landscape photography. Sadly most examples of this lens shows almost exclusively pictures taken wide open. Perhaps ill create a different thread for that.

Will you also be shooting wide open?  I haven't used the 35mm f1.4, but I have used the 23mm f 1.4 and it seemed plenty sharp.  I bought the XC 35mm f2, which is optically the same as the XF 35mm f2 and it is very sharp stopped down.

Thank you!