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Xe3 or Xt20

Started Nov 11, 2020 | Discussions thread
KariP
KariP Veteran Member • Posts: 6,458
... more back for my bucks?

MRPhotoVideo wrote:

Hi,
I'm Fuji's prodigal son, returning after 3 years in the Land of the Sony Full Framers.
I had all the lenses from Fuji then, 16mm, 56mm, 35mm etc, but sold it all to venture in the much shallower depth of field waters of the Full Frame waters.

I had the XT1, Xe2s, XA1, X10, X100 and X100s, and I have to admit nothing does skin tones better than Fuji...not to mention that companies like Viltrox now offer outstanding lenses for the Fuji X system at bargain prices. I can get the trio of 23mm , 33mm and 56mm for the price of the 16mm Fuji that I owned.

I really missed fuji colors and now I'm planning to make a return, with either a used XE3 or XT20.

I do event photography, product photography and a bit of video on the side.

Which camera body will be giving me more back for my bucks?

On the other hand, there is plan C which is a used XT100. Could this be a more logical choice given its lower price?
Doing a little shallow research here and there, I read that the XE3 does have a better focusing response, but by how much practically? I also read that the Video of the Xt100 is somewhat crippled compared to the XT20 (which is annoying)

From where I am, I can get the XE3 body, XT100 with kit and XT20 body almost at the same price.

Event, product photography and a bit of video .....

E3 is the best if you want a pocketable camera. BUT if you are expecting also some income - and really a more versatile camera to do all that is needed, you should try to find a X-H1

H1 does all that quite well - more like a pro camera

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Kari
I started SLR film photography in 1968, first DSLR was Canon 40D in 2007. Now Fujifilm X-E3 and X-H1 for nature, walking around ,traveling/landscapes - fantastic 5DMkIV for landscapes, macro , BIF ... .

 KariP's gear list:KariP's gear list
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Fujifilm X-E3 Fujifilm X-H1 Canon EOS R6 Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM +13 more
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