I’m a beginner and need help choosing a fuji camera (X-e1,2or3??)

Ari00 wrote:

Hi! I’v recently fallen in love with the look of Fujifilm (and the colours omg) and I want to try it out for myself and get a fuji for my birthday, but I’m honestly kind of scared.

I want a compact camera that I can take out with my friends and on trips that is easy to use, especially because I’m not that experienced (and this is mainly a hobby thing not a future job thing). I’ve been researching and looking at the Xe1,2 and 3 but I have no idea which one would be best for me. I’ve read up about how the Xe1 doesn’t have the best AF and how the Xe3 doesn’t have a build in flash (and it has touch screen and I’ve seen so many people complain about it and i kinda agree). All these negatives are giving me the wobbles and I can’t seem to get a firm grasp on with one would be the best for me. But I’ve also read a lot of good things about these cameras, which throws me off even more.

The photos I want to take are film inspired (because getting a real film camera and buying film may hurt my bank in the long run, since I am a student) as i love the look that film gives, the warmth and the texture. I’m also thinking of getting the 27mm f2.8. pancake lenses with it because i’ve read a lot of good things about it and it is compact as well.

(BTW the camera and the lens are most likely going to be bought second hand)

I honestly just need some help from fuji camera users because I don’t have many photography friends.

Thanks in advance to anyone who has given the time to respond to my question! It means a lot :D.

For a beginner any of them will be great. The X-E3 of course for example has a higher resolution and better AF, though. Something to keep in mind.

When it comes to image quality it's the lens(es) that matter the most. The 27/2.8 is a good lens, but there are of course better lenses. Else a good beginner lens is the 18-55/2.8-4. It has good image quality and because it's a normal zoom it can better help you discover at what focal length(s) you shoot the most. It also has OIS, which can be good to have.

However the most important thing of all for taking/making great photos is of course to learn how to use the gear.