X-E3 & additional hand grip for larger lenses?

Alex SP wrote:

SteakTree wrote:

I also have the KamLan 50mm F1.1 II, which is a hefty, solid fella. But as a previous poster pointed out, it isn't too long and maintains its center of mass close to the body.

After using it on some shoots I noticed my hands tiring. I've now fixed this with a WEPOTO Wood Grip for the X-E3 which is well worth it. It allows for better stability and easier portrait shots.

This actually looks very nice! Isn't it a little bit slippery though?

I was worried about this but no, it has just the right amount of grip. I have the silver/brown X-E3, and this grip completes it and makes the camera look premium. I always get compliments on it - which is cool, especially from clients as it unique. It is so much better than the default rubber grip on the X-E3. Btw, the rubber grip is more adhesive, but the problem was after less than a year of use, it started to peal away from the body. Some rubber cement solved that and then the grip has permanently remedied it. I would say the X-E3 and I imagine X-E4 would be fine with out a grip with the smaller lenses. Some may even prefer it depending on shooting style.

The other important mod was getting the hot shoe grip, This works out perfect for the X-E3. For strap I'm using a paracord.

A minority of people on the web says that these hot shoe grips loosen the hot shoe metal parts (sorry, not sure how to call it even in my native language ). One person even claims that such a grip broke these metal parts, although I find it hard to believe. In your experience, is there any reason to be worried about this?

No, the strain would have to be substantial to damage that area.

A friend of mine who is a Sony full-frame shooter picked up my X-E3 with the 70-300 on and remarked on how light it was! I imagine it is compared to an A7-series with G-master lens. So comparatively it is still a light system, that has the ability to be a featherweight depending on lens and setup.

Huh! That's why I chose APS-C over FF. My friend will probably switch to Canon FF mirrorless soon, can't wait to show him the glorious compactness of APS-C lenses

I was definitely tempted to go full frame, but after much inspection regarding dynamic range and shadow recovery, I realized that APS-C would be fine for what I want. If I do size up from here it would be medium format, but the reality is that isn't practical. The way AI/neural nets are going we probably won't need to worry about sensor size too much. Can't see myself needing to upgrade my camera for a couple years at least.  I bought the X-E3 last year for a good deal, and even then it was a bit older. Even know it seems like the best bang for the dollar when it comes to the Fuji ILC bodies.