X-E4 vs X-Pro3? If money is not the main factor. Street photography.

JoshuaR wrote:

I owned the X-Pro3 for a long time and now have a Leica CL, with the 18mm pancake lens. I think you're correct that it's a "luxury" X-E, as it's about the size of the X-E4, although it has some other interesting qualities that make it special.... If you're considering one, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have about it as compared to Fuji (perhaps over PM, so as not to derail this thread).

Thanks for that offer. I won't mention it again in this thread after this post. Trying to avoid getting one but just seen the prices on MPB in UK, which are much better than eBay.

The only reason I'd go for the CL over Fujifilm is if you really wanted to shoot either Leica or Voigtlander lenses. (And there's now a Voigtlander lens for X-mount, and perhaps more coming.) A major reason not to get a CL is that there is no equivalent in L-mount for the Fujicrons. Apart from the 18mm pancake, the smallest lenses you can use on the CL are MF only.

There is the AF 23mm f2 Summicron-TL. Smaller than Fuji's, but I almost bought a graphite Fuji 23 the other day for almost a 10th of the cost of the Summicron-TL 23. Their 35mm f1.4 TL is too big (and way too expensive) for me. I would stick with the Fuji 35 1.4, but get the cheapo Sigma 30mm for the CL (and 56).

Both autofocus 23mm f2. The Leica lacks an aperture ring but is smaller and lighter.

Trying to buy a £205 XE2S today instead, which would keep me on the right track (stay with Fuji). UK prices have gone up a lot for XE2 bodies in recent times (£265 ish, whereas it was more like £180 early 2020).

So even though the XE4 is half the price of the X Pro 3, probably one day it will also start to get a small cult following, which I assume has happened because of vloggers recently. The XE4's svelt looks will surely help as it has a Leica-like timeless design.