Fuji Xe4 vs Xt30 ii

void_and_null wrote:

I want to buy my first camera and I have narrowed my choices to Fuji xe4 and Fuji xt30ii. I primarily use it for photography. I am in love with the xe4 but I am not sure about the technical difference in terms of photography betweem xe4 and xt30 ii.

Both cameras are essentially identical in terms of features, sensor etc. Both are small and light.

The X-T30 II has a built-in flash, this will make your camera slightly more versatile. The X-T30 II also has more buttons than the X-E4.

A third camera you should consider is the X-S10. It is again essentially the same camera but with sensor based image stabilisation (IBIS). It also has a flash built-in and many buttons.

All these three cameras cost the same btw, and they have the same EVF.

So I would suggest the following:

a) if you value clean design and very small, and don't mind loosing flash and IBIS go for the X-E4

b) if you need small and need a flash then go for the X-T30 II

c) if you don't mind a slightly bigger body (but one that is in fact still small!) then go for the X-S10, this will give you a flash and IBIS too

If its xe4, I am getting the body+accessories and I am confused about 27mm and 35mm lens. So i'd appreciate suggestions in this too.

27mm is a great all-round focal length. The 27mm prime is sharp, very small. I wish it would focus a little bit closer.

The 35mm focal length is slightly narrower. The 35mm 1.4 lens is a marveleous optics, you can use it as your only lens, and the rendering is just fantastic. Sometimes when I take a picture with a different lens I say to myself "I wish I would have used the 35 1.4 instead". This does not happen with the 27mm pancake. The two f2 versions of the 35mm may be other options but I can't say anything about them because I never used them.

I find that I can easily replicate the results I get from the 27mm pancake by using the 18-55 kit lens. At this focal length the zoom will be at aperture f/3.5 instead of f/2.8 but this is a minor difference, and is in fact outweighted by the 18-55 kit lens focusing closer and also having optical image stabilisation in the lens which is both surprisingly effective and useful

So my suggestion is to get your camera with standard zoom kit lens (such as the 18-55) for versatility and also get the 35mm f/1.4 lens as this will give you images that you cannot replicate with the zoom lens.

If you prefer a tiny small camera go for the 27mm pancake lens. This will be a fun combination.