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XE-2, XE-3, or X-E4... The Dilemma

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SoCalDawg Regular Member • Posts: 125
Re: XE-2, XE-3, or X-E4... The Dilemma
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The XE line is kind of interesting as it’s the only Fuji model that’s never really stayed the same. Initially it was the smaller, cheaper X-Pro alternative for those who couldn’t afford Fujis only other ILC, and that was still the case up until the XE2, but after that Fuji widened the range and, notably, introduced the XT1 which immediately sold like hot cakes and rather supplanted the X-Pro at the top of the line.

The success of the XT1 lead to the XT10, which essentially repackaged the XE2’s internals but in a shape that was proving more popular and cheaper to produce (in China). By that time Fuji were so uncertain over the purpose of the XE that they didn’t bother designing a new one, and just reworked the same body with newer firmware to produce the XE2S.

The subsequent redesigns of the XE3 and XE4 just seem to reflect the fact that Fuji are still continually rethinking just where or if the XE still fits in the lineup. I’m sure both are good cameras in their own way, but they’re both quite distinct from the original and targeting different markets. Neither really seem like satisfactory replacements for the XE1 or 2 because, I guess, Fuji felt those replacements already existed elsewhere.

Love X-E 1 & 2. Don’t love 3 & 4.

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