Anyone moved from the X100V to the X-E4?

vcxz wrote:

I had an X100V, sold it, and got two XE4s. These are my personal reasons. I'd say the overall theme is I enjoy minimalism in the shooting process, so I did like the fewer controls of the XE4. But also I like having at least two lenses, so couldn't get quite as minimal as the X100 series.

• Focal length: I personally felt smothered at 23mm. I liked being a bit wider. The 18 F2 and 16 F2.8 are still pretty small. Lately I like to use the distortion corrections so being a bit wider is better. Could never get the 27 pancake to work, the photos just looked like someone's bad cell phone pic gallery.
• Second body: I took the XE4 with the 18 F2 on a 10 day trek in Nepal. It was really nice to have a second XE4 with the 50-230 or 50 F2 in my bag. Overall it was pretty lightweight and I didn't have to worry about lens changes in dust or how two different cameras worked. The XE4 with a light lens weighs less than many bodies or lenses alone.

These are two factors that sort of overlap for me. There are times when I want a second body (two focal lengths; or one AF lens and one fully manual; or when hiking a zoom and an ultrawide). And whilst the 23mm is the ideal do-it-all focal length, the flip side of that is it also doesn’t pair well with much. It makes sense to pair my 16 with either the 27 or the 35 (which is generally the longest lens I use), but a 23 doesn’t pair up usefully with any of them.

This is where I find I keep ending up: If I take the X-Pro then I can usefully bring a second body with a different lens. But there’s never any sense in carrying the X100V plus any other camera. And if I’ve got enough space to carry the X100V on its own, I’ve almost certainly got enough for the X-Pro2 with the 27, and probably enough for the 23.

Nice shots by the way (all threads are better with pictures!), looks like a great trip.