An X-T3 users thoughts on his X-E3 purchase...

Earlier today UPS dropped off my new silver X-E3 that compliments my three week old silver X-T3.  It’s going to be fun learning how to use E3 alongside the T3.  The T3 is obviously much more sophisticated and powerful, but at first blush the E3 is no slouch and they have a good bit in common.   Thanks for the inspiration - glad I pulled the trigger.

An XE3 is on its way to me as I write this. I gave my XE1 to my girlfriend when she started into photography earlier this year and I miss it. I have two XT1s  and XHI but miss that rangefinder style camera. The XE3 might make its way into the girlfriend’s camera bag just the same.

I hope Fuji makes one more XE camera, an XE4. Give it a tilt screen and same sensor as XT3 and I’d buy two of them and likely retire my XT1s.

Robmas4229 wrote:

Bolothegreat wrote:

enigmatico wrote:

Thanks for a nice write up on your X-E3 and the photo samples.
I may have missed it, but nobody seems to have mentioned what a beautifully designed camera the X-E3 is. For me, it’s up there with the X100V and the X-Pro3. It’s not as premium built as the other two, but aesthetically it’s just as attractive.

Oh yes it's a nicely designed camera & I like the brown colour too. Also I find it comfortable to use & haven't bothered to put any additional grip on it either.

The Fuji leather half grip compliments the X-E3 nicely without adding too much bulk.

Yes, I too use a half leather grip on my XE3. For me, it improves handling and feel without any material increase in size or weight.  It also protects the bottom of the camera when I set it down.

enigmatico wrote:

HamSupLo wrote:

Thank you so much for this post. It really, really resonated with me as a current X-T3 owner.

I got back into photography the end of this summer with the purchase of my X-T3. My wife wanted a camera as well and we were debating between the X-T20 and X-E3 (which was an incredibly tough debate). I was leaning toward the X-E3 for the contrast in style compared to the X-T3 but my wife preferred the SLR style of the X-T20 and we ended up finding a really good deal on an X-T30.

Even after purchasing that, there’s still a big part of me that wants an X-E3 but I’m not sure how it would fit when I can borrow my wife’s X-T30 or even use my old X-M1 for an on-the-go option (so far my X-T3 with my 27mm and 18mm has worked perfectly for that). Mentally and emotionally, I’m still trying to get over the hump of not wanting to cannibalize my time with my X-T3 with another piece of gear.

To that end though, I just like where digital photography technology is at right now. I know there’s always room for improvement, but everything (at least with Fuji) feels so right, which is why I’m thinking about buying an X-E3 sometime to mess around with and eventually give to my 10 month old son when he’s older with either a cheap Meike pancake lens or the 15-45mm zoom. I know it'll be outdated by then, but I'm 99% sure it'll still be a joy to use and great to learn with and it'll be considered cheap enough by then that I won't mind giving to a 5 year old.

I don’t want to use my kid as an excuse to make yet another camera purchase as I had always planned to give him my X-M1 but there’s something about the X-E3 that speaks to me. Like you, I didn’t like the rangefinder style much to begin with, but it’s grown on me so much recently; to the point where I want just want something portable in that style and the X-E3 is perfect. I don’t care that the X-E4 is coming out (for now) because all the research I did when deciding between the X-E3 and the X-T20 shows that it’s an amazing camera and your post validates that and it gave me an excuse to vent the above.

I used the X-T30 for many months and recently sold it to buy an X-100V. There is something about a very small camera with the viewfinder in the centre, that just feels odd/wrong to me.
Having a small camera body with the EVF on the left makes more ergonomic sense for me; it adds a bit more space between my right hand and my face. Plus it prevents my nose being pressed up against the camera.
I also have an X-E3 and love it for the same reason. Used X-E3’s can be found for great prices these days.

Thanks for that data point! That makes sense. I'm itching to have a camera with a VF on the left side. The X-M1 doesn't have a built in VF so that leaves a lot to be desired. I have X-E3 "watched" almost everywhere I shop. The price it's at is great for what it is, but given all the money I've spent recently, it's a bit beyond what I'm willing to spend right now.