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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · XT30 or XE3, and which standard zoom for a newbie? | |
nandadevieast wrote:
Thanks Dan, he does little bit of everything, mostly people in urban environments.
In terms of features, which one is better of these 2?
XE3
XT30
XT30 is the latest model and XE3 is slightly older. Will XT30 have better features than XE3?
I also request guiding on lenses. Fuji has 3 entry level standard zooms, 18-55, 15-something and 18-135
Is there any consensus on which of these 3 should be the go to lens?
The primary difference here is, again, functional. Both will make equivalently good photographs, and both will use all of the same lenses.
The XE3 is a rangefinder style camera that is quite small. I used a predecessor of this camera, the XE1, for a few years when I was first using the Fujifilm system. I liked the small size quite a bit for things like travel photography, and the form factor is good for my kind of street photography, too.
The XT30 is a bit larger and feels more like using a DSLR camera. It isn't too big, and some photographers who don't need the smallest possible camera body would prefer that.
Frankly, neither is truly better than the other and both are fine. They are simply — for the most part — different. Why don't you run those two ideas past your friend and get some feedback on it?
The lens issue is similar. All three of those have their pluses and minuses, and the choice is sort of more about preference than goodness — with the possibly exception of the "15-something" zoom, which is a lower-end lens targeted to more cost-conscious buyers. The 18-55mm lens is Fujifilm's "standard kit zoom lens," the lens they sell by default on a whole bunch of cameras. I used it at one point, and it is a fine performer. I have not used the 18-135mm lens. Such lenses are preferred by some users who like the larger focal length range without the need to switch among two lenses.
Again, I think you might just ask your friend for a preference on that.
Good luck.
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