gdanmitchell wrote: Jack Flesher wrote:
Wow. I expected a relatively high price of $1400. But $1600 pushes it over the top for me as an expensive toy. I’m probably now a pass.
If it were actually the functional equivalent of the X100vi or if it had moved more towards the “super-XE” XPro-surrogate concept (e.g., full manual controls like those cameras, etc.) then the $1699 price (if we given them a break for tariffs) might have made some arguable sense.
But in terms of placement in the line-up, it makes no logical sense for this camera to cost the same as the XT5. That’s a shame, since the XE concept has always been a good one for certain categories of use. Now the only plus it might offer compared to the XT5 is the somewhat smaller form factor, which doesn’t amount to much against the minuses in that comparison.
Fujifilm didn’t ask me —surprise! — but if they had I would have urged them to offer something more along the lines of a rangefinder-style EVF-only model with full manual controls like the XT5 and call in the XE-Pro or some such thing if they were going to shoot for such a high price point.
“Unfortunate” is the word that comes to my mind. A fully weather-sealed XE-Pro at this price point would have made a whole lot more sense. A high quality toy with film sim dial not so much; although it did infer “customizable” which depending on how it’s implemented might be a hidden surprise feature.
Jun 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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