TENOG wrote:
Regarding pricing, the XE4 sold for $850 in 2021. In today's dollars that would be $1,030. The XE5 is an upgraded camera so one would expect it to cost more. The price in Europe is $1,300. That doesn't seem like that big a jump. The US price has the tariff (flavor of the day) added in which consequently raises the price.
I”m afraid that the “upgraded camera” logic does not reallywork. Each introduction of a new model of the XE was an “upgraded camera” that also used the then-current sensor from the rest of the line-up, so the 40MP sensor is exactly what we would have expected in a current XE model. You could argue that the addition of IBIS is an “upgrade,” but that is also now simply a standard feature almost all Fujifilm cameras.
Regarding price, I think you might be wrong about the European pricing. I believe that the body-only version of the camera is €1549, which is above $1700 at current exchange rates. (I don’t see an European price in dollars at $1300, If you meant €1300, that would be about $1500.)
Regardless, when it comes to US sales, the cost is what the cost is… and it is twice what is was for the previous model. That is not an issue that can be ignored.
Jun 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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