Malick80 wrote:
Gonna say it again ... the original XE ethos is dead. Fuji decided to advance the model from an entry level to a mid-level camera…
They _could_ have done that my putting at least the same controls on the XE5 that they put on the X100vi — for example, the integrated shutter speed and ISO knob. But aside from adding the sim knob (the reaction to which ranges from “cool” to “seriously?”) it is still just another XE. Like all XE models, it picks up the sensor used in the ore expensive bodies — that’s not anything new in the XE line. It adds IBIS, which is not found in just about every Fujifilm camera. Again, nothing special. It still has a single card slot. It still uses the old generation of battery.
YOu don’t “advance the model” simply by doubling its price.
Look, I think it is a sold addition to the XE line and a fine successor to the XE4. It is pretty much what we expected and hoped for. If the pricing was roughly in line with that of previous XE models it would be a fine choice for a lot of photographers looking for a small, less-expensive camera that can use a range of lenses.
But the difference between the functional value of the camera and its cost has just gone through the roof. There’s no way that it should be priced at the same level as the XT5.
Jun 14, 2025 at 04:25 PM
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