Marcin Petruszka

Bigger view finder: Yes, please
Joy stick: Yes, please
WR: A must
I would rather have a smaller screen hight and push the screen all the way to the left

IMO, it is a shame the X-Pro2 does not have the big view finder. I would really like a WR camera with the big view finder in range finder style.

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Also - my first post here

I happen to use both these cameras. The X-E2 is technically superior but I still prefer to carry the X-Pro1. I frame with the EVF and then flick to the OVF if I really need to time a shot.
 
Personally speaking I plan to replace my X-E2 with the X-Pro2 once the price gets down to a sensible level.

the difference  in viewfinder refresh rates of XP1 vs XE2(X-T1 & Xt10 as well)  makes  your decision simple: XE2, hands down.
that was my biggest  gripe  with  the first gen Fuji's, and at least for me,  is  the difference between a  frustrating, low  hit rate  experience and an engaging and successful shoot.

I have both of those cameras. To me, the X-Pro1 has a nicer "feel" to it - it's robust, and somehow its somewhat slower performance is charming. I use it almost exclusively with the 35mm in B&W.
 
But honestly if you're looking for usefulness, the X-E2 wins. Especially with the new firmware, it wins on speed and the focus system is quicker and more usable. With a well thought out set of FN button settings it's more of a competitor for SLRs. The EVF is better - higher res and faster refresh than the X-Pro1. Coming from an SLR viewfinder with TTL view, EVF will make more sense to you that the X-Pro1 OVF mode. In OVF you have to do some mental correction for parallax, since the OVF view is from the corner of the camera and not through the lens, and focus is tricky because you don't necessarily know where exactly the focus point you placed falls in the field of view and you don't directly see focus in the finder. With the new firmware, the X-E2 is an extremely strong performer - it's the same an an X-T10 but with the finder on the left.

OK, thanks Jackalized and Nick05, it seems my problem hav been solved. I think I read everything there was to read about both cameras and all of you guys confirm. X-E2 it will be. The HVF is tempting but as you wrote – I would need at least X-100T's solution, so I will wait for X-Pro2 to fill this place. I would get X-100T, but I really need the 56 mm for my work. So X-E2 comes first.
Thanks a bunch!

Interesting comment from someone without an avatar/profile pic or a signture.

Hello Marcin
 
I can't add anything on the X-Pro1, but I do have the X-E2 and I'm delighted with it. I sold all my Canon SLR gear a year ago (6D full frame and 5 lenses), having already bought the X-E2 from a friend, and i'm now totally Fuji.
 
I use it with the 18-135, 10-24 and 27mm lenses and do not find any problem with the balance or handling of the camera with the bigger lenses. The 27mm pancake is a dream.
 
I also bought the X-T1. This may sound daft but I regularly take a camera bag with me that has the 2 bodies in, with a different lens on each so that I don't have to swap lenses in the field. The strange thing is - I actually prefer the rangefinder feel and handling of the X-E2 to the X-T1. I can't imagine going back to a DSLR - but then I don't do sports or wildlife, so I'm not best qualified to comment.
 
I absolutely love the EVF. There is maybe a quarter second delay in eye activation, but it's never been a problem for me. I've almost forgotten what an OVF looks like!
 
Best of luck, and let us know how you get on.

The most important reason to buy a X-Pro 1 would have been for me ( I have considered doing that before buying the X-E2 just a week or so before the firmware upgrade) the price of the kit with 18 and 27mm at €849 or €899.
 
But I have opted for a X-E2 largely because i had already used a camera that size before (X-E1) and the fact that now the software of the two cameras looked pretty much like my other X-T1.
 
The 56mm is certainly a very nice lens but the balance with a lighter camera will be rather odd at least at first. Personally I went for the 60mm for portraits and the size and weight of the 60mm is perfect (provided you get rid of the stupid lens hood and change it for something more practical as I did). I have all the Bokeh I want with that lens and if I need more than I have some other tricks up my sleeve with the tilt adapter or the lens turbo adapter which I use on legacy lenses.
 
There are many ways to skin the same or different cats.
 
 
Good luck!

Hi All,
My name is Marcin, and I am new here, so please forgive me if I started the topic in a wrong place.
 
The thing is both cameras are now equally priced (more or less) and I'm thinking about transitioning from my Nikon D7000 to X System at looong last. I like the X-Pro1 style with the OVF and it's bigger size (I have large hands) but the camera is getting long in the tooth, and X-E2 just got the 4.0 firmware update, but I'm slightly worried about EVF since I'm used to shoot with a DSLR… so which camera to choose? I shoot mostly corporate/business portraits with off camera flash both on location and in studio. I know I will eventually buy X-Pro2, but this has to wait for now. I also know I will be buying 56 mm f/1.2 lens and working mostly with it (and I know the OVF on X-Pro1 won't be very useful with this lens). So many questions… Also, I wear glasses (though I can imagine myself switching to contact lenses).
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Marcin.