The X-E3 Poll

[dhananel]

I am not sure if the survey design lets it quite get there, but I strongly believe that the X-E series could very much become a serious branch with a strong position of it's own if it would update alongside the X-T and -Pro from a sensor/processor side, but have no lcd, fewer programmable buttons and no video capability, the larger EVF and go for plain old school photography!!!  I guess I can keep dreaming for such a camera...

[mdm]

..., but have no lcd, ...

 

and how to set up the camera? by touch? why not to use film camera instead.

[Jano]

With 2,000 responses I have now closed the poll and will begin to analyse the answers. Thanks a lot to all those who participated!

[Patrick FR]

Thanks for your time and effort, Jano

 

Looking forward to the results

[MSW]

Done.

 

I am dissapointed you have not listed the eyecup need - it's really a pain shooting with X-E2 in strong back/side lighting. I found the Fuji eyepiece with no eyrcup attachement one of the worst part of its cams.

Agree. In fact that is the only substantial complaint I have about the X-E2. Any other suggestions I have had are "better this", "faster that" but they are not of the same seriousness. The eyecup situation can result in instances where is becomes nearly impossible to frame and compose a photo - almost like shooting with your eyes shut

[milandro]

Some folks came up with an easy fix but I suppose that yes, of course it will be better if they has thought of something

 

 

[Jano]

I finally submitted the results to FR as a guest post. As soon as Patrick authorises it you'll find it there. Sorry for taking so long.

It's a long read so I hope you have some time...

[Patrick FR]

Here are the results http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-x-e3-poll-results/

 

Thanks Jano for the terrific effort and time you put into all this

[Aswald]

My wishes are popular!  

 

Thanks for the great write up and summary.

[RSH-Photography]

Any word yet on whether there will be an X-E3 and when?

[Ricks]

We have the x-t10 but are waiting for the x-e3. Maybe Patrick can shed some light on when to expect it.

[milandro]

he is busy polishing his crystal ball 

[RSH-Photography]

I spotted this on the MirrorlessRumors site:

 

"Fuji:

they will finally make a pause on the X camera front   Some lenses will be released by end 2017 but we will probably have to wait til 2018 too see new X system cameras."

Could this be true? Will there not be an X-E3? That would be a major disappointment for me as someone who invested with Fujifilm with an X-E1 and then an X-E2.

[milandro]

I suppose they go by “ You can’t please everyone all the time , only someone sometimes”, you have cameras and the shoot the same quality pictures that they could shoot when you bought them, nothing else has changed aside from the color of the grass of your neighbor.

[Jürgen Heger]

Milandro, don't undermine our econony system with wrong facts. It is a well known fact derived from Moore's law that the linear resolution of a given camera decreases by about 30% per 18 months (pixelcount goes down by 50%). AF speed drops in a similar way. So definitely, you cannot shoot with an older camera in the same way you did one or two years ago. You simply have to buy the newest equipment as soon as it is released. You can improve your image quality significantly by placing preorders...

Or do I misinterpret Moore's law?

Edited July 14, 2017 by Jürgen Heger

[milandro]

You are right.    we certainly don’t want to undermine the fundaments of capitalism! You are what you eat (or buy) after all. 

 

Emo ergo sum ( I buy therefore I exist).

 

 

Ahem! 

 

When I was still teaching one of the favorite assignments was to ask people to chose to shoot an entire reportage with a box camera ( Agfa click or clack preferred).

 

Then evaluate the photographic eye beyond the camera.

[Jürgen Heger]

Did it help your students

1. to improve their photographic eye?

2. to understand that equipment is much less important than most believe?

3. other

 

Edit: Remove unwanted emoticon

Edited July 8, 2017 by Jürgen Heger

[milandro]

well, all those things were precisely the reason we gave that particular assignment. But you know that