ĐÁNH GIÁ FUJIFILM XE2
After the success of the X-E1, which I ended up picking as my mirrorless camera of choice, Fuji decided khổng lồ update the camera with more features khổng lồ make it even more compelling. Considering that the X-E1 was only a little over a year old và the high-kết thúc X-Pro1 had not been updated since it was initially released bachồng in March of 2012, the X-E2 was a good indication of Fuji’s future plans khổng lồ keep the mid-range sản phẩm line updated every 12 to 18 months, while the high-over line will probably be updated every 24+ months. In this Fuji X-E2 reviews, I will provide detailed information about the camera along with some image samples và compare it to lớn the X-E1 and the Olympus OM-D E-M1.
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When compared to lớn the X-E1, the X-E2 received some new features & key upgrades to lớn qualify for a new Mã Sản Phẩm number – from a robust hybrid autofocus system used on the Fuji X100S và a fast second generation imaging processor, khổng lồ Wi-Fi capabilities & a larger high-resolution LCD screen. While the shape và kích cỡ of the camera have remained the same, Fuji made some ergonomic tweaks khổng lồ the X-E2, allowing for easier use và better customization options.
Sensor: 16.3 MPhường (1.5x crop factor), 4.8µ px kích cỡ, same as on X-E1 Sensor Size: 23.6 x 15.6mm Resolution: 4896 x 3264 Native sầu ISO Sensitivity: 200-6,400 Boost Low ISO Sensitivity: 100 Boost High ISO Sensitivity: 12,800-25,600 Sensor Cleaning System: Yes Lens mount: FUJIFILM X mount Weather Sealing/Protection: No Body Build: Magnesium Alloy, Top & Front covers Shutter: Up khổng lồ 1/4000 & 30 sec exposure Shutter Control: Focal Plane Shutter Storage: 1x SD slot (SD/SDHC/SDXC compatible) Viewfinder Type: 2,360,000-dot OLED color viewfinder Speed: 6 FPS Exposure Meter: TTL 256-zones metering Built-in Flash: Yes Autofocus: Yes Manual Focus: Yes LCD Screen: 3.0 inch, 1,040,000 dots, TFT color màn hình LCD Movie Modes: Full 1080p HD
60p, 30p Movie Recording Limit: 14 minutes in 1080p, 27 minutes in 720p Movie Output: MOV (H.264) GPS: No WiFi: Yes Battery Type: NP-W126 Battery Life: 350 shots USB Standard: 2.0 Weight: 300g (excluding battery & accessories) Price: $999 MSRP body toàn thân only
55milimet, ISO 200, 1/120, f/5.6
23milimet, ISO 200, 1/105, f/1.4
A detailed menu of camera specifications is available at Fujifilm.com.
Camera Construction, Handling và Controls
The X-E2 retains the same solid build as the X-E1, with the top and front magnesium-alloy covers. It is pretty tough for a mirrorless camera, similar lớn the Sony NEX-5 series cameras (which also feature front & top magnesium-alloy plates). What I love about the Fuji cameras, is the fact that the magnesium alloy shell is pretty thin, making them feel very light for their kích cỡ. In fact, the X-E2 is not a small mirrorless camera when you compare it lớn the Sony NEX-6 / NEX-7 series và yet it is not heavier in comparison. That’s one of the things that I actually like about the Fuji X-E1 and X-E2 – they just feel right in my hands. Also, I vị prefer the more compact X-E1/X-E2 khổng lồ the X-Pro1, since they are physically smaller and easier khổng lồ handle.
When compared to lớn a full-kích cỡ DSLR, the Fuji X-E2 is not only much smaller, but it is also much lighter in comparison, as demonstrated in my Fuji X-E1 Review. So it would certainly make it a great camera for hiking và traveling light. I would still recommover replacing the thin strap that comes with the Fuji cameras to something better & thicker though. The Fuji straps are very uncomfortable và they vị irritate bare skin quite a bit. Despite the fact that one side of the strap is a little smoother than the other, it is the thin size of the strap and laông xã of any sort of padding that causes these issues. Personally, I am a huge fan of neoprene straps from OP/TECH. The classic version of the strap would probably be igiảm giá khuyến mãi, although if you feel that it is too thiông chồng or too big for the X-E2, they have all kinds of smaller sizes too. Just make sure to piông chồng up a strap that is thin enough khổng lồ go through the “ears” on the sides of the camera.
55mm, ISO 2000, 1/100, f/4.0
Just lượt thích the X-E1, the X-E2 is not a weather-proof camera. That’s unfortunate, given the fact that some cameras lượt thích new OM-D E-M1 (which could literally be put underwater và then frozen and it will still continue to lớn function afterward) have sầu excellent weather sealing features. Clearly, Fuji did not target people that would shoot in poor weather conditions with their cameras. The build quality is there, but not the weather sealing. Personally, I would prefer some weather sealing for my type of shooting, since I vì shoot in extreme conditions quite a bit.
However, it is not an absolute requirement for me, since I know that most cameras vị fine with good care. Would I dip the X-E2 into a toàn thân of water? No, but I would not hesitate lớn shoot it in light rain or snow. In fact, as you can see from some of the sample images, I have sầu used the X-E2 when the temperatures were way below freezing (10 °F) và the camera worked without any problems during the shoot & afterward. So it depends on what you are trying to lớn vì chưng. I would certainly take good care of the camera when facing extreme humidity levels & would take precautionary steps not to lớn cause too much condensation when shooting in the cold. In my case, I let the camera cool down before taking it out & gradually warmed it up later to avoid condensation build-up.
The X-E2 comes with a compact built-in flash. It is operated manually by pressing the small flash button on the baông xã of the camera. Compared to DSLR built-in flashes, this one is tiny and not very powerful. Do not expect it to lớn light up a room for you, as the flash is only meant to lớn be used occasionally. It works great as fill flash, although you should be careful when using it with large lenses with attached hoods. At wide angles, you might see a huge shadow that occupies half of the frame. The good news is, you do not have lớn rely on this built-in flash if you lượt thích working with flash – the standard hot shoe on the top of the camera will work with any speedlight or flash trigger system lượt thích PocketWizard. I have sầu used the Fuji X series cameras with my Nikon speedlights và while TTL does not work, manual flash works great. See the Flash section of the Fuji X-E1 Đánh Giá for some more information và sample images.
23mm, ISO 200, 1/2400, f/5.6
The front of the X-E1 & X-E2 are exactly the same – the differences are on the top và the baông xã of the cameras. The X-E2 gained an additional stop of exposure compensation on the dial going from +3 to lớn -3, which is nice (the X-E1 was limited to lớn +2 to -2). The shutter speed dial has been slightly modified lớn move sầu the spacing between “A” (aperture priority) & the shutter speeds, & a new 1/180 x-sync (maximum flash sync) has been added lớn the dial. This is great for photographers like me that rely on using speedlights và external flashes with the Fuji X system. Now I don’t need to lớn use 1/125 or 1/250 và adjust my way lớn 1/180 using the bachồng buttons, which saves time!
The baông xã of the X-E2 went through a number of ergonomic changes, as can be seen below (Left: Fuji X-E1, Right: Fuji X-E2):
First, the “VIEW MODE” button has been moved to lớn the camera thực đơn (now called “EVF/LCD SETTING”) & replaced with the Quick Menu (Q). Certainly, a welcome change, since I rarely ever touched the VIEW MODE button on my X-E1. The mặc định behavior for the view mode is “Eye Sensor”, which by default shows everything on the LCD và switches lớn the EVF when the sensor is activated. The Quichồng Menu is a nice way khổng lồ quickly make changes to the camera settings like ISO & White Balance, however, I really wish Fuji allowed customizing this screen.
Personally, I don’t care for things like Dynamic Range, Noise Reduction & Image Size, but I would love sầu lớn keep such settings as ISO, Autofocus Mode & Flash on the top of the menu for faster access. In addition, the whole Q thực đơn is implemented poorly in my opinion. A person that does not underst& how khổng lồ operate Fuji cameras would have no idea that they have sầu khổng lồ move the rear dial to make changes. Naturally, one would scroll to lớn each menu item và press “OK” in the middle to lớn select/change option, which in the current implementation leaves the Quichồng Menu screen. A much better approach would have been to allow one to press the OK button, which selects the menu chiến thắng, then allow pressing the left and right buttons lớn change settings.
The AE-L và AF-L buttons have sầu been separated into lớn two separate buttons for independent control. Now you can hold the AF-L button to loông chồng focus while taking pictures, while the AE-L button will allow you to loông xã the exposure separately. And if you want to lớn go back và be able to lochồng both, you can still vì chưng it, but you will have sầu khổng lồ change the “AF-LOCK MODE” thực đơn setting first.
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23milimet, ISO 200, 1/140, f/4.0
The bottom navigation button now has an “AF” label, because the “AF” button khổng lồ the left of the LCD has been replaced by a Fn2 (Function 2) button. Now, this part is where I get ticked off by Fuji’s implementation of the Focus Area selection. On any camera with good ergonomics, the mặc định behavior of the navigation buttons in shooting mode is to lớn select a focus point. For some strange reason, Fuji decided to dedicate the top button for “Macro” (which almost never gets used), deactivate the side buttons completely & use the bottom button for selecting the focus point. What Fuji should have sầu done instead, is eliminate the Macro button (put it in camera menu) and allow the four navigation buttons to lớn move focus points. This would save a lot of time & frustration for many photographers including myself since there is no need lớn press a button just khổng lồ move sầu the focus point! I have been waiting for this change for a while và I cannot wait when Fuji finally addresses it.
On a positive note, the X-E2 got a lot of customization options compared to lớn the X-E1. First, the Fn2 button that I mentioned above sầu can be programmed lớn persize many different menu functions. In addition, both the AF and the AE buttons can also be customized, making it a total of 4 configurable buttons (the X-E1 only had two programmable buttons).
Unfortunately, my biggest handling complaint on the X-E1 has not been fixed on the X-E2 – the tripod mount is still located right next to lớn the battery chamber. So removing a memory thẻ is still painful when using a tripod plate. It would be great if Fuji could move the thẻ slot to the side of the camera, or move the tripod socket away from the battery compartment.
55milimet, ISO 200, 1/30, f/3.5
Overall, I love sầu the way Fuji implemented controls on the X-E2. The large dial on the top is for setting the shutter tốc độ of the camera, with an option to switch to Aulớn mode (red “A”). While the dial shows shutter speed increments in full stops, vày not worry – you can still go in smaller 1/3 stop steps simply by pressing the Left and Right buttons on the bachồng of the camera. So you could just set 1/250 and move the shutter speed down khổng lồ 1/200, or mix the dial lớn 1/125 & move sầu it up to 1/200. If you have sầu used a DSLR before and never touched a rangefinder, you might find yourself looking for a way khổng lồ switch the camera mode from Auto/Program khổng lồ Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Manual. Unlike a modern DSLR, there is no camera mode switch.
To change the camera lớn Shutter Priority, you simply rotate the large top dial lớn the desired shutter tốc độ, while moving the lens aperture ring khổng lồ the red “A” (Auto). To change the camera to Aperture Priority, you leave sầu the top shutter dial at “A”, while rotating the aperture ring to lớn an aperture of your choice. To change the camera to lớn Manual Mode, you pichồng whatever aperture you want on the lens and pick whatever shutter speed you want on the camera. Lastly, Program mode can be mix by setting both the top dial on the camera và the dial on the lens to lớn “A”. Super simple & very intuitive sầu in my opinion.
Operating the camera and navigating the thực đơn system is a breeze. Although RAW shooting at boosted ISO levels (100, 12,800 và 25,600) is still not there, Fuji fixed the Auto ISO feature to allow setting the minimum shutter tốc độ. It also moved the cap khổng lồ ISO 6400, which is nice. What I would lượt thích to lớn see going forward, is an automated way khổng lồ control the minimum shutter speed, depending on the focal length of the lens. Nikon has implemented this feature on all of its current DSLRs and it works great! This way, I vì chưng not have to lớn change the minimum shutter speed every time I change a lens or change focal length on a zoom lens.
23mm, ISO 200, 1/450, f/5.6
A huge annoyance that Fuji has fixed on the X-E2 is the ability lớn delete images when zoomed in during playback. This one drove me nuts on the X-E1, so I am very glad that Fuji has finally taken care of it.
Lens Modulation Optimizer
An interesting feature that has been added to lớn the X-E2 is the Lens Modulation Optimizer (LMO). In short, LMO applies software tweaks lớn images lớn reduce the effect of diffraction and other optical aberrations, resulting in sharper images. I did a quiông xã kiểm tra at f/8 and at f/16 in JPEG format using the Fuji 23milimet f/1.4 lens & the differences are pretty clear at 100% view, as demonstrated here. However, this feature is not something that I personally care about, because it only applies khổng lồ JPEG images. Since I shoot RAW, the Lens Modulation Optimizer setting does not matter, similar to lớn Dynamic Range, Noise Reduction and other image-enhancing features found on the camera.
200milimet, ISO 200, 1/3500, f/4.8
LCD Screen
A notable upgrade over the X-E1 is the new gorgeous 3″ LCD monitor with 1.2 million dots, the same one found on the X-Pro1. While the screen size & resolution are not very important to lớn me, it is still something nice to have when looking at images. When navigating the thực đơn system, the fonts appear smoother on the X-E2 when compared khổng lồ the X-E1, thanks to lớn a lot more pixels. To be honest, I find the smaller & lower-resolution screen on the X-E1 khổng lồ be sufficient for my needs, so this one is only a “nice khổng lồ have” for me.
23mm, ISO 200, 1/2500, f/1.4
EVF Diopter
Just lượt thích the X-E1, the X-E2 also comes with a very important feature for those of us that vị not have perfect vision – there is a diopter adjustment to the left of the viewfinder. The X-Pro1 comes with a removable cover that you can remove sầu & replace, but that costs extra & is not convenient if multiple people use the camera. From that standpoint, I really like the X-E1 / X-E2, because you can adjust the diopter to your needs & change it to a different setting if you are wearing glasses or h& the camera to someone else.
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