Fujifilm X-E1 review: Finding a place for the middle child

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SEE FOR YOURSELF: SAMPLE IMAGES

Hover over the images to see the settings I used. Click on them to see them in their full resolutions.

ISO 100—F/6.4—1/125—55-200mm @ 200mm ISO 400—F/5.6—1/125—55-200mm@200mm ISO 400—F/5.6—1/125—55-200mm@200mm ISO 400—F/5.6—1/125—55-200mm @ 164mm

Small, but important portions of daytime/outdoor images shot at ISO 100 still appear sharp and crisp.

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Night photos taken between ISO values 800 and 3200 have only minimal noise onscreen. The photo above was taken at ISO 1600, and as you can see, the sky’s still pretty smooth.

AWB vs APPROPRIATE WHITE BALANCE

ISO 100—F/4.5—1/60—55-200mm @ 149mmISO 100—F/4.5—1/60—55-200mm @ 149mm

ISO 100—F/3.5—1/125—55-200mm @ 55mm

 

PROVIA VS VELVIA

ISO 800—F/4.2—1/5—55-200 @ 116mmISO 400—F/5—1/125—55-200 @ 55mmISO 400—F/5—1/125—55-200 @ 55mm

The Velvia filter oversaturates blues, greens, yellows and reds.

COLORS

ISO 400—F/5.6—1/60—55-200mm @ 95mmISO 100—F/3.5—1/125—55-200mm @ 55mm

Yellows are bright and aptly saturated.

ISO 400—F/3.5—1/30—55-200mm @ 55mmISO 100—F/3.5—1/125—55-200mm @ 55mm

Velvia really brings out the browns in a scene.

ISO 400—F/5.6—1/60—55-200mm @ 55mm

Greens are slightly subdued when shooting in Provia.

MONOCHROME

ISO 100—F/3.5—1/125—55-200mm @ 55mm

ISO 100—F/3.5—1/125—55-200mm @ 55mm

My opinion hasn’t changed since my review of the X-F1—Fujifilm’s black-and-white film simulation mode probably bests that of any other brand. Black and white images taken with the X-E1 are very dynamic (a good mix of blacks, whites and grays), plus details and textures are still visible.

ISO 400—F/5.6—1/60—55-200mm @ 200mm ISO 400—F/5.6—1/125—55-200mm @ 200mm

Check out the detail of these statues.

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