Hey I'm Billy and I'm Francis and we're the Fuji Guys! (Billy): I got my X-E3 ready
to go, (Francis): and I got my X100F and we are going to go shoot around Tokyo. Let's go!
So obviously when you look at the X100 series of cameras the first thing you
notice is that it's actually beautiful. It's a very stylish camera but it's also
compact so you can just bring it everywhere with you. I would not say it's
pocketable, to be realistic but if I want just to throw a camera in my bag,
it's small enough and I can just walk around. It's very light and it just feels good.
Now the X-E3 is very versatile it is small compact like the X-T100. It has the
flexibility with the interchangeable lens but what's also flexible is that
it's not just a photo oriented camera only. It does offer things like 4k videos
so add a quick glance I can quickly film great looking videos in a very compact size
So the next thing I really enjoy about the X100 is something that might sound
cliche but it's really the minimalist approach to it like I can just go and
fly out to Tokyo and just bring this single camera and be okay with it having
that single lens fixed to the camera really relieves me of any stress of
carrying this list oh I should have brought this lens I just go with the 23
which is a 35 equivalent which is perfect for me and just not care about it
and that pushes me to really see differently and then move and get
creative. So that's I think that's a big point if you want to leave stress away
just go out and shoot
So one of the differences the X-E3 has over the X100 of course is on the back
of the camera. It has a touch screen and the touch is great because I can quickly
move the focus points, I can tap to shoot but better yet when I play back my image
I could use it as I use my smartphone by you know pinching to zoom and swiping
the images. So I can quickly navigate and check focus and I like that part of it
when it comes to the touch screen.
So one of the really nice and unique feature
about the X100 series is actually the built-in ND filter. So for days like this
where it's really sunny and I want to shoot wide open I can actually do so.
Just going to the menu in activate the ND which actually give me a three stop
cut of light. That way I can shoot wide open no problem.
Of course most cameras nowadays have Wi-Fi connectivity both the X100F as
well as the X-E3 does have it. What's nice about the X-E3 of course is
that it does have low energy Bluetooth® the great thing about Bluetooth® is that
there's extra functionality not just about simplicity of connectivity but
also that in the fact that I can use this new a Bluetooth® remote option
that's built into the new FUJIFILM camera remote app which makes it easy
for me to trigger the shutter on this camera.
So another reason why the X100 is pretty much my favorite camera of all FUJIFILM
cameras is that it incorporates a leaf shutter. So a couple of benefits from
that is that you can actually sync any flashes to any speed on this camera and
other than that I really enjoy doing street photography and this leaf shutter
makes it so quiet you can barely hear it. I think that you know stealthiness of
this camera is really interesting for street photography but can be utilized
for other things like portraits photography and the studio and stuff
just because of that leaf shutter.
So if you're traveling with the X-E3 it's a perfect camera personally. It's
lightweight and compact. What's also great when on vacation is that you
sometimes want to be in the picture with your family and people don't understand
shutter speeds, aperture half pressing the shutter button to get it in
focus and so with the X-E3 does have an auto switch. Which, when you flip, it
automatically control things like auto focus and exposure it also turns on face
detection. So that when you give this camera to someone to take your picture
you and your family will always be in focus.
So one of the unique feature of the X100 and X-Pro as well, but the X100 line
was really the first incorporated it's the hybrid viewfinder FUJIFILM is the
only company that does it and that's what makes it so unique. So you can
actually bring it up to your eye and see throughout the window so as you see in
real life, but if that's something you don't want to use you can actually bring
up and use the electronic viewfinder. So whatever works best for you is good, but
if you want to use the optical viewfinder it gives you these frame
lines. Which actually lets you know what's coming into your frame which
actually made the rangefinder type of camera famous
now of course I said it was minimalist and nothing to think about with that fix lens, but if you
really want to go forward and beyond that 35 mil you could go with the 2
converter lenses that we have which is the 28 equivalent and the 50 which would
give you that flexibility you might need if you want to do portrait or maybe more
of a landscape wide shot. Personally I stick with this but that's an option for you
So we spent a few days shooting in Tokyo with the X-E3 and the X100F.
We actually like we bumped into a good friend Hyungki from Korea annyeonghaseyo (Hello)
and you know maybe you can give your thoughts on the two cameras because you
shoot with the X-Pro2 which is kind of a hybrid between the X100 and the X-E3.
I'd rather use the X100F. It's my choice because the hybrid viewfinder
makes me more comfortable while shooting. Francis: and it looks nicer right yeah
and also yes I like I like do street photography so yeah that's why I choose this 100F
(Billy): I think a lot of people do choose it. It has a nice appeal to it.
You know what's your thoughts on that. (Francis): Well I stand by my choice of the X100F
because, beautiful camera its small and it does a job and obviously you get
you know same thing as X-E3 in terms of sensor, film simulation that are
beautiful but it's just more compact. I don't want to I bring lenses you know
and get in that situation where do I bring this lens and and I don't, I
regret right? That way is just that lens and that's all I'm bringing so to me
yeah X100F definitely. (Billy): I think for me though I mean both cameras are great
they have great image quality you know both of them have things like film
simulation which you know FUJIFILM is well known for. Classic Chrome for
street photography and even Acros for unique portraits in
black-and-white I personally actually like the X-E3
because a little bit more flexible for me I have younger children I go on
vacation and I look at people shots and where I am at versus you know street
photography, and so having the flexibility is good. I especially like
the fact that the X-E3 actually offers 4k video because I like to switch
between photos and videos and sort of having the best of both worlds to me is
it's what I choose and it's more flexible. To say that I mean both
cameras are good at (Francis):and there's trade-off right. I wish I had a
touchscreen onthe X100F, I wish it had Bluetooth® for the trigger that would be
really nice and quickly pairing and but it's just trade-offs. Like these cons
does not necessarily stop me from using this camera by just things that I would
wish I would be able to use but yeah I think the hybrid EVF a very cool feature
and then that's a trade I can make between the hybrid viewfinder and the
Bluetooth® for example. Because I can still remotely control it
I can still transfer it's just a little bit more steps to get to it. (Billy): So I think we
have choices you know we want some flexibility you have the X-E3, you know
you want the uniqueness of just having a camera that's all in one without any
hassle street photography the X100F is probably is a good choice for you
as well with it there are some flexibilities of switching
interchangeable lenses. So you know I would check you know the local retail
stores in your area pick up both I think they are equally sized and it's really up to
you to in terms of your preferences between flexibility and simplicity
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