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m3thods · 10-28-2014, 07:58 AM

There are a few X-E1's on CL for south of 400. At the top end of your budget would be the original x100 which has the same sensor as the X-E1, but fixed 23mm (35mm equivalent) lens. You'd still need to buy a lens though. As suggested the 27 is nice and compact. I'm a huge fan of the 18-55, but it doesn't make the camera pocketable that's for sure. I don't think you can get an X-E1 and lens for 600 on the dot, but it'd be pretty close to it.

Personally if you're not going to be buying many lenses, I'd choose the x100 for a walkaround.

If you're REALLY adventurous, you can get the Fuji body, a couple of adapters, and get some manual glass. Though at that point, size can quickly grow (as big as getting the 18-55), you lose AF and you lose the simplicity of just pressing the shutter to take a sharp picture. Legacy glass is cheap if you don't want to invest much into the system you choose.

Non-Fuji, it seems you can get an Olympus OMD-EM5 with 12-50 refurb for around 600. Body would be a tank and you'd get IBIS, so it's worth a look. The body is actually smaller (at least it felt that way to me) compared to the 2 Fujis outlined, but it is definitely tougher. Lens selection is also more vast on the m43ds side.

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m3thods Rs has made me the man i am today! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Burnaby Posts: 3,148 Thanked 1,053 Times in 595 Posts Failed 21 Times in 13 Posts	There are a few X-E1's on CL for south of 400. At the top end of your budget would be the original x100 which has the same sensor as the X-E1, but fixed 23mm (35mm equivalent) lens. You'd still need to buy a lens though. As suggested the 27 is nice and compact. I'm a huge fan of the 18-55, but it doesn't make the camera pocketable that's for sure. I don't think you can get an X-E1 and lens for 600 on the dot, but it'd be pretty close to it. Personally if you're not going to be buying many lenses, I'd choose the x100 for a walkaround. If you're REALLY adventurous, you can get the Fuji body, a couple of adapters, and get some manual glass. Though at that point, size can quickly grow (as big as getting the 18-55), you lose AF and you lose the simplicity of just pressing the shutter to take a sharp picture. Legacy glass is cheap if you don't want to invest much into the system you choose. Non-Fuji, it seems you can get an Olympus OMD-EM5 with 12-50 refurb for around 600. Body would be a tank and you'd get IBIS, so it's worth a look. The body is actually smaller (at least it felt that way to me) compared to the 2 Fujis outlined, but it is definitely tougher. Lens selection is also more vast on the m43ds side.