On 02/02/2018 00:08, Savageduck wrote:
On Feb 1, 2018, newshound wrote
(in articleT5adnUJtheVFBe7HnZ2dnUU78NnNnZ2d@brightvie w.co.uk):

On 01/02/2018 04:19, Savageduck wrote:
On Jan 31, 2018, android wrote
(in article ):

Could this be a precursor to a Bayer XT?

http://www.cameraegg.org/fujifilm-x-a5-x-a20-xc-15-45mm-lens-officially-announced/

For what it is the X-A5 + XC15-45mm, with a 24MP CMOS sensor, and a whole
bunch of Fujifilm goodies, and ability to use all the X-mount lenses all for
$600 makes this a pretty good entry into the mirrorless World for folks
trying to keep costs down, or looking for lightweight kit.

https://ivanjoshualoh.com/2018/01/31/new-xc15-45mm-x-a5/

As far as a Bayer X-T goes, that does not seem to be on the cards with the
X-H1 (with OBIS) almost on us, and still using the 24MP X-Trans III. Then
with the X-T3 to be announced in the third quarter of 2018, and speculated
to have a new APS-C sensor somewhere between 24-30MP with no confirmation
whether it will be X-Trans, or Bayer, but the concensus is it will be a new
X-Trans IV(without OBIS).
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Nice to see the better macro capability. I'm still using a G10 for macro
instead of sticking a +3 on the X-E1.

Which lenses are you using on your X-E1?

I have three zooms and an 18 mm; not the lens they used to claim as a
macro/portrait, I forget which that is, but it's not what I would call a
macro lens.

When you speak of +3, are you refering to extension tubes?

No, close-up lens. Actually I meant +10, getting confused because I use
+3 on my glasses for close up work.


Have you considered upgrading your X-E1 to a new X-E3, the X-T20/X-T2, or
even this new X-A5?

I'd certainly like an X-T2 body, and the long zoom (for sports) one of
these days.

The new generation of X-series cameras are leaps, and bounds ahead the first
generation such as your X-E1. I currently find myself owning an X-E2, an
X-T2, and an X-E3, along with four Fujinon primes, and two zooms.


I realise they have improved a lot but I don't have unlimited funds. And
I still reckon the X-E1 and the original lenses are pretty good.