Thanks for the awesome replies guys. A lot of sensible suggestions.
@swansea jack - That was exactly my thinking mate but at the end of the day £730 is still £730 on a camera.
@kennysarmy - I like to photograph anything - mainly my son/family shots but also like to get creative/take some landscape stuff when we go to say Box Hill. I don't really zoom too much, am happy to move around for zoom and maybe wider is used more. You help me realise a good point though, maybe I need something more mobile. However, the IQ needs to be good. Your 400d stuff is great btw!
@Mr Perceptive - Sobering words my friend. You are of course spot on and this is what I have been giving most thought last couple of days. Your point about the size of the x-e1 is very valid. The size of the kit lens has been a concern. I appreciate it's not always the tools but what the user can achieve with them. I've used the 400d for years, know how to use it and can get decent images. But recently I've gotten to really enjoy just taking a prime out and forcing myself to get good shots with it. I have the 50mm II which is cool but too narrow for indoor stuff. So I bought (£200) a 2nd hand Sigma 30mm 1.4. BRILLIANT in low light but over 6 foot distance it front focused horribly. Luckily I returned it. Then after worrying about getting another bad copy from Ebay I purchased the Canon 28mm 1.8 2nd hand. Doesn't even compare to the Sigma. Have to stop down to 2.8 just to get some sharpness. Friend asked me to take some shots as his wedding. I had to shoot everything at 2.2 @ 1000 ISO with the 28mm and the results... well, just average i'm afraid. maybe 5 keepers in 100 shots. That is when I decided I have had enough with this debacle. I don't shoot weddings often though. but I do like shooting in low light.
You know what, I think all your points have helped me realise: the best thing would be to have a solid, compact-ish camera that I can take everywhere, and works great in all lights, has a fairly big aperture for said light.
My whole reason to get the X-E2/X-E1 was future proofing my options with the changeable lenses (coming from a DSLR) but your point, Mr Perspective, regarding the x-E2 size not being much less bulkier is super valid. And now, after reading this review:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100.htm#perf I wondering if this would be the perfect camera for me. Great images/small enough to take everywhere/great in all light. AND I can get it 2nd hand for roughly £359 from
MPB (I haven't posted enough here to see the classified
Maybe I'll miss the changeable lenses in the future but I could always upgrade if I decide that the fixed focal length is hindering me! Feeling better about this now
Right friendly bunch you are in this forum!
A little more thinking I think...
**Edit**
@Alistair: haha see my section about the Siggy 30mm (a very heavy bit of kit