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This full case isn't too bad for the X-E1. I recently purchased an X-E1 this past week and was looking for a case that would protect it while I saved up for another case that's genuine leather and has a battery/SD Card slot opening.
I was a bit hesitant when purchasing this case because there weren't that many reviews regarding the Ever-Ready cases. But it turns out, that this case is great! It may not be genuine leather but it gets the job done and protects the camera quite well. Besides not having an opening for the battery/SD card slot, look at the positives:
1. A full protective case that will cover your camera even with the 18-55mm lens attached.
2. You can use it as a half case and that part will not only protect your camera, but it will also give you a better feel for the camera, as it adds a grip to the right side when you're holding it.
3. It also comes with a faux leather strap just in case you want to match the strap with your case.
4. The case mounts onto the camera's tripod mount. There's a screw that's found at the bottom of the case that secures your half body case so you don't have to worry about it falling off. You can still mount a tripod onto the camera even with the half case on.
Negatives besides the non-existing opening for the battery/sd card compartment:
This may be another minor issue for some of you out there: With the half body case attached, the camera won't sit flat when placed on a table because the screw that goes into the tripod kind of protrudes out from the bottom. I don't really have an issue with this since I don't mind it.
I hope this review helps!
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I looked high and low at the various case options (as of May '13) for the Fuji X-E1. Most of the cases are half cases (the Luigi style cases typically marketed for the Leica M cameras)and tend to fall into two price ranges: really cheap ( US$ 75). At the time of this writing, this case is retailing for $16.99 via "Prime" and includes not only the half case, but also a top "Ever Ready" portion and a strap... While many here will have no qualms forking over a Benjamin for a small leather case, I was a bit hesitant. I mean, I don't have a half case for my M6 at this point so I why should I spend so much on this camera. And the primary reason for the case is to protect the camera. However I do concede that for many out there it's also to add a bit of bling to the camera as well... This case will give you some K-Mart bling... ;-)While looking for cases, I noted a couple options that were of interest. One is the ability to open the bottom battery/sd card door without removing the case. This case does not have that option. Another is that the nicer leather half cases have a little strap that wraps around the top of each of the strap lugs on each side and snaps in place to secure the half case better to the camera. I like that option, but alas this case doesn't have that feature either.
So, what's so awesome about this case? It was $17 that's what. Yeah, you cannot access the battery door without removing the case and no it doesn't have those cool straps on each side to secure over the strap lugs... However it is a sturdy case and looks to be made well. The bottom "half case" portion does have a bit of a pronounced extension in the curved portion that wraps around the right side where the grip is. This kind of acts like a small grip which is a bit of bonus I hadn't counted on. It does look like it would protect the camera well in a relatively minor fall (let's say 3 feet or so..) I considered the Ever Ready top portion a bit of a bonus and from the image thought it might be too bulky to use. I've been using a flexible neoprene Leica case (if you can call it that) that I use with the M6 and figured I'd get something like that in addition to the half case, but alas this Ever Ready case looks like it's going to work really well. Unlike some of the older Ever Ready style cases from the times past, this case breaks the Ever Ready portion into two flexible pieces (permanently attached to each other) that make it really easy top pull it over the lens and top of the camera so that the snaps can be quickly put in place. It's a bit hard to describe, but basically it means that once you undo the snaps on each side and pull the case over the top of the camera, this top Ever Ready portion will readily (no pun intended) fall over and hang by it's bottom snap while you're simultaneously flipping the on switch and readying for your shot. Same thing in reverse. It's quicker than the old Olympus OM case I have for my OM-1n.
Let's be clear.. I'm not a huge proponent of "Never" Ready cases, but for $17 this is one hell of a deal. It fits the 18-55 lens with the hood reverse with no problem. It also fits my 35mm summicron with the hood on and looks like it'll fit the 50mm 'cron I have with the hood as well. I'm also thinking it's going to fit the fujinon 35mm f1.4 with it's hood, but I don't have that yet. I will confirm once it's in hand.
Unless you really really need to have leather (and really guys, even Leica's come with vulcanite covering) or you really need to have access to the battery hatch all day, this one is a no brainer. Either way, if it doesn't end up working out for you it's not a major loss...
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