You know, if they come out with a model that doesn't really go in my particular direction, but it sells well and keeps them going, then I'm going to cheer for it. There is no bad Fuji camera sale, to me, as long as they keep making models I do specifically lust after.
Having said that, the XE-3 with a good touch screen might still be something I enjoy using someday - and not unimportantly, my wife might enjoy it more than the XT1*. She takes shots sometimes too, and if I had the "Full Auto" switch somewhere, she'd be thrilled. For my sake, I want
- AF points on a joystick or at LEAST on a 4-way, which looks to be off this model now so hopefully it's a joystick
- white balance and shutter mode (electronic, physical, or both) on assignable hot keys,
- ISO on a dial, and
- shutter speed under my pointer finger (with it in Timer mode so I have the entire range). I switch out of Astia once a month or so for Classic Chrome, or maybe B&W. But these days I've got it whittled down to where I adjust ISO and WB when I first start shooting, then aperture every 3rd or 4th shot, and shutter speed on the front command dial every single shot. That's it. No other fiddling or menu diving. I've got to teach her about the shutter speed command dial... she'd eventually love it.
*Comment is meant to convey the challenges of "not a hardcore equipment using photographer" types, and not a comment on gender abilities or some other "women can't do it" nonsense. She knows how to line up or stage a shot better than I do, but I'm the one who spends all the hours with the gear in my hands, so only I really understand fully how to run it. You should see me with her mac laptop... I'm pitiful outside of Windows.