Fuji, Sony or Lumix Compact System?
Discussion
As per my other thread I've now sold my Canon gear and am looking at the above systems. X-T1, A6300 and GX8.
I take 50% landscape and 50% Tennis/Motorsport shots and the aim is to save a bit of weight over the Canon.
Looking at the reviews they don't really mention much about suitability for action shots in a language I can understand!
Budget is around £1500 for body and lens.
Whats the PH Vote?
I take 50% landscape and 50% Tennis/Motorsport shots and the aim is to save a bit of weight over the Canon.
Looking at the reviews they don't really mention much about suitability for action shots in a language I can understand!
Budget is around £1500 for body and lens.
Whats the PH Vote?
A vote for Fuji from me. The Sony technically has the better AF for motorsport/action but the body doesn't suit a long lens, and the choice in that regard is very limited anyhow.
Personally I would forgo the X-T1 and get an X-T10. Lens choice is quite personal based on how wide/long you need to go, but there are plenty of options. The 18-55 and 55-200 are a nice mid-range combo and those with an X-T10 will keep you well under budget. Or you could swap one of those for a higher end option (16-55 instead of the 18-55, or 50-140 instead of the 55-200)
I find the little Fuji excellent for motorsport: https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_s/albums/72157...
Fuji Refurb ( http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/refurbished-digital-cam...) are great for gear which is essentially new, all my stuff comes from them.
Personally I would forgo the X-T1 and get an X-T10. Lens choice is quite personal based on how wide/long you need to go, but there are plenty of options. The 18-55 and 55-200 are a nice mid-range combo and those with an X-T10 will keep you well under budget. Or you could swap one of those for a higher end option (16-55 instead of the 18-55, or 50-140 instead of the 55-200)
I find the little Fuji excellent for motorsport: https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_s/albums/72157...
Fuji Refurb ( http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/refurbished-digital-cam...) are great for gear which is essentially new, all my stuff comes from them.
I just recently sold my Nikon DSLR kit to move to mirrorless. I looked at pretty much all the available options and ended up with a Lumix G7.
The lens options for the Fuji and Sony are very expensive and lacking choice (especially at the affordable end). If you have loads of money to throw at a system, go for it, but otherwise you'll be stuck with a mediocre 16-50mm kit lens and not a lot of choice for under £500. The M4/3 system has a huge selection of lenses (both pro and affordable enthusiast lenses) and a large used market too.
All of the systems are perfectly capable landscape shooters (what camera isn't?) but it has to be said that even with all the "worlds fastest AF" rubbish that gets thrown around these days, mirrorless cameras still lag behind DSLRs for tracking and continuous AF. The G7 is good, but don't expect DSLR performance. The lumix DFD system does a good job of keeping focus on moving subjects but can still get confused. it's a hell of a lot better than the non-DFD lumix cameras though. Not far off the performance of the Nikon D7000 I've just sold. The sony A6000 and upwards are supposed to have very good continuous AF systems but I've not actually handled one to try. I would avoid Fuji if you intend to shoot anything moving. Anything but the most recent Fuji bodys are useless at continuous AF (from experience) but apparently but more recent bodies are better.
The lens options for the Fuji and Sony are very expensive and lacking choice (especially at the affordable end). If you have loads of money to throw at a system, go for it, but otherwise you'll be stuck with a mediocre 16-50mm kit lens and not a lot of choice for under £500. The M4/3 system has a huge selection of lenses (both pro and affordable enthusiast lenses) and a large used market too.
All of the systems are perfectly capable landscape shooters (what camera isn't?) but it has to be said that even with all the "worlds fastest AF" rubbish that gets thrown around these days, mirrorless cameras still lag behind DSLRs for tracking and continuous AF. The G7 is good, but don't expect DSLR performance. The lumix DFD system does a good job of keeping focus on moving subjects but can still get confused. it's a hell of a lot better than the non-DFD lumix cameras though. Not far off the performance of the Nikon D7000 I've just sold. The sony A6000 and upwards are supposed to have very good continuous AF systems but I've not actually handled one to try. I would avoid Fuji if you intend to shoot anything moving. Anything but the most recent Fuji bodys are useless at continuous AF (from experience) but apparently but more recent bodies are better.
I switched from Canon to Fuji XT1 recently - very nice bit of kit to use, great image quality, good lenses but as above it's not cheap 
Just as a really left field suggestion - how about a Sony RX10iii? Got one recently and have been nothing short of amazed at the images (lens is 24-600 equivalent and sharp all the way).
Just as a really left field suggestion - how about a Sony RX10iii? Got one recently and have been nothing short of amazed at the images (lens is 24-600 equivalent and sharp all the way).
ukaskew said:
A vote for Fuji from me. The Sony technically has the better AF for motorsport/action but the body doesn't suit a long lens, and the choice in that regard is very limited anyhow.
Personally I would forgo the X-T1 and get an X-T10. Lens choice is quite personal based on how wide/long you need to go, but there are plenty of options. The 18-55 and 55-200 are a nice mid-range combo and those with an X-T10 will keep you well under budget. Or you could swap one of those for a higher end option (16-55 instead of the 18-55, or 50-140 instead of the 55-200)
I find the little Fuji excellent for motorsport: https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_s/albums/72157...
Fuji Refurb ( http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/refurbished-digital-cam...) are great for gear which is essentially new, all my stuff comes from them.
There's a member on here with a Sony A6000 and long lens. Personally I would forgo the X-T1 and get an X-T10. Lens choice is quite personal based on how wide/long you need to go, but there are plenty of options. The 18-55 and 55-200 are a nice mid-range combo and those with an X-T10 will keep you well under budget. Or you could swap one of those for a higher end option (16-55 instead of the 18-55, or 50-140 instead of the 55-200)
I find the little Fuji excellent for motorsport: https://www.flickr.com/photos/harry_s/albums/72157...
Fuji Refurb ( http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/refurbished-digital-cam...) are great for gear which is essentially new, all my stuff comes from them.
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