Mirrorless camera suggestions
Discussion
Afternoon all, I have decided to get rid of my trusty Nikon D2XS as simply don't use it enough any more to justify keeping it. There is also the issue of the size of it, which means that I seldom take it out for a day. I am looking at going for a mirrorless camera, something such as Sony A6300/6500, Canon M5, Fuji XT-2. Does anyone have opnions/feedback/other options I should be looking at? I use the camera for a variety of subjects from landscapes to a bit of motorsport. Cheers!
Edited by robinh73 on Friday 25th August 13:03
Have a look at a Fuji XT20 as well as the XT2 unless you need weatherproofing. It has the same sensor and software but in a slightly smaller package. I went from a D700 to an X-T10 and love it. O thought it might be a bit small in the hand but I honestly have never felt that when using it. With the 27mm pancake lens it's bordering on pocket size.
justinio said:
I had a Canon 7D that I got fed up of lugging around. I weighed up all the options and decided to replace the 7D for an Olympus OMD-EM1.
The EM1 does have it's limitations (like all mirrorless), but I dont regret the switch.
Interesting. A friend has a 7D2 and the OMD-EM1 and his view is that they're totally different beasts but for lugging about the Olympus wins hands down. However in his opinion the 7D2 is superior for taking pictures. I guess you pays your money etc. The EM1 does have it's limitations (like all mirrorless), but I dont regret the switch.
Can mirrorless replace DSLR now?
I am looking at a D7500 upgrade from D3200 but it begs the question if I should look at mirrorless instead.
What I'm worried about:
1) are the smaller form-factors comfortable for shooting all day? After a day at Goodwood my small D3200 kills my hand when a 70-300 is on it.
2) are there a good value range of lenses available? For Nikon I can can get some real peaches of lenses to cover the range I need - wide angle (10-24mm
on APS-C), standard prime (35mm on APS-C) and long telephoto for motorsport (300mm on APS-C) - that don't cost that much
I am looking at a D7500 upgrade from D3200 but it begs the question if I should look at mirrorless instead.
What I'm worried about:
1) are the smaller form-factors comfortable for shooting all day? After a day at Goodwood my small D3200 kills my hand when a 70-300 is on it.
2) are there a good value range of lenses available? For Nikon I can can get some real peaches of lenses to cover the range I need - wide angle (10-24mm
on APS-C), standard prime (35mm on APS-C) and long telephoto for motorsport (300mm on APS-C) - that don't cost that much
I recently purchased a Fuji X-T2 and am now selling my Nikon dSLR kit and Sony A7rII mirrorless kit:
I love the image quality full-frame offers (certainly with the Sony), but with that you there are downsides: full frame camera lenses are more than often large, heavy and expensive.
The Fuji can't compete with either of the above cameras in pure image quality, but it makes up for it in ease of use. You pays your money etc etc.
I love the image quality full-frame offers (certainly with the Sony), but with that you there are downsides: full frame camera lenses are more than often large, heavy and expensive.
The Fuji can't compete with either of the above cameras in pure image quality, but it makes up for it in ease of use. You pays your money etc etc.
Andy M said:
I recently purchased a Fuji X-T2 and am now selling my Nikon dSLR kit and Sony A7rII mirrorless kit:
I love the image quality full-frame offers (certainly with the Sony), but with that you there are downsides: full frame camera lenses are more than often large, heavy and expensive.
The Fuji can't compete with either of the above cameras in pure image quality, but it makes up for it in ease of use. You pays your money etc etc.
I'll give you £50 for the lot I love the image quality full-frame offers (certainly with the Sony), but with that you there are downsides: full frame camera lenses are more than often large, heavy and expensive.
The Fuji can't compete with either of the above cameras in pure image quality, but it makes up for it in ease of use. You pays your money etc etc.
Surprised you are selling the Sony... I'm loving mine (though I get the expensive lens thing).
GetCarter said:
I'll give you £50 for the lot
Surprised you are selling the Sony... I'm loving mine (though I get the expensive lens thing).
For me it's not the expense of the lenses, it's simply the size and weight. As I've mentioned in another thread, my favourite focal length is 35mm (f1.4 prime) - the Sony Zeiss 1.4 is astoundingly good but it's almost the size and weight of a typical dSLR 24-70 f2.8. As a result more often than not I end up leaving my camera at home.Surprised you are selling the Sony... I'm loving mine (though I get the expensive lens thing).
Fuji have recently released a number of f2 primes which are relatively tiny, inexpensive, and still offer fantastic performance (people are calling them Fujicron's
).GetCarter said:
Not Ideal said:
I bought a Sony a6300 about a month ago - super super happy with it.
I keep a 6300 with a prime lens in my coat pocket. Great camera.Excellent for video too. I use mine mostly with the Sony 18-105 lens under a drone but its replaced my other SLRs as my number one camera for general stuff too. Battery life is great and the added bonus of a micro USB charge port is a real plus as I just hook a phone battery backup to it if I'm getting low
One from the OMD camp here. Really great camera range, the 5-axis image stabilisation is akin to witchcraft with the shutter speeds you can get down to whilst hand holding, and a cracking range of prime lenses.
Have a read of this similar recent thread with some suggestions...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Have a read of this similar recent thread with some suggestions...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I moved from a Canon 7D to mirrorless with no regrets, initially to a Panasonic GH4 for its all round video & stills plus wide selection of MFT glass.
After a year & not needing video functionality that much anymore I inially had a Sony A6300 & hated it & found good glass £££ or just not suiting me.
I then bought a Fuji XE2s & 35mm f2 WR as a trial on advice from a pro I know & got hooked on Fuji glass, the handling, but mainly the jpegs SOOC. I now have the XT2 which is brilliant IMHO (have passing the XE2s to my daughter) without file sizes being too large & appreciate the weather sealing.
If it's just stills you're into I'd say try a Fuji, if you want video as well I'd look at the GH5 or Sony A series depending on budget & glass you're after
HTH
After a year & not needing video functionality that much anymore I inially had a Sony A6300 & hated it & found good glass £££ or just not suiting me.
I then bought a Fuji XE2s & 35mm f2 WR as a trial on advice from a pro I know & got hooked on Fuji glass, the handling, but mainly the jpegs SOOC. I now have the XT2 which is brilliant IMHO (have passing the XE2s to my daughter) without file sizes being too large & appreciate the weather sealing.
If it's just stills you're into I'd say try a Fuji, if you want video as well I'd look at the GH5 or Sony A series depending on budget & glass you're after
HTH
I'm seriously thinking about the OMD-EM1 Mark II. The reviews on that are amazing. Image quality looks superb and there are Leica lenses available for it.
I mostly do underwater photography which means lugging all my camera gear - plus 2 u/w flash guns and camera housings and ports etc etc. - all around the world, and I'm getting a bit tired of doing that with my 5D mark 1 and L class lenses and big heavy aluminium housing. Saving a few kilos is very attractive..
Now that shutter lag has been pretty much eliminated; smaller and lighter package; and Leica lenses; and better autofocus; and generally lower f stop lenses (meaning I can more easily focus in low light conditions); and looking at the super reviews on wetpixel and dpreview it's getting hard to think why I might still want a big clunky full frame DSLR.
And that's not to mention some nice features like the one where it stores 1 second or so worth of images with halfway shutter - meaning you're more likely to get peak of the action - which is again very attractive for those damn fast moving clownfish... even if that might not be an actual benefit in practice if I need the flash guns.. but pretty good for natural light shots like splits where you could use it to fine tune the waterline.
A friend had an EM1 mark 1 with a Leica lens, went on a weekend trip with Joe Cornish who was staggered with the sharpness of one of his shots. If the pros are starting to switch then it might be about time for me too.
I just have this niggling feeling that I might be missing something in my comparison with DSLRs....
I mostly do underwater photography which means lugging all my camera gear - plus 2 u/w flash guns and camera housings and ports etc etc. - all around the world, and I'm getting a bit tired of doing that with my 5D mark 1 and L class lenses and big heavy aluminium housing. Saving a few kilos is very attractive..
Now that shutter lag has been pretty much eliminated; smaller and lighter package; and Leica lenses; and better autofocus; and generally lower f stop lenses (meaning I can more easily focus in low light conditions); and looking at the super reviews on wetpixel and dpreview it's getting hard to think why I might still want a big clunky full frame DSLR.
And that's not to mention some nice features like the one where it stores 1 second or so worth of images with halfway shutter - meaning you're more likely to get peak of the action - which is again very attractive for those damn fast moving clownfish... even if that might not be an actual benefit in practice if I need the flash guns.. but pretty good for natural light shots like splits where you could use it to fine tune the waterline.
A friend had an EM1 mark 1 with a Leica lens, went on a weekend trip with Joe Cornish who was staggered with the sharpness of one of his shots. If the pros are starting to switch then it might be about time for me too.
I just have this niggling feeling that I might be missing something in my comparison with DSLRs....
GetCarter said:
Angrybiker said:
I just have this niggling feeling that I might be missing something in my comparison with DSLRs....
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