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Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by rosstex on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:08AM (#22709362)
No mention of Fuji here? I love me my X-T20.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by simonlc on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:44AM (#22711771)
Well Fuiji seems to be doing great too but I didnt mention them because they arent one of the top manufacturers for professional cameras at the time. I personally have both an a7ii and xt2, and I much prefer the fuji.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by deftturtle on Saturday March 28, 2020 @03:35PM (#22713744)
Been wondering about switching to X-Pro2 or X-T2 from Sony a7ii. I can't afford to own both. Any thoughts, or just keep the full frame sony? I don't have any native lenses for either and just adapt analog film lenses
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by dsego on Saturday March 28, 2020 @05:18AM (#22710092)
As a new Fuji x-t30 owner myself, the camera controls just make sense (unlike PASM) and the shooting experience is so much fun.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by dharmab on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:19AM (#22710681)
I love my Fuji because they have better and more intuitive physical controls. Makes it a lot easier to shoot outdoors with gloves.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by Infernal on Saturday March 28, 2020 @01:55AM (#22709513)
IIRC Fuji uses Sony sensors.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by wyager on Saturday March 28, 2020 @06:01AM (#22710233)
Correct, Fuji sensors are made by Sony and are mostly the same (including the use of Dr-Pix adaptive pixel capacitance), except that Fuji has a nonstandard Bayer pattern.

I think just about everything else about the Fuji cameras is markedly better than Sony's mirrorless offerings. I occasionally wish I had a full-frame sensor, I suppose, but those are very overrated by prosumers.

Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by _visgean on Saturday March 28, 2020 @10:29AM (#22711328)
i also sometimes wish i had full frame, but as I understand it it would also mean heavier lenses.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by simonlc on Saturday March 28, 2020 @11:38AM (#22711728)
it would not. I think lens weigh comes entirely from the design and speed of the lens. The designs don't vary that much so I would t consider it. Take the full frame canon 70-200 f4, it weighs 760g, vs the 1.5 crop fuji 50-140 f2.8 which weighs 995g. They are nearly identical in aperture size and focal length, and will produce similar looking images for comparisons sake. All that to say, the amount of glass used is what will determine the size and weight of a lens, not the sensor size. There are many other factors but in general for crop bs full frame there is little difference.
Re:Sony spins off camera business into separate company by subpixel on Saturday March 28, 2020 @08:51AM (#22710833)
I’m holding out for a price drop on the x100v.