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Do I abandon A6000 for X-T10 or X-E2?

Started Feb 20, 2016 | Discussions thread
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DustyBin
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Do I abandon A6000 for X-T10 or X-E2?

There's a question to start an argument...

I currently have a Sony A6000 paired with an 18-105PZ and Sony 35 F1.8. I also have a NEX-5T with 20mm and 16-50PZ. My primary use for the A6000 is people and travel photography. I don't shoot landscapes. I do shoot a lot of social events in low light. I bought a Nissin i40 to help with this, but then discovered that the focus assist on the flash is not supported by the camera, rendering it largely pointless for times when I need to focus and shoot quickly to catch the moment. Thus, I tend to use a Canon 70D with 17-55 IS and Nissin flash if I have a lot of shots to take. I also use the A6000 with 35mm for manually focused low light shots at high ISO.

I don't shoot sports with either of the Sonys... I shoot the 70D for sports & wildlife with Canon 70-200 IS F4 and Sigma 150-600 C. The A6000 may have fast focusing, but it couldn't match the Canon set up when I tried the Sony 55-210 zoom and I wasn't prepared to shell out for the 70-200 G just to see if it made a difference. All reviews I've seen suggested that it wouldn't.

For travel, the 18-105PZ shoots fairly well, but just defeats the object of a small camera. I'm not prepared to pay the ridiculous money needed for the 16-70 (around £450 in the UK), when there is no guarantee of significant improvements in IQ. I love primes, but for speed and versatility a zoom is, for me, essential. Having tried both 16-50 and 18-55, I'm not impressed with the kit zooms.

I hope I'm making sense... I've become intrigued by the X-T10 because of what I've read about its low light performance and range of affordable, arguably higher quality lenses. I know I'd be giving up pixels, but that's not such a big deal as my shots are largely viewed on computer screens. And, high ISO noise performance appears to favour the X Trans sensor.

One last, very important, point. I don't have time to shoot RAW and PP. I'm not looking for one killer shot that I can lavish PP time on, but 50-100 shots out of 300-400 that I can sort through and share fairly quickly. Apologies in advance to all RAW evangelists who might tell me to give up on JPEG shooting...

So, back to my question... I'm particularly interested in advice from anyone who has experience of both systems.

PS - I've also posted this question on the Sony forum to gather their views.

 DustyBin's gear list:DustyBin's gear list
Sony a9 Sony a7C Sony FE 35mm F2.8 Sony FE 55mm F1.8 Sony FE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS +6 more
Canon EOS 70D Fujifilm X-E2 Fujifilm X-T10 NEX-5T Sony a6000
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