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Do I abandon A6000 for Fujifilm X-T10?

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DustyBin said:
You're right in that the 35 is great, although once you hit 1/30 or slower, subject motion blur becomes an issue. If only the Nissin focus assist worked!!
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You could replace that flash with a Sony model.

My daughter has the X-T10 and loves it, but she's coming from a Canon 40D DSLR and so-so lenses (IMO). The DPR review of the X-T10 here says better than the A6000 for still, but not great for video. Of course, the A6300 may outdistance the X-T10. It's all a crapshoot :-)

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DustyBin said:
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.
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Wow, better low light performance, better cheaper lenses, what's stopping you?
 
Sony full frame will give you a bit better low-light performance - about one stop. But if it is low light you want in the Sony lineup, you should look into the A7S.

For JPG, have you tried tweaking some of the built-in creative modes? Also, if you did not know there are a few shooting modes for low-light. I have no experience using them myself, but maybe it would be useful.

Shooting RAW is not as arduous as it sounds. The default conversion in LR or C1 (free) are pretty equivalent to out-of-camera JPGs. If you use the smartphone app, it will send your phone a JPG you can immediately upload to whatever social media you are using.

Go Fuji if you like, there are a variety of cameras because different folks have different preferences. There is no one camera to rule them all. I do not think you will eliminate all problems by switching, you will just have a different set of problems.

Good luck.
 
bdbits said:
Sony full frame will give you a bit better low-light performance - about one stop. But if it is low light you want in the Sony lineup, you should look into the A7S.

For JPG, have you tried tweaking some of the built-in creative modes? Also, if you did not know there are a few shooting modes for low-light. I have no experience using them myself, but maybe it would be useful.

Shooting RAW is not as arduous as it sounds. The default conversion in LR or C1 (free) are pretty equivalent to out-of-camera JPGs. If you use the smartphone app, it will send your phone a JPG you can immediately upload to whatever social media you are using.

Go Fuji if you like, there are a variety of cameras because different folks have different preferences. There is no one camera to rule them all. I do not think you will eliminate all problems by switching, you will just have a different set of problems.

Good luck.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to have a play with RAW and with the JPEG settings.

I noted you saw Capture One conversion is free... Is this true? Tempted to try the software, but there's no way I can afford to purchase it once the trial is over.

Thanks!
 
DustyBin said:
bdbits said:
Sony full frame will give you a bit better low-light performance - about one stop. But if it is low light you want in the Sony lineup, you should look into the A7S.

For JPG, have you tried tweaking some of the built-in creative modes? Also, if you did not know there are a few shooting modes for low-light. I have no experience using them myself, but maybe it would be useful.

Shooting RAW is not as arduous as it sounds. The default conversion in LR or C1 (free) are pretty equivalent to out-of-camera JPGs. If you use the smartphone app, it will send your phone a JPG you can immediately upload to whatever social media you are using.

Go Fuji if you like, there are a variety of cameras because different folks have different preferences. There is no one camera to rule them all. I do not think you will eliminate all problems by switching, you will just have a different set of problems.

Good luck.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to have a play with RAW and with the JPEG settings.

I noted you saw Capture One conversion is free... Is this true? Tempted to try the software, but there's no way I can afford to purchase it once the trial is over.

Thanks!
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I found Capture One Express for Sony, which says it's free... How does it know whether you have a Sony? Am I supposed to have a code from somewhere? Sorry for the potentially dumb question.
 
Capture One comes in three flavors. The basic Sony-only version is free. You can upgrade to the full version but for only Sony cameras for just $50, a real bargain to me. And then you have the full product anyone can buy, which I think is a couple of hundred dollars.

For just getting started with RAWs you should be fine with the free version. You can activate the "pro" features for a 30-day trial, after which it reverts to the free version.

I used to use Lightroom, which is a fine product and has superior picture management if you are into that. The Capture One interface appears to be a lot less polished at first glance, but it has some very powerful features and I find it gives me the results I want with less time than Lightroom, so I switched. Editors are largely a personal preference, though.

https://www.phaseone.com/en/Products/Software/Capture-One-for-Sony/Sony-Express.aspx
 
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DustyBin said:
DustyBin said:
bdbits said:
Sony full frame will give you a bit better low-light performance - about one stop. But if it is low light you want in the Sony lineup, you should look into the A7S.

For JPG, have you tried tweaking some of the built-in creative modes? Also, if you did not know there are a few shooting modes for low-light. I have no experience using them myself, but maybe it would be useful.

Shooting RAW is not as arduous as it sounds. The default conversion in LR or C1 (free) are pretty equivalent to out-of-camera JPGs. If you use the smartphone app, it will send your phone a JPG you can immediately upload to whatever social media you are using.

Go Fuji if you like, there are a variety of cameras because different folks have different preferences. There is no one camera to rule them all. I do not think you will eliminate all problems by switching, you will just have a different set of problems.

Good luck.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to have a play with RAW and with the JPEG settings.

I noted you saw Capture One conversion is free... Is this true? Tempted to try the software, but there's no way I can afford to purchase it once the trial is over.

Thanks!
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I found Capture One Express for Sony, which says it's free... How does it know whether you have a Sony? Am I supposed to have a code from somewhere? Sorry for the potentially dumb question.
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No code. I would guess it only processes Sony RAWs and maybe generic JPEGs, though I never tried to bring in my older Canon RAWs or any other format. Not a dumb question, it is hard to believe they give this software to us. I would guess Sony is subsidizing it.
 
DustyBin said:
bdbits said:
Sony full frame will give you a bit better low-light performance - about one stop. But if it is low light you want in the Sony lineup, you should look into the A7S.

For JPG, have you tried tweaking some of the built-in creative modes? Also, if you did not know there are a few shooting modes for low-light. I have no experience using them myself, but maybe it would be useful.

Shooting RAW is not as arduous as it sounds. The default conversion in LR or C1 (free) are pretty equivalent to out-of-camera JPGs. If you use the smartphone app, it will send your phone a JPG you can immediately upload to whatever social media you are using.

Go Fuji if you like, there are a variety of cameras because different folks have different preferences. There is no one camera to rule them all. I do not think you will eliminate all problems by switching, you will just have a different set of problems.

Good luck.
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Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to have a play with RAW and with the JPEG settings.

I noted you saw Capture One conversion is free... Is this true? Tempted to try the software, but there's no way I can afford to purchase it once the trial is over.

Thanks!
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If you mostly shoot jpeg, Fuji over Sony; Fuji is known for its excellent jpegs and WB. The classic Fuji film simulation options are also nicer than image options Sony provides. If you're a RAW shooter go with Sony if you can get past its non-optional lossy compression which has hopefully changed in 2016 through a firmware update.
 
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