Sony to Fuji: Not Such a Nightmare Story

I got into the Sony ecosystem when the NEX-6 came out. It was arguably one of, if not the best, mirrorless ILC systems at the time. I got the a6000 on day one, which was a good camera, but not quite as premium in build as the NEX-6 and didn't advance ergonomics or controls. The lenses were fairly mediocre for the most part, but that's what kept me around because I built up a tidy collection. The a6300 announcement was uninspiring to me and the APS-C lens line appears to be stalled. I wanted out and had been coveting the X-T1 for sometime, but I figured trying to switch ecosystems would be an absolute nightmare.

I ended up taking the leap, but kept my Sony stuff initially. Within the first week of receiving the X-T1, I shot a benefit event for a local non-profit with both the a6000 and X-T1. By the end of the night, I had put away the more familiar a6000 in favor of the X-T1 which was instantly more pleasurable and intuitive to shoot with. Shortly after that, I put all my Sony stuff up on eBay. The last piece just sold.

So, I sold the a6000, two zooms, three primes, a wide angle adapter, and two flashes. I replaced them with the X-T1, a vertical battery grip, the 18-135mm zoom, the 90mmF2, the 35mmF2, the 16mmF1.4, and a Nissin i40 TTL flash for Fuji. I figure I have a reasonably well rounded kit for the time being, covering most of what I had with Sony, and at the end of the day, I'm only down about $500 net. Not bad. I thought it would be much more of nightmare and much more expensive to make the leap, but it actually was pretty easy and affordable. I'm so glad I pulled the trigger. It's definitely worth it to me. I'm loving the Fuji gear, especially the killer lenses. If anyone else is considering making the transition, I can highly recommend it.