Low light and the XT2.

Without writing a saga I used to own SLRs. These went during the toddler years when it became impractical to carry loads of camera kit around for obvious reasons although one of those toddlers now uses my Minolta Dynax (Yes...film!) I then carried a number of the excellent Canon Ixus pocket cameras around. More recently I got back into photography with a couple of Panny bridges.

My photography ranges from macro to bif and everything in between. Landscapes, portraits, humming birds and A380s all feature in my files. And a couple such as these have been blown up and are hanging on my walls. Not too shabby for the little 330 sensor.

Anyway I wish to upgrade and have considered and ruled out other bridge cameras (various reasons) and micro four thirds. FF and APS-C remain in the frame.

Right now my choice is between the XT2 and the D500. I am aware of the cost of both and the quality of glass which will be required.

My only sticking point re the XT2 is how it performs in low light. By low light I mean indoors, night time, a couple of side lights on in a room....enough light to read by but not enough light for my tiny sensor but excellent FZ330 bridge camera to produce images in colour/detail which accurately represent what I actually see.

if I go for the XT2 I expect initially to get the body, the 16-55 2.8 zoom (I have been spoiled by 2.8 throughout the 330s zoom range), the 56 for those blurry portraits and a bigger zoom.

if anybody has any images taken with the XT2 in similar lighting conditions I would appreciate seeing them.

I mean, of course, images got without flash. I often wish to take impromptu photographs of my dogs in such lighting and I do not wish to use flash as I am not convinced that having a flash going off in a dog's face is a good thing never mind the likely white eye resultant. And the impromptu nature of the images means setting up off camera flash is not possible.

i remember reading on here that someone whose wedding photography I admire did not have a high opinion of the XT2's low light performance.

Thanks for your interest and, in advance, for your help.

Regards,
David
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