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Samsung NX500 vs Fuji X-T20

Started Apr 16, 2017 | Discussions thread
Dabbler
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XT10 FTW.

Kisaha wrote:

Dabbler wrote:

I have NX500, Fuji XT2 and others. The con with the NX500 is it has no viewfinder. Huge problem for me on bright days. It was my walkaround body for small size and light weight but I have misplaced it. Now I pretty much carry EPL7 with optional viewfinder or XT2 everywhere. I still have NX1 but with the good glass it weighs almost as much as my D800 kit so it almost never comes out. My friend bought the XT10 and loves it. So that would be my choice. The Fuji glass is superb.

For the sake of truth, NX1+16-50S is 1200-1300Kg, and D800 with 24-70 VR is almost 2200Kg, and the size isn't similar either.

A lot of my friends have the 750, and even that is night and day in size and weight with a NX1.

I live in Greece, one of the sunniest place in Europe and my go to cameras are NX500/NX3000. It isn't ideal, but you definitely can use the camera, Samsung has some of the best screens in business, and only recently manufacturers have started to catching up (and most, not!).

When you buy some cameras with no viewfinders (such the previous NX the OP had, and me, with NX300/NX3000/NX500) then no viewfinder is a choice that has been done in the past.

Well, for sake of truth I mostly use my D800 with 70-200 and the NX1 with its long S lens. As far as I'm concerned they only come on special occasions due to the weight of either.

The NX500 would be the cat's meow if you could buy an optional EVF like the EPL7, Canon  G3X etc. But in bright sun I can't read the settings, menus and often can barely frame an image no less direct the focus point. I've been to Greece and yes it's a sunny place and the NX500 LCD is one of the best BUT.. I'm still frustrated by the camera in bright light. Yes, I made that choice but I don't love the camera the way I love my XT2. If given a choice Today I would choose the XT10 over the NX500.

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