Experimenting with Fuji for first time

Hello all,

I'm looking to experiment with Fuji having been a Canon shooter for a long time. My typical type of photography is family, weddings (non prof) and travel. I therefore don't need speed. Would be great if you could help me out with a couple of questions:

- EVFs - is the XT10/20 viewfinder significantly smaller than the XT1/2? I'm used to a 5DIII on the Canon and concerned the Fuji viewfinders may be limiting.

- I'm currently thinking of dipping my toe in with a second hand XT1 rather than go full hog at XT2, but thought the XT10 also looks very promising. There are probably a thousand threads on differences, but for someone looking for a small, everyday runabout camera, is there significant difference between the two?

- I think I've settle on 35mm F2 for lens number one, but are there any third-party wide angles (24mm equivalent, so 16-17mm-ish) out there to consider that aren't £1000!?

If anyone else had made such an experiment from 5D series to XT1/2 I'd be grateful for any thoughts.

Thanks!

wskb said:

Hello all,

I'm looking to experiment with Fuji having been a Canon shooter for a long time. My typical type of photography is family, weddings (non prof) and travel. I therefore don't need speed. Would be great if you could help me out with a couple of questions:

- EVFs - is the XT10/20 viewfinder significantly smaller than the XT1/2? I'm used to a 5DIII on the Canon and concerned the Fuji viewfinders may be limiting.

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I can say is that the EVF of my X-T2 is much larger than the EVF of my former X-T10. In practise, the difference is huge! You may find the X-T10 EVF tiny. X-T2 EVF is also smoother and has less lag (with boost mode engaged), plus dual view which is a nice for manual focusing.
On the other hand, it is a bit coarser the pixel count being the same while the magnification is larger...

wskb said:

- I'm currently thinking of dipping my toe in with a second hand XT1 rather than go full hog at XT2, but thought the XT10 also looks very promising. There are probably a thousand threads on differences, but for someone looking for a small, everyday runabout camera, is there significant difference between the two?

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Between the X-T1 and X-T10?

wskb said:

- I think I've settle on 35mm F2 for lens number one, but are there any third-party wide angles (24mm equivalent, so 16-17mm-ish) out there to consider that aren't £1000!?

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is large aperture important for your wide angle lens?

wskb said:

If anyone else had made such an experiment from 5D series to XT1/2 I'd be grateful for any thoughts.

Thanks!

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Thanks, good to know about the viewfinder. please see other responses below

lélé said:

wskb said:

Hello all,

I'm looking to experiment with Fuji having been a Canon shooter for a long time. My typical type of photography is family, weddings (non prof) and travel. I therefore don't need speed. Would be great if you could help me out with a couple of questions:

- EVFs - is the XT10/20 viewfinder significantly smaller than the XT1/2? I'm used to a 5DIII on the Canon and concerned the Fuji viewfinders may be limiting.

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I can say is that the EVF of my X-T2 is much larger than the EVF of my former X-T10. In practise, the difference is huge! You may find the X-T10 EVF tiny. X-T2 EVF is also smoother and has less lag (with boost mode engaged), plus dual view which is a nice for manual focusing.
On the other hand, it is a bit coarser the pixel count being the same while the magnification is larger...

lélé777004 said:

- I'm currently thinking of dipping my toe in with a second hand XT1 rather than go full hog at XT2, but thought the XT10 also looks very promising. There are probably a thousand threads on differences, but for someone looking for a small, everyday runabout camera, is there significant difference between the two?

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Between the X-T1 and X-T10?

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Yes, at this stage I'm considering XT1 and XT10

lélé777004 said:

lélé777004 said:

- I think I've settle on 35mm F2 for lens number one, but are there any third-party wide angles (24mm equivalent, so 16-17mm-ish) out there to consider that aren't £1000!?

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is large aperture important for your wide angle lens?

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not particularly, so long as it's F2.8 at a minimum. I was looking at the 18mm f2 but concerned it might not be wide enough.

lélé777004 said:

lélé777004 said:

If anyone else had made such an experiment from 5D series to XT1/2 I'd be grateful for any thoughts.

Thanks!

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wskb said:

Hello all,

I'm looking to experiment with Fuji having been a Canon shooter for a long time. My typical type of photography is family, weddings (non prof) and travel. I therefore don't need speed. Would be great if you could help me out with a couple of questions:

- EVFs - is the XT10/20 viewfinder significantly smaller than the XT1/2? I'm used to a 5DIII on the Canon and concerned the Fuji viewfinders may be limiting.

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I have had the X-T10 and now use the X-T1 and yes, there is a noticeable difference in the size of the EVF. Even though it's older, the X-T1 EVF is gorgeous. If you ever experiment with manual focusing, imho the larger the EVF the better.

wskb said:

- I'm currently thinking of dipping my toe in with a second hand XT1 rather than go full hog at XT2, but thought the XT10 also looks very promising. There are probably a thousand threads on differences, but for someone looking for a small, everyday runabout camera, is there significant difference between the two?

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They're both fairly small and light, X-T10 has a small pop-up flash if you need a bit of fill and auto mode for quick shots that can be quite handy, same tilt screen etc., However, the X-T1 has some important differences for me: better ergonomics and direct controls on the X-T1, weather-resistance (X-T1 + 35mm WR would make a great, light WR walk-around kit), adding the VG-XT1 battery grip provides nice stability if you add a telephoto lens to your gear, side-mounted SD card slot, etc. There are more technical spec differences between the two but it's up toy you whether they are important or not.

wskb said:

- I think I've settle on 35mm F2 for lens number one, but are there any third-party wide angles (24mm equivalent, so 16-17mm-ish) out there to consider that aren't £1000!?

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Rokinon/Samyang manual focus 12mm f2, 12mm Zeiss Touit (AF), 16mm Rokinon/Samyan/Bower f2 MF lens (but it is huge). Fuji has a UWA WR zoom (8-16mm f2.8) on the lens road map but will be $$$... Not a huge selection which is another reason to get an EVF that will help you focus manually. The X-T1 has a split screen display that gives a larger view of the subject in a larger window, then a smaller window on the side with a split screen focus guide. Very handy.

Whichever body/lens you decide on, make sure to update the firmware so everything works together properly.

wskb said:

If anyone else had made such an experiment from 5D series to XT1/2 I'd be grateful for any thoughts.

Thanks!

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wskb said:

Hello all,

I'm looking to experiment with Fuji having been a Canon shooter for a long time. My typical type of photography is family, weddings (non prof) and travel. I therefore don't need speed. Would be great if you could help me out with a couple of questions:

- EVFs - is the XT10/20 viewfinder significantly smaller than the XT1/2? I'm used to a 5DIII on the Canon and concerned the Fuji viewfinders may be limiting.

- I'm currently thinking of dipping my toe in with a second hand XT1 rather than go full hog at XT2, but thought the XT10 also looks very promising. There are probably a thousand threads on differences, but for someone looking for a small, everyday runabout camera, is there significant difference between the two?

- I think I've settle on 35mm F2 for lens number one, but are there any third-party wide angles (24mm equivalent, so 16-17mm-ish) out there to consider that aren't £1000!?

If anyone else had made such an experiment from 5D series to XT1/2 I'd be grateful for any thoughts.

Thanks!

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Going from the 5D to a XT you are making two fairly significant changes. First from FF to APS-C format. If you are good with that, the second is from an OVF to an EVF. I tried the Sony A7Rand I just could not stand looking at the world on a TT screen slightly delayed. Granted it is not much but enough in the case of sports scenes.

One option is rent. I added a Pro 2 to my D800E and will have to say my Nikon has been on the branch for about a year.

here is my 2 cent, I've just got into Fuji a month ago coming from Nikon D750 :

1) I like better the EVF form the X-T2 more than my FF D750 (not sure about X-T10 )

2) I bought a kit that comes with the X-t2 + Grip + 18-55 + 35 f/2 , $2300 in US, net savings of about $800 if you buy separately, I am not sure what is your budget, all I can ell you is that the 18-55 is a great lens to start you journey, your would not be disappointed.

I do macro, so, I am keeping Nikon for that, hoping that the future Fujinon 80mm will be as good as their other lenses ......then, I may end up doing a full conversion