Had to choose, went to Fuji. XT-2 vs NX500 comparison

I'm an architect. I like shapes and colors. But I also like taking pictures and video. My favorite is their combination. Time lapse. From the time I saw Ron Fricke's time lapses in Samsara and Barraka, there was no turning back for me.

But the DSLR concept was no good. Big, heavy, clunky and, my God, so ugly. Maybe it's because of my training as an architect, but I can't hold something if I don't like it. At that time the mirrorless boom got my attention, and when 4K became affordable I got NX500. The specs were more than enough and the design was fantastic.

I own this camera for 2 years and it still works perfect, it has shot 135.000 frames according to the shutter count mod, and as I found out comparing it to my new XT-2, the pictures I get at low ISOs are totally INCOMPARABLE to the Fuji ones in terms of noise and detail. Knowing that the system dies, I bought Sigma 24mm Art. 28MPs of pure sharpness and color. Fuji? Not even close with the same 24mm adapted.

But,

Speed and high ISO is where the XT-2 excels. Doing astro and shooting at 6400 ISO like a ff camera. Man, it impressed me although it shows too many bad pixels after long exposures. I do bird and sports photography as well and this is also a strong point for Fuji.

Fuji's AF tracking is superb even at low light situations. When my buddy who is a wedding photographer broke his D750 and didn't have time to rent, I borrowed him my XT-2. He was impressed.

My conclusion is that the latest gen (NX500, NX1) is still excellent for many types of photography/video. The sensor is still the best Aps-c sensor according to DxO, and the only one sporting 28MP, with class leading dynamic range. NX1 is still one of a few cameras capable of down sampling 6K to 4K. For me, NX500 is going to remain my go-to instrument for landscape time lapses with its sharpness and lack of noise. Until its death.

P.S. - Out of curiosity, how many clicks have you got on your NX camera?

NX500 - Sigma 24mm Art