When would you not recommend someone get an X series camera?

Commercial/ads, obviously, if the customer is requiring more than 24 MP (which happens from time to time, if the pictures are used to be printed onto a wall etc.). -> GFX would help.

Some video applications, but this is more due to the lack of fast prime Cine lenses. -> Here, Sony A7 + Zeiss Cine lenses could do the job.

Anything on entry level. Here, a Oly MFT might be the better choice.

lewiedude2 said:

Guyps said:

nohackle said:

As an experienced fuji user, with price not an issue, have you ever suggested that folks look elsewhere when approached about an opinion about getting into the Fuji system ?

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Sports/fast moving kids. No matter what people say or like to think on here, the AF accuracy and speed is not yet near a mid range dslr.

also I think the bokeh on the fuji system can sometimes be a bit fussy/ugly. Especially when greens/trees are involved.

If fuji had put stabilisation into the 16-55 I think the system would be massively improved. I kept a 17-55 f8 is usm strapped to my canon 60D most of the time.

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Way too subjective. Why wouldn't you recommend the system? I am completely satisfied, but I am not a pro, nor do I want to be.

I don't agree with the bokeh issue above, and I don't agree with the greens/trees issue above.

Just providing a balanced viewpoint.

lewiedude2 wrote:

Guyps said:

nohackle said:

As an experienced fuji user, with price not an issue, have you ever suggested that folks look elsewhere when approached about an opinion about getting into the Fuji system ?

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Sports/fast moving kids. No matter what people say or like to think on here, the AF accuracy and speed is not yet near a mid range dslr.

also I think the bokeh on the fuji system can sometimes be a bit fussy/ugly. Especially when greens/trees are involved.

If fuji had put stabilisation into the 16-55 I think the system would be massively improved. I kept a 17-55 f8 is usm strapped to my canon 60D most of the time.

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Way too subjective. Why wouldn't you recommend the system? I am completely satisfied, but I am not a pro, nor do I want to be.

I don't agree with the bokeh issue above, and I don't agree with the greens/trees issue above.

Just providing a balanced viewpoint.

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That's fine everyone has their opinion

I've remembered one other thing too. When using a godox flash indoors in mid/low light the xt3 will pause for a short time when you press the shutter button before the flash fires and the photo is taken. By this time the subject has usually moved so ends up out of focus. I think this is a speed issue with the af. I cant remember whether it was the 18-55 I was using a the 35f2

So anyone doing low light work with flashes like weddings etc I'd suggest they look elsewhere too.

The lockup issues can also be a deal breaker for some professionals who need a reliable tool. I've only ever had it happen once personally and I'm just a hobbyist so it's no issue to me

Mirrorless is improving with every generation though. I am sure it will get closee to dslr territory soon. Can you imagine if canon were to convert the cheap and relatively compact 75-300, 85 1.8, 50 1.8, 40mm pancake etc over to native rf mount and kept them at similar price points? Cheaper/smaller EOS R successors in the future with DSLR speed/reliability. (And without crippling features to keep product line seperation) Game changer.

nohackle said:

As an experienced fuji user, with price not an issue, have you ever suggested that folks look elsewhere when approached about an opinion about getting into the Fuji system ?

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Only when I don’t like them..

lewiedude2 said:

Guyps said:

nohackle said:

As an experienced fuji user, with price not an issue, have you ever suggested that folks look elsewhere when approached about an opinion about getting into the Fuji system ?

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Sports/fast moving kids. No matter what people say or like to think on here, the AF accuracy and speed is not yet near a mid range dslr.

also I think the bokeh on the fuji system can sometimes be a bit fussy/ugly. Especially when greens/trees are involved.

If fuji had put stabilisation into the 16-55 I think the system would be massively improved. I kept a 17-55 f8 is usm strapped to my canon 60D most of the time.

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Way too subjective. Why wouldn't you recommend the system? I am completely satisfied, but I am not a pro, nor do I want to be.

I don't agree with the bokeh issue above, and I don't agree with the greens/trees issue above.

Just providing a balanced viewpoint.

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Way too subjective? It's a subjective question.

dv312 said:

"If you're a serious birder look elsewhere" (like in the FF land)

Just a simple recommendation from me

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I don't know why you say full frame. The D500 is a superb camera for bird photography. The X-T3 dose a great job for portraits. Since V3 firmware, acquisition with 100-400+ 1.4x is dramatically slower. It also fails to focus on a subject that is moderate distance, it just sits there as if you had not told it to focus.

Morris

laddsmith said:

Seems about as reasonable question as "When would you not recommend someone marrying a blonde, a brunette, a redhead, or staying single, on and on"

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Those very helpful and insightful comments above suggest otherwise. Thanks everyone for taking the time , much appreciated

Make sure you limit the lens to 5m on

Happened to me a few times when I forgot to limit it and AF-C was struggling big time to catch on the subject

For BIF I use the Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight with greater success

Tracking a fast flying bird (say Swallow/Falcon/ Tern) through the EVF ain't easy

I've shot with the D500: it does no better job than the XT3, the 200-500mm is clumsy and unwieldy, the colors are duller than Fuji and it's still APSC IQ after all

You take on more weight for no gain

One thing going well for Nikon, they have the smallish 300mm PF and 500mm PF whereby Fuji doesn't

Cheers,