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Sad but I have to let go NX30 system. How about an alternative?

Started Aug 31, 2019 | Questions thread
OP jfgarcia Junior Member • Posts: 29
Re: Sad but I have to let go NX30 system. How about an alternative?

flip 21 wrote:

jfgarcia wrote:

Hello.

My NX30 fails with the know problem of freeze (I have to take battery out) and unreliable dials.

It's sad, but I want to go with another system.

I'll put at sale my 50-200 and great 30 f2.0 that works fine.

I have the Lumix G85 (great nice camera, great IBIS!) but miss the IQ of my NX30.

I've read that Fujifilm X-T30 or X-H1 are a good alternatives. Have some of you tryed out? how well performs compared to NX30?

Also I'm tempted to go with Sony A7III, but the price and bad ergonomics pull me out.

I would like to have IBIS. It's something that I want to count on, after used the G85.

(sorry for my bad english)

This is the million dollar question I would go for the Sony A6400, or maybe wait for the Sony A6100, which is going to be a bargain...also, sigma lenses are cheap and great... just check the 30mm, 1.4 (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1234027-REG/sigma_302965_30mm_f_1_4_dc_dn.html) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvXefIDhy_g). Its form factor is also great, you can put it in a drone, a gimball... it is so light...

flip 21

thanks for you comment.

Mmm, I'd considered a Sony also. I think the great value from Sony comes from A7 (FF) series.

Your suggestion about Sony A6100 looks great. I'm reading th review and looks like covers much I looking for, including EVF, built-in- flash, a good price.. except the IBIS, but Canon M6 nor Fujifilm X-T* have neither.

If you don't need a selfie/180º LCD you can buy the Fuji XT3, which records 4K 60, but is much more expensive.... I'm assuming you want to shoot video, right?

Yes, I would like to shot video, but I'm not very picky in this regard.

If you want a camera for photos, and don't care about 4K video, buy the new Canon M6 MKII, cheap body, cheap lenses, and 32.5mp...but... terrible, fake 4K video...

The Canon M6 MKII looks great!. I don't like that EFV is not integrated in body. It uses the hot-shoe so you are out of luck to use a Flash unit.

Anyway, the Fuji XT30 is really cheap, and the best hybrid body of them all... don't forget, none of them has IBIS.

XT30 seems a good option also. Everybody talks about 'the Fuji colors'. Perhaps go for the Fuji X-H1 that *does* have IBIS.

The problem with Lumix cameras is the unreliable AF performance, but its IBIS is the best I've seen...

Well, after used my Lumix G85 I can surely say that the auto focus is very fast and accurate, much more than the AF of NX30. Reviewing some of 100s pics past taken with NX30, I have much more keepers with my G85. Yea, not all is fault of the camera, the photographer have it count too

The Sony A6600 has IBIS though...

Summing it up: BUY the SONY A6400.

I'm reading and see that A6500 does have IBIS!. The A6600 have the same sensor that A6500, right?

I see you have th NX10, A7III and a6400... which Sony camera do you think gives 'better' image quality than NX? (I put 'better', because I know IQ is greatly subjetive )

Now, aside technical matters, What of this cameras do you like the images/color, bokeh (I know this have much to do with the lens, but...) the most? (question for flip 21 an other readers)

-A7III

-a6500

-Fujifilm X-T30 / X-H1

-Canon EOS M6 MKII

Thanks for reading.

 jfgarcia's gear list:jfgarcia's gear list
Samsung NX30 Panasonic G85 Samsung NX 30mm F2 Pancake Samsung NX 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm F4.0-5.6 ASPH OIS +2 more
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