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help choosing a new Fujifilm camera

Started Aug 18, 2019 | Discussions thread
Ed B
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Re: help choosing a new Fujifilm camera

arthur70 wrote:

really enjoying this camera so far. It was a challenge to go from a DSLR with telephoto to a rangefinder with a single prime. Though I bought the 56mm and the Samyang 12mm I have yet to use them, instead just keeping the 23mm 1.4 on the body. It makes you think about your compositions and have your legs do the zooming instead.

Arthur, I'm sure you'll end up loving your Fuji camera but  Please  never mistakenly call it a rangefinder.

Even though some Fuji cameras look like rangefinders they're not and thank goodness for that because I stopped using a rangefinder way back in the film days when Canon started making autofocus cameras.

Don't get me wrong, some people like rangefinders but everyone is different and if Fuji cameras were rangefinders, I'd still be using Canon.

Battery life was initially problematic but I have learnt to switch the camera off when to in use and not play with the screen so much.

the only real mishap so far is that i lost my shutter button. Next one I'll screw on tighter.

I have noted that those carrying fujifilm tend to silently acknowledge each other in a way I never experienced with canon.

Once I get back home I'll upload some pics.

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