X-T4 from Sony A6600?

enigmatico wrote:

I made a move from Sony APSC to Fuji a few months ago. I had the A6600 and A6400. I’m really enjoying the Fuji system but ergonomics is one of Fuji’s weak points I’d say. The main reason I switched was to have access to Fuji’s wonderful f1.4 primes. I was also originally attracted to the classic style dials of the Fuji but I find I never use the exposure or the ISO dials (because the automatic options are so good). My most used dial is exposure compensation and that has now been assigned to the rear fn dial. So all three top dials are near-redundant for me now.

Eye focus and general AF with Sony is amazing and if that’s important for you I’d be wary of switching. It’s not just the Sony AF system that’s faster, it’s that most of their lenses can keep up. Fuji have a lot of older lenses that are slow and/or noisy to AF. The newer Fuji bodies like X-T3 and X-T4 are much better than previous models. But still the lenses can hold them back. Sony wins here. I’m not an AF fanatic so this weakness doesn’t bother me with Fuji. I often use vintage lenses anyway, whether on Sony or Fuji.
The Fuji app you mentioned for transferring files to your phone: forget it. I didn’t give it more than ten minutes.

So, why do I like the Fuji system? As mentioned above, it’s the lenses. Fuji’s lens line-up is built around the APSC system. Most are small and light which encourages me to carry a camera with me at all times. I have a lot of fun with the film simulations and creating my own variants. Fuji lenses, especially their faster 1.4 primes are not precision-sharp like Sony’s. The Fuji’s retain more of a classic character and are plenty sharp for me. Overall, my pictures with Fuji have a more classic rendering.
The weight of the X-T4 together with the worry that Fuji don’t pay enough attention to ergonomics, is not a camera I’d recommend unless IBIS is a must-have for you.

I think the X-T3 is their best all round camera body. I really enjoy the tilting screen on it. But - I also bought the X-T30 as a backup/second body and that’s the camera I now have with me almost all the time. Because it’s so small and light. Ergonomically it’s horrible. It’s too cramped and the function dials get switched accidentally when holding the camera. The touch screen has a mind of its own too. So I’ve turned off the touch screen functions, the Q button and the front function button. Now I’m happy and the camera is always with me as I said. I’ve had so much fun and great pictures from the Fuji cameras and lenses. That’s what matters to me.

The ergonomics might be a weak point for you, for me they are one of the things I love the most about Fuji. I find their gear so intuitive and fun to shoot with. The ergonomics and the lenses are some of the main reasons most people shoot with Fuji I'd say.

As for your experienced lack of sharpness I wonder what software you use to demosaic your RAW files? Or perhaps you shoot JPG? Without proper demosaicing you won't retain all the details. I do believe this is the cause rather than the lenses. My current Fuji lenses(16/1.4 and 80mm macro) are the sharpest lenses I've ever used.