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NX500 as the near perfect compact camera

Started Jun 5, 2020 | Discussions thread
Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Re: NX500 as the near perfect compact camera
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shutterbugnx wrote:

The NX500 was certainly impressive for its time, but recent Fuji cameras have better video capabilities and Canon was able to one-up Samsung in terms of APS-C pixel density with their EOS 90D and M6 Mark II. If Samsung had continued producing compact cameras, would they have fallen behind?

Since getting an A7RIII, I barely touch my NX500. I was never satisfied with the NX500's image quality at high ISO values, and the Sony has less noise and much higher resolution. Only downside is having to buy larger bags to carry my gear. If I wanted to shoot video, I'd get an X-T30, X-T3 or X-T4.

You are comparing a full frame camera that costed thousands of $€ to a tiny APS-C that was a lot less?! That is how good the NX500 from 2015 is..

Mind you that not everybody buys cameras every year. Imagine buying Canon/Sony/Fuji in 2015. You would have to buy 2-3 cameras from each brand those 5 years to finaly equal, or surpass the NX500.

The "investment" in lenses is not proportional either. Bigger - heavier - more expensive lenses.

Fuji has multiple problems with video (white balance issue, overheating, some time limitations, zoom shift exposure = that is a lenses issue, they weren't build with video on mind), battery issues on most, e.t.c) and most of their lenses are terrible for video. They will replace most of the old ones, and even the new 16-80mm everybody was expecting is just a mediocre lens for too much money. This is the review from my favourite lens reviewer:

https://www.lenstip.com/571.11-Lens_review-Fujifilm_Fujinon_XF_16-80_mm_f_4_R_OIS_WR_Summary.html

and watch this from a guy a very much respect. Korean, but perfect english subtitles

https://youtu.be/Vva3GV_XElQ

Undeniably X-T4 is a great tool but it is 2020. Imagine buying in 2014 a Fuji camera Vs the NX1 (because you can not compare the flagships with the tiny NX500). You needed exactly 3 Fuji flagships since 2014 to match the NX1, and still some of us prefer the NX1+S 16-50mm combo as our workhorse. Fuji still needs to polish things further (IBIS, the shifts, ergononics, lenses, e.t.c)

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