DSLR replacement X-Trans II or better

eabeukes wrote:

Many years ago I bought a Canon 5D MK2, and went through several kit lenses. In 2015 I ‘traded up’ to a pair of super-fast Tamron lenses (24-70mm f2.8 Di VC USD SP, and 70-200mm f2.8 SP Di VC USD). These lenses were used for a single shoot, after which life and divorce killed my photography. Around this time travel (ha, remember that!) meant I picked up a fantastic deal in Sharjah on a X100S.

I recently picked both of these up to start shooting again and the X100S gets me 7 in 10 excellent shots right out the camera. The 5D gives me maybe 3 in 10, and even then they need processing or are marginally sharp at best. I’m finding myself picking up the X100S all the time, but then wanting a bit more reach in places, or missing the weather sealing. I love the feel and ergonomics of the X100S, and the look of the resultant images are vastly better than the 5D.

I wear glasses - not thin ones either, so the EVF is important to me. The X100S one works (mostly).

Having been offered a pretty good deal on trade-in, I can’t work out which would be a good ‘replacement’ for the 5D to augment the X100S. My options available in budget are (used)

• X-H1
• X-T3
• X-T2

The X-Pro1 is available but it uses the older sensor to that in the X100S. Not sure of the shooting feel would be the too similar to the X100S that I feel like one os then redundant.

So: does anyone else have experience moving from a DSLR + X100 series to any of the above, that could provide some advice on feel, weight and experience? I know the glass is good, and the kit will do what I want. I also know I’m after Fuji (hence this forum) It’s mostly the feel vs the X100S and ‘traditional’ DSLR that I’d like feedback on please.

You do not have to compare sensors of these three - IQ is just the same. Other things differ. Like H1 - it has IBIS and T3 is probably focusing little faster ( ? )

I have X-E3 (did not sell it - it is tiny and pocketable) - it is almost like using X100 - it is good to have a pocketable camera too !

X-H1 is more like DSLR - size and feel.  5DMkIV  (I use it a lot) is not much bigger than X-H1 - of course FF lenses are.

X-T3 is a great camera and if you do not use primes it is OK with OIS lenses - it does not have IBIS. If you sell X100 this T3 is a good smallish camera. Not pocketable...

If you take H1 it might be a good idea to keep X100 for certain traveling needs

IF you shoot videos H1 with IBIS will be more usable.

Many things to consider - you know what you can/want to  do with a camera