Noamav
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X-T3 vs X-S10, my personal experience after handling both
Mar 30, 2021
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Hello,
In the past months, I was looking into the X-T3 and the X-S10, trying to understand which one is the best for me.
I read posts and seen videos about these cameras, and how they compare to each other.
I've spent numerous hours in the camera shop and much more online, and I'd like to summaries my thought and experience, highlighting I was surprised to discover myself.
0. I was going for a Fuji, because of the 16-80 lens. I have similar range on my G5X II, and the versatility is important to me.
1. The cameras weigh about the same (X-T3 weighs 74 grams more), I did not notice the weight difference much, using a camera strap over the shoulder, with the 16-80.
2. The grip of the X-S10 is significantly better, and was nicer for me to hold.
3. The X-T3 has the classic Fuji dial interface, which I have no experience with and I find intriguing, so it's a plus for me.
4. Personally - I find the X-S10 to look better, and I don't care much for weather sealing. The X-S10 is probably rugged enough for my outdoor uses.
This is what I found out using both cameras interchangeably, and I did not see (enough) reference to online:
5. The EVF on the X-T3 is much-much-MUCH better than the one on the X-S10.
It is much bigger and clearer.
The X-S10 EVF is really tunnel-visioned. If your eye is offset by just a bit with the center of the EVF, you lose significant portion of the view. Every time I put my eye against it, It took me 1-2 seconds to adjust my eye, and I had little confidence with the experience whenever I wanted to take a shot.
The X-T3 EVF has a nice rubber eyecup. The X-S10 doesn't. The eyecup is really awesome. I can push my eyebrow hard against it, anchoring the camera to my head. I find it very convenient with a heavier lens like the 16-80.
When I tried to shoot similarly with the X-S10, my eyelid / eyebrow was scratching against the EVF outer metal element. I did not get to test the aftermarket eyecup for the X-S10.
On the X-S10, there is a 1-2 seconds delay between the time you put your eye against the EVF until it turns on. I found it to slow down the framing process even more. There is a similar (maybe shorter) delay on the X-T3, but it doesn't bother me.
6. I was carrying the cameras with a shoulder strap, cross-body. Both were too heavy for me to carry by the grip for a long time.
When I held the cameras against my chest, I felt the X-S10 tilt screen, and the poor(er) EVF were very limiting. You cannot reasonably take a chest-shot with the X-S10 without opening the screen sideways with one hand.
With the strap strapped to your camera on the top left side, I found it to tangle with the screen when I opened it.
Overall I felt less confident, and I had less fun, shooting with the X-S10.
The framing experience was not as smooth as with the X-T3, which felt premium in comparison.
I left the store with the X-T3 + 16-80.
I really miss the grip of the X-S10. The X-T3's grip is OK, and I try to put the weight mostly on the left hand and I feel it works overall.
These differences were not clear to me while checking the cameras on different occasions. It was very helpful to test them both with the same lens one after the other.