Looking for a more versatile kit - Fuji x Switch to Sony

GabrielFFontes wrote:

Hi everyone.

I've used Fujifilm as my main system ever since the X-T3 was launched. I owned a Fuji ever since the X-E2, as a secondary camera to my other kits.

My main usage is for taking photos and videos of my life, trips and occasional personal projects.

My current kit is:

• Fujifilm X-T4
• Fuji 16-55 2.8
• Fuji 35 1.4
• Fuji 50-230
• Viltrox 13 1.4

I've noticed that, as time passes, I need a very versatile kit to be inspire me to actually go out and take pictures. That's why I sold many primes, including the 16 1.4 and 56 1.2. To me, a versatile kit means a good versatile zoom.

In Fujiland, I've found the 16-55 to be the most versatile: it has decent range and is still reasonably fast, being good for low light shooting and portraits. An f4 or slower zoom on APS-C just wouldn't cut it for my general usage.

However, there is a lens that has sparked my interested since launch:

The Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6.

This lens is making me want to switch to an A7IV to see if it could be my ultimate versatile kit.

I've been wanting a camera with a more modern AF system than the X-T4, and the ease of processing non-xtrans files is honestly something I miss. Also, being a tech fan, I just kind of miss testing something new.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this possible switch, if anyone tried the Sony + 28-200 combo, etc.

Not intending to start any fights here. Just talking about cameras, like we all love :).

Cheers.

I love zooms too and Fuji has also disappointed me here a bit, but I think the king of really good, versatile zooms is the m43 format. Smaller sensor, less resolution and DR, more noise, I know, but after a while you get used to those and can still produce beautiful photos. Right now what I miss from Fuji when using my Olympus, is indeed the Fuji interface and experience and occasionally the DOF control.

Another option seems to be the Nikon z format. For the the 28-200 with no OIS is not a solution…