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Your precious and honest opinions about differences between Fujifilm and others (Sony, Canon, Nikon)

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Jose Rocha Senior Member • Posts: 1,165
Re: Your precious and honest opinions about differences between Fujifilm and others
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I came to a Canon R6 after having a X-T3 for about a year and half. I used the X-T3 as a JPEG shooter, and this is where Fuji shines the most.

But I was never impressed with the AF accuracy even with static subjects, much less with moving ones. I'm very curious to try an X-T5, I'd love to have one if the AF improves considerably. If that happens maybe I'll be back to Fuji.

Things that I miss on Fujifilm: JPEG simulations, form factor, all the dials, the build quality of body and lenses, those tiny f/2 lenses, the flip screen.

Things that I will miss if I sell my Canon: the superlative AF accuracy, the speed and quietness of the nano-USM lenses, JPEG quality even at very high ISO, JPEG rendering of fine details, the ergonomics, seamless shooting with cheap EF lenses, the image stabilization.

Things that I don't miss on Fujifilm: the AF false positives, the ergonomics, the "clunk" that is heard when switching between shooting and playback modes with certain lenses.

Things that I will not miss if I sell my Canon: build quality of the cheaper lenses, the continuous release of slow lenses both in AF speed and aperture, the continuous release of optically very underdesigned lenses at the price of well corrected lenses (except maybe the 16mm which is very cheap), the sky-high price of L lenses. My RF 24-70 L is a superb lens and I bought it because I use it 90% of the time, but I cannot even dream of getting that new RF 135mm (for me the difference in price between this and its EF antecessor doesn't make any sense). Also the lack of third-party options that amateurs like me can buy.

All in all, I think it makes most sense to me to come back to Fujifilm, but I have high expectations regarding AF after using the R6. I will wait until the moment is right.

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