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X100F user tempted by Nikon Z5 price

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Lettermanian
Lettermanian Senior Member • Posts: 2,389
Re: X100F user tempted by Nikon Z5 price

holashobby wrote:

Lettermanian wrote:

A couple of years ago I left Fuji and tried the Z system (Z5 and briefly Z6ii) for several months, then tried Panasonic (S5), then came back to Fuji. I won't get into it too much here; both systems have their strengths and weaknesses. One of the main weaknesses of the Z5 is its slow/hesitant AF in low light. This is well documented on the Z forum. It might be worth your while to ask there about its capabilities for street photography. Other than that I think it's still the best entry-level ff cam when all features and specs are considered, compared to other entry-level ff cams.

Disagree with this, when all features and specs are considered, the s5 is more capable than the z5 by a country mile. When video is taken into account, the z5 is not even in the running.

*edited to add that yes, it is relatively heavy (it's a solid camera, felt a bit more sturdy than my old X-H1).

I will give you that, though to be fair (to myself) I didn't think of the S5 as entry-level exactly because of its incredible feature set. The only thing entry-level on it is its EVF. If I had the money I'd still have that and pair it with the new Sigma 20mm f1.4.

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