Re: RF-S Lenses - What We Know and What is Rumored
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heffnerc1 wrote:
musicmaster wrote:
I ended up buying an X-S10, which is around the same size as my M5, but with a much nicer grip and has IBIS and lenses to match. On the other hand, I'm not super happy with the AF performance, so I might see if Sony releases an A6700 or A7C II. Or switch back to Canon and the R7, which honestly seems to be literally the body I really want with fantastic features and good image quality, if the lens situation changes and we get a 16-50 F2.8 or F4 and a 11-22.
I'm aware of Fuji and their recurring issues with AF (according to reviews here and elsewhere). In your opinion, is their AF deficient across the board, or just with moving targets?
And yes, from reading critically, the R7 ($1499) is a really good camera and $500 less than the Fuji XH2, which has a ton fewer issues than the new XT5 (itself $1699). Unfortunately, Fuji's commitment to APS-C and APS-C price and weight lenses is very strong. We'll see what Canon does, hopefully in 2023.
AF so far is a hit or miss depending on your needs. It focuses in much lower light that side-by-side my M100/M5 just fail to focus. I was able to get pictures of my dog lit just by the christmas tree lights whereas the M5 would just give up.
I've found "infinity" focusing (landscapes, etc) on AF-S and point/zone to be OK -- though I've had a few that are pretty off for no reason, even though I have focus priority set and the AF box shows "green". Seems to be a somewhat common issue. Things that I focus on closer (like a parked car in a city scene or an object like food or my dog sitting) are much more consistent.
Face/Eye detect isn't great for me. This becomes more of an issue when trying to get portraits at wide apertures and it's clear that the jacket zippers are in focus but the eye's aren't sharp. AF-S isn't terrible here, but it's certainly less reliable than I'd like. AF-C with eye-detect has had less than a 50% "sharp" rate for me, even with my wife just walking at me.
AF-C with general zone AF is also... meh. Having my dog just slow walk to me leads to a lot of back focused images. In the few tests I've done, it's a 30-40% hit rate. My old Canon 7D and 70D were way more consistent at this. Hell, I used them for sports for years in college and outdoor in good lighting, things were tack sharp on the focus point.
I don't know. I feel like I'm at a weird crossroad here. There isn't an affordable camera out there that can match the size/weight and IQ of the M100 and 15-45 or 22 which is fantastic for the ultimate light weight setup.
On the other hand, I feel like all of the APS-C options out there have one major drawback or another. Canon has the best body, by far, but the worst lens lineup. Sony has an outdated cramped body with good AF and an OK lens selection, including many 3rd party lenses. Fuji has fantastic lens options, but X-Trans and poor performing AF. Nikon hasn't done much with their APS-C lens line either, and to be honest, 20MP is less-than-ideal.
Realistically, all Canon needs to do to "win" me back is give me a wide angle zoom and a fast standard zoom lens that's wider than 18.