X-T3 vs X-T30 ll?

sheepless wrote:

Lettermanian wrote:

sheepless wrote:

I have now found a Canadian store with 3 used cameras:

1. T2 - 16 - 80mm lens. It has 1000 shutter count . Cost is $1500.00 CDN / ($1106.00 USD).
2. T3 - 18-135mm lens. It has 2700 shutter count. Cost is $1750.00 CDN ($1291.00 USD)
3. T3 - 16 - 80mm lens. Only 164 shutter count. Cost is $1995.00 CDN (1471.00 USD)

All 3 cameras are in very good shape cosmetically, and they come with battery and charger.

At this point I think I'm going to purchase the #3. It has a low shutter count and a good all round lens. I think this would satified my needs for quite some time as I find the whole process of camera shopping / research to be painful. It's time to pull the trigger.

Being Canadian myself, and having shopped used gear over the years in various stores in several provinces, and being an X-T3 user myself (great camera), I would say the prices are a bit on the high side, especially since you'll be paying tax on top. In the private market a used X-T3 plus 16-80 would probably be a good $300-400 less with no tax. Not sure which store you're looking at, but I would at least negotiate a warranty with it, or an extra battery and memory cards, or a lower price. They have lots of wiggle room, as trade in values are usually around 50% of the used selling price.

I think the X-T3 is a good choice. No camera is perfect, but its out-of-camera jpegs are excellent. I usually shoot jpeg or jpeg + raw (Fine + Raw), and use a few customized film simulation recipes to get as close as possible to an out-of-camera image. The dials and buttons are very customizable as well, allowing many options as you learn your camera and shooting style. The AF performance is a good step up from the previous-gen bodies. The EVF is significantly better than the smaller, lower-res vf's on the X-T30ii and similar cameras. The touchscreen has a been very useful tool for me; while I don't use if for Af, I have one half of it set up as a second D-Pad, so more custom functions are available with one swipe of my thumb. The WR is nice to have as well.

Good luck with your choice

I'm not very good at haggling - but I hear what you are saying. I have just discovered (since my first writing) the MPB used camera website which is located in the USA. They have a number of body only X-T3 in stock. I would need to anticipate paying duty and shipping on top of the camera price. I could then look at purchasing a lens separately.

Lot's to think about for sure.

Hmm, there will be the currency exchange rate, shipping, import fees and provincial taxes to take into account,  so will you really save enough to make it worthwhile? Not to mention any warranty or return issues... 🤷🏻‍♂️