Anyone moved from M4/3 to Fujifilm X series?

WeirdSheep wrote:

Dunsun wrote:

Eric-P wrote:

I have both the GX9 and the X-S10.

I agree with the others here that you will gain v little in size / weight by going to X-S10.

Again, I think there is v little difference in IQ between the two formats. The X-S10 will give you slightly lower noise at higher ISO, but if weight-for-weight the M43 lens will have 1 stop faster aperture then it negates the difference. I can't tell much difference in IBIS between the GX9 and the X-S10; I think in real-world they are both good for +2 stops.

Regarding the handling / ergonomics of the X-S10, personally I think it is awful, and in view of you arthritis, I really would not recommend. Here's why:

1. The height of the body is so short that I generally find my little finger falls off the bottom, so I end up only gripping with 2x fingers.

2. The position of the shutter button is v badly placed, such that you need to hold the grip towards the tip of your fingers. If I take a solid, full grip of the grip, then the shutter button almost falls naturally near the first notch of my index finger. I would need to uncomfortably contort my index finger to reach the shutter button with the tip of my finger.

3. Same goes for my thumb; If I take a firm full grip, the rear dial is almost at the first crease of my thumb, requiring uncomfortable bending of my thumb to reach the dial..

I seriously would advise you going to a shop and handling the camera before deciding to buy.. (For reference I have small hands; I think it would be worse for bigger hands.)

Now, I also own am E-M1 mkii. It is in my opinion the best handling camera that I have ever owned. It is smaller that your G9, and a bit lighter. The grip is so good that even though it's 100g heavier than the X-s10, I don't notice the weight difference when handling either. The grip + front + rear dial is so perfectly placed that I can shoot / adjust front + rear dials all with one hand. My recommendation would be to swap your G9 for the EM1 mkii or mkiii. It would give you a reduction in size / weight + improved ergonomics..

Exactly my findings. I have owned practically all existing m43 cameras and lenses. And just wanted to check an affordable IBIS polished Fujifilm camera.

Well X-S10 did not work for me at all. IBIS is kinda OKish though still 2 stops behind E-M1 ii. Jpegs are nice. But the hardware ergonomics is really bad. The dials, buttons, their placement, grip ... I know it's subjective. G9, E-M1, Pen F all of these will destroy it in that view for me. X-PRO is nice though.

Chees

I guess this is where camera manufacturers can't win, l find the X-S10 the exact opposite as described here. I have medium sized hands and can operate the X-S10 virtually completely with my right hand with no issues. My thumb can reach all the necessary controls on the back comfortably and easily. I've used many m4/3's cameras, none 'destroy' the X-S10 for ergonomics in my experience. The G9 is a myriad of buttons and options that can be very confusing unless you use it daily. It's comfortable to hold but requires a lot of practice to become familiar with. I can pick up the X-S10 after a break and be very familiar with it instantly. Olympus cameras don't even have the power on switch in the right place, if l'm gripping the X-S10 l can power it up instantly with the same hand, that's an ergonomic fail on most Olympus' straight away for me.

The grip on the X-S10 is deep but not tall, it's a smaller lighter camera, significantly so compared to a G9, so yes, your bottom pinkie will trail, but it's not exactly uncomfortable, especially compared to all the shallow grip models, it's definitely far superior to an X-Pro. I really don't understand how people struggle ergonomically with this camera, my thumb and forefinger can do all the work for me no problem, but as l intimated earlier, camera design must be a frustrating task. I suppose the variation in human hands makes it impossible to design perfect ergonomics for all, but for me the X-S10 is ergonomically excellent.

Yes the ergonomics is always subjective. Frankly the most used part on any camera are the shutter and the dials. The shutter on E-M1s are too sensitive. But the dials are the best in the industry. Actually all Olympus cameras does give you amazing dials (E-M5 II, III, E-M1 II, III, Pen F, Pen E-P5). I have larger hands with long fingers and for me X-S10 grip is too shallow. Material wise E-M1 is in a different league. All older Olympus cameras provide excellent materials and feel as well.

I shoot X100T which is a great camera with a bit fidly buttons but I like it since it's small, light and produces excellent jpegs. Sadly Olympus never produced something similar. If they did it would be my goto camera and I guess that it would have an IBIS, would have better ergonomics and the lens would be sharper. That's how I see these 2 brands. Though Fuji finally came with new line of 1.4 lenses.

Cheers