Mirrorless for landscape? Fuji X series is it good?

[everydayshutter]

Hello

I planned to buy mirrorless for landscape work. I think I will love Fuji for that work but how is it for landscape? I now using my nikon d5300 with sigma 18-35. After conducting research and asking about mirrorless I think I am ready to invest in one. I most likely go fuji for this work but there is some concern about that

1. Native ISO is 200. I love long exposure so that's 1 stop too fast for the works.

2. I mainly use lightroom for retouching my photo, so is it good for X Trans sensors now?

3. How is Fuji dynamic range? What kind of software is capable to pull out shadows without affecting much image quality?

4. Should I go for Bayer or XTrans sensor? i am aware XA doesnt has viewfinder but i'm totally okay with that.

5. Any particular system I need to look into? M43 is okay but I don't know about this system too much, about DoF, since its smaller sensor

I don't worry about the lens selection since I believe what Fuji has done to its system. I planned to buy samyang 12mm and 18-55 kit

Any opinion will be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Clayton1985]

Hello

I planned to buy mirrorless for landscape work. I think I will love Fuji for that work but how is it for landscape? I now using my nikon d5300 with sigma 18-35. After conducting research and asking about mirrorless I think I am ready to invest in one. I most likely go fuji for this work but there is some concern about that

1. Native ISO is 200. I love long exposure so that's 1 stop too fast for the works.

2. I mainly use lightroom for retouching my photo, so is it good for X Trans sensors now?

3. How is Fuji dynamic range? What kind of software is capable to pull out shadows without affecting much image quality?

4. Should I go for Bayer or XTrans sensor? i am aware XA doesnt has viewfinder but i'm totally okay with that.

5. Any particular system I need to look into? M43 is okay but I don't know about this system too much, about DoF, since its smaller sensor

I don't worry about the lens selection since I believe what Fuji has done to its system. I planned to buy samyang 12mm and 18-55 kit

Any opinion will be appreciated. Thanks

Well it's all relative because any of the latest cameras can get the job done. That said, you've covered many of the reasons Fuji wouldn't be at the top of most landscape photographers lists. On the positive side Fuji has a number of great lenses well suited for landscapes like the 14, 16, 10-24, 16-55 to name a few.

My recommendation would be Sony though. If you want aps-c then get the A6000, A6300 or A6500 or even better consider full frame and get the A7r, A7II or A7rII. With any of these options you'll have base ISO100 with excellent dynamic range and bayer instead of X-Trans.

 

[everydayshutter]

Hello

I planned to buy mirrorless for landscape work. I think I will love Fuji for that work but how is it for landscape? I now using my nikon d5300 with sigma 18-35. After conducting research and asking about mirrorless I think I am ready to invest in one. I most likely go fuji for this work but there is some concern about that

1. Native ISO is 200. I love long exposure so that's 1 stop too fast for the works.

2. I mainly use lightroom for retouching my photo, so is it good for X Trans sensors now?

3. How is Fuji dynamic range? What kind of software is capable to pull out shadows without affecting much image quality?

4. Should I go for Bayer or XTrans sensor? i am aware XA doesnt has viewfinder but i'm totally okay with that.

5. Any particular system I need to look into? M43 is okay but I don't know about this system too much, about DoF, since its smaller sensor

I don't worry about the lens selection since I believe what Fuji has done to its system. I planned to buy samyang 12mm and 18-55 kit

Any opinion will be appreciated. Thanks

Well it's all relative because any of the latest cameras can get the job done. That said, you've covered many of the reasons Fuji wouldn't be at the top of most landscape photographers lists. On the positive side Fuji has a number of great lenses well suited for landscapes like the 14, 16, 10-24, 16-55 to name a few.

My recommendation would be Sony though. If you want aps-c then get the A6000, A6300 or A6500 or even better consider full frame and get the A7r, A7II or A7rII. With any of these options you'll have base ISO100 with excellent dynamic range and bayer instead of X-Trans.

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them which can limit the use of long exposure under artificial right. Thats a dealbreaker for me

 

[biza43]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them which can limit the use of long exposure under artificial right. Thats a dealbreaker for me

I use A7 and A7II. Sensor reflection issue in A7 is over rated IMO. But you can always get the A7II.

I had Fuji X for a while, too much noise for long exposures in low light.

 

[osv]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them

that is incorrect, the a7r does not have a sensor reflection problem.

it's strictly at a7 issue, that was fixed with the a7ii.

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dan

 

[Mordi]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them

that is incorrect, the a7r does not have a sensor reflection problem.

it's strictly at a7 issue, that was fixed with the a7ii.

 

[Clayton1985]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them which can limit the use of long exposure under artificial right. Thats a dealbreaker for me

You aren't using much logic in my opinion. The A7r for landscapes is better in so many ways over Fuji and you've found some "dealbreaker" that will matter zero to your actual photography.

 

[KCook]

And then there is your other thread -

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Kelly

 

[everydayshutter]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them which can limit the use of long exposure under artificial right. Thats a dealbreaker for me

You aren't using much logic in my opinion. The A7r for landscapes is better in so many ways over Fuji and you've found some "dealbreaker" that will matter zero to your actual photography.

I enjoy taking long exposure of cityscape with light that resemble the star in small aperture. Which I found hard to use with a7. I love a7 and a7r and they are within my budget but a7ii and a7rii are out of my budget. I know what i shoot and theres no way its matter zero to my photography

 

[everydayshutter]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them

that is incorrect, the a7r does not have a sensor reflection problem.

it's strictly at a7 issue, that was fixed with the a7ii.

 

[Clayton1985]

I enjoy taking long exposure of cityscape with light that resemble the star in small aperture. Which I found hard to use with a7. I love a7 and a7r and they are within my budget but a7ii and a7rii are out of my budget. I know what i shoot and theres no way its matter zero to my photography

Fair enough... zero is probably not correct. My point is that you are drawing what I consider to be a false conclusion that because you're aware of some issue with the A7r you'll consistently end up with better results with a crop sensor 24mp camera and in my opinion that could be false logic and the opposite may be true. The difference between the 24mp Fuji aps-c cameras and the Sony A7r 36mp full frame camera will be there in 100% of your images while I'd be surprised if the "sensor reflection issue" is present in very many but maybe it would.

 

[osv]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them

that is incorrect, the a7r does not have a sensor reflection problem.

it's strictly at a7 issue, that was fixed with the a7ii.

 

[everydayshutter]

I enjoy taking long exposure of cityscape with light that resemble the star in small aperture. Which I found hard to use with a7. I love a7 and a7r and they are within my budget but a7ii and a7rii are out of my budget. I know what i shoot and theres no way its matter zero to my photography

Fair enough... zero is probably not correct. My point is that you are drawing what I consider to be a false conclusion that because you're aware of some issue with the A7r you'll consistently end up with better results with a crop sensor 24mp camera and in my opinion that could be false logic and the opposite may be true. The difference between the 24mp Fuji aps-c cameras and the Sony A7r 36mp full frame camera will be there in 100% of your images while I'd be surprised if the "sensor reflection issue" is present in very many but maybe it would.

Yeah i know I prefer sony all the way actually and already searched for one when suddenly I looked up about that issue and that's my mind changed. I'd love to have a7ii and a7rii but yeah, the budget is still the problem.

 

[everydayshutter]

Ah i forgot to mention but I considered a7 and a7r to be honest. But i am aware of the sensor reflection issue on them

that is incorrect, the a7r does not have a sensor reflection problem.

it's strictly at a7 issue, that was fixed with the a7ii.

 

[osv]

a7r is a wonderful platform for manual focusing, largely because of the 14.4 magnification in the evf, but it's also a demanding taskmaster, because of things like no pdaf, horrible shutter delay, and the potential for shutter shock in certain situations.

 

[everydayshutter]

a7r is a wonderful platform for manual focusing, largely because of the 14.4 magnification in the evf, but it's also a demanding taskmaster, because of things like no pdaf, horrible shutter delay, and the potential for shutter shock in certain situations.

 

[biza43]

I enjoy taking long exposure of cityscape with light that resemble the star in small aperture. Which I found hard to use with a7. I love a7 and a7r and they are within my budget but a7ii and a7rii are out of my budget. I know what i shoot and theres no way its matter zero to my photography

Some examples then.




I would not say that the sensor reflection ruined the shot.




No problem here.




Or here.

To me, this is a non-issue. If you find it to be a problem, save for the A7II.

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PauloBizarroPHOTOBLOG – Some of my photography

 

[jcarl]

I have used the A7ii, XT1, XE2 and XT2 for landscape... they are all great. Was the A7ii better than the XT1 and XE2? surely, but was it THAT much better than the price of body plus FE lenses warranted? Ehh...

The XT2 i would consider a direct competitor for the A7ii, for landscape photography. The XT2 has better controls, better colors (though that is subjective), way better menu and customizability (yup, just made that up) and i love the lack of AA filter. I experienced no issues with long exposure noise, and I shot a few multi-minute exposures... the XT2 allows up the 30 MINUTE exposures without Bulb mode, which is AWESOME. The A7ii has a full frame sensor. Both have tilt screen, XT2 has a BETTER tilt screen and EVF. A7ii is actually a cheaper camera these days, but lenses can easily make the difference.

The Fuji 10-24mm is GREAT. the Sony Zeiss 16-35mm is ALSO great, so thats a non-issue. If you want a 24-70 f2.8, fujis is an awesome lens, smaller and vastly cheaper than the Sony FE 24-70 f2.8.. both are fully weather sealed.

basically if your conundrum lay between and xt2 and a7ii, look at samples, compare lenses and just pick. if your quandary rests between an xt1 and a7ii - get the a7ii.

i will add pics later this evening when i am home

 

[Clayton1985]

Here is the A7r on Flickr. Maybe someone can point to a few that do the best job of showing the issue.

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[jcarl]

also, what IS your budget?