Fujifilm X-T100 or Olympus E-M5 Mark II

Hehe, not really tipping the scale eh?

I know what you mean.

To add further info, I can get the X-T100 kit with 14-55 brand new at around 450 EUR, while the Oly body is around 600 EUR.

Well, apart from a higher price which I may or may not care about, it doesn't look like it will have a flippy screen for selfies. Ridiculous for that to be a criteria I know, but I can't help it

I have both an xt100 and an Olympus (em-10 mk 2 not em-5, but it makes no difference).

while i do admit i love the xt colours and files if i use the camera with the 18-55 or the 55-200 (yes, i threw some money at it while i was there...i really wanted to like it), the operation of the camera itself is irritating. Focusing is mediocre and i lost many shots for that. I also came to the conclusion that paying for OIS everytime is simply stupid.

In the end: i will not try to sell the xt because thank god i absolutely don't need to get my money back, but if i have to get the shot no matter what, i still get out with my olympus.

buy an EM5 and either the 12-40 pro or the lovely 45 1.8 and a kit zoom. I also love my vintage lenses that i can stabilize thanks to ois , have a look : https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4328856#forum-post-61787405

H1brid wrote:

Good day folks,

I'm trying to decide what to chose between these 2 and would value an opinion.

I used to have an X-E2 but there are some things I want that it didn't have; the only lens that I have currently is a 27mm f2.8 so existing gear is not really a deterrent in switching.

Must haves:

- touchscreen, WiFi (at least), selfie screen (wife and family shots), viewfinder

Using the side-by-side comparison feature I ended up with a few entries, eliminated anything too old or too expensive, and this is what I have left.

I don't do much video so I don't really care about that, neither camera excels in that regard anyway.

Facts:

- I do love the Fuji colors, although Olympus doesn't seem that bad either

- I'm a casual shooter, family vacations and whatnot, so mostly landscape and "face" shots with a pretty background

- weather sealing for the Oly sounds very nice

The only turn-off for the X-T100 is the fact that people keep mentioning AF is bad (I do single shots), and that the overall camera is sluggish.

Coming from the X-E2, do you think I'd notice a difference in performance? I was perfectly happy with that and I don't really care if it doesn't match the latest X-T3 and whatnot.

Help a brother out eh?

Maxegb wrote:

... the operation of the camera itself is irritating. Focusing is mediocre and i lost many shots for that. I also came to the conclusion that paying for OIS everytime is simply stupid.

When you say the operation is mediocre, what do you mean by that? Sluggish interface overall or are you referring to the focusing?

Is the focusing an issue just on the kit (14-45) zoom or on all lenses?

I am thinking that Fuji will fix that with a firmware update, they usually do, and the camera is still young.

Consider this, the X-T100 is 450 EUR with the kit zoom, while the Oly body is 599 EUR.

Consider selling the 14-45 and you get to at least 400 EUR for the Fuji. Is the 50% price increase really worth it that much (from 400 EUR to 600 EUR)?

Sorry, I cannot edit; I misrepresented the price I can get for the E-M5 mark II, it's 650 not 600 EUR.

I said "focusing is mediocre". It's sluggish,it hunts a lot for focus and plenty of times does not work as it should,for example in low contrast scenes. It does it with all lenses. Rest of the interface is ok,but i mean,it's a camera. I am not going to play videogames on it,if the response is not instant i do not care much,if i am navigating the menus i am not shooting so i can wait half a second,i do not miss a shot. Focusing,on the other hand...

H1brid wrote:

Maxegb wrote:

... the operation of the camera itself is irritating. Focusing is mediocre and i lost many shots for that. I also came to the conclusion that paying for OIS everytime is simply stupid.

When you say the operation is mediocre, what do you mean by that? Sluggish interface overall or are you referring to the focusing?

Is the focusing an issue just on the kit (14-45) zoom or on all lenses?

I am thinking that Fuji will fix that with a firmware update, they usually do, and the camera is still young.

Consider this, the X-T100 is 450 EUR with the kit zoom, while the Oly body is 599 EUR.

Consider selling the 14-45 and you get to at least 400 EUR for the Fuji. Is the 50% price increase really worth it that much (from 400 EUR to 600 EUR)?

third son wrote:

Your doing it wrong.....

Please ,elaborate. What am i doing wrong? How do i do it right?

H1brid wrote:

Good day folks,

I'm trying to decide what to chose between these 2 and would value an opinion.

I used to have an X-E2 but there are some things I want that it didn't have; the only lens that I have currently is a 27mm f2.8 so existing gear is not really a deterrent in switching.

Must haves:

- touchscreen, WiFi (at least), selfie screen (wife and family shots), viewfinder

Using the side-by-side comparison feature I ended up with a few entries, eliminated anything too old or too expensive, and this is what I have left.

I don't do much video so I don't really care about that, neither camera excels in that regard anyway.

Facts:

- I do love the Fuji colors, although Olympus doesn't seem that bad either

- I'm a casual shooter, family vacations and whatnot, so mostly landscape and "face" shots with a pretty background

- weather sealing for the Oly sounds very nice

The only turn-off for the X-T100 is the fact that people keep mentioning AF is bad (I do single shots), and that the overall camera is sluggish.

Coming from the X-E2, do you think I'd notice a difference in performance? I was perfectly happy with that and I don't really care if it doesn't match the latest X-T3 and whatnot.

Help a brother out eh?

I never really warmed to the Oly em5 ii, it's quite an old camera now in fact and I would never go back to m43 after I got my x-t100. The x-t100 is such a wonderful camera, any comments about sluggish are related to the 15-45 lens extending and that's about it, the af and operability of the camera are second to none, the x-t100 is a thoroughly fantastic camera and better than the em5 ii in every way, especially af!

H1brid wrote:

Maxegb wrote:

... the operation of the camera itself is irritating. Focusing is mediocre and i lost many shots for that. I also came to the conclusion that paying for OIS everytime is simply stupid.

When you say the operation is mediocre, what do you mean by that? Sluggish interface overall or are you referring to the focusing?

Is the focusing an issue just on the kit (14-45) zoom or on all lenses?

I am thinking that Fuji will fix that with a firmware update, they usually do, and the camera is still young.

Consider this, the X-T100 is 450 EUR with the kit zoom, while the Oly body is 599 EUR.

Consider selling the 14-45 and you get to at least 400 EUR for the Fuji. Is the 50% price increase really worth it that much (from 400 EUR to 600 EUR)?

The 15-45 lens will blow you away, it was better than my 12-60 2.8-4 for my G9, the ois is great and the 15mm wide angle is outstanding, for family, vacation, astro, the x-t100 is an incredible bargain, check the reviews for the 15-45 at lenstip.