APS-C shortlist

[Ryan Schwartz]

Many thanks to all who responded, for your insights and advice.

I'm feeling a bit guilty of bait-and-switch because ultimately I opted for a Sony a6700. It wasn't in my original list because it was more money than I intended to spend. In the end I decided that what was important to me were Sony's reputation for focus and tracking, together with the usability improvements of the a6700. I eased my conscience by buying a low mileage body and a gently-used 18-135mm lens from MPB and trading them the Panasonic 45-150mm, so as not to blow through my budget by too much. I'm looking forward to meeting them both (and hoping I haven't done something dumb).

The Fuji X-S20 came a close second and if I hadn't read so many adverse comments about its autofocus, would likely have won.

Again, thanks for the input; it really was helpful in sorting out my thoughts.

Enjoy your new set up, you should get many years out of it!

 

[Mark Sloe]

Great choice, I believe you'll be happy. Enjoy your new gear!

 

[Dick Dastardly]

For $600 you can get a Nikon D7500 and a Tamron 17-50 F2.8, there's nothing at that price point that can beat that combo.

The lens itself is way above any kit lens and the D7500 is a real camera, top notch last gen DSLR.

Then again, maybe OP should ignore my advice because I don't want prices to explode over night. So don't buy them. They are rather large and heavy.

The Canon and Sony are small and light, but....they are toys by comparison, especially with the kit lens.

 

[p_j_m]

For $600 you can get a Nikon D7500 and a Tamron 17-50 F2.8, there's nothing at that price point that can beat that combo.

The lens itself is way above any kit lens and the D7500 is a real camera, top notch last gen DSLR.

Then again, maybe OP should ignore my advice because I don't want prices to explode over night. So don't buy them. They are rather large and heavy.

The Canon and Sony are small and light, but....they are toys by comparison, especially with the kit lens.

Thank you for your suggestions.

 

[Craig Gillette]

I'd moved to the D7200 from my D200 and was struggling a bit choosing between the sigma 17-50/2.8 and the Nikon 18-140. Ended up with what was a badly soft copy of the 18-140 so replaced with the Sigma. Very solid pair, good results, D7200, D7500 either could be a good choice for a strong, hefty non-mirrorless approach. My A7Riv is somewhat smaller than the D7200 and the sony aps-c mirrorless is clearly smaller and lighter and I'm not going back.