FodgeandDurn

True, I have it and I love it.

Fuji has other differentiatiors too - I shoot most of my files using two or three film simulation modes. I'd find it hard to leave.

Still, if I didn't know that,...

Making the expensive and slow Fuji 56 1.2 less of a differentiator...

EricTheAstroJunkie
I can't believe you can get photos like that with ordinary consumer gear. Incredible picture.

In all honesty I just found that gallery intimidatingly good. It doesn't represent anything I'd be capable of replicating. His shots are so architectural, and planned, I can't see much crossover...

I used to think I'd love 35mm (equiv), but more and more I think it's a bad compromise. I got the Fuji 23 f/2 to see how I'd get on with it, and I've never wanted it on the body.

I find many of...

The line you wrote: "Maybe it would help if you understood how nice a Rolex is"
Implies to me that you didn't actually read any of my posts, because in each I acknowledged that Rolex's are lovely...

Deep7

I'm not sure what to say, you seem unwilling to imagine that something could be a contradiction, or nuanced. I think I've acknowledged that contradictions exist, I think that was 90% of my...

Yeah it's a great focal length, it's just so similar to the 56 1.2

Nikon and Canon have been producing lenses with considerable overlap for years, let alone when you bring in Sigma etc.

With Fuji...

I feel like I only just bought my X-T3...

The AF is already very capable. In practice I've often felt more held back by the AF mechanism on their primes than by the camera (Fuji please update your...

An example: Obama always wore cheap watches while in office, because whatever you think of his politics, he's quite a classy guy. Once he left office, the first expensive watch he was seen with was...

This conversation has become very about absolutes. I'm not sure how many times I need to repeat that I respect many of these things on their merits.
A quick look at watch forums reveals a huge...

Yeah I find it pretty inexplicable.

Perhaps Fuji see enough 35mm users spending double the price of the 56 f/1.2 on fast ~80.90mm's and realised there was a market for people who'd pay extra to...

deep7, Archiver

I tried quite hard to emphasise in my first post that I don't think anything applies universally to all users of a system. I recognise the many reasons you may want to own a...

At least 47% of the photos I can be bothered to take are better than the ones I can't be bothered to take. FACT.

I would own an X-Pro 3 and I don't want a Leica.

Leica's are great, but also often a symbol of gauche wealth. Sure some people own a Leica or a Rolex for their functional qualities, but most...

I recently advised some relatives to get an X-T30 (as it was heavily discounted at the end of 2019, and I was unaware of the X-T200 coming soon).

I was ready to worry when I realized how resistant...

I guess I'd just reply that although we think of the 'photographic community' as being broadly like-minded, there are tons of people who don't care about gear, don't come on here, and come at the...

In brief defence of these guys...

Without listening to that much (it's not a topic I'm that keen to deep dive), it sounds like they work with a lot of starter photographers/students.

I can well...

I got rid of my Nex 6 + lenses and went to Fuji solely for these reasons.

I remember going to Sony Rumours daily in the hope that they'd release a better APS-C body... so many of the comments just...

This place is so predictable. An article goes up with a very clear title, and people read it only to complain that the article was pointless. The title should have let you know whether you wanted...