{"id":20064,"date":"2018-09-07T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=20064"},"modified":"2018-09-07T14:18:15","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T14:18:15","slug":"after-6-years-am-i-still-a-fujifilm-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=20064","title":{"rendered":"After 6 Years am I still a Fujifilm Shooter???"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I decided to dump my Nikon gear and go mirrorless 6 years ago, mirrorless cameras were in their infancy. \u00a0Only a few manufacturers were producing mirroless cameras and only 3 were making a interchangeable lens cameras. \u00a0Now in 2018, with Nikon and Canon joining the parade, we have many choices of great mirrorless cameras. I’ve had more than few people ask me if I am having second thoughts about my choice of the Fujifilm’s X-Series?<\/p>\n

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I constantly evaluate my choices and think about if a system change might give me a significant advantage, all serious shooters do. \u00a0To answer that question for you and myself I need to go back to the reasons I switched to Fujifilm in the first place.<\/p>\n

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Number 1: \u00a0Size and weight.<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0My Nikon full frame sensor gear was just to heavy. \u00a0I had shoulder surgery and the aftermath was a great deal of discomfort lugging around heavy full frame bodies and lenses, I had to get something lighter, I had no choice!<\/p>\n

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Number 2: \u00a0Quality Images:<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0If I was gong to give up the quality of files I was getting from my Nikon’s I wanted a system that had lenses just as good and sensors that could produce equal results, but in a smaller form factor.<\/p>\n

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On the basis of those two requirements I went with the Fujifilm X-Series. After 6 years I can say that the Fujifilm bodies and lenses have given me just what I wanted, a high quality set of bodies and lenses that are smaller and ligter than their Nikon equivalents.<\/p>\n

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Do any of the new offerings tempt me? \u00a0I really like the Olympus OMD-1 MK II, but the smaller sensor would cost me the exceptional high ISO, low noise I get from the APS-C X-Trans sensor, so that is a “no go” for me.<\/p>\n

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The Nikon and Canon offerings look nice, but though smaller than conventional Nikon and Canon bodies, the lenses are still huge, so nope, their not going to work for me either.<\/p>\n

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I think Pentax makes great stuff but their supporting system is just not as vast. \u00a0So, it’s not going to work for me.<\/p>\n

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Sony has a lot going for it and seems to be in the forefront technologically over it’s two competitors, Nikon and Canon, but once again, big sensor, big lenses, no thanks.<\/p>\n

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Frankly I love the controls of the “throw back” designed Fujifilm bodies, the quality of construction and magnificent optical performance of the Fujifilm glass, \u00a0I especially love the number of fast single focal length lenses Fujifilm offers, I love them all and own them all! \u00a0 The wonderful firmware update system that keeps improving their bodies, and their responsiveness to what Fujifilm owners are asking for, and getting. \u00a0They offer an affordable medium format camera and are about to offer, (rumor), a second body, that will be even more affordable! \u00a0The addition fo the 200mm F2 and converters makes for a very complete system!<\/p>\n

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