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When manufacturers are constanty bringing out new models and we are buying them, why would you keep the older model it replaced? \u00a0Above are my current three most used cameras in the Fujifilm X Series (the only brand I own)! \u00a0Left to right; The new X-T3, the X-Pro 2, and the X-H1. Each of these camera sits at the top of their respective model line. \u00a0I also have my X-T2 and an original graphite X-T1, and a compact X-30. \u00a0Why did I keep those previous cameras?<\/p>\n
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(1) \u00a0They are still very usable for the kind of work I do.<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0Why sell something that can be and still is used. \u00a0If I go out and decide to work with the X-T3 as my main body, then the X-T2 is an almost identical back-up camera body. \u00a0Though the X-T3 has advances, the X-T2 is still a very capable back-up or extra body!.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (2) \u00a0Special uses.<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0I love the X-Pro 2 and I love to use it for personal travel, teamed up with the three Fujicrons, (23 f 2, 35 f 2, and 50 f 2) it is a great system for travel, light and the lens are tack sharp! \u00a0With the addition of a 16mm f 2.8 coming it also will cover a great range. \u00a0I \u00a0have been begging Fujifilm to make a 70mm f 2.5 \u00a0(105mm f 2.5 equiv.!!!!)\u00a0On a serious trip where you may need more reach the 55-200 fits this system very well, and is still light and very sharp! \u00a0Sometimes I also just love the optical viewfinder!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (3) \u00a0Used prices<\/strong><\/span>. \u00a0I just don’t have the heart to give a way a perfectly good camera body for sub $500. \u00a0I would rather give an older body to someone just starting out to help them get started.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (4) \u00a0Personal attachment.<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0The X-T2 that I have was a gift to \u00a0X-Photographers, with our last names as the serial number, kinda neat, and i can’t part with that!!! \u00a0 My X-T1 Graphite was a gfit from a very dear friend at Fujifilm when I did a series of video interviews for Japan, at the corporate office. I still think the X-Pro 2 and original X-T1 have the best Graphite colorization, love them both. \u00a0Would love to have an \u00a0X-T3 in that Graphite color.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (5) \u00a0Good loaners.<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0I teach workshops and sometimes someone has a body go down or needs to borrow a camaera, so this way, \u00a0I have some bodiesthat I can loan in emergencies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (6) \u00a0I just like camera bodies!<\/strong> <\/span>\u00a0Go figure!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n (7) \u00a0Date night camera!<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0When Sherelene and I are traveling and we go out for the evening heaven forbid that I had a chance ot make an image, but had no camera. \u00a0The little Fujifilm X-30 is a pocket size (big pocket) camera that still makes great images when you don’t want to be burdened with a \u00a0bigger camera and bag.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I would love to know why you keep older models, shoot us all a note below!!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Blessings,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When manufacturers are constanty bringing out new models and we are buying them, why would you keep the older model it replaced? \u00a0Above are my current three most used cameras in the Fujifilm X Series (the only brand I own)! \u00a0Left to right; The new X-T3, the X-Pro 2, and the X-H1. Each of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20232"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20237,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20232\/revisions\/20237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}