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 p.2 #1 · Best 1-lens, 2-lens, 3-les kits for a lightweight travel / adventure kit? | |
mjm6 wrote:
THanks for the notes everyone... there's obviously a lot of ways to go with something like this and a blend of zoom and fixed could work well, especially if the fixed is a nice, compact wide angle lens.
That's essentially what I have with my GFX setup (when travelling without the full lens assortment that I have). I have the 23mm, 32-64mm and then the 100-200mm, which makes a quite complete range of coverage (with gaps, of course).
I'm not too concerned about the lenses note being able to resolve the new sensor. I con't believe most lenses are resolveing the sensor in the corners now anyway, and I do suspect that most of the good ones will still be able to in the center. However, most of the time, I don't need anywhere near 40MP (or 50MP in my GFX). It's nice for cropping and for the extremenly rare time that might want to go large, I guess it does offer that.
However, I consider the XT4 to be a serious step back from the XT3 in some aspects (and a step forward in others, of course). I beleive that it is/was a transitional camera that merged the XT and the XH lines a litte because Fujifilm decided to not introduce a newer XH body until the new sensors had dropped. Because of this, they made a camera with the worst of choices from my perspective; a flippy screen which basically negates compromises the use of an L-bracket for the camera, and the L-bracket essentially compromises the tilt functionof the screen (which I do occassionally use on my GFX cameras).
I don't know what the XT5 is going to look like, but I'm hopeful that they won't completely destroy it by putting a PASM dial on it and keeping the idiotic (for a photographer) selfie-screen... Since the XH cameras clearly have those video-centric features, I'm expecting that the XT5 won't. if it does, Fujifilm may lose me as a customer for this small (APS) camera because I specifically want traditional knobs/dials and don't want the selfie screen. With that, they easily win the feature set decisions for me in addition to my general familiarity with the Fujifilm interface similarities with the GFX cameras.
But without that, the XT5 is just another camera amongst several companies who offer good quality cameras that doesn't meet my needs exactly and I will have to weigt the merits of each of them. At that point, I think Fujifilm will probably lose to someone else....Show more →
I don't have direct experience with the XT3 or XT4, but I share your lack of enthusiasm regarding "flippy" screens.
My feeling is that this is an interface design failure coupled with a misconception about how what might be viewed as a plus for a small group of users (vloggers, etc.) has negative effects on other users who comprise a much larger portion of the user base.
There are some excellent designs that manage to give much of the flexibility of flip-out screens without taking away the utility of full access to the screen when it is stowed and facing backwards.
In most cases, we want quick, immediate access to the rear screen for a variety of kinds of information — access to camera settings, a quick review of an image, the use of "live view" when the camera is on the tripod, shooting "smart phone style" while looking at a rear screen.
None of these things benefits from the fold-out screen that can face forward. In fact, Fujfilm's fold-out screen design frequently interfered with those uses: the deployed screen interferes with use on the tripod, folding out the screen adds an extra step, etc.
There are screen designs that resolve these issues. My wife has a Canon R on which the screen can face outward while stowed, can be flipped around to present a blank rear panel, can flip out to the side and face forward or backwards, and can tilt up and down. It is a flexible and well-designed approach.
For many of us it would be sufficient to allow the rear-facing screen to simply tilt up and down.
Dan
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