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 p.1 #12 · I returned the X-T5 and kept the X-T4 | |
Makten wrote:
Why do people order stuff they don't need, then "play" with it, and return it? So that the store either has to sell a used camera or send it back to the manufacturer to make sure it's as good as new, and get new packaging. Isn't that kind of selfish? 
These days, with the ability to rent a camera to try it out, it seems a bit unethical to me to order a camera that you aren't pretty sure you want to buy just to see if you like it.
If you are pretty darned sure that, say, the XT5 is for you and you pay for it and find out that something is wrong with it, that's s different thing.
Of course, perhaps the camera stores are fine with selling an opened box at a slightly-lower-than-retail price, since they might be willing to sell the new copy for a discount, too.
But still, this intent to try and return seems a bit questionable to me, too.
I would not go so far as to call this "immoral," but I do think that there are some serous ethical questions to think about. (One, of course, is whether those who are happy to play with a camera for a few days and send it back a) seriously planned to buy it when they had it shipped, b) considered the rental option if not, and c) would pay full list for an open box camera themselves.)
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Sharona wrote:
It is getting crowded. Dan - I think you would like the XT body. To me, it's much more balanced when I shoot. It is taking me time to get used to the rangefinder style of the X100V. But it's all down to what we're used to, I reckon. Having said that, the X-Pro line is very popular to a whole host of photographers, so l'd be surprised if they ditched it. HEY! Maybe they'll give it the "proper" tilt screen, and the 26 mp stacked sensor! Then I might consider switching!
We seem to be on largely the same page here.
I think the XPro concept was even more popular initially back when the EVFs were not as good — the resolution and latency issues were more problematic, and the OVF didn't have those problems at all.
In addition, we just weren't as used to working with EVF displays. When I started using the XPro2 I shot in OVF mode by default, only switching to EVF in particular situations where I needed it — when it was important to see exact frame boundaries or when shooting at night. But over time I've found myself naturally tending to use the EVF more often, and I recently realized that I had, without really thinking about it, switched to treating the EVF as the default and the OVF as the special case option.
I'm quite sure that I'd like the XT5 body. While I have not held one yet, its overall size and weight aren't that much different than the XPro2, though the larger eyepiece area and the larger grip might entail some changes in how I carry it for things like travel. But at this point I am certain that I would be fine with a EVF-only camera. (It would not be the first such camera I've used.)
So, if a XPro4 is not forthcoming OR if one comes out that continues the trends of the XPro 3 rather than going back to the concepts of the XPro2... I'm pretty sure that I'll end up with the XT5 and be happy with it.
Edited on Nov 29, 2022 at 02:10 PM · View previous versions
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