What surprises me is that you went for the X-H line - which really is the least inspiring camera line Fuji offers. They are certainly good for video and stuff. But the "Fuji" experience rests with the X-T, X-Pro, X-E and X100 line.
There is no point in using Sony cameras with MF lenses. Sony is all about technology and AF. I am selling my Voigtländer lenses - all spectacular - for lack of use.
Fuji, on the other hand, calls for using MF and BBF, calls for "playing" the controls. Keep your Sony with one zoom, sell your X-H and get either a used X-T3 or an X-T5 (even better: a used x-Pro3) and start to add lenses as you see fir.
The XH2 is fine and better than XT5 for most purposes. Ability to use CFe cards is huge. SD is archaic and so slow to download, not to mention being flimsy.
The XH2 is fine and better than XT5 for most purposes. Ability to use CFe cards is huge. SD is archaic and so slow to download, not to mention being flimsy.
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I agree that the XH2 is fine — a very good camera in many ways.
I think we need to qualify the claim that it is “better than the XT5 for most purposes.”
Let me give you a personal example. While I could have gotten either. the XH2 or the XT5, I chose the latter. Why?
My primary uses for the camera are street photography, travel photography, and having an “always with me” camera. The slightly smaller size of the XT5 gives it a leg up on the XH2 for those purposes. In addition, the features that might add value to teh XH2 don’t really gain me anything useful for those purposes. The XD cards are fine for my use. The image quality and most other features of the cameras’ performance are other wise identical. And the XT5 costs less!
Would the XH2 be “better” for a different use case. Indeed, it could be. For example, if you feel that you need the faster card speed of the XH2 or if you are pushing video performance a bit more than what the XT5 does, you might prefer it, and the added cost and size could be outweighed by such advantages.
I can't imagine needing an X-H2S if you have an A9 III.
Fast tele options for Fuji are pretty much the 200 or 50-140. Both fine lenses but so many better options in the Sonyverse for fast glass.
Would much rather have an X-T5 or an X Pro 2/3 for the controls and fun to shoot factor.
I love my Fujis and Sonys for different reasons but am in the process of selling off the zoom/long Fuji lenses because imo Sony is clearly better for that use case.
liggy wrote:
I can't imagine needing an X-H2S if you have an A9 III.
Fast tele options for Fuji are pretty much the 200 or 50-140. Both fine lenses but so many better options in the Sonyverse for fast glass.
Would much rather have an X-T5 or an X Pro 2/3 for the controls and fun to shoot factor.
I love my Fujis and Sonys for different reasons but am in the process of selling off the zoom/long Fuji lenses because imo Sony is clearly better for that use case.
One point: Depending on what you need long lenses for, there are some other Fujifilm options: a 150-600 and 100-400. (I use the latter along with the 50-140)
Beyond that, I’m very happy with the XT5, a camera that does a fine job of providing the Fujifilm concept of small camera with manual controls (that are also highly automated, when you need that) that produce fine image quality.
I was a big XPro fan — used the XPro2 heavily for years — but I think that its importance has declined now that mirrorless cameras with EVF displays are ubiquitous. I know that I relied less and less on the OVF over time with my XPro and that I don’t miss it at all with my XT5.
As to the XH2, I think it is a good camera but that once you start looking at PASM cameras it doesn’t stand out as much compared to what is available from other brands.
gdanmitchell wrote:
One point: Depending on what you need long lenses for, there are some other Fujifilm options: a 150-600 and 100-400. (I use the latter along with the 50-140)
Beyond that, I’m very happy with the XT5, a camera that does a fine job of providing the Fujifilm concept of small camera with manual controls (that are also highly automated, when you need that) that produce fine image quality.
I was a big XPro fan — used the XPro2 heavily for years — but I think that its importance has declined now that mirrorless cameras with EVF displays are ubiquitous. I know that I relied less and less on the OVF over time with my XPro and that I don’t miss it at all with my XT5.
As to the XH2, I think it is a good camera but that once you start looking at PASM cameras it doesn’t stand out as much compared to what is available from other brands....Show more →
I’ve shot an X-H2S 150-600 and my A1 200-600 side by side and have owned the 100-400 and 50-140 since they were launched. There’s a noticeable difference between Sony and Fuji at the long end for birds/fast action.
For birds on a stick and other shooting in good light the 150-600 is nice imo.
I don’t miss the hybrid viewfinder of the X Pro2 at all nor do I use the OVF on the X100S -we definitely agree there.
liggy wrote:
I’ve shot an X-H2S 150-600 and my A1 200-600 side by side and have owned the 100-400 and 50-140 since they were launched. There’s a noticeable difference between Sony and Fuji at the long end for birds/fast action.
For birds on a stick and other shooting in good light the 150-600 is nice imo.
I don’t miss the hybrid viewfinder of the X Pro2 at all nor do I use the OVF on the X100S -we definitely agree there.
Though I use the XT5 (side-by-side with a different FF system) to successfully photograph birds, often in flight, the Fujifilm APS-C system would not be my first choice for a system primarily dedicated to this kind of photography.
This discussion is why I originally joined FM. It's a great group of photogs with greater experience, and tolerance than my own. It's a great group.
I come from a Canon DSLR background, and added Fuji XT crop series for my weekend hiking adventures with my wife and dog.
Even the lighter weight Fuji system might push me on a 12k elevation backpack trip coming up at age 67. I've enjoyed the XT-1 and now XT-3 for many day hikes in the northern Sierra. My main system is a Sony A-1, generally paired with longer lenses. Back to my upcoming backpack trip, I'm debating the old 100S vs XT-3 with the smallish 23mm 2.8, o 35 1.4. I really want the 18-55 and a polarizer, but am paring grams. I'm reluctantly excluding a tripod.
lighthawk wrote:
This discussion is why I originally joined FM. It's a great group of photogs with greater experience, and tolerance than my own. It's a great group.
I come from a Canon DSLR background, and added Fuji XT crop series for my weekend hiking adventures with my wife and dog.
Even the lighter weight Fuji system might push me on a 12k elevation backpack trip coming up at age 67. I've enjoyed the XT-1 and now XT-3 for many day hikes in the northern Sierra. My main system is a Sony A-1, generally paired with longer lenses. Back to my upcoming backpack trip, I'm debating the old 100S vs XT-3 with the smallish 23mm 2.8, o 35 1.4. I really want the 18-55 and a polarizer, but am paring grams. I'm reluctantly excluding a tripod....Show more →
I hear you about the backpacking… it doesn’t get any easier.
I used to head into the backcountry, often alone, with a FF DSLR, three L zoom lenses, ahe tripod, and a bunch of batteries. As time goes on that is less and less a viable option. A couple of weeks ago I headed out with mostly semi-ultra lite backpacking gear… and the big camera and just two lenses plus tripod. It was a challenge.
I have done some extra light trips into the backcountry carrying just a Fujifilm APS-C (formerly XPro2, now XT5) and the 16-55mm f/2.8 zoom. Depending on the subjects, I can get quite a bit of mileage out of that one lens.
