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Mujabad123 wrote:
Well, it sounds like I hear Jim Kasson here, but with (only) the 20-35mm and the 110mm here and with all the travel I do, I’m not always in a position to change lenses. And if so, not always in a position to shoot the subject exactly the way I want. I don’t shoot landscapes or static subjects only. Glad I can crop the way I want to. if necessary.
Edit: I do have a second camera, but less capable. Still a wonderful camera though…Sigma DP3M.
You are, of course,, welcome to make any personal gear decision you want.
However, in a general sense, and expanding on my previous point about cropping versus using the right lenses…
Given the weight and bulk of the GFX system and lenses, and the inflexibility of relying on only two prime lenses for “travel” photography, there’s a very good argument that it would make far more sense for most people to rely on a much lighter and smaller camera (whether that is a Fujifilm APS-C camera or something like a high resolution Sony FF camera) with smaller and more flexible lenses.
For example, using a high-resolution FF system one could carry something along the lines of a 16-35mm f/4 plus an 85mm prime or even a 70-200mm f/4 zoom and get excellent image quality — suitable for producing excellent prints at a 30” x 45” size and potentially a bit larger.
I’ll presume — correct me if I’m wrong — that when you are traveling with your minimal GFX kit that you are perhaps not using a tripod? If so, the improvement from a 100MP sensor over a 60MP sensor is even less relevant since, even with IBIS, you are not getting the best camera stability that is possible.
And if one is generally shooting handheld and not printing at hugh 30” x 45” sizes and larger, the small lenses and cameras of the Fujifilm APS-C system could be the best option of all. (I’ll tip my hat here to those who point out that it is possible to create a very small and light Sony FF system, too, especially if one’s shooting style is congruent with things like AF-only lenses.)
That big GFX system with one narrow range wide-angle zoom and one (roughly) portrait length prime could make sense if a) those focal lengths are right for you, and b) you are shooting in a manner that maximizes the potential image sharpness — e.g. using a tripod, c) your subjects are amenable to the GFX shooting style (landscapes, for example), and c)you are regularly making some very large prints.
(BTW: While you can crop a bit more from a 100MP full frame image, if you do the math you’ll see that the cropping advantage over FF isn’t really all that great.)
I started out by saying that you are welcome to use any system that you like. But that’s a personal preference matter and not so much one about functional advantages.
Steve Spencer wrote:
I think like you have been arguing, it does depend on the individual situation. Let's say someone has a GF system with the 20-35, the 55mm, the 110mm, and the 250mm lenses. For such a person they could easily cover all the focal lengths between 10mm and 350mm on Fuji X mount just by using the GF system and cropping and they wouldn't be using a smaller sensor size than Fuji X mount. For such a person, buying a whole new system just to use a smaller sensor with the "right" focal length might not make sense. They could get the same performance or very similar performance with their current system and the 4 GF lenses they already have....Show more →
That is answering the question that no one asked. ;-)
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