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 p.3 #12 · Fujifilm or Sony APS-C for Travel? | |
freaklikeme wrote:
Before the 6700 release, I was interested in moving my wildlife hiking kit over to APSC and gave a couple of Fuji kits rentals. I was very impressed with the X-H2s. It's comfortable in use with a nice control layout and a beautiful EVF that made using lenses like the manual CV APO 35/2 macro a pleasure, and I found their 100-400 (the lens I was most interested in at the time) quite good. It has all three shutter options with a clear rate on the e shutter that, like the with a1, makes the other two options only necessary in highly demanding situations, and it was easy to justify the higher price with the great video options the camera offered.
A few things held me back. I didn't see an appreciable difference when using IBIS with the same lens (the excellent Fuji 90/2) on the S20 I rented at the same time where I was seeing shake artifacts at the same shutter speeds, so that upgrade wasn't worth it to me. I never had a problem with the single shot AF, but tracking was more a hit-or-miss proposition. And the 100-400 was great, but it was almost exactly the same size and weight as the original Sony GM without the possibility of using it on a FF.
In the end, I'm glad I waited. As imperfect as I find the camera (which, while closer to the X-E series in form, is essentially an S20 with some very nice AF upgrades) there are aspects of it that you can't get outside of Sony right now. The 759 PDAF points slathered across 93% of the frame give me AF that rarely misses and the AI-enhancements keep tracking sticky. It combined with the 70-200GII make for a very impressive bug/small critter hunter. I wouldn't give it up for any other camera at this point,
That said, I've also taken advantage of the size and weight by taking it along on business travels (and finally, the long story gets to your point). I've played around with that kit and settled on the Sigma 10-18/2.8, Zony 24/1.8, and Tamron 35-100/2.8, with the tele being optional in many situations. My most used lens is the Sigma, because my travels are city based and that's my favorite place for UWA. Sometimes I'll switch out the 35-100 for the 70-200GII if there's a need (bug pavilion or zoo near the hotel, for example) but, for the more typical travel photo, there's really nothing the 6700 does significantly better than the S20, and Fuji offers many other cameras with nice advantages for that style of shooting, so that's where I'd look for an APSC travel option.
As far as lenses, I can strongly recommend the Sigma 10-18/2.8 and Touit 12/2.8 and 32/1.8. For Sony, the Touit 50/2.8's awesome, and it looks good on Fuji, but Fuji makes the 60/2.4 that's generally less expensive and every bit the macro lens with a greater working distance. That said, both lenses lack a control for focus limiting, which should be on every macro. I loved the Fuji 23/2 and 90/2- those are two lenses I'd want ported over if Fuji ever decides to make e-mounts, along with the CV APO-Ultron 35/2 macro.
I hope there's something of use in that ramble....Show more →
Thanks!! I agree that Sony has the absolute best AF tracking on the market. Even my older A7c tracks better than my newer R6II. I will definitely look into that Sigma you mentioned. Also, I like the idea of renting before committing to any particular camera. If I had done that years ago I probably would have saved a ton of money and aggravation!
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. Anyway, its tiny but I'm not sure it would matter to me. At some point, smaller is going to be harder to use and its not fixing a problem I have. For me, changing bodies is a hassle, learning a new interface isn't something I take lightly. Lenses on the other hand, I may need a 12 step program.
