Re: Anyone tried X-H2 + XF 150-600 for birds in flight?
gyoung143 wrote:
RoamingScott wrote:
The only viable BIF camera from Fuji is the XH2S. The 100-400 is a stinker of a lens, soft and mushy and not worth the money or heft. So far the 150-600 looks markedly better but better comes at a cost. No free lunches for birding. The value proposition just isn’t there for birding on Fuji IMO.
Thats a bit over the top, you only have to look at the images thread to find plenty of good stuff, by 'Morris' and others, with Xt3 & 4, and most reviews put the 100-400 onlý slightly behind the Canon 'gold standard'.
Gerry
Not to be rude, but the critical sharpness and details exhibited by the BIF photos posted here in the Fuji forum pale in comparison to those posted in the full frame forums.
Fuji, with a combination of soft teles and mushy pixel layouts thanks to X-Trans, is NOT a birding platform.
Now, maybe it's all someone can afford, and fair enough. But it's not even close to what can be achieved by other companies right now.
If I had a nickel for every person I've seen trying to muster a budget BIF kit, only to realize that it literally takes $10,000 to get into legitimate BIF, well...
Bisonbison wrote:
RoamingScott wrote:
The only viable BIF camera from Fuji is the XH2S. The 100-400 is a stinker of a lens, soft and mushy and not worth the money or heft. So far the 150-600 looks markedly better but better comes at a cost. No free lunches for birding. The value proposition just isn’t there for birding on Fuji IMO.
What would you consider a good value proposition for birding among the choices available today?
A used A9 and 200-600 is probably the best "budget" build if buying used. I'm not sure I see the point of moving away from the R7 with it's very good AF and good sensor.
Your money, if spent, would be much better spent on upgrading your 100-400 to the 100-500 IMO.
Understand I'm STRICTLY talking about actual in flight photography. Literally any camera can do perched birds.
Oct 05, 2022 at 04:14 PM
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