While we don't have a definition of what the OP means by "travel photography," it is worth reviewing what the OP told us: His FF Sony system is already too heavy, he likes using three lenses but might have to use only one with the larger system, he knows people do good work with smaller systems, he would consider the smaller Fujifilm APS-C systems, he is drooling (gear lust style) over the GFX.
Also what he doesn't tell us: What he means by "travel photography," the ways in which his current system falls short for his photography, and how the GFX would address that.
The GFX is a fine camera and there are fine lenses for it. It could be fine for some "travel photographers," depending on preferences, working methods, output, and subjects.
But the typical "travel photographer" is rarely the sort of person who would materially benefit from a GFX system. The potential resolution advantages are minimal if he will shoot handheld. He would likely need to limit the lenses he could take to one. (Those proposing a zoom as an alternative should point out that this option is also available on the Sony system.) He's not going to save any weight with the GFX — and that he actually told us that the FF system is "too heavy."
If we are honest, absent some specific new information from the OP, moving to the GFX for the photography the OP seems to be contemplate doesn't make sense.
There are fine reasons for using the GFX, but it is hard to see that those reasons really apply here.
While we don't have a precise definition of what the OP means by "travel photography" (and knowing that is important), it is still worth looking at what the OP told himself: His FF Sony system is already too heavy, he likes using three lenses but thinks he might have to use only one with the larger system, he knows that people do good work with smaller systems, he would consider the smaller Fujifilm APS-C systems, he is drooling (gear lust style) over the GFX.
Also what he doesn't tell us: What he means by "travel photography," the ways in which his current system is falling short for his photography.
There's no question that the GFX is a fine camera or that there aren't fine lenses for it. It is also true that it could be fine for some "travel photographers," depending on preferences, working methods, output, and subjects.
But it is also clearly true that the typical "travel photographer" is rarely the sort of person who would materially benefit from a GFX system. The potential resolution advantages are likely at least partially mooted if he will shoot handheld. He would likely need to limit the lenses he could take to one. (Those proposing a zoom as an alternative should point out that this option is also available on the Sony system.) He's not going to save any weight with the GFX — and that he actually told us that the FF system is "too heavy."
I think if we are honest here, at least in the absence of some specific new information from the OP, we'll tell him that the odds that moving to the GFX for the photography he seems to be contemplating will be the best decision are pretty darned low.
There are fine reasons for using the GFX, but it is hard to see that those reasons really apply here.
Dec 08, 2022 at 03:54 PM
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