itzjere wrote:
Any thoughts about switching the GR for an X100? Is the difference between the X-T5 and the X100 enough to have both systems side by side?
I usually a pretty passionate supporter of the XT5. It is a full-featured camera that is quite small, and it accepts any Fujifilm lens. Put the 27mm f/2.8 on it and the package isn’t very large at all. But…
… you already have and ILC camera that isn’t that much larger, especially when equipped with compatible small lenses. So I can’t quite see why you would consider adding a XT5 and a X100 model or GR. Again, ask specifically what you are trying to accomplish with this camera (portability!) and recognize what you can already do with your existing gear.
The XT5 is a fine camera, but what it offers is not what you seem to be looking for.
Between the GR and the X100 (various versions), the questions are, again, what is your primary goal here and which camera gets you closest to that goal?
itzjere wrote:
Ricoh being truly pocketable vs give up some size for more capability (and twice the price)..
That gets at the real conundrum. You give up something any time you look for a truly small camera. There’s no way around this. We know this is the case, but it is really hard to sort it out sometimes.
It helps to think really carefully about exactly what you are trying to accomplish with a small, portable camera and about how it fits into your larger collection of other cameras and lenses.
You might worry about things like lens flexibility, battery life, sensor size, and so on with the portable camera… but if the highest priority for this camera is that it be small enough to have with you all the time, it helps to remember that you can always pull out the bigger camera for those times when you need more quality or versatility.
There’s little camera doesn’t have to do it all. It just has to do the main thing best. And that is to be small and available.
(For some of us, the smallest of our small cameras is our smart phone.)
itzjere wrote:
Ricoh being truly pocketable vs give up some size for more capability (and twice the price)..
That gets at the real conundrum. You give up something any time you look for a truly small camera. There’s no way around this. We know this is the case, but it is really hard to sort it out sometimes.
It helps to think really carefully about exactly what you are trying to accomplish with a small, portable camera and about how it fits into your larger collection of other cameras and lenses.
You might worry about things like lens flexibility, battery life, sensor size, and so on with the portable camera… but if the highest priority for this camera is that it be small enough to have with you all the time, it helps to remember that you can always pull out the bigger camera for those times when you need more quality or versatility.
There’s little camera doesn’t have to do it all. It just has to do the main thing best. And that is to be small and available.
(For some of us, the smallest of our small cameras is our smart phone.)
Apr 01, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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