gaopa wrote:
The cost of buying our Fuji gear went up today. I'm fortunate that I don't need to buy anything now.
Are my fellow form members reluctant to buy Fuji gear now?
I have been looking at adding Fuji to my current Sony FF/APS-C and Olympus/OM M4/3 gear since late last year. Been shooting with Olympus M4/3 since 2012 and added Sony FF in 2017 and A6700 in 2024. The upcoming price increased helped me decide to forge ahead and over the last 2 weeks I have bought my Fuji kit.
Eventually I want to get down to one kit and have the decided Fuji APS-C is just fine for my use now (I’m retired) The Fuji system, specifically the XT5, mainly because of the 3 way tilt screen (notice I listed this first) 40MP sensor, dual card slots and a joystick, provide me with essential feature that I want on my camera body. With the added benefit of a smaller body and WR compact primes I now have something my Sony or OM system can’t match in full.
For lenses I chose the Silver WR version of the 16 f2.8, 23, 35 and 50 f2 Fuji primes. Plus I added the 35mm f1.4R and converted my Sony mount version of the Sigma 56 f1.4 DC DN to Fuji X. So I have my 2 portrait fast primes as well. Down the road I will pick up a tele zoom, looking at the 50-140 f2.8.
Overall I saved $300 on the Silver XT5, got it for $1599, and $325 on the lenses. Like getting the 35mm f1.4 R for free.
