8/17/2023 0 Comments Fujifilm full frame digital camera![]() ![]() That’s cool. The cameras are better long-term investments. Fujifilm releases firmware upgrades when they come out with new tech, improving camera capabilities. Sony releases firmware updates only when they need to, to address a bug or new lens. But because of the APS-C sensor, the lenses are smaller than their full-frame counterparts for Sony cameras. The Fujifilm X Series cameras are, in size & weight, in between the Sony a6000 series and the a7 series cameras. ![]() ![]() That Fujifilm 16mm f/1.4 – oh my God! They stay small On top of that, Fujifilm’s lenses are killer awesome. I’ve had my Fujifilm system much longer now, have taken it into more austere environments than I ever took my Sony cameras, and have yet to remove a single dust spot. I shouldn’t have to be doing those things in the first place. Yes, I could have made a “dust map” and sent those lenses in for a cleaning after every trip, but that’s the thing. In fact, I spent more time doing this than anything else. On the Fujifilm vs Sony lenses too – my Sony lenses were quickly infiltrated with dust and I spent a good amount of time removing dust spots during post-processing. The newer Sony cameras and the professional Fujifilm cameras are sealed, but Fujifilm does a better job of keeping the elements out of those sensitive electronics. Ideal for those who spend time in tough conditions. The WiFi button kinda gives away that this isn’t an old SLR Weather sealing Anything, no matter how small, that makes this endeavor more enjoyable is worth more than gold. Why is this important? We’re supposed to be making pictures, not operating a computer. You can see what your settings are just by glancing at the camera, and without turning the power on. Aperture, ISO, shutter, drive mode, focus mode, exposure compensation – it’s all there with tangible controls that show you what’s set. You don’t have to navigate menus or program buttons to change common settings – they’re all knobs and switches on the Fuji cameras. It brings back the feel of an actual camera. This was super important to me, someone who grew up on an old Pentax. Not that Fujifilm menus are a lot better (they’re actually organized in a way that makes sense), but adjusting settings on a Fujifilm makes you feel like you’re operating a camera. It’s as if they threw every available option in a bucket and then pulled things out at random. Where I prefer Fujifilm vs Sony Dials everywhere I’m going to discuss the “big picture” differences between Fujifilm and Sony, the ones that in my mind should matter. Those are largely superficial and invented in camera forums. I’m not going to go into the technical details that some of you may be looking for, like image comparisons or pixel density or anything like that. Sony’s mirrorless cameras offered some amazing capabilities, top-end technology, and was quickly making waves amongst professional photographers. They had a limited lens selection at first, but the lenses they did offer were pretty good.īut after a couple of years, there were just some things that started to get to me: the cameras got bigger and heavier as they evolved, they started to feel more like computers than cameras, and they just seemed too fragile for what I was doing. Sony’s a6000 was just as capable as the Canon 5DII for my purposes but at the fraction of the size & weight. This really appealed to someone preparing for a 210-mile backpacking trip. In the 90s I was using an old Pentax 35mm Fuji Velvia was my favorite film. When the digital revolution started, I stuck with Pentax and their *ist D series DSLRs. I eventually switched to Canon for their legendary lenses and was loyal to them for almost 10 years. Then a few years ago I sold off all of my Canon gear and became a full-time Sony shooter. ![]() But what about APS-C image quality versus full-frame?. ![]()
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