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Gear Talk => Camera Talk => Topic started by: Viv on September 09, 2018, 16:31:07

Title: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Viv on September 09, 2018, 16:31:07

The price of the Fuji XT-3 will be €1,499.
The price of the Fuji X-H1 has been reduced to €1,575 in my local camera shop.

Which to buy? I don't do video, I shoot stills only. I have a good collection of Fujinon X lenses.

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: armando_m on September 09, 2018, 20:46:51

The only significant difference I can see is the IBIS

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Akira on September 09, 2018, 20:55:39

While IBIS is advatageous, the new BSI sensor and allegedly much improved AF is hard to ignore.

Here in Japan, X-T3 is around 300 euro cheaper than X-H1, so I would go for X-T3, if I were already Fuji user.

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: armando_m on September 09, 2018, 21:13:05

There seems to be a very significant effort into making all this new cameras very good at video
and a lot of effort put into mentioning all the details on line , none of which I understand at all,
but I guess that since mirrorless are video cameras that can take very good stills why not make them also
good video cameras

And yes better AF is always welcome

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Akira on September 09, 2018, 21:25:12

The video function in the DSLR or mirrorless cameras seems to be more or less just about the codec and data transfer, as the raw video signal has always been there which enables the live view.

The remaining essential problem should be the rolling shutter effect.  Even if the image quality like the high ISO performance and the reslution have been improved, rolling shutter effect should be a big wet blanket.  Sony Alpha 9 with amazing continuous shooting mode is notorious in this respect.

The data read out speed of the new Fuji sensor is 17ms while that of the sensor in Panasonic GH5 is 13ms.  The read out time of Fuji sensor is a big improvement but only "for an APS-C" sensor.

Unless the global shutter or a similar technology is established, it would be difficult to make a dedicated video camera with the current, relatively large sensors available for DSLR/mirrorless.

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Anthony on September 12, 2018, 20:50:51

Buy the camera you enjoy using.  Image quality will be great with both.

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 12, 2018, 21:02:15

Quote from: Anthony on September 12, 2018, 20:50:51

Buy the camera you enjoy using.  Image quality will be great with both.

he did buy the Leica instead:

http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,7833.0.html

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Viv on September 13, 2018, 09:21:31

Quote from: Frank Fremerey on September 12, 2018, 21:02:15

he did buy the Leica instead:

http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,7833.0.html

He did! Time will tell whether it was the right decision.

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Anthony on September 13, 2018, 11:22:23

I hope you enjoy your new camera.

Title: Re: Hypothetical (or maybe actual choices)
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 13, 2018, 14:37:09

Quote from: Viv on September 13, 2018, 09:21:31

He did! Time will tell whether it was the right decision.

For me it was the X100T I fell for one day. 35mm eqiv suits my style better than 28...