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I am also a former Canon owner who switched to Fuji (XE-3) and I'm very happy with my choice. My son recently bought a Sony a-7III and my opinion is that it is a better overall camera in terms of imaging than my Fuji but it is not as compact. I've given up on lugging camera bodies and lenses during travel unless my travel is dedicated to photography. I use a Sony DSC-x100 compact camera when touring and I can't say enough good things about it. If I could use only one camera this would be the one - it's pricey but worth it.
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I was a Canon film guy, but for digital have switched to Olympus. My reasons - - The OM-D series is a great, but small-ish camera. Weatherproof. - The 4/3 format was always meant for digital. No film legacy issues. So high quality lenses are relatively small, lightweight and priced accordingly (less glass). - You can switch the lenses to a PEN style body (also a retro style), for a very compact , simple camera. If I were starting over, I would give Fuji a serious look too.
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It's hard to believe that it has already been 12 years since Sony got into the business when they acquired Minolta who made some excellent cameras They have done a fine job of developing the brand.
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I'm waiting on the sidelines to see what Canon will announce (this year?). I don't shoot much professionally anymore so I can be patient. I currently have a Canon 5D Mark III that I'm selling but I'll keep all of the L lenses which should be adaptable to the new Canon mirrorless if I go in that direction. I'll consider the Sony a9 if I don't like the Canon and I can at least use an adapter for the lenses I currently have. I'm using a Leica M10 now for my personal work because I like the small size for travel, but with the compact size of the mirrorless cameras I might get rid of it.
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There's a lot of great options here - my wife has an Olympus OM-D with a full complement of lenses that tempts me to sell off my Nikon D800, D300 and lenses. Been shooting with Nikon for over 30 years, and have absolutely no problems with their gear, but the smaller form factor of the Nikon Z series just announced is tempting to look at. If I had stuck with Canon back in the day of taking my dad's fully manual AE-1 on my first round-the-world trip as a backpacker (also had a Nikon N4004 (or N401 outside the US), which was one of the early auto-focus film cameras)) I may have stayed with Canon and not regretted it.
Kind of like a lot of the audio gear we debate about here, there's really no bad option. You could jump in tomorrow with something and not make a bad decision. One brand or the other might be better for what you want (ie., full-frame vs. micro 4/3) but hey, it's not exactly a problem, but a great set of options to choose from (sorry if this sounds flippant, am enjoying some margaritas with Boss-girl right now during cocktail hour after a long week at the moment! )
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all good thoughts gents, again Canon being intuitive to my logic is a factor. Gotta take a closer look at Fuji though .......
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I am a huge Fuji fan. I have a XT-1 and some awesome glass. BUT, it is an ASP-C frame, with the resulting crop factor from the “standard” 35mm full frame size. Thus my 23mm prime is basically yielding the same shot as a 35mm full frame lens. If you are willing to shoot in manual mode, the Sony A-7III is a mirrorless full-frame body that, with an adaptor ring, will let you USE YOUR EXISTING CANNON LENSES. It also comes with its own zoom kit lens that will let you shoot automatically in a wide variety of situations.
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I am lurking here. My Nikon D7000 is a beast to carry and having something that takes equal or better pics that is lighter is appealing.
Quick question though - where does one go about selling used camera gear?
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KEH here in Atlanta. There are also specialists sites on the web, if you want to offload it, KEH will at least pay you something (including online). |
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Sold all my Nikon gears years ago and started with the Fuji XE-1 then a FujiXT-1 then a Fuji XT-2. Now the Xt-3 is coming in a month or two. Fuji lens are fantastic, great build quality and much lighter than SLR. Canon and Nikon are now getting it and are offering mirrorless camera's. If you don't need all this just use your iphone as the best camera you have is the one you with you.
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