Best travel camera for low light photos
Apr 21, 2017 23:07:45 #
I am using a Fuji X-E1 with a 18-55 zoom and am looking at a Fuji Prime lens but not sure of the one I want, anyone have a suggestion. I like the X-E1 but it's getting old and it hunts a lot in low light. I try mashing the shutter and I get the shot in low light about 80% of the time without it hunting. I might pick up the new X-T20 before my Disney trip because I will be more familiar with It and it's small enough for travel.
Apr 22, 2017 02:11:57 #
caljr wrote:
I am using a Fuji X-E1 with a 18-55 zoom and am looking at a Fuji Prime lens but not sure of the one I want, anyone have a suggestion. I like the X-E1 but it's getting old and it hunts a lot in low light. I try mashing the shutter and I get the shot in low light about 80% of the time without it hunting. I might pick up the new X-T20 before my Disney trip because I will be more familiar with It and it's small enough for travel.
Well, that image tells me you're not exactly struggling with your current gear. Very nice. ~ The X-T20 might be the best choice if you like the DSLR body-style. In many ways it's the DSLR-style counterpart of the X-E2S. In fact, I use an Rico's X-T10 book for my X-E2 IV.
I'm of no help with lens suggestions, as I'm just learning the Fujifilm system ~ except: 1) I like the 18-55mm "kit" lens better than any of the Sony E-mount kit zooms...and; 2) Fuji's 28mm "pancake" makes the X-E2_ a very "cute" Leica-wannabe, and is a tolerable (emotional) substitute for the X100's.
Apr 22, 2017 06:15:06 #
caljr wrote:
I am using a Fuji X-E1 with a 18-55 zoom and am looking at a Fuji Prime lens but not sure of the one I want, anyone have a suggestion. I like the X-E1 but it's getting old and it hunts a lot in low light. I try mashing the shutter and I get the shot in low light about 80% of the time without it hunting. I might pick up the new X-T20 before my Disney trip because I will be more familiar with It and it's small enough for travel.
Nice pic ! And I agree with "le boecere" ........ and just think, if you got that pic with your X-E1, just think how many fewer efforts you would have had to attempt with one of the newer X-Series cameras !
Which one you go for depends on the depth of your pocket ! But I'd suggest "go for the best possible" that you can comfortably afford. The key factor may be the difference in viewfinder between the X-T20 and the X-T2. Check it out.
It's not easy to suggest an additional prime. So please, take a careful and considered approach. There's absolutely no point in having more lenses than you need or will use. Your current lens is a great lens and will work better on a newer camera. All the primes give stunning results, so it depends on which one you might use most often and to what extent you enjoy (or are able) to zoom with your feet ! The new 23mm & 50mm f2 lenses are fine and very popular. The 14mm and 16mm may be too wide for your own particular shooting style. Maybe your first question is "do I really need to get a prime between 18 and 55 if I'm going to keep the lens I already have?" That lens of yours has OIS which really helps ! Outside of that range comes the 90mm f2.
If it were me ...... upgrade your camera to the best you can afford, use your current lens on it, and leave "additional lenses" to a little later.
Apr 22, 2017 23:39:00 #
I'm not crazy about the DSLR body-style but it's not much bigger than my X-E1 and I can't wait for the X-E3 to come out later this year as our trip is mid June. I think I will just take my one lens and pick up a prime later in the year.
Apr 23, 2017 04:57:38 #
caljr wrote:
I'm not crazy about the DSLR body-style but it's not much bigger than my X-E1 and I can't wait for the X-E3 to come out later this year as our trip is mid June. I think I will just take my one lens and pick up a prime later in the year.
If you prefer the rangefinder style then include the X-Pro2 in your option list. With the recent firmware improvements it now performs same as the X-T2. It has been on the market for slightly longer than the T2 and you may now find some excellent used opportunities. One other feature that I missed - both these cameras (X-Pro2 and X-T2) have the joystick focus point mover, which the X-T20 does not. Having used the X-E1, the X-T1 I can tell you that, for me at least, and for many as far as I can read, the focus joystick is a "joy" to use and a vast improvement on the pad used in previous models.
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