Lenses: Sony vs Fujifilm: I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable...

mjmgka

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

BebuLamar

I don't think either camera is smaller than the Canon Rebel. The Fuji has better controls and if I were to pick between them I would pick the Fuji but I don't say it's for you.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

Fuji is known for their lenses.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

Fuji has a broad range of zooms from 8mm to 400mm.
Not sure how many lenses you need to travel to shrink size but most lenses in this format you discuss are pretty much the same size.
Fuji has: 8-16mm, 18-135mm and 100-400mm.
Just those 3 lenses cover most all needs in a compact package. Sony might have a few more lenses but unless you are wealthy and like dozens of duplicates that is not all that important to most people. Only if you have special needs like looking at Canon they have a wide range of TS lenses that no one else has but are for those who need and know how to use them.
I would go Fuji of the choices you have given.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

I did a post on the Fujifilm X-T30 on 2-8-19 in Links and Resources. The features were revealed. Pretty impressive, and the price was reasonable. Nice top controls that are the same as the X-T20. A friend owns the Sony a6000, and he wants to upgrade to the Sony a6500. It's more expensive than the upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. I'm more familiar with Sony cameras than Fujifilm cameras. Both are very good cameras. And each will serve you well. The Sony a6500, has a good reputation for video. If you're into video. I'm sure Fujifilm have some excellent lenses for the X-T30.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

mas24 wrote:

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rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

If you use a Canon Rebel, you must have lenses for it. Take a look at the SL2. It's small and has plenty of features and isn't expensive and takes any Canon EF or EF-S lenses you may have.

Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Very popular because it is good for video too.
I have the Sony 16mm to 70mm zeiss is great but pricey. I have it on my a6300

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

If you shrink the size of a Rebel even just a bit, than there is nothing left? There are already way too tiny!

le boecere

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

Coming from a Canon Rebel FILM camera and then a Canon G-10 (with a PASM control dial similar to your digital Rebel) ~ I currently use a Sony 6000 system and a Fujifilm X system. The Sony APS-C cameras will have a familiar, simple, modern (PASM) control dial. The Fujifilm controls are "analog" and "old-school", which do not seem to be familiar to post-moderns.

The difference in lenses will not matter for most computer screen viewing. I did not want to spend the money for a Sony APS-C mid-range zoom, so I went with a Fuji X, for the venerable 18-55mm "kit zoom", then added a couple of primes. The Fujifilm system has become my "fun" camera, and it's easier for me to use. The Sony system is still my "action" camera (kids, dogs, soccer, softball, fast moving events).

I cannot imagine giving up either the Sony, or the Fuji, systems ~ and for "travel" I always get into a debate with myself as to which one will go in the bag.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

Both camera companies produce sharp lenses. It all comes down to what each manufacture has that is of value to you. YOU should look at the specs of each model you consider and determine which model would fulfill YOUR needs the best.

magpix Loc: St. Michaels, MD

I've been a Fuji shooter for three years after switching from full frame Nikon. The new XT-30 looks like a great camera with most of the features of the more expensive XT-3. For travel I'd recommend three Fuji zooms: 10-24, 18-55 and 55-200. All sharp, reasonably priced (buy the 18-55 with body for extra savings) and relatively small and light. As an alternative, you have Fuji's larger, faster zooms, or you have a choice of their very fast primes or much smaller f/2 primes. How many more choices do you need? But I would try to get both the Fuji and Sony bodies in your hands and go through the basic controls (shutter speed, ISO, aperture) and see what feels best. I teach photography to beginners and find my Sony students are always struggling with their cameras trying to to find there way through the menu to make the most basic adjustments.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Try some camera comparison sites.

http://www.cameradecision.com/
http://cameras.reviewed.com/
http://camerasize.com/
http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
http://snapsort.com/compare
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=mainmenu&utm_medium=text&ref=mainmenu

As for the number of lenses available, manufacturers begin by making the most popular sizes, so buying a common-size lens for the Fuji should not be difficult.

Here are some Fuji lens recommendations.

https://bestphotographygear.com/best-lenses-fujifilm-x-t3/

suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ

Try before you buy. Both have excellent image quality and excellent lenses.

Fuji has a 16-55 mm f 2.8 zoom lens on sale for 899.00 and it weighs about 25 ounces and is weather resistant and gets 5 star consumer rating. That should cover most of your travel/car needs. Then there is the excellent 55-200 mm lens (with IS) if you need something longer and still relatively compact. And Fuji makes several excellent, compact prime lenses that are reasonably priced and weather resistant. Since I use Fuji I can't really speak for the current Sony lens lineup.

I found the little larger size of the X-T2 and X-T3 was a perfect fit. I ordered the X-T20 first and sent it back because it was uncomfortable to hold and use.

So really it comes down to ergonomics. What is slightly annoying at first can become a major issue later on. Best Buy carries Sony and Fuji so you could try them out there. If they are going to carry the new X-T30 they will get it into the store pretty quickly.

mjmgka wrote:

I am looking into either the Sony A6500 or the Upcoming Fujifilm X-T30. However, it seems that Sony has many more lenses available, and at a more reasonable price.
I am tossed as this camera will be mainly for travel, and photgraphing cars.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Up till now I have mainly used a Canon Rebel, but would like to shrink its size a little.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

speters wrote:

If you shrink the size of a Rebel even just a bit, than there is nothing left? There are already way too tiny!

The Rebel SL2 is smaller than the Rebel T series cameras. I believe the SL2 is the smallest DSLR made. Along with my full sized DSLR'S I also have an SL1 and SL2 and they are both good little camera. They may not sport as many features as the larger, way more expensive DSLR'S do but they are capable of capturing excellent images and for many folks, they are more than enough camera. My wife use to use my EOS 70D then 80D but now prefers the SL2 because of its size and weight and the fact it will produce images just as good as the 80D.