coolhoosier Loc: Dover, NH, USA

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TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Exactly. It’s the weight of the lens that primarily determines system weight, and that is determined by the format type (FF, APS-C, etc.). The Fuji is an excellent system, with world-class lenses and the XT-3 is by all reports, an excellent body. It’s also an APS-C format which is approximately a stop better than M43 in high ISO/low light situations (but a stop worse than FF). Cameras, like other things such as loudspeakers, are often a compromise between performance and weight/size - you just have to decide where the right spot on that continuum for YOUR type of shooting.

My son, who like me, recently bought a Fuji for a lightweight travel camera, has been in love with the system - right up to the point he tried it in a low light high ISO action situation. Now he picks up his 5D3, in spite of the weight, for that type of shooting - it all depends on your particular needs.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Although you didn't save any weight with it and of itself, your brain saved you camera weight and is helping you to make great pictures at the same time. Absolutely an amazing brain.

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

I totally agree and that is why I am not dumping my M43 gear in favor of the rush to FF.... Apple, Samsung and other small sensor phone cam manufacturers are pouring gobs of money into R&D to improve the small sensor performance and these improvements are going to float upward with M43 being the first step on the ladder.. Yes, they will float all the way up to FF but why carry all that bulk and weight if you don't have to ? M43 is good enough for me now and I know its only going to get better in the future.

Kiriakos

Wrong thread I post. Disregard.

Kiriakos

I am not sure

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-t3-first-impressions-review/6

sergio

Why is mirror-less the future? Because it is maybe 100grams lighter?

Grumpy Loc: Hampshire, UK

I have had the Fuji XT3 for one month and switched from Nikon. The autofocus is pretty fast and accurate depending on which lens you are using. It is just so much lighter to cart around, if you do not need the bigger telephoto zooms and has excellent image quality. The film simulations add to the fun. I also think that Fujifilm listen to their customers and improve things with regular firmware updates. Personally, I have no regrets and tend to take my camera out with me more often now.

sueyeisert Loc: New Jersey

I switch to Fuji from Nikon because of the weight. I also had Olympus micro4/3. The reason I loved the Fuji, I felt as if I was using an old fashioned 35mm camera. I hardly had to read the Instruction manual to start using the camera. With my Olympus EM-5 I had to study the manual and get info from the internet in order to set it up and use it. I recommend look at Fuji,Olympus and Sony hold them and try them then you decide which you rather use. I will say Fuji does a lot of firmware updates to improve their cameras.

DaveMM Loc: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

I have the same camera and am going through the same process, but more urgently as my Canon 17-85 f4-f5.6 lens has finally bitten the dust (three failures of the focusing system since I've had it, a known weakness of this lens). I cannot justify the cost of a complete system change so would like to keep to Canon so I can use existing equipment, i.e. Canon flash and telezoom. I am considering the Canon M50 with the EOS to M adaptor to allow me to use my existing lenses. The M50 with its newer APS sensor should give better results than the 550D does, but I am not sure about the 15-45 mm kit lens. Does anyone have any comments on this lens, please?

mdoing

Mirrorless seems to be the question of the day. I recently switched from a very heavy Canon set-up with great L lenses that I loved to a Panasonic M4/3 G9 with 12-60 and 100-400 lenses. The difference in weight of the lenses is dramatic. I switched because of the weight and size, I'm not getting any younger or stronger. As I said I loved my Canon gear, loved looking through the viewfinder at the real world, loved the pictures, but did not love carrying it around. I am happy to say I am OK with my new set-up, the pictures are great, the camera/lens combinations are much lighter and the latest Electronic viewfinder technology is so good on the G9 that I can almost think I'm looking at the real world. The view finder is the key to me, they are now good enough to allow the switch in my opinion. All this said, a Canon T2i is a pretty light DSLR, if you are using kit lenses, your rig might not be too heavy to begin with. I do think mirrorless is the now and future choice. I don't really understand all the excitement about Full Frame mirrorless except for excellent low light capabilities, I think for a normal to high level amateur who takes street photos and travel photos that the size and weight of FF is just not worth it, and the limits of the best M4/3 or 1.6 factor Cropped sensors are acceptable. Good luck sorting this out!

MarcH Loc: Doylestown Pa

i would give the Sony FF family my vote
i have the a7ii great camera
good selection of lenes albeit expensive
very reliable

peterwbarber

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If you are satisfied with the equipment you have, do not waste your money on the latest thing to be offered. Wait a moment with patience until your main camera is broken and then and only then go shopping.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

What are you not sure about and why? Could it be the meaningless increase in noise at ridiculously high ISO settings which normal people will never use?

wildweasel

I also looked at the weight issue about a year and a half ago. I am mostly a wildlife and landscape photographer and was shooting a Nikon D750 FF camera and a Tamron 150-600mm zoom lens. After 3 or 4 hours of shooting my back and arms were aching to the point that I had to stop and go home. I started researching different smaller lighter camera systems and after a month or two of research, I decided on the Olympus EM 1 Mark ll. I now shoot this camera 95% of the time and use basically two lenses , the 12-100 F/4 pro lens and the Panasonic 100-400 telephoto. This gives me a 35mm equivalent range of 24-800mm. I really like this camera and it has actually put the fun back into my photography and my back and arms are thankful for it. I am by no means at National Geographic level , but 99%l of the photos here for the past year or more were shot with the Olympus and one of the two lenses mentioned above. https://www.facebook.com/RayReederPhotography/