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Before the Storm (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by vvizaya@lemmy.world to c/photography@lemmy.world

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Taken on Fuji X-T5 + Olympus Zuiko 135mm + glimmerglass 3

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[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Nice shot. How are you liking the X-T5? I'm waffling quite a bit about keeping my FF setup or going back to APS-C. I would probably to for the X-H2 (dat grip), but from what I've read the X-T5 has parity in terms of capabilities.

[–] vvizaya@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I upgraded from an X-T3, I think its honestly fine. I used a Sony full frame before that and I enjoyed it till the IBS broke on a bouncy hike (not dropped).

There's definitely a different look to full frame, that I miss. And I was eyeing the GFX-100 at the time of purchase, but I don't think that'd work for a show, also lens $$$$

But here's what I'm enjoying:

Color science, I do very little editing with the preset profiles and recipes online
Dials galore (I can fly by settings easily in and out of the UI)
Processing Speed (particularly on the X-T5, that's some of why I upgraded), I don't think I've met the buffer limit while shooting any live shows
Build, I think I've tossed the X-T3 about on travels and out and about town, held up great, looks worn and loved.
the IBS is pretty killer on the 5, I don't do video anymore but its wonderful when I shoot lowlight
Battery life is great, I haven't bought a 2nd battery yet

Also to comment on the 40MP sensor, its not much of an upgrade, I wouldn't say it looks noticeably better. I do only use one Fujinon lens that "makes use" of the full res, but I do crop quite a bit and haven't had an issue.

I hope that helps a bit.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I appreciate the reply. Having ahot APS-C for a little over 10 years before my current FF body I would chalk most of the FF look up to a combination of shallow depth of field and maybe some more vignetting when wide open. Then again, I never owned a fast lens in my APS-C days because I was shooting different things.

What you said about the Sony IBIS unit had me a little wary. One of the things I don't like about my a7III is that the IBIS unit flops around while I'm walking around and I do quite a bit of walking while carrying it.

I'm interested to hear you say you don't see much advantage in the higher resolution sensor. I would think the extra pixels would let you crop more aggressively.

[–] vvizaya@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, that's exactly what my A7S suffered from and the repair cost wasn't worth it, with no guarantees to not break again. I am not sure if that's changed in recent times.

For the high res sensor part, let me correct myself. I would say the photos weren't materially different just because of the resolution. I am sure there are a few moments where cropping isn't as horrendous 26 MP -> 14MP before where as now I'm at 40 MP -> 23MP. On a photo by photo comparison the photos are pretty close.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Evidently on Sony FF the IBIS unit is intended to not be locked in place, but I am a bit wary of wear and tear from it flopping around. I've had the body for less than a year and so far so good, but less than a year isn't very long...

Happy to hear your report on resolution not being a huge deal. I've been waffling about a 2x MP sensor (say.. like an X-H2s). I guess I've been shooting that resolution for a while and haven't ever had any image quality complaints.