Photograph and Camera talk

[goosehd]

@weftyarn 4th picture with the umbrella is spectacular!!

[Steve]

Just got myself a used Fuji XE3 (have always had and loved Fuji cameras). Anyway, first test shots on my last visit to the London office in Hackney...

[Steve]

@weftyarn great shots Emil, we are off to Japan again in June, loooking forward to getting some more great pics as well

[Tobi]

@Marc2706 the Sigma BF is really cool! I see now that I went to the opposite extreme with the Sony a7c ii: the complexity and depth of the user menu and the functionality is a bit over the top!

[Marc2706]

@Tobi Yes the sigma is very easy to handle. I am sure that the Sony is an excellent camera, but for me to complex.

[Tobi]

New travel setup complete: very happy with the 7l Wotancraft Pilot Camera bag! I have an old Domke F2, but this thing is less boxy, wears more comfortable and has a genious magnetic one hand operation clasp. Also: with a bigger bag I am sure to fill it, which will make any 10l+ bag to heavy....

[motojobobo]

Seeking advice here…
Interested in buying a new camera. Currently have a Nikon D100 slr with several lenses. Now looking for something far smaller and portable enough for multiday motorcycle travel. So mostly documenting memorable moments during trips: people, scenery, selfies, flowers, trees, rocks, birds, and so on. At this point I’ve narrowed it down to a FUJIFILM X100VI.
Grateful to receive feedback on the pros and cons of this choice, and other options which may be preferable.
Any inside info on availability of the X100VI? B&H Photo currently lists it as UNAVAILABLE.
Thank you gents.

[Steve]

@motojobobo I would always go for Fuji - love the style, but also more the way the images come out due to the slightly different way the sensor is.
I would love a X100VI, but bit too expensive (and hard to get hold of). But also look at the Fuji XE range, the new XE5 looks fantastic, plus you can change lenses on that range, so a bit more versatile - I got a XE3 with a fast 27mm lens, so similar results to a X100.

[pechelman]

also like the fuji series, but what's your intended use beyond the subject matter? Are you sharing with friends/family on the internet or printing large? Honestly, sometimes a phone camera works just perfect for this, I often augment my shooting with a "real camera" with my phone if I don't have the lens on I'd prefer or dont want to take out the camera (raining, small space, be conspicuous, etc).

But i understand totally if you want a camera experience. Beyond the fuij, you could consider something like a leica q or ricoh gr series.

[Tobi]

@motojobobo similar situation here. I bought the FUJIFILM X100VI a year ago, and used it on one trip. I sold the camera soon after, since I could not get used to the limitations of having only the one lens and stuck to 23mm (or whatever it is). I came from a Canon setup (I sold before I bought the Fuji) with 5 or 6 lenses. Fans of cameras like this will tell you that it forces you to accept the limitation of having only one focal lenght, and be creative..
What I never fully got was how important the pre-set styles are for fans of this camera, simulating old film look and feel. I am now using Lightroom and can do all this with any of my pictures in post processing...
Anyways: happy new owner of a Sony a7Cii, body also only around 500gr, full frame, and combine it with a initial travel lens 20-200 (Sigma). Setup around 1kg. Only downside I found so far: too complex user menu and too many customisation options. Oh and: no Continious autofocus when in intervall shot or delayed timer mode for Iron Heart Selfies
All I am saying: think carefully about the limitations of not having a interchangable lens setup!