Towards the end of last year, I realised my compact (Canon SX50) was no longer making me happy, so I started searching for its replacement.
Wanting to stay with a Canon, I looked at their mirrorless range, thinking I could have the best of both worlds: interchangeable lenses but something smaller than my often-cumbersome 5DII. But reviews weren't always great, and none of their products stood out for me. I looked at Olympus, Sony, and Leica (wishful thinking), before coming across the Fuji X range. My ideal choice would have been the X-T2, but finances and reviews led me to the X-T20. And I'm really happy with it.
Wanting to stay with a Canon, I looked at their mirrorless range, thinking I could have the best of both worlds: interchangeable lenses but something smaller than my often-cumbersome 5DII. But reviews weren't always great, and none of their products stood out for me. I looked at Olympus, Sony, and Leica (wishful thinking), before coming across the Fuji X range. My ideal choice would have been the X-T2, but finances and reviews led me to the X-T20. And I'm really happy with it.
I bought the body with a kit lens, an 18-135mm XF (I was warned to stay away from the XC range). I needed a versatile lens, something that would be suitable as both a walk-around and occasional travel lens. I'm already wondering if I'll need to upgrade the lens at some stage, but for now it'll do the job.
The thing I really love about this camera is the retro look and feel of it. Unlike my 5DII, where I have to take the camera away from my face each time I want to adjust the settings as I shoot, the controls on the X-T20 are placed (intuitively) at my fingertips, so I can easily adjust the key settings without over-thinking what I'm doing. It reminds me very much of my old film cameras. And I'm loving it!
The thing I really love about this camera is the retro look and feel of it. Unlike my 5DII, where I have to take the camera away from my face each time I want to adjust the settings as I shoot, the controls on the X-T20 are placed (intuitively) at my fingertips, so I can easily adjust the key settings without over-thinking what I'm doing. It reminds me very much of my old film cameras. And I'm loving it!
I am able to shoot in JPEG and RAW simultaneously, which was one of the selling points for me. The JPEGs are around 10-15mb each, while the RAW images are quite large, some over 40mb each. It's also nice to be using SD cards again rather than sometimes hard-to-find and more expensive CF cards.
This camera has been an excellent choice and, although the image quality is not quite as good as my 5DII, it will certainly serve the purpose for which I bought it. And I'm having so much fun using it.
This camera has been an excellent choice and, although the image quality is not quite as good as my 5DII, it will certainly serve the purpose for which I bought it. And I'm having so much fun using it.
