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Howdy,
I don't want to beat around the bush, so I'll just say that several people have been trying to help me answer this question on the micro 4/3 forum. I appreciate their help a lot but I still need to hear from Fuji and Sony users what they think.
Here's the thing.
I have been saving money to get a decent camera that's going to serve me for a couple of years. I used to have an E-PL1 and it was my first step into photography. Now I'm considering the following choices:
1) E-M5/E-M1 with a f/2.8 12-40mm lens (plus the 45mm lens I still owe)
2) Fuji X-T1
3) Sony A7
Now, I know I'm a bastard, but I'm simply going to copy some of the question from the other forum.
Oly:
1) Is OM-D E-M1 a much better choice than E-M5? I can get an E-M1 with the 12-40mm lens for 1600USD whereas E-M5 with the same lens would cost me about 150USD less.
2) If I you already had a 45mm f/1.8 lens, would you go for the 12-40mm? Or perhaps something else and cheaper?
Fuji X-T1:
1) Is the kit lens really as good as they say? The camera with the kit lens would cost me about 250USD less than the E-M1, plus I could sell my like-new 45mm Oly. (I don't need a super fast AF, I'm not into sports pics)
2) I don't know what kind of colors X-T1 delivers and I don't know if the AF fails or not.
3) Does the X-T1 have a touchscreen? I think it doesn't but some websites are not clear on that.
4) Is the bigger sensor in Fuji a real killer? I know that a lot of APS-C users say that m4/3 sensors are simply worse because of the size.
Sony A7:
1) If I'm into portaits... Is this the best way to go? (When it comes to price, same situation here, a bit cheaper than E-M1, plus the 45mm gets sold)
Thanks a million for any insights!
PS I have to add that I'm not a pro. In fact I'm but a photography learner.
I don't want to beat around the bush, so I'll just say that several people have been trying to help me answer this question on the micro 4/3 forum. I appreciate their help a lot but I still need to hear from Fuji and Sony users what they think.
Here's the thing.
I have been saving money to get a decent camera that's going to serve me for a couple of years. I used to have an E-PL1 and it was my first step into photography. Now I'm considering the following choices:
1) E-M5/E-M1 with a f/2.8 12-40mm lens (plus the 45mm lens I still owe)
2) Fuji X-T1
3) Sony A7
Now, I know I'm a bastard, but I'm simply going to copy some of the question from the other forum.
Oly:
1) Is OM-D E-M1 a much better choice than E-M5? I can get an E-M1 with the 12-40mm lens for 1600USD whereas E-M5 with the same lens would cost me about 150USD less.
2) If I you already had a 45mm f/1.8 lens, would you go for the 12-40mm? Or perhaps something else and cheaper?
Fuji X-T1:
1) Is the kit lens really as good as they say? The camera with the kit lens would cost me about 250USD less than the E-M1, plus I could sell my like-new 45mm Oly. (I don't need a super fast AF, I'm not into sports pics)
2) I don't know what kind of colors X-T1 delivers and I don't know if the AF fails or not.
3) Does the X-T1 have a touchscreen? I think it doesn't but some websites are not clear on that.
4) Is the bigger sensor in Fuji a real killer? I know that a lot of APS-C users say that m4/3 sensors are simply worse because of the size.
Sony A7:
1) If I'm into portaits... Is this the best way to go? (When it comes to price, same situation here, a bit cheaper than E-M1, plus the 45mm gets sold)
Thanks a million for any insights!
PS I have to add that I'm not a pro. In fact I'm but a photography learner.