Hi! We're looking to take out first steps into the world of Fuji. There are so many options, and they all seem good! So it's easy to get lost, and I could use some advice.
A bit of a background: I am purely a hobby photographer. Mainly taking pictures of kids and family, both at home and when we're out and about. That includes some prepared portrait sessions, but mostly just when bringing the camera to whatever we're up to.
My wife has had some training as a photographer, and also had some photography as part of a previous job. So she has a good eye for composition, lighting etc. I'm deeply into the technical/theoretical side of it, and wanting to develop my artistic/creative skills more.
We used to have a Canon Rebel T4i, which we upgraded to an EOS 90D recently. We have a decent set of lenses: Zooms that range from 11 to 250mm (for crop), as well as a few f/1.4 primes. The reason we want to move to Fuji is primarily that the DSLR is starting to feel big and heavy. We don't bring it along with us as much as we really want to, because of the size.
Besides the smaller form factor, we are interested in the Film Simulations, and getting to use a good EVF. We are interested in stills only, video is not important. Reliable AF, image quality and low light performance are the main things we want from a camera.
These are the options we are considering:
X100V: Seems like a fun camera to use. The leaf shutter and on board ND filter would open some possibilities. I like the form factor, as well as the design. Beautiful camera. However, we would probably need to keep the Canon for more specialized shoots like portraits, etc.
X-S10: The form factor is familiar when coming from a DSLR. Small and light weight, seems to tick off most boxes. However, this body seems to be marketed more towards the video segment, which we are not that interested in.
X-T3: Would be a good replacement for our Canon. An allround camera that we could use for anything. The problem is, is this a big enough of a jump down in size/weight, to make us use it more thant we would the Canon?
X-T30: The X-T3's smaller sibling. Would probably do the job as an allround camera very well. I'm not sure how good the EVF is though, compared to the T3.
X-E4: Very portable. However, I would probably like to have a bigger body for the bigger lenses. And also not sure about the EVF.
X-T4, X-Pro*, X-H* etc: Too large/too expensive at the moment.
Which route do you think would be the best for us into the Fuji landscape?
