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Friends, i have used fujifilm cameras many years, love them very much, but new 18 1.4 /23 1.4 / 33 1.4 , will cost near 1000$

In past i have choosed fujifilm because it was cheaper, but now you can buy nikon z or sony 7c with sigma lenses and it will costs like the same, dose it ok - crop system costs like some full frame systems?, now i use Fujidilm h1 and love it, and wanted to buy H2 but rummors tells it will costs near 2500 it is too much isnt it?

 

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The 50mm/f1.0 is even $1,500… 

First, I advise you to move this thread to General Discussion in the news forum. It is less about photos and more generic Fuji.

I fully agree that the newer Fuji cameras and lenses become increasingly expensive. That is a general trend in the market. A Sony A1 of $6,500 was unthinkable 5 years ago… Next to all sorts of resource issues (chip shortage, transport issues, rare earth metals…) we see price increases, due to declining markets. The camera market (compact + interchangeable lens) declined by 90% between 2010 and 2020. So R&D and manufacturing costs need to be spread over a smaller number of cameras and lenses.

However, we also see full-frame cameras going down-market. Priced right into aps-c territory. The costs of the image sensor make up less of the overall costs compared to 5y ago. Only the very new, high-res BSI sensors remain pricey, but the basic 24mp full-frame sensor is more or less the same priced compared to a 24/26mp aps-c sensor.

You can argue whether a Sony A7C or a Nikon Z5 is as good overall as an X-T4, but if you value the benefits of full-frame, now is the time to move. For me, the Fujifilm sweetspot is the compact lines (X-S10, X-T30, X-E4…) and the smaller lenses (f2 primes and budget zooms). The fast primes, red badge zooms, X-T4 and later on X-H2 are indeed in full-frame territory and esp. interesting for those who are very Fuji-minded.

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