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| The "Bunny Hop," Jones Creek, Rescue, Virginia (click to enlarge) Fuji X-T1, 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 lens @ 181.1mm; 1/240th sec. @ f/5.6; ISO 400 |
After dealing with this issue now for many months, it is like a giant weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I really like both systems and both systems have served me well. But I'm fine with my decision. I have no regrets. I haven't second-guessed myself. I'm confident that I made the right decision, for me.
If you have an important decision to make and you thoughtfully and methodically go through a defined process, considering all of the important factors and not letting unimportant factors cloud your thought process, to get you to the best answer, don't second guess yourself or wrack yourself with self-doubt. After all, you have carefully weighed all the aspects of the issue at hand, examined positive and negative outcomes, looked for unintended consequences and used a defined methodology to find your answer.
Don't worry about it.
Thanks for looking. Enjoy!
Dennis A. Mook
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Dennis,
ReplyDeletejust started to read your blog a few weeks ago, and tho I'm an Olympus user (and will stick with it), I'll continue to peek in here. Your photos are very nice regardless of the system, that's the main thing. And I think that your decision was the right one - would I start over from scratch today, I'd probably come to the same choice.
My E-M10 is still pretty much "bang for the buck", but at the moment I'm back to my OM-2 with slide film, and a roll of b&w after that.
Greetings from Germany, and
cheers,
Wolfgang
Wolfgang, there is absolutely noting wrong with the Olympus system. I truly enjoyed using mine over the last three plus years. Top notch. No complaints. I had two identical systems and had to choose one and nothing about the gear itself caused me to go one way or the other. It was just that I liked the way the Fuji rendered my final images a bit better than the Olympus.
DeletePlease come back and visit and comment. Hopefully, I have something interesting to write other than just about gear.
Dennis
I've followed your Blog for a while now. When trying to decide between Fuji and Olympus for a mirrorless "system", a few years ago, you were one of the Blogs I was constantly referring to.
ReplyDeleteI nearly went with Olympus but finally chose the Fuji system because of the rangefinder form factor of the X-Pro1 and E-X2. I switched from using Nikon gear for over 30+ years. I have no regrets either. It was right for me.
Thanks for your honest assessment. I'm still enjoying your Blog!
Rick, thank you for your comments. In the end, we can only do what we feel is right for each of us. Gear can help us accomplish our vision, but if we don't have refined vision and technique, all the gear in the world won't help us make good images.
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Dennis,
ReplyDeleteThis weekend, I received the XPRO2. Using my 55-200, I fired off a few images and was not impressed, especially compared to the Olympus 40-150. Then I went to the local camera shop and got the 50-140 Fuji. Wow, what a difference. Finally, the Fuji images are sharper than the Olympus images! Looks like I had a bad 55-200. I'll be joining you soon exclusively shooting the form factor I enjoy using and now getting really top notch images. Lesson learned... try multiple copies of the lens!
Rudiger, my copy of the 55-200mm lens is terrific. I can't comment on product variation when it comes to Fuji, but I know in the past I have sent copies of lenses back due to being unsatisfied with its performance.
DeleteI have read about pros who will buy many copies of a single lens, test each, keep the best and return the rest.
Dennis
Hi from France,
ReplyDeleteI switched definitly to Fuji with X70 and X100T. I sold all of my olympus and Nikon DSLR gear.
That said, I choosed Fuji mainly because of its fantastic hybrid viewfinder, compacity, overall IQ and better low iso than m4/3.
XT-1/10 seem to me less original, even if they have ensured the commercial success of the brand.
That said, nice blog!
khunfred, thank you for your kind words. I photographed with a Leica rangefinder for many years. I like the form factor of rangefinder and rangefinder-like cameras. The ability to directly see one's subject cannot be replaced.
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