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A lot of really good stuff here. So I am just coming in off my own personal experience. I got into photography as a hobby a couple years ago to distract from my digital design work and I went with a more affordable option. I chose the Sony a6000. Bought a kit on craigslist and shot with it for two years. I had all the lenses I needed to shoot anything I wanted, however in the end, I still found myself gravitating toward Fuji. The only reason I didn't go that route to begin with was the prices of the lenses and back then the X-T1 was their main (out of my price range, expensive) flagship mirrorless camera. It was for a hobby after all, I didn't plan on shooting weddings or anything and I don't have small fast moving busy bodies. Now that the X-T2 is out. I found a used X-T1 body on craigslist for $500 and have been slowly building my lenses back up. I couldn't be happier. I am kicking myself for going with the a6000 even though the performance, customization and size was there, I really didn't enjoy the experience of shooting with it and found where I cheaped out on the lenses...my photos paid for it.
In the end, the a6000 felt like a point-n-shoot, as that was typically how I found myself shooting with it. The X-T1 feels like I am crafting a photo. Everything is there to really dial in what you want the shot to look like. It gave me my creativity back without having to fiddle with the menu screen ultimately missing the shot all together.
Now I am not saying, go with Fuji! Go with Fuji! I realize that brand wasn't it wasn't in your two initial options, so this is more of my own cautionary tale. How you shoot is just as important as what you are shooting with.
Feb 21, 2017
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