Slowly moving from Canon to Fuji and liking it so far

I have been canon user for like 10 yr or so and about 2/3 months ago got Fuji XT-1 along with 35mm f1.4. This camera and the fuji lens really impressed me. Image quality out of the camera is really god. AF is still slow compared to a dSLR but not that bad. Hope it gets better with the new firmware being released this month.

After shooting with 35mm f1.4 for few weeks, I picked up 23mm f1.4, 14mm f2.8 and just now the 56mm f1.2. All fuji lenses are very very good and I love the aperture rings on the lens. The ring movement should be little tight but overall it seems much better way to adjust aperture.

Will be updating this thread with more information.

The fuji x-t1 really is great! I'm currently using the xt1 with the 23 and 56 lenses. I hear that 50-140 is working very well, but I decided to buy back into canon after having sold off my camera and lenses. I picked up an old 1d iin and am testing the tamron 150-600mm, ultimately saving to purchase the sigma 120-300. For me this combo should work well, the fuji for wide/normal focal lengths and the 1d with teles for anything sports/action.

I went from a 5D II and L lenses to the X-T1 several months back. I'm also using the 23/56 combo and have been impressed thus far. My only gripe is battery life, but it's not much of a hassle to swap out a battery every now and then. The size and quality is what gets me hot and bothered

Agree battery life just plain suxx. I bought 2 after mkt batteries with a charger and they seem much worse than the OEM ones. Another bad thing on the camera (XT-1) is the AF selection. Wish it had little joystick.

Can't have it all - there's no way to get an old 1-series battery into such a small body. Yes, I've got 12 batteries.

The 56/23 combo is good (excellent lenses) but the 56/10-24 combo is outstanding for weddings.

Which brand did you buy? I use Wasabi Power batteries for my X-E1, EOS M and my 6D (now sold) and all of them work as well or better than the OEM batteries.

My plan...well as of now, we all know how quickly photography plans can change. I'm thinking adding the 10-24 and then the 90mm would complete my lens lineup.

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #17302974
Which brand did you buy? I use Wasabi Power batteries for my X-E1, EOS M and my 6D (now sold) and all of them work as well or better than the OEM batteries.

I also use the wasabi batteries and they seem to be performing equal to the original fuji.

I'm at the beginning of this move - I've sold almost all my Canon gear and have an FX 18-55 on order (found a good deal on a used one.) Next paycheque comes the XT!, and the paycheque after that the 55-200. I hope to be able to have enough to shoot with by January.

I checked and mine aren't wasabi.

Please define bad. I'm curious about how many exposures you're roughly getting on a charge.

Bad mean really bad. Charge it fully, say take < 50 shots in a day, evening time turn on camera, and no charge.

bobbyz wrote in post #17303331
Bad mean really bad. Charge it fully, say take < 50 shots in a day, evening time turn on camera, and no charge.

50 or less? I throw 50 away for kicks sometimes.

I'm surprised it's that bad. At that rate it's not a serious option. I hope it improves some time soon with later iterations.

bobbyz wrote in post #17303331
Bad mean really bad. Charge it fully, say take < 50 shots in a day, evening time turn on camera, and no charge.

That's entirely due to the aftermarket batteries, I can guarantee that... that or there's something wrong with your camera.

PineBomb wrote in post #17303359
50 or less? I throw 50 away for kicks sometimes.

I'm surprised it's that bad. At that rate it's not a serious option. I hope it improves some time soon with later iterations.

I have an X-E1 and it's nowhere near that bad, with any battery. I don't really count it in shots since when I'm out and about I'm not usually snapping away all that much with it, but I can go for several hours on each battery with regular shots ever few minutes or so, and the X-E1 is supposed to be worse than the X-T1 for battery life.

I am still considering this same move. The only thing that prevents it so far is (well, funds mostly) reports of the XT-1s video functionality. I understand a firmware update is going to address some of these things so we will see what happens then.