Sell 60d and t3i for Fuji x100s?

I have read good reviews on the Fuji x100s. Would it make sense to sell everything in my signature and pick up the Fuji? Add lenses for the Fuji?

You do realize that the x100s has a fixed lens right? Meaning you can't change lens?

The Fuji x100s is a fixed lens, so I would likely recommend against selling it all to get an x100s. I'd image you should at lease ease into it. Depending upon the subject matter, I can see the Fuji's being a valid DSLR replacement platform for many, especially with the X-Pro, X-E and X-T series taking interchangeable lenses with just enough flexibility. For some I do think it's even a better option, because the portability means the camera will be with them, and the smaller bodies are less intimidating to others. But to go all at once to a fixed 22mm lens, might be a bit extreme.

Think you could get $1699 for all of your gear?

I was not aware it was fixed lens. Was the x100 fixed as well?
McLaren777, is the xt-1 a valid replacement?

Frodge wrote in post #16781598
I was not aware it was fixed lens. Was the x100 fixed as well?
McLaren777, is the xt-1 a valid replacement?

Both x100 and x100S have the same fixed 35mm f2 lens.

XT-1 is a few classes above 60D....

As mgk2 pointed out, the X-T1 is a phenomenal camera.

Frodge wrote in post #16781598
I was not aware it was fixed lens. Was the x100 fixed as well?
McLaren777, is the xt-1 a valid replacement?

Yes, and yes. If it weren't for my occasional need for ISO12,800+ I'd almost certainly be trading my 6D for one.

Heya,

Do you have any concerns with focus speed and battery life?

Very best,

MalVeauX wrote in post #16782681
Heya,

Do you have any concerns with focus speed and battery life?

Very best,

Latest firmware release has improved the focus speed to the point it is not an issue. The camera will never be used for sports or BIF etc... and for the rest, the focus speed is just fine.

I can go for a day on one battery, never needed to use my spare. But then, I typically only shoot maybe 200 images in a long day. If battery life concerns you, carry a spare. I shoot with a 5D2 and always have a spare battery as well...you never know.

mgk2 wrote in post #16781167
You do realize that the x100s has a fixed lens right? Meaning you can't change lens?

There are lens extenders that you attach to the X100 which will take it from a 35mm to a 28mm lens. There is also one that is about to be released that will make the lens a 50mm equivalent. The maximum aperture stays at f2 with these extenders.

I have the 28mm version and I see no loss at all with image quality. They are very compact. So if you went that route, you can have a compact kit built around the X100(s) that had f2 primes at 28mm, 35mm and 50mm...all which can be carried in your jacket pockets. Something to think about.

Hogloff wrote in post #16782692
The camera will never be used for sports or BIF etc... and for the rest, the focus speed is just fine.

I can go for a day on one battery, never needed to use my spare. But then, I typically only shoot maybe 200 images in a long day.

That's great for you.

But it's Fodge who's interested in selling dSLR and going mirrorless. And "never" is something I'd never assume for someone else, especially someone you don't know. Maybe you should define sports and BIF before you create this staunch "never" approach to these subjects. Plenty of sports and plenty of birds in flight can be done on a slow to focus camera & lens. Been there. Done it. You probably have too.

And maybe Fodge needs faster autofocus performance than you care to realize? Only he can decide that. Good enough for you. Maybe not for someone else.

Battery life has a lot of factors other than "I take 200 images." You don't know if he's going into some really cold weather or doing long exposure stuff. You just hurl out there generalities that frankly sound like the same verbatim material that anyone could have read from a review and state as canon/law.

smilies, in case you don't realize my tone since the internet is such a friendly place.

Very best,

MalVeauX wrote in post #16782708
That's great for you.

But it's Fodge who's interested in selling dSLR and going mirrorless. And "never" is something I'd never assume for someone else, especially someone you don't know. Maybe you should define sports and BIF before you create this staunch "never" approach to these subjects. Plenty of sports and plenty of birds in flight can be done on a slow to focus camera & lens. Been there. Done it. You probably have too.

And maybe Fodge needs faster autofocus performance than you care to realize? Only he can decide that. Good enough for you. Maybe not for someone else.

Battery life has a lot of factors other than "I take 200 images." You don't know if he's going into some really cold weather or doing long exposure stuff. You just hurl out there generalities that frankly sound like the same verbatim material that anyone could have read from a review and state as canon/law.

smilies, in case you don't realize my tone since the internet is such a friendly place.

Very best,

But you are assuming the exact opposite...that the AF of the X100 will be too slow and the battery life will be an issue. At least I have experience with both the AF and battery life and I add this 2 years of experience with the camera to the conversation. How much experience have you had with the AF and where has this AF let you down?

Hogloff wrote in post #16782706
There are lens extenders that you attach to the X100 which will take it from a 35mm to a 28mm lens. There is also one that is about to be released that will make the lens a 50mm equivalent. The maximum aperture stays at f2 with these extenders.

I have the 28mm version and I see no loss at all with image quality. They are very compact. So if you went that route, you can have a compact kit built around the X100(s) that had f2 primes at 28mm, 35mm and 50mm...all which can be carried in your jacket pockets. Something to think about.

Those extenders are what I read about. Sorry I wasn't clear in my original post. I'm just trying to figure out if the x100s is a better overall option than a 60d and t3i? What are the pitfalls of going from a dslr system like I have to a Fuji system? All other things aside, the Fuji sure is a classic looking camera.

Now, lemme see if I get this straight. In this forum they are people that will discuss for years the pitch of the individual pixel on a sensor and the intricacies of the use of the Bayer filter.

There are others that raise holy jihad if anybody suggests that using a Clear (or UV) filter in front of the UV-filtered sensor, because it destroys the IQ of the image...

They are others that will trash a lens because it has slightly more CA than a multi-thousand dollar Zeiss...

Others will trash rather expensive zooms for being soft(er) at the corners...

And nobody blinks an eye at screwing on an adaptor TO CHANGE THE FOCAL LENGTH OF THE LENS?

Wow! Fuji must be doing a fantastic job with their optics.... Wow...