MIRRORLESS WARS Part 2: Fujifilm vs Canon, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic by Tony Northrup
Mirrorless Wars
Back in August, Tony and Chelsea Northrup have posted their thoughts about the so-called mirrorless war, where they basically predicted success for full frame, and said Fujifilm will remain a niche product, because it’s only APS-C and they don’t have super fast glass to match full frame DOF. You can see the summary of the video here.
Did the release of the Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm GFX 50R made them more optimistic about Fujifilm’s future?
And did the Nikon Z7, Nikon Z6 and Canon EOS R keep up with the hype and hopes? And what about the Panasonic S1 and S1R?
Here some key points:
SONY
- Sony is better than DSLRs in many way
- Sony is Nr.1 full frame camera manufacturer
- Sony has the most FF mirroless lenses and is most advanced in technology
- Canon, Nikon and Panasonic fired back
- Also Fuji fired back, in a different way
NIKON
- Nikon Z series was a disappointment, didn’t live up to the hype ahead of launch
- build quality of consumer camera
- 1 card slot
- slower AF than D850
- Nikon Z7 is too expensive
- Nikon should have launched only the nikon Z6
- no Pro level lenses
CANON
- no hype, launch event pretty quiet
- more reasonable price
- marketed as consumer camera, hence 1 SD card slot is ok
- at least full generation behind Sony
- Pro level and unique lenses
FUJIFILM
- APS-C
- Fujifilm X-T3 mostly cought up with Sony autofocus and eye AF
- No EVF blackout
- full generation ahead of Canon and Nikon Mirrorless
- only $1,500
- Medium Format
- Fujifilm GFX 50R for $4,500
- Price similar to high-end FF cameras with a substantial bigger sensor
PANASONIC
- 2 Full Frame cameras announced
- Panasonic aknoledges sensor size is a problem, so they go full frame
- with M43, Panasonic tries to catch up with Full Frame by releasing very fast glass
OLYMPUS / PENTAX
- they are missing in action