Had my camera gear stolen in the States this summer and just got fully reimbursed. I left my bags behind the front desk and an employee was charged with felony grand theft larceny. It was a long excruciating process but I finally got it sorted.
I had a Canon dslr with some L glass. I was going on self-assignment to shoot cyclocross races and really enjoyed it otherwise regular shooting street photography plus my family (kids).
I'm looking hard at the Fuji X-Pro 2 which is coming out middle of next month. One of the things I do with digital is spray images and think I would do better to slow down and focus on composing the shot more versus blasting away. Less is more. Some is just inexperience. I wouldn't consider the Fuji a sports camera but a lot of the behind the scenes color + atmosphere that I'm best at plus some racing could be shot well.
Something about the Sony A7R ii doesn't grab me when I hold it. The build quality feels inferior in my hand compared to the Fuji. Same goes for the X-Pro 1 versus the other Fuji bodies: I like the feel of the X-Pro 1 in my hand best.
If I go back to Canon I would probably get a 7D mark ii with the same glass I had on my 60D. I've never shot full frame. My first camera was an AE-1 which is still a benchmark.
Since I'm starting from zero I feel like it might be the right time to try mirrorless. I don't shoot sports professionally but enjoy shooting cycling. Not sure I should make my purchase decision based on sports as I know I would be happy shooting sports or anything with a disposable if that's all I had. I think the Fuji may slow me down and I would carry it out with me more than the dslr which is one of the reasons I'm considering waiting on the X-Pro 2.
Any thoughts from Rohner and the other photographers out there?
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