Camera considerations

Cameras I have noted down while doing my research:

• Fujifilm X-T20 - 2017 - 400g, 2100 body only, 1700 body used
• Fujifilm X100F - 2017, 470g, 3200-3600-4000 used
• Fujifilm X-Pro1- too old
  
• Fujifilm X-Pro2 - 2016 - 3500 used with 23mm lens
• Fujifilm H-H1 - 2018 - 3200-4400 body used
• Fujifilm X-S10 - 4500
• Fujifilm X-A5 - 1250, 1500, almost as good as A7, 1300 body used, NOT X-Trans sensor
• Fujifilm X-A7 - 2019 - 1950, 1500 used, big lcd but no viewfinder, not so good AF, plastic build, smartphone-type UI based on touch interface, NOT X-Trans sensor
• Fujifilm X-T3 - 2018, 540g - 6200 with 18-55 lens, 3500-4000 used
  
• Fujifilm X-T4 - 7000 body only
• Fujifilm X100V - 2020, 480g - 6500
• Fujifilm X100T -
  
• Fujifilm X-S10 - 2020 - 4000 body only, 3600 used, 465g
• Fujifilm X-E1 - too old
  
• Fujifilm X-E2 - impossible to get 
  
• Fujifilm X-E2s - impossible to get
• Fujifilm X-E3 - 2017 - 333g - 3000 used with 27mm f/2.8 lens, 2850 body new, 2250 body used (15-45 - 650), already tried, not impressed, quite big and heavy
• Fujifilm X-E4 - 2021 - no IBIS, 3500, 2900 body 
• Fujifilm X-T2 - 2016 - 2100 body used, 510g, weather sealed
  
• Fujifilm X-T30 - 2019 - 2200 used body, very similar to a6400
• Fujifilm X-T30II - 2021 - not a major upgrade
  
• Fujifilm X-T200 - 2020, 370g - 3500, 2700 used with lens
• Fujifilm X-Pro3 - 2019, 6000 used
• Fujifilm X70 - old, expensive, 2000 used
• Fujifilm XF10 - 1700, poor AF, poor performance, worse than Ricoh

 Lenses:

• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 16mm F2.8 R WR - 1555
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18mm F2 R - 1400
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 23mm F2 R WR - 1520
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 27mm F2.8 R WR - 1375 - 1150 - 1190 - sharp, noisy
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm F2 R WR - 1800 - good lens but Petzval effect (swirly bokeh)
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 35mm f/1,4 R - 1900 used
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 33mm f/1,4 - 3900 - very good
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon XC 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II - 1200, not the best quality
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 - focus not fast
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon XC 35mm f/2 - 763 new - good lens, but plastic
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon XF 50mm f/2 R WR - 1940, 1500 used - good lens
  
• Fujifilm Fujinon 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ - 1000
• Fujifilm Fujinon XC 50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 - cheap, light, not great

For consideration: 

Budget? Viltrox 85mm f/1.8. It is good and gets the job done.
More versatile lens? Sigma 56mm f/1.4.
Big budget? Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 R WR
Bit less versatile focal range but incredible lens? Viltrox 75mm f/1.2.

• Samyang AF 75 mm F1.8 - 2000 - 1500 - 1450 - not bad
  https://www.x-kom.pl/p/1219837-obiektyw-staloogniskowy-samyang-af-75mm-f-18-fuji-x.html
  
• Sigma 56mm f/1.4 - 1800 new - great lens  
• Meike 55mm F1.4 - 950 - 820 - some LOCA, but no CA, focus not great
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• Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 AF - 2600 - great
  
• Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF - 2600 - great
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• Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 II AF - 1000 used - great but big and heavy FF
  
• Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 AF - 1600, 800 used - bad CA
  
• Viltrox 56mm f/1.7 AF - 800 - cheap, soft and low contrast at 1.7
  
• Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 AF - 1425 - pretty bad at wider apertures
• Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 AF v2 - 1500 - good lens
  
• TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 AF - not great
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• Laowa 65mm f/2.8 - 2000 - very good
  
• Meike 35mm f/1.4 - 520 new
• Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 - 778
• Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 II - 1235
• Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 - 850 new, 265 used
• Samyang 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS - 1950 - 1200
  
• Samyang 85mm f/1.8 ED UMC CS - 1200
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• Yongnuo 50 mm f/1.8 DA DSM Pro X - plastic build, vignette, CA
• Yongnuo 50 mm f/1.8 new version - not available for fuji X mount
• Sirui Fujifilm X Sniper 33mm f/1.2 - not great IQ
• Fujifilm X Fujinon XC 50-230 mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS II - 
  
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• Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS - $380 - not available
  
• Zonlai 22mm f/1.8 - $160 - not available
• TTArtisan 50mm F1.2 - 486 - bad
  
• TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 AF - $149 - bad
• TTArtisan 35mm f/1.4 - 400 - bad
  
• 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 - $145 - 500 - bad
• Meike 35mm f/1.7 - $65 - 330 - bad

• Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 II - bad
• Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 III - bad
• 7Artisans 35mm f/0.95 - bad
  
• Brightin Star 35mm f/0.95 - bad
• Brightin Star 50mm f/0.95 - bad
• TTArtisan 50mm f0.95 - 1150 - bad
• Laowa 33mm f/0.95 CF APO - 1800, quite good, vignetting  
  
• Laowa 45mm f/0.95 - 4000 - expensive, quite good, big

• Sony A6000 - 1200 - 480g body with rig, 810g with sigma 56mm f/1.4
• Sony A6400 - 4500-5000 body only, no IBIS, very similar to x-t30
  
• Sony A6100 - 3900, better than ZV-E10 in some aspects
  
• Sony A6300 - 2000, good DR, good low light, great focus, but no IBIS
  
• Sony A6500 - 3300, IBIS
• Sony A6600 - 6200-7000
• Sony ZV-1 - video centric, 3450, best 1" camera, 2300, 2500 used, better battery than V, good deal for 2000 gone, better than iPhone but less convenient
  
• Sony ZV-E10 - 3650, similar to A6100, crop in 4K and when using electronic stabilization, catalyst browse can be used to stabilize video afterwards
• Sony RX100 VII - 4500 - 4800
  
• Sony RX100 V(A) - 3350, expensive for a 1" camera, same price as ZV-1, 2500 used, battery not as efficient as ZV-1
  
• Sony A7C - 8000 body only
• Sony A7S - 2014 - too old
• Sony A7R II - 6200 body only
• Sony A7R III - 7600 body only
• Sony A7 III - 7000 body only
• Sony A7 II - 2014 - too old
• Sony A7 - 2013 - too old
• Sony R1R - 2013 - too old, 5000 used
  
• Sony RX1R II - 2015 - too old, 8000 used

• Canon EOS M100 - 1100 - 1400 with 15-45 lens used, as low as 800
  
• Canon EOS M200 - 2650 body only
  
• Canon EOS M6 - 1900-3000, poor video, no viewfinder, tilt screen 
• Canon EOS M6 Mark II - 3400 - 4400
  
• Canon EOS M50 II - 2900 body only
• Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II - 2014 - too old
• Canon PowerShot G1X Mark III - 
• Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II - 3700
• Canon PowerShot G7X -2014 - too old
• Canon PowerShot G7X III - not the best 1" camera 
• Canon PowerShot SX740HS - 1900
  

• Ricoh GR II - was sold for 900, good deal gone
  
• Ricoh GR III - 3850, 260g, 2900 used

• Panasonic GX7 - 2013 - too old
• Panasonic GX8 - 2015 - too old
• Panasonic GX9 - 2018 - 2500 body only, 2200-2600-2800 used with 12-32 lens, tiltable EVF, 1.4x crop in 4K, 1900-1650 body only, 2600 with 12-60
• 12-60 - 600
• 15mm f/1.7
• 20mm f/1.7 II
  
• Panasonic GX85 / GX80 - 2016 - great video, 1.1x crop in 4K, 1800 with 12-60 lens, same size as a6000, but heavier, 2100, 1500, 2500 new, poor audio, 2000 body new, 1750 body new, 12-32 + 35-100 - 2300, body with 12-32 - 1900-1800-1650
• Panasonic GX850/GX800 - 2017, no stabilization, 1150 with 12-32 lens, 1330 body
• Panasonic GH5 - video centric, 5500 body only, best IBIS
• Panasonic GH5s - video centric, no IBIS
• Panasonic GH5 II - video centric, 6000 body only
• Panasonic G9 - 4500 body only, 5500 used with Leica 12-60 
• Panasonic G80/G85 - 2016
  
• Panasonic G90/G95 - 3600 body only
• Panasonic G100 - 3700
• Panasonic LX10/LX15
• Panasonic LX100 - 2014 - too old
• Panasonic LX100 II - 2800, not very small
  
• Panasonic TZ100/ZS100 - good reviews
  
• Panasonic TZ200/ZS200 - 3100 - 1900 used
• Panasonic GX800 - no IBIS, 1800 new with 12-32 lens
• Panasonic ZS80/TZ95 - not the best quality
• Panasonic FZ2000 - 4400
  
• Panasonic GM1 - smallest
  
• Olympus OM-D E-M1 II - 2017 - 6000 body only
• Olympus OM-D E-M10 - 2014 - too old
  

• Nikon Z6 II - 10000
• Nikon Z50 - 5000
  

• DJI Pocket II - action cam, great stabilization, poor low-light performance
  
• Insta 360 One R - action cam, great stabilization, poor low-light performance
• Ricoh Theta Z1 - 3300, great 360 camera, expensive
• Ricoh Theta SC2 - 1000 - 900 - 760
  
• Insta 360 One X2 - 1900 - 1700
• Insta 360 One X - 1000 - 1100 with stick, stick 100
  

• Sigma SD Quattro - 2016 - 800EUR body only, 1050EUR with 30mm f/1.4 lens  (4800PLN)
• Sigma dp1 Quattro - 2017 - 4000 new, lens worse than DP1M
• Sigma dp2 Quattro - 2017 - 4000 new, got used for 1800 
  

• Epson R-D1s - rare
• ZV-1 vs iphone video? convenience... but ZV-1 gives better quality footage and sound
  
• Ambeo for ambient sounds - 47 eur on amazon.de ~215PLN
  https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Sennheiser-AMBEO-Omnidirectional-Smart-Headset/dp/B07922P4DQ/
  https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Sennheiser-Ambeo-Smart-Headset-White/dp/B073TTRB9F/

Lens name	Best for	Special features	Price	Check on Amazon
Fujinon XF 16mm f1.4 WR	Landscapes, architecture, astrophotography	Weather-resistant, ultra close-up shots, low light	$$$	Check current price
Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4 ★	General purpose, classic	Beautiful bokeh, low light, image quality	$$	Check current price
Fujinon XF 23mm f2 WR	General purpose, versatile, everyday lens	Lightweight, low profile, weather resistant	$$	Check current price
Fujinon XF 56mm f1.2	Portraits	Stunning bokeh, sharpness and detail	$$$	Check current price
Fujinon XF 50-140mm f2.8 WR OIS	Wildlife, safari, portraits	Sharpness, zoom, can be extended with teleconverter	$$$	Check current price
Fujinon XF 27mm f2.8	Landscapes, street photography	Lightweight, low profile, sharpness	$$	Check current price
Fujinon XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS	General purpose lens	Lightweight, affordable kit lens	$	Check current price

 

Canon EOS M 22mm f/2 - 1000 - 900 - 800 - 650

Samyang 12mm f/2 sony mount - 700

Sony 35mm f/1.8 - 750

Sony 20mm f/2.8 - 600-700 used

 

Sony Zeiss 16-70 f/4 - 2000

Panasonic 12-60 - 600

Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 - 850 - 700 - 670

Panasonic 15mm f/1.7 - 1300

Panasonic 12-32 - 450

Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 II - 1000

Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 - 650

7Artisans 7.5mm Fisheye for Panasonic - 650

 

Filming: iPhone with Blackmagic camera app

Gimbal: no, too clunky, inconvenient, although cheap

Binaural microphone: no, iPhone only, although makes sound capture easier

Drone: no (let's assume drones are banned altogether)

Camera: (buy) Ricoh GR III or (buy) Fuji or (have) Sony a6000, but noisy shutter and which lens? Sigma?

Offload movies from iPhone to external sd card - buy card reader with lightning connector

Zoom h1n or Sony ICD-UX570 for sound recording: great quality but inconvenient

Selfie stick/mini tripod: yes, definitely, have mini tripod, might get stick

Action cam/360 cam: hmm 

Monopod instead of selfie stick: hmm, might be useful for 360 cam

Powerbank: yes

https://camerasize.com/compact/#719.349,770.397,673.933,721.388,ha,t

 

X Series: Mirrorless cameras and premium compact cameras.

• X-T(X) = Flagship interchangeable-lens mirrorless cameras aimed at professionals and enthusiasts.

• X-T(XX) = Mid-range interchangeable-lens mirrorless cameras. 

• X-T(XXX) = Entry-level interchangeable-lens mirrorless cameras.

• X-S(XX) = Fujifilm's newest lineup of mid-range interchangeable-lens cameras aimed at vloggers.

• X-H(X) = Newer lineup of larger enthusiast mirrorless cameras.

• X-Pro(X) = Retro rangefinder-style cameras aimed at enthusiasts and professionals. 

• X-E(X) = Mid-range rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras.

• X-A(X) = Entry-level rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras.

• X100 series = Premium digital compact cameras with APS-C sensors and fixed prime lenses.