Fujifilm X-T20 Mirrorless Digital Camera w/XC16-50mmF3.5-5.6 OISII Lens-Silver

I bought this camera as a potential supplement or replacement for my Canon 5D Mark ii and assortment of expensive and high-quality lenses. The main reason I did was because I wanted something smaller that I could travel with more easily than my "big" camera and collection of big, heavy lenses. Here are a few reactions after my first week with the Fuji:* Wow, I am completely blown away by the image quality coming out of this camera with the 18-55 kit lens (the more expensive one). The images are on par with those I would take with my 5Dii and a very good prime lens. But it's the kit lens! That zooms! See the attached picture. I'm not sure if amazon will reduce the file quality, but if you can zoom in and look at the details, they are perfect. Every bit as good as with a professional SLR and expensive prime.* I shoot everything in RAW. the colors coming out of the camera are really great. Again, on par with what I can get with a great prime lens. Nothing is washed out. The colors are vibrant and beautiful. With that said, I have noticed that some shots in bright outdoor lighting have a bit of an unwelcome blue cast to them. Easily adjusted later and this might be a setting that I'm missing.* Being able to charge the camera over USB was an unexpected surprise that I hadn't thought about. Now I can leave the battery charger at home and just plug in with a mini-USB and my cell phone's wall adapter. I can also charge the camera with a pocket battery pack, like the kind you would charge a cell phone with.* The face detection is pretty good. The eye detection is a bit less sharp, unless you are dealing with a subject sitting completely still. For some reason the face detection doesn't always show up for me.* I love being able to focus using the touch screen. Note that this is not the default behavior and you have to update your settings. Want to focus on the person in the corner? Just touch their face. It's great. You do have to remember, though, that the focus will remain in that spot until you update it.* Another unexpected benefit: that you can shoot without holding the camera up to your eye. People just seem less stressed out when you are behaving more like a tourist than a "photographer."* An unexpected disappointment: I use Lightroom version 5.7, which is a couple years old. It won't accept the RAW images from this camera, because the software is no longer developed to include newer camera models. Adobe wants you to pay $10 a month for their crappy newer version, but you can also download the Adobe Digital Negative Converter application for WIndows or Mac, and it will losslessly convert the RAW images to a format that an older Lightroom will accept.That's all I have after a week. Overall, I'm really impressed with this little camera. It fits in a coat pocket and takes pictures that are on par with a huge SLR that was the state of the art five years ago. I'll definitely keep it for travel, and as I get more comfortable with it, maybe replace the big SLR with it entirely.

I wanted to write a review of this X-T20 for the benefit of those who are trying to find the "best" among the recent crop of 4/3 and ASP-C.I cant compare any of these listed to the Sony 63 or 65, but i own the rest on the list.So, its all about AF, IQ, Low Light, and handling, and for me "macro"......isnt it.IQ: So, this Fj-X-T20 and the Canon EOS M5 (22mm) offer the best IQ in this group.So, if you are just looking for "best IQ" then get the X-T20 or the Canon EOS M5, as both of these just produce that saturated 3D beauty, even with Jpegs.The Pen-F is close and the Pany GX85 is pretty much equal to the Pen-F regarding Jpgs, lightly more crisp tone yet with slightly less fullness of color saturation in the Jpegs.In Low Light,: the Pen F and the Fuji X-T20 are equal, the Pany is quite good and the Canon struggles just a bit in low light.AF speed.....The Fuji, the Pen F, and the Pany are QUICK, and the Canon is very good but its not blazing fast.Handling: The Canon is miles ahead of the rest. The Pany GX85 is very good, the Pen-F is "not bad", and the Fuji is too heavy and not quite balanced with the big 18-55mm lens.Macro: The Pany gets you close and has that wonderful "pinpoint focus), the Canon with the 22mm gets you surprisingly close, the Pen-F is not as good as those and the Fuji has totally excluded any type of Macro shooting with the 18-55mm lens......However the 16-50mm Kit lens allows you to get closer with the Fuji X-T20, but the lens is a bit soft as compared to the much more "pro" and much heavier 18-55mm Fuji Lens.All of these are very good cameras, with the Fuji and Canon giving you the best looking (Jpeg) photos, tho the Pen-F also delivers much better photos then any of the Olympus E-1-8 series.So, if its all about Handling and IQ then get the Canon, tho it does not have an E-Shutter, the body is plastic, and the focus is not as fast as the other 3.If you just want IQ and dont mind a heavy camera, then get the X-T20 with the 18-55mm. (tho with a light prime lens this would be a much better handling camera, but with the 18-55mm dumb bell hanging on the front, its heavy and not so fun to shoot but its not a deal breaker, ...just be aware).If you need fast fast fast AF speed and effortless shooting and very good IQ, then the Pany is the one, but the IQ is not quite the all around perfection you find with the Canon M5 or with the Fuji X-T20.The Pen F, is nearly the IQ equal of the Canon and the Fuji, (90%) but does not handle as well as the Canon or Pany GX85, tho the photos are absolutely the best Olympus has ever offered in a FUN 4/3 camera....They are really good.