Fujifilm X-T30 vs Nikon Z 50

The only major negative about this camera is the lack of in-body image stabilization (IBIS), which is a sacrifice needed for both cost and weight savings. Arguably the Sony A6400, which is the closest direct competitor, has slightly better autofocus and a more versatile front-facing flip screen, but if you like some of the Fuji-distinctive professional features like manual control dials, film simulation modes, and clean output of 10-bit 4:2:2 over HDMI, you can stop looking right now and just buy the X-T30. Is the X-T30 good enough to tempt you from your current system of lenses to the Fuji ecosystem? I made this exact decision almost two years ago. Getting the X-T20 in late 2017 and using it for a few months led me to sell my 2 Canon bodies, 2 flashes, and 6 lenses because I realized Canon would never give me un-cropped 4K video at a great price

3. The image stabilization in both kit lenses (16-50 and 50-250) are significantly better that other F mount lenses that I own. Is it because of the larger Z mount? Not sure, but the result is that I can easily take sharp handheld photos at 1/8 sec with the 16-50 pancake lens, and I can get sharp handheld photos with the 50-250 telephoto at less than1/60 sec. This allows me to shoot at much lower iso values, which might be part of the reason that the photos look so good compared with those from my D500

As always, JPEGs from the X-T30 look downright terrific. All of Fujifilm’s signature film simulations are included, and it’s a lot of fun testing them and seeing what works best for a given shooting scenario, whether you’re looking for more vivid colors, moody black and white shots, or something with softer tones. The company recently launched a redesigned mobile app for iOS (it’ll come to Android this summer), but I’ll just say that there’s still room for improvement in terms of speed and eliminating unnecessary steps. The Wi-Fi connection between phone and camera is stable, and sending photos over to your phone for a quick Instagram post is a great option to have

This Nikon Z 50 is small. It's tough and it connects really easily with my phone. And even though this camera is small, it uses the same lens mount as...

Well that might make the XT 30 a worthy purchase. So I know we've been talking about a lot of features being basically the exact same as XT 3. Where d...

How does my 7 year old camera hold more power is beyond me. But the very very worst feature of this camera is annoyingly idiotic flip screen. If you are like me, I love to leave my tripod attachment screwed in on the bottom of the camera to easily click in and out of my tripod. Well this camera decided to put the screen flip to the bottom making me take on and off this attachment and making things a hassle something that all other manufacturers took into account as their screen flips on ways that do get on the way

The autofocus system is essentially the same as the X-T3—the X-T30 actually offers some enhancements, which are coming to the X-T3 via a firmware update. In practice, it performs quite well. It locks focus quickly, supports eye and face detection for human subjects, and can track moving targets with ease.

This camera's focus tracking is excellent. I was able to get some great shots of my dog running full speed. It's a big step up from the older Nikon dslr that I was using. It's quite compact with the kit lens

I bought the 23mm 1:1.4R and 35mm 1:1.4R lenses, and both have fairly loud autofocus mechanisms. Even when you use these lenses with manual focus, you're actually not controlling the assembly directly, it still uses the motors to focus

But at this price point $1K you should be getting a lens more like a Fujinon 18-55 f2.8-f4 which is arguably the best kit lens going. Nikon missed the opportunity to check all the boxes here by doing a kit lens that more serious/experienced photographers on a budget/family would go for. Z 50 will sell a lot

A great camera for the money! I love the Fujifilm Film Simulations it is well known for and truly, the JPEG rendering out of camera is nearly as good as you can get with the RAW files. Very happy!

They give you a lot of camera for a very reasonable price point, and in a few areas I think this actually exceeds what we're seeing with the Z6 and Z7...

Now. Both cameras can shoot a maximum of eight shots per second with mechanical shutter, but, as we've talked about, the xt-30 version 2 has that impr...

And honestly, the image quality from this is pretty good when recording 4K despite the crop. I don't think this is a camera you're going to buy specif...