I am open to any options really.
I could continue to take my 5D3 and 35L out on holiday but there is a side of my feels that I don't take enough photos outside work and travels. My gear stays locked up between jobs and travels and that is quite sad really. I want to take more pictures so ideally something smaller would be good. I take lots of photos on my iPhone but I can tell the photos are just not that great…no matter what people say how far they have come, yes it's better than 5 years ago but the sensor size and low light performance is just not there and yes gear does make a difference…(can of worms)
So if I go smaller route, or another camera, I want to shoot in a way that is natural to me, and that means in AV mode, I will set it on Auto ISO, I normally pick a wide aperture for street and let the camera decide on the shutter speed but keeping an eye on it. I would concentrate on the focusing and composition. That means I need a dial for exposure compensation on the fly with my right thumb. It also means a good spot AF is a must as most subjects are not static.
Sometimes I would do some cityscapes, put camera on tripod and this is normally at night and where I think a decent DR would come in handy as there will be many buildings and the contrast with the dark sky can be difficult and you can lose lots of details on the buildings. This is where I don't know how well the Fuji's X100T will handle this as it is the same sensor as the X100S and also a cropped sensor. However, I do realise it is a different sensor tech to that of the Sony, anyone know how much stop you can pull from it?
The Sony RX1R mark 1 on paper can work but I am in 2 minds of its AF performance, and the sensor tech is last generation now (but probably at least be on par with the 5D or even better), but is it better than the Fuji? Being twice as expensive. Also, it doesn't have WiFi. The point of having the WiFi is I can take a photo with it, send it to my phone, then upload to Instagram or social media. Better pictures and I feel the iPhone or any phone doesn't cut the mustard.
I have even contemplated getting a D750 with a Nikon 35/1.8 but then it would defeat my original purpose of wanting to take out my camera more on a daily basis.
A minor thing…it would also be a bonus point if all hell breaks loose, I can even use it at a wedding as an last ditch scenario. (The obvious answer here would be the Sony A7Rii no doubt)
The white elephant in the room is that the Fuji is about £700 and the Sony RX1R is £1200 and the RX1RII is like £2600. It is much easier to stomach having a £700 camera that I don't use much than a £2600.
