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Shot cannon for many years from a 20D right up to a 1Dx (for point to point photos)
Had kids, switched to an XT-1 which was brilliant with the 35mm
Wanted something lighter with more tele, had a brief dabble with a Sony RX10 before switching to the XT-5
The XT-5 went largely unused so I went "iPhone only" as I don't really do much tele work other than a bit of twitching.

I find that I am really missing Fuji, the photos I produced with the XT-1 /35mm in particular are some of my all time favourites

I am pondering getting a simpler phone with a separate camera to carry.
However I know if I get anything large, it won't get used, I think even the 100 series would *probably* be too large as I tend to be a pockets only kind of guy.
This seems to leave the X70, but I also figure there MUST be better options for the price (or maybe not and hence the price!)

I would be very happy with Fuji for jpg only, but not sure about other brands. its unlikely I would do a lot of PP.

Looking for any experienced or advice at all, even if it's "stick with the phone" !
 
I love Fuji JPEGs too but have an RX100 as a pocket camera since the Fuji X-30 is too bulky for a shirt pocket.
 
I went down this rabbit hole last year....

Surprisingly despite the success of the X100 series there's not many compact APS-C cameras and I think you're right the X100 is a bit big for a pocket. The only current APS-C rivals are the Ricoh GR series unless there's been something released this year I'm not aware of, Nikon did have an APS-C compact a few years ago but I couldn't find it for sale.

I went with the slightly older Fuji XF20 since it was a bit cheaper and would give me a good idea whether I'd like this type of camera. I was wary of the Ricohs because there were a lot of claims about issues with dust over time which can be an issue with any fixed lens camera but I did notice on one of the retailers, they listed every used one as having some level of dust. Cameras are very much a personal choice but the fixed 28mm compact didn't work me, I have a Sony RX1r which I have loved using and thought I'd get the same from the Fuji but in practice I just found I wasn't using it.

I decided to try an RX100mk7 which is almost the polar opposite of the Fuji with the smaller sensor and huge zoom range which I've been very pleased with. Although the Fuji is much better than the phone at 28mm, that's the setting where phones are at their strongest since it's usually the largest sensor and widest aperture lens. However although phones do offer telephoto options now they tend to be using smaller sensors and smaller apertures so the RX100 being able to go up to 200mm with its comparatively large 1in sensor is a significant advantage. The 1in sensor is a couple of steps down from an APS-C sensor but it still allows a bit of flexibility in editing when working with the files.
 
JohnMcL7 said:
I went down this rabbit hole last year....

Surprisingly despite the success of the X100 series there's not many compact APS-C cameras and I think you're right the X100 is a bit big for a pocket. The only current APS-C rivals are the Ricoh GR series unless there's been something released this year I'm not aware of, Nikon did have an APS-C compact a few years ago but I couldn't find it for sale.

I went with the slightly older Fuji XF20 since it was a bit cheaper and would give me a good idea whether I'd like this type of camera. I was wary of the Ricohs because there were a lot of claims about issues with dust over time which can be an issue with any fixed lens camera but I did notice on one of the retailers, they listed every used one as having some level of dust. Cameras are very much a personal choice but the fixed 28mm compact didn't work me, I have a Sony RX1r which I have loved using and thought I'd get the same from the Fuji but in practice I just found I wasn't using it.

I decided to try an RX100mk7 which is almost the polar opposite of the Fuji with the smaller sensor and huge zoom range which I've been very pleased with. Although the Fuji is much better than the phone at 28mm, that's the setting where phones are at their strongest since it's usually the largest sensor and widest aperture lens. However although phones do offer telephoto options now they tend to be using smaller sensors and smaller apertures so the RX100 being able to go up to 200mm with its comparatively large 1in sensor is a significant advantage. The 1in sensor is a couple of steps down from an APS-C sensor but it still allows a bit of flexibility in editing when working with the files.
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Thank you John that is really helpful and very similar to my findings on the Ricohs.
The RX puts me off a little bit as I wasn't a huge fan of the output from the RX10, when compared to the Fuji's at least!
If the price of the old Fuji's wasn't quite so insane I might have just grabbed one to try as well but they're just mad!
 
My trio of baby Xs seem to be worth more than I paid for them new! Not for sale though!!!)
 
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