Landscape photographers have often looked for a camera that is sturdy but also offers a lot of details. For the most part, the device for such a genre is a large format or a full frame camera. But to most people’s surprise, an APS-C camera can just do well. Here is a look at the model that does and much more. Have a look.
The Fujifilm XH2 is the best camera that one can get their hands on. Landscape photographers will adore the 40MP X Trans 5 sensor, in-built image stabilization, and a pixel-shift multi-shot 160MP. There is also a 1/180,000 electronic shutter, X 5 processor, and AI autofocus.
Ergonomically, the APS-C camera has a giant LCD screen, a mode dial, and buttons for dedicated controls. There are better white balance and ISO buttons, and you also get a new joystick, along with a D pad, and a port.
The APS-C is also weather sealed, but it does not have an IP durability. However, the camera does work well when you shoot in the rain. Pair it with weather-resistant lenses, and the two performed admirably. The device is smaller than GFX, and the retro ergonomics is what one loves. The device also has a complicated menu system. It is also not easy to change subject detection and that is annoying. But if you fix your focus, and then it’s amazing.
The APS-C device also improves the focus over the previous model. The face and eyelash AF are also pretty great as well. Since landscape photography is about stillness, it will be far easier for you to get the focus right, even in low-lit areas.
The Fujifilm XH2 speaks more to the brain than the heart. If you want the practicality of all the DSLR form-factor cameras others produce, then you’ll like the XH2. I, however, really like Fuji’s retro-style cameras. A camera doesn’t have to do one or the other; it can do both.
The most important thing is the XH2’s image quality. It offers the highest resolution for an APS-C camera, and this means landscape photographers will get the best of it. The JPEGs are pretty great right out of the camera, and when you shoot RAW, you can get more details with ease. At high ISO, the RAW files don’t work well, but they do so at lower ISO. The results are best at ISO 6400, and offer more details. If you apply, the film simulation also looks pretty vivid.
Priced at about $1,700, the APS-C camera is perfect in every way. You get ergonomics, image quality, and you also get good lenses to work with. Landscape photographers who want a sturdy device will adore this one.