Really, though, for me, it was a great blend of science and chemistry and creativity. I got through art school on math and science scholarships. I had been a philosophy major for years and got interested in photo-surrealism, then Edward Weston.

Playboy

Use the diopter adjustment on the viewfinder.

Bs. I’ve been using the same 18 cards and not rotating since 2009-11. Lexar

You had me at Lightroom’s rendering of xTrans files. Amid my Canon history a few years ago, I bought into Fuji and loved it until I processed. I tried ON and CaptureOne and others, but I wanted Lightroom.

I’ve had a dozen systems since 1976, preferring Canon 1Ds and 5D series for digital since 2006… until a year ago. I tried almost all the L series lenses and settled on a set of 9 Zeiss primes. Some love was lost as the kits got heavier. I moved to R5s for focus peaking but more love was lost, this time in rendering.

I sold off or gave away all the Fuji gear in the last year and finally moved to Leica. The M10m is a wet dream, and all the great glass made me get a M10r.

Crop sensor.

Fuji glass is generally nice. The 16mm is amazing— I just hated the crop files and xtrans rendering. Didn’t match with my workflow.

Stick with Leica glass for Leicas. I’ve had 2 Voightlanders and a Zeiss for m mount and they went back or sold immediately. I’ve got 9 Zeiss ZE primes for Canon, so I love the rendering. Now also 9 Leica lenses that I also adapt to the R5s. I’m about to try the Zeiss on a X1D2.

Correct, but at the right time. I was a studio guy with 4x5s (Linhoff, Toyo, ended with Sinar), med format (Mamiyas, Bronica, ended with Hasselblad), and 35 film (Canon, Nikon, ended with Leica). Sold much for child support…

A decade and now digital, I went Canon. A lot of Canons, bought and sold most all L lenses. I additionally bought into Fuji for size and weight, but HATE the xtrans files and/or crop. Moved from 5D4s to R5s with all Zeiss primes, sold all the Fuji, and now have M10r and M10m and way too many lenses.

I wasn’t ready for Leica again, even 3 years ago.

Sony is lifeless.

I’m a 45- yr pro; luckily I have an even better career in design so I flip back and forth. I was “last” doing design and started teaching Typography. My college knew my photo background and asked me to start a photo major. I did, bought into Canon digital and quit teaching to do photo in Beijing. 10 years later and Canon even with Zeiss primes, got boring. Bought into Leica and I’m going again.

My suggestion is to do something for a while, and then find a system that is your perfect tool.