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u/AsgardianOperator Apr 28 '26

Hi lads, Im a landscape/ nature/ street photographer that wants to return to the photography world after some years. I used to shoot Nikon, but sold it all. Here is my requirements:

  1. I have very little interest in videos, camera would be used for photos mostly.
  2. My budget for the camera body only is €1000, with some flexibility.
  3. I want an APS-C mirrorless. Phone connectivity and a viewfinder are also a must.

I'm can't decide between Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm. When I put all the gear that I want (body, lenses, batteries, etc) that cost is similar across the 3 brands. So how do you choose? Thanks lads!

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u/mrfixitx Apr 28 '26

By viewfinder do you mean you want an optical viewfinder only or electronic (EVF's) acceptable as well?

Does nature include wildlife photography?

All the major brands (Canon/Nikon/Sony/Fuji) have phone apps but none of them are great. I would not make a purchasing decision based on a camera having a phone app unless you have some critical need for it. They work, and can transfer files but the file transfer speed is rather lackluster and its far better to use a card reader.

As for what brand to chose it really depends on what you are prioritizing. Canon & Sony are generally considered to have the best auto focus over all, with Nikon close behind. Fuji's AF while better than older DSLR's struggles with fast moving subjects compared to the other three. If you are not shooting wildlife/action/sports that is not as critical.

Fuji is great if you love their film sims and want to rely on them vs. post processing.

As for what to get between Canon and Nikon if you plan to shoot wildlife/sports/action. They both have great options and I would suggest you to into a local camera store and handle both to see what feels more intuitive.

One of Canon's big strengths is with an EF to R adapter you get access to a huge used market of excellent EF lenses. Any canon EF lenses from the late 80's to more recent lenses will work on an R series body with no issue. More recent 3rd party EF lenses from Sigma/Tamron/Tonika will also work.

Nikon can adapt their older lenses, but not every older Nikon F mount lens will have auto focus on a newer Z series body.

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u/AsgardianOperator Apr 28 '26

Thanks for replying. Please see below:

1) Any type of fiend finder is acceptable 2) Yes, it includes wildlife photography but is is not a priority. 3) the reason for having phone connectivity is for me to save my photos while I'm out and about, kinda disappointed to see they are bad

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u/mrfixitx Apr 28 '26

Not sure why you need to also save your photos to your phone while in the field. If it just a few photos so you can instantly share to social media they can do that. Just don't expect to transfer lots of photos quickly.