Will the Fujifilm X-T6 and Canon EOS R7 Mark II face off in the 2026 APS-C Showdown?

[MontereyBay]

Was a Fujifilm shooter for over a decade, however always paired with a 5D. With the exception of the GFX system, the Fujifilm autofocus is horrendous. And the XT cameras are still notorious about false AF focus confirmations. Fujifilm still has not come close to competition with it's autofocus in the XT cameras. Fujifilm users simply tolerate it in their zest for analog nastalgia. I also still shoot 4x5 and 6x7 120 film with Mamiya and Pentax, I'm not enamored with "nastalgia". You'll get a focus confirmation with Fujifilm's XT cameras, and then in post discover that the intended subject is not in focus at all. When on location, with a Fujifilm XT camera, one must always shoot in continuos burst. I shot Fujifilm along with Canon. Only once or twice did I ever work a gig or shoot a portrait session with the XT system alone. Paired with a Canon camera the AF is horrendously poor.

 

[John Wilde]

"Canon has always seemed to be disininterested in the entire “APS-C package”

And Fujifilm is even less interested in full-frame cameras.

 

[ohm]

There is no way in the coldest climes of Hel that the Fujifilm X-T6 will have AF as good as the original R7 let alone its successor. Fujifilm AF is so far behind that its closest rivals are the 5D4 and other dSLRs of the day. The only advantage it holds over them is full sensor AF coverage- a fact which is mitigated by its inability to reliably track even static subjects. I moved from Fujifilm for this reason, despite otherwise loving their system. If they were able to debut a camera that focused similarly to an A73 or R6 or R7 I'd jump back because their lens selection is so good and their bodies can be so much lighter and are built for APS-C, which I find a good compromise.