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Buying my first digital camera soon- probably want to go mirrorless for the increased portability, but DSLR is not totally out of the question. My budget is around $500, for now a kit lens will have to do, although of course I plan on getting faster/better lenses in the future.
I plan on taking a decent amount of pictures at cycle races, so I'm assuming a good autofocus will be pretty important to me in order to get decent photos. Besides that I enjoy car photography as well as nature shots.
My #1 choice as of now is the Canon M50, as it seems to have pretty good image quality, easy to use menus, a small size, and a decent AF. The main drawback seems to be the lens mounting system and concerns about lens options in the future.
Others on my list are the Canon SL2, Sony A6000, and Fuji XT-100. I don't know if the SL2 has as good AF as the M50 and it is less portable, however the native lens support seems to be a plus for it as well as it being a bit cheaper than the M50. The Sony seems like a decent choice (I have a friend with an A6300 who takes very similar photos to what I plan on doing and it is working well for him) however it seems like one of the least intuitive cameras out there to use and apparently the kit lens is not very good (and Sony lenses are pretty expensive). I love the image quality of the Fuji and it seems very easy to use, but I don't think it's the proper platform for action photography.
Any thoughts or things I should think about?
