Adam Woodhouse

Not sure anyone can answer that until the retailers get their info and update their store inventory databases.

I found export to be a bit quicker. Just did an export of almost 450 RAF images from XT1 to high resolution JPG. It seemed to do the export a bit quicker.

That is interesting to see that guys results with lights and shutter speed. I found when doing my own casual tests that I couldn't really tell the difference in video quality when I shot at 1/30 or 1/60 on either my past Nikon D610 or my current Fuji XT1. Since I was shooting in poorly lit areas, I used the 1/30 which gave me that extra stop of light I really needed and was still happy with the results. Since then, I usually shoot at 1/30 and since my subject matter usually isn't moving too quickly, I have found it to work well. I expect the speed of the movement of the subject could affect the results, and for casual, non-sports use ... I've been OK.

I have shot weddings for years and a couple of those years it was my primary income. When I jumped over to Fuji XT1 I did one years worth of research in reading others experiences that did commercial work like me and read what they experienced. When I made the jump, there were zero surprises because I had done so much research. I had to make sure it was the right choice because it was my business, my name and a large part of my families income. My Nikon gear (last owned was D3s, D700, D610) performed excellent and were tough built. Problem was 1) I got sick of the bulk and weight having to lug it around 8 - 12hrs a day every weekend and at every family shoot and at every engagement shoot, and other shoots in between) .... 2) my D700 failed at a wedding and required $400 to fix, my D3s locked up with ERR code time and time again at paid gigs and $800 to NPS and it still wasn't fixed!!, and my D610 shutter blew apart at a wedding and it was $350 to fix). I got fed up with the bodies giving me problems. I shot all last year with one Nikon body and XT1 where I would mostly use XT1 to push it and see how I found it. There definitely is a learning curve as it is a different tool. But I was wanting to try something new so the timing was good. At the start of my 2016 season I am now fully XT1 (two bodies). The only thing I miss is a powerful TTL flash that I can put on my camera body and point towards a wall or ceiling when in a very large room for very quick shots. That is a small part of my shoots, but I noticed it lacking in the wimpy iNissin 40 that I use. My Youngnou flashes work perfect on the XT1 ... so that part was a painless transition. Oh ... I noticed the dynamic range of images from the Nikon D610 dropped when going to the Fuji XT1. I almost always shoot raw and noticed it when I push the images hard due to a mistake on my part or the auto exposure of the camera screwed up. It has not been an issue. It was simply something I noticed when pushing the editing ... particularly in trying to recover blown out highlights.

What is the second 56mm lens?

I believe on cameras that have touch LCD's ... there is an option in the menu to turn the touch feature off.

An interesting read to those of us interested in the XT2. I will be upgrading my XT1's when the time comes for my paid work. So I like to read about it. Thanks for sharing!

Wouldn't it be a 56mm F2 to be a low cost version of the F1.2? So that the magical FF focal length of 85mm is still delivered?

Updated my two X-T1 bodies and 4 lenses without issue. Did some manual focus tests and am pleased to see the change. It appears the area of focus indicated by the highlights as you move the focus ring has become more narrow, resulting in it being more clear what is in focus. Thank you Fuji!

If I was shooting a beach wedding, I'd wear my sandals. Just as I'd expect many of the guests would.

Wow. It is great to see something different for a change. Great job.

I believe Fuji will create an 8 - 16/2.8 lens to have that 'holy trinity' that the established competition has. It would be another step in the direction to sway working pro's from full frame to their system. It is just a matter of when do they do it? I can see it being not high on the priority list because I would expect a small market would actually purchase a specialized lens like that.

Jon, you are correct that real estate agents just want fast and cheap images. And in my experiences over the years, most are very cheap. Most agents treat the images as disposable product just for the life of the listing. And when they secure the client listing, they want the pic's done right away and given to them very quickly so they can get an ad in the next paper and on the websites. In my experiences it is rare for an agent to think out-of-the-box and realize that if they spent just a little more $ on hiring an experienced architectural photographer (not a full time person ... just experienced) and then took their great images and put together a low cost photo album of the property/house to give to their clients as a thank you ... they would probably get more referrals from impressed sellers. Make better use of the images and not treat them as a use one time and throw out approach. Sometimes I want the windows to be blown out because there is nothing good to see outside the window. But if a home has a nice view, then I use my flash (which is mounted on a small portable light stand) and point it at the wall/ceiling behind me and blast the room to try to balance the inside and outside. I don't spend a lot of time on it because agents simply pay peanuts on the photography. I have an hourly rate that I personally work from. If an agent will spend more $ on me, I will spend more time on the difficult lighting conditions (such as tripod and a realistic HDR of a room due to the inside/outside exposure difference). But since most do not spend the $ ... I do it in one shot and in most cases the results are OK. But there are extreme cases and I would have no choice but to spend a bit more time on a few rooms. If I shoot a typical home (3 bedroom family home) and spend more than 30 minutes in Lightroom after the shoot, I consider myself having done something wrong with the shoot.

Remember that you can set the camera up to take a photo even if lens has not achieved focus. I think there is a focus priority setting for taking pics, and an opposite setting (shutter priority of something like that). I have my menu focus setting so that the camera will not take a picture unless the camera has focus lock. This helps to prevent most (but not all) out of focus pic's (due to my errors). Maybe the camera was set to allow pic's to be taken when focus had not yet been achieved?

Keeping my fingers crossed for higher mah rating!

Not sure Jerry. I've always done my perspective correction in Lightroom because it works well and is quick and easy.

Oh ... some places have laws against how wide a lens (how low a focal range) the listing agent is allowed to use in their advertising. I believe full frame 24mm is OK pretty much everywhere. But going wider than full frame 24mm ... you should research it first to make sure you or the listing agent won't get into trouble. Where I'm located going wider than full frame 24mm isn't an issue, but that may be changing in time as that was a conversation I had with one my agents quite recently. I personally try to stay around full frame 20mm ... but sometimes the rooms are so small, going all the way to full frame 15mm (which we do on the 10-24) does such a great job.

If this helps .... I have shot many places with my XT1. For agents, builders and property owners. Just a small sample here -> http://adamwoodhousephotography.ca/portfolio/real-estate/ 1/2 of my work there was done with Fuji as I've been on the Fuji system for 18 months now. I always use the 10-24mm/F4. I also have a small light stand with a Yougnou flash (usually put it in a corner behind me and blast it towards a rear or side wall) and their transmitter mounted on the XT1 (I have the Nikon version of this Tx/Rx combo). I almost always shoot @ F4 and around ISO 800 or 1600 (just depends). I have all lights on in the room. Almost always on Manual exposure due to the windows throwing off exposure. Also shoot at hip height (so I go down on one knee to shoot). I have found that when shooting wide, F4 gets most objects in the frame in focus, so it is adequate. If shooting for a high end architectural magazine/publication ... it would be a bit different where I would use tripod and be around F11 in an effort to ensure everything is in focus (a greater depth of field). I have found the auto white balance on my XT1 to be much greater than any Nikon crop sensor or full frame body I previously owned ... so I go with auto WB. On my Nikons I had to do custom white balance. I do my post work in Lightroom and for this type of work I do a good boost to the shadows (approx +50). I find that helps in the shadow areas of rooms wthout it looking overdone or amateur HDR. I also shoot in raw to have greater editing control and put the colour profile in Lightroom to Fuji's Velvia as I like the extra saturation. I've had great feedback from my clients over the years.

Those are interesting questions. I have found that the auto white balance on my XT1 to be better than my past Nikon full frame bodies, so I haven't had the need in my photography to pursue a custom white balance. I do have a white card for setting white balance on my XT1, but I have not tested video custom white balance or shooting in a burst mode with a custom white balance. But it makes sense when shooting still images that once a custom white balance is set, it should apply to every photo you take!

Or another option could be to bundle with the upcoming ON1 Lightroom competitor.

I think the scratched up camera looks great. It is now a conversation piece. It is nothing but cosmetic, so who cares if it has a an old weather look of if you custom painted it purple!?

Any updates to share on this fleck?

I always have my electronic shutter feature turned off. I constantly read people having issues so I leave my cameras set to MS and never have an issue. ES is a cool idea but has limited correct usages.

I think with the recent delays in production due to the earthquake, it is fair to assume it will be a fall release.

I'm not 100% convinced of that with small point and shoot fixed lens cameras and the Panasonic GH4, GX8 all shooting 4K and having a smaller body than the XT2. They are a bit smaller due to smaller sensor, but compared to their conterparts that don't shoot 4K they are roughly the same size. It's fair to assume that the XT2 would not be identical to the size of the XT1, but if any larger .... I'm expecting it to be pretty negligible.