milandro

nice colors!

It never ceases to please me ...

I am absolutely positive that they know the market better than some give them credit to do, and that they know which are the strong points of their system and which the weak ones. Fuji has a strong corporate identity and image. I am sure that all they do ( I am not saying that I agree with all their choices or that they never made and make mistakes) is the fruit of hard work which includes market research and knowledge. They have worked to position themselves in a different place than the rest of the cameras hoping to create a strong position and loyalty among the customers. Can they convince everyone to buy a Fuji? No,they can’t. No brand can. They know that. So, instead of running circles trying to beat the competition at their own game they have called a different game. Within their market segment they are very strong. Outside they would be a brand trying to beat much larger companies. They did try that game, unsuccessfully, and obviously decided that that wasn’t the way forward for them. It is clear that the many nay sayers want another camera. So be it.

Whatever the reason, Fuji has not come to that decision on a whim, they certainly have great technicians and obviously they have focus groups which have helped their marketing to determine which would be a successful market strategy, and until now, within their niche they have been very successful with the cameras of the highest segment (not quite so much, with exception of the X-A series in Thailand, with their cheaper cameras). They know certainly better than we do and they possibly understand that with their limited means within a company that makes the majority of its money in other sectors (50% copiers, 25%Instant film for photography and only 25% the various cameras of which the most sold are the instant cameras, within the digital camera the only profitable are were the high end segment, the rest has depressing sales figures).

Even if there would be such a thing as a poll to define what the “ perfect” camera would need to be, there would be the losers of the poll who would say, “ the poll is rigged, I won’t acknowledge its results! We have been robbed of the ideal camera!”. There is no way to produce ONE camera to fit everyone’s wishes. That’s why there are so many brands and so many models so that we can all buy the camera closest to out wants. It might be a Fuji... or not.

well, the thing is that even if they would eagerly read all the pleas, polls, suggestions, demands and petitions which periodically appear here and elsewhere, the planning of any such a change would take years from plan to final production. This is a bit like steering a tanker, it takes planning, can’t happen overnight. They have repeatedly said that this is not going to happen. Even if they were to change their mind abruptly ( and Japanese industrialists are not known to be of the impulsive persuasion) it would take a very long time for this to come to fruition. As for Fuji missing a trick. They might but there is not such a thing like a camera which would or could please everyone. If you read the comments here http://www.fujirumors.com/i-have-the-proof-fujifilm-reads-fujirumors-every-day-and-confirms-x-e2-fw-in-octnov-x-t1-4-0-on-june-22/ they will have to produce dozens of cameras to fitt all the wants ( few have real “ needs” most have “ wants”) and even then, you will still have people complaining that the button so and so was round instead of being oval! The thing is that there are many cameras, if you like one you like it “ as is” not “ the way it would be if they were listening to what I say” because there are so many who would think the exact opposite. I agree the camera is a tool, you may want to use different tools for different purposes or a different tool altogether if, ultimately, this turns out not to be your tool of choice.

the reason why the X-30 was discontinued were the depressing sales figures.

you’ve asked this question already.......... http://www.fuji-x-forum.com/topic/2018-paded-insert-to-fit-carry-on-bag/

X marks the spot and and stand for mystery. The most enticing bit of the quizzical standoff in the power balance between releasing a rumor and keeping it secret, in which we will live until all will be revealed, is the definition: “ a camera never rumored before" We have had rumors on the X-T20 and the rumors on the X3 have been there for even longer. So it would be either something that few were really waiting for, The X-T2 silver for example ( a way to make an expensive camera even more expensive ...), or something completely and entirely new. Great expectations can easily turn into disappointments, so I am not expecting anything.

Opteka is only the name of a company reselling Samyang lenses. The Opteka that you are probably talking about is the same lens that appeared some time ago under several brands (Samyang, Rokinon, Opteka) with a declared focal length different for each brand. https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3824681 https://www.dpreview.com/products/samyang/lenses/samyang_7p5_3p5/specifications However they make a 8mm 2,8 version for Fuji and it is one of the best lenses out there, capable to rival with anything made for other formats and adapted to Fuji. I am extremely happy with mine, and we talk about it here rather often. http://www.fuji-x-forum.com/topic/696-fuji-fisheye/

, Good luck!

No, No Idea

My pleasure, be aware that the colorcast might vary from one camera to another.

They are well known and popular in the NL, Almost all the shops carry the brand. This is a review of their pro system ( in Dutch but maybe you don’t have a problem with it or you can use a translator) http://www.nidf.nl/athabasca-verloopfilter/

there are many other raw converters, one is also provided by Fuji and it is completely free. Download here http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/myfinepix_studio/rfc/

here we go again... Some X-T1 suffered a similar problem and many lost their stock eyecup early on before Fuji improved the fitting and before they introduced the long Eyecup. I never lost the stock eyecup of my X-T1 (or felt it was too loose) but I did buy the long eyecup, now I have both ( the short is there but I doubt that I will ever need it). I doubt that you could modify the stock eyecup of the X-T2 , short of glueing it ( bad idea!) or adding some rubber or plastic to physically make it impossible to slide it off. Anyway, the good news is that, should you ever lose it, the long eyecup of the X-T1 fits the X-T2 and it is longer and better than the stock one. Here is a video which speaks about this. @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5jcRgucTE

on prints or on screen?

#1 impression

I am in Europe too and I was talking of new prices. Of course, comparing new with second hand will never be favorable for new. If I were you I’d wait and save for the 23mm.

I second the recommendation to look into the possibility to buy the 23mm rather than buying the 27mm. Unless one has some particular reason to want to use the 27mm pancake design lens, I cannot possibly imagine that there would be any advantage to prefer the 27mm over the 23mm. Price-wise they will probably differ very little. As for any of these two lenses compared to an adapted lens. There is no doubt that a native Fuji lens will outperform any lens adapted to the Fuji system. The only reason to adapt ( I have several adapters, including the lens turbo II) is the use of a specific lens for a specific effect , in which case the lack of camera corrections and the less than spectacular results in terms of image quality are an acceptable trade-off. But you want a lens for quick action and possibly great optical results. No contest.

well, mine, and many others haven't, bulged, bent, or come off. Something is different somewhere.

well, I suppose this issue has naturally run its course. The X-T1 is still for sale and not yet, officially discontinued, but who is buying a new X-T1 now? (they are offering it a €300 discount so for €900 you can buy yesteryear flavor of the month) Was it a faulty batch? Were user’s or environmental’s causes at play? Fuji has kept schtum about it and hasn’t told anyone what caused the problem. We will never know what caused it. Some cameras have had this problem but my hunch is that most haven’t or we wold have had many more public complaints. For the sake of knowledge, Patrick, you may want to start an survey. Fuji has almost in all cases replaced ( even more than once) the peeled off skin and bulgig door , more often than not for free as this was, most probably, a production defect and they knew it. I can only hope that they have learned something. Obviously they have now another such problem with the eyecup of the X-pro-2. They all seem to come off, yes, they are replaced but the camera needs to be sent away for a long time. Some are going the DIY direction but that, I am afraid, in a new camera, will not be a sensible thing to do since it voids the guarantee (this is now mostly immaterial with the X-T1 since the factory’s guarantee has, in most cases, expired... although it can be argued that this is a factory defect and the normal terms don’t apply in this case).

this has to be one of the most common occurrence. Almost everybody lost the eyecup of that camera. http://www.fuji-x-forum.com/topic/2842-lost-eyecup-eye-piece-x-pro-2/ the eyecup of the X pro 2 is part of the weather resistant protection. Without the eyecup you can use the camera but it won’t we as weather resistant as it would have been otherwise. Get in touch with Fuji Japan and have it replaced since you are there or otherwise use the camera (not under the pouring rain) as most people do.

have you enabled these functions to be shown in the custom settings of the screen? http://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-t2/menu_setup/screen_set-up/index.html#disp_custom_setting

I was not aware of this possibility on Fuji files but I suppose that lenstip has tested it this way since they write it here... http://www.lenstip.com/433.6-Lens_review-Fujifilm_Fujinon_XF_16-55_mm_f_2.8_R_LM_WR_Distortion.html "Much more problems you encounter when it comes to RAW files. The results are so high that it is obvious the constructors depended mainly on the software of the camera to correct the geometrical deformations of the lens. At 16 mm focal length the distortion reaches a huge level of −5.59%. Fortunately it decreases very quickly with the increase of the focal length and at 23 mm it is just −1.13%. Then it changes the sign immediately and already at 35 mm you deal with distinct pincushion deformations of +1.91%. Still it is only a prelude to the results you get at the maximum focal length where the “pincushion” increases to +3.07%..."