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    How do you deal with the parallax error when shooting with the OVF?

    in Fuji X-Pro 1 / Fuji X-Pro 2 / Fuji X-Pro 3

    Posted · Edited by Hermelin

    I think I finally understood the Fuji's OVF thanks to this very helpful page: http://vopoku.com/fujifilm-ovf-focusing/ 

     

    When I have the corrected AF frame on I will see 2 focus boxes and within those 2 boxes ("focus range") there will be a third and green focus box of where my actually focus will be vill be. Is this correctly understood from my part?

     

    So the correct AF frame is to help to show the range of where the real focus will be?

    When will the pre WR lenses get updated?

    in Fuji X Lenses

    Posted

    You know the 60mm F2.4 pretty much fit your request, right ?

     

    Otherwise, legacy lenses. A focal reducers with any of the 50-60mm legacy lenses would fit your need perfectly and you would still have some money left over.

    I heard the AF is really slow from what I heard though. And also, it could be even smaller. Just look at Canons 50 f/1.8 STM. 2cms shorter and 55g lighter.

    How do you deal with the parallax error when shooting with the OVF?

    in Fuji X-Pro 1 / Fuji X-Pro 2 / Fuji X-Pro 3

    Posted · Edited by Hermelin


     


    I sold my all Canon gear to switch to Fuji. I was considering the X-Pro 2 for a while but I'm leaning to wait for the X-T2 (that wait will last for probably another 5 months or so though, ugh).

     

    The reason being that I'm not sold on the OVF, the parallax error seems pretty distracting.

    If I would buy this camera I would shoot as much as possible with the OVF (otherwise it makes no sense getting this camera).

     

    I plan on getting the 18 f/2, 35 F/2 and 56 f/1.2

     

    I wonder how you deal with this issue?

    Xpro2 OVF usage

    in Fuji X-Pro 1 / Fuji X-Pro 2 / Fuji X-Pro 3

    Posted

    Having also owned an X-T1, that's a definite yes. With an X-Pro2, people can see my smile so they're not as put off when I point the camera in their face.

     

     

    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

    This is a good point and something I've been thinking more and more about. Must be easier and more natural to communicate with the person you shooting when they can actually see more of your face.

    X-PRO 2 vs X-T2, what suits me more?

    in Fuji X-Pro 1 / Fuji X-Pro 2 / Fuji X-Pro 3

    Posted

    Ok, I'm starting to change my mind now and getting more and more keen on the x-pro 2.
     
    I can see the advantage of the OVF vs the EVF, especially for taking shots of my 3 year old running around with advantage of being able to anticapte where he is going to be next in the frame and no lagg.
    I suppose the OVF is more suited for that type of shooting, am I right?
     
    Also, I like the rangerfinder style, it feels like you (and from what I read) that you get a bit closer to the people you shoot. And it feels more discret than a X-T1/2.
     
    I would really enjoy the flipout screen on the X-T2 though.

    18mm f/2 - Your experience/opinion on this lens?

    in Fuji X Lenses

    Posted

    Thanks everyone for feedback.

     

    I'm looking to use this lens for street photography but also some landscape shots, but my landscape shots I will shot at f/8 I guess that even the corners should be reasonable sharp by then.

     

    My head says that the 18-55 is the more reasonable lens because it seems to be optically better than the the 18 f/2. But I enjoy shoting primes, and I enjoy lightweight and discret. And f/2 vs f/2.8 is not huge, but it is a difference.

     

    So I'm pretty sure I will go with this lens after all :) 

    X-PRO 2 vs X-T2, what suits me more?

    in Fuji X-Pro 1 / Fuji X-Pro 2 / Fuji X-Pro 3

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    First shots on my Pro-2 this morning, and it's a wonderfully handling camera - I immediately like it even better than my X-T1 (itself a beautiful handler), although the EVF is not quite as good. The joystick makes a big difference, and the shutter speed, exposure compensation and control dials are all improved. I even like the dial-in-dial ISO mechanism better than the locked dial on the opposite side of the X-T1. I really don't miss the drive dial, which I knock out of position  frequently on the X-T1 (I use it just enough that I can't always leave it shut off - I'd far rather have a drive mode button in X-Pro 2 style). Build quality is improved from the already very good X-T1 (the most noticeable spots for me are the dials and the SD card door).

     

    Who knows if all those improvements will make it to the X-T2? I suspect a couple of them will, but others won't. I'd be surprised to get the big, beautiful shutter speed and exposure compensation dials, because there may not be room on the X-T2's smaller top plate (unless they make the body a bit thicker). Since the tilt screen takes up additional space, I'm not at all sure the joystick will fit, either. On the other hand, there will be some improvements that go only to the X-T2... X-T2 owners WILL get a tilt screen, and I have a strong suspicion it might be a touchscreen if the joystick doesn't make it. I'd be very surprised if some version of the improved card door design doesn't make the transition to the X-T2, and I suspect the front and rear control dials will either make it or even see another improvement. There is, of course, more room for an EVF in an X-T2, so it will certainly have the higher magnification from the X-T1, and possibly a higher resolution or refresh rate as well.

     

    One real determinant of how advanced the X-T2 will be is where Fuji decides to position it in their line. With some of the new lenses (especially the long telephotos), it might make sense to have a body above the present position of the X-T1 ($2000?). Such a camera would have a very high frame rate, dual card slots (maybe both UHS-II), and a really high grade EVF similar to the one in the Leica SL. It would probably also have very high grade video - 4K with a high quality codec and high bit rates. It could be a true hybrid camera, similar to an A7rII in that respect, although without the full frame and very high resolution, and with the full Fujinon lens lineup (not a "mostly video" camera like an A7s or GH4).Both the sensor and processor from the X-Pro 2 can actually support a hybrid like that. It might be a slightly larger or heavier body to accommodate even better weather sealing, some of the X-Pro 2 controls and more battery capacity(although a grip might be a nice approach to the battery issue, rather than an inherently larger body). If they did this, I would hope they leave the X-T10 in the line and introduce an intermediate model with the new sensor, but without some of the bells and whistles.

     

    The other option would be a camera positioned similarly to the X-T1, rather than above it. It has already been confirmed to have 4K, but I wouldn't expect a fancy codec at X-T1 positioning. Similarly, the viewfinder will probably be very, very good, but still a 2.36 megapixel unit, not the much higher resolution finder from the very expensive Leica. Body size will almost certainly be nearly identical to the X-T1, meaning that the enlarged shutter speed and exposure compensation dials from the X-Pro 2 probably don't both fit, although one or the other might. I hope they manage to include the joystick, but, looking at the back of my X-T1, I'm not completely sure where it would go?

    The biggest difference between the X-PRO series the X-T series is the OVF as I understand it. How much is the OVF worth to you on the X-PRO2? Is it a "once I started using" I can't see myself going back to EVF? How often do you use the OVF vs the EVF on the X-PRO 2?

    X-PRO 2 vs X-T2, what suits me more?

    in Fuji X-Pro 1 / Fuji X-Pro 2 / Fuji X-Pro 3

    Posted · Edited by Hermelin

    Hi,

     

    Used to own a x100s in 2013 but sold it and got back to DSLRs again and now I'm looking to go back again to Fujifilm
    Recently sold all my canon gear and am now waiting for the X-T2, but the X-PRO 2 is available basically now and looks very attractive so I'm a bit torn.

     

    Here's what I care about and not care about

     

    I care about 

    *Tilt screen. The X-T series has it. I really enjoyed it on my Canon 70D that I recently sold. Great for landscapes or weird angles.

    *A good EVF. Both have it. the X-T1 has a bigger one but the X-PRO 2 has a "faster one" with higher refresh rate.

    *Ergonomics. I felt both on the X-T1 and the X-PRO 1 and the first impression was that the X-T1 feels more comfortable because of the bigger grip.

    *Discretion. I always bring my camera with me on travels and enjoy doing a bit of street photography, and therefor it's important to me that the camera isn't bringing a lot of attention. Both cameras are pretty small but my impression is that the X-PRO 2 with it's rangerfinder style body is more discrete than the DSLR style of the X-T series.

     

    I don't care about

    *4K video which I recently learned the X-T2 will have. Don't care about video much at all to be honest.

    *OVF. When I had my X100s I only used the EVF. This is one of the biggest differences between the X-T series and the X-Pro series. I guess it makes no sense getting the XPRO 2 if you don't care about OVF?

    Or maybe I should care about the OVF? Please enlighten me :)

    *ISO dial (I usually put my cam on AUTO ISO anyway (mininum shutter 1/125 or 1/60 depening on the lens and situation).

     

     

    Does it make more sense to wait for the X-T2 in my case?

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