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I have a SIRUI travel tripod. When I set up my X-T4 for a vertical shot, even with a small lens, it slips. The rubber on the quick release plate (part# TY-50e) is not very grippy. If I use the X-T4 battery grip, it has some grabby surface but the X-T4 is slippery on the bottom. I'm looking for any suggestions on how to make it hold better on the tripod when using just the X-T4. Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestions... I appreciate the advice!

Hi peeps, I keep buying new Fuji stuff and I have too much gear and want to sell some Fuji cameras and lenses. I prefer not to use something like eBay and I live in a rural location so there is nothing local. Is there a good place online to sell gear that is photography specific? Cheers... and thanks for any tips!

I also upgraded to from the X-T2 to the X-T4 (silver version) I did not even consider the X-T3. I wanted the IBIS (Now I can sell my X-H1). While I never owned the X-T3, I have briefly used one. I like the handling of the X-T4 better. The grip is a bit bigger for the new battery and that small difference makes it feel just that extra bit more secure in my hand. It is the first of the X-T line that feels perfect for my hands without the added vertical grip. I have the X-T4 Vertical Grip too, but I have not used it yet. The greater battery life is important for me too... between the greater battery life and the more solid grip, I am more likely to leave the vertical grip home. The shutter sound is quiet and controlled. Very unobtrusive! Upgrading from the X-T2 is a no brainer for me. If I had an X-T3, I would think about it. The IBIS and bigger battery would likely sway me.

I have 2 X-T2's and just purchased the X-H1 (all with battery grips)... I have not used the X-H1 all that much yet... but here are my first impressions I immediately missed the exposure compensation dial. It is bigger and heavier. I prefer the appearance of the X-T2 The X-H1 is easier to grip with a heavy lens. I feel more confident holding the X-H1 in one hand. I like the X-H1 viewfinder better The shutter is amazing and so quiet. When I am shooting birds and other animals, it makes a difference. Likewise I expect to use the X-H1 for panels and conferences and the like since it is so quiet. The X-T2 suddenly seems loud. I am often taking nature photos in low light... dawn and dusk so the IBIS will allow me to use some lenses I previously avoided like the 90. I have not tried out the touch screen for focussing I have not tried connecting my phone I've not shot video yet but I will for sure be using the X-H1

Having just purchased the X-H1 I discovered that the RAW files don't work in the non subscription version of Lightroom and that they never will. I am not interested to pay the subscription so am looking for a Lightroom replacement. Lightroom served me well for a long time, and unfortunately, cannot anymore. So I'm interested in what others are doing to deal with this situation.

If you have the paid version of Lightroom, not the subscription, it does not support the X-H1 and never will. I just discovered that myself having just purchased the X-H1

I'll miss the exposure compensation dial...

I do a ton of candid low light photography. Even with people in the photo, there are always moments where the main subject movement is minimal and image stabilization is the difference between a solid image and an un-usable one. A small bit of motion blur in some background subjects is often no problem... the whole image blurry always is. Maybe just speak for yourself, instead of declaring what is good for others or what is useful.

I have 2 X-T2's both with battery grip. That means 6 batteries in the cameras, and usually a spare set of 3 for each (12 total). I've shot thousands of images in a long day and never completely run out of juice. When I am on the street shooting events (which is often), even in very hot weather, boost on, not turning the camera off, I have never had such poor performance in terms of shots per battery as the OP had. At the heaviest use, about 200 shots per battery. More commonly 250-300 per battery.

If I were going traveling not sure whether I would take 2 bodies or not. For lenses... 10-24 is a must for me. I'd leave the 50-140 home (too heavy though such a pleasure to shoot with)... maybe I would take the 55-200 for reach... and I would for sure take couple primes. 16 or 23 and 56. It would be hard to leave the 23 1.4 home, but I think I'd pick the 16 because it can focus really close. So the 10-24, 16, 56 and 55-200... or instead of the 55-200, a point and shoot that had some telephoto reach...

I have found the desert with its sand and dust on windy days harder on cameras than the rain for the most part. I have had cameras shut down due to too much moisture (modern electronic non-WR, not older mechanical) but they always recuperated once dried out. Doing journalistic work one is just at the mercy of various elements and not just the weather. While filming protests, I've had my cameras get pepper sprayed by police and sometimes the police also use water cannons to disperse crowds and I've been caught up in that. Sometimes at festive events, suddenly water is spraying around from an unexpected source. And in large crowds, it is easy for cameras to get bumped, shit spilled on them etc. I find a bit of extra peace of mind from the added protection of WR.

I would like updated versions of existing fast lenses. Adding faster AF and WR... so the 35 1.4, 23 1.4 and 56 1.2 I'd also love an updated 10-24 with WR and faster AF

I don't think the sales of the X-T2 have shocked the company. They have had supply shortages due to unforeseen external circumstances. Otherwise its success was obvious. The X-T1 was successful and an X-T2 was in high demand by users to address the few shortcomings of the X-T1... which it did and did well. The X-T2 is exactly what I always wished the X-T1 was. The X-T2 is a brilliant camera. I do agree that there is some surprise at the initial success of the GFX. However, the two systems have a huge and intrinsic differentiation. The basic normal lens for the GFX is 2 1/2 times the weight, twice the size and almost 4 times the cost of its APS-C counterpart. There just is no problem with the 2 systems competing with each other. Going medium format insured that. The GFX is incapable of replacing most of what I use the X-T2's for.

The weight and size were for sure a big factor for me. The two biggest things though, were the Fuji X-T1 and its dedicated knobs/design plus the excellent Fuji lenses made of metal and with aperture rings and great optical quality and feel. For the first time in the digital age, a camera reminded me of what I liked about shooting my old Nikon FM2. Also, both Canon and Nikon do not really develop their APS-C lens lineups. They have almost no primes. You have to go full frame for that. Fuji took advantage of their concern for competing with their own full frame offerings.