Hello everyone,
Since November I have my X-T2 and as many other before I switched from a different brand to Fuji.
The main reason ... the beautiful colors, especially in JPG.
I didn't even looked that close to the colors, because... shit no idea... I thought its Fuji, they won't mess up the colors.
So I took the Camera to several jobs and I thought well something wrong with the whitebalance. I thought I messed it up (wrong setting because I use to set it manually).
But in the end I was thinking... something is missing. The pictures didn't have the typical/magical Fuji mood. Something was missing and I thought well... It must be a setting.
The story continues until last Saturday when I was on a birthday party. My girlfriend forgot her camera at home so she asked me it I could bring my X-T2.
On that party a friend had a X-Pro2 and we switched cameras for a couple shoots. From the First shoot with the X-Pro2 I thought WOOOW that's what I expected from my X-T2 as well.
So my friend and I set together, set ALL parameters (WB and WB shift, Highlights, Shadows, filmsimulation, color etc.) equal on the cameras and took some shoots. We even used the same lens.
I was shocked! My X-T2 is over a Stop darker, has a greenish tint, a lower dynamic and looks dull against the picture from the X-Pro2.
At home I compared it to my X-100T and the result was the same.
After talking to my photostore and resetting the camera I thought well thas better.
Some further test showed me that this problem is related to dark environment when you have to boost the ISO (1600) and take a dark image.
Attached you find a picture with a comparison of my X-100T and my X-T2. Both were shoot wit the exact same settings. (Ok the lens is different but that shouldn't have such an impact)
An other point is when I shoot RAW and JPG together that the JPG is correctly exposed but the RAW is much darker (about 1,5 stops).
When I do this with my X-100T, both JPG and RAW look nearly the same.
Shooting in dark environment and producing a picture that's represent the darkness of the environment always leads to a color tint, mostly green, sometimes magenta.
I love my X-100T the Pictures are so magical, but what I got from my X-T2 is razor sharp but looks color wise mor like my old Sony cypershoot from 2005.
MY QUESTION!
- Does someone experience the same thing?
- Can someone who owns a X-pro2 and a X-T2 do a comparison test and post the results. (Set the Camera to equal settings, including the ones in the Q menu, and shoot a darker room with a window, set the WB to a fixed value eg. 5600k)
- Do I have a faulty camera or it this a general thing to the X-T2? (Because if this is a general thing I have to sell the camera)
Thanks a lot!
Tommy
BTW: I'm in contact with Fuji and they want RAW files from an X-Pro2 and X-T2 to compare. But till next Tuesday I won't get my handy on an other Xtrans III sensor camera.