darknj

Just going to quote you instead of your whole post for the sake of convenient reading. 4k screens is still far from reaching the general market, the general offer is still above 500$ for a 40" screen, the average family will not be spending that much on a TV just to see videos shot from their iPhone, which they have no issues changing every year... Good screens that will not make your eyes bleed cost more than just the offer at Monoprice. The screen base cost about half the price of their offer, I truly do not believe they could have make anything of decent quality by cutting that much corners. Also, I do agree that 4k video is a good thing but Fuji video implementation has been so piss poor that I would rather have them not spend any time on a technology they are clearly struggling with, just to match the market need. The time/energy could have been spent elsewhere for other features that would have been great for us, Zebra peaking for example, even for still photography would have been a great addition. Some more lenses ? Faster advances in the AF speed to real start getting shoulder to shoulder with the competition... There are just so many other places where improvement were clearly needed but they let those slip out because of 4k video ? That absolutely make no sense to me. How long have been asking for a decent HDR mode ? How many of us have been wondering if that lens would be fast enough for the AF speed to keep up ? Beside, they did marketed themselves as something different than other products, they are making cameras for people who loves taking pictures, users who like to have the tactile control over their gear again. It is not that I do not want that feature, I am most likely going to get myself a Nikon D500 later this year, 4k is small reason for it but mostly the video features are better implemented. I really do like what Fuji did with the X-Pro2, but I can not help to think that the X-Pro1 should have been at that level right off the bat instead of making us wait 4 years for it. Fuji was clearly testing the water with their first few model of the X series and now they seems to be branching out into the mainstream of pro-sumers, I really think they are going to bend themselves backward to follow the current trends instead of doing what they did when the X100 was released. Slow things down, take the time to think about your picture and compose it. I don't know, maybe I am getting angsty because my beloved company is loosing a bit of itself for the sake of more market shares.

It is rather uncommon but it also depends on how you setup your AF, zone, single point, the size of the single point too. That's a lot of different parameters that could cause the camera to get distracted and focus on the background instead of the subject in front. The only difference with mirrorless, you can see immediately that you are out of focus in the EvF or LCD, while on DSLR, it's not always the case.

Meh... no wonder I keep my shutter always on mechanical, there is just way too many issues with ES...

Just in case you haven't noticed, most of us here picked Fuji not because of their super advances in technology... Heck, there is only a handful users that reported actually using the video mode on any of the Fuji cameras. Side note, you can do 4k everywhere now, that's great, but how many 4k screens that are affordable are around at the moment ? What about the rest of media industry ? I would take any good implementation of 1080 with 24p, 30p, 60p, 120p and slowmo at 240p over 4k @30p or 60p.

Peak Design has a strap called the Slide, it's a bit wider but you can make it very short, to the point I can just strap the camera on my back and run around with it that way, it's not ideal but it works for short spurt of moment.

It really depends on the situation, on a low contrast subject the F2 will be much faster and accurate while the older F1.4 will hunt a lot more. But on good conditions, both lenses aren't that far appart from each other. I would say that F2 hunts for focus a lot less often but it has a slight tendency in my hand to back focus more often for some reasons, I just need to re-frame and it works just as good and not really loosing much time.

First of all, are you able to do a long expo without the cable release ? Meaning, if you press and hold the shutter, does it work ? If that works, it means the fault is with your cable. Another point, the dial on the X-T1 can be a bit finicky sometimes, you really have to make sure the B mode is correctly clicked in, not just visually ok. I had that joke played on the a few times with the other dials too, can be annoying but once you know about it, it's quick to fix.

Even before the FW 4.0 the X100T felt a bit sluggish next of the X-T1, after the new FW, the differences in AF speed gets very apparent. I have 2 sons, one is about 2 weeks old, the other is 6 years old. So far, even the 35 F1.4 is just fast enough to keep track with both, if I miss a shot it is mostly because of my own mistake. The 35mm F2 version is faster, not THAT much faster, we are speaking of a couple of 1/10th of a sec faster tops but every now and then, it makes a difference.

Likewise, left it on and never bothered with it ever again.

Bulb mode, it's not THAT hard to do.... why haven't they added it to the camera app makes no sense to me... Even making the bulb mode a paid extra would have been good for me, I wouldn't need to juggle around silly triggers and cables, I could start a long expo from the inside of my house/car/whatever and check on the cellphone every now and then.

I would take the last rumor from PCH with some the usual grain of salt, I would find rather strange that Fuji would be making a FF camera while none of their existing lenses are designed for FF sensor. And what good of a body if there are no lenses that goes on it ? If I have time on Monday, I will maybe pass by their store and ask them what the blaze was that supposed rumor on a FF Fuji camera body.

The Helios 44 series is a very good example, up to the 44-3 version, it still had the swirly bokeh, later version lost it because that specific bokeh was caused by a lens defect, which they corrected on later versions.

Because of NDAs, because Fuji knows exactly who has been given a test prototype, it wouldn't take them long to know figure out who actually leaked the information. The Nikon D500 is a very good example of a well kept secret, nobody was expecting it at all, there wasn't even a rumor about it.

With such a heavy lens you shouldn't put too much strains the camera body. I would highly advise you some better camera straps than those coming with the body and when manipulating the camera always hold it by the lens first then the body. When shooting, ideally, your left hand should not let go of the lens at any point.

Some would prefer to show only what they see, other would show you what they want you to see and there are some who would like to show you what they see. None of them are right, nor any of them is wrong too. Photography is a very personal thing, your pictures has to please you first and foremost. If it also happen to please others, all the better ! But in the end, there is nothing else beside, you and your subject. It really doesn't matter why you are doing it or how you are doing it. Just enjoy it. As for the legacy lenses, plenty of them are perfectly usable with the Fuji X-T1, I have an Helios M44-2 58mm F2 with a focal reducer and the Super Takumar "Bokehnator" 105mm F2.8 with a dumb adapter. I swap the adapters around when needed or when I want to change the field of view on the lens. So far, I have been very satisfied with the results and the way the pictures are taken, somehow it feels more organic to shoot with those legacy lenses, you are a lot involved into the shot than just pressing a button here and there.

Unless you have a reason to not trust the 4.30 version, I would say like Milandro, just go for the latest one.

I am not sure about the Red Dot award, they seems relatively independent but I am not certain at all. As for the Business Award, it's a paid thing, if I recall correctly, some years ago you just had to pay them enough and they will brand whatever product you have with their award. It has to meet some, arguably low, standard and pass some extra flimsy QC check but it was mostly the money that made it pass.

I have yet to notice anything like that with my 18-135 or 10-24.

The AF tracking needs a lot more than just minor adjustments, I took the X-T1 birding last month and well, let just say that even my old D5000 would have done an equally well job...

I have both lenses for different reasons. First of all, the F1.4 is a much loved lens, it really produce nice image and the bokeh is just so creamy with it, but it serves mainly as my low light lens, if I need to go somewhere where light is rather uncertain, I will take it with me. The F2 lens, is for the WR, as I travel and live in a wet/humid country, having WR on a lens is a deciding factor for me at times. In overall, I do prefer the F1.4 over the F2, I find it more contrasty than the F2 version.

While both the 16 and 23 are optically corrected, I find the 23 a bit too narrow for architecture, landscapes would be fine to a certain point. Also, when going wide, I like to go really w-i-d-e, hence personal preferences for the 10-24 even if it is not optically corrected, the digital correction works very well in my books.

The current limitation of Fuji bodies are the AF speed for subject with fast/erratic movements, the AF movement tracking is really not that good when compared to Canikon in the same price range. You can still get some decent results if you dedicate yourself to it, but frankly any of the recent DSLR will have a much easier time doing it than Fuji. The second one is the high ISO, the current highest point is 12800 on the X-Pro2, X-T1 is still stuck at 6400, which can be very annoying at times.

Honestly, I don't think they are going to invest into that part of the market anymore, the current APS-C X series is doing quite well and Fuji is holding a nice deal of the market at the moment with their cameras. Also, for the price of the bridge X-S1 at release, you can now get an X-T10 with a nice kit lens that will serve you well for years. True, we have nothing of the size that has that much reach as the X-S1 but the IQ is going to be much better at shorter range.

If are a starter in Photography, just leave everything to the camera for the time being, it will take much better decision that you would be capable off at the beginning. Once you get more familiar with the camera; start trying out different settings, like ISO dial, what happens if you change it ? What about that Aperture ring on the lens ? And speed ? What does it effect ? Take it slow and don't be afraid to search for some tutorials about the different settings. If you are a pro-summer, chances are you already know what you like and how you like it, shoot a day with each film simulation and makes the changes as you see fit to your taste. The X-T1 is really great for that, you can really make it to behave the way you want it.

That part got corrected with the X-Pro2, so it's very safe to assume it will be ported over the X-T2 too.