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    darknj got a reaction from Franko in Medium Format Rumors   
    Meh... I am starting to wonder if I can mortage my grand mother at the bank...
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    darknj got a reaction from Phelony jones in Recommendations for small shoulder day pouch for X-T1 with 18mm f/2 + one small lens   
    Going to play the devil's advocate here for a moment, but my 335 Billingham has served for close of a decade now, you can see that it has seen much better days, but that bag is a trooper, it still a good bag whenever I need to mule around FF bodies and lenses and the zipper are still in pristine conditions.
     
    Billingham bags are super expensive but they will stand the trials of time and come out victorious while others will have replaced several parts already.
    I have often considered getting myself a Hadley Pro but the usage I would have of it does not justify its price. The 335 was a self gift for when I started this whole thing and I am glad that I did.
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    darknj got a reaction from Mike G in Recommendations for small shoulder day pouch for X-T1 with 18mm f/2 + one small lens   
    Going to play the devil's advocate here for a moment, but my 335 Billingham has served for close of a decade now, you can see that it has seen much better days, but that bag is a trooper, it still a good bag whenever I need to mule around FF bodies and lenses and the zipper are still in pristine conditions.
     
    Billingham bags are super expensive but they will stand the trials of time and come out victorious while others will have replaced several parts already.
    I have often considered getting myself a Hadley Pro but the usage I would have of it does not justify its price. The 335 was a self gift for when I started this whole thing and I am glad that I did.
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    darknj got a reaction from PoulWerner in Fuji X-Pro2 Firmware update coming soon! (New Source) – BUG FIX   
    It is more related to the always pressure to meet release date of products, not many companies are willing to post-pone a release if they feel things aren't going as they should.
     
    Nikon did it recently with their D5 and D500 and was met with general discontentment because of it.
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    darknj got a reaction from karin.gottschalk in Fuji 18mm F2 thoughts?   
    This is exactly my main gripe with the XF 18mm, by itself it is really not a bad lens, it's small, compact, deliver great pictures.
    But then came the XF 18-55 F2.8-4 and at 18mm F2.8 the zoom kit is just a tad bit sharper from edge to edge compared to the prime, the XF 18mm lose a bit on the corners but things gets a bit closer at around F4-5.6.
     
    I don't know about you, but primes are supposed to be better than zooms at their native focal length, if that's not the case, something is wrong with the prime lens.
     
    Agreed the differences are really small and you really need to be nitpicky about it to really see it, but I can see it and it super annoys me that I can...
     
    I will repeat again, the 18mm is a good lens, I do not know if it is the 18-55 F2.8-4 that's insane at 18 but this is causing me to wait for the next iteration of the 18mm, and if it can get WR, that would be great for me as I travel on regular basis to quite humid/tropical countries where at least some form of WR is much appreciated.
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    darknj got a reaction from karin.gottschalk in Fuji 18mm F2 thoughts?   
    Also waiting for the next iteration of that lens, the current one is part of the first few lenses that was released for the XF mount and it does show its age.
     
    I am hoping they would release a WR version of it, it would help me complete my street lenses.
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    darknj got a reaction from aceflibble in A forum demographic survey? Would Fuji be interested in a co-operation?   
    Plus, we are hardly representative of the Fuji's demographic. Take Thailand for example where Fuji A series reigns like an uncontested king for almost any woman with interest in photography.
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    darknj got a reaction from Dr.Nipun in Need suggestion for TENBA DNA bag   
    If you plan on taking a 15" laptop with your photo gear from time to time, I would highly suggest you a backpack style bag, it will be a lot better for your shoulders if you have to carry everything with you for several hours.
     
    Trust me on this, a fully loaded messenger bag will give you sore shoulders.
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    darknj reacted to larsdaniel in My personal take on making the switch from Canon.   
    I have used quite some effort to to put my story down in pictures and writing. Hope it will be of interest for some.
    http://larsdaniel.com/2016/06/09/switching-from-canon-to-fuji/
     
    Thanks for reading. :-)
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    darknj got a reaction from Dr.Nipun in Need suggestion for TENBA DNA bag   
    This is a rather difficult advice to give. If possible I would say, take some gear and go into a shop and try one of them for a spin, that would give you exactly what can expect out of them and how they would look/feel.
     
    As for me, my daily drive bag has been clearly taken over by the Peak Design Messenger bag, I know they are releasing a smaller version of it, which sound just as good, but I still prefer my daily bag to be larger. It's easier to manager a half empty large bag, than try to find more space in a bag that is clearly too small for your sudden increase in gear.
     
    If you need to carry an ultrabook laptop, I will not take anything smaller than the DNA 13 with only the exception of the DNA 11 if you happen to be using a Microsoft Surface.
     
    Now if photo editing on the spot is not needed, just go take the DNA 8, I have been able to cram my X-T1 with 35 F1.4, 18-135 and 10-24 into a much smaller bag and still be able to carry 2 extra batteries and a smaller 5200 mah powerbank, battery charger for the camera and enough cables to juice up anything in an emergency.
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    darknj got a reaction from persco in Crop Factor on Fuji Lenses, Why?   
    You are aware that in the long history of photography, the "standard" 35mm film format makes no sense right ?
     
    It was mostly marketing that pushed it to be the currently known "standard" format. For a long time it was mostly large and medium format. The 35mm format was considered something silly and utterly small compared to the larger brethren.
     
    And if you are wondering why not FF Fuji, I am simply going to repost a video of Zack Arias:

     
    He pretty much sums it up for a lot of APS-C users. Another point for APS-C, at least for me, focal reducers. Agreed, it adds some softness but getting about a stop worth of light it's just plain great.
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    darknj got a reaction from karin.gottschalk in Crop Factor on Fuji Lenses, Why?   
    You are aware that in the long history of photography, the "standard" 35mm film format makes no sense right ?
     
    It was mostly marketing that pushed it to be the currently known "standard" format. For a long time it was mostly large and medium format. The 35mm format was considered something silly and utterly small compared to the larger brethren.
     
    And if you are wondering why not FF Fuji, I am simply going to repost a video of Zack Arias:

     
    He pretty much sums it up for a lot of APS-C users. Another point for APS-C, at least for me, focal reducers. Agreed, it adds some softness but getting about a stop worth of light it's just plain great.
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    darknj got a reaction from Curiojo in Crop Factor on Fuji Lenses, Why?   
    You are aware that in the long history of photography, the "standard" 35mm film format makes no sense right ?
     
    It was mostly marketing that pushed it to be the currently known "standard" format. For a long time it was mostly large and medium format. The 35mm format was considered something silly and utterly small compared to the larger brethren.
     
    And if you are wondering why not FF Fuji, I am simply going to repost a video of Zack Arias:

     
    He pretty much sums it up for a lot of APS-C users. Another point for APS-C, at least for me, focal reducers. Agreed, it adds some softness but getting about a stop worth of light it's just plain great.
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    darknj got a reaction from Curiojo in Helios lenses for X series   
    Pay attention to the generation of the lens, Helios 44-1/2/3/4. The swirly bokeh was due to a lens defect that got corrected starting the 3rd gen and almost fully corrected in the 4th one. Usually legacy lens hunters go for either 1st or 2nd gen, the later being a tad bit cheaper and slightly more contrasty than 1st gen (YMMV).
     
    Shoot wide open with a focal reducer for maximum level of swirlyness, but you will lose in sharpness while doing so, it's not a huge amount, but it will be noticeable if you have rather large prints, like A4 size for example.
     
    That aside, I love mine a lot, it's easily my most used legacy lens. I have added a Super Takumar 105 F2.8, nicknamed Bokehnator and a Vivitar 24 F2.8 for when I need to go wider.
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    darknj got a reaction from blowabs in XF23mm vs XF27mm for Street Photography   
    I assume that Henri Cartier-Bresson is just a button presser who didn't knew enough about street photography because he shot at 50mm...
     
    Look mate, I am not here to start an argument about who's right or wrong, I came here to provide my point of view, which you disagree with and that's perfectly fine with me. 
     
    Now for the sake of moving forward in this thread, can we agree that we disagree ?
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    darknj got a reaction from blowabs in XF23mm vs XF27mm for Street Photography   
    Is the 27mm much better, no, but it is better. Also, it's a general known thing that primes are to be better than zoom kits.
     
    As for the 27mm vs 18mm, it's about 2/3 of the weight of the 18mm and 1 cm smaller, if you want something small with your camera, the 27mm is still the current smallest XF lens available to us.
     
    I can only speak for myself, I wanted the smallest lens for streets and the 27mm fit the bill, I considered the 18mm but because of the small loss in quality compared to the zoom kit, I picked the 27mm out and got the 35mm along side.
    Do I consider the 18mm to be a bad lens ? Hardly, it's a very capable lens, just not good enough for my personal preferences. For a lot of X shooters the street combo is still the 18, 27 and 35, some might swap the 27 for the 23 but again, to each their own.
     
    Street photopgraphy is about taking picture of subjects in the streets, what you use to achieve that end depends purely on your style. I know ppl with telezoom lenses doing the streets, they get more candid shots than I can when I walk up to the subjects because they are so far away the subject hardly notice them.
    I have even seen ppl doing street with the 23mm, which is certainly not small but they still pulled it out.
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    darknj reacted to Sator-Photography in FUJIFILM will develop an XF 8-16mmF2.8 WR lens   
    I think that this lens is an extremely important proof of concept design. An 8-16mm Fuji XF lens would help demonstrate that the Fuji X mount is a highly capable mount that can convincingly support a f/2.8 zoom trinity going from 8-16mm, 16-55mm up to 50-140mm. 
     
    This Fuji wide angle zoom lens will be the full frame equivalent of a 12-24mm full frame lens, which would compete against the likes of the Canon 11-24mm f/4.0 lens and the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. If it performs well, the Fuji wide-angle f/2.8 zoom would constitute a resounding assertion of the ability of the X mount to cater to a full range of focal lengths required for full professional usage. Most importantly, Fuji would be throwing down the gauntlet to Sony, challenging them to come up with a comparable f/2.8 wide angle zoom for their full frame mirrorless FE mount. 
     
    The trouble is that Sony would likely be unable to fire back with a full frame mirrorless wide angle fast zoom. The reason can be found in this diagram:
     

     
    Fuji themselves have stated that:
     
     
    https://fujifilm-blog.com/2015/06/30/interview-with-mr-takashi-ueno-from-fujifilm-tokyo-why-dont-fujifilm-make-full-frame-dslr/
     
    The problem with the Sony E mount is that it was originally intended to be an APS-C mount, and it has an 18mm flange distance largely identical to that of the Fuji X mount (17.8mm), and Canon EF-M mount (18mm). What Sony did was to take an APS-C mount and use it as the basis of a full frame mount. That is the reason why the angle of incidence of light in the corners become unusually steep, as shown in the above diagram. This will likely limit the ability of engineers to develop quality lenses wider than about 18mm especially since the angle of incidence increases with ultra wide angle lenses. Here is how the mathematics of it work out:
      Where X2 = Rear element distance from sensor. Y2 = 1/2 distance of diagonal measure of sensor.  We then derive the Tangent of A°2:   Tan A°2 = Y2 / X2 Tan A°2 = ~21.63mm / 18mm flange distance = ~1.202 = ~50.2°   Therefore maximum FOV @ 18mm flange optic distance = 2 x 50.2° or ~100.4°, or, roughly, the FOV of an 18mm lens.   The reason why maximum apertures for the E mount primes are commonly limited to around f/1.8 may also be to avoid exposing acutance problems in the corners. When the maximum aperture is increased to f/1.4, the engineers need to make the lens larger to overcome the corner problems. This causes a blowout in the lens size on ultra wide aperture models without necessarily resulting in better performance compared to their DSLR peers (the 85mm f/1.4 GM lens has MTF plots similar to the Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens, and thus by extrapolation a performance similar to the now discontinued Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens despite its greater size). 
     
    As it stands already, the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS has severe corner problems at the 16mm end. To achieve the 16mm focal length on the FE 16-35mm f/4, Zeiss were forced to deploy a double concave lens element on the sensor-side to adequately project the image so as to cover the full surface of the sensor. If the maximum aperture were increased to f/2.8, the corner problems would become even worse. That means we may never see a decently performing 16-35mm f/2.8 E mount zoom lens, and a 12-24mm f/2.8 zoom is even less likely. Even an acceptably high performance full frame 14-24mm f/2.8 lens like the Nikon version is probably impossible to execute acceptably on the E mount. 
     
    Sony fanboys will gurgle and froth at the mouth on reading this, but these are mathematical limits dictated entirely by the physics of the mount. It is a functional limit everyone has to accept when you have a full frame mirrorless system based on an APS-C dimension mount. It matters little how upset Sony fanboys get with me for pointing these inconvenient facts out. They can say what they please, but the only way these theoretical limits can be decisively disproven is by Sony producing a high-performance full frame 12-24mm f/2.8 zoom, a 14-24mm f/2.8 zoom, or at the very least, a 16-35mm f/2.8 GM zoom. Sony are welcome to go ahead and prove me wrong. I will be only to pleased if they could overcome this critical hurdle, and since I also shoot on the Sony E mount I will consider buying such a lens. But as you can see I have very good cause to be immensely sceptical.
     
    So the Fuji 8-16mm f/2.8 will be an extremely important lens that will showcase what the X-mount is capable of. It will put immense pressure on Sony to show that their rival full frame E mount is a similarly professional grade lens mount. After all what kind of a lens mount would it be if it cannot support the full f/2.8 zoom trinity? It matters not in the slightest if some do not shoot at ultra wide angles. The more critical factor is the proof of concept that a mount is capable of supporting a full range of focal lens for a wide variety of applications. Although the proof is in the eating, the physics of it predicts that it is a challenge the X mount will probably pass, just as the E mount will equally likely fail—and fail dismally.
     
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    darknj reacted to aceflibble in I've handled a pre-production X-T2; nothing new, but can confirm some things   
    Didn't know whether to put this in general or the X-T1/X-T10 board. Move as you wish.

    Anyway, as I alluded to in the comments a few days back, I have been able to get my hands on a pre-production X-T2... for about 60 seconds. There is nothing new I can report which hasn't already been talked about on the FR front page; Patrick's got everything covered and evidently his sources are in a better position to give you close-up photos and videos and whatever. If you want new information, there's little I can say.
    What I can do is confirm some of the things people weren't sure about, and give you my impressions from having held it for about the time it took for my friend to eat his muffin, and chatting about it for a few minutes. Which isn't much, but hey; rumours are the best we've got, usually, so hands-on is a small step up, at least.
     
    First, a few questions which I know will come up, and I'm just going to shoot down right away:

    Q: Do you have any raw files to share, did you shoot any 4k video, etc?
    A: No. It's not my camera. It's not a camera I'm supposed to have seen. It's not a camera I got to go out shooting with. I just got to hold it for literally a minute, look through the viewfinder, turn a few dials, glance at the menu, etc.

    Q: How did you get it?
    A: Several of my friends work in the industry; a couple are Fuji X photographers. I met one for coffee, he happened to have the camera with him. He let me hold it while he ate a muffin. That's literally all. There's no exciting super secret 007 spy story. 
     
    Q: Can you give us [things which would give away your friend's identity]? Can they come and post here about their experience with the X-T2?
    A: No. I've not signed an NDA or made any embargo agreement with Fuji, so I can say whatever the hell I like. He can't. Every X photographer and member of the press who has been granted use of an X-T2 has signed an NDA. Giving away anything which could lead Fuji to work out who talks to who could mean very real, very serious legal trouble for those photographers. So I won't say anything which could be used to identify any of my friends or info sources, and none of them post here or on any other Fuji-specific forum. They know I talk, but they also trust me to keep their identities completely safe and secret.

    Q: Why should we believe you?
    A: Common sense dictates that you shouldn't. Like all rumours, it would be smart for you to take everything with a big pinch of salt. All I can say is that most people who follow the front page probably have a good idea of my track record with talking about design aspects of bodies, which are later confirmed by Patrick's own sources. But if you don't wish to believe me, that's fine. I wouldn't believe me, either. That's the nature of rumours and talking about products which haven't been officially released yet.

    Q: Did you also see a 23mm f/2 lens?
    A: No.
     
     
    Okay, obvious questions out the way, here's what I can elaborate on:

    The photos Patrick's sources have been sharing with him are, undoubtably, legitimate. (As if there was any doubt at this point.)  The unit I saw is identical to those. 
    All the things which I've mentioned before in the front page comments and Patrick's had as more reliably-rumoured specs, are right there. All the obvious stuff: dual SD slots, function button instead of dedicated video button, 1/250th sync speed, etc. Again, as if there was any doubt left, I can confirm that everything which has been repeatedly reported on the front page is accurate. This is why I say there's nothing new to talk about. Patrick's coverage has been incredibly accurate.

    In terms of feel, it does seem a tiny bit bigger and heavier than the X-T1, but having not held an X-T1 for over a year—I sold my pair to 'trade down' to a couple of X-T10s—I could simply be misremembering the X-T1's size and weight. I couldn't exactly whip out a measuring tape and a set of scales to weigh it. In any case, it's not a problem. Still a small body, still a light body. Balanced perfectly with the 23mm f/1.4 which was on it. No need to worry about the size increase. I only noticed it because I was specifically thinking about it.
    The textured parts of the surface—the fake leather texture—feels a little less rubbery and has a more pronounced texture than I remember the X-T1 having. (Certainly much nicer than the T10 has.) The smooth metal areas feel the same, no change there.

    The concentric control dials are much nicer than before. I'd been told months ago (and mentioned it on the front page) that the lock buttons had been revised, and it does seem that way. They sit very slightly higher than the dial than they did before and pressing them required a bit more force, with a more definite click as they locked/unlocked. Not so much of a change that it will slow you down, but I can now see how this will definitely be enough to stop any accidental turning of the top dials. The dials are very slightly taller, as you've all seen; they also had a slightly colder feel, which I can only assume means they're being cut from a denser metal than before. Each dial felt very slightly stiffer to turn than before, too; though this could just be because it's obviously a newer body, since those things tend to get looser with age.
     
    Viewfinder is bigger than before. How much bigger, I couldn't say; I've no way of meauring it and my friend didn't know a specific figure, either. But he'd told me before that it felt bigger to him, and looking through it myself, it did seem bigger, to me. Again, though, it's been a while since I looked through an X-T1's viewfinder—even when I had the X-T1, I alway use the rear screen—so I could be misremembering, but the T2's is at least as big as the Sony α7II's, a camera I've used more recently and can compare more clearly.
     
    Refresh rate seemed flawless. Way above what the T1, Pro2, or α7II give. Again, I've no way of counting a specific number. I know that thing came out recently about it being 100fps. I don't know how I'd count 100fps. All I can say is we were sat in the back of an average-dimly lit high street coffee shop, and I didn't notice any lag or stuttering or anything. By far the most faultless EVF I've seen. The only way I could tell it wasn't an OVF is because of the brightness and the applied colour profile. (Film simulation.) Otherwise it may as well be an OVF. Hell, it's better than an OVF. Much brighter, under those conditions. If Pro2 owners get to look through this, they're going to question why they spent so much money on having an optical viewfinder. Like I said, no way of giving you specific figures, but I can say that the T2's EVF is by far the best SLR-style viewfinder I've ever looked through.
     
    Rear screen, other than the new hinging—yes, it hinges just like Patrick's photos show—seems the same as the Pro2's. It's fine; great, even. It's what I typically use 99.99% of the time. But yeah, nothing special to say here, 'cause Patrick's photos have already shown you all of the hinging. Yes, it tilts up, down, and left and right. Or up and down in landscape and up and down in portrait, if you prefer thinking of it that way. Didn't seem any weaker or tougher than the T1's style of tilting. It's fine, it works, don't worry about it.
     
    Yes, it's got 4K. He doesn't shoot video at all, and I don't shoot video with SLR or mirrorless, so this isn't an area either of us care about. I just saw that 4K was mentioned in the menu, and he told me that Fuji had told him it has a 10-minute limit on 4K files. So, kinda the same situation as Nikon's in. (They have a 3-minute limit, right?) But yeah, it's not something either of us uses, so I don't know what else I could tell you about this. But it does it, there. Another thing to tick off on the back of the box for marketing. Other video options remain unchanged from the Pro2, as far as I could see/tell with my limited interest in mirrorless video.
     
    Focus on a still subject—my coffee cup—under slightly-dim lighting seemed the same as the Pro2. Used the 23mm f/1.4. Same focus point arrangement as the Pro2. Same joystick for AF point control on the back a the Pro2 has. We already knew it had it, of course, but I've seen some people wish for it to be larger, have more positive movement, etc. It felt exactly the same, to me. So no change there.
    Can't say anything on focus tracking. Didn't test it. Not many high-speed subjects in the back of a Starbucks.

    Burst rate is faster than the Pro2's. Apparently, Fuji told him it could max out at 9fps. He told me he's experienced some slowdown for focusing, etc, which is normal for any camera. So he reckons 8.5fps is what you actually get. I gave it a quick go just pointing at the table, to see where the buffer would kick in. It didn't seem to last any longer than the Pro2's, but it did get 32 frames of uncompressed raw in the same time span. (About 3 seconds, felt like.) That's about 5 or 6 more than the Pro2 manages, and for the same stretch of time, that does work out to be around 9fps. So I expect Fuji are being honest when they told him 9fps is the max. A dark table in a dim room is a pretty easy and quick scene to capture, so pretty ideal for maxing out the FPS and buffer. Who knows if they'll try to market it as 9fps or 8.5, or even just 8, so people aren't disappointed when it comes to bursting more complex shots. In any case, it got more shots in the same time as the Pro2 does, so we've got a faster burst and a deeper buffer, but ultimately covering the same 3-and-a-bit seconds.
    Like I said, just pointed at the table, so I can't speak for how well that keeps up when combined with continuous focus tracking.
    I don't know about the boost mode with the grip. Didn't have it on the camera. If they split the burst so it's 8fps without grip, for consistency, and 11fps with the grip for speed, that'd make sense. Having the camera without the grip be capable of 9fps but only shoot at 8fps is a sensible thing to do for the sake of the shutter's lifespan, write speeds, being able to market a deeper buffer, etc. But right there this afternoon, with no grip, it shot above 8fps.
    The only thing about the grip I can say is that, having seen the basic body in person, it definitely will be a new grip. There's no way the old grip would be compatible with this body. Different door shapes, different grip depth. Fuji did send the new grip to him with the body, but he's just not a grip user so he's not bothered with it. I am a grip user, so I asked more about it, but yeah, he doesn't use it so not much to say. It's new, it's got that boost mode, and the old grip won't work. Everything we already knew, basically.
     
    As far as focusing, burst, and write speeds go, the camera was in the high performance mode. Didn't try putting it in power saving. I can only assume everything slows down in power saving, just like with every other Fuji camera.

    Write speed for a single frame felt to be about the same speed as the Pro2, with an SDXC card in the UHS-II slot. This wasn't a technical test, no other cards to try in different slots.

    Start up time seems the same as the Pro2 and wake up time felt a tiny bit faster than the Pro2. Couldn't time it, obviously. But it seemed a fraction quicker.

    Battery he had in it was the same old NP-W126. I expressed some disappointment on this, because I'm always hoping for larger-capacity batteries. But I remain hopeful, because the battery is one of the things which most commonly changes between pre-production and final release models. I really hope this is changed and we get a bigger capacity for the release. But for what it's worth, this pre-production unit was using the NP-W126, just like the Pro2, Pro1, T1, T10, E2, E1...
     
    Nothing new in terms of colour profiles (film simulations), .jpg settings, etc. All the same as the Pro2. No idea on raw handling because, of course, no software supports T2 raws, yet. But my friend said the .jpgs he's been shooting have been identical to the ones out of his Pro2, so yeah. Everything's the same there, as we all expect.

    Micro USB port, unlabelled, but it looked to me like a micro B, and he told me Fuji said it's USB 3.0, though he's had no use for it. (Of course, no software right now supports the T2.) That should help for tethering, I suppose? Not that Fuji's tethering is worth a damn. In any case, hey, looks like a micro USB 3.0 port is on the cards. (Though wasn't the Pro2 meant to have micro USB 3.0, too? But that ended up having micro USB 2.0. So I won't be surprised if Fuji decides to be cheap and downgrades the T2 to USB 2.0. But hey, pre-production has 3.0.)
     
    Mini HDMI port is still there. I'm guessing that it's a D-type, like the Pro2 has; he didn't know which particular version and I don't know enough about the different types of mini HDMI to identify it. It's unlabelled. In any case, hey, it's there, looks just like it is with the Pro2. Ditto for the audio ports.
     
    Doors for battery/port/card access all have the same double action hinge and latch as the Pro2's battery door has. It's just less flimsy than the T1 had. Nothing about them suggested to me that it is any better weather-sealed, though. Feels very much like this is still a 'weather resistant' body and not a 'weather sealed' body.
     
    All the stuff people have bizarrely asked for, even though it's obvious it would never have, were indeed not there: no IBIS, no pop-up flash, no CF cards, no APS-H or 35mm sensor, no bayer sensor.

     
     
    So, there you have it. Everything I could glean from ~60 seconds with a pre-production X-T2 body. I don't think there's anything else to say, didn't get to give it a proper test or mount my own lenses or memory cards or shoot with it. I'll happily answer questions if I can, but I don't know what else I could say; if you're curious about something which I've not already written about, then chances are it's something I didn't look at or think to ask about. Obviously I'm asking about the camera as much as I can without being annoying, and I hope I'll be able to beg for a little more time with it at some point. But for now, that's about the extent of all I know and saw.
     
    This might be interesting to you, it might be boring, I don't know. Just thought I may as well share 'cause I can.
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    darknj reacted to jenwe in Crop Factor on Fuji Lenses, Why?   
    No offense, but you just need some knowledge about focal length and physics
     
    A lens never knows the sensor behind it. A 35mm will always be a 35mm, regardless if there's a Canikon, Hasselblad oder Fuji behind it. Or even a smartphone. What will definitely change is the angle of view. It's much smaller on a small sensor so it seems as if the focal length would be a greater one.
     
    So what you really want is the same angle of view on every camera. But no one ever uses this attribute - all we talk about is the focal length. This is why everyone is confused when it comes to the crop factor.
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    darknj reacted to CRAusmus in Why no battery grip for Fuji x-t10?   
    Professionals use the X-T10.  Doesn't matter what level the camera is.  What matters is what is the right tool for you.  That's all that matters.  The only people worried about what level of camera you are using for your craft are usually found on those web forums that center around those other brands.
     
    It doesn't have a grip because there is no way for the grip to communicate with the camera.  That is the question asked by the OP, that is the answer provided by the community.  Fuji chose to not make available because the target market for the camera isn't the sector of the market that exactly purchases the add-ons users of the T1 series will.
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    darknj got a reaction from Dr.Nipun in X-T10 firmware update wishlist   
    1. That is a very specific example, unless your shooting style is only with off camera flash, for the rest of us who don't use off flash that often, it works just fine. And even then, once the aperture is set, there is hardly any need to change it. And if you change angle, you know how wide open or close down you need to be. I am really sorry, but I see only workflow issues, not real concern of camera design.
     
    2. The speed dial has enough resistance to not move by accident. Just set it there and leave it. If you are to be certain, just have a quick look at it when taking it out of the bag and that's all.
     
    3. AF-L or the back button should do the trick then.
     
    4. Agreed but is called the X-T1, X-T10 is clearly aimed at enthusiasts who will be perfectly fine with jpeg files. 
     
    5. No issue, that's clearly a flaw of it, I don't do much HDR shots and even find it rather annoying that I can't go to +/- 2EV.
     
    Now, following your comment I really get the impression you got yourself the wrong tool for your needs. The X-T10 is a good camera but maybe not suited for your needs. If I were you, I would really consider shooting style and see if the X-T10 does fit in. If it doesn't sell the camera and try another another body, it doesn't matter if if it is a Fuji or not. 
     
    The right tool for the right job.
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    darknj reacted to bffmike in How you can tell that Fuji are Serious about their Len's   
    Yes but with Fuji it will be beautiful looking crap.
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    darknj got a reaction from Curiojo in editing jpegs in LR and export settings   
    Yes, if you lower the quality of a Jpeg file and export it again with a lower quality level it is going be degraded and the more you do it, the worst it will become.
     
    As for the sharpening in Lightroom, it works somewhat on a Jpeg file, but since you don't have access to all the pixels data, the software is going to guess its course of action, which can be detrimental at tomes.
    Straight out of camera, you can adjust it directly from the menu to your flavor, I usually tone it down as I don't like the camera's engine over sharpening the output, I would rather have a softer look than the contrary.
    Then again, your personal taste might/will disagree with me.
     
    In an ideal world, those settings shouldn't stay fixed, you are to move them around depending on your need, subject, taste, ambiance,... It took me several weeks before I got a balance in the Jpeg output for noise, sharpness,... settings to suit my taste. And even then, I make changes to them on the spot from the Q menu if I need to do so.
     
    Then again, I shoot raw, so a lot of these considerations are overshadowed as I can change them whenever I want. I keep the Jpeg files just in case I need to quickly share them or print them out on the Instax SP1 printer.
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    darknj reacted to d750guy in Fujifilm X-T2 rumors   
    You are wrong.  The Xpro1's release price is exactly the same as the Xpro2.    And I suspect the XT2's release price will be exactly the same at the XT1, $1299.
     
    https://www.google.com/#q=fujifilm+x+pro1+release+price
     
     
     
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    darknj got a reaction from rrrrrichard in Wireless TTL flash with Fuji X-T1   
    I don't think there are any wireless TTL solution yet for the Fuji flash system. We are expecting a few things from the new Nissin i60 flash as it has radio built in but until release and tested, there really isn't much for off camera TTL.
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