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Isn't this what the XH line is for?

Well that's true!

For those who have the XT4, and don't shoot video, I'm wondering what you think about the new video-centric features like the stills/movie dial and the flip screen. I'm using an XT2 for studio (food/product) photography plus general use. I'm still not sure how I feel about the flip screen. I can see it being an advantage for tripod shooting but otherwise I see it as getting in the way of anything else. The new stills/movie dial is incredibly bothersome to me. They took away a feature I used all the time and replaced it with something I will never use. Also, I have to wonder why they decided to put all this video stuff in the XT line instead of the XH line. They already had one camera geared towards stills and another towards hybrid shooters. Why not beef up the XH for video and improve on stills features (and possibly remove video features) for the XT? Here's the thing, I'm fine with skipping this generation and waiting for the XT5 but I feel like there's a gamble they'll move more towards video and alienate those who only shoot stills. If I'm thinking ahead, I'm a little concerned that I should start looking at other platforms in a couple years. This is going to prevent me from buying any new Fuji lenses if I think I might switch.

I have an XT2 and have no issues transferring images from that camera. With the X100V, I'm getting really, REALLY frustrated and tired of not being able to use the app to transfer images. - I had no problem pairing the devices. - I have opened the Fuji Remote app and have Fujifilm-x100V-18B8 visible with a flashing bluetooth icon and a solid wifi icon. - The camera says: iPhone-7459. Start Up Fujifilm app for digital camera and select the function Fujifilm-x100v-18B8. - When I select Single Image Transfer on iPhone I get one of two events; (1) "Turn on the camera power on. It might take approx 10 seconds to connect." then closes. (2) Same message as above but then "Camera is processing. Switch to the Play menu or the Shooting menu." - That's it. It happens every time now. I was able to transfer images the first few times but now, nothing. I know the easy response is to delete the app and pair again. I have done that once already and will do that again after I submit this. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a a specific sequence of opening / turning on that needs to be followed? Do I have to manually connect to the wifi first? Are there settings or other functions that may be interfering with the transfer? None of this stuff is in the manual and isn't spelled out in the app or on the phone.

For my style of photography (food, product, interiors), I’ve realized I should be working with tilt shift. To be clear, I’m not interested in miniaturized photos. I currently have native Fuji and several Canon FD lenses for my XT-2. It seems Canon to Fuji isn’t popular for tilt shift adapters. My guess is because the canon 17 and 24 ts lenses exist so an ef-fx would suffice. I’m of course hoping to spend the least amount of money and utilize what I have for now. My first question is if there’s an fd-fx tilt shift adapter I haven’t found? Second question is what are you using for tilt shift? Third, I mean, it’s not possible to make a Fuji lens tilt shift, right? I did see the Cambo Acrus but that’s beyond my price range right now. Actus on GFX is my end goal. Finally, what would you personally recommend, (I’d like to be under $500 right now) and can you share some samples? I think I saw a $300 nikkor to fx adapter so that may be where I end up. Thanks!

As far as I know, only the Zeiss Touit line offers AF for X mount. Is there a particular reason why we don't see Sigma, Samyang, or Tamron offer auto focus X mount lenses when they do offer them for Sony?

Awesome. I certainly considered it was a problem with me and using my camera/flash properly. Because it was happening right at 500 though, and me being new to flash photography in general, I was looking for an easier answer - like turn X function on/off. Thanks!!

I've added a couple snapshots for examples.

I have an XT2 with Godox X1TF and TT350F. I'm unable to get flash to sync faster than 1/250. I'm shooting with Auto FP, TTL and unable to change the camera to Manual flash. Pretty sure I'm missing something stupid here. Edit / with photos: I'm starting to think maybe I'm describing my problem incorrectly. First of all, I've already stated that FP and TTL are enabled. I've also been testing with the TT350F attached to the camera and I'm getting the same results. The real issue is that the exposure difference between 250 and 500 is quite dramatic. Like, one is too bright and one is too dark. This is more noticeable with smaller apertures with the subject further away. If I stop down to 2.8 and shoot a subject at 1M, the exposure between 250 and 500 is closer. Although, at 250, I'm definitely still seeing the effect of the flash (bright spot) where as at 500 I think I'm just getting a better exposure just because I've stopped down and the SS is faster than the flash. The following snapshots are both f8, iso200. 1/250 https://www.dropbox.com/s/yu2u6k7rhzmx5gj/250.png?dl=0 1/500 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3pjvc8wztx7qcrm/500.png?dl=0

I started this food blog about six months ago because I love to cook and have always loved food photography. As I start taking this a little more seriously, I'm looking around at other food photography on blog sites and I'm getting a little discouraged with the FujiX platform. I feel like it's pretty obvious most bloggers are using $2,000+ DSLR bodies and my XT-2 just can't keep up. I'd appreciate some critique on my photos (links below) and some tips on how I can maybe get more out of the Fuji system. I feel like I'm having difficulty getting the correct exposure out of the XT2. I always have to stop up in post because doing so in-camera seems to over expose. Adding more lights just seems to blow out the highlights and increase the contrast. So light is one problem. The other problem, I think, is the lack of a full frame sensor. I can't describe it but there's a clear difference between my images and those from a 5D iii. Sharpness has always been an issue as well. I've moved from Lightroom to Capture One for better RAF rendering but I'm still not okay with the sharpness. I typically shoot on an inexpensive tripod with a 2 second timer. I'm by no means a seasoned photographer or even a professional cook so I know I have a long way to go. I typically shoot with either a Touit 32mm 1.8 or at the 56mm 1.2. My kitchen is smallish so anything more than 56mm is going to be tough - still eyeing up that 80mm though. I started out with a 3x2 box light but have been using an Neewer LED panel light for a few months now. I haven't really used a flash or speedlight. I have some bounce cards and a diffuser for fill and to reduce contrast. I LOVE my XT2 and all the lenses but I'm not so confident that they're the best tool for professional still / studio photography. By the chatter I see on the FujiX sites, it doesn't seem like there's many studio photographers around here either. Here's a link to my Flickr album https://flic.kr/s/aHskBzAS5Y and here's my website http://eatup.kitchen. Those are all low quality JPGs but I can post more elsewhere if requested. Thanks.

Gotcha. I've tried that. The changes apply to both he EVF and the LCD. So if you turn off histogram, its off for both the EVF and LCD :-(

You're talking about Screen Set-Up > Disp. Custom Settings? I jus tried what you suggested but this option is not available for My Menu. Am I understanding you correctly? Actually, I'd be asking them to add a function back to the system being that the X-E2 can still do this. The two options that exist right now are useless in my opinion. Opt1. full screen / Opt2. small screen. Here's a screenshot from the X-E2 manual

Sorry - X-T2. It only has two display modes. One with the indicators inside the shot and one with them outside the shot. Here's a screenshot from the manual.

On the main LCD display of the X-T2, as you press Display you can toggle between the histogram view, indicator overlay, or unobstructed live view. Looking at the manual on pages 18 and 19, there doesn't seem to be a way to have the unobstructed live view through the EVF. I find this super annoying. If I'm not missing something, is there a way to submit this suggestion to Fuji? For reference, my X-E2 does what I'm talking about.

I completely gave up on this. I've resorted to just plugging my camera in to an external monitor via the HDMI cable. It's not the most convenient or comfortable but at least it works.

I'm seriously considering the switch from LR to C1. Wish there was a way to reduce cost and ditch Adobe.

I just want to make sure I'm doing this correctly and getting everything I can out of this software. Having to purchase an extra plugin and opening different windows just to take a picture makes this feel like something's not right. I did watch the instructional video but it sort of stops right at the point where you start using the software. I guess aside from the tether program acting completely disconnected from Lightroom, I can't get focus to work. I'm on LR CC and have purchased the Fuji Tether Plugin Pro v 1.602. My XT-2 is on FW 2.10. I open LR and start a new tethered session; File > Tethered Capture > Start new Tethered Capture. I get a control window that pops up once it recognizes my camera and I can take pictures with the 'shutter' button. These photos show up in my Library in LR. I can also go to my menu bar and select Show Fuji Tether Plugin Pro. This brings up a window which, by default, is on Camera (USB) on the left and Preview on the right. This view does absolutely nothing. I can select PC from the menu on the left which also at first does nothing until I select LIVE VIEW on the right. Now I can see my camera and make some exposure adjustments. So, when I want to view what my camera sees, I should not use the menu that says Camera and instead use PC. What It seems I can not do is use the AF/MF Settings. Once I turn on Focus Area, I can click in my frame to designate a focus area but that doesn't actually tell my camera to focus. When I click on my shutter button, nothing happens. I can not take a picture with the AF/MF Settings turned on. In the Preferences for Fuji Tethered Plugin Pro, there's an option to "Specify action of clicking on the Live View window". The options are Move Focus Area, Instant AF, and Instant AF and Shoot. The first one is the only one that results in a proper action. If I exit out of the Fuji Tethered Plugin Pro and just use the built in LR capture tool, my camera will focus as expected. Please let me know what things I'm getting wrong. All I want to do is see a large view of my subject, click to focus, and take a picture. I've spent too much time and money trying to make this work.

I recently picked up the 18mm on eBay and I'm finding that the aperture ring is extremely tight. It feels like maybe it was repaired and the screws were tightened too much. Wondering if you're aware of any instructional repair videos or if you know how to adjust this.

I did get PCAutosave to install and run on my Mac. Thanks! Unfortunately, it takes several minutes to transfer one jpg and it eventually failed while attempting image number two.

Well... being that I've posted in the XT2 forum, one may presume I'm an XT2 owner. I was working with the 23 1.4 and a Touit 32 1.8 yesterday. I love MF assist but that's tough when you're shooting under f5.6 at moving objects. I guess it just takes a lot of practice to know how to configure your camera before you take the shot. Ultimately, I kept shooting single point and had decent results. Thanks!

Nice catch ;-) Thanks.

TLDR; what focusing configuration is best for candid family gatherings? I'm a hobbits who typically shoots on the street, landscape, and still life objects. Having the family together is always the best time to take photos and I'm trying to make a stronger effort to do this. I was trying to use face and eye / face not eye detection with more than one person in the frame. I had tried all three types of focus modes with continuous focusing on/off. Ultimately, to get a clear image, I had to resort to manually moving the focus point in single point S mode. I should also note I haven't really used any other digital cameras outside of Fuji. Is focusing on people's faces typically challenging or am I doing something wrong? The camera would focus on inanimate objects, or objects on the edges of the frame instead of near the focusing point when I had wide / tracking focusing selecting. Quickly adjusting the camera's focusing properties is the single more difficult aspect of photography for me. I'd love some help to get better at it. Here's a good example of what I'm talking about http://i.imgur.com/v7Diy4u.jpeg

Or just change your playback to Slot 2 prior to turning wifi on. You can do this in playback by pressing the Menu button twice. As long as you're reviewing JPGs, you shouldn't have a problem.

I may have to. I can't even find out if it's possible to transfer over usb or wifi. I purchased the new MacBook Pro which requires some extra adapters. I'm trying to reduce the amount of cables and adapters in my life.

So I waited for the new firmware to come out. I still can't transfer images from my XT2 to my Mac either with a cable or over wifi. Tethering works fine but I don't care about that. Any ideas?