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Hi Pathpix, I do apologise for the late reply!... Others have already given you all the correct answers to your questions, so there's nothing for me to add. Cheers, Val

Hi Pathpix, you're very welcome. If I may suggest, try using Adobe Bridge instead of the Fuji Raw Converter. Bridge opens the raw files directly into Adobe Camera Raw, where you can apply all adjustments, as well as Fuji's profiles for their various films (I compared them with in-camera JPGs and there was virtually no difference). From Camera Raw you can then go directly into Photoshop. This will spare you the pain of using Fuji's terrible UI and converting to TIFF, which tend to be very large files. If you any more questions, everyone here will be happy to answer them, or feel free to pop me a PM. Val

Hello Pathpix, and welcome to the world of mirrorless cameras. I recently bought my first Fuji and I'm very happy with it. I personally use Adobe Lightroom to both download and edit my images and I'm pleased with the results I obtain. I only look at photos at 100% to check focus; my opinion on image quality is then based on prints. I have to say that images printed on A3+ fine art paper look stunning. Fuji own raw converter is absolutely terrible, in my opinion, not because of image rendition, but because the user interface looks like from the 80s... I tried Iridient Developer and it is capable of extracting more details, but I can't justify spending more money on software to get a little bit more sharpness out of my raw files. Plus it also means I need to export the image in TIFF from LR, sharpen and import back. I'm happy with my workflow, so I'll keep it that way! I can't comment on other raw converters because I haven't tried them and don't feel the need to do so. Hope this is helpful! Val

Just a quick interim report. I've done some testing and shot about 400 images, uncompressed raw. I used a variety of setting, such as: CH at 8 fps, bracketing, tracking, single shot auto and manual ISO settings. using one card only or two, recording on both slots simultaneously I'm happy to say I had no camera freeze whatsoever. I'm both pleased and befuddled... I don't know why it froze before, but it seems to back to normal now. I will do more testing and keep you posted. Val ps: What's also very impressive (at least for me) is that the battery is at 60% of charge after some many shots!

Unfortunately, I must report that today I started experiencing these freezes... I had the X-T2 for a couple of weeks and never had any issues until now. The issue started happening when I set the camera in bracketing mode with auto-ISO. I noticed the screen going very bright with and then the camera becomes unresponsive. Switched back to single shot and 200 ISO, but that didn't make any difference. The only way to "defrost" the camera is to pop the battery out, as others have reported. I'm using 16GB Lexar 1000x UHS-II cards in both slots. I formatted both of them, for good measure, but the camera still freezes. I will try different cards and see if that's the root cause of the problem. If by any chance I find a fix for this problem, I will report back. If it continues, I will contact Fuji and see what they have to say. Regards, Val

Thanks JpP, that's good to know you can see the percentage on the LCD, though it would be nice to have it on the EVF too!

Hello JpP, You're welcome. Now that you mention it, I think I saw an article or video that said something about the battery percentages... Regards, Val

Hi JpP, As far as I can tell by reading the X-T2 manual, there isn't an option to show the percentage for the battery level. Maybe I'm wrong, but I couldn't find it. Cheers, Val

Cool, thanks Mike! I will look into that charger then.

Hello Mike, I am a Nikon D810 user and I won't be selling this camera any time soon. It's a great piece of equipment, but way too heavy to carry it around on a daily basis, even with a prime lens... I can definitely live with a shorter battery life, since a couple of extra batteries don't weigh that much. I just wish manufactures made chargers that could charge two batteries at the same time! (Phase One does actually) I bought my X-T2 from Wex. I was one of the lucky few who got it on the day it started selling. I live in Suffolk, so I just drove there. I completely agree with you, the customer service is excellent and I got a fair price out the equipment I sold to them. I will send you a PM, if you don't mind, regarding the X-T2 which is not related to this thread, so that we don't go off topic here. Cheers, Val

Hi Mike, Thank you for your clarification! I was a bit confused by the numbering too... I'm glad to know that my number of shots isn't far off the average. Being used to a DSLR, I need to come to terms that I won't get the same battery life. However, I'm still extremely pleased with the camera. Val

My first test on a full battery and got about 200 shots. I was expecting at least 300 if not more, but then I've been fiddling with a few settings and switching between EVF and LCD. Hopefully I will get more in my next run. Mike G, would you mind sharing the setting you use, if it's ok? I'd like to get the same number shots as you do. Thank you!

Hello everyone, I recently got my X-T2 and indeed I noticed it gets warm pretty quickly, just taking stills, no continuous shooting or video. The area that gets warm is near the tripod socket and battery grip contacts. I don't know if that will affect battery life or not, but it's definitely noticeable. It's not uncomfortable, but I hope it won't cause any issue, or need to send it for repair. I love this camera and I'd be annoyed if I had to part from it for a while... ;-) Val

Hello dalto and Gaz55, nice to meet you both! The only other camera that gave me so much pleasure in taking photos, was the Leica M6 (which for some reason I sold and I still regret it...).

Good evening everyone! My name is Valerio and I live in the United Kingdom. I recently bought a Fuji X-T2 and I'm extremely pleased with it! I was interested in the X-T1, but it had a few niggles I wasn't really happy about, so I decided to wait until the X-T2 was released. During my life I used many cameras, from large format, to tiny point-and-shoots. Actually, my first digital camera was a Fuji FinePix A405, which took lovely images. I currently also use a Nikon D810, a fantastic camera, but far too heavy to carry around every day. Anyways, I just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. I hope to make good friends with fellow Fuji X users! Cheers, Val