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My reply was a bit critical of Fuji... I do really love the image quality: at low iso's very smooth and almost nonexistent grain (and still beautiful at higher iso's) and the great film simulations. When I photographed with film I used Velvia and Provia quite a bit. And one of the things that really sold me on the camera was Fuji's commitment to firmware updates and usually across all of their body and lens lines. I watched a YouTube video recently that really spoke to me called "Fuji Rethink RAW" by Lee Varis. I highly recommend it. One advantage of changing camera systems is that you're forced to rethink a lot of what you did in the past that you took for granted and stopped questioning. Another one is that now I will go out shooting and try out the different film simulations on my subject to see how they enhance my image and now I plan to also try altering shadow and highlight settings. I stopped thinking about Black & White many years ago but I do now and I've started using it depending upon my subject. Because of the Varis video I have a renewed appreciation for JPEGs. Anyway, the X-T2 is much more than it's electronic viewfinder and light weight and size! And I do love it.

Thanks for the welcome, F_J_Woods. I really loved my Canon gear. I've owned several film based Canon cameras and many Canon DSLRs. By the time I decided to try mirrorless, I owned a 7D MII, a 5D MIII and mostly L (luxury glass) full-frame lenses. Canon cameras were very easy to operate since I had owned them since the late 1970s and they always felt good in my hands. My only reason for switching to mirrorless was weight, size, and EVF. Because I always like to have a camera with me and I also like to hike (or travel) with a camera, the bulkiness and weight of my Canon gear became a real pain for me (literally). I use my Olympus gear more than my Fuji because Olympus is more compact and maybe a bit lighter. I do like my X-T2 since it's quite light and the controls are easy to use but because it's sensor is an aps-c, the lenses can be larger--just like my canon lenses were. The big difference though is that the Canon white lenses are still heavier so the Fuji shooting experience is more comfortable for me and I can carry the 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 in my hands for longer periods without feeling fatigued. Some things that bother me about the X-T2 is the "sometimes" wormy grain, the slower autofocus tracking (even with the booster grip), and the fewer fast lens choices. The Fuji 100-400mm lens is slower than Canon's 100-400mm and yet it is as large, if not slightly larger than the Canon lens. Things like that bother me. But, I still prefer shooting with the Fuji gear. And something that I learned owning Canon gear for so many years was patience--camera companies really do want to improve their products and keep their customers happy.

I signed on to this forum several months ago but then did nothing. Recently, I had a problem with updating my X-T2's firmware and some of the members helped me resolve my issue. Since I am still learning about my camera and really have many questions about it, I thought, why not join this forum? I have enjoyed photography for many years and primarily used Canon equipment for at least the last 30. Several years ago I began to explore other systems, mostly because I wanted to decrease the amount of weight I was carrying. I could have switched to lighter Canon equipment but I was curious about mirrorless systems and so I began to explore Olympus and Fujifilm. I currently photograph with Olympus micro 4/3rds and Fujifilm equipment. Both are lighter systems and have many excellent lenses. I'm excited that Fuji is adding an 80mm 1:1 macro lens since I enjoy macro photography. Speaking of which, my photography interests are very broad. I love to photograph nature, travel, sports, architecture, etc. I love having a camera in my hands and carry one with me most of the time--another reason to use light, compact, equipment. I look forward to reading posts in this forum, learn more about my Fuji camera, and, hopefully, also contribute to this forum.

dfaye, I read your email too and you hit the nail on the head. And, milandro, I had forgotten that my computer had an SD card reader in the back of it! Since I use mirrorless exclusively now I will definitely use that reader also. I had forgotten about it because I mostly used compact flash cards in the past. Once I learn to do something a certain way, I tend to forget about other options. I've never introduced myself to the forum so I plan to send an email doing so.

These are all very good suggestions. I decided to answer Arthur's question first: what is the name of the file I'm copying, and discovered that the file was FWUP0010-11.DAT. I cleared the download screen attached to the screen I was in but my computer was keeping a copy of all of the downloads in another, more permanent file. Therefore, every time I did a download my computer was adding a version number such as FWUP0010-version number. And therefore, my camera was not recognizing the download. So, once I deleted the previous versions from the permanent download "folder" everything was fine. I just completed the firmware update and it worked perfectly. Thanks for all of your suggestions and thanks for your question, Arthur! I haven't been reading this forum but will certainly do so now. Thanks again to all of you!

Don't know if I understand what you mean, CDBC. My computer is an Apple iMac connected to the Internet and I download the firmware update onto the iMac then I drag the file into the SD card reader that is attached to the iMac via a USB cable. And then I put the SD card into my X-T2, etc. All of this is what Fuji lists as the proper procedure for updating my camera's firmware. By the way, thank you for your reply.

I have a firmware update issue. I use a fully charged X-T2 camera battery; I reformat my SD card in the camera; I download a current firmware file for my camera body from the fuji site onto my iMac; i drag the new file from my iMac (software version OS Sierra V 10.12.6) onto the SD card; I load the card into slot 1 of my X-T2 camera body; then I hit the display back button and the camera on button; I get the firmware update screen, I say OK choosing the body update; then I get this message: "Firmware Not found in card slot 1. Turn off the camera." I've tried to do this at least 10 times and I've cleared the download file on my computer many times. Several months after I bought the camera new from B&H i updated my firmware without issue but now that I'm trying to do it again, I keep getting this message saying the camera can't find the firmware file in card slot 1. Any ideas what might be wrong????