BobJ

I can't say that I have noticed the XT-2 as being any worse than the XT-1. In my experience power consumption is mostly determined by use of the EVF and the LCD rather than by making exposures. Don't chimp (it shouldn't be necessary), play a lot with the camera when you first get it so that you have all the buttons set how you want and don't need to delve into the menus. Set the power time-out to 2 minutes, unless the camera is on a tripod, in which case you will curse the fact that the power timeout can only be set by delving into the menu. The power meter is much more accurate on the XT-2 so at least when you get the red battery symbol you have got more than the 10 or 20 seconds to go that you had with the XT-1

It's a good idea to swap the AE-L and AF-L button functions around via the button/dial settings menu, as it is much easier to operate the AE-L button with your thumb than the AF-L.

Hello everyone, I have been looking at this forum for some time and thought it was about time that I gave something back. I am a retired computer engineer living in the Midlands of England. Being 'ancient of days' I come from a film based background. I still have a darkroom but I haven't used it for a long time. Photography was put on the back burner when my wife became ill. Then in 2012, after her passing, I started in earnest again. I had a Sony A99 which was a fine camera but most of the lenses I had were old Minolta lenses. I also had a Mamiya 645 Pro (film). In 2014 I decided to go on a photography workshop in Romania and I realised that I didn't want to carry the big kit, So I bought an X-E2 with the 18-55mm, a 14mm and the 55-200mm. I was so pleased with it that I sold the A99, the Mamiya, and all the lenses. Then when the X-T1 came out I bought it. Later I had the X-E2 converted to infra-red by ACS. I have had an X-T2 for a couple of weeks now and have some things to say about it. So standby for a post on that. I attach what is one of the best images I took in Romania.