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  1. kimcarsons
    Quite convincing.
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    If you rely on autofocus, you're not going to enjoy it. If you use flash and a small aperture and zone focusing, you can get by, but as the previous poster hinted at, you're going to chew through your batteries in your standby time between shots (which is really true of any mirrorless system.) Then again, if you're using a small aperture and flash, then you're not demanding much of your sensor and optics and could get similar results from any cheapo DSLR with a crap lens. EDIT: Also, mirrorless cameras are more vulnerable to laser damage than DSLRS because the sensor is always exposed to light.
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    What is your game anyway? I see you applying this same derailing tactic in many threads on the forum...
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    You're the one who's presenting it as proof of something. And even if it did survive, it's anecdotal anyway. I've had my X-T2 in the rain for hours without issue. That doesn't mean that OP's didn't have a manufacturing defect that let water in where it shouldn't... You can pile on all the evidence that most X-T2's don't leak and all that does it make it all the more distressing that when one does leak, Fuji won't stand by the warranty for it. Shameful.
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    I think those tree branches against the sky qualify as backlight... I haven't personally tried to focus on such a subject with the X-T2 because even from DLSR days I would have low expectations of a good result from such a subject.
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    Thanks! I found the lockup thread after posting and indeed it does seem to be referring to (mostly) the same problem (I have only had one lockup that required removing the battery, and it was while the screen said "write error."). I was under the impression that that issue had been fixed in the previous firmware update---seemed like people stopped complaining about the lock-ups. I hadn't seen the second thread, thanks again. It is disappointing that slot 2 is inherently slower, because I am using the two cards in the BACKUP configuration. The cards I'm using now are Lexar 1000x 64GB, but these are not the only cards I've had trouble with. So far, the only cards that have worked for me reliably are Lexar 1800x 32GB. I have not tried the Lexar 2000x or the Sandisk Extreme Pro UHS-II because they're so ridiculously expensive and I'm not actually after speed here, I just want a card that works consistently/reliably in the camera and doesn't result in a long EVF switching delay. But it's hard to say what really works, because after removing the battery and playing musical chairs with cards, the 1000x appear to be working without issue. Of course, I don't trust it to stay that way.
  7. kimcarsons
    I don't know of any particular problems with "fine structures." The phase detect AF system is only sensitive to vertical lines, though, so subject lacking in those will result in AF failure. I think your example my be failing because of backlight in the shot, which will also cause AF failures. There are many ways to make the AF system fail. In order to figure out if you've discovered a new one, you're going to have to go about it scientifically. Of course, it could also be a problem with the lens... Just recently Fuji released a firmware update to the 18-135mm lens to fix erratic AF at the long end, and the 18-55mm had OIS vibrations at the long end for years before the firmware fix came out.
  8. kimcarsons
    Heh. Nice try. You could do the same thing with a non-weather-sealed camera, that doesn't mean it's still going to be working 10 minutes later after the ingress has had time to reach the electronics.
  9. kimcarsons
    I agree with you that one shouldn't have to compensate for AF inaccuracy. I'm just saying that even shooting at f/16 does not guarantee and in-focus image. If the lens focuses past infinity (which is likely with AF failure for subjects at this distance), then the shot will be a little out of focus even at the smallest/sharpest aperture.
  10. kimcarsons
    It all depends on how much the camera is shaking and how close you zoom in to examine the picture. The reciprocal rule is from the film days. I'm just saying if you want to provide an example of the problem, it would be best to use the same shutter speed in both shots, and preferably a more three dimensional scene so if the focus was missed we can see where it landed. It would also help to see the entire shot, because if there's any backlight in it then that will definitely contribute to AF failures.
  11. kimcarsons
    Actually, it can be. These lenses can focus past infinity, in which case everything will appear out of focus, even with a small aperture.
  12. kimcarsons
    Could be camera shake there, since you've got a slower shutter speed at F/5.6. It's hard to tell if it's out of focus without seeing something in the frame that *is* in focus. Not saying I don't believe you...
  13. kimcarsons
    If you had no intention of being helpful, why did you even respond?
  14. kimcarsons
    I found a very reliable way to reproduce the read errors. Put a card with a at least a hundred frames in slot 1, then use the copy function to transfer all frames to slot 2. When you do this with your Lexar 2000 cards, do you get a read error?
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    Both cards slots on the X-T2 are supposed to be UHS-II enabled. But I've noticed a curious thing since I started running two UHS-II cards in my X-T2. If both cards are installed in the camera, I get delays and read errors when reviewing photos. If one card is in the camera, and it's in slot 1, then there are no (fewer) read errors and reviewing photos is fast. If one card is in the camera, and it's in slot 2, then there are no (fewer) read errors but reviewing photos is much slower. Likewise, in sequential mode, the write speed of slot 2 is slower than slot 1 (13 seconds to clear buffer vs 10). Do others have the same experience? Did I miss something in the fine print where slot 2 isn't really UHS-II enabled?
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    So many of Fuji's ergonomic decisions seem to be done this way... Very "focused" as if they never considered any conditions outside the ones they're currently thinking of (like that not everyone holds a camera with two hands at arms length and has inch long fingernails). This one reminds me a bit of the way the EF-X20 flash turns off when you turn off the camera or the camera goes to sleep... But it doesn't turn back on when you wake the camera. Which kind of makes the thing useless for anyone with an attention span longer than 3 minutes. Just imagining the kind of narrow focus required to design something so daft is painful. I wish they would just hand their prototypes to photographers for testing/feedback before signing off on them...
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    Oh, I don't think it has been mentioned yet. Please Fuji, please fix the sd card related EVF switching delay and the read/write errors with various brands of cards. I have spent ~$150 on SD cards for the X-T2 trying to find something that works!
  18. kimcarsons
    I think on the X-T1 you do the shutter speed micro-adjustment with the D-Pad buttons on the rear. At least that's how it works on the X-Pro1. The whole old-school dials thing is actually very clumsy when you really get down to using it in real life. Especially if you have the camera on a strap or put it into a bag and pull it out again. Working with a Fuji just requires checking your settings very frequently.
  19. kimcarsons
    You can crop, but you have to develop the RAW to a JPEG and then crop the JPEG (menu button, not Q button). Still, I agree.
  20. kimcarsons
    For one thing, you could use it to raise the black point, which the shadows control doesn't let you do.
  21. kimcarsons
    People complained about aperture chatter, this was Fuji's solution. By opening the aperture slowly, it's less audible.
  22. kimcarsons
    FYI, the X-Pro2 and X-T2 (and presumably the X-T20) have the same behavior. IIRC a forum member contacted Fuji about it any they said it's a feature not a bug.
  23. kimcarsons
    Peak Design Every Day Messenger bag. It's not perfect, but it's way better than anything else.
  24. kimcarsons
    Not only that, but the spacing on the right side is wider than on the left :-/ Makes it almost useless. I guess the designer and the developer didn't communicate well on that one...
  25. kimcarsons
    They'll probably be coming along in X-mount soon. They're manual focus lenses, so swapping the mount is not a huge deal. But how many X-T2 owners do you think will buy these lenses? 1? 0?
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