Earthwatcher

I continued to play around with menu settings. If use the settings below, the AF-L button will work like it did in the XT-1. However, you lose back button focusing with the AF-L button. I the Button/Dial Settings: Shutter AF On; AE-AF-Lock Mode. AE & AF On Off Switch; In the AF/MF Section: Release/Focus Priority: Focus. When I set Button Dial Settings> Fn/AE-L/AF-L>Fn-2 to AF On, I am able to use it as a front button function in place of back button focus.

I upgraded from an XT-1 to an XT-2. When the AF-L button is depressed with the camera in AF-C mode, the camera acquired focus and locked the focus at that settin. The AF-L button in the XT-2 confused does not work the same way. In fact, it appears to work only as a back button focusing button in manual focusing mode. It does nothing in AF-S mode. Even if I focus in AF-S mode then switch to Manual mode, depressing the shutter halfway refocuses. I tried several combinations of settings in the Back Button settings for AF-L. It really does need a firmware change to allow the lock button as before.