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I dont think you can.  Hold down any function button for a few seconds, those are your only choices.  I dont believe there is some menu option I am missing.
 
I switch the AFL to AEL button, shoot AF-C and low burst mode.  my hand position would really be a the correct position for the d-pad or top Fn button

One of the beautiful things about Leica M is the simplicity. You do have to log more hours on the X-Pro2 to figure out what aspects to use and which to ignore mainly because it has so many more features, bells and whistles. But once you do that it can be a natural (and simple) extension of yourself. I think because I was weaned on mechanical film cameras the physical controls seem simple to me on the Fuji. So once you set it up the way you work and eliminate all the extraneous stuff it can be just as pleasureable to use as a Leica rangefinder. I know my article says that for now the Fuji XP2 is my new Leica. BUT if I end up selling my Sony system, who knows, perhaps a Leica M is in my future?

If shot was taken in RAW only, "zooming" in view mode is limited to relatively small resolution of JPEG-picture which is embedded into RAW.
For full "zooming" need to shot in RAW+JPEG or JPEG modes.

Hi All,
 
Coming from the film age and being an avid Leica (and other rangefinders) user over the years I decided to write an article on how Fuji might be my new Leica and where my Sony A7R II and Zeiss glass fit into all of this.
 
Is Fuji My New Leica? What About My Sony?, Fuji vs Leica vs Sony
  I always appreciate comments and your insights.   Enjoy, Joel

you are probably pressing the focus assist button

Hi All,
 
I thought I'd share a list of useful shortcuts and important considerations for the X-Pro2 I've compiled from personal experience and various resources (recommendations below.) As I'm new to using this forum I hope this isn't redundant and that it will save you all some time and perhaps prevent some aggravation.
 
Shortcuts- in order of importance and frequency of use for me but of course this will be different for each of usPush Trash button for 2 sec, then press rear command dial to bring up card formatting Rear command dial- While in AF or MF press briefly to get the magnified view. Pressing for a full second in MF mode toggles through the focus assist modes (standard, split, focus peaking.) This works whether you are in magnified view or full view. This also works for the Electronic Rangefinder (ERF) Battery life as a percentage by hitting Playback button, then up arrow OR just toggle through the displays using DISP/BACK button Press and hold DISP/BACK button until Fn customizing menu appears and you can make changesOR press and hold any of the individual Fn buttons to change the function for that button. Press the Q key to bring up the Quick menu. Now press the Q button again and hold for 2 seconds: This brings you to the set-up menu to configure your custom camera settings C1 through C7. Press and hold the Q key for 2 seconds while in shooting mode to configure the Quick menu itself. While in this mode you can navigate to any of the 16 positions (use joystick or controller keys) and select any of the 24 functions or NONE for that position (using the MENU/OK button or push in joystick.) If you don't need access to 16 positions/functions you make some of them blank using NONE to clean up your Q menu. Press and hold Menu/OK button for 3 sec to lock all 4 selector/Fn buttons and the Q button. I must admit I never use this one but have included it in case someone out there sees a viable use for it. Important but not obvious:If DR is engaged (that is set to DR200, Auto, or DR400) your minimum Auto ISO won't go below ISO 400 or ISO 800 respectively, even if you've set the minimum for 200. I leave DR off for the most part because I primarily use Raw. If you use DR-AUTO mode, the X-Pro2 will choose between DR100 or DR200 but not DR400. If Face and/or eye detect is on, you can’t lock the AF. You also cannot change metering patterns. This makes no sense at all and I was hoping Fuji would change this when they came out with the 2.0 firmware update but no such luck. Maybe if we all request it, it will happen. One workaround is to assign Face/eye detect to a Fn button so you can quickly change it if you want to us AF-L or switch to spot metering. In addition to figuring some of this out on my own I have used several other resources. A couple of these stand out and I would highly recommend them: 1. Adam Bonn's X-Pro Series Content (not to mention the rest of his blog/site as well as his many poignant posts on this forum) 2. Rico Pfirstinger's X-pert tips- right now you can get 40% off his e-book via the link pinned at the top of this (Fuji X-Pro1/X-Pro2) forum.
 
Cheers,
Joel

Hi Adam,
 
Also good to hear from you! Yes, it has been awhile. I hope to be more active on the forum now that I'm hiring some new help. 
 
I always like reading your posts and hopefully we can catch up one of these days.
 
It sounds like we work similarly. Time permitting I use M, otherwise AP with Auto ISO and use the min SS presets to move around my shutter speed.
 
FWIW, you don't have to be on T to tweak the shutter speeds (in fact I had forgotten that one.) For those who don't know, you can set any shutter speed on the dial and then use the front command dial to move it in one third increments either direction up to 2/3 + or -
 
For example, if you set the SS dial to 1/250 your in-between speeds with the front command dial would be 1/160, 1/200, 1/320, 1/400. Naturally if you want to go to 1/500 or 1/125 you have to physically move the SS dial.
 
So many ways to work with this camera!!

Hi Joel,
 
Good to hear from you, it's been a while!
 
Yes that's basically it.
 
If I'm dealing with a static light scenario I'll use full manual, but when things change quickly, I use aperture priority and the EV dial to tailor the exposure
 
To be honest, in this situation I'm more using the histogram than aiming to achieve a specific shutter speed, if I want a specific shutter speed, I'll just set it!
 
Iirc.... setting the SS dial to T enables the front command dial to select all the shutter speeds
 
I'm sure you'll know this, but for others, if you set manual exposure but with auto ISO, then the EV dial can be used to change the ISO value.
 
This is occasionally helpful, but usually auto ISO with a min shutter speed is a bit easier to manage

Hi Adam,
 
I'm guessing you already know this but for others that may not know, you can indeed fine tune in 1/3 increments for shutter speed using the front command dial to vary + or - from what's on the top shutter speed dial. If I understand your scenario correctly, you are essentially locking in aperture (AP) and ISO and then actually compensating exposure (via SS) with the EV dial as opposed to just wanting to set a specific shutter speed to ⅓ increments? Of course in shutter priority and with a fixed ISO, your EV dial will then be changing aperture to go + or - with exposure. Hope I understood you correctly.
 
Cheers,
Joel

Thanks Adam, for so much insight. For now, I think I found some good points to start.
 
But I must say that I will try to make use of the Autofocus, a lot. I am a big fan of manual focus – in fact that was all I ever needed. But even though that I wanted the Fuji XP2 first of all as a backup to my M, I now like the idea to make it my first choice for situations where a bit more speed might be useful.
 
For people who come from a DSLR the XP2 might be a slow down (which many will finde very enjoyable) in their work. But in my case I see the potential for it to bring (back) quite a bit of speed in my work when needed (good AF, 8 frames/sec., still good image quality at high ISO, etc.) I also think I will mainly stick to Aperature Priority combined with Auto ISO. The M I am using all manual, only. I am excited, how it will be for me, using both cameras side by side, in the long term.
 
I must confess that so far I didn't get the chance to really use the XP2. I played arround with it a lot at home and tried to understand most functions (your answers where helpful, thanks again!) Now I am looking forward to take it out. From Februar onward I will be traveling a bit and I am looking forward to take the Fuji along
 
Best,
Florian

No problem Florian,
 
For me, I just turn off as much automation as I can!
 
DR - off
AF - off
Jpegs - off (test setting, I'm seeing if I actually need them)
 
Metering- varies muti mostly, then centre weighted, sometimes spot,
 
I have the electronic shutter on a fn button
 
I have auto ISO on a fn button
 
If the light isn't changing much, I shoot full manual and use the histogram
 
If it is, then aperture priority and use the histogram
 
I hardly ever use AF
 
I use MF and back button focus
 
The camera retains its last focus distance, even after a battery change, so if you make a manual focus, stand still and turn the camera off (for example waiting for someone to walk into the scene) then turn it back on again, then focus is where you left it
 
I set a monochrome jpeg profile (so the evf is black and white) and focus peaking to red so I can easily see it
 
The erf thing with a magnified view has quite horrendous shutter lag, but the camera is pretty fast in the other modes
 
Not quite M fast, but faster than a M240 using the Leica/olympus accessory evf
 
If you don't fully release the shutter after taking a shot, it will retain its focusing/metering settings and subsequent shots will be virtually lag free
 
If you press and hold down the trash can button for a few seconds, then press the rear scroll dial in it'll short cut to sd card format with out needing the menu
 
If you want to use the wifi, then in playback mode, press the fn button on the top plate (not matter what you've got it set too in shooting mode) and it'll launch the wifi
 
I know that sounds like a lot
 
But that's all the stuff you really need (IMO, YMMV) and all of it is available without the menu (once the initial pain of set up is done)
 
If you want to assign a function to a Fn button, press and hold the button you want for a few secs and it'll bring up the menu that lets you pick what the button does

ETTR on DR100 is probably the best bet, like you say it works on most cameras (and you correctly state that ETTR doesn't mean clip important highlight data)
 
Auto DR is a bit of lottery IIRC... the histogram may not correspond with the actual camera setting and you're at a bit of a lottery on how your raw convertor will note the auto DR meta data.
 
IMHO DR expansion best serves jpeg shooters
 
The complexity of the Fuji is a lot after an M (not that I've much M experience myself)
 
But FWIW IMO, you need to learn what you need, I've had my X-Pro2 6 months and there's loads of stuff that I've never used, I haven't even filled the Q menu profiles!
 
I find the Fujis are best (YMMV) on aperture priority mode, because the SS doesn't have 1/2 or 1/3 stops and it's easier to fine tune SS with the EV dial and a user selected aperture and ISO value, but that's just me, others will have different and completely valid ways of working
 
Anything else? Just ask!

The buttons on the rear of the xpro seem to be all over the place, I decided to reimagine the layout.
 
A: Is a concept that takes everything from the existing button layout, but repositioned and aligned to the lcd
B: A simplified version that primarily uses the joystick to access main features. I imagine there could be a custom menu evf/lcd when the joystick is pushed down to access AF-L/AE-L/Q/View Mode/Focus/Delete etc... With a default on ie: Focus that is already operating for quick adjustments(customizable).
 
I'm interested in knowing what current xpro users think? Please comment, and/or post up your own rendition.