gdanmitchell

Sounds like it works the way my old XE1 (and some others) work, right? I never found that "lag" to be an issue in my street and similar photography. While this might be better or different, it appears to me that perhaps you are obsessing just a bit?

Seems to me that it must take you at least half second to pull your eye away from the viewfinder, move the camera to where you see the rear screen, focus your eyes on it.

Is that a linear (width or height) difference or an area difference? Dan

Well, that's a negative for me. I wear glasses, laser surgery isn't really an option, and doing the glasses-on-glasses-off dance each time I make a photograph — especially for street photography! — is not a very realistic idea. Dan

I did a bit of reading about "eyepoint" and other things that I had not considered before. The eyepoint on the XPro2 is the same as it was on the XPro1, which doesn't seem like an awful thing. There are tradeoffs with the hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder that probably make producing a greater eyepoint distance and greater magnification problematic, in terms of design and/or cost. Dan

One more. How about the viewfinder for those who wear glasses?

Questions: Can you tell us which lenses do and do not cover portions of the image area when you use the OVF? In particular, if you have them, the 35mm f/1.4? 23mm f/1.4? 14mm f/2.8? With and without the hoods? Thanks.

There is always a tension between the truth that the newer camera is an improvement over the older model and the truth that one can make beautiful photographs with the older camera. The right answer is going to depend a lot on persona things: How do you feel about spending the money on the newer camera? How large do you print and how often? Is this an "only camera" or one of several that are specialized for different aspects of your photography? How important is photography to you? And more... If you don't have a camera in the broad category filled by the Fujifilm cameras, then the question of getting the XPro2 or waiting for the XT2 is a valid one. Each camera has its pluses and minuses, and the real question is likely whether what we know about the XPro2 or what we suspect about the XT2 will fit better with your particular needs and preferences. If the past is a guide, it is very likely that both will produce equal image quality, and the differences will largely be functional and operational, so think a lot about the the form factors. Ask yourself questions like, "If the XT2 were announced first, would I wait for the XPro 2?" or "If both were announced at the same time, which would I select?" The XPro1 is still a very useful camera, and at the current prices (body only as low as $499) it certainly has value commensurate with its price. If it does what you need done and if cost is an issue, this is a fine way to get a good mirrorless Fujifilm camera at an excellent price. On the other hand, the XPro2 brings a number of real and likely consequential improvements that make it worth the higher price for may folks.

Ah, of course! I was getting ahead of myself, and I'll look for the info tomorrow.

Does anyone have a link to the actual Fujifilm announcement or the info on the Fujifilm site? Thanks.

In the short term I'm most interested in a XT1 successor with more than 16MP. However, seeing Fujifilm move into MF would be very interesting to me... and more compelling than an upgrade to a current camera. We'll see. Or not...