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  1. The Meikon underwater case for the XT-10 works with the XT-20 but only with XC-16-50 zoom. No other lens is working. I tried with CF 18-55 but it is 1mm too large. I am using the case for two years now with a XT-10 and my son with a XT-20. No issues, it works up to 35-40 m depth. Here is a link: https://meikon.com.hk/products/fujifilm-x-t10-16-50-40m-130ft-meikon-underwater-camera-housing-kit I bought it via AliExpress. Regards, David
  2. I use a Godox V860ii-f which is fully compatible with the XT-2 including HSS. You also have the small Godox TT350-f less powerful but more compact. The V860ii-f has a Gn60 flash power. Godox is now available in the US. They are very cheap comparing to Metz or Fuji.
  3. Pete, Concerning the high consumption of the XT-2, I can tell you my experience since I bought a Patona charger indicating the percentage of battery charge. I am using the grip with two additional batteries and after one hours of shooting, the first battery shows almost empty, then another one shows the same one hour later and so on. In fact, as I put these batteries in the charger, it shows that they are still charged to 60%, sometimes more. I conclude that the battery level indicated by the XT-2 is completely wrong. What I didn't test so far is the time until the XT-2 shutdown itself by insuffisent electricity power. I don't know if it is only the display which is wrong or if the XT-2 assumes their is no power at all. I like this new charger as I can quickly verify the level of charge outside of the XT-2 before putting them in my bag. Regards, David
  4. I used the 18-135 with a XT-10 and now sometimes (when my daughter allows me [emoji6]) with a XT-2. No issue with both camera.
  5. I have a 18-55mm now as I gave my 18-135mm to my daughter for her XT-10. Now I definitely miss my 18-135 because I don't need to change lens all day long and this avoid a lot of risk catching dust on the sensor. It is a globetrotter's lens. I find the quality of the 18-135 lens really good.
  6. Any camera will stop if the battery overheat or if it is empty! This is just a disclaimer to explain that a high electricity consumption may the battery heating to a point it will stop working. I am not sure that it will stop each time you use very long exposure time or burst mode.
  7. Good question, but the answer is Yes, unless your mirroless camera is very bad. The reason is physical and comes from the diametre of the lens. Compared to cellphone's lens, the size of the lens of a 35mm wll be more than ten times bigger which means that the optical aberration might be also 10x more important with the cellphone. The processing power in the cellphone is doing all the job to correct all deficiencies of the lens but cannot reproduce perfectly a missing information. Each time I took a picture with my XT-10 and sent it to friends using my cellphone, they ask me for confirmation that it was not shooted with my cellphone. This means that the difference in quality is really visible. David
  8. Hello, I forgot to add in my previous post that the XT-2 is really more battery consuming than the XT-10. You can stay one day with 2 batteries with the XT-10 and less than one morning with the XT-2. If you buy the XT-2, I suggest that you invest in the vertical power booster VPB-XT2 which can held two additional batteries (eBay will be your friend to find a less costly one) or that you buy at least 3 additional batteries. Regards, David
  9. Hello Edmond, If you start photography, XT serie is a good choice. I got Canon, Nikon, Olympus before and when I switched to Fuji, I decided to stay with for multiple reasons. First, the sensor has a different technology than the classic one from Canon or Nikon. It gives less noise on high ISO. Secondly, they are not so heavy as Nikon. I first started one year ago with an XT-10 and fall in love with it, due to the quality of the pictures. It is relativelly cheap in comparaison with the possibilities it offers and you might find good bundles with the XF 18-55 or XF 18-135. The XT-10 and now the XT-20 offers also what I will call a "rescue mode" with full automation, as you can find on pocket cams (panorama, portrait, sunset etc..). This is usefull if someone of your family or friends want to take a picture without being photograph. The XT-2 is a good choice for a more long term, as I bought one recently. It has more professional functions (better positionned function buttons, ISO quickly accessible etc.) and is waterproof which is not the case of the XT-10. The specificities of the XT family are multiple: Specificitiy of Fujifilm X and XT cameras is the direct processing of the RAW to produce a JPG ready to use. If you always work your RAW with Lightroom or PhotoShop, you don't need an XT, but if you want to shoot compositions ready to print or to publish, your are right. Personally, I try to avoid any post-processing of my pictures so the XT is my best choice. Because it is an hybrid, you can see the approximated result of your picture before shooting. If it will be underexposed, you see it in the view finder. Quick menus to access your predefined settings. You can switch from Vivid colours to B&W in 2 seconds, just push one button, rotate the dial to the pre-selected settings (White balance, ISO, Dynamic range, Sharpen/Soften, Colour/B&W, B&W with Y/G/R filter...) The number of parameters that define the shooting (processing of the RAW) and the Exposure/Autofocus is high. You will need some time and a lot of trying to play and understand how these parameters change the resulting picture. My daughter, who is 17 years old, started photography one year ago and she bought last month it's first XT-10 which is a used one but still working well. She knows now how to play between ISO, Aperture and Speed and she achieves very good results (I think that she is more artistic than me as she finds better composition ) Please be advised that some Fujifilm cameras experienced quality problem. You will find more about it in other forums. Some XT encounter failures. During summer, my daughter's XT-10 losts all parameters (like factory reset). When I went to the shop, I wansn't enable to reproduce it and it worked fine again. My XT-10 makes the same one month later despite having allways a charged battery in it, and I couldn't reproduce the problem later on.Testing a new 100-400, the XT-10 starts to bug, despite the firmware upgrade. The only good point is that the waranty is working well and the time to repair is short. To be honest, I didn't search on the Internet if other brands have also quality issues. Maybe all cameras might have problems To conclude, and despite the fact that some Fujifilm cameras encounters quality problem, I will stay with this brand. The XF lens are very good and at the end all the equipment will be less costly compared to other brands. I hope it will help you to make your choice. You can have a look to pictures of my daughter and myself on Instagram davidh_photography and celesteh_photography. Cheers, David
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