Noel

Rhesus macaque photographed in eastern Thailand. Admittedly this image was taken in a zoo but this guy wasn't an inmate, he was a visitor. The only difference bentween me and him was that I paid for my ticket while he and his freinds just jumped over the back wall and proceeded to ransack the place.
 
Photographed with the 55-200mm lens on an X-T1.

Rhesus macaque photographed in eastern Thailand. Admittedly this image was taken in a zoo but this guy wasn't an inmate, he was a visitor. The only difference bentween me and him was that I paid for my ticket while he and his freinds just jumped over the back wall and proceeded to ransack the place.
 
Photographed with the 55-200mm lens on an X-T1.

Rhesus macaque photographed in eastern Thailand. Admittedly this image was taken in a zoo but this guy wasn't an inmate, he was a visitor. The only difference bentween me and him was that I paid for my ticket while he and his freinds just jumped over the back wall and proceeded to ransack the place.
 
Photographed with the 55-200mm lens on an X-T1.

Rhesus macaque photographed in eastern Thailand. Admittedly this image was taken in a zoo but this guy wasn't an inmate, he was a visitor. The only difference bentween me and him was that I paid for my ticket while he and his freinds just jumped over the back wall and proceeded to ransack the place.
 
Photographed with the 55-200mm lens on an X-T1.

Billingham Hadley Pro everytime. Surpising just what you can fit inside them, it's a like a cloth tardis.

Billingham Hadley Pro everytime. Surpising just what you can fit inside them, it's a like a cloth tardis.

Billingham Hadley Pro everytime. Surpising just what you can fit inside them, it's a like a cloth tardis.

Billingham Hadley Pro everytime. Surpising just what you can fit inside them, it's a like a cloth tardis.

Snapped headshot of my friend Khun Gib over the table at an office party in Pattaya, Thailand.
 
Taken with a Fuji X100T and a blip of light from the onboard flash.

Snapped headshot of my friend Khun Gib over the table at an office party in Pattaya, Thailand.
 
Taken with a Fuji X100T and a blip of light from the onboard flash.

Its a feature not a fault. The camera was extensively tested on Mt Fuji in winter where the original alpha testers fingers were getting too cold.  Rather than provide the testers with gloves or heat packs Fujifilm decided to install a little fire imp inside the camera body in order to provide the warmth required for extensive shooting in low temperatures. Admittedly there is downside to this in that in warmer climes or during summer the camera body can become slightly toasty.... not a problem,. This June Fujifilm will release the Gunmetal version of the X-Pro2 which has an ice imp installed instead. In fact that version has a little side hatch where, if you speak very nicely to the imp, it will dispense freshly made ice creams and slurpies. I hear tell that Fuji have decided to expand this idea for next Christmas by firmware update to allow the original black X-Pro2's fire imps to supply roasted chestnuts.

Billingham Hadley Pro everytime. Surpising just what you can fit inside them, it's a like a cloth tardis.

Function, comfort and style in that order.
 
If it doesn't serve the function then it wont be used.
If it works but its uncomfortable then its a distraction from what you are doing.
If it works and is comfortable but makes you look like a wally.......... well, still working on that one.
 
Oh and anything before black. Black, black, boring bloody black. Camera bag manufacturers all seem to have gone to the Henry Ford school of design. Not only is it very boring but for sensitive opto-electronics out in the sun all day - why always use heat attracting black?
 
But never ever leather! There is a reason why, damp conditions and leather eventually means fungus and fungus plus optics means big trouble. Photographers stopped using leather in bags decades ago for good reasons, this current fad for leather bags like the ONA range is a major mistake.

Its a feature not a fault. The camera was extensively tested on Mt Fuji in winter where the original alpha testers fingers were getting too cold.  Rather than provide the testers with gloves or heat packs Fujifilm decided to install a little fire imp inside the camera body in order to provide the warmth required for extensive shooting in low temperatures. Admittedly there is downside to this in that in warmer climes or during summer the camera body can become slightly toasty.... not a problem,. This June Fujifilm will release the Gunmetal version of the X-Pro2 which has an ice imp installed instead. In fact that version has a little side hatch where, if you speak very nicely to the imp, it will dispense freshly made ice creams and slurpies. I hear tell that Fuji have decided to expand this idea for next Christmas by firmware update to allow the original black X-Pro2's fire imps to supply roasted chestnuts.

Group shot taken at same time.

One of the hill ponies who live up on Carrock Fell in the Lake District, UK. Taken with an X-Pro2, a 16mm and an iPhone. The iPhone was to play them music so that they will be curious enough to come over and let me take their photo. the iPhone was on random but weirdly played "Warning Sign" by Travis which has the chorus line "Don't set the horses free" but I don't think the ponies were offended.

Group shot taken at same time.

One of the hill ponies who live up on Carrock Fell in the Lake District, UK. Taken with an X-Pro2, a 16mm and an iPhone. The iPhone was to play them music so that they will be curious enough to come over and let me take their photo. the iPhone was on random but weirdly played "Warning Sign" by Travis which has the chorus line "Don't set the horses free" but I don't think the ponies were offended.

Its a feature not a fault. The camera was extensively tested on Mt Fuji in winter where the original alpha testers fingers were getting too cold.  Rather than provide the testers with gloves or heat packs Fujifilm decided to install a little fire imp inside the camera body in order to provide the warmth required for extensive shooting in low temperatures. Admittedly there is downside to this in that in warmer climes or during summer the camera body can become slightly toasty.... not a problem,. This June Fujifilm will release the Gunmetal version of the X-Pro2 which has an ice imp installed instead. In fact that version has a little side hatch where, if you speak very nicely to the imp, it will dispense freshly made ice creams and slurpies. I hear tell that Fuji have decided to expand this idea for next Christmas by firmware update to allow the original black X-Pro2's fire imps to supply roasted chestnuts.

Group shot taken at same time.

One of the hill ponies who live up on Carrock Fell in the Lake District, UK. Taken with an X-Pro2, a 16mm and an iPhone. The iPhone was to play them music so that they will be curious enough to come over and let me take their photo. the iPhone was on random but weirdly played "Warning Sign" by Travis which has the chorus line "Don't set the horses free" but I don't think the ponies were offended.

I've posted before in this thread with my preference for the Billingham Hadley Large..... which is still my favourite all round carry bag when I'm on my two feet.
 
BUT....... if I need to get around London on the hurry up my preferred mode of transport is a Brompton.
 
For those of you who don't know about Bromptons, they are folding bikes designed specifically for riding in London (or other cities), still built by hand in London and are one of the very few bikes that are permitted to be carried all over London transport, even on the deep underground where regular bikes are completely banned.
 
When I'm riding my Brompton I swap out my Hadley for the Brompton S Bag which clips to a mount on the front. The S bag looks like an ordinary messenger satchel but has two extra features. Firstly an internal, but removable aluminum frame to mount the bag to the bike's front block and secondly two side pouches which are not mounted on the sides of the bag but at the rear so that they wrap around the front mount.
 
http://www.brompton.com/The-Bike
 
As you can see from the image, my Brompton is a black P6L, with rear carrier, front hub dynamo lighting, gel saddle and an Off-yer-Bike carry handle. And EVERYTHING except the helmet and the bike fits inside the black S Bag and that includes the jacket which is down and acts like an extra front bumper. And yes, that green liner is the inner compartment from my Hadley Large which fits very nicely inside the S Bags main compartment.

I've posted before in this thread with my preference for the Billingham Hadley Large..... which is still my favourite all round carry bag when I'm on my two feet.
 
BUT....... if I need to get around London on the hurry up my preferred mode of transport is a Brompton.
 
For those of you who don't know about Bromptons, they are folding bikes designed specifically for riding in London (or other cities), still built by hand in London and are one of the very few bikes that are permitted to be carried all over London transport, even on the deep underground where regular bikes are completely banned.
 
When I'm riding my Brompton I swap out my Hadley for the Brompton S Bag which clips to a mount on the front. The S bag looks like an ordinary messenger satchel but has two extra features. Firstly an internal, but removable aluminum frame to mount the bag to the bike's front block and secondly two side pouches which are not mounted on the sides of the bag but at the rear so that they wrap around the front mount.
 
http://www.brompton.com/The-Bike
 
As you can see from the image, my Brompton is a black P6L, with rear carrier, front hub dynamo lighting, gel saddle and an Off-yer-Bike carry handle. And EVERYTHING except the helmet and the bike fits inside the black S Bag and that includes the jacket which is down and acts like an extra front bumper. And yes, that green liner is the inner compartment from my Hadley Large which fits very nicely inside the S Bags main compartment.

Can we keep the comments in this thread solely related to concerns or perceived bugs with X-pro2 rather than unrelated opinions that could result in trolling.

Can we keep the comments in this thread solely related to concerns or perceived bugs with X-pro2 rather than unrelated opinions that could result in trolling.