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just discovered part of the solution by going back and reading the manual again (duh!). I needed to press the focus stick to zoom in. With that done, combined with MF Assist at Peak, it's much easier to precisely adjust the focus. Still can't get Split and Microprism to work, but that may be operator error!

Trying to figure out what I've overlooked. I have a Meike 60mm manual macro lens attached to my XS10. I have "shoot without lens" turned on and focus set to MF, camera in manual mode. When I go to the MF Assist menu, I can select any of the options (eg. Standard, Split, Peak). Only Peak seems to work. If I select a different one, for example Split, there is a gray square in the center of the viewfinder, but nothing happens within the square when I manually focus. What am I missing?

Good information, thanks. For rapid shooting such as a focus bracketing series, is there an advantage with mechanical versus electronic shutter?

Using my X-s10 with focus bracketing. I've found that even though I have the interval set at 0 seconds, after I initiate the sequence, the shutter will fire 15 or 20 times then, pause a few seconds, fire a few more, pause again, and repeat this pattern until the series is finally finished. Thinking about it now, I wonder if it has something to do with the memory card I'm using. (Transcend R95 w60MB/s). Thoughts?

I would like to quickly switch from still image to auto exposure bracketing (drive menu). Is there a way to assign this operation to one of the Quick menu item slots? I'm not seeing this as an option.

Received mine a couple of days ago. This is going to be a great lens for macro as well as bird photography (have the 1.4x converter on order). This is a shot I took yesterday with the XF70-300 (0vercast, late afternoon) at 300mm from minimal focus distance (about 2.5 ft). On tripod, ISO 2000, F/10, 1/450s Photo here

I have the new XF 70-300mm on order and am trying to decide between the 1.4 and 2x converter. I will be using lens + converter mainly for wildlife/bird photography. Yes I know that the 2x will drop my max aperture by 2 stops, and the 1.4 by 1 stop. I'm wondering if any one has actual hands-on experiences with these converters. I would love to hear your observations.

I was about to place a for sale ad on Ebay for my XC50-230 lens when I started thinking- there must be some good camera forums for making private sales. Any recommendations?

Received the Received the Tonika SZX lens today. It is very sturdy and solid. Smooth focus. Mounts easily onto my S-10. I've only taken a few pics. Today it's been very rainy in eastern NC. I took some pics through my dining room window which placed the camera about 15 feet from the bird feeder. The camera was on a sturdy tripod. I was very close to the window and I don't think shooting through the glass had any appreciable negative effect on the results. See link for pictures. The first picture is straight from the camera. Although I was able to focus fairly easily on the birds beak, the body becomes progressively out of focus towards the tail due to the extremely shallow depth of field. Although it was a very overcast day, I was underwhelmed by the lack of contrast produced in the image. I ran the image through two programs- Topaz AI Sharpen to sharpen it up , and ON1 to add microcontrast and selective sharpening. The result (2nd picture) is acceptable although not breath taking. Not sure about keeping the lens yet. I'll shoot some more tomorrow and hopefully it will be sunnier than today. Pictures here

I decided to try the Tokina 400mm mirror lens. Ordered from Amazon, and a free return if I don't like it.

Thanks for the info Jerry. A lot more options than I realized. With a manual focus third party lens, would the manual focus assist in my X-S10 still work?

Thanks! Can Sigma lenses be mounted on Fuji X cameras? Would an adapter be needed? if so, can you recommend one?

For nature photography, is there any alternative to the XF100-400mm lens? I'm retired, and that's way outside my budget. Even a 3rd party fixed focal manual focus lens which could be adapted to my X-S10 would be ok. I'm thinking the answer to my question is No 🤔. I have an XC50-230mm, but need more magnification.