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Possibly that has been the problem I have been experiencing and not able to idenitfy what is happening. When I am in Aperture mode all has been well but when shooting birds (especially in flight) I am in shutter priority and having serious issues with exposure not previewing properly in the EVF. I end up with some extremely dark shots while the preview showed good, likely as my SS is at 1/1000+, with f8.0, and ISO anything less than 12800. I find I have to check my image after I take it to be sure my exposure was good. Most likely in Aperture mode my exposure is never that far off but in shutter priority my exposure is too far off for the front dial to compensate for. My conclusion is that the exposure preview has been quite inconsistent. I have found though, that when I turn "Bird Tracking" off this does not happen. Give that a try - it's possible there is a conflict with Bird tracking and exposure preview, I really have not had the time to play with it enough but so far this has been my observation. At this point all is a guess.

Actually I believe with the 3-way tillt you could get the Sensor/Camera CLOSER to the ground - allowing a more level staight-on shot. Not possible with the Articulating screen as it gets in the way of the ground flipped out all the way.

I own a 70-300 Fuji and it has retired all my other lenses!! I don't know anything about the Tamron, but they do make good lenses - the added range does make it sound like it would be less sharp. But without a lens to lens comparison it would be hard to say what's best for what you want to do.

Downloaded it last night. Quick open shows it DOES handle my .RAF files quite well. Now for the "Learning Curve". :)

Originally the XT line was made for Sport. The XT-3 was one of the more sophisticated Sport/Wildlife camera on the market at the time. The XH-1 came out and that was supposed to be the "Hybrid" line. But then Fuji went video centric and have not built a camera since the XT-3 - all Fuji has output have been camcorders. So far all the marketing I've seen for the XH-2 is about 8k Video. Another camcorder coming out, so I don't expect a camera any time soon. I love my XT-3 and will stick with it, until Fuji starts making cameras again!

Impressive! Mine is in the mail to be delivered Thursday. I'm looking forward to the great pics I am hearing about and how with just my 16-80 & 70-300 I should be able to throw both lenses into a small shoulder bag and shoot anything I see on my hikes,

It's not that I don't like them. It's more that I HATE THEM!!! I use my LCD on my XT-3 and XT-2 at different angles every time I go out. It's how I get into close spots and get the shots I like to get. Using a selfie screen makes the camera twice as wide and impossible to reach the angles I normally shoot.

If it has that stupid selfie screen like the XT-4, I'll keep shooting my XT-3.

I mean all sharpening. The X-Trans sensor files are already much sharper than the standard bayer sensor file. Some can be added after the fact but usually is not necessary.

I use Lightroom (Subscription) all the time without any issue. I find RAF or Xtrans Sensor files are initially sharper then Bayer sensor files from other cameras causing the issues generally identified as "worms". Lightroom adds sharpening (40) to all imported files, so higher ISO RAF files may tend to show very high noise. I created a preset to import with, that reduces sharpening to "0" and adds Luminance (50) (same as Capture One does). With this preset working with RAF files in Lightroom works every bit as well as Capture One with equal quality results. With these changes, it then comes down to personal preference. Both are outstanding software and do an excellent job. For me I prefer the sliders of Lightroom over the Levels and Tone Curves of Capture One, so I stay with Lightroom. I own both (subscription) and like to play with each at different times, but as for final results I find both the be pretty close to equal, although at HUGH magnification a pixel peeper may disagree - depending on which software he prefers. As far as import issues with Capture One I can only think you have an older version. Capture One works closely with Fuji and should accept any Fuji RAF file you have unless it has not been updated properly. This is the difference between purchase and subscription. A lot of people don't like subscription, but then cuss when they can't open files from a newer camera without re-purchasing a newer version. The newest version of Capture One should handle your RAF files. Pro 12 should handle most except from any of the newest cameras (XS-10, XT-4, ? are questionable) - you'd need to check on their website for compatibility.

WOW! Obviously spoken from one who has never used both types of screens. The flippy thing makes it impossible to shoot "tilted and rotated in any direction". Yes you can flip it that way, but viewing is distorted and impaired. I tried the XT-4 and sent it back. All the improvements and upgrades in the world would not overcome the detriment of the flippy thing! I'll shoot my XT-2 & XT-3 forever if Fuji doesn't return to the LCD that works.

I've been meaning to try ON1 again, but my 3 to 6 emails a day from them turn me off BIG TIME!! It's been a couple years since I tried the software and at that time I judged them good, but mediocre. Since then I have seen some aggressive changes and improvements from them in the media and been thinking about trying it out again, I just don't want the spam to jump to 12+ emails a day!!!!!

That we definitely agree on. When the XH-1 came out it was a camcorder version of the XT-2 and word was the "H" stood for Hybrid so the XH series would lean toward a camcorder for videographers. I was quite happy when I heard that because it meant the XT series would remain a camera. But then Fuji betrayed us and came out with the XT-4 camcorder version of the XT-3 - It is in fact the expected XH-2 only Fuji screwed up in MAJOR fashion by calling it an XT. You are 500% correct "Fuji's dual-tilt screen is the best implementation of a screen for stills work and should be maintained on the X-Tx line". I use the dual-tilt screen on my XT-2 & 3 every time I go out. It is essential in the way I shoot. That flippy thing is only good for turning it around and adoring yourself! Currently it does look like my XT-2 & 3 are simply going to have to last me a long time as I will NOT be purchasing anything that has a flippy thing hanging off the side and in the way. I would like to upgrade to IBIS, but will not do so unless the XH-2 has the dual-tilt screen.

Hmmmm...... Good Point. I think what we are all waiting for was a promised (rumored) upgrade of the XT-3 firmware definitely due to arrive on or about sometime last May/June or so. All the others upgrades were earlier. I likely just need to get over my disappointment with the XT-4. Hopefully the XH-2 will have a real useful LCD instead of a flippy toy. I really would like to move up to IBIS.

At one time there was something called "Kai-zen" I believe. Where Fuji would update some of the older cameras with characteristics of the new. But unfortunately for XT-3, Fuji has given up on photography and gone into the videography world. You see their developers are too busy writing new firmware for video and webcam operation. The rumored "Kai-zen" for the XT-3 has gone by the wayside. It's the videography that counts, Photographers are now second class and no longer count. At least that is what I have been seeing lately (IMHO).