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    tordremme reacted to BrianTom in My favorite camera bag is...   
    Looking for a bag to carry an X Pro 2 with a couple of small primes ( 35 and 14mm) plus a couple of batteries. However it must be leather and smart. Years ago I had a lovely case for my Leica outfit, but cannot remember the name, something like " Bacco", and no, it wasn't a " Benser" I still have a Leica shoulder bag for the R3, but the fixed inserts just cannot be made to fit the Fuji, but it's so beautifully made I can't wheelie bin it, and who on earth uses R3 Leicas anymore.
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    tordremme reacted to milandro in X Pro 2 Long Exposure T & B settings   
    This contribution is not written with the intent to patronize anyone!
     
    BUT.
     
    Any PDF file is searchable, this can be done with any PDF reader, you get a box where you will be able to search all parts of the PDF (appearing as a column left) containing the keywords of your search.
     
    However you can search the manual with your search function contained in your own browser without even opening it or downloading on your computer.
     
     
    Searching “ bulb” on the on line manual, returns 6 results. The third  and sixth of which are relevant to this question. Only the last one tells you that the mechanical shutter speed can be set to 60 minutes max. in bulb, 1/4 to 1/4000 in P, Time mode 30 to 2 sec. all other modes 30 to 1/4000.
     
    It might not be immediately apparent that putting things on ES will limit you but is several parts of the  manual it says that it has limitations...
     
     
    Electronic Shutter*
    1 sec. to 1/32000 sec.(P/A/S/M mode)
    Bulb / Time 1 sec. fixed 
     
    Yes, Mike G, modern cameras are complex and getting even more complex when they get given other functions later on which might be conflicting with other functions (and being mutually exclusive) but frankly speaking we should expect and credit people who want to use a professional camera to have the necessary knowledge to use the camera they choose. Simpler cameras are simpler for a reason.
     
    It is like buying a race car and then wonder why it hasn’t an automatic gearbox.
     
    I don’t mean to criticize OP but often times questions are asked in the forum where the answer is either obvious or already asked before (in this and other fora).
     
     
    This was the case with this question (again not a criticism to OP) the  answer was already here ( besides being contained in the manual).
     
    The search for the terms “ bulb problem” on this form returns many relevant  threads, the first of which, probably (in my opinion) contains the answer to OP problem here.
     
    http://www.fuji-x-forum.com/topic/2710-x-t1-bulb-or-long-exposure-setting-problems/
     
    This is of course somehow hidden in the recesses of the manual, but it is there, but who reads the manual anyway?
     
     
     
    Recently I had two friends of mine asking me to explain them how to use their pro cameras ( Sony and Nikon), I told them that I didn’t know their cameras as I know mine but that I would try to offer my help, and proceeded to explain them things only to find out that BOTH had no knowledge of basic concepts... which makes even reading the manual an almost pointless exercise (different situation of yours Mike G and OP, let’s be clear here).
     
     
     
    I remember that old Polaroids had parts of the camera identified with numbers because they were numbered in a sequence devised in a way so that anyone could follow the simple and graphic instructions and make no mistake in using the camera.
     
    I also remember manuals beginning with the phrase “ insert a film in the camera” just to prevent someone would start shooting without a film.
     
    This is not the case here but don’t blame the manual, because even the most graphic of them is useless if one doesn’t read it.
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    tordremme reacted to EyesUnclouded in XF120mmF2.8 Canceled! :: XF80mm Macro Coming!   
    Personally I'd welcome such a decision. A ultra sharp, f/2.5-2.8 macro at this equiv. focal length, would be great for close up portraits too.
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