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I too will be looking forward to the 80mm. Technically, at the same distance, it would have the same DOF has the 56mm. But since it's 80mm vs 56, you would have to step back for the similar framing. Which means your DOF will increase. Also, the 56 is a 56. It's going to offer a much different perspective compared to the 80. You'll be using them for different situations and looks.

But you said you'll print occasionally at 16x20. Now that fact is no longer valid? BTW, I printed 24x36 with a photo I took with the X-E1, which is only 16 megapixels. It looked amazing. Honestly though, you can't go wrong with either camera.

You're not a professional and the biggest you might print is 16x20. Chances are, your photos will just be shown online, which is about 1-2 megapixels. Perhaps you'll make one of your pictures your wallpaper. So if you get a 4k monitor for that, it'll be about 8 megapixels. In conclusion, it doesn't matter what camera you get. Get the X-T2 if you like the handling better. You probably won't see the difference in quality in 99.9% of the photos you take.

They support the compressed RAWs. Capture One also said they redesigned the X-Trans RAW processing. So maybe there is an upgrade. Also note that I shoot portraits and fashion without much sharpening, which Capture One excels at. I don't shoot landscapes to see the typical X-Trans issues like watercolor, worms, etc.

Currently, Capture One just released an update to support X-T2 compressed RAWs. Fuji also released its X Acquire software a few months ago. So I set X Acquire's destination folder to a Capture One Hot folder, and it works well. It is speedy and seems reliable. I tested against Lightroom, and it's significantly faster. I'm going to try this out on my next real shoot that requires tethering.

It works really well. I have it tethering to a specific Capture One hot folder and Capture One picks it up fast. This is probably the best way to tether to capture one. Since Capture One now supports compressed RAWs, it's a great solution. The only problem is you can't control you camera from C1. But that's ok.

If I lock the shutter speed dial or the ISO dial, I shouldn't be able to change it using the wheels.

I tethered the XT-2 yesterday with LR. And it was the first time it didn't crash, bug out, or anything. It actually went very smoothly. I wonder if LR released an update or if it was just a fluke?

It's probably mostly i). These pros are probably used to using only Capture One so they are using the image editor of their choice. And it's a promo video, they probably weren't too concerned with what editor they were using since it was about the camera. Of course, the sharp eyed people would've noticed Capture One immediately.

Since it is a decent investment, I'm going to wait a bit to see what the real reviews say. Maybe I'll wait until the 110 lens comes out. I got a bit burned from pre-ordering X-T2 and found out it couldn't tether right out of the gate. That meant I couldn't use it much.

Like others have said, you overexposed. Some ways you could handle this in the future: Use spot metering and point it at the bright part of the elf's face. Matrix metering and use Exp Comp dial to lower the exposure to see fit (using the WYSIWYG screen) Manual Exposure and adjust your ISO, shutter, and/or aperture to get your desired exposure of the elf's face (using the WYSIWYG screen).

The note about cropping: it is true, especially when Fuji releases their 100 megapixel MF camera. I shot the Phase XF100, and with that much resolution, I didn't want to frame in camera. It made you want to shoot loose. Imagine shooting a full body shot and zooming in at 100% to see a super-sharp, detailed eye.

For my genre (fashion), I'll be good with the 63mm and the 110mm. With the Fuji X system, I only use the 35mm and the 56mm. It depends on what you want to shoot.

Lightroom or Capture one can do light retouching since they both have spot healing tools for minor blemish fixing.

It's pretty bad. There's already been some discussions in the fujirumors site. But this means that commercial photographers, who are currently the ones who use medium format the most, will not use it. They are married to C1. For GFX to succeed, Fuji has to hope medium format will penetrate other genres like wedding, street, and landscape. I think It has a great chance because of its price.