Tvir

Hi! As I was in the beginning thinking that X-T50 behaves in a similar way as my Nikon D7100 (exposures without any major concern without any compensations, automatic or manually, in general) - I like to take pictures, not to play with a technical thing - it didn't occur to me that I need to be more careful with X-T50. In fact, I was wondering why some pictures (the JPGs which I take in holidays etc; I take only RAW when I'm "serious") showed to me too dark, or flat; now I've been experimenting, after some 6 months after the purchase . So, I've noticed that DR400 compensation tends to darken pictures in general, not only in the highlight regions. Subsequently, highlights, like sky, get nicely exposed by DR400 but the dark areas may be even darker (not lighter as it is informed), and it can be difficult to correct them without major effort (Mac Photos, Photoshop). Also, when there are not larger highlight areas, DR400 doesn't mostly affect (at least badly) the exposure. Moreover, it seems to work fine in the backlight. I think the worst outcome is when the scene is "flat" by itself. Then the picture can become too dark. In conclusion, I'm not sure as to how I should take JPG (casual hobby) pictures. I would like to rely on the EVF but it is difficult to infer from it; so multiple pictures should be shot. I didn't do that (almost ever) with my Nikon. Is the Fujifilm's sensor intrinsically more demanding for exposure, or cannot X-T50's software process the photo as well as that from Nikon? Regards, Tuomas

Yes. This is my experience, too (compared to Nikon D7100).

True. For me the problem is that it is quite difficult to infer from EVF what the outcome will be. Of course, you can get some impression as to how the scene will be exposed, and then you can adjust the settings (exposure). To me, you need to make several different exposures in certain situations, as you cannot, however, determine correctly the one by just looking at EVF. I find this laborious for some holiday pictures etc... The "important" pictures I always take in Raw. I din't find this problem with my Nikon D7100. So I have needed to adapt to this new situation. 😃

Hi! Perhaps I need to follow your advice. The problem can be that JPGs containing a mixture of shades and colors are exposed to my liking. The problem arises when there are larger areas of light gray/white, like cloudy sky. I'm a bit surprised that X-T50 cannot expose those more difficult scenes correctly, as I've understood that modern cameras can analyse scenes and expose accordingly. In the past, when I used cameras with simple exposure methods or hand-held exposure meters the situation was different. The meter reading was just a starting point to adjust camera's settings manually. Moreover, cellular phones do not suffer this problem (although the result on the whole is of course inferior). Regards, Tuomas

Hi Everyone! I like to continue analyzing as to what I find problematic in X-T50's photometry/exposure measurement. My settings related to this issue are as follows: Film simulation in C (default), Exposure mode Multi (center-weighted, no difference), ISO 500 (increased if there is not enough light for handheld shots), DR400. Mostly I use the aperture-priority autoexposure, aperture at 8, picture quality fine, and for casual/travel photos saved as JPGs (for pictures which I find important I use RAW; I'm _not_ now discussing RAW; I would like to use the HEIC format but Mac's Photos app handles them so so slowly (in contrast to Apple's own HEIC) and Photoshop only recognizes them thorough the RAW editor!). So, I wonder why X-T50 underexposes certain similar kind of scenes, particularly, if the day is relatively bright, but cloudy and there are strongish/some contrasts although the light is dull, for example cloudy sky and dark forest. To me, looking by my eyes, the scene is not that contrasty. The result is a photo, let's say, too dim, the dark parts getting too dark. Of course, it is possible to lighten the photo by increasing exposure manually. The strange thing is that I didn't have this problem with my Nikon D7100. As to other lighting conditions, I find that X-T50 does great job: Colors are nice, photos are crisp and they are nicely exposed. To me, Fujifilm X-T50's photometry programming needs adjustment in situations in which the light is dull but there are strong whitish elements. All comments welcome! Regards, Tuomas

Hi! Thanks for this comment! Yes, although I'm utterly happy with my X-T50, small, light, sharp pictures, Xapp functioning, I've got to know that the camera tends to emphasize contrast in contrasty scenes. In a way this is strange to me, as X-T50 mostly exposes very well. This is especially expected with photos with foliage. Of course, I would like that the behaviour would be different. When I'm taking travel and such pictures I choose for JPG format (not HEIC, as Mac's Photos opens them oddly very slowly; iPhone's HEICs open fast ...). With JPG I've chosen to use the DR400 setting, but the problem is still there. For "more important" photos I of course use the RAW format. Regards, T.

Thanks!

I would like to get your comments on the following problem of mine: Occasionally, I do get too dark JPG pictures with X-T50 - when the scene is contrasty; I think this is the very situation. This can happen when sun shines from a blue sky or the sky is cloudy but still very bright. I find these outcomes strange, as in many other (more or less similar) situations I find that the exposure is balanced. Is there any remedy for this, as I cannot completely figure out as to why this happens. Photometry is at the most common center-weight setting. What factors/settings can affect the picture's exposure in X-T50 (in the situation I describe)? For JPGs I've set the dynamic range on (DR400 with ISO500). Can that do it?? I thought it balances contrasts... Well, I can adjust the exposure on a computer but that is extra work for holiday pictures.

Thanks for all the comments! I'll come back as soon as possible. Regards, Tvir

I reply to myself, as - after searching and experimenting this and that during several days - I found today the reason to my problem... Should I tell that, as I haven't got any comments from you, the community? Ok, jokes apart. THE point is that the option Auto update custom settings under Image quality settings needs to be ENABLED! Well, as the manual is so obscure, not specific, with too short explanations and too general, I needed some 1-2 weeks (of course not day and night to find the solution. Anyway, now my X-T50's ISO setting holds, to that I set it. By the way, the camera with the quality of the pictures, is great!!!! I love X-T50 after my reliable Nikon. Well, one more thing, I would like this working: I transfer pictures to my Mac by using the app Photo transfer by wire because it is hazardous to take the memory card from the camera and put it to my MacBookPro because after Mac's reading the X-T50 doesn't recognise it any more!! Nothing but formatting the card *in my Nikon* helps, to get X-T50 to work with the card. So are there for this second issue any solutions??

I guess but I'm not definitely sure if this happened after the latest firmware update, or irrespective of that. Anyway, as the manual says the chosen ISO setting should stay chosen, not resetting, after the camera is shut down. AND this was the case previously. But now it isn't. So, every time I shut the camera the ISO setting turns back to the default value I've chosen, for example 500 ASA even though it was something else when I took photos. I don't find a way to fix this. Hints?

That's sad if one needs to use jpg files to work with x-t50 pictures on Mac Photos, as they are much bigger than heic files.

OK, interesting. - Are there any drawbacks for using the formatting with the app? As it happened to me (you can read above) that the card became unusable (until I found a way to get it functional again), is there any "guarantee" that formatting with the app can prevent the problem? The problem arouse after reading the card in my MacBook Pro. Can I let my Mac to read the card without having the card corrupted? Can there be other reasons explaining the corruption of the card? I ask this because having a camera with just one card holder there is no any backup if the card gets broken.

Further comment, I've kept the card in the camera and transferred the photos by wire, and I've met no problems. Nice.

I liked to know if there is any wider knowledge on the functionality of heic/heif files created by Fujifilm cameras on the Mac Photos app. The point is that heic files created by iPhone open fast with Mac Photos but those created by x-t50 need some 6-7 sec to get rendered fully. That makes the use of heic files created by x-t50 bad. As pointed out above, the files created by iPhone do open fast, perhaps slightly slower than jpg files but anyway fast enough. What's interesting, the Fujifilm heic files do open fast when opened at Finder, "the system level". So, my conclusion is that the delay in rendering Fujifilm heic files is related to the performance of the Photos app. Comments? And is there any remedy for this drawback???