Jürgen Heger

I am the happy owner of a X-E2s by accident. I wanted to buy a used demo E2 as companion for my E1 and T1 from a shop at Ebay. Before they shipped it they found it was broken and in the end I got a X-E2s. When I tried to open a RAW with the current version of Photo Ninja, version 1.3.1, the software crashed. The files can be opened and processed if the 's' of the second occurence of the string Fujifiilm X-E2s is replaced by the value zero (not the character '0'). You need a Hex Editor for this. I know fiddling around with a Hex Editor is not for everyone and doing this for hundreds of RAW files is only doable if your Hex Editor is supporting batch processing. Mine does not. But for a first test this may be helpful. Let's hope that PictureCode include support for the E2s soon. Edit: Disclaimer: I did not make extensive tests. So make a copy of your RAW files before you patch them on your own risk!

Hm, I never read anywhere that the image quality of the f/1.4 was bad. May be just a little bit behind the f/2.0. http://admiringlight.com/blog/fuji-35mm-f1-4-vs-fuji-35mm-f2 For me the faster AF speed of the newer f/2.0 would compensate the slower aperture. Especially when I had plans to upgrade to a T2 or E3 in the future. The f/1.4 cannot take full advantage of the better AF speed of the newer cameras. http://fujifilm-x.com/de/x-stories/is-the-x-pro2-af-faster/

When using film simulation bracketing you will not get RAW at the same time which is a serious disadvantage for me. For 95% of my shots I take the JPGs SOOC but for the other 5% I am happy that I have the RAW to fix what I have messed up at the shooting.

Do you feel guilty to abandon the tool that has served you so loyal and faithful for a long time? At least this is what I sometimes feel (kind of) when I replace a part of my equipment by a newer version.

If you underexpose you loose one of the big advantages of mirrorless cameras that the view finder shows the exposure bevor you pull the trigger. I agree, that using RAW is the best to do when you want to drive the sensor to its limit. So I never understood why Fuji decided to make the highest ISOs JPEG only on the older cameras and why it needed so many years and a new camera to change it. The only thing I can think of is that they were afraid of too much noise in the view finder. Edit: unwanted characters removed.

Is it just me? I do not see real differences. Some expert out there who can does?

@TaffyTheGog I think it is not really focus by wire that is wrong in general but Fuji could have implemented the operation a little bit smoother. I also tend to rant about that many Fuji lenses do not have stops at the ends for the focus and aperture ring and other things. But this mostly comes into my mind when I am sitting at home, playing around with my Fuji gear and dreaming of all the wonderful pictures I could take if just Fuji would finally make the right equipment for me. However when I am actually out and shooting I normally do not really miss these things. Instead, I find that I get more and more used to my equipment. Things that started as a work around become normal and convenient. I believe it was Zack Arias who said: "It's the moron behind the lens that makes the picture." Regarding the price I think, that today, normally, it is more expensive to manufacture high quality mechanical parts than electronic parts. So I do not think that a full manual focus lens can be manufactured significantly cheaper than then AF lenses.

Something like the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 but with aperture and focus ring with stops on both ends and with marks. At this focal length I even could forego an OIS. The lack of it so far hold me back from trading my 18-55mm f2.8-4.0 for a 16-55mm f2.8.

If the speed of this development stays the same as it was with the one ISO stop that we got in four years from the Pro 1 to the Pro 2 we still have to wait a lttle bit.

Yep, it slipt my attention that the $10,000 price tag is refering to a true 300mmf/2.0, not 300mm equivalent field of view.

@cug: Thank you.

I would be happy to trade dark corners for a good IBIS. If my considerations are not too far off a 5 stop IBIS would cost about 200 pixels on each side. On a X-Pro 2 this would leave 5600* 3600 pixels. More than enough for me.

The Nikkor 200mm f/2.0 G ED VR II is $5,696.95 at B&H. The Canon is the same. So it can be made below $6k. Of course we do not know if Fuji consider this as their market price.

@cug: Did the people you were asking had same expertise in digital imaging or were most of them just phone shooters that you asked if they are happy with the print that you made from their file? This is a honest question because my own expectation is that it will be extremely difficult to tell the difference between a 16mp and a 24mp image regardless of the print size. But I am a little bit surprised that most did not see a difference to a 5mp phone image. There, I would expect that more people see a difference not just in spatial resolution but also in dynamic range.

You want to make nature photos. For wild life you will need a tele photo lens. My zoo lens is the 55-200 and sometimes I think it could be longer. If you are more into flowers or insects then a macro lens or at least extension rings are required. Therefore I do not think that a fixed lens camara will satisfy you in the long term. Also, the X-Pro 2 will be released next week but according to the Fuji Rumors it will take at least until the end of this month until it really ships. In the past it sometimes has taken more time from release to actually shipping. At the moment there is only guesswork about image quality and improvements of the coming X-Pro2. No one knows if the low light capabilities have really increased or if Fuji just specify one stop more but only with the same quality that you get from the current Fuji cameras when you under expose by one stop at ISO 6400 and push it by one stop in post processing. So may be starting with a second hand X-E2 or a X-T10 and the 18-55/2.8-4.0 would be a good choice. Later you can add more lenses or a new body if the Pro2 or may be the T2 bring features that you really miss.

Maurice, your idea is smarter than mine and more likely to be correct. But still, I wouldn't call it a lock button as it does not help against unintended turning the wheel. But as it locks either the shutter speed or the ISO setting with the wheel it is also a kind of lock. Just nit-picking

I guess the lock button is not a lock button. It could be that if you press it and turn the wheel it changes the ISO setting but also the shutter speed. So after setting ISO you have set the shutter speed again. To me this would be an acceptable compromise.

If I remember correctly did the EXIF of the first published and then withdrawn picture taken with the Pro2 say 6000*4000 pixels. So the sensor seens to be different to the current 16 MP one. It could be the IMX271. Just a guess.

I agree with everything you said. But under water cases on one end and weather sealed system cameras on the other end seem to nibble on this market segment. And in the end it is just Nikon who are kind of in this segment with their 1 AW. And yes, it has a small sensor and most important to me no dials but I am sure you can take wonderful pictures with it. If some one thinks that the sensor is too small than we are back to the discussion if Fuji needs to make a FF or even a MF and which Zack Arias answers that 8" x 10" will beat them all if you want high quality. OK, his words were a little bit different. In fact, this discussion made me look at the 1 AW. May be it is a useful supplement to my Fuji system - hm, probably just a symptom of my GAS

One reason why no one fills the niche could be that there are so many under water cases for all kind of cameras at very reasonable prices available. In same cases you may be lucky that your next generation camera may fit in your existing case. I know it is not the same as the Nikon RS but the many UW cases make the niche much smaller.

I am optimistic and take the name E2s as a sign that Fuji wants to keep the Pro, the T and tha E line side by side and therefore want that all cameras of the same generation have the same number in the name, the next generation the 2 and the generation after that the 3. I know, I am optimistic

I like the part wth the roses most.

Fuji only claims the T1 and the WR lenses to be weather sealed not water resistant. They say they are sealed against moisture and dus not against water. So do not expect too much.

Congratulation. I like the picture.

In my dreams where I never dream of a T2 the E3 has the same backlit sensor technology as the Sony A7rII. The pixel density would make about 18MP on the APS-C format but the technology gives ISO up to 25,600 which would be the important part for me. And if they can make the autofocus to handle such low light with good speed and accuracy it would be perfect. Really nice to haves would be - Tilt screen - Ability to shoot single pictures in CL and may be even CH - ISO dial, although I would not like to sacrify the exposure compensation dial like some have proposed Maybe I would use the customer settings if they wouldn't include mainly JPEG functions. It would be ok if settings from the dials would be overwritten like aperture or shutter speed, but then I would need a very big LED on the top or on the rear to remind me that the manual duals are out of order. A perfect solution of course would be if the dials would change their settings according to the customer setting. But I don't think anyone including myself would want to pay this, money wise and from the additional size and weight. The various auto focus settings of FW 4.0 of the T1 also would be good candidates for custmer settings. But I know it is just a deeam. So I will continue to use my E1 and T1 without regrets and will patiently wait what Santa Fuji brings us in the next years.