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Xpro2 now, still occasionally use my trusty Xpro1 when I need two bodies

Interesting that you were having focussing problems with the 56, tell me more, what camera, situation etc

Clearly 1:1 will be better than my 60, but I was thinking the OIS and the shallower depth of field may make it a competitor for the 56mm for portraits, better bokeh maybe and from calcs the same depth of field as a 56 at f1.2 at 3m. Just hope it's not huge and heavy.

I read this over the weekend and thought it was a good nicely provocative question. But I think with sensors improving every few years, the limits in terms of what an APS-C camera wont do will become less and less, so it has the potential to become an even better enthusiast to professional level camera system if the lens selection keeps up. Photography is changing. While in the short term smartphones are eating into camera sales, I suspect they are opening the doors to photography to many who want a high quality system they can enjoy. So on that basis I can see there being a great market for lenses for Fuji in the £300 - £1500 range (maybe even £2000 for a 300mm F4 prime). So having come so far why would Fuji stop developing lenses? I do however think the general obsession with the idea of a 33 F1 is misguided and something like a 35 F1.2 WR weighing in at less than 300g and £700 to complement the 56mm would sell pretty well as it would most likely be true to what I believe is the X-System ethos, high quality, not too big, a joy to use. Some of my best shots have come from my 18mm F2 which is still far more joyful than any Nikon / Canon APS-C lens, and yes that is a dig at the plastic in every sense, disposable equipment that has dominated the market since about 2003. I am 100% certain that Fuji have found a really good niche and I can't see why they would stop developing now. As for the GFX it is a completely different market. A £1000 will get you up and running with an X System camera the GFX is big and 7 times as expensive. Great but it isn't even a upgrade path for 99% of X system users. Portable, not really Price, almost an order of magnitude more expensive Focus, super narrow, sports, street etc pretty much out of the question Which is why the X System needs the very good glass as well as the more entry level stuff.

I came from Canon but I can confirm that the 55-200 is truly amazing. The IQ and dynamic range on my first Fuji an xpro1 is great, better than a 70D. The Fuji 10-24 is also superior to the Sigma 10-20 F3.5, and I really liked my sigma. I just bought the Xpro2 which is spot on and worth a try as a real step forward and more future proof, I know the body shape is odd, but trust me the handling and focus joystick make it worth a go, you may be surprised. Hope this helps.

Not noticed any issues mysel, bit I only picked the camera up on Friday so early says. I did wonder if you were using the lossless compression, maybe that uses a bit of power? I have previously shot on Cannon gear and noticed it too gets hot, especially on video mode. So a bit of heat is normal and I would expect the metal body would dissipate heat well. On my Cannon gear it would give an overheat warning. Fact is the limited number of shots per battery show that it chews through power. Pretty much like all laptops, phones, iPads etc. I am hoping that what you're experiencing is just normal.

Reading about the Xpro2 it stated that the sensor could do 4K video. So I hope they enable it in the XT2. I used to think 4K was a nonsense, but the ability to crop in and remain a full HD output is useful for interviews etc. I know for many video isn't important, but not having 'good enough' video may put off some which will reduce market share which means less money for Fuji to invest in the product line. It would be a terrible shame if Fuji went the way of Samsung, withdrawing from the UK Mkt.

Hi, I got the same set up as you, but earlier in the year, so I paid more. I found the xt1 didn't feel so good in the hand which was totally subjective I know, but objectively the IQ was pretty much identical when I tested them side by side, so I bought the slower camera out of love. I did note though that the Xt1 was more equipped to do video. Anyway in real day to day use I have found the following: - the auto iso is very useful as you can set limits so for example its default will be 200 but the auto can be set to let it rise to say 3200 when it needs to. Useful. But the master stroke is that you can also set the minimum shutter speed to say 1/60 of a sec. So then you can relax on the job in hand and know the camera will ensure you don't stray into either garbage iso settings or too slow shutter speed. - the 27mm is super sharp - the 18mm is a surprise, while reviewers will have you believe otherwise, trust me, used with care it is a nice piece of glass - nothing new in stating that the 35mm is great, but I have found the 55-200mm to be a real jem... Ok weird on a rangefinder, but amazingly sharp and stable So probably the only down side of the XPro1 vs many other cameras is speed. But that only really matters for spontaneous shots. I managed to get some epic surfing shots with the focus bang on at 200mm f4.8, so in the end, as with most things, the human part of the equation is likely to be the limiting factor.

I bought mine a week ago with the 18/27 lenses + the 35 f1.4 and the 60 for portraits. I also shoot canon and am keeping my 70D for video work. My initial impressions. - weight great - handling fantastic and really interesting with the optical / EVF, feels like a real camera again, like film - the 35 is fantastically sharp wide open, minimal purple fringing if any + accurate focussing, unlike the Canon 85 F1.8 which incidentally can't hold a candle to the Fuji 60 either (this isn't anti Canon, I still love canon, the 85 is just a respected benchmark) - the focussing is better than Canon for me IF the object is relatively still, the new firmware works So yes I am delighted, the XPro1 is simply capable of taking wonderful images and is beautiful thing in every sense I am sure the lenses out resolve the sensor, and I know soon the XPro2 will arrive and be even better, but let's face it, I am most likely the limit when it comes to what the camera can do, it seems to be on par with a Canon 5D mk2 So the Xpro 1 is still a great buy. Forgot to say the 18mm is a good lens worth having and the lens I would never have bought, the 27mm is fantastic, amazingly sharp and tiny