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    cug got a reaction from le boecere in XE2 to XE3 - worth the upgrade?   
    No built-in flash, no d-pad, much shorter eye-point. The last one is what killed the X-E3 for me because it's such a pain in the rear to use with my glasses. I had one for a short time, sold it again and went back to X-E2.
    Other differences are the joystick, faster processor, and a lot of other smaller differences. 
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    cug got a reaction from Sirio in Turn off X-H1 Q button?   
    The only way I found was to use the Lock feature to only lock the Q button. Which means you need to dive into the menu to disable the lock if you ever want to use the Q menu.
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    cug got a reaction from caterham in XE2 to XE3 - worth the upgrade?   
    No built-in flash, no d-pad, much shorter eye-point. The last one is what killed the X-E3 for me because it's such a pain in the rear to use with my glasses. I had one for a short time, sold it again and went back to X-E2.
    Other differences are the joystick, faster processor, and a lot of other smaller differences. 
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    cug got a reaction from George_P in Raw file is black and white   
    Try setting a different film simulation on the raw file. I don't have Capture One installed right now as I'm not using it, giving it a try with the Fujifilm Express version – it's downloading, so more info once I have it installed.
    Aah, found it: in the color adjustment panel, click on the "Curve" selection. Just pick whatever film simulation you want.
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    cug reacted to renes in XE2 to XE3 - worth the upgrade?   
    I still have both and for EVF itself I prefer to use X-E2. The EVF with shorter eye-point and even a bit lower magnification is the worst part of X-E3. It's trully the worst EVF I have experienced in last few years (try Sony, Oly and Panasonic). Add its terrible eyepiece and you feel it's point-and-shot style EVF.  Of course X-E2 EVF is not that great too but I see how better and more comfortable I frame with it compared to X-E3 one. I am not suppriced that X-E3 is not selling well. Fuji did big mistake bringing X-E3 with such poor EVF... same with removing d-pad and not bringing at least simple tilt LCD like X-A line have.
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    cug reacted to Hermelin in 27 f/2.8 vs X100F f/2   
    I ended up with the x100f 😀

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    cug got a reaction from stephmcg in X-T10 user moving to X-H1 or wait for X-T3?   
    Another reason for the X-H1 is IBIS. Especially with long(ish) non IS lenses like the 90 or even the 56, it's more manageable. Also for adapted lenses, IBIS is great as it stabilizes the image in the EVF for focusing.
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    cug got a reaction from Mike G in Fuji XF 35 1.4 AF speed   
    Weird, I don't have that issue. Also, "hunting" is a problem of the body not acquiring what it considers critical focus, not the lens really. The lens just acts to what the body tells it to do. 
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    cug got a reaction from Arthur in A covert bag for traveling in cities   
    Easy, stay away from the shower for about four weeks, sleep in your closes, keep the same clothes on for four weeks as well and pack your stuff in something like this and you'll be perfectly safe.
     

     
    Everything else is just fooling yourself.
     
    Pay attention to your surroundings, use a bag that closes with a non-simple mechanism and don't dress like a complete dork and you are about as safe as all the other tourists that will roam the same streets. 
     
    Just one thing: it's not the bag that attracts attention, it's YOU. 
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    cug got a reaction from gen in Portraiture work, running topic   
    It certainly is ... wife wanted a new LinkedIn photo, so we played around in the living room ...
     

    Portrait @ Home by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
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    cug got a reaction from Norman22 in Portraiture work, running topic   
    It certainly is ... wife wanted a new LinkedIn photo, so we played around in the living room ...
     

    Portrait @ Home by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
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    cug got a reaction from russw in Portraiture work, running topic   
    Lifestyle shoot in London, basically walking around the Westminster area and taking photos ... ;-)
     
    Most photos taken with the new XF35 f/2:
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr


    And one from the XF56:
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     
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    cug got a reaction from russw in Portraiture work, running topic   
    It certainly is ... wife wanted a new LinkedIn photo, so we played around in the living room ...
     

    Portrait @ Home by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
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    cug got a reaction from Curiojo in Portraiture work, running topic   
    Lifestyle shoot in London, basically walking around the Westminster area and taking photos ... ;-)
     
    Most photos taken with the new XF35 f/2:
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr


    And one from the XF56:
     

    Farhanah by Guido Neitzer, on Flickr
     
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    cug got a reaction from Curiojo in Torn between 27mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/2.0 need your opinions please   
    I did a few months with only the 35/1.4 on an X-E1 and I loved it.
     
    There are some limitations due to the focal length, especially indoors when trying to capture larger subjects like cars in a museum or so, but similar issues exist for a 23 or 27 as well. 
     
    If I were to go for a one lens system for a longer period of time it would be either the 23/1.4 or the 35/1.4. I would not go for f2 versions for the simple reason that the larger aperture give additional artistic as well as exposure leverage which is important if you have only a single lens. I can live with f/2, like on the X100T, but I like the additional options I have with a faster lens. 
     
    The 27 would not be my choice because of the slow speed and missing aperture ring. The image quality is more than good enough, but f/2.8 just isn't cutting it for a single lens system.
     
    For deciding between 23 and 35, do yourself a favor and ignore all the "the 23 is more versatile" or "the 35 is better for this" comments. They are just opinions from people who don't know you so how can they give you a good recommendation?
     
    Look at your own photo library, figure out which focal length you used most and which gave you the best photos (that doesn't have to be the same). Pick the one where you like the results best and that will work for what you like to photograph over that "one camera one lens" period. You might want to go for a compromise if you can't decide. Or go for a two lens system. Whatever works for you. 
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    cug got a reaction from rizal_ahmad in Chance of a new firmware update for X100T?   
    It's kind of a bummer. I had an X100T, sold it, bought another one after a while as I missed the small size and "simple pleasure shooting" it gives. I don't use many of the features that make it unique like fast flash sync or the silent shutter to a degree that make the camera total love affair for me, but what I do like overall is the feature set in the given size. 
     
    But I absolutely positively hate the differences in use between it and the X-T1. There are so many that make no sense at all and that make using the two cameras at the same time a pain for me. I've decided to use them never together but as individual kits, but it still totally pisses me off how different they can be in so many little things. It feels like the firmware was done by totally disjoint teams. Maybe it was, but it's super annoying that this wasn't caught before release. 
     
    In my opinion, the X100T doesn't really need a "feature release", it needs an "alignment release" where someone goes through all the little things here and there and just makes the camera behave the same way as the X-E2/X-T10/X-T1. There aren't that many things that really need work, but if you use them regularly, they are just plain annoying. 
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    cug got a reaction from DougieB in Macro choice question..   
    While I do agree with your point about macro in general, I have also read a lot about the 60mm not working too well with the close focus adaptors. 
    I personally own the Zeiss 50mm Touit Macro and it is an absolutely tremendous lens. The only thing I wish it had is a longer focal length. But as I rarely ever need 1:1 or even 1:2 it's okay. I'm selling it right now, but that's not because of the capabilities, more because I don't use it enough.
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    cug got a reaction from Eric in Have 16-55. Need 35 f2 or 35 f1.4   
    As said in other places: 
     
    The lenses are close in end results, but they are different enough that it should be fairly easy to pick one over the other depending on your needs/wants. 
     
    If your goal is optical performance, creative options, and purity of optical lens design, there is no question, it has to be the 1.4. It offers one stop bigger max aperture, which means better low light, more creative options, better blur, it also recovers better in sharpness across the frame from f/2.8 on up which means you get better balanced sharpness and contrast across the frame from it.
     
    The new f/2 lens is mechanically the clear winner, although I find the aperture ring actually a bit too tight, maybe that will losen over time though. The WR is welcome to keep dust out of lens and body, the AF performance is marginally better, hunting is more of a body than a lens problem anyways (the body tells the lens where to go) and people often compare old firmware experience with current firmware experience instead of comparing actual apples to apples. 
     
    A lot of the reviewers make money when people use their "Buy now" links. Therefore, they often don't offer a clear opinion, but try to make those who don't own either lens buy at least one, and get those who own one already to buy the other as well. It's not that they are paid for the reviews or for a specific opinion, it's that they get money if any of the reviewed products are bought. 
     
    I own both lenses because we go out as a pair (my wife and I) and we both like the XF35 field of view. Therefore having two of them makes sense for us and therefore we have the opportunity to compare the lenses themselves as well as the results later on. 
     
    My personal recommendation: the XF35 f/1.4 is the better allrounder due to the qualities mentioned above, the XF35 f/2 is a very worthy contender if you have a tighter budget and benefit from WR. The new XF35 f/2 is great lens for everything where consistent across the frame contrast/sharpness/look from f/4 to f/11 isn't as critical.
     
    The tiny problem I have with the f/2 is that even without pixel-peeping, the print results in the extreme corners I get from it, are sometimes (very rarely) not satisfactory from f/4 to f/8 – a range I use a lot for my photography. It doesn't affect many photos in a way that I notice it but it happened a few time to me now so that my first choice between the two is the f/1.4 if that isn't already taken by my wife (she has first pick of course).
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    cug got a reaction from Curiojo in X-E3 Concept   
    Some more comments: 
    The magnification of the A6300 EVF is closer to the X-T1 than to the X-E2. You'd get a near 20% increase from X-E2, from A6300 to X-T1 is only a 10% increase. The screen is 16:9, that's true, but with the additional height of the X-E2, it shouldn't be a problem to accommodate a 3:2 screen.  The the buttons to the right are so that you don't have to adjust hand position between shooting and reviewing and it makes it easier to integrate a flip or even a full articulating screen (if so desired).  Moving the buttons to the right consolidates layout with X-Pro2, which is great for the very few folks who have both, plus it makes the design and engineering efforts easier as you have to properly test and design only a single layout. That's a big time and money saver for probably better results. There shouldn't be a need to increase body size, if something, the d-pad on the X-E2 could be a little bit smaller than on X-Pro2 and the spacing between controls could be very slightly reduced while still keeping it very usable.  I still question the benefits of the tiny flash, although as long as it doesn't cause space issues I'd include it, otherwise I'd like an EF-X8 if that could get a simple tilt operation. In my personal opinion, these cameras all need a better front grip. I understand that Fuji follows form more than function here to keep the styling classy in contrast of the modern, streamlined Sony bodies.
     
    This is fine, but what they should do is build in a battery grip electronics terminal into all cameras and offer a grip with electronic connection and a more ergonomic layout like the one available for the Olympus EM-5 which moves the shutter button and front dial to a much more ergonomic position. Personally I believe that Fuji should offer this for all their cameras as all of them would benefit ergonomically. Alternatively, offer it only for the X-E/X-Pro series and make the X-T series more ergonomic (move shutter button closer to where the finger naturally rests with a larger front grip without need for an additional grip.
     
    There are many more ideas I have around this, having dealt with HI/UX experience for a long time (mostly software though, but hardware was included as well), but in the end, Fuji will do what they want to do. Our input is not likely to be considered.
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    cug got a reaction from Curiojo in X-E3 Concept   
    You approached the design from the wrong direction which is a classic pattern found when people don't have the experience to design a technical tool (which a camera is). 
     
    You are trying to move stuff around in the design to compensate for things you think are technical challenges. What you should do is design the perfect ergonomics and style and have technicians figure out how to get it done, not approach it from the technical perspective and have the designers figure out how to make it look right. You've taken away a crucial interface element and moved things into a place where they don't really make sense from a usage perspective to accommodate something that other companies have already figured out: the A6300 has a 0.7x viewfinder and a same sized screen that even tilts – in a smaller camera body. Shouldn't be too hard to make the EVF 0.77 in the larger X-E2 body.
     
    Technically you can literally take the screen of the X-E2, move it all the way to the left just like an X-Pro2, make it a tilt screen, relocate the buttons in the same place as the X-Pro2 and even add a joystick without enlarging the body. Just by using today's technology instead of yesterday's and optimizing things. 
     
    In your design above, you moved stuff in positions that are ergonomically terrible like the AF button and the rear control dial. Then you don't leave enough space for the right thumb to not block the rear display by positioning the three buttons, which have moved to the right of the camera on the X-Pro2 for good reason, to a place where they hang without physical reference. It's a design that seems it came from "looks" and hasn't considered "feel". 
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    cug got a reaction from ArtPage in Torn between 27mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/2.0 need your opinions please   
    Hmpf. Let's take a look at that as I can't agree with much of what is in this post.
     
     
    XF27 f/2.8
     
    It is very sharp across the frame. It used to be my second sharpest lens after the Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8. Mine is about as good across the frame as the XF23 f/1.4, only beaten clearly by the XF90 and the Zeiss. Other lenses might be better at a certain aperture or certain characteristic but as an average of apertures from f/2.8 to f/8 the 27 is one of the best lenses I have tested from the Fuji line up. It does drop of significantly from f/11 on though.
     
    It has a light barrel distortion which is well corrected in software, either in camera or Lightroom and also some coma but both aren't really problematic. 
     
    There seems to be some significant spread between various XF27 lenses, I tested two of them and both were very close together, but there are other results on the net to be found which show weak edge performance which I can't reproduce with the lens I have here. So be aware and test the one you receive.
     
    XF35 f/1.4 and f/2
     
    Between these two lenses there are reviews that show one or the other being stronger optically, I own both and can say that without a doubt the old f/1.4 beats the new f/2 lens easily in optical performance from f/4 on. Contrast, micro-contrast, center resolution, resolution across the frame, distortion are better on my f/1.4 than they are on my f/2. I have seen tests stating otherwise even though when looking closely at their examples, it shows that they actually get same results as myself. 
     
    The f/2 is clearly a newer lens from Fuji, more solid barrel design, faster AF motor, nearly completely silent operation, tight aperture ring and the WR badge show this fairly clearly. Optically, the XF35 f/2 beats the old f/1.4 only at it's own wide open aperture and only in the wide corner area (not really close to the corner where the f/2 falls off pretty badly), which is kind of surprising – at f/2 the new lens shows more contrast in all parts of the except the center. 
     
    The new XF35 f/2 is unfortunately absolutely terrible in terms of optical distortion correction. The barrel distortion is extreme. 
     
    For landscapes between my two copies of the XF35 lenses the f/1.4 is better as it recovers much better over the whole frame from f/2.8 on where the two are comparable but from f/4 on the old lens shows clearly more details and more micro-contrast across the frame.
     
    Regarding AF performance, the new lens IS slightly better, but only slightly. The old lens makes a lot more "fuss" about focussing with a noisy motor and some squeaks here and there though making it "sound" slower. 
     
    You also have to be REALLY careful when looking at reviews of the lenses as all Fuji lenses seem to have variations between individual samples. So, you might get a really good XF35 f/2 or a really bad XF27 and your results can vary.
     
    Also, one more word of caution with regard to reviews: some reviews use dcraw to develop the raw which used to be absolutely terrible in de-mosaicing x-trans files which means the resulting resolution graphs were really bad for the simple reason that the software was crap and not the lens.
     
    Conclusion from above
     
    If you are looking for best optical performance, the surprise here is that if you get a good copy of the XF27 it is optically better on average over the respective full range of apertures of each lens than either of the XF35 lenses. 
     
    Now, that needs to be qualified though because if you take all three lenses and compare them from f/2.8 to f/8 only, the optically best I have here (and have tested personally) is the XF35 f/1.4. 
     
    No matter though, if it is really the only lens used for a while then I would HIGHLY recommend the XF35 f/1.4 for the following reasons:
    ​It recovers optically better from f/2.8 on than the newer f/2 lens. It delivers one stop more light which results in more creative options shooting wide open as well as more exposure options shooting in dark areas AND it lets in twice (compared to f/2) or even four times (compared to f/2.8) as much light onto an auto focus system so can be more precise. It is optically better corrected than the two other lenses. The XF27 does not have an aperture ring which I personally find a downside but others might disagree here. While f/2.8 is not really slow, it is two stops slower than f/1.4 with all the creative disadvantages and exposure downsides. The field of few is actually quite a bit different between the 27 and the 35s. 
     
    If the only viable financial option is between XF35 f/2 and the XF27 I'd go with the one that is closer to the preferred focal length. 
     
    Waiting for 23 f/2?
     
    Why on earth would someone wait for a lens that isn't even on the Fujifilm lens roadmap yet? The rumors stem from an interview where a Fuji executive said that "people have asked for more compact slightly slower lenses" and that they'll likely develop some of them. Really, you're going to wait because of a rumor? 
     
    XF27 vs. any of the XF35s
     
    I have not used the XF27 much in the last year since I bought the XF23. I basically pack it in my bag when I take the X-T1 on a longer trip to have an option to remove the ArcaSwiss plate from the camera, mount the XF27 and have a very compact system. But mostly I just take a bag with me and pack the 14, maybe the 23, definitely a 35 and maybe if I'm after portraits the 56 or 90. 
     
    The XF27 is an okay "only lens" for me, but the XF23 and either of the XF35s are better "only lenses". I'm more a 35 than a 23 fan, but that's personal. 
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    cug got a reaction from JBG in A covert bag for traveling in cities   
    Easy, stay away from the shower for about four weeks, sleep in your closes, keep the same clothes on for four weeks as well and pack your stuff in something like this and you'll be perfectly safe.
     

     
    Everything else is just fooling yourself.
     
    Pay attention to your surroundings, use a bag that closes with a non-simple mechanism and don't dress like a complete dork and you are about as safe as all the other tourists that will roam the same streets. 
     
    Just one thing: it's not the bag that attracts attention, it's YOU. 
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    cug got a reaction from darknj in so many cameras, how to decide?   
    Actual practical experience in a situation where we dealt with billions of photos. Daily.
     
    Might not be up to your standards, of course, we only had to get it right for a few hundred million people out there in the world, so who am I to understand this? 
     
    Maybe you take a lesson in appropriate discussion behavior and come back and make your argument without insulting people you have no frigging clue about?
     
    It seems that you are completely forgetting that probably 99,9999% of all photos taken never make it to anything bigger than a phone screen. The next bigger one is a low resolution computer screen. If it gets super fancy it's a high resolution retina display. And even fashion magazine and billboard shots are just fine with 16MP. Only freaks on the internet obsess over the difference between a 16 and 24 megapixel APS-C sensor resolution.
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    cug got a reaction from magnesi in A covert bag for traveling in cities   
    Easy, stay away from the shower for about four weeks, sleep in your closes, keep the same clothes on for four weeks as well and pack your stuff in something like this and you'll be perfectly safe.
     

     
    Everything else is just fooling yourself.
     
    Pay attention to your surroundings, use a bag that closes with a non-simple mechanism and don't dress like a complete dork and you are about as safe as all the other tourists that will roam the same streets. 
     
    Just one thing: it's not the bag that attracts attention, it's YOU. 
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    cug got a reaction from yukosteel in XF35mm 1.4 and ZSM35mm 0.95   
    I didn't found it hard as I have used the XF35 extensively, so it kind of stood out to me. I know the results from the other forum, so not going to mention it here. 
     
    The artifacts are from the extreme compression that is done for (by?) the forum here.
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