Warren

I don't understand the big deal about this - ISO can be assigned to the dpad - press up and ISO goes up - press down and ISO goes down - it shows in the EVF but it doesn't fill the EVF and disappears as soon as the change has been made.

rvhout, Yes, it was fixed under warranty.

So, The camera arrived last night, back from Fuji in Edison. They were brilliant. I called after I had seen that the camera had arrived, via UPS (Thurs). They explained the process and gave me a tracking number. I was told that I could call any time, that they understood separation anxiety.  I called on Tuesday to see what the status was, and was told it was at the repair desk as we spoke. Wondered about timing, going to see my mom and would like the camera for the visit. Thursday afternoon it arrived back home. Top plate was replaced, camera cleaned inside and out. The firmware was updated. All my settings were reset, but, I have them written down and can get them all sorted out in a few minutes. 

Hello Warren,
 
Did you get this issue fixed under warranty? I'm having a similar issue, and both Fujifilm and the camera store are unwilling to fix it under warranty, even though the camera is only 10 months old and has always been handled with great care. I strongly feel this is a design flaw in the way the on-off switch collar is attached to the body. I have used several Fujifilm X cameras and this is the first one to have such quality issues.

So, The camera arrived last night, back from Fuji in Edison. They were brilliant. I called after I had seen that the camera had arrived, via UPS (Thurs). They explained the process and gave me a tracking number. I was told that I could call any time, that they understood separation anxiety.  I called on Tuesday to see what the status was, and was told it was at the repair desk as we spoke. Wondered about timing, going to see my mom and would like the camera for the visit. Thursday afternoon it arrived back home. Top plate was replaced, camera cleaned inside and out. The firmware was updated. All my settings were reset, but, I have them written down and can get them all sorted out in a few minutes. 

Here's my reasoning to get the camera repaired, rather than replaced by the shop I purchased it in, or just claim it on my insurance. Yes, there are a number of assumptions in my thinking...
 
     Returning it would have resulted in a non-fuji specialist looking at the camera and deciding what to do about it. Then, it could have been repaired by someone with a screwdriver and returned. Meh...If I had a big problem later on is my warranty still good via Fuji?
 
     Claiming it under insurance, not necessary until I saw what Fuji would do...
 
     So, when I bought the camera, it had come off an assembly line. While the camera had been run through checks, it was one of many,  with quotas to inspect each day. How much personal time would have spent with the camera? What range of specs was acceptable?
 
     What I have now is  camera that was repaired by replacing the top piece. Not really an intense tear down. The camera was also gone over by 1 technician, from head to toe to insure all functions are as they should be. The camera was cleaned top to bottom, and the firmware was updated. All in about a week with no muss or fuss...
 
     It also shows me the commitment Fuji has to me, the consumer, so, it is a big win for them as well. 
 
     Also, the camera is mine. The repair is part of the history of the camera. Not necessarily a bad part of the history. The repairs were done painlessly. I'm not sure how any other options would have played out. I realize that is kinda weird, but I get an attachment to some things. I had to wait quite a while to get the chrome edition. I had to save to purchase it. What I have now is my camera that has been had inspected and adjusted by a Fuji technician. 

Yes. That's a pretty bad glitch. How can anyone like himself? It's totally unnatural. Let's all switch to Sony platform!

Spoke to Fuji repair in Edison, NJ. Camera has arrived. The woman answering the phone was super cool. Gave me a reference number and told me that I could call anytime and that she understood the separation anxiety...

Spoke to Fuji repair in Edison, NJ. Camera has arrived. The woman answering the phone was super cool. Gave me a reference number and told me that I could call anytime and that she understood the separation anxiety...

I don't have a shutter button on the camera. I do have one on my x100f and love it. I've done some research and have come across a few times that the shutter button might be to blame for losing the mechanism. A very few...

just a question about how this could have happened....did you have a screw-in soft release on the shutter button? I use a soft release but was told it creates greater strain/stress on the mechanism which makes sense to me. I still use one though

XT-2. Had it a few weeks. Used it this afternoon. Put it back into my LowePro backpack. Got home. Noticed the shutter button was gone! And the surrounding on/off switch.
This is my 7th camera of the FujiX system and never had an issue.
I'm still traveling ( have an X100F with me ). Has this happened to anyone else? I'll call Fuji customer service when I get home in a few days. I'm sure I'll have to send it in...

So, realistically, I'm getting the equivalent of 9 rolls of 36 exposure film out of one battery, on the XT-2, the size of 1 roll of 35mm film. I'm pretty sure on a "normal" street photography day I never shot 9 rolls of film. Doesn't seem that big an issue. Carry an extra battery. Still way less than I carried shooting film. 
 
Thinking about it, the issue might be we're shooting too many pictures. I'm certainly guilty of that. Just got back from a trip and on a ferry ride I must have 40 images of a mountain we were passing. 39 of those will be deleted. Not sure if the one I keep is necessary either. It wasn't a very interesting mountain. What I did consider is that, looking at the collection of dull mountain images is, in some aspect, digital has made me lazy. I just motored off mountain images, rather than consider what I was actual looking at. 
 
My 64Gb card holds so many images that taking a "few extra" images doesn't matter. With a roll of 36, I would have one mountain image, if any at all...
 
Warren

So, realistically, I'm getting the equivalent of 9 rolls of 36 exposure film out of one battery, on the XT-2, the size of 1 roll of 35mm film. I'm pretty sure on a "normal" street photography day I never shot 9 rolls of film. Doesn't seem that big an issue. Carry an extra battery. Still way less than I carried shooting film. 
 
Thinking about it, the issue might be we're shooting too many pictures. I'm certainly guilty of that. Just got back from a trip and on a ferry ride I must have 40 images of a mountain we were passing. 39 of those will be deleted. Not sure if the one I keep is necessary either. It wasn't a very interesting mountain. What I did consider is that, looking at the collection of dull mountain images is, in some aspect, digital has made me lazy. I just motored off mountain images, rather than consider what I was actual looking at. 
 
My 64Gb card holds so many images that taking a "few extra" images doesn't matter. With a roll of 36, I would have one mountain image, if any at all...
 
Warren

I'd like to see the GFX use the same 126 batteries, even if 2 are required.
A 2x convertor on the lens map would be nice too.
Weather Sealed
  $6500 would be super nice too...
 
What's on your list ?
 
Warren

Since GFX has no PDAF points, I would love to have the Contrast AF to be at least as fast as X-T1's. Or at least it cannot have that crappy AF that the original X100 had. 

Thank-you for the big compliment, Warren . We write down the dimensions of each object on our website - for example, this sword is:
Weight: 565 gm Length: 65 cm Width: 10 cm Depth: 5 cm But yes, I agree with you: looking at it now with your eyes, it is difficult to understand size just by looking at the photographs. Some people put a coin next to an object, but we decide not to do that - I think that takes away from the object itself? We may be wrong... We will also re-photograph this kris when we write our blog article about them - we have about 20 still in the workshop, with four finished. This one is different because it's an original nickel-iron blade from the 1800s. Our others are contemporary Damascus-style blades made on next door Java island, with the handles carved from ebony wood and a bit of mammoth ivory... I will post later
 
Thank-you for your feedback Warren - I will aim for the eyes the next time!
 
Wi.

Absolutely stunning...Suggestion: on the 2nd image,  I think that Ganesh's eye should are the focal point, not his knee...I'd also like to see something in the image to give a sense of scale, is this the size of a letter opener or a broad sword??
 
Warren

Excellent images!
 
Some of those should be printed as a very large canvas and mounted on walls of mansion!  Unfortunately, I don't have a mansion to extend the offer. 

I sold my 23mm f1.4 - loved the images but found it a bit big/bulky to slip into my pocket. I'm really looking forward to the 23mm f2, especially with the weather resistance
 
 
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Or they could make a revised and better 18-135mm!

I only need a replacement for my Nikon 24-120 f/4 travel lens, which would be a 16-85 Fuji f/4. It would hopefully be sharper than the Fuji 18-135 lens.

Lightroom works...It's not perfect, but the ability to catalog, use presets, shift into Photoshop etc makes it work for me. I dig LR mobile. I've been an Adobe user for decades. I know how to get the image that I'm looking for...and I'm not sure how I'd change systems with 4tb of images...
Warren

First Pictures taken with the Xt2 and the 100-400. The autofocus looks promising but I will need try the different modes.