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Mt. Lapche Kang and hulless barley field, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet
 
019b1182-01 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Mt. Gang Benchhen, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet
 
007b7139-01-2 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Mt. Gurla Mandhata & Lake Mansarovar, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
 
050a5437-01 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Gangga, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet
 
048a7592-01-3 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Zanda Clay Forest, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
 
039a5917-01-2 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Mt. Gurla Mandhata, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
 
036a5703-01-2 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Mt. Gurla Mandhata, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
 
033a5304-01 by yhcvn, on Flickr

Fuji XE 2 35/F1.4
 
Marina Bay by Night by gerlesion, on Flickr

Mount Bromo, Indonesia.

One of the still missing secrets is the specification of the viewfinder. 
 
-What will be the magnification for the EVF? (Hope it will be close to the x0.77 of the T1)
-Will the OVF cover a wider area (16mm) and offer three steps of automatic magnification, e.g. an extra tele magnification for the 56mm/90mm?
 
It seems strange that so many specs have been leaked, but the viewfinder characteristics remain secret. Is this good or bad news?

I joined this Forum in May, but have only started posting here this week.
 
I've been shooting with Leicas since the mid-1970s, starting with an M3 then M6, M7, M8, M9 and Monochrom, all of which I still have.  Along the way over 40 years I've accumulated an arsenal of Leica M & R lenses. I’ve also owned and used Hasselblad 500 series cameras with Zeiss lenses and a CFV-50 digital back, all recently sold. As my eyesight has lately started to deteriorate, focusing with the range finder and the Hassleblads has become trickier.
 
So I went out and bought a Sony A7r. Using manual focus and the focus magnification function has worked well both with my M lenses, and the R lenses for wildlife. However, somehow the “look & feel” of the Sony's images lacked “character" and seemed too “clinical” for my liking, this is purely my subjective opinion.
 
I ended up on this Forum after I purchased a Fuji X100T. I loved the images, but ergonomically I couldn’t come to terms with the camera’s size, my hands are too big for it.

As the X-Pro1 became heavily discounted a few weeks ago, and based on what I saw with the X100T images I thought I’ll give it a try, and purchased a new X-Pro1 and 18mm f2 lens for all of €570-.
 
From the outset I really liked this camera, it's handling and the images it delivers. Not since my Leicas have I seen images with such wonderful image quality and “character”.  As for high ISO shooting and straight out the camera JPEGs the Leicas can't match the Fuji
(I always shoot RAW + JPEG). Overall the Fuji images are right up there IMO.

I’ve since added a Fuji 23mm f1.4 and 35mm f2.
Financed the X-Pro1 and the 3 lenses by offloading my Leica 35mm Summilux f1.4. I’m also using my remaining Leica M lenses on the X-Pro1 with a Fotodiox LM-FX adaptor and the focus magnification function. Overall I’m very pleased!

In my view, ergonomically in general, Fuji have got it right over the digital Leicas; the ability to quickly change exposure compensation as well as ISO without having to take your eye off the viewfinder is a very big plus for me. The only issue is that I keep pressing the Q button by mistake...
 
I am eagerly anticipating the X-Pro2...

Some of my images: http://michali.zenfolio.com

Mushroom Picker...
... in Monti Sibillini/Italy
 

I'm getting mildly concerned about the sensor, having seen no clear information about it. I'm at least slightly concerned about seeing a great new body with the same old IMX071 (originally the Nikon D7000 sensor, adopted by the X-Pro 1 a few months later) we've had for years. Since, at least to me, the 5 year old sensor is the ONLY major weakness of the present high-end Fujis, that would be a deal-breaker. An X-T1 plus OVF (or X-Pro1 with the X-T1 AF and processor - pretty much the same thing) would be a great camera, but it isn't worth $1500+ when I already have an X-T1. I'm hopeful for a modern 24 MP (or greater) sensor...
 
Our lenses are MORE than ready for a new sensor - Fuji has the best overall lens lineup apart from Canon and Nikon FF (I'd take Fuji over Canon or Nikon APS-C - despite the overweight FF lenses at odd focal lengths that round out those lines). Almost all of our lenses are very high quality, and apart from the few XCs, are ready for 24 MP and beyond. I'd rather have the Fujinons than Sony's adapter flexibility, too - the adapters that preserve full functionality are of modest quality and add alignment variability, enough that a bad adapter could easily reduce the IQ from a 42 MP camera to below a really excellent lens on  24 MP.
 
The probable performance of a really modern sensor with X-Trans filtration is excellent... I'd say that the X-Trans II is about 25% better (purely my opinion, and purely visually) than a conventional (AA filtered) Bayer interpretation of the IMX071. If we can get about the same performance increment out of a good 24 MP sensor, we'll have a camera with slightly better IQ than any other APS-C body on the market (the no AA 24 MP bodies may well be very close except in moire-prone situations), and outclassed ONLY by the D810 and the A7rII - I'm deliberately excluding the Canon 5Ds, because it has limited DR, and there are enough times when extra DR gets the shot that I'd often rather have the extra DR than extra resolution - I have no question that the 5Ds is much better from a pure resolution standpoint. Most of the Sony native lenses (apart from a few bulky primes) don't really impress me, and I don't trust adapters. The D810 is, without question, a higher overall IQ solution, BUT a D810 and lenses of quality equivalent to the Fujinons (which means the heavier/bulkier Nikkors, not the lightest FF versions) is about TWICE the weight and sometimes as much as twice the price.

As a farsighted guy I have to decide if I want a clear EVF or OVF. Both unfortunately isn´t possible. At least I don´t think so.
On my X-Pro1 I have +2 thus I see the EVF but I can´t use OVF anymore. Would be the same as if you try seeing the horizon with a reading glass and 2 dioptr.