Iansky

I have to admit that it reminds me a little of the old Leica M series I used when working overseas, they had some genuine "brassing" from use that did look different and caused people to frown but they were working cameras and did a job!
 
It is your camera, your money and your choice so you do with it as you see fit. There are lots out there who spend good money on a camera and then do not use it so it remains in pristine condition and I find that sad.
 
I must admit that now I do photography purely as a hobby I do keep my kit in good condition as I now pay for it myself and if I want an upgrade, trade in price is a big part and no matter how much we say we will not let an item go, the lust of a newer better model can sometimes win out.

I collected my XT2 last Friday and finally got a chance to try it out at a wartime weekend locally.

Alas only the option to try AFS but so far very pleased and the rendition does just seem a little better than from my XPro2 but hardly noticeable.

I got the grip with it and the camera and grip combined are smaller and lighter than my D810 body I traded in.............my shoulders and neck will thank me after a long day of shooting!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

No complaints about mine, it is razor sharp and superfast to focus, I also use mine 90% of the time handheld and have used it for BIF / Airshows and track work all with satisfactory results so no complaints.
 
Here is a link to a motocross event I covered with it and these are under 300pix images from large Tiffs:
 
http://571photography.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/moto-cross.html

Same here.  I have the lens and have used it with both the X-T1 and the X-T2 with excellent results.  However I soon learned that a tripod is not necessarily the answer because even with a high end carbon fibre tripod there is still a lack of stability unless I use a remote and a tendency for the lens to "settle" after framing the image.  Not good for bird photography for instance.  So I now use it with a bean bag or hand held given the excellent 5 stop IS performance with a much higher keeper rate.  This was the X-T2 hand held at 580mm FL - 120th sec @ f9 ISO 400.

The one I rented was tack sharp.....very happy with the results. 
 

 

 

 

Believe it or not, now, according to some forum members, your camera looks exactly like it should and they’ve actually worked with steel wool and sandpaper on their camera to make it look like this one of yours!
 
So, now you can say that the camera has a “pro  look” too!
 
Years ago my Pentax 6 x 7 fell from the tripod ( I thought it was safely screwed on the thing but it wasn’t), the result was just a dent on the corner of the top brass section of the camera. I had it replaced despite the fact that the camera was operational and the funny thing was that my camera got a new serial number (because the part which was replaced was the part where the serial number was).

I was at Castle Combe race circuit last weekend and took the X-Pro2 + Fuji XF100-400mm lens, a stunning combination that delivers the goods  and is superfast to focus as well as being totally silent.
 
It is a very good combination for sport and I had the camera setup with AFC, zone focus and high speed (8fps) drive.
 
I am very, very pleased with this combination for sports and fast moving subject matter.
 
These are some of the images - sorry it is image heavy.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I went to the Moto cross event today as I wanted to try the AFC tracking on the XT2 with both the 100-400 and the 16-55 and I used the following settings:

ISO = Auto
Zone Focus = 9 central spots then wide tracking
AFC category = I used setting 4 (subject suddenly appears)
100 - 400 set to f8 and 1/2000 sec
The above were for most of the images but used f5.6 with the 16-55mm

I am thrilled with the performance and it more than lived up to all my expectations and the only focus fails were down to operator headspace!

These are just a few of the images
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Awesome and well done.

Nice! These would have been difficult with the X-T1.
 
Which setting did you find more useful? Zone or wide/tracking?

I went to the Moto cross event today as I wanted to try the AFC tracking on the XT2 with both the 100-400 and the 16-55 and I used the following settings:

ISO = Auto
Zone Focus = 9 central spots then wide tracking
AFC category = I used setting 4 (subject suddenly appears)
100 - 400 set to f8 and 1/2000 sec
The above were for most of the images but used f5.6 with the 16-55mm

I am thrilled with the performance and it more than lived up to all my expectations and the only focus fails were down to operator headspace!

These are just a few of the images
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

I went to the Moto cross event today as I wanted to try the AFC tracking on the XT2 with both the 100-400 and the 16-55 and I used the following settings:

ISO = Auto
Zone Focus = 9 central spots then wide tracking
AFC category = I used setting 4 (subject suddenly appears)
100 - 400 set to f8 and 1/2000 sec
The above were for most of the images but used f5.6 with the 16-55mm

I am thrilled with the performance and it more than lived up to all my expectations and the only focus fails were down to operator headspace!

These are just a few of the images
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

I collected my XT2 last Friday and finally got a chance to try it out at a wartime weekend locally.

Alas only the option to try AFS but so far very pleased and the rendition does just seem a little better than from my XPro2 but hardly noticeable.

I got the grip with it and the camera and grip combined are smaller and lighter than my D810 body I traded in.............my shoulders and neck will thank me after a long day of shooting!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

I collected my XT2 last Friday and finally got a chance to try it out at a wartime weekend locally.

Alas only the option to try AFS but so far very pleased and the rendition does just seem a little better than from my XPro2 but hardly noticeable.

I got the grip with it and the camera and grip combined are smaller and lighter than my D810 body I traded in.............my shoulders and neck will thank me after a long day of shooting!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

I collected my XT2 last Friday and finally got a chance to try it out at a wartime weekend locally.

Alas only the option to try AFS but so far very pleased and the rendition does just seem a little better than from my XPro2 but hardly noticeable.

I got the grip with it and the camera and grip combined are smaller and lighter than my D810 body I traded in.............my shoulders and neck will thank me after a long day of shooting!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

We made our annual pilgrimage to Islington, London last weekend to attend the Angel Festival, a great day with fun and friendly people with a mix of stalls along the canal towpath.
I travelled light as I was helping my wife on her stall so took just the X70 and managed to grab some street shots as well as some at the festival.
A fun day was had by one and all.
 

 

 

 
 

We made our annual pilgrimage to Islington, London last weekend to attend the Angel Festival, a great day with fun and friendly people with a mix of stalls along the canal towpath.
I travelled light as I was helping my wife on her stall so took just the X70 and managed to grab some street shots as well as some at the festival.
A fun day was had by one and all.
 

 

 

 
 

We had a cycle race in town the other evening and I wanted to grab a few images using the XPro2+16-55mm.

My intention was to capture some sharp images and also some images with movement and blur.

I am more than happy with camera performance and the results - they are what I wanted.
 

 

 

 

We had a cycle race in town the other evening and I wanted to grab a few images using the XPro2+16-55mm.

My intention was to capture some sharp images and also some images with movement and blur.

I am more than happy with camera performance and the results - they are what I wanted.
 

 

 

 

We had a cycle race in town the other evening and I wanted to grab a few images using the XPro2+16-55mm.

My intention was to capture some sharp images and also some images with movement and blur.

I am more than happy with camera performance and the results - they are what I wanted.
 

 

 

 

I was out for my first trip with my new X-Pro1 last weekend (normally use X100s for street) and used the two lenses that came with the purchase.
 
I am delighted to say it performed incredibly well and outperforming the X100s for AF speed /accuracy, write speed and quality of image so one very happy new owner!
 
Here are some of the images from the day.
 








 

We had one of the "Tough Mudder" events in the park at the weekend, 14,000 entrants for it and most for charitable support.

The idea was to complete a run with obstacles to negotiate and rather than a race it was to remain as a team and complete together, some very wet and muddy obstacles.

I managed to get up there for a couple of hours with the XPro2+16-55 and grabbed some images that I am happy with - would have liked more time so next time will plan for the day!
 

 

 

 
 

Beautiful. My favourites are the Dickensian images. They look like they're on a movie set.

I was out for my first trip with my new X-Pro1 last weekend (normally use X100s for street) and used the two lenses that came with the purchase.
 
I am delighted to say it performed incredibly well and outperforming the X100s for AF speed /accuracy, write speed and quality of image so one very happy new owner!
 
Here are some of the images from the day.
 








 

I was out for my first trip with my new X-Pro1 last weekend (normally use X100s for street) and used the two lenses that came with the purchase.
 
I am delighted to say it performed incredibly well and outperforming the X100s for AF speed /accuracy, write speed and quality of image so one very happy new owner!
 
Here are some of the images from the day.