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I recently bought an X-T10 with 2 kit lenses - the 16-50 and the 50-230.

 

I have read and re-read the manual and it appears there are certain shooting modes I can access, but others I cannot, as follows:

 

Full Auto - I can get this by turning the little lever adjacent to the speed dial to AUTO.  No problem here.

 

Programme AE(P) - this is what I really want, because whilst being automatic, it still allows the user flexibility (i.e. I far prefer a central spot for auto focus rather than the multi spots that Full Auto gives).  Anyway, I cannot get it at all and I think the reason is that the kit lenses do NOT have a slider switch on the lens barrel (Aperture Mode Switch) as shown in the manual, therefore I cannot select anything.

 

Shutter Priority - looks like I can't get it because the manual implies I need to move the "Aperture Mode Switch" on the lens barrel . . . and there isn't one!

 

Aperture Priority - it selects this when I select A on the speed dial and move the lever away from AUTO. No problem here.

 

Manual - looks like I can get this, but I am unlikely to use it much.

 

Conclusion:

If I am correct, by buying 2 kit lenses that do not have an "Aperture Mode Switch" on the lens barrel, it looks like I have bought a camera that will not let me select Programme AE or Shutter Priority.  This must be a bit like buying a car but the option I selected will not let me use reverse or let me use the headlights, thereby dramatically reducing the use of said car.

 

Please help!  Any (sensible) advice hugely appreciated. At the moment, I feel like I have spent a lot of money on something that does not work as I would expect.

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alternatively to reading thoroughly the manual is buy one of the books about your camera or , if you want to do this on the cheap, download this courtesy of our member Kent ( maybe thanking him would be appropriate if you do)

 

Follow the link to download the free PDF's

 

http://www.fuji-x-forum.com/topic/3153-x-t10-guide/

 

 


Hi All. I've attached a sort of guide/user manual for the Fuji X-T10. It started out as just a bunch info & tips from around the web that I collected. I started it because I'm an old fart who recently switched from manual film Nikon's to the Fuji (because of the manual controls). A friend also just made the switch so I starting organizing the info and making it look prettier for him. I'm posting it here so feel free to do whatever you want with it, including throwing it in the trash if it's a waste of time.

 

EDIT There's a newer version later on in this post.

 

 

Follow the link to download the free PDF's

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Definitely not made a mistake. The X -T10 with the two XC lenses is a great, lightweight combination that gives full auto to full manual with everything in between. It's 90% of an X-T1 at half the cost.

 

Full auto is handy, but you can also set shutter speed (top dial) or aperture (rear dial). Many people who own the full range of XF lenses (aperture ring lenses) will still use the XC lenses sometimes.

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Turn the wheel on the camera body until A appears in the viewfinder. Leave it there!

Sorted (as they say).  Fantastic; all now clear and I have everything I want.  Odd ergonomics though. My other camera is an X10 . . . so simple and straightforward. I know it's aimed at a different sector, but I would have thought Fuji would have recognised positives about its design and transferred them to other models.

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Definitely not made a mistake. The X -T10 with the two XC lenses is a great, lightweight combination that gives full auto to full manual with everything in between. It's 90% of an X-T1 at half the cost.

 

Full auto is handy, but you can also set shutter speed (top dial) or aperture (rear dial). Many people who own the full range of XF lenses (aperture ring lenses) will still use the XC lenses sometimes.

Many thanks for your comprehensive help . . . all working smoothly now!

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As others have said, you need to turn the aperture control (rear wheel on the camera) all the way until it selects A mode.

 

If you don't have an A mode showing up, go to Shooting Menu 5>Aperture Setting and turn it on.

Great, many thanks.

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