From Fuji X-E1 to X-E2 to X-Pro1

[willie_901]

What Gary said.

 

[JohnL]

The cmd/scroll does not provide this function unless u are in the manual focus mode.. Go from afs/afc to mf ...

Gary

Bingo! I thought I *was* in MF mode, but the little MCS dial had somehow readjusted itself. In MF mode with the setting I have, the AFL button does a quick AF, which is often good enough. But it's much quicker and easier to switch the OVF/EVF with the dial/button than with the front lever. Many thanks! John

 

[JohnL]

AFAIK you can do it by pressing front control wheel.

Didn't really understand that one, but don't worry, Gary has solved it for me. Thanks anyway. John

 

[traveler_101]

In practice, use of the OVF with adapted lenses is best reserved for zone focusing or slow, deliberate composition. A 24/25 M mount lens used at f/8 gives an amazingly fast 35 efov shooter.

Sorry to remain skeptical, but how much of an advancement is this? I can zone focus my CV 25/4 Snapshot Skopar on my E-P1 and frame the shot with a 50mm ocular viewfinder attached to the shoe.

Given the limits of the X-Pro's OVF and assuming that the main point is using adopted lenses, the XE-1/2 would be just as effective?

 

[noimmunity]

assuming that the main point is using adopted lenses

If your assumption is that using adapted lenses is the main point of the X series, I guess you've been missing all the excellent lenses Fuji has been putting out.

Use Fuji X lenses on the Fuji X-Pro1 and the beauty of the hybrid VF will certainly be much clearer.

FYI, it is possible to access the magnified EVF view while in OVF mode, but as I said above, this isn't really the fastest gun in the proverbial west.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

I'll second noimmunity's thoughts here… the truly wonderful advantage of the X-Pro1's hybrid viewfinder can only be experienced if you use BOTH Fuji and adapted lenses. With the Fuji lenses and OV, you get a view equal to the best rangefinder's… big bright framelines with plenty of space around the edges to see what's coming into the frame. Then the EVF gives you the ability to use adapted lenses with a view equal to most modern mirror less cameras. I love being to go back and forth between these two worlds… all with one camera!

 

[willie_901]

The Fujinon primes played a major role in my decision to commit to the X system.

I like the build quality. There are no angle of view/perspective compromises. The results are excellent. The smaller lenses are very convenient. Flare is well-controlled. Their longitudinal chromatic aberration levels are at least ten times lower than similar Nikkors I owned. The same goes for fringing artifacts. This makes a real difference in their out-of-focus rendering.

 

[burancap]

One small, but big thing for me with the X-Pro1 and the finder is the inbuilt -2 diopter. That happens to be my correction!

Though my eyesight has degraded over the years, I can't think of any camera I have ever picked up that did not require any correction whatsoever. With the XP, it felt like the camera was made just for me from the first time I picked it up. Sorta' like a great first date.

 

[GaryLH]

I like having both the xe1 and xp1. The xp1 for the heavier body to use w/ bigger and heavier lens plus the ovf/evf. The xe1 w/ the 27 pancake for a light compact package.

Gary