twopointeight
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Have all the bugs been worked out with the XPro2 bodies yet? Or, are we still buying the first batch? Time to buy?
shawn
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No, there are still bugs but not massive ones. The couple I run into:
There is an issue with the camera not auto switching OVF magnification once you switch it yourself. This can be corrected by hot swapping a lens.
Wifi networking is still buggy. In my case it works for transfers to my phone (using the network generated by the camera) but trying to attach it to my home network (to transfer to the computer) is very hit or miss, with much more misses and the camera locking up.
There may still be an issue with the camera set to sequential writes (fill first card then switch to second) to the dual cards getting confused and using the second card when there is still a bunch of space on the first. I haven't hit this in a bit so it may have been corrected by the first firmware update. Fuji fixed more bugs in that update than the release notes suggest.
Based on Fuji's past history it is very safe to say future firmware updates will continue to improve the XP2.
Shawn
EDIT: My "No" was to the question of if all the bugs were worked out. Not to the idea of if the XP2 is "ready." The XP2 is ready enough for me to finally decide to sell my FF Nikon and most of my lenses. Will be listing them soon.
There is an issue with the camera not auto switching OVF magnification once you switch it yourself. This can be corrected by hot swapping a lens.
Wifi networking is still buggy. In my case it works for transfers to my phone (using the network generated by the camera) but trying to attach it to my home network (to transfer to the computer) is very hit or miss, with much more misses and the camera locking up.
There may still be an issue with the camera set to sequential writes (fill first card then switch to second) to the dual cards getting confused and using the second card when there is still a bunch of space on the first. I haven't hit this in a bit so it may have been corrected by the first firmware update. Fuji fixed more bugs in that update than the release notes suggest.
Based on Fuji's past history it is very safe to say future firmware updates will continue to improve the XP2.
Shawn
EDIT: My "No" was to the question of if all the bugs were worked out. Not to the idea of if the XP2 is "ready." The XP2 is ready enough for me to finally decide to sell my FF Nikon and most of my lenses. Will be listing them soon.
Seems to work fine for me... but I don't stress the small stuff when it comes to cameras.
kuzano
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W.T.H. is the WiFi all about.
W.T.H. is the WiFi all about.
W.T.H. is the WiFi all about.
Seems to work fine for me... but I don't stress the small stuff when it comes to cameras.[/QUOTE
Is everybody become too lazy to take a damn roll of film out of the camera any more?
Timmyjoe
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Don't shoot with the X-Pro 2, but WiFi is a Godsend when you're working with editors who want everything yesterday. I can WiFi an image from my camera to my iPhone, tweak it slightly in Photogene, and zip it off to an editor without having to take more than a minute or so break from what I'm covering. On developing news assignments, it's a life saver.
Best,
-Tim
Best,
-Tim
back alley
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My guess is that you change the lens while the camera is still on.
back alley
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that would be my guess as well...but i've never heard that term and wanted to confirm...
macjim
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I wouldn't recommend that as a charged sensor will attract dust etc. It's not recommended by the manufacturers for the same reason.
35photo
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"Hot Swapping" to my knowledge I have seen it used when swapping out hard drives.. Never seen it used in camera reference..
Yeah, those of us that enjoy digital clearly only do it because loading and unloading film is so hard...
sojournerphoto
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Good point... I wasn't suggesting it, just assuming that is what it meant.
shawn
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shawn
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Normally I don't. But other than doing a complete reset of the camera this is the only other known way of fixing this bug in the XP2.
As delivered it will automatically switch OVF magnification based on what lens you have mounted. If you ever switch magnification yourself the camera will not longer ever auto switch the OVF magnification. The two ways to correct this is to do a complete factory reset or to hot swap a lens once. Once you hot swap a lens the camera will continue to switch OVF magnification again any time you change a lens hot swapped or not.
If you manually switch OVF magnification this breaks again requiring another hot swap or camera reset.
Obviously the camera shouldn't be doing this, it isn't how the XP1 works, it is a bug.
Shawn
shawn
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The IOS transfer works well as the camera is creating the wifi network. This also allows you to use the camera in remote control mode with your phone as a separate viewfinder which can be handy for working at odd angles. The remote option does OK but the refresh rate varies a bit so there is probably still some optimization available there.
What typically does not work is getting the camera onto an existing network to transfer photos to a computer. My XP2 locks up pretty regularly when trying to do that.
Shawn
shawn
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Seems to work fine for me... but I don't stress the small stuff when it comes to cameras.[/QUOTE
Is everybody become too lazy to take a damn roll of film out of the camera any more?
Did you mean memory card? If so you can do a lot with wifi you can't do with a memory card. For example transfer files to a phone in the field to process and send them on their way seconds after taking the shot. Great for news as well as someone that likes to immediately share a picture with others. Watermark your shot and send it to whomever you just took the picture of.... better than a business card. You can also wirelessly print to a portable Instax printer though apparently that is also a bit flakey in the XP2.
Wifi allows you to remote control your camera, including seeing what it sees on your device. That can be useful when working at a funny angle or using that instead of the self timer to take a self portrait.
Wifi at home also means you can transfer pictures to your home computer without having to pull the card out, though it is slower that way. As the XP2 is weather sealed there are seals on the card door. The less you open and close that the less wear and tear on the seals and also on the card slot itself. I have a digital camera that the card holder broke on it, the card won't stay down as the spring is constantly pushing the card back out.
The XP2 doesn't have this feature but being able to wirelessly 'tether' a camera to a computer (and or printer) could be very handy in some situations.
Shawn