jsrockit
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X-Pro 2: any news?
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rbelyell
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yeah, i have no doubt it is a better solution for some, but not everyone. save for breathing, nothing is for everyone.
olakiril
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Well in practice too since it was much much easier for me to focus with the X100T under low light than it was with the R-D1. Even in bright light it is easier.
Have you tried the "electronic rangefinder" of the X100T? Not only it shows a magnified part of the image but on top of that you can have focus peaking or the digital split image.
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rbelyell
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i love focusing with the rd1 ovf. it is the best ive ever used. a different experience than the x100. is it ok if you like the fuji focusing better but i like the rd1 better, or must we all feel the same way?
additionally, i also hope this thread will produce news on the xp2!
olakiril
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I never claimed universality. I just mentioned that Fuji already has proven that it can be done (for some).
But I would too enjoy the R-D1 1:1 viewfinder in more cameras. Such a pity an R-D2 never saw the light of day.
jsrockit
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Oh you meant personally? Different thing then. I have used the X100T. I prefer a mechanical RF patch still for manual focusing. That said, I prefer auto-focus these days to both.
Sid836
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I wonder what people would expect from an X-Pro2. For sure it will not wow as much as the X-Pro1 did and it won't be any cheap.
robert blu
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Sid836
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You can have it with a better lens (35mm f/2).
jsrockit
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Next generation sensor, faster AF, improved EVF / OVF, etc.
willie_901
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I agree the limiting factor is the slower technology of the older XF lenses. I found the 35/2 to be much faster and less noisy than the 35/1.4 on the X-T1. It might fail occasionally in extreme low light (below (-0.5 EV), but (so far) it does not hunt. Other newer lenses and even some older ones (the 27/2.8) also perform well.
The XTrans I bodies have less powerful CPUs and are unable to implement the new AF technologies. And the XE-2 really deserves an AF firmware update.
Since the Graphite X-T1 and the 4.0 firmware update for the black X-T1, AF is no longer a weakness. Sadly the Users Manual or other Fujifilm literature does not discuss how to make the most of the AF system in different circumstances. This information is available elsewhere, but you have to find and organize it.
The X100T does skip some predictive tracking features important for action photography, but it does track people (such as small children playing) in motion.
Speed is not a significant issue. Action photography and improvements of the PDAF system are.
When it comes to PDAF, I'm not sure any mirrorless system is superior to a prosumer DSLR.
There so is room for improvement. The PDAF is a first generation implementation for Fujifilm. I am unfamiliar with how other mirrorless systems' PDAF technologies. So, for all I know Fujifilms's PDAF's on-sensor approach should be completely revamped. CDAF requires some level of contrast even though the sensitivity is much higher with the most recent bodies.
aizan
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I'm crossing my fingers for built-in image stabilization and better controls, too.
jsrockit
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SuperUJ
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danielsterno
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FYI, From FujiRumors, http://www.fujirumors.com/x-pro2-ma...-1250-flash-sync-speed-more-specs-leaking-as/
First off: take the grain of salt.
Here is a list of specs send to me by an anonmyous source (thanks). The specs in green are those already rumored previously here on FR & confirmed by this source, while the specs in red are new.
24MP
dual SD
more than 200 AF points (2/3 are PDAF)
Hybrid Viewfinder as X100T
1/8000 shutter speed
1/250 flash sync speed
no tilt LCD
ISO200-12800
First off: take the grain of salt.
Here is a list of specs send to me by an anonmyous source (thanks). The specs in green are those already rumored previously here on FR & confirmed by this source, while the specs in red are new.
24MP
dual SD
more than 200 AF points (2/3 are PDAF)
Hybrid Viewfinder as X100T
1/8000 shutter speed
1/250 flash sync speed
no tilt LCD
ISO200-12800
MCTuomey
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OT: some good price reductions on existing fuji XF bodies and lenses are out there (B&H, Adorama, etc.). around $150-200 on most lenses, for example.
FrankS
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What's an APS-X sensor? How is it different from an aps-c sensor?
jsrockit
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That one is probably BS but a crop size like 1.3 rather than 1.5. Similar to the Leica M8.
MCTuomey
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I thought the 1.25-1.3x crop sensors were called APS-H. Never have heard the APS-X term before.
Spanik
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Let's hope exposure hits it more than 50% this time. That and the more than approximative viewfinder is the reason I hardly use the XPro1.
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