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| Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2016 04:25 |
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Eric
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TomOC wrote:Eric- Do you still use your Nikon gear, Tom? I assume that you are suggesting the hybrid viewfinder...using its optical mode...would resolve my biggest critique of the EVF refresh rate? I can understand that, but I did buy the XT1 as I felt it was better in the hand than the XP1 which had a very small grip (XP2 wasn't available at that time so don't know if it has any better grip) The XP2 is a tempting thought. It would save a lot of Fuji selling. I may take a trip to the local camera place and try one out before hitting the sell button. Problem is I seem to be increasing my Fuji equipment list while trying to decide whether to sell it!! The Nikon gear must be laughing in the bag.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2016 07:13 |
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jk
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Go to WEX and try the XT2. Much better refresh rate on the EVF. I still need to test on my Flamenco Dance shoots. Hopefully I will do this on Saturday/Sunday.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2016 15:14 |
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Robert
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Eric wrote:Problem is I seem to be increasing my Fuji equipment list while trying to decide whether to sell it!! You seem to be looking up seeking divine guidance for your dilemma? 
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2016 16:55 |
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jk
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Well tomorrow is Yom Kippur maybe he will have divine inspiration.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2016 17:44 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Well tomorrow is Yom Kippur maybe he will have divine inspiration. Don't think that works for Gentiles...let alone atheists.  There you are...I've stopped looking for inspiration.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11th, 2016 18:26 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Go to WEX and try the XT2. I think any length of time thT the viewfinder freezes is a lost opportunity. It's a great system for getting the first shot and equally accomplished at missing the second shot. Reminds me of the saying.... 'The early bird catches the worm...but the second mouse gets the cheese'.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 12th, 2016 05:38 |
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jk
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I think you will be surprised. The mouse might be cheese-less!!!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13th, 2016 09:01 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:I think you will be surprised. I've been reading Ken Rockwells review of the XT2...yes I know we love to hate him, but he does know cameras. He is full of glowing praise for the new Fuji. He waxes lyrical about Fujis commitment to serious development and says the XT2 outperforms even his digital Leicas. He had me pumped with the obvious improvements over my XT1 and I was almost considering getting one. Then in one sentence he woke me up..... "The X-T2 doesn't replace a DSLR for sports and action, it's too slow and clunky by comparison. Mirrorless is inferior to DSLRs for AF speed." I am not sure the critique of AF speed, persay, is correct, because it's not the speed the lens locks on that's the millstone...it's the black viewfinder between shots. Well that may be OK for still subjects, but in the time it takes for that image to clear, a moving subject has moved on. Small's bird have left the frame of view, a persons expression has changed ....any fleeting change is missed. There is little chance of a fast follow up shot. The time to acquire focus at the outset, is quite fast. But the time to REfind the moved subject and REfocus, when added to the blackout time itself, is huge. This is especially true when the subject is in a difficult background. For example, I was shooting Vultures circling in the sky above me a few weeks ago. ( I told the wife to lay down and play dead but she told me something else!!! ) Anyway...I focus on a bird, take a shot...great. But the screen is blocked with the captured image while the bird flies out of the viewfinder. I then have to hunt around the blue skies for it, fighting the AF which wants to focus on Jupiter! Or I have to zoom out to get a wider view to find the critter. This may have been my lack of experience and technique (yes I have heard of manual focus) but I am convinced it was a lot easier shooting and retaining the framing with an optical viewfinder. So despite the advances and so called improvements in performance, I cannot see the XT2 replacing my XT1. I WILL check out the XPro2, as per Toms recommendation, as its hybrid viewfinder in optical mode may counter this problem. But I have to say that my wish for a single camera that will cover all requirements is not being met by Fuji .....perhaps that was a foolish expectation? On the other hand ....with the exception of the extra weight/bulk one has to wonder if a D500 might do a better job of this multipurpose role?
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13th, 2016 12:12 |
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jk
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Underwhelmed by Ken as I am never sure if he has actually had hands on or if he is regurgitating part of another review. I still need to test the XT2 for my flamenco shooting. I tested it last night when doing a theatre shoot of a play. It performed pretty well but there were occasions when the image in the EVF looked a bit fuzzy (very low light). I need to do my final checks for my flamenco dance stuff. Hopefully in the next two weeks.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13th, 2016 13:31 |
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Judith
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To return to the avatar theme, i just realised my avatar was still wearing a Santa hat from last xmas! So, I've changed it to something less festive and more Halloween (before I have to change it back to the Santa hat...)  Edit - that's weird. When I look in my profile the new avatar is there but it's still showing the old one on the forum. JK???
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