Fujifilm X-T2 Weather Sealing Issues? :: X-Pro Button Layout Reimagined :: Sharpening in LR5 Vs. LR6 (Top FXF Threads & Images)

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Top Fuji X Forum Threads and Images

shared by jmijares Fuji X-T2 weather-sealing issues?

shared by 7even18 X-Pro – Button layout reimagined

shared by Saibot Sharpening in LR5 vs LR6

shared by Qiki Noisy Acros images

shared by KMLNewYork What Could Cause this Spot?

shared by EvolutionX XT2 in stock?

shared by milandro Minimalism and a system camera?

shared by Kang Min Lee My Portrait Work, running topic

shared by FearTheXNoob Any reviews of the 16-55 (for 18-55 users)?

shared by CplGumby Test driving the XF 100-400mm at the Calgary Zoo

shared by 531894055 XT2 view finder is smaller than actual photo

shared by pcmofo X-T2 + Cactus HSS

shared by Mike B Problems with Auto White Balance

shared by petergabriel Why is the 90mm f2 so BIG?!

shared by Kubul Just received Nissin i60A

shared by corama Help defining travel gear

shared by wilburpan Going whale watching: which lens?

landscapes with fuji x shared by Don Pino

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New bokeh monsters or classic & cheap adapted glass? shared by milandro

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Fuji X-T2 for Documentary Wedding Photography. Now I can!

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My name is Andrea Bagnasco and I am a professional wedding photographer based in Northern Italy. My style is mainly documentary, in that I like to stay as unobtrusive as possible during the day to capture the candid moments that make the story of the wedding.

Like most everybody else, I’ve been relying on full-frame dslr’s for years to shoot my weddings. I’ve been adopting the Canon 5D cameras from the beginning until the Mark III model. They have always been great cameras to work with: very reliable with excellent image quality and have been improving significantly every time a new model was released, especially concerning noise at high ISOs, dynamic range and autofocus. Which are all most important factors for my type of photography, mostly done with available light.

Over the years I’ve been trying to strip down my kit as much as I could as weddings have become endurance marathons and hauling around heavy equipment the whole day is a sure way to get to the end of the wedding completely exhausted and devoid of any creativity or energy to take good photographs. No matter how good and nourishing the vendor meal or my level of physical fitness. Despite my determination to travel light, I’ve always been taking three camera bodies with me at weddings, where I’d have two cameras on me for most of the day and the third one as backup in the bag.

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Fuji X-T2 Vs. Sony A6500 :: Iridient X Transformer :: Can the X-Pro2 do the Job of the GFX :: Left or Right Eye Shooter Poll ** miXed Zone

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Sony or Fuji? A6500 Vs X-T2 at Modern Artist Youtube

  • MEIKE 6.5mmF2 Annonuced: See it at AmazonUS – see it at Meike here
  • Iridient X Transformer – Getting it to work as a Lightroom plugin at aevansphoto
  • Iridient X-Transformer: A Really Interesting New Product from the Creator of Iridient Developer at thomasfitzgeraldphotography
  • Can The Fujifilm X-Pro2 Do The Job Of The Fujifilm GFX 50S ? at thetravelphotographer
  • FR-reader Yves: “All the Fuji X-Pro, X-E and X100 are built for the right eye… but I shoot with the left eye. I will be happy if you make a poll «Right Eye or Left Eye» for shooting“

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X-T2/Pro2 (and X-T1) Purple Grid Artifacts :: Does the X-T2 Get Hot :: Dump the 14 + 23 for the 10-24? ** Top FXF Threads & Images

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shared by asgy photography Purple Grid Artifacts Image Error X-T2 (and X-pro 2) with backlight.
NOTE: As you will see in the thread, I’ve shared a sample taken recently with my X-T1 + 35/1.4, where I recreate the same issue. I actually do not consider it an issue (at least on my X-T1) because it hardly ever occurs (even if I try hard to re-create it appositely), and if it occurs, I can make the artifacts disappear by very slightly changing the angle. Moreover, I hear about the same issue occuring with other mirrorless camera brands. It might be an issue more or less common to many mirrorless cameras, due to the reflection of the light hitting the sensor on the rear element of the lens.
My Personal Conclusion: For me, this has absolutely no influence on my real life shooting. And if you check out the images below, you will see X-T2 backlit images taken with no artifacts at all. So personally I do not care about this. And how rare this issue is, is proven by the fact, that in all these years, nobody ever complaint about grid artifacts on the X-T1… at least until today… ;)

shared by wildcart Does the X-T2 get HOT?

shared by Qualistat Would you dump your 14mm and 23mm for a 10-24 zoom? – Why or why not?

shared by JamesD Somebody, talk me off the ledge

shared by voodooless EVF not showing exp comp result.. bug or feature?

shared by Patrick FR Fujifilm X100F Rumors

shared by Jeff Merheb Should I get the 23mm f2?

shared by Goodjob XT2 : which flash ?

shared by adzman808 SilkyPix V7 Pro

shared by wilecoyote Software to gain pixelshift-like superresolution with Fuji X cameras

shared by miguel XT2 Bracketed exposures

shared by wildcart Why does this camera have a top display?!?!

shared by wujetz Flektogon 35 2.4 vs XF 27 2.8?

shared by cdgerston X-Pro2 RAW LR Conversions: Darker than JPEG

shared by Mike G Exifext not working!

shared by Patrick FR Nissin i60A Flash Announced with built in Radio Receiver… also for Fujifilm!

shared by FujiGlitch X70 firmware wish list.

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Portraiture work, running topic shared by HendrikOsula
(X-T2 – backlit – no grid artifacts)

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X-T2: Long Track Speed Skating shared by GilBarib

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Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware ver. 1.10 Available for Download (Finally) + Tethered Capture Plug-in

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It has been postponed several times, but it’s now finally available: Firmware ver. 1.10 for Fujifilm X-T2 cameras. You can download it here.

Also available:

Tethered Shooting Software HS-V5 for Windows® Ver.1.3 Updater for Windows 10 / 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 – Click here
Tethered Capture Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® Ver.1.3 (Windows 10 / 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1, Mac OS X 10.7-10.11/ macOS Sierra) – click here

Updated:Notice of the compatibility with the “macOS Sierra” (Application Software) – see fujifilm.com

Full Details of X-T2 FW ver. 1.10

  • 1.Tether shooting is available by USB connection.
    One of the application software below is required to use the tether shooting function.
    ・Tether Shooting Plug-in PRO for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® Ver.1.3 or newer *1
    ・Tether Shooting Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® Ver.1.3 or newer *2
    ・Tethered Shooting Software HS-V5 Ver.1.3 or newer *3[How to set the PC shooting] Before connecting your camera to a computer, set the PC SHOOT MODE of the CONNECTION SETTING in the SET UP menu to USB AUTO.

    *If the USB AUTO is selected, the camera mode will automatically change to tether shooting mode when the camera is connected to a computer via a USB cable.
    *If the USB FIXED is selected, the camera always work as tether shooting mode. Therefore, the camera doesn’t work as normal shooting mode when the USB cable is not connected.

    *1: “FUJIFILM Tether Shooting Plug-in PRO” will be available from Adobe Add-ons website.
    The launch of the Mac version is scheduled for release around the end of November 2016, and the Windows version is scheduled for release around the beginning of December 2016.
    *Separately, you need to purchase Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 6 / CC.
    *2:”FUJIFILM Tether Shooting Plug-in” is available from Adobe Add-ons website. X-T2 will be supported with Ver.1.3 upgrade.

    *Separately, you need to purchase Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 6 / CC.
    *3: You need to purchase the HS-V5 and download the latest version from the site below to upgrade it.

    *Tether shooting function of X-T2 will be supported with HS-V5 Ver.1.3 or later.
    *Tethered Capture Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® Ver.1.3, which will enable the tether shooting function of
    X-T2, will be available for free download to those customers who purchased HS-V5.

  • 2. Lock function during shooting mode is added. The update will let users prevent from the unexpected dial/button operation.[How to set] First, select the function you wish to lock in BUTTON/DIAL SETTING>LOCK>FUNCTION SELECTION” in the Setup Menu.
    And then, select the function in BUTTON/DIAL SETTING>LOCK>LOCK SETTING>SELECTED FUNCTION” in the Setup Menu.*Select “ALL FUNCTION” to lock all the buttons and dials. This lock function can be allocated to a function button.
  • 3. The shutter speed will be displayed in a preview image with the setting of SHUTTER AE OFF, ISO AUTO and Aperture-Priority.
  • 4. The phenomenon is fixed that overexposure could happen with the setting of AF-C mode, AF-C PRIORITY SELECTION and FACE DETECTION ON.
  • 5. The phenomenon is fixed that AF function doesn’t work well in the tele-photo area with XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR.
  • 6. The phenomenon is fixed that hung-up could happen when carrying out SELECT FROM NETWORK LIST of MANUAL SETUP in PC AUTO SAVE SETTING.
  • 7. The phenomena is fixed that CH HIGH SPEED BURST (continuous high speed) doesn’t work well with fixed exposure and fixed amount of flash luminescence (TTL-L or flash M mode) while used with FUJIFILM Shoe Mount Flash (excluding EF-X8)
  • 8. The phenomenon is fixed that Flash i40 made by Nissin for FUJIFILM doesn’t fire.

A Plea to Fuji :: X-Pro2 Survives Hard Crash :: That Fujinon XF 35mmF1.4 Magic in Other Fuji Lenses? ** Top FXF Threads & Images

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TOP FXF THREADS

shared by Robert de Bock X-Pro2 fell really hard, although scratched, x-pro2 is doing fine!

shared by Woodworth A plea to Fuji …

shared by petergabriel That 35mm f1.4 magic in other Fujinon lenses?

shared by Patrick FR Fujifilm Will Announce a “Never Rumored Before” X-series Camera in 2016!

shared by milandro Petzval 58mm Bokeh Control( adapted to Fuji?)

shared by synthesaur X-T2: Is it just me or the lowish light files are too noisy?

shared by Sarawak L Bracket for X-T2???

shared by Filip Hermelin Owning both 18-55 and 35 f/2

shared by Tom H. Video editing recommendations

shared by dv. Samyang/Rokinon 300mm f6.3 mirror lens

shared by bjorke 23mm f2 – on backorder from the pre-order?

shared by NPR S-Speed not displayed in Aperture Priority

shared by Haswell Billingham bag – Musty smell.

shared by Sator-Photography GFX 50S: Autofocus Points????

shared by entropic remnants How about the Nissin i40 with the new X-Pro2 firmware 2.0?

Streetphotography (open thread) shared by Cornelson

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Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware ver. 1.10 Available for Download at Fujifilm China (Now Removed) – Full Details of the Update

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As you know, Fujifilm originally planed to release FW 1.10 for the Fujiflm X-T2 on October 29. It has then been postponed to November 8. But yet another bug forced Fujifilm to delay the release even further. The new deadline is November 29.

But apparently Fujifilm China was not aware of the delay, since they published the Fuji X-T2 firmware ver.1.10 file on their site. It has since then been removed, but an attentive Fujirumors readers grabbed a screenshot and even downloaded the file.

I won’t share the file here, since it’s buggy and I don’t recommend anybody to load it on their X-T2. However, what I will share, is the list of updates that Fujifilm introduced with the new Firmware (kindly translated by our Chinese FR-reader – thanks!)

The FR-reader told me that the improvement notes are a bit of confusing, because the Chinese version was very likely badly translated from Japanese.

1. Take shots thru USB from PC.

Use below software for remote control.

a) Download “FUJIFILM remote plug-in PRO” from Adobe Add-ons website.

b) Download “FUJIFILM remote plug-in” from Adobe Add-ons website. T2 will support the 1.3 version.

c) Buy HS-V5 software.

2. Lock operations while shooting.

3. Screen will display shutter speed when disable AE and turn on auto ISO and aperture priority.

4. Fix overexposure with AF-C.

5. Fix AF unusable with XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM WR.

6. Fix system hung with “PC auto save” setting.

7. Improve compatibility for Nissin i40

UPDATE: New Firmware for Fujifilm X-T2 (ver.1.10) on Thursday… and New Firmware for Fuji X-T1

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The Fujifilm X-T2 will get a new Firmware (ver. 1.10) and it should be available for download on Thursday. Of course, keep in mind the (many) lessons we have learned from the past: last minute bugs can always happen and force Fujifilm to postpone everything.

UPDATE: As FR-readers pointed out in the comments, the Firmware will apparently make the Nissin i40 work again on the X-T2 without any need of a firmware update by Nissin. I can’t confirm this for now.

Fujifilm will also release a new Firmware for the X-T1. I’m not sure if it will come on the same day of the X-T2 Firmware and what it will about, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Fuji would give us one last nice Kaizen Firmware ;)

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Fujifilm GFX Listed for Sale for $8,500 (with lens) at Vietnamese Fuji Premium Reseller :: POLL: How Much Would you Pay for the GFX?

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Fujifilm GFX – Price

Official Vietnamese Fujifilm Premium Reseller (with Fujifilm Showroom) Phú Quang Camera has the Fujifilm GFX with GF 63mm listed for sale for 189.900.000 VND ($8,500 – €7,700) here. They also say it will ship in February 2017. – thanks to the FR-reader for the link :)

Now, I don’t think that, at this stage, Fujifilm has set a 100% final price on the GFX. The camera is still in development and Fujifilm can change the supposed price tag anytime until its launch. And as indicated by dpreview here and by Swiss Fujifilm Managers here, the camera is more likely to hit the market in Spring (early spring according to the Swiss Manager)

At the moment, the only official statement Fujifilm made is that the Fujifilm GFX will cost “way under $10,000 (exlcuding tax)“.

Well, let’s grab this occasion to launch a survey. Sure, we all want it as cheap as possible, but the poll is about how much you would spend ** maximum ** on the Fujifilm GFX + 63mm. What’s your uppermost investment limit?

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Articles shared earliert today on FujiRumors:

  • Nissin working a Firmware to support X-T2/Pro2 – click here
  • Well done and useful Video of Fujifilm to Explain the Fuji X-T2 AF-C Custom settings – click here
  • X-deals starting on October 15 in Europe – click here

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Fujifilm & Flash :: The State of The Art & Rumors + NEW Metz Mecablitz M400 Announced with HSS + TTL Support

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Is this the EF-X500 Killer? Metz Mecablitz M400. HSS and TTL Fujifilm X Compatible

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UPDATE: Metz will launch the METZ MECABLITZ M400. HSS and TTL Fujifilm X Compatible. More here (translation)

Fujifilm & Flash… a long (and often painful) story. However, over the last years, we have seen some improvements, and some companies, like Nissin, started to support Fujifilm X-series cameras.

But it’s when you think that things go better, that Fuji is able to make it worst again ;)

In fact, with the launch of the X-T2, Fujifilm also introduced changes in the flash protocol to support the EF-X500 flash system. New protocol… and hence flashes that work on the X-T1 are now no more supported on the X-T2.

The good news is: everything can (hopefully) be fixed with Firmware updates.

So here is a Recap:

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