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Does the X20 have a leaf shutter?
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Luke_S
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Yes, it does, like most of compact cameras.
Luke_S
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Yes, most compact cameras have leaf shutter integrated with diaphragm, not plane shutter in front of the sensor. This is why they are so quiet. But I don't know anything about flash sync at high shutter speed. I'm affraid that camera capabilities aren't enough here. There also must be a flashgun with such capabilities and it should be compatible with the camera. I doubt if there is such flash on the market.
Michael Perham
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Michael Perham
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The EF-20 is a rebranded Sun Flash product ...guess that's why you have to go into the menu to set it to external flash. The EF-X20 on the other hand is Fuji's all the way.
I too try to avoide direct flash, however, I am really impressed with Fuji's implementation ...as their advertising says:
"The EF-X20 includes Fujifilm's unique technology of flash illumination suppression (iFlash). This gives you just the right amount of light for the subject, even on auto flash. A good flash is one that offers subtle illumination."
This also works particularly well in fill flash, here is a shot of my son that I took yesterday experimenting with fill flash:
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I have an Xpro1 with EF20; and, no - you don't have to go to menu to use flash. Just turn it on and you are ready to go.
Michael Perham
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Perhaps not with the Xpro1, but I assure you that is required with the X100. Remember the Xpro-1 doesn't have a built in flash and you don't have to go to menu on the X100 for that either, nor with the newer EF-X20 unit. However, when using the EF-20 you do need to set the menu to "external flash on'.
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ah! of course - thank you for the clarification 
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Many/most of them have electronic shutters.
I have the X100 and EF20 and it is not required to turn on External Flash in the menu. In fact once the EF20 is fitted (correctly) and turned on it is not even possible to turn on External Flash (the option is greyed out).
However, I agree it is finnicky. I have a routine of taking a test shot after fitting the EF20 just to see that it has been fitted correctly (if it isn't, the in-body flash will fire instead of the EF20). Taking the EF20 off and putting it on again generally corrects this. It appears to be possible to fit the EF20 in such a way that contact is made through the main firing contact, but not with all the other contacts. In that situation, the camera will read the EF20 as an independent unit, and turning on External Flash would be possible, and would allow the flash to fire.
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