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Xpro2 review: "a singular device"

Started Mar 16, 2016 | User reviews thread
Absolutic
Absolutic Veteran Member • Posts: 5,597
Re: Xpro2 review: "a singular device"

Thank you for sharing. You obviously like rangefinder style of cameras judging for your choices of X100 and Leica M8 and M9 before. However I see XT1 in your signature. Can you talk specifically about differences between XT1 and XPRO2, including AF difference in various lighting conditions etc. XPRO2 costs $800 more than XT1 which is not a pocket change. I have an always running 3 year old who never stops running and always on the move, and even if he sits for 1/3 of a second his head and hands are moving in all directions, he would not sit there for a portrait, so I need a super fast and reliable AF.

Also did Face Recognition function improved on XPRO2 over XT1? Did Fuji finally joined the group of mirrorless manufacturers (Sony, Olympus) that allow face recognition and phase detect/continuous AF? or is it like XT1, you either have face detect and contrast AF, or phase detect + continuous AF, one or the other? I am very interested in what advancements Fuji has done in this regard since 2013's release of XT1.  Sony has allowed face detection tracking plus phase detect in continuous AF for a while now, with 2014's A6000 being a prime example.

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