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X-T2 is available at my store, picking it up tomorrow. Tips? (Sony user)

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I have been using Sony mirrorless for years now, currently using the a6300 with some very good glass, the RX100IV and a Nikon D750 for the "pro" work. But the Fuji appealed enough to me to order it and try it. I used it for a few days as a rental but needed more time to check it out more objectively.

So any tips? Any things I should change according to settings out of the box? Got it with the 18-55, planning on getting either the 23/F2 or 35/F2 as a prime (mainly use the Zeiss 24/1.8 on Sony).
 
Hans vdC said:
So any tips? Any things I should change according to settings out of the box?
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Don;t worry about out of the box settings...just take a lot of photos.
 
Hans vdC said:
I have been using Sony mirrorless for years now, currently using the a6300 with some very good glass, the RX100IV and a Nikon D750 for the "pro" work. But the Fuji appealed enough to me to order it and try it. I used it for a few days as a rental but needed more time to check it out more objectively.

So any tips? Any things I should change according to settings out of the box? Got it with the 18-55, planning on getting either the 23/F2 or 35/F2 as a prime (mainly use the Zeiss 24/1.8 on Sony).
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Set up your autoISO parameters and maybe add that to 'my menu' (you get three autoISO banks). I wish I could remember more, but it's a pretty easy camera to set up...nothing like the Olympus cameras, for instance.

Might also want to customize all the function buttons - I think you can just press and hold one (while in normal shooting mode) and it'll automatically bring up the menu to customize.

Enjoy! Most people love Fuji's controls and I have to say, it's so much more enjoyable than any other camera I've owned, ever. Colors are great too.

Also, you'll probably enjoy these controls even more when you get a lens with fixed aperture markings (so it's easier to know your aperture), though the 18-55 is a fine lens in its own right. For instance I like using my 16mm over my 10-24 just because the 10-24, for some strange reason, doesn't have hard aperture stops like the 16mm does (even though it's a constant aperture f/4).

If you mainly use the Zeiss 24mm on the Sony, might want to stick with this unless you're okay with the tighter FOV -- I prefer the 35mm FOV also but got the 35/2 first (was waiting to see how the 23/2 fared) and it's a wee bit too tight for general walk around IMO.
 
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IMAGE DISPLAY: OFF

Effect Preview: ON

Jpeg Tone Curves: Play to taste.

AF+MF= OFF

FACE/EYE DETECTION: OFF

MF ASSIST: SPLIT

AF-S/C: Focus Priority ON

WHITE BALANCE: AUTO

DYNAMIC RANGE: AUTO

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RAW RECORDING: UNCOMPRESSED

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2min impressions (after having used a rental before) :

* the 18-55 is damn sharp, way better than the one I had with the rental. nice!

* being used to holding a Sony a6xxx, I feel the body is a bit annoying for two things: the sharp edge of the bottom left (screen) and the right strap which kinda gets in the way of me holding the camera. of course, this is mainly because my hands are so used to the Sony. I usually support the camera at the bottom left with my left hand and I feel the sharp edge pushing against my hand

* pixelpeeping, the Fuji is a bit less pronounced with details as my Sony. Might be sharpening, user error, lens etc. Just 2min observation. But when resizing to sensible size, it's great

* startup is way faster than the a6300 = pro!
 
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This is going to be a long thread of comparing cameras and wanting your Fuji to behave first like a Sony and then like a Nikon....The signs of disaster are all there as this is the same camera you rented but now you feel the bottom plate is too edgy and the lug is un-sony.
 
Congrats on a great purchase!

If possible to rent a 16, highly recommend it.

...tho once you do, you're likely to buy one.
 
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I'm currently pretty sure I'll get the 23/2 once I decide the Fuji is going to replace my a6300. They're both very close, with their own strengths and weaknesses. The 24Z on the Sony is amazing though, so not sure if the 23/2 will compare.

Might look into that 16 although I'm more of a person-photographer so I get more use out of longer focal lengths.
 
Hans vdC said:
I have been using Sony mirrorless for years now, currently using the a6300 with some very good glass, the RX100IV and a Nikon D750 for the "pro" work. But the Fuji appealed enough to me to order it and try it. I used it for a few days as a rental but needed more time to check it out more objectively.

So any tips? Any things I should change according to settings out of the box? Got it with the 18-55, planning on getting either the 23/F2 or 35/F2 as a prime (mainly use the Zeiss 24/1.8 on Sony).
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When I get a new body, I always read the manual 2 or three times before using and always take the manual with me when using.
 
IMO, more of anything is not better, it's just more.
 
Hot Tuna said:
Hans vdC said:
I have been using Sony mirrorless for years now, currently using the a6300 with some very good glass, the RX100IV and a Nikon D750 for the "pro" work. But the Fuji appealed enough to me to order it and try it. I used it for a few days as a rental but needed more time to check it out more objectively.

So any tips? Any things I should change according to settings out of the box? Got it with the 18-55, planning on getting either the 23/F2 or 35/F2 as a prime (mainly use the Zeiss 24/1.8 on Sony).
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When I get a new body, I always read the manual 2 or three times before using and always take the manual with me when using.
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Brandless1 said:
Hot Tuna said:
Hans vdC said:
I have been using Sony mirrorless for years now, currently using the a6300 with some very good glass, the RX100IV and a Nikon D750 for the "pro" work. But the Fuji appealed enough to me to order it and try it. I used it for a few days as a rental but needed more time to check it out more objectively.

So any tips? Any things I should change according to settings out of the box? Got it with the 18-55, planning on getting either the 23/F2 or 35/F2 as a prime (mainly use the Zeiss 24/1.8 on Sony).
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When I get a new body, I always read the manual 2 or three times before using and always take the manual with me when using.
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I have read the manual through and through, even before I got the rental. Of course there's only so much you can experience from reading instead of trying things out.
 
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