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Manual Focus and X-Pro

Started Feb 24, 2022 | Discussions thread
bastibe
OP bastibe Senior Member • Posts: 1,236
Re: Manual Focus and X-Pro

vundere wrote:

I've compared my X-Pro2 to a Leica with the same lens (with an adapter on the X-Pro), and it's miles apart.
The X-Pro might have the aesthetic and the controls, but for manual focus lenses it's a worst-of-all-worlds solution.

That's what I fear.

The OVF has no focus aids, and if you can't use the OVF then what's the point of getting an X-Pro.

I agree. The OVF is definitely the raison d'etre for the X-Pro. And I already have an X-T. But there is something special about *not* seeing the image effects or depth of field in the viewfinder.

Although one thing that annoyed me greatly in the X-Pro1 I had a long while ago, was the sluggishness with which the OVF activated. It really took me out of the scene to stare through the empty window while waiting for the camera to recognize that there's an eye in front of it, and activating the frame lines etc.

Can one set the X-Pro2/3 to always show frame lines, regardless of the eye sensor?

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Ricoh GR III Fujifilm X-Pro2 Fujifilm X-T3 Fujifilm XF 35mm F1.4 R Fujifilm XF 60mm F2.4 R Macro +5 more
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