A warning about the peculiar ergonomics of the X-H2S

Morris0 wrote:

Hi Robert,

Unless I'm mistaken, the X-H2S is aimed at action photography and videography. For action it is common to avoid the type of changes that your art entails. Possibly this camera is not a good match for you or possibly this camera is perfect for some things you do and your X-T4 the better choice for others.

Morris

Indeed, I left Fuji for the X-T line won't 'allow' me to shoot wildlife/birds in a seamless way (slowish AFC also was the other main reason)

Birds (or fast wildlife) won't wait for you to change parameters mid flight , you only have a split second to switch to  the proper settings

For example, BIF requires higher speed, higher FPS, evaluative metering, wide area focusing while perching birds, spot metering, spot focusing, slower FPS, slower speed ... You don't have time to do all of those changes in a split second with the XT line

The only way is to either switch to a different Custom mode of press a button to recall a saved mode (a la Sony/Nikon) ; once the button is released , you're back to the original setting

(I think Fuji has a recall custom C1 using a button on the X-H2S if I'm not mistaken and cheers for that)

In the days of landscapes/streets/portraits shootings I love the XT line for its simplicity in ergo but I cannot live with it today with my mainly birding genre (How many bird shooters out there you see using Fuji? there's a reason)

This is to say that ergonomics is a personal thing which is related to your shooting style/genre

(I 'll soon ditch Sony for its tiny body gave me cramps on long shoots, also an ergo nightmare issue)

Glad Fuji has this PASM dial otherwise they won't see me as a return customer

Both camps XT / XH should be happy now since we all have a choice

Best is for Fuji to figure out how to please both camps by designing a single body with dials and C modes (it can be done and has been discussed before, too lazy to search)