X-H2s First job impression / Control comments

Morris0 wrote:

FuzzyDice wrote:

After getting mine, I agree about the joystick. That’s awkward, because it is so high up on the body now.

This will depend on the size of the photographers hand. It's fine for me

Not really the size, but more how chubby your hands might be.  What makes it awkward for me is that little ridge pressing into the meaty part of my hand between the thumb and index finger.  
Also, it is in a completely different spot than any of the other cameras I've used, so muscle memory doesn't help either if you're trying to adjust it while looking through the viewfinder.

I also somewhat agree with the EV Comp dial, that is my most used dial and now it has been replaced by the in body wheel. That’s pretty disappointing.

Do you have trouble finding the rear command dial? This setup is much better than the Nikon PASM setup where you must hold a button and spin the rear command dial.

Maybe so, but it's much less tactile than the dial on my X-T4.  It is functional sure, but not preferable.

Oh but I would like to add one more annoyance… The way the Auto ISO displays on the top LCD is confusing because it shows Auto then the highest ISO allowed. I spent like 20 minutes trying to figure out why I was at ISO 800 in broad daylight (I wasn’t).

Fuji's auto ISO implementation is ridiculous and it has not changed. I tried it an gave up long ago. It needs priorities and limits and only one!

I have no issues with the settings and the setup of the Auto ISO on the X-T line, but the display of it here was confusing at first.

Then of course, the decision to forgo the paper manual is a bit of a disappointment.

Morris

Overall there are far more strengths than weaknesses for this camera and I am very happy with the mechanical operation of the camera.  Also, I think the Noise levels might be lower than the X-T4, but I haven't done any real-world testing on them.