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On the X-T1 there is a menu setting that adjusts MF +AF behaviour. Maybe there is a setting like this for the X-H1?

16GB. And a very fast SSD.

Thinking about making the same jump. Do you have a grip extension on the X-T1? (not battry grip) How is the grip on the X-H1? Is the AF more reliable  in not jumping to the background?

The smaller size is likely based on an embedded preview image, not the raw data.

An intel HD is the built into the cpu graphics. I dont think lightoom does anything useful with it, but if it tries it may be slower. Try without use graphics enabled. I am in th 7-10 s range with ...

If it ends out being better for landscapes than the 16-55, yes. The one that is better will probably define my eventual upgrade path. If the 16-55 is, then an X-H2 by the time I get around to it. ...

I would even take it as a 14~55. That would be perfect for hiking...

While I would agree it is not that relevant in general discussion on formats, we are comparing two specific cameras with specific implementations here so it is actually quite relevant. Effectively ...

While I broadly agree that there is high IQ possible in pretty much every format, a lot of the time this is testricted to the center of the frame. I like landscape so the specific implementation ...

What i would teally be interested in seeing is an exchaustive comparison of the X-H1 with the 16-55 f2.8 and the A7-III with the 24-105. In particular would like to see both wide open and stoped ...

Any idea how it compares to an xt-1 with an MHG-XT large hand grip or the equivalent one for the XT-2? (Not the battery grip, the one that ,makes the handgrip only deeper)