Faster flagship: Hands-on with the Fujifilm X-T2

Please ask them when the silver/graphite version is coming!

Please, please ask them, why they still do not offer a focus lock on a half-press shutter button. Adding this piece of code to the firmware of the Fujifilm X cameras they would feel like a real alternative to fast-paced DSLRs.
Long story:
After I fell in love with the X100 and I sold all my full frame DSLR gear to move to a Fujifilm X-T1. I generally love the camera and the lenses are incredible!
But the lack of focus lock on a half-press shutter button still slows all Fujifilm cameras down - and by a lot! In many situations your camera is set to AF-S, you are neither using back-focussing nor shooting in continuos mode. But here you want to quickly snap away a few shots. But you can't (!), because your camera has to refocus every time before it captures the scene. Even though your camera is capable of shooting 8fps, you end up with about 2fps. So you might just not get the image that you wanted of that particular moment and end up with the feeling of your camera having let you down.

The lens made me shift to Fuji. Their camera is exceptional.

But the software looked like it was developed by low paid and intern developers from India. The finepix import tool, it hangs my computer and frequently shows a "file locked" message.

I wish Fuji will invest in their desktop software too.

Same question as last time you talked with them: what is the future of the X-E2 line? I like the non-SLR form factor, don't care about the optical view finder (I almost never use the one in my X100T), and would like to see the new 24M imaging setup in a smaller, lighter form factor and at a more reasonable price point.

Regarding future pricing of the X-E2 line, using the X-T1 and X-T10 as an example. It seems like you pay a lot for the weather seals on the X-T1 in comparison to the X-T10; otherwise they seem pretty darn similar.

Don't care about 4K video, either. If I want really good video I will go to another brand and another type of camera. It's a different world. Too much unending marketing hype on the 4K issue in APS-C still cameras.

And I would also like to thank them for updating the X-E2 to the current functionality, same as the X-T10, since I complained about it last year. Kaizen seems more evenly spread out now.

Thanks!

Has Fuji fixed their cooked ISO number or is the camera still reporting ISO 4000 as ISO 6400 to impress user? I was quite impressed with my X-E1 until I realize my other cameras don't actually use such high ISO when set to the same aperture and shutter.

"Do note that if you want continuous autofocus, you'll need to drop the frame rate down to 5 fps."

That's wrong. You get continuous AF with all frame rates. 5fps allows you to have real live view with nearly no blackout. With higher frame rates you loose that.

There's a lot of high-quality lenses in the Fujifilm system and the new 24mp sensor lets them shine. The more I hope for a camera that suits me. I'm a left-eye shooter and I'd like to have a camera that allows to attach an optional tilting EVF (with high resolution).

IMO the only thing missing is a OIS enabled 16-55mm f/2.8 lens.

Wow. The amount of whingers on here complaining about the sensor size. 'Oh no, it's not FULL FRAME.' What a crock. When you shoot your beloved full frame DSLR, does it ever cross your mind that someone out there is shooting with Medium Format, rendering your 35mm sensor tiny?

Meanwhile I'm shooting with a Micro 4/3 size sensor, producing perfectly decent results (according to most).

I have never owned an X camera, but this particular one looks beautiful and functional. Good for Fuji.

It's weird how people complain about the price, as if there were so many APS-C alternatives with this kind of image and build quality, controls, low-light performance AND 4K video.

It's a flagship model for a flagship price. Not being full-frame means squat, because Fuji's sensor performance already rivals that of full frame, while offering many other advantages. My main camera is full frame (D750) - there is nothing "magical" about it being full frame. I had a chance to shoot some X-Pro 2 and I loved it - the performance is not far off from my oh-so-full-frame Nikon and in some areas - better (the noise pattern on Fujis is beautiful - I don't even want to correct it). In JPEG it was actually visibly better. And that's not even touching the subject of excellent glass (better than anything I have on Nikon) or entirely different and unique shooting process.

It seems like people are willing to buy words "full frame" more than than the actual product.

I was so excited until I saw the price tag. Also, only around 340 shots per battery charge? At least it'll make you think harder before clicking that shutter.

Nice upgrade. But wow, 1700 EUR for an APSC camera, that is definitely too much. :-/

Just ask them about the upcoming medium format camera!!!

i sold my fuji stuff a while ago but i really hope to be back some day. the x-t2 seems to adress many issues...now we need an update to the primes to get rid of the slow focus motors and something quicker thats in line with the camera capabillities.

If they release a XE-3 with same sensor I will buy that ...

Agreed...why don't photographers ask/demand for an AM/FM radio, a small tv which can be switched on and played on the back LCD monitor, a small photo-printer to dish out B2 size prints along with a copier, scanner.....

"We're headed to New York soon to interview senior Fujifilm executives."

Is it me or most interviews with camera manufacturers are featuring panels mostly composed of engineers or managers, and only very rarely, designers ?

With the XT2 there is a mix of interesting design developments (such as the DC connector on the grip), and some really dumb moves as well (Fn / video button), and I'd really like to know more about the camera design process in general and what leads to some of these decisions.

I don't doubt that engineers and managers have interesting things to say about them, and today I'm not so sure it's quite clever to make such a distinction between them and designers, but I always feel like design is seen in these companies mostly as "aesthetic" or things such as "we wanted to evoke our 60 years history blablabla" and that designers aren't on a level playing field with the rest of the team when it comes to taking some crucial usability / controls / features decisions.

Looks like a nice camera if you need APS-C and are 100% sure you will never switch to full frame.

Nevertheless, there is NO reason whatsoever why this camera should cost so much more than the Nikon D7200 or A6300.

It is the same tactic as Olympus: lock users into your crop lens system, and then jack up the prices of bodies to stratospheric levels.

I'd like to ask Fuji why there is no GPS in any of their cameras. 6D, 7D Mk II, K-1, X1D all have it so it's not that niche, and having to separately track your travel is a fudge when the tidiest solution is to embed the location in each image file.

Meanwhile my phone has been able to geotag every photo it takes since 2011.

Just hope they have sorted out that back rubber cladding, mine came loose on my X-T1 after 6 months... not great on a flagship. Otherwise the X-T1 is great!

Please tell the Fuji Mgt that they really need tilt/touch screens on their viewfinder style cameras. They are obviously capable of engineering a screen that that does not take up extra space and it makes the camera much more flexible. If some people don't like touch/tilt screens they don't have to make use of the feature but I for one am not using my Fuji for macro (for ex.) because I will not lie on the ground just because they are too stubborn to acknowledge that a lot of people like the viewfinder styling and also want the usability of a tilt screen.
Also a WR version of the 18-55 would be nice.

Thanks

I really like that display hinge design, I wish Olympus had gone that route on my E-M5 II instead of switching from traditional tilt to fully articulated with a single articulation point like many DSLR...

Have the XT-1 and was disappointed it didn't work with GPS the way my Nikon D-700 does. Has Fuji made GPS easier with the XT-2?