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my first Fuji camera was their compact

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x100t which quickly became my favorite walkaround point and shoot ever thanks

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to its large sensor small body size and excellent fixed lens so I rushed out and

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bought the xt2 because YOLO but at $700

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more ket's newer sensor interchangeable

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lenses and ease of use give Fuji a shot at the prer DSLR pocket of my gear bag

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as a replacement for my old and tired Canon

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60D let's find

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out let's start with the quick physical tour right off the bat you'll notice the

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x2's Practical size advantage over an

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average DSLR with a similar lens on the

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top of the camera we have the hot shoe shutter dial ISO dial shutter button and

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the exposure compensation dial to the right of the camera we find the dual SD

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card slots a must have for many working photographers then on the left of the

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camera we have the mic in USB 3 micro

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HDMI and a remote Port finally on the rear of the camera we have a new 3-in

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LCD and a fairly standard menu navigation quick function button layout

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with the standout being Fuji's addition of a joystick which allows you to select

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Focus points very quickly Fuji's approach of having a physical dial for

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every major exposure setting for the camera is one of the strongest aspects

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of their design no need to use a modifier button or go through a menu and

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they can be locked which combined with the manual auring on most XF lenses

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gives you a very satisfying tactile experience when shooting there is a

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level of precision that I can't quite put into words with this camera that

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I've never felt with any other DSLR I have ever used it's little things like

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having such a large exposure compensation dial making proper exposure

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a breeze which gives the shooter more time to spend on the composition and

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timing of the shot looking over the Stills the thing that really surprised

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me is Fuji's excellent colors even with the JPEG files you can get from the

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camera with a little bit of editing these photos can really shine on top of

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that like many cameras these days you can send your photos over Wii direct to

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your phone very handy the excellent image quality of the xt2 comes courtesy

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of Fuji's new 24 megapix XTR 3 sensor

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that made its debut in the X Pro 2 that came out a few months ago detailing each

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image is sharp and ISO performance is pretty good for an apsc camera even up

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to 6,400 ISO the camera's autofocus is

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among the fastest I've ever used in a Stills camera and while I am not a

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sports or wildlife photographer I was impressed by its speed and accuracy in

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everyday Street situations Fuji has added a specific focusing mode that will

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allow you to tailor the autofocus for your given situation a nice feature that

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has been seen on cameras like Canon's 5D markv which I reviewed here usability

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however is not perfect I found Fuji's 3-in screen to be a bit disappointing

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while I appreciate the Innovation and Engineering involved adding another axis

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of rotation I didn't find it comfortable to use even with an add-on grip and

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compared to Canon and Panasonic flip out LCDs all I can really say to Fuji is

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sometimes it's best not to reinvent the wheel to be clear it is not a bad

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display I just found myself using the xt2 is built-in evf much more it does

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bring a huge level of certainty when shooting being able to see what your

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shots exposure will look like I don't know how I could actually go back to an

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optical viewfinder at this point which brings me to video the xt2 is Fuji's

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first attempt at making a competitive hybrid video camera and while it shows

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promise it definitely has some first gen Kinks so in camera you can shoot up to

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4K at 30 FPS or at 1080p up to 60 FPS

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and while the video mode does not manage to feel like an afterthought I do have a

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few gripes with it the first being that shooting directly to the SD card the xt2

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can only shoot in one of its film simulation profiles which by themselves

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look fine but limit your overall dynamic range and your flexibility in post Fuji

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has taken the time to make their own F log profile but you can only use it with

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an external recorder the fog footage comes out noticeably softer than the in

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camera footage but you can add sharpening in post to balance that out

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and you are left with an image that has better overall highlight retention

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compared to the internal files shot to the SD card as adding to the internal

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video cons by default the xt2 has a record limit of 10 minutes at 4K unless

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you decide to add on their battery grip that does more than just add battery

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life the grip increases the overall performance of the camera from 8 FPS

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continuous still shooting to 11 FPS and

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brings the per clip record time at 4K to

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29 minutes and 59 seconds it also adds a

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much needed headphone jack for video I can appreciate Fuji making a battery

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grip more useful than just add power to a camera but for video Shooters this

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seems like an essential add-on that comes at a $330 price premium that adds

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weight and height to the camera making it harder to rig with other accessories

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typically needed for a day of video shooting overall though my biggest gripe

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with shooting video on the xt2 is the lens options Fuji was kind enough to

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lend me their 16 to 55 mm and their 50 to 140 mm which on paper both seem

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awesome for video however I found them really hard to use with muscle memory

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the focus rings on both lenses using an electronic acceleration curve with a

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significant delay instead of the one:1 operation of manual lenses when pulling

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focus and autofocus isn't useful Beyond very basic video work which means I was

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leaning on my manual lenses during my testing a lot you cannot punch in check

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your focus while rolling on the camera which is a total drag when you're

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relying on such a small display all is not lost though if you're a video

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shooter you can get a cheap manual adapter that let you use various manual

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glass on the xt2 but for those of you who have electronic Stills glass like

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myself you're out of luck since there is no electronic adapter currently

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available which leads me into my conclusion is the xt2 a perfect camera

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no but it is one of the most enjoyable cameras I have ever used for Stills it

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will be my go-to shooter for portraits moving forward and it also makes a

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strong statement that Fuji is coming after the video Enthusiast Market they

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have some more work to do it would be nice to to get more customizable

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profiles or even F log in camera and Panasonic shouldn't be too worried about

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