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<p>Eric, I'm finding ISO 6400 cleaner than the Nikon D700 which is quite remarkable. It also seems less likely to blow out highlights. If Fuji gets the X-Pro 1 right, and I think they will, it'll be the most attractive mirrorless system on the market, and I will surely buy one. It may prove to be the "digital Contax G2" that so so many have lusted for for so long...</p>

<p>Brad, you're right, they really listen to the feedback and give customers what they want. I am looking forward to seeing the X series cameras improve and develop, and feel that this is the right platform for me as a smaller alternative when the Nikon is too cumbersome.</p>

<p>Yes, Eric, I think the Fuji X is a good platform with sensors 65% larger than Olympus and 4/3 and therefore better ISO performance while not needing to be as large as full frame. The Fujifilm images seem to have more pop similar to the Leica M or Nikon D800, incredible engineering on their part; remember that they make the lenses and many parts for the medium format Hasselblad H cameras. It's great to have something with extremely high build quality too.</p>

<p>Thanks Eric; sounds like a wise strategy you've got there. I'm also mainly Nikon but am lured by the small size of the X cameras and their astonishing image quality. The cameras' handling and firmware will improve year on year hopefully mostly in the AF and EVF departments. I've been out shooting today and the overall experience is pretty good. I would also like the multi area autofocus to be more like Nikon's but the continuous AF is better than expected based on some of the reviews. I would also say that a really fast SD card is necessary; I'm now using a 90 mb read/write card and things are much smoother. I look forward to seeing how it works out for you Eric.</p>

<p>Thanks again Ant��ónio, have a great Christmas too!</p>

<p>Gee, Andy I don't think I can make any clearer than I have already...</p>

<p>Andy, yes, but why press two buttons when it can be done quicker, easier and more elegantly with one? I'm not looking for a work around, this can only be done in firmware. Two things surprise me 1.How difficult this is for some to grasp. 2. How few seem bothered by it especially as it affects all X cameras such as the X100s and X Pro 1.</p>

<p>Wayne, I think you're right that this is not on Fuji's radar. To clarify again: I want the camera to focus on the half press then lock if kept on the half press ready for subsequent shots until the finger is taken off the trigger when the camera can then refocus on the next half press. No refocussing between shots when half pressed. DSLR guys shoot like this all the time, whenever the trigger is pressed the shutter opens, no delay. </p>

<p>Cheers C, let's hope Fuji reads these things. Yes, Eric, a good deal for sure however it was the phase detect AF and snappier electronics that made me go for the XE-2. Don't get me wrong people, this a fine camera; superb image quality and excellent build quality. Just that as it stands it's more suitable for static subjects and bit trickier for on the fly stuff. There are work arounds, manual zone focus being one, but it could be so much better with a few lines of code...</p>

<p>Of course this affects all X cameras including the X100S; I'm amazed owners of that camera, of which there are many, haven't been bothered by this. I personally can't stand it when I press the trigger and the shutter goes off a second later regardless of whether the camera has decided that it's in focus. The photographer should be in control...</p>

<p>I guess most folks reckon it's pretty normal or are apathetic. It would be <strong>so</strong> simple for Fuji to do. If Nikons and Canons behaved like this there'd be uproar...</p>

<p>Thanks Ant��ónio; I am not in AFC but in AFS and I have turned the Pre-AF off. I'm quite sure it's not a hardware malfunction just an oversight in not providing the required option. Let's hope for a fix soon.</p>

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<p>I'm talking AFS, that's why it's so surprising. </p>

<p>Thanks C for the link, that may be a good place to go.</p>

<p>Andy; firstly the Nikons have the option to lock the focus with a half press and NOT refocus so long as it's kept half pressed. That's all I want. It's not a bug as such just a result of immature firmware. If I don't want it to refocus between shots I should have that option. The CNET review http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/fujifilm-x-e2-body/4505-6501_7-35829243.html talks about this and how it makes the camera on the slow side. "Read your mind;" one would have to be pretty stupid to expect that, I'm not sure you understand my point exactly. All I want to do is avoid refocus between shots if I <strong>KEEP </strong>the button half pressed, so easy to do in firmware as an option. Think about it; once I've acquired perfect focus with a half press why would I want to go through the whole 1 second process of refocussing and miss a decisive moment?<br /> I am not alone, check out these links:<br /> http://www.fujix-forum.com/index.php/topic/9217-avoid-refocusing-after-every-shot/<br /> http://www.fujix-forum.com/index.php/topic/14835-am-i-missing-something-re-af-on-the-x-e1/</p>

Thanks Andy; I can assure you that

this behaviour is not normal for Nikons,

that would slow the camera down way

too much. As I said I already use the

AFL method however would much

prefer to use the shutter half press. All

that is needed is a simple menu option

saying something like "no refocus with

half press." I'll continue to use the

camera while travelling but ultimately

this will be a deal breaker for me and I

will look at other options if Fuji don't fix

this in the very near future.

<p>Thanks Cliff, I'll try that.<br>

I'm amazed there's not more discussion about this even though Lori Grunin's CNET review says "Time for two sequential shots is a little on the slow side, 1 second for JPEG and 1.1 for raw, mostly because the lens seems to reset and refocus between shots."</p>

<p>I just purchased a Fujifilm XE2 with the 35mm 1.4 and am hugely impressed with the image quality, better than my Nikon D700 for sure. However there is one major flaw that would be so easy to fix in firmware. The camera refocuses between shots when the shutter is half pressed thus slowing down shot to shot times enormously. All that Fuji would have to do is put an option in the menu via firmware to stop refocus on trigger half-press and the handling would be greatly enhanced. <br /> I have been using the AFL in manual focus and also manually locking in AF and while this works nicely I would much prefer the camera to hold focus via the shutter release.<br /> My question is what is the best way to alert Fuji to this issue with a good chance that they will actually read it and take note? Is there a link for providing feedback? Is anyone else bothered by this as it affects all Fujifilm X bodies such as the X100s and X Pro 1?<br /> Thanks in advance,<br /> Miles.</p>

<p>Leica 50mm f2 Summicron on the D700.</p>

<p>I completely agree. I think the problem is that the term or genre is taken too literally. Photographers go to high streets and photograph random pedestrians with wide angle lenses. What is to be expected but banal crap? Street photography is so much more...</p>

<p>Yashica Electro GX or MG-1, amazing cameras.</p>

<p>Only if the sensor is of a cutting edge technology giving film-like latitude and acutance. A fairly reliable source tells me that something like that may happen in the M9</p>

<p>I'd like to see a standard 'normal' lens of 40-50mm equivalent in 'full frame' 35mm format (that would be 20-25mm I believe). A black body would be nice too.</p>

<p>I was thinking the same thing today while looking back at the day's photos. More than half the time I reckon the first shot is the best for me.</p>

The 50mm 1.8 is unbelievably sharp even wide open on the D700 and if you buy one you could put the extra money towards a 35mm f2. I

mostly use these two lenses on the D700 and the clarity and contrast is superior to any zooms I have tried. The smaller size and lighter

weight make them fantastic for street and candid shots. There is also a hard to define pleasure in using primes on an FX body which

reminds me of the purity and simplicity of photography from when I first got an SLR aged 13.

 

Do enjoy the D700, I finally feel I have found a digital camera which I want to keep for a long time.

 

Regards, Miles.