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Pictures taken with Fuji X-T2+23mm/F1,4

Yes, this is normal...because this lens is relatively old compared to new F2 "Fujicrons" . You pay top $ for F1,2&bookeh . Being a portrait lens is designed to shoot mainly static subjects instead fast action scenes. Mine come with lot of dust/specs behind rear lens and decided to return . By the time lens arrived/received at store it was already out of stock and they refund my money.Trying the new 50/F2 seems to me a good idea at the time. And it was !

Three planes - Fuji X-T2+23/1,4 Carphatian Mountains-Fagarasi Fuji X-T2+23/1,4 Dracula's Castle - you have to climb 1000 steps before you can enjoy the view - Fuji X-t2+23/1,4

Definitely a side-by-side comparisons with D810 is needed. At first look , the cropped image seems to have excessive noise...

Fuji X-T2+23/1,4

Sadness Fuji X-T2+50/2

Bob, I don't want to start any argue on the subject and already told you I'm speaking from my experience ( Canon 1V, 20D,50D, Nikon D300,D3,D700,D800,D810,D4,D4s,D750) Fuji is very very good but is a machine and you can't eliminate the operator touch, if you have time to operate and calibrate manually every shot., In most situation , due to constant ambient light changing and need for fast shooting, I rely mostly on auto WB and I want to be accurate. My opinion : is better than most above cameras, except maybe D3 and D4s, I'm not a fan type guy...I sold my new D4 after only 3 weddings, loosing 1300$ (focus and WB problems) and I have enough experience to tell if I like a camera or not after 2 months , 3 weddings with Fuji and thousands of pictures taken with it.

Bob, I have someone who "take care of the task" , but she always complain about huge number of Nikon pictures beeing a little under or overexposed or having problems with WB . Is unbelivable but more than 90% of Fuji pictures are perfect and good looking, sharp, very good WB an colors no need for PP (the rest of them are out of focus-easy to erase). I have many good Nikon lenses and my only wish is a mirrorless D850.

"As for getting exposure proper on brides, you might want to try finding where the right side of the histogram dies when you have properly exposed the dress for detail" For sure, I will try this , but, don't you think is easier/quicker/more precise just to play with exposure compensation ring looking into a good EVF, to see the result !? BTW not every EFV are built/calibrated the same. Mine is very good but the one on my friend camera (same model) have a red tint...

Bob, Andrew and Ilkka, you are right . But I'm right too. It all depends by subjective factors. I'm only referring to my work , my tools , by my experience. I have D750 and also 70-200/4 and tried all possible combinations but X-T2 just ease my work, as imperfect as it is. In my part of the world a short wedding last 18-20 hours and a long one 2 or 3 days + a "trash the dress" session . That means 3-4-5k photos (weekly) ...What can I say... no more underexposed brides and overexposed grooms = no more post processing, if you understand what I mean. With so many pictures I'm glad to spend al my retouching time creating photobook pages. The Fuji's Achilles heels is AF. Single point AF is slow and misses a lot, but tracking in C AF is phenomenal on pair or better than D4s. Still I'm in love with this camera. And the X-Trans sensor is so sharp..., with plenty dynamic range (it's a Sony) Like Ilkka, I am mostly interested in still photography and now I believe mirrorles is the future. I heard that :"Nikon is putting a lot of effort, research and money in the viewfinder - power consumption, lag, resolution and refresh rate, which are all areas Nikon thinks need serious improvements. This is where Nikon is expected to be better than the competition and this was one of the main reasons they did not join the mirrorless market earlier". I totally hope so !

"Are you serious about these 2 aspects being granted by mirrorless cameras only?" That wasn't my statement (the ONLY thing) .There is also Sony a99 or a77...:-) The electronic EVF has its advantages for exposure and manual focusing, actually being able to see anything in very bright or low light, showing how's the actual picture going to look like. I'm a NPS member and wedding photographer and I must say mirrorless has many advantages beyond just size. Instant exposure and dof preview, no lens calibration issues, larger view finders, silent operation, less vibration, increased reliability, better video capabilities, focus during video and in live view, electronic view finders allow more information to be overlayed onto the image, faster shooting speed, low weight in regards to lens design. From the begining of september ,beside my regular Nikon pro gear (D4s,D810 and D750 with pro lenses) I begin to use my new FujiX-T2 mostly with 50-140/2,8 and 23/1,4 and the results were amazing with way higher keeper rate and almost perfect exposure in every picture. In fact due to excellent high iso capabilities I replace my D4s+70-200/2,8 with the much lighter mirrorless.

Fuji X-T2 + 23/1,4

"I use a Panasonic GH4 for video and think a mirrorless camera is more suited for video than a DSLR." ...I begin to think a mirrorless is also more suited for photography... "I am a bodybuilder and a few ounces in weight difference with a mirrorless is meaningless..." ...It's not only about the weight, but control, 100% exposure control and almost 0% post processing work. ...to Sandy Vongries : see you tomorow on Mirrorless Monday !

Pictures taken with X-T2+23/1,4 .

Image upload work different on Nikon forum...

Pictures taken on sunday trip, with my new X-T2 :

This is normal in some conditions.. You must set the focus lever to "C" , and the phenomenom will dissapear.

Hello, I'm new on this forum, I just bought A Fuji X-T2 with 50mmF2. Wonderful tool...,and I came from Nikon professional world. The picture below is the first picture taken with this combo , at ISO 3200 :

"The European prices for this camera seem to have about 400€ extra in them, compared to B&H price in the USA + European VAT" In Romania the price is $ 4488 . Way to much. I decided to buy a Fuji X-T2 + 2 primes and sell some Nikon equipment...The continuum raising prices by Nikon, drive me crazy.

All above pictures taken with D4s+70-200/2,8 vr2

And the mother cat :

...New generation of cats :

"Understanding that it takes time, many times YEARS, before your business makes a profit" Not really..., that was true 10 years ago. Now, there is something called Facebook :)