![]() ![]() Tilted LCDs are, for me, half-baked by comparison. It also provides effective protection for the LCD itself and is a boon when shooting video. Not to forget the fully articulated LCD monitor on both, which I especially rely on for stills when I want to concentrate wholly on the subject, forgoing the distraction of chimping as you go. I am not a massive fan of the centralised viewfinder DSLR style of most current hybrid cameras, except for zoom lens-equipped documentary 4K video where I rely on my Panasonic Lumix GH4, with my Panasonic Lumix GX8 serving as video B-camera and stills A-camera due to its rangefinder-style form factor and 20MP sensor. Odd, and rather cavalier I thought, considering that the X-Pro2’s EVF is good but not a patch on the X-T1‘s groundbreaking high magnification EVF. In some cases, they testified that they had never used their X-Pro2’s OVF at all. One thing puzzled me about the existing articles and videos about the X-Pro2 – most X-Pro2 users seemed to prefer using the camera’s electronic viewfinder (EVF) to its optical viewfinder (OVF). I equip all my cameras with Peak Design straps for firm grip, safety and security. ![]() ![]() Would its successor, the X-Pro2, rectify those faults and be what I had been waiting for all this time? Would it be the poor person’s Leica surpassing Leica’s own efforts at creating a rangefinder camera truly fit for the digital age? OVF or EVF? Or both? Optical viewfinder window clearly visible: review loaner Fujifilm X-Pro2 with Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 lens. I had tried the X-Pro1 but found it disappointing – its lack of built-in diopter correction, fairly average ergonomics and glacial autofocus speed being the top three disappointments amongst several. The most sophisticated optical viewfinder camera so far?Įver since Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II reopened the doors to photography and moviemaking to me after too many years sidelined due to severe photochemical allergies, I have been waiting for a worthy and affordable digital successor to the Leica M analog rangefinder cameras that gave birth to my way of seeing and creating images, whether still or moving. My aim in this article is to answer some of those questions that have gone unanswered until now, if I can, and provide some personal insights into the X-Pro2 based on many years relying on OVF – optical viewfinder aka rangefinder – cameras in all formats from 35mm through 120 to 4”x5” sheet film for my professional work during the analog film era. So, what to do? Where to turn for answers in the absence of in-depth websites and ebooks. Then, I was lucky enough to be loaned an X-Pro2 along with Fujinon XF35mmF2 R WR standard prime lens. Too many questions still unanswered in a very different way to my first big non-DSLR camera purchase, the Panasonic Lumix GH4. I had more questions about the X-Pro2 than those other writers were answering, solo or collectively. Raw files processed with Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CC2015 using Fujifilm presets. Product photographs lit with Rotolight Neo 3 Light Kit and Neo Barndoors. The amazing Fujifilm X-Pro2 with Fujinon 35mm f2 lens, with Peak Design Clutch and Cuff straps, mounted on Joby Gorillapod Focus. So many, I discovered, that it took several days to work my way through them, all the better to understand how to get the best out of this unique and very promising camera, one of the few digital rangefinder cameras available now. Why? The X-Pro2 appears simple enough on the surface but there is so much more than meets the eye, so much buried in the menu system and in the camera’s many features and capabilities. While researching this reference page, I encountered X-Pro2 users producing not just one blog post about the camera but often a whole series of them. ![]()
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