Fuji X Series

ethan · 13 Jun 2018 at 19:43

Not had a chance to look at this yet so can you go straight from 4.0 to 4.10 as opposed to back to 3.0 and then up to 4.0/ 4.10?

sniperone · 13 Jun 2018 at 22:41

Yes you can go from any firmware to the latest .

Scam · 15 Jun 2018 at 23:00

Thinking my 18-55 feels a bit slow focussing. Is that the OIS (I've never had that before) or should I see if there's a firmware uograde perhaps?

xaldub · 17 Jun 2018 at 12:50

Scam said:
Thinking my 18-55 feels a bit slow focussing. Is that the OIS (I've never had that before) or should I see if there's a firmware uograde perhaps?

OIS doesn't have any impact on speed of focussing. I'm not aware of the 18-55mm being slow to focus, so yes, upgrade your firmware ( for lens & camera body … they are separate ) if available.

Scam · 17 Jun 2018 at 13:44

To be fair it might be that I've used primes for so long.. firmware was already updated but I'll have to see how I go.

ethan · 18 Jun 2018 at 01:40

I use both and haven't noticed the 18-55 to be slow in focusing. For certain it's not as slow as the 35 f1.4

Raymond Lin · 23 Jun 2018 at 16:38

X-T1, Taylor Swift at Wembley.

LiE · 23 Jun 2018 at 19:54

Nice shot!

Here are a few photos/edits from my trip this week to Disneyland Paris. All taken on my X-E2s with the 35mm f2.

panthro · 24 Jun 2018 at 13:20

How important is IBIS on Fujifilm cameras? I've always been told that IBIS is only important if your lens doesn't offer stabilisation or you're shooting long exposure low light shots?
The reason I ask is that I'm considering an Xt20 or the XT100, but trying to weigh them up against the A6300 and the G80.

CGrieves · 24 Jun 2018 at 20:02

panthro said:
How important is IBIS on Fujifilm cameras? I've always been told that IBIS is only important if your lens doesn't offer stabilisation or you're shooting long exposure low light shots?
The reason I ask is that I'm considering an Xt20 or the XT100, but trying to weigh them up against the A6300 and the G80.

I used to swear by IS with my Canon gear, mainly using f2.8 zooms. With my X-E2 and prime lenses the couple of extra stops over f2.8 and Fuji's decent high ISO performance seems to be enough to get decent low light shots, at least for me.

Obviously you're not going to get the silly 1+ second exposures you can sometimes achieve with IS/IBIS, but I can't say I've ever really wished for it. Having said that if I had the money for an X-H1, IBIS is still a useful tool.

Richdog · 25 Jun 2018 at 10:31

panthro said:
How important is IBIS on Fujifilm cameras? I've always been told that IBIS is only important if your lens doesn't offer stabilisation or you're shooting long exposure low light shots?
The reason I ask is that I'm considering an Xt20 or the XT100, but trying to weigh them up against the A6300 and the G80.

IBIS is essential for low light photography where movement is not involved, and anyone who says otherwise is being disingenuous, like most of the older photograph-o-saurus members of the Fuji community who seem to love pretending that IBIS doesn't matter despite it now being standard on other mirrorless systems.

CGrieves · 25 Jun 2018 at 14:57

Well that, with the standard amount of Richdog aggression, told me!

I reiterate, it's a useful tool, but I survive without it and do a lot of low light stuff. Maybe I have tripod arms....

Richdog · 26 Jun 2018 at 07:26

CGrieves said:
Well that, with the standard amount of Richdog aggression, told me!

I reiterate, it's a useful tool, but I survive without it and do a lot of low light stuff. Maybe I have tripod arms....

It wasn't directed at you, more my experiences on the Fuji forums and Fujirumors boards where there are a ton of people who vehemently deny that any feature that the Fuji X-T2 and X-T3 do not have is useful. It's pretty sad to read that kind of stuff, especially when in the end it is just basic physics making life easier for all of us.

PS: Just imagine a sardonic smile on my face when you read my posts, I'm definitely not the miserable sort.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 28 Jun 2018 at 11:33

I had sensor based IS on my old Sony A200 and it is something I wish I had on my D600 and XT10,as it means all the lenses you used,even adapted ones will be stabilised. Also it is useful to keep the sensor clean too.

panthro · 28 Jun 2018 at 21:38

I just bought an XT20. I originally decided to buy an OMD EM10 mk3 but Jessops had none in stock. They offered me £50 off the price to match and beat LCE, and then I've got £90 cashback, so ended up paying £689 instead of the £839 list price. My only regret is the lack of IBIS but hoping it will be made up in other areas.

Rojin · 29 Jun 2018 at 16:56

panthro said:
How important is IBIS on Fujifilm cameras? I've always been told that IBIS is only important if your lens doesn't offer stabilisation or you're shooting long exposure low light shots?
The reason I ask is that I'm considering an Xt20 or the XT100, but trying to weigh them up against the A6300 and the G80.

Ignore the camera, IBIS is a feature that you will either find useful or not. If there are occasions where you find yourself at shutter speeds that you can't hand hold then either IBIS or lens IS will help. If you're shooting stuff where you like to use a tripod then neither are required, likewise if your subject is moving.

Long lenses are probably where IBIS/lens IS come on most useful. You can stick a cheaper manual lens on an IBIS body and reap the benefits.

Raymond Lin · 29 Jun 2018 at 17:23

I find IBIS helps when it gets dark a little and the camera's standard rule of thumb of 1/focal length as the shutter speed. IBIS would help doing 1/30th and can get more of those in focus.

If you are shooting landscapes in the day with high shutter speed or tripod, it will do nothing for you.

ethan · 29 Jun 2018 at 18:26

I'm waiting to see the benefits of having a stacked sensor on the XT3 and better eye/face focusing before deciding full frame and IBIS is enough to warrant a change. I'm sure Fuji are well aware of the rave reviews the A7iii is receiving and will need to up their game to compete.

Journey · 29 Jun 2018 at 19:48

£970 for an X-T2 from Amazon Spain presently.

Richdog · 30 Jun 2018 at 07:44

ethan said:
I'm waiting to see the benefits of having a stacked sensor on the XT3 and better eye/face focusing before deciding full frame and IBIS is enough to warrant a change. I'm sure Fuji are well aware of the rave reviews the A7iii is receiving and will need to up their game to compete.

ethan the X-T3 is not going to have IBIS, nor will the crop sensor, no matter how new, outperform a full frame one where it matters like in low light. Not to mention Sony Eye-AF is several generations ahead of Fuji. Add to that, it will still use the same old weak battery as the X-T2.

At some point you have to be a little realistic.