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personally I think the camera is just nicer to use with the battery grip.
George.
That's why I use one on the XT-1
personally I think the camera is just nicer to use with the battery grip.
George.
I wonder if there will be any third party offerings at any point? For when I upgrade![]()
I was actually only looking at it for ease of handling during portrait shoots. Might just wait for a third party one as I'm not much of a fast subject shooter. Sorry for all the questions but could someone recommend me a good sd card? I came from cf cards and used Kingston cards but I think there's more than one type of sd card.
I only ever use sandisk and have never had any issue: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ex...e=UTF8&qid=1503695286&sr=8-5&keywords=sandisk
I only ever use sandisk and have never had any issue: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ex...e=UTF8&qid=1503695286&sr=8-5&keywords=sandisk
Is there any actual processing power in the xt2 grip or is it just a battery power thing? Obviously i know you need it for the improved performance, but what i'm getting at is it'd be nice to have the boost mode option without the grip, even if it means your single battery only lasts 10 mins...
I was actually only looking at it for ease of handling during portrait shoots. Might just wait for a third party one as I'm not much of a fast subject shooter. Sorry for all the questions but could someone recommend me a good sd card? I came from cf cards and used Kingston cards but I think there's more than one type of sd card.
Is there any actual processing power in the xt2 grip or is it just a battery power thing? Obviously i know you need it for the improved performance, but what i'm getting at is it'd be nice to have the boost mode option without the grip, even if it means your single battery only lasts 10 mins...
Not a fan of battery grips. IMO, the joy of the X series is its small size and low mass - adding to either seems to defeat the object a bit!
Hi all - well hopefully this is a better test of the Oshiro 60mm f/2.8
Spider Macro by John Norton, on Flickr
Well I've been an' gawn an' done it, I'm now 100% Fuji.
I'm now completely DSLR less. All of my personal Nikon DSLR body's (company one's went close on a year ago) and all but one (G) lens have been outed and replaced with more Fuji gear. All that I have kept from Nikon are my manual lenses that I can use on the Fuji-X units (and my Nikon film cameras) and the Nikon flash system that I have successfully adapted to work on Fuji-X.
I must admit its something I never thought I'd do as I've been dyed in the mass Nikon for ages (until recent years) but there you go. I honestly believe that Mirrorless and in particular Fuji is the way forward and it's only a matter of time before DSLR cameras are no longer considered worth manufacturing.
George.![]()
They are really good but I just think it may be overkill on a lighter system, plus the peak design couplings are cool!!
Just do it...I did and have no regrets whatsoever, only positive vibes.Well done George, I'm still arguing with myself about letting my 7D2 go, as I have a 150-600 (& 1.4TC) which I've hung on to for shooting birds. However, it hasn't been used since I bought my X-T2, and now I have a digiscoping facility, I think it's time I moved it on.....
Must clean it up and trade it for some Fuji goodness.
Thanks, I decided on the peak Design Slide Lite as I think it will satisfy me needs given the weight saving of the Fuji system.I have the BR system, bought it when I was shooting with my Canon gear. However, I find it essential if you're walking around with the 100-400 attached....
Nah, the option is still there to downsize at any time. The grip adds no more weight than having a few extra batteries in the bag either way. Still way lighter and smaller than what I used to shoot with.SD is standard SD, SDHC is High Capacity and XC is eXtra Capacity. I use (mere!) 90 MB/s SanDisk Extreme 32GB in my bodies - hold plenty of shots and are fast enough for my wants/needs.
Not a fan of battery grips. IMO, the joy of the X series is its small size and low mass - adding to either seems to defeat the object a bit!
Too bulky and awkward for me! Each to their own.Nah, the option is still there to downsize at any time. The grip adds no more weight than having a few extra batteries in the bag either way. Still way lighter and smaller than what I used to shoot with.
Too bulky and awkward for me! Each to their own.
Well I've been an' gawn an' done it, I'm now 100% Fuji.
I'm now completely DSLR less. All of my personal Nikon DSLR body's (company one's went close on a year ago) and all but one (G) lens have been outed and replaced with more Fuji gear. All that I have kept from Nikon are my manual lenses that I can use on the Fuji-X units (and my Nikon film cameras) and the Nikon flash system that I have successfully adapted to work on Fuji-X.
I must admit its something I never thought I'd do as I've been dyed in the mass Nikon for ages (until recent years) but there you go. I honestly believe that Mirrorless and in particular Fuji is the way forward and it's only a matter of time before DSLR cameras are no longer considered worth manufacturing.
George.![]()
I think grips are very much an 'each to their own' choice Dave, but I will say that the X-T1 grip weighs so little that the whole set up is still less to carry than one Canon L lens on it's own so I'm more than happy to have it on mine.I came from Canon because of all the weight, yes a grip might help me, but as I want to keep the Fuji gear all light weight, no grip for me but I will get a couple of spare batteries![]()
Nah, the option is still there to downsize at any time. The grip adds no more weight than having a few extra batteries in the bag either way. Still way lighter and smaller than what I used to shoot with.
Nice one George, today I have cleaned up my Canon stuff, the 70D and other lenses to go to Jessops and next week will be Full Fuji for me too![]()
Well done George, I'm still arguing with myself about letting my 7D2 go, as I have a 150-600 (& 1.4TC) which I've hung on to for shooting birds. However, it hasn't been used since I bought my X-T2, and now I have a digiscoping facility, I think it's time I moved it on.....
Must clean it up and trade it for some Fuji goodness.
@ChrisH
Remember that aerial railway track we found high above the Llanberis quarries?
The one that the urbex men walked over without safety gear even though there was a 1,500' drop to the valley below. At least they did untill the hillside and the railway decided to join the valley bottom
Well, I've found another
Not quite as long, and somewhat more substantial, but it's there just waiting for you to try it out.
Before you ask...no I didn't. Do you think I'm daft?
(Don't answer that last question)
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FWIW there's a programme on about the Llanberris quarries tonight.
@ChrisH
Remember that aerial railway track we found high above the Llanberis quarries?
The one that the urbex men walked over without safety gear even though there was a 1,500' drop to the valley below. At least they did untill the hillside and the railway decided to join the valley bottom
Well, I've found another
Not quite as long, and somewhat more substantial, but it's there just waiting for you to try it out.
Before you ask...no I didn't. Do you think I'm daft?
(Don't answer that last question)
View attachment 109237
FWIW there's a programme on about the Llanberris quarries tonight.
That sounds real good to me Sir, I'm sure you'll not regret the move. "ENJOY"
George.
BBC2 8PM. Think it's more about the nature reserve at the foot of the quarries, but you never know what will be on.Channel and time ???
Good excuse for that diet!!!I might just be stupid enough to do it, then again maybe not![]()
Good excuse for that diet!!!
Just for @Mr Perceptive who never saw this, and now never will, here's the railway.
It was about 75 yards across. Sorry for the lack of dynamic impact in the shot. I was already closer than either I or @ChrisH wanted to be. No way was I going to get close enough for a shot showing the drop. It was clear then that the whole l/h side of what we were stood on didn't have long for this earth. We hightailed it back to safety PDQ!
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On yer bike boyo. I was bricking it stood that far away.Yes I've seen similar pictures on the Internet, but being our resident stuntman we trust you to get as close as you can to the action!
This is a really great shot (as we're the others in the series) and I think this is my favourite of them all. Great job
Digressing mildly...
I recently had a go with something I'd been thinking about for a while. Self-portraits using the face detection of the X-T2 and the built in intervalometer to take multiple photos. The Internet said that the face detection on the X-T2 was pretty poor (compared mostly to Sony Alphas). I've been wanting to get a nice double portrait with me & my better half for a while but didn't want to keep farting about with cable releases and (more often than not) missed focus.
The setup : X-T2 on a tripod with an el-cheapo Godox trigger firing a Bowens strobe. 56mm f1.2 lens on the camera set to f10 to compensate for possible missed focus. Set up Interval Timer Shooting (10 shots at 5 second intervals) and Face Auto (didn't preset left or right eye) and away we went. The X-T2 happily refocusses in-between each shot and hit easily 90% of the shots with "acceptably" sharp (prints to A3 and looks good to me) images. It was really nice to not have to keep running back and forth to the camera to trigger another shot, or have an app open to trigger things, or have a cable release to fiddle with, or make sure I stay on the same spot on the floor. The intervalometer just keeps on refocussing & firing while you concentrate on pose, position and keeping those double chins hidden
tl;dr version - X-T2 Face Recognition is great. Works well coupled with Interval Timed Shooting when doing tripod selfies.
Nice work! Brave stuff, only using 2 primes but you clearly know what you're doing.Two recent weddings delivered, my first 'Full Fujis', got another two back to back next week. Both were all 23mm 1.4 and 90mm f2, but going to add the 56mm 1.2 for the next two to see how that goes as well.
Rachael and Mark by Chris Harrison, on Flickr
Rikki & Keith by Chris Harrison, on Flickr