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Forewent using my Nikon with a blimp in favour of an XT2 for shooting movie stills on set. It came close to being perfect but had one, albeit major, niggle. On the first day of shooting, in the silence of the set, I noticed how loud the shutter button is. I think that fuji are trying to make cameras that feel robust and quality, but the actual physical sound of the button being pressed in was being picked up by the boom in tight shots making it unusable in those moments.
I persevered by using a cheap calumet controller for the next few days, but it wasn't ideal. For some reason, they don't let you assign the shutter to one of the other less clicky-sounding buttons. Such a pity as I loved everything else about it. I'll be ditching it for a sony, sadly.
If you're into movie still photography it's not quite quiet enough.
You should let Fugi know about the problem, i am sure that they would like to know about any problems using their kit associated with the film industry, as at last they are showing interest in that area. May be they have resolved it in the XH1.