It still isn’t as fast as the E-M5 (let alone the E-M1) to be honest I think it sits on the borderline of being sufficient. Subsequent firmware updates have improved that, but not to the point that I was confident of the camera nailing the target in the same way the OM-D does I’m pleased to say that the X-E2 fixes this. One of my biggest issues with the early cameras was focusing speed it was downright slow and worse still, imprecise. It would seem like an obvious business decision given the number of X-system users out there I saw a surprising number in my recent European workshops.īack to focusing. Let’s park this issue for now and hope that Adobe eventually gets the demosaicing algorithm right – or that Fuji shares it with them. However, if I use another converter, lack of familiarity is going to prevent me from obtaining optimal results from any camera beyond that, the whole workflow is significantly slower. I can agree with the latter, since I simply didn’t see any during the test period of this or any of the other X-Trans cameras I’ve shot however, I’m still stymied by workflow issues when it comes to image quality comparisons: sadly, ACR results are mediocre at best. As we know, the X-Trans layout uses a different colour filter array and interpolation method to arrive at the final image, which supposedly increases image quality and prevents moire. The biggest changes are around the sensor and focusing: the X-E2 uses the X100s’ 16MP X-Trans II CMOS which has phase detect AF photosites on chip. I also have the X-Q1 here I just haven’t had time to shoot with it yet. Most of the images in this review are mostly SOOC JPEG a few have minor color corrections and all B&W images were converted from colour source files.There are also more samples in this Flickr set. Also bear in mind that some of the observations may change after final firmware. Note: the camera’s firmware is not final, so there will be no evaluation of image quality yet, or full size files or crops. Many have asked why I don’t seriously consider the X system I was offered a pre-production prototype by Fujifilm Malaysia, and I cleared a few days in the schedule to seriously revisit the system. These are cameras I wanted to love, but found lacking in several areas ultimately, I landed up with M4/3 as my compact system choice due to maturity of cameras and lenses. I personally have had a rather inconsistent experience with Fujifilm products on one hand, I absolutely love their films – Acros is my mainstay in all formats – but was left highly expectant and then disappointed by several cameras, first the original X100, then the X-Pro1, the XF1 and finally the X20. In fact, I was sent a list of 61 improvements the X-E2 carries some new to the camera, some inherited from the X-M1 and others from the X100s. The camera takes the innards of the X100s and puts them in an X-mount body it isn’t the X-Pro2 that a lot of users were hoping for, but it’s a significant enough update – for those who had issues with AF speed at least – to warrant serious consideration. The Fujifilm X-E2 is a welcome update to last year’s popular X-E1.
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