Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Le 13 janv. 2017 ? 19:14, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a ?crit > : > > Hi Philippe, > > I assume that is done with the joystick. Not. I wrote AF :-) > Now that you bring up the X-T2, what has been your experience with it? Limited but good to very good - played a little with it this afternoon and even the JPEGs work better than the raw conversation from the X-T1 (wink wink nudge nudge wink again and all that jazz to the thread on sensor and pixel count ;-) > A google search for problems shows that a number of early users have had > problems with locking up, requiring the battery to be removed and > reinserted, Not encountered yet > and a number of other teething problems. I don?t do that - my takes are usually handheld and on the field - but I?ll try that sooner or later and will report if I find any issue > I would not make use of video, but some of those who do report > overheating and early shutdown problems. I don?t do VDO either - except with the nephews and granddaughter but this is usually with the X10 as picture quality is definitely not what matters then > > I am trying to decide between a used X-T1 I still I mine and it?s marked for sale ;-) > and a wet-behind-the-ears X-T2. > Life, at least for me, is too short to solve developmental problems, > though I understand that the October firmware update helped. > Life is too short for many, I DO hope yours will be long, long, long, and also that I?ll be in a condition that allows me to enjoy your posts for many many years My current target is the coming soon GFX50 or something like that - I sometimes miss a full frame or larger sensor for my postcards ;-) Amities Philippe > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 1/13/2017 11:27 AM, Philippe wrote: >> Jim, do you know that on the X-T2 you can select which eye (left or >> right) you want the AF to focus on? >> >> Nicely done in any case >> >> Amities >> Philippe >> >>> Le 13 janv. 2017 ? 18:08, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a >>> ?crit : >>> >>> I like to use manually focused lenses, but, from recent experience, I've >>> decided that, if I want eyes to be in focus, I should consider using >>> autofocus. To go back to the "old reliable", I put the original ZD14-54 >>> lens on my E-1 and looked around for a suitable subject. I settled on >>> this "sun catcher" on a very cloudy day. I think the AF results are >>> better than what I have been getting with manual close-ups. >>> >>> One thing that I have learned, however, is never try to shoot sky divers >>> with an AF lens, unless you can lock the lens at infinity. The old, >>> manual lenses do it best. >>> >>> Here is the closeup: >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Autofocus+Check.jpg.html >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information