geoff s Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 .....some time ago you posted a recommended set up for the X-T2. I can't find it now, so I wondered if you'd mind re-posting it please ? Or if anyone else has a similar resource / view please post. I have just won one in a competition, he said feeling very pleased with himself. thanks Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hodgson Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 14 minutes ago, geoff s said: .....some time ago you posted a recommended set up for the X-T2. I can't find it now, so I wondered if you'd mind re-posting it please ? Or if anyone else has a similar resource / view please post. I have just won one in a competition, he said feeling very pleased with himself. thanks Geoff was it this post? http://discussion.alamy.com/topic/6333-my-x-t2-coming/ i was reading it the other day J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 35 minutes ago, geoff s said: .....some time ago you posted a recommended set up for the X-T2. I can't find it now, so I wondered if you'd mind re-posting it please ? Or if anyone else has a similar resource / view please post. I have just won one in a competition, he said feeling very pleased with himself. thanks Geoff Cough, splutter, you lucky 😈 you! I don't think that's the thread that Geoff is referring to, James. No time to find it right now, but enjoy your new toy, Geoff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff s Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 No not that one, thanks though. Yes, I was rather chuffed, can't say more about the competition as it's embargoed till Xmas. I'd given up getting the X T2 and bought a used X t 20 just a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I can’t find the post, either. Heres how mine is setup. If I skip over a setting it’s because I don’t use it/don’t understand it. IQ Image Quality -Raw Raw recording-uncompressed Film Sim -Provia/standard Grain Effect -off Dynamic Range - 100 white balance-auto Highlight tone -0 Shadow tone -0 Color -0 Noise reduction -0 Long exposure NR -off Lens modulation optimizer -on color space -Adobe RGB AF mode- up to you, I use spot a lot AF point display -on # of focus points -91 pre AF -off AF Illuminator -on Face/eye detection x I have it off AF +MF -on MF assist - Peak-red-low focus check -on Interlock spot AE +Focus area -on Instant AF setting -AF-S skip Shutter type-MS IS mode -Continuous ISO auto setting -auto 1 skip a bunch SETUP User Setting -where to find the card format function set date and time sensor clean -when switched off SOUND SETUP -your choice SCREEN SETTING EVF -brightness -minus 1 EVF COLOR- 0 LCD BRIGHTNESS -1 LCD COLOR -0 Image display -1.5 sec autorotate display -On Preview Exp./WB in manual mode -Preview EXP/WB Preview picture effect -On Framing guideline -Grid 9 Autorotate PB -ON Skip some Shoot Without lens -OFF (if adapted lens you turn on, I think) Shoot without card -On (not sure but may warn you of no card in camera) I get a warning and it’s a blessing Frame no. -Continuous Now that I’ve spent hours at this and drained my camera battery, if I ever come across the Pond I want a guided shoot! Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 By the way. I suggest you join the Fuji-X forum. There are some settings on these cameras that will cause something else to not work. It’s a very different camera, but I love it, quirks and all. My name there is Alice. (My middle name) If you run into trouble the forum people will help you. Read the camera specific forums, there is a wealth of info available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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geoff s Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Yes you've found it Niels. Or you had but it's disappeared ! Thanks Betty, very good of you. I'll get the kettle on. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Niels found it, but didn’t want to make me feel bad after I spent a couple of hours copying the settings from my camera. That’s ok, Niels, go ahead and post it, it’s fine. Maybe I’d like a look at those settings myself to see if anything changed! Plus the old post “might” have some of the settings I skipped over this time. You are a thoughtful gentleman. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff s Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Betty, The original post was here..... http://discussion.alamy.com/topic/7680-xt2-possibly/ Thanks to Niels for finding. and thanks again for typing it all out again for me. I think your Shadow Tone setting differs between the two by the way. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thanks to everyone. I've just moved over to the X-T system. A challenge with my big mitts! A lot to get my head around after being so comfortable with Canon (D)SLRs for so many years now, but all this info will help. Enjoying it already, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 What I love about the T1 and T2 are those lovely dials. Today I took my new macro out for a spin. So easy to change settings...just grab a dial. Probably the hardest thing coming in was that the exposure comp dial needs to be realized as important. I have my histogram showing. So I watch it and dial in exposure comp to get the histogram where I want it if I don’t want to change aperture or shutter speed. Sometimes a +1 is all I need for the perfect exposure. But I believe it doesn’t work while in some shooting modes. Manual? I don’t remember. Maybe auto ISO...that would make sense. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Lewis Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Betty LaRue said: What I love about the T1 and T2 are those lovely dials. Today I took my new macro out for a spin. So easy to change settings...just grab a dial. Probably the hardest thing coming in was that the exposure comp dial needs to be realized as important. I have my histogram showing. So I watch it and dial in exposure comp to get the histogram where I want it if I don’t want to change aperture or shutter speed. Sometimes a +1 is all I need for the perfect exposure. But I believe it doesn’t work while in some shooting modes. Manual? I don’t remember. Maybe auto ISO...that would make sense. Betty Fuji does allow use of the exposure comp dial in manual mode, with auto ISO on. It really comes in handy. I found your comment interesting about dialing in +1 EV to get perfect exposure. I was finding that in a lot of situations while shooting the X-T2 I needed +2/3rds EV (+0.6 EV) to get the histogram where I wanted it, even in flat light. It really does help keeping the noise down in the shadows when bringing them up in post. I think Fuji, like Nikon, is desperately trying to preserve highlights in their metering algorithms. The great thing about the Fuji is it is so easy to compensate for the under exposure, before you take the shot. I kept my exposure comp dial set to +0.3 and compensated from there. I can't say how impressed I was with the X-T2. I purchased a 1st generation X-T1 and after struggling with the awkward D-pad focusing system, getting totally frustrated with such cramped space, I sold it. The new "joystick" makes focusing a breeze even with such a small camera. I can say for sure, after the 1st of the year, I will be buying a new X-T2, X-H1 or whatever. If I can get the same sensor and image results, with IBIS, I will be quite pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 There are some quirks with Fuji that are head-scratchers. I was lost for awhile after Nikon. I pretty much had to throw out a lot of what I knew and open my mind to a new world. My first shoot was underexposed a lot. But I asked questions on the forum and finally got it right. But yeah, the T2 is sweeter than the 1, for sure. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 11/29/2017 at 12:20, geoff s said: .....some time ago you posted a recommended set up for the X-T2. I can't find it now, so I wondered if you'd mind re-posting it please ? Or if anyone else has a similar resource / view please post. I have just won one in a competition, he said feeling very pleased with himself. thanks Geoff By the way, super congratulations on winning that camera, Geoff. You need to come across the pond and we’ll hit Vegas. I’ve been known to be lucky, myself. I can pull a mean slot machine arm. Never been to Vegas and actually wouldn’t go if I won a free trip! I hope you enjoy the camera a lot. You should feel very pleased with yourself. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff s Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 6 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: You should feel very pleased with yourself. Betty Believe me I am ! It was serendipity - the right competition for me with the right prize. (I should say that in general I never win anything) Very much looking forward to it, I love the X T1 . Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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