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my first fuji camera was their compact x100t which quickly became my favorite walk around point-and-shoot ever thanks to its large sensor small body size and excellent fixed lens so I rushed out and bought the XT 2 because Yolo but at $700 more canons newer sensor interchangeable lenses and ease of use give fuji a shot at the prosumer DSLR pocket of my gear bag as your replacement for my old and tired canon 60d let's find out let's start with the quick physical tour right off the bat you will notice the xt2 is practical size advantage over an average DSLR with a similar lens on the top of the camera we have the hotshoe shutter dial ISO dial shutter button and the exposure compensation dial to the right of the camera we find the dual SD card slots a must-have for many working photographers then on the left of the camera we have the mic in USB three micro HDMI and a remote port finally on the rear of the camera we have a new 3-inch LCD and a fairly standard menu navigation quick function button layout with the standout being Fugees addition of a joystick which allows you to select focus points very quickly Fuji's approach of having a physical dial for every major exposure setting for the camera is one of these strongest aspects of their design no need to use a modifier button or go through a menu and they can be locked which combined with the manual aperture ring on most XF lenses gives you a very satisfying tactile experience when shooting there is a level of precision that I can't quite put into words with this camera now I've never felt with any other DSLR I have ever used it's little things like having such a large exposure compensation dial making proper exposure a breeze which gives the shooter more time to spend on the composition and timing of the shot looking over the stills the thing that really surprised me is Fugees excellent colors even with the JPEG files you can get from the camera with a little bit of editing these photos can really shine on top of that like many cameras these days you can send your photos over Wi-Fi direct to your phone very handy the excellent image quality of the st2 comes courtesy of bujji's new 24 megapixel x-trans 3 sensor that made its debut in the x pro 2 that came out a few months ago detailing each image is sharp and iso performance is pretty good for an aps-c camera even up to 6400 ISO the cameras auto focus is among the fastest I've ever used in a still camera and while I am NOT a sports or wildlife photographer I was impressed by its speed and accuracy in everyday Street situation Fuji has added a specific focusing mode that will allow you to tailor the autofocus for you're given situation a nice feature that has been seen on cameras like Canon 5d Mark for which I reviewed here usability however is not perfect I found Fugees 3-inch screen to be a bit disappointing well I appreciate the innovation and engineering involved adding another axis of rotation I didn't find it comfortable to use even with an add-on grip and compared to Canon and Panasonic split Ltd's all I can really say to Fuji is sometimes it's best not to reinvent the wheel to be clear it is not a bad display I just found myself using the X T 2's built-in EVF much more it does bring a huge level of certainty when shooting being able to see what your shots exposure will look like I don't know how I could actually go back to an optical viewfinder at this point which brings me to video the X t2 is Fugees first attempt at making a competitive hybrid video camera and while it shows promise it definitely has some first-gen kinks so in camera you can shoot up to 4k at 30fps or at 1080p up to 60fps and while the video mode does not manage to feel like an afterthought I do have a few grush with it the first being that shooting directly to the SD card the FT 2 can only shoot in one of its film simulation profiles which by themselves look fine but limit your overall dynamic range and your flexibility in post Fuji has taken the time to make their own F log profile but you can only use it with an external recorder the epilogue footage comes out noticeably softer than the in-camera footage but you can add sharpening in post to balance that out and you are left with an image that has better overall highlight retention compared to the internal files shot to the SD card adding to the internal video cons by default the xtq has a record limit of 10 minutes at 4k unless you decide to add on their battery grip that does more than just add battery life the grip increases the overall performance of the camera from 8 FP s continuous still shooting to 11 fps and brings the per clip record time at 4k to 29 minutes and 59 seconds and also as a much-needed headphone jack for video I can appreciate Fuji making a battery grip more useful than just adding power to a camera but for video shooters this seems like an essential add-on that comes at a $330 price pre that adds weight and height to the camera making it harder to rig with other accessories typically needed for a day of video shooting overall though my biggest gripe with shooting video on the XT 2 is the lens options Fuji was kind enough to lend me their 16 a 55 millimeter and their 52 140 millimeter which on paper both seemed awesome for video however I found them really hard to use with muscle memory the focus rings on both lenses use an electronic acceleration curve with a significant delay instead of the 1 to 1 operation of manual lenses when pulling focus and autofocus isn't useful beyond very basic video work which means I was leaning on my manual lenses during my testing a lot you cannot punch them to check your focus while rolling on the camera which is a total drag when you're relying on such a small display all is not lost though if you're a video shooter you can get a cheap manual adapter that you lets you use various manual glass on the XP too but for those of you who have electronic stills glass like myself you're out of luck since there is no electronic adapter currently available which leads me into my conclusion is the X key to a perfect camera no but it is one of the most enjoyable cameras I have ever used for Stills it will be my go-to shooter for portraits moving forward and it also makes a strong statement that Fuji is coming after the video enthusiast market they have some more work to do it would be nice to get more customizable profiles or even s log in camera and Panasonic shouldn't be too worried about losing their entry-level video pros yet but it's got a good image and with some more tuning it can only get better freshbooks is a cloud accounting software that has been redesigned from the ground up it's custom-built for how you want to work and is a simple way to be more productive and organized create and send professional-looking invoices in less than 30 seconds and see when your client has seen your invoice to put an end to those guessing games for your unrestricted 30-day free trial head over to 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