FujiFilm X-Pro2 User Manual

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Table of Contents

1.2 THE BASICS (2):

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR LENSES . . 15

TIP 12:

X-mount compatible

Samyang lenses are just like

adapted lenses! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TIP 13:

Zeiss Touit lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

TIP 14:

Decoding

XF18–135mmF3.5–5.6 R LM OIS WR . . . . 18

TIP 15:

The

optical image stabilizer (OIS) has its quirks! . . . . 19

TIP 16:

The

XF23mmF1.4 R, XF16mmF1.4 R WR, and

XF14mmF2.8 R are different beasts! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

TIP 17:

Use the

Lens Modulation Optimizer (LMO)! . . . . . . . 24

TIP 18:

Things you should know about

digital lens

corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

TIP 19:

Use the included

lens hood! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

TIP 20:

Lens protection filters—yes or no? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

TIP 21:

39mm filters can be tricky! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

1.3 THE BASICS (3): USEFUL ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

TIP 22:

Optional handgrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

TIP 23:

Off-camera TTL flash with a Canon OC-E3 TTL
extension cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

TIP 24:

Issues regarding

Canon TTL flash devices . . . . . . . . . 31

TIP 25:

Remote shutter release: three options for the
X-Pro2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

2. USING THE FUJIFILM X-PRO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

2.1 READY, SET, GO! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TIP 26:

Recommended settings for your X-Pro2 . . . . . . . . . . . 36

TIP 27:

Avoiding the camera menus:

practical shortcuts

for your X-Pro2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

TIP 28:

Suggested Fn button assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

TIP 29:

Always shoot

FINE+RAW! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

TIP 30:

Compressed or uncompressed RAW files? . . . . . . . . 50

TIP 31:

Pick a suitable

image format! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

TIP 32:

The magical half-press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2.2 MONITOR AND VIEWFINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

TIP 33:

Make use of the

eye sensor! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

TIP 34:

Instant review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

TIP 35:

The

DISP/BACK button can be tricky! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

TIP 36:

WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get! . . . . . . . 54

TIP 37:

Using the

Natural Live View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

TIP 38:

Using the OVF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

TIP 39:

Using the ERF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

2.3 EXPOSING RIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

TIP 40:

Choosing the right

metering method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

TIP 41:

Linking spot metering to AF frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

TIP 42:

Using the

live view and live histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

TIP 43:

Auto exposure (AE) with modes

, and

. . . . . . 67

TIP 44:

Using

manual exposure

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

TIP 45:

Using

aperture priority

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

TIP 46:

Using

shutter priority

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

TIP 47:

Using

program AE

and program shift . . . . . . . . . . 72

TIP 48:

Playing it safe with

auto exposure bracketing . . . . . . 72

TIP 49:

Long exposures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

TIP 50:

Long exposures in bright daylight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

TIP 51:

ISO settings—what’s the deal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

TIP 52:

What you should know about

extended ISO . . . . . . . 78