FujiFilm X-Pro2 - Manual (Page 40)

186 Using the Fujifilm X-Pro2 Using Adapted Lenses 187
attached lens. In fact, you will see two bright frames in
the OVF: one for infinity and a dimmer frame with par-
allax correction for subjects that are closer to the camera.
Exposing with adapted lenses
Adapted lenses can be used in exposure modes A (aperture
priority) and M (manual mode). There are also a few nota-
ble differences between exposing with native lenses and
adaptive lenses:
■ Native lenses close to working aperture only when the
shutter is half-pressed. Adapted lenses always operate
with the aperture set by the user. As soon as you stop
down an adapted lens, less light reaches the sensor and
the camera’s exposure metering.
■ Stopping down also increases the depth of field in the
viewfinder. Since less light reaches the sensor, the cam-
era has to more strongly amplify the live view image in
order to display an accurate WYSIWYG simulation of the
scene. This decreases the quality of the live view image
and can also negatively affect the live view’s frame rate.
■ Since the camera thinks there’s no lens attached at all,
the aperture is always displayed as F0 in the viewfinder.
There’s no way for the camera to know which aperture
has actually been set on an adapted lens.
■ Shooting in poor light with adapted lenses can be tricky
when you stop down the aperture. It’s easy to reach the
live view’s amplification limit. Once this limit is reached,
the live view and live histogram cannot display the ac-
tual brightness of the scene, so it appears darker than the
image that will be actually exposed. However, exposure
metering will still work correctly and the camera will
display the correct shutter speed. In mode
M , the ±3 EV
light scale in the display will also work correctly.
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■ Since the electronic viewfinder cannot control the aper-
ture of an adapted lens, it takes longer for the camera
to adjust to abrupt brightness changes. You can test this
yourself by quickly panning the camera from a bright
scene to a dark scene and vice versa. With adapted lenses,
the camera will need a few seconds for the live view to
adapt to the changing brightness levels.
Important: Do not use multi metering in concert with
adapted lenses. Instead, use spot, center-weighted, or average
metering. The “intelligent” multi metering is easily tricked by
stopping down adapted lenses in poor light. It gets confused
by the diminishing light and changes its exposure bias to
accommodate night scenes.
Focusing with adapted lenses
Adapted lenses can only be focused manually. Here are a
few tips to make things easier for you:
■ Set the focus selector of your X-Pro2 to manual focus. This
makes sure that MF assistants such as focus check, focus
peaking, and digital split image are available.
■ The electronic distance and depth-of-field (DOF) scale
of your X-Pro2 is useless in concert with adapted lenses.
Instead, you have to rely on analog scales and markers
that may be engraved on the barrel of your adapted lens.
Remember that the DOF scale on your lens is probably
less conservative than what you’re used to from the elec-
tronic scale in your X-Pro2. This scale doesn’t guarantee
pixel-sharp results at 100% magnification. Instead, it will
more likely resemble the FILM FORMAT BASIS option of
the X-Pro2’s electronic DOF scale.
■ The most important tool for focusing with adapted lenses
is the magnifier tool. You can activate it by pressing the
rear command dial. Turn the rear command dial to cycle
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