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Here's my test of the Fuji 35mm f/2 on the Fuji X-T2. Tomorrow I'll do the 50-140mm f/2.8. Free background music from JewelBeat.com

I figured out what I was doing wrong. To keep the blacks from getting crushed, use -2, not +2 in shadow tone setting. Ha. Tomorrow, go out and try again.

Something's not right here. I've got the GH4, XL and Sigma as well. The aperture should be constant throughout the zoom range. I just checked the calendar to see if you were playing an April Fool's joke...

My mistake. I meant to say 'rebalanced', not 'recalibrated'. The elements are moving inside the lens, changing the balance. Of course, many people disregard this and simply shoot away, but the motors will be working harder and battery life will be shortened. This is not only true of the Nokton, it is true for many other lenses as well. I wouldn't let it stop you from getting the gimbal.

I deleted that post already. From your reply, I thought SuperSet was asking about the most recent video, not the awesome barber shop one.

Leaving highlight and shadow tone untouched in camera on an overcast day, Astia was too contrasty to my eyes. I tried lifting the shadows and lowering the highlights in-camera during my test of the Fuji 35mm f/2 this morning, but I think I got it backwards and ended up with a bunch of insanely super-contrasty shots.The 35mm f/2 is a superb lens: super tiny, solidly built, lovely rendition and wicked sharp. Small lenses like that involve lots of compromises, such as higher vignetting and weaker edge sharpness. But looking at my clips from this morning, you wouldn't guess it. My only gripe is that, even though the lens is all metal, and has an aperture ring (!), the stupid lens cap is a screw-on plastic affair. I guess they fixed this with the 23mm f/2, and from what I hear, the hood can also be used on the 35mm f/2. Anyhow, most reviewers are unanimous in proclaiming the X-T2 a great stills camera and a so-so video camera, but as you can see from practically every video posted in this thread, in the right hands, it produces lovely looking images, and I don't regret my purchase at all. On a side note, I feel like I'm participating in a cult or something here at EOSHD, because I've lived in Vietnam now for four years, and 99% of photographers are still shooting with Canons. Serious filmmakers here wouldn't be caught dead with a mirrorless camera.

You won't miss a thing. Just make sure you keep one of them. I could never sell my GM1. Beautiful 1080p.

Wonderful work, thoroughly enjoyed watching this.

I thought Astia Soft was supposed to be soft: but it looks kind of like when I used to process Ektachrome; rich colors and high contrast - but over or underexpose by as much as 1/2 stop and either the highlights are blown out or the shadows are crushed. Tomorrow, I'll try shooting with boosted shadows and highlights turned down a notch and see if that helps any. Also, although I turned in-camera sharpening all the way down to -4, the image looks over-sharpened to my eyes.

F*** beautiful. Reviewers who've used hundreds of different lenses say Fuji are second only to Voigtlander and Zeiss in build quality. I don't think there's a mediocre lens in their entire lineup of 20-30. I just picked up the 35mm f/2 and 50-140mm f/2.8 this evening. Can't wait to play with them tomorrow. Meanwhile, I'm working on yet another two-minute field test, this time of the humungous, heavy, overpriced and lovely 16-55mm f/2.8.

It's intentionally confusing is why.

Yeah, on iOS, crap 720p. Not only that, but when using the app, the LCD goes black and none of the dials work. So if you mistakenly had exposure compensation on, you can't change it in the app or on the camera either. So, you have to disconnect, make the change and relaunch the app again! It's funny isn't it? I mean how professional reviewers get to spend two weeks with the camera from B&H, but we discover this stuff after only a couple of days with the camera.

Yep, I just discovered that when testing it out for a second time when I got back home this afternoon, so pretty much utter garbage for vlogging. Very disappointing!

Sorry, no touch focus. Funny, because just out of habit, that is the very first thing I tried to do. ?

Sorry I can't help, since I don't own the kit lens. I'm trying to stop myself from getting the 50-140mm f/2.8. Just a note on vlogging with the X-T2: Vloggers may decide to go with one of the Panasonic cameras, such as the G85, because it has a fully articulating LCD screen. And though the Fuji does not have a swivel screen, with the Fujifilm camera remote app, you can view yourself, start and stop video recording, adjust white balance, change ISO settings and shutter speed and even choose between the different film simulation modes. And while the Fuji doesn't have face recognition in 4K mode like the Panasonic, its continuous focusing capabilities are much faster and more accurate than the G85. Finally, from a few feet away, I have difficulty seeing the screen on the Panasonic anyway, and having my iPod nearby, I can see what the Fuji is shooting much more easily.

Can I ask how you're setting up AF-C in your menus?

No two manufacturers report ISO in the same way. For example, on the Olympus EM1, when set to ISO 6400, the actual measured ISO is 3870. And what one viewer considers acceptable noise levels may be unacceptable for another.

none of it means anything. it's not an actual review or anything, just words on a page. Viewfinder - check. Shutter speed dial - check. Shutter button - check. Tripod mount - check. The next firmware update for the VPB should include IBIS.

no emoji, so I assume you're not being sarcastic... more realistically, how about taking the actual price of my gimbal ($650) and throwing in the camera body for free, and you've got yourself a GX80.

is there a single 'pro' in Johnnie's list that screams innovation? It reads exactly as if Johnnie just read Olympus's literature and typed it out on his laptop, removing any superlatives and replacing them with the word 'good'. I think all of us here should take these pretty much for granted in this the year of our lord 2016, particularly in a camera costing 2,000 clams. Olympus OM-D E M1 Mark II pros (in no particular order): World camera with a variety of resolutions and frame rates up to 60fps. Nice clean video quality with a data rate of up to 237 Mbps in DCI 4K 24p, (In the above video, the average data rate is 86 Mbit/s (measured with inspector). Outstanding built-in 5-axis Image Stabilization system. When combined with an Olympus IS lens, the level of stabilisation gets even higher. Clean HDMI output. Rolling shutter is well controlled. In our lab test it scored 10ms(!), performing better than the Blackmagic Ursa Mini, Sony FS7 (14ms) and Sony a7SII (25ms). Camera body features mic and headphone jacks. Controlling audio levels while recording is possible. Good touch screen autofocus (although autofocus performance in continues mode is not consistent). Proper manual focus assist, namely peaking and focus magnifying while turning the focus ring. Timecode. Flipped LCD screen. “Picture mode” settings are adjustable. Unwanted profiles can be ticked off from the menu all together. Good built-in audio quality. Good low-light quality up to ISO 3200. ISO 6400 is usable, but please take into account that the overall noise levels in dark areas is more noticeable. Histogram settings – possible.

I know you use Olympus, so let me ask you: in what way is this a better investment than say, the GX80/85, which costs $1,300 less? Or, removing iBIS out of the equation altogether, the $600.00 USD Lumix G7? Also, how can Johnnie Behiri claim the Olympus is usable up to ISO 6400? Although what is acceptable is a purely subjective matter, I still find that assertion absurd for a u43 sensor in the year 2016. It's finally dawning on me that if there is a link to the product being reviewed, the review absolutely cannot be 100% objective.

Both Cinema 5D and News Shooter are praising the Olympus to the skies (pun intended), but I just don't see anything special about it for video purposes. In fact, Johnnie Behiri's video looks seriously over-sharpened, video-y with no gradation of color, in the subject's skin, for example. The video was shot on an overcast day, which should be flattering to the subject, but instead it looks rather awful. I've seen better work from Johnnie with non-interchangeable lens cameras with 1" sensors. Anyhow, I much prefer the images coming out of the aging GH4 to this camera. Soon, everyone will get over IBIS and start evaluating cameras for their image quality again. It is rather amusing to read the comments about the upcoming GH5, though, "if it doesn't have this or that, I'm not buying it" and so on. Also, I admire companies like Sigma and Fuji, who obstinately refuse to lay off their workers and move their factories abroad. How, for example, can Olympus ask $2,000 when even Fuji's flagship camera sells for $1,600? Especially when Olympus is manufacturing the EM1 II here in Vietnam, where labor costs are even lower than in China?

I don't think he is even allowed to share that information just yet.

Wih the Panasonic GH4, I always set WB manually using the color grid thingy. Since I almost always shoot outdoors, I'd point the camera at the pavement, being sure to include a bit of my pant leg, a tree or something and adjust till things looked good. Then I'd go ahead and shoot some people, and if the color looked okay when I got home and viewed them on the computer, I'd assign that setting to one of the custom dials. I did this for bright and overcast light as well as for with and without ND filters. When going out to shoot, I'd just select the custom setting for that situation. With the X-T2, I'm liking the AWB so far, but I haven't tried putting an ND filter on yet to see how the color meter behaves. If color balance is off in my clips, it takes me forever doing color correction, so if the XT2 gets AWB right, I will be a happy camper.