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Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR
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Camera usage is obviously highly subjective and there will never be one user interface (UI) that pleases everyone.

It appears Fuji is doing a pretty good job at satisfying a lot of people in the ergnomics and UI departments.

 

I personally find the Fuji X-T1 to be the best camera I've own in terms of user interface and controls. For my style of shooting they are great, but they would be definitely too slow for someone needing to quickly switch between modes (e.g. landscape -> wildlife). I really like the simple layout and the configurable Q menu that gives a very quick access to key settings (for me). The only thing I want from Fuji is the ability to assign a dial to minimum shutter speed and an option to have the shutter speed depending on the focal length (with a sensitivity adjustment).

 

Pentax : best controls from any DSLR I've used . Menus badly sorted, but fairly easy to navigate and to find the right option.

 

Nikon : overly complicated menus and pages of settings (similar to Olympus) making it difficult to locate the right options quickly. Not very logical layout either. For instance I had to keep changing the bias of the shutter speed threshold (when in A mode with auto ISO) between IS and non-IS lenses. A real pain in the butt whereas assigning to a button would have been a breeze.

 

Olympus : even worse than Nikon when it comes to complicated and deep menus. However, it features a "Quick Menu" which lets you control most important settings on a single visual screen. Once the Quick Menu is enabled you mostly don't need to dig into the menus anymore and then the camera is much better to use. Despite everything that can be configured it's beyond me why they don't feature an option to have to bias the sensitivity adjustment of the shutter speed when in auto ISO mode (Pentax and Nikon offer this).

 

Panasonic : interface much simpler than Nikon, Olympus and Pentax. Fairly well organized and easy to use but not that many customization options (buttons, etc.). Like Olympus, Panasonic sorely misses an option to have to bias the sensitivity adjustment of the shutter speed when in auto ISO mode. Even worse : Panasonic doesn't offer the ability to change the exposure compensation when adjusting shutter speed and aperture while the camera chooses ISO. It is something ALL other brands feature.

 

All in all, I find Fuji the most fun cameras to shoot with. I'm not sure why this is... maybe simplicity? Regardless, the fact is that I enjoy photography with a Fuji much more than with any other camera system before.

--Florent

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Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by mst - 06-17-2017, 01:12 PM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by mst - 06-19-2017, 10:02 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by Klaus - 06-20-2017, 10:30 PM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-21-2017, 05:19 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by thxbb12 - 06-21-2017, 07:32 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-21-2017, 09:12 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by thxbb12 - 06-21-2017, 09:41 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by Guest - 06-21-2017, 09:49 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-21-2017, 09:57 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by thxbb12 - 06-21-2017, 09:59 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-21-2017, 10:19 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by Klaus - 06-22-2017, 12:04 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-22-2017, 05:15 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by mst - 06-22-2017, 06:55 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-22-2017, 07:15 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by mst - 06-22-2017, 07:24 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by Guest - 06-22-2017, 09:22 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by mst - 06-22-2017, 09:45 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by Klaus - 06-22-2017, 11:28 AM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-22-2017, 12:08 PM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by Klaus - 06-22-2017, 12:16 PM
Preview: Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR - by JJ_SO - 06-22-2017, 12:27 PM

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