(12-22-2019, 11:34 AM)mst Wrote: To my knowledge, on the X-T2 aperture control with the front dial only works with lenses that do not have a dedicated aperture ring.
I was referring to the current 3rd generation of Fujifilm bodies, where this is different. And yes, they are highly customizable. For example, up to 3 functions can be assigned to the front dial (including aperture control), one can quickly cycle through them by just pressing the front dial (long press it to quickly access the setup menu for the dial).
And yes, I find the AUTO-ISO on the X-T30 far superior over the implementation in the Z50 (not Nikon in general). There are three profiles available, so you can create one for wide, normal and tele. Yes, it's 'deep in the menus'... as it is on the Nikon, too (even though to me it's just a different menu structure compared to Nikon, not necessarily a worse one).
The Z50 has only one Auto-ISO profile, it's not focal length dependent. Also, unlike on the X-T30, you can not set a default ISO, just maximum ISO and minimum shutter speed, that's it. I'm sorry I seem to be too blind to see the superiority of this approach
Yes, I need to make a difference between the Z6 / 7 (with good and easy to use and set-up Auto ISO) and the Z 50 with it's limitations. Therefore you're not too blind I was just too lazy to dive in the Z50 manual. It's not too fair to compare a very new ML APS-C Nikon against a system which is nearly 10 years in the market and has a wide lens range. I cannot recall wether Auto-ISO was much better implemented in their D5xxx series?
X-T3 and X-H1 have the feature that you can control aperture with the front-dial once you turned the aperture ring to A. This would have been helpful with the heavy 100-400.
On the Nikons I use different Auto-ISO (lower / higher value and als various values for shutter speed to focal length relation) settings which then become part of a bank / user setting - which no Fuji has. That's what makes the change of settings a very unpleasant experience for me. Also, if I need to remember which values I set for Auto-ISO 1, 2, 3 and need to dive even deeper into the menu to find out, I feel that's a poor concept. Each Nikon I can adapt quicker to other shooting needs than I can set up any Fuji.
So, even if it's true the Auto-ISO options might be more on the Fuji side, the Nikon still has U1/U2. And iMenu and myMenu as well - I don't see the Q-menu of the Fuji as better, as some options I frequently needed cannot be assigned to it - the bloody electronic level is one example. But I hear, the got better in their later cameras. I just don't see why this bit cannot be improved by a Kaizen update?