{"id":24491,"date":"2017-05-19T12:14:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T06:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arjunkarthaphotography.com\/?p=24491"},"modified":"2020-07-24T08:04:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T02:34:40","slug":"fuji-x-pro2-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arjunkarthaphotography.com\/fuji-x-pro2-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuji X-Pro2 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the most interesting and probably one of the biggest revolutions in the camera world, the Mirrorless<\/em> cameras were introduced quite a few years back. What rendered them different was their ability to capture and deliver great quality images in yet smaller and lighter package. Till as early\u00a0as two years ago, mirrorless cameras were still seen as toys by the professional photography community – but over time, more and more pros have started swearing by mirrorless bodies and have even gone so far as to leave the full DSLR kit in the studio in favour of a mirrorless kit for wedding, travel and other professional assignments.<\/p>\n So when Fuji called me and offered to send over the new X-Pro2<\/a> to the office, I was really excited to see what I could do with it. I knew that the Sony A7<\/a> platform was really good (we already use them for video) – and was looking forward to put the Fuji X-Pro2<\/a> through its paces to see how it would perform during a still photo shoot.<\/p>\n In a mirrorless camera, light passes through the lens and right onto the image sensor, which captures a preview of the image to display on the rear screen. It is called mirrorless because it does not use a mechanical mirror to switch the scene between the optical viewfinder and image sensor.<\/p>\n Fuji\u2019s new upheaval, Fuji X-Pro2<\/a> is a little lightweight mirrorless camera at a relatively affordable price point that promises to deliver pictures with an amazing quality. It is an upgraded version of Fuji X-Pro1<\/a> that was introduced in 2012.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n EVF –<\/strong> The biggest selling point for the Fuji X-Pro2<\/a> (to me)\u00a0is its viewfinder. Fujifilm<\/a> has added a tiny secondary Electronic Viewfinder, EVF to the bottom-right corner, letting you confirm accurate framing, focus, and exposure from within the OVF. The OVF itself is quite useless, and I had set the camera to show me the EVF every time I held it up. Being able to preview what I was going to shoot in the EVF (especially when you’re used to DSLRs) is really quite magical.\u00a0There’s really no way for me to describe it in words – electronic viewfinders when done right are awesome, and are much needed. True, the purist will still prefer the old school SLR based viewfinder – but when you’re on assignment, everything that helps you nail the right shot at the right time is a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Striking Dynamic Range –<\/strong>\u00a0I love shooting against the light (you know I do!). Pointing the Fuji towards the sun had me really amazed – there was a lot of detail in the shadows while keeping the highlights in check – a few tweaks to the RAW file gave me images I was quite pleased with. There’s a lot this tiny little camera can do!<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s a Mirrorless Camera?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
What is the Fuji X-Pro2?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Key Features of Fuji X-Pro2<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n