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Brand Fujifilm
Model name Fujifilm
Photo Sensor Size APS-C
Image stabilisation Optical
Maximum shutter speed 30 seconds
Minimum shutter speed 1/32000 seconds
Exposure control type Manual
Form factor Mirrorless
Effective still resolution 24 MP
Optical zoom 1 x

About this item

  • Electronic Range Finder
  • Advanced Optical Viewfinder System
  • New ACROS film simulation
  • 1 Year Local (Singapore) Manufacturer Warranty

Product details

  • Batteries ‏ : ‎ 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
  • Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.59 x 14.05 x 8.28 cm; 445 g
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ 14 February 2016
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Fujifilm
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01AP7S4GE
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 16488644
  • Customer reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 48

Fujifilm X-Pro2 Compact System Camera, 24.3 MP, X-Trans CMOS III - Black

Ultimate image quality

- The X-Pro2 features the 24.3 MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor that uses a unique random colour filter array to reduce moiré and false colours without the need for an optical low-pass filter (OLPF). By eliminating the OLPF the resolving power of FUJINON lenses is maximized to deliver images comparable to a larger, higher resolution sensor.

- Fujifilm’s colour reproduction technology, developed through over 80 years of producing photographic film, delivers beautiful colours just as you remember them, including warm skin tones, clear blue skies, and the vivid greens of foliage.

- The X-Pro2 features the ACROS Film Simulation mode. Harnessing the high processing performance of the X Processor Pro, this mode produces smooth tones, deep blacks and rich textures that are far superior to conventional monochrome modes.

- A Grain Effect mode adds graininess to photographs. This mode produces images reminiscent of old film photos, especially when printed

- Improved noise reduction has been made possible by an improvement in signal processing technology. High ISO sensitivity performance has also been improved to the point that the whole sensitivity range – up to the maximum ISO 12,800 in RAW – can now be used with confidence. Even the higher settings - up to ISO 51,200, there are smoother gradations and deeper blacks, vastly increasing low light shooting options.

- An improved electric charge transfer rate and algorithm means ultra-fast readout speeds are possible. This has led to a significant improvement in functions including AF speed and continuous shooting performance.

Ultra-high performance X-Processor Pro

- The powerful X-Processor Pro dramatically improves a wide range of response times. Start-up time is just 0.4 sec., plus the camera also boasts the shortest shooting interval of 0.25 sec., a shutter time lag of 0.05 sec. and AF in 0.06 sec.)

- By using compressed RAW files, performance and functionality now meets the needs of professional photographers, including faster live view and even higher definition movies.

Advanced Hybrid Multi Viewfinder

- The EVF uses an LCD with 2.36 million dots. The display speed has been improved from the 54 fps of the previous model to a maximum speed of 85 fps, which substantially reduces the image delay phenomenon when tracking a moving subject. Blackout time after release has also been reduced by approximately half, to 150 ms, so it’s comparable to an optical viewfinder.

- The optical viewfinder’s design is based on the proven system from the X-Pro1. It incorporates a diopter correction mechanism and has a longer eye point of 16 mm so the finder is easier to see through. In addition, the telephoto bright frame has been enlarged from a focal length of 60 mm to 140 mm, further enhancing practicality and convenience.

- The X-Pro2 features an Electronic Rangefinder (ERF) mode that was highly rated on the X100 series. It displays a small electronic viewfinder on top of the optical viewfinder, which can be used to check focus, the angle-of-view, exposure and white balance in real-time, even when taking photos through the OVF.

Greater functionality and faster autofocus

- Approximately 40 per cent of the imaging area is now covered by fast, precise phase detection AF pixels, which means focusing speeds when photographing moving subjects have improved dramatically. By combining the processing capabilities of the X Processor Pro with a contrast AF readout speed that’s 2x faster than before, the X-Pro2 delivers the fastest AF performance ever in an X-Series camera.

- By improving the predictive AF algorithm and increasing the accuracy of the phase detection AF information continuous shooting at up to 8.0 fps is possible.

Rugged and reliable body

The body is made from rigid magnesium alloy and has seals in approximately 61 places making it splash and dust resistant. It will also continue to operate in temperatures as low as -10 degree Celsius so it can be used almost anywhere without having to worry about the conditions.

- It features the same semi-gloss black finish as the X-Pro1. This finish can only be added after a thorough polishing and adds a luxurious touch that will please câmera enthusiasts.

- The focal plane shutter boasts a top speed of 1/8000 sec., flash sync at up to 1/250sec and shutter durability of 150,000 shots, making it both versatile and reliable.

- A dual SD slot has been added for the first time in an X-series camera. Not only does this reduce the need to replace cards frequently, it also enables multi-shot continuous shooting and reduces the risk of data loss.

- The rear LCD uses a 3 inch display with 1.62-million dots. This makes it perfect for composing images as well as assessing shots from the X-Trans CMOS III sensor for sharpness, colour accuracy and white balance.

Accessories for extra convenience

- Hand Grip MHG-XPRO2

Improves the grip on the camera and reduces the chances of camera shake, especially when using heavy, large aperture lenses. This grip can be left in place when using a tripod and enables users to change the battery and SD card without having to remove the grip from the body. The Arca Swiss plate can be used as a quick release with compatible tripods.

- Leather Case BLC-XPRO2

This genuine-leather bottom case shows off the X-Pro2’s classic design while protecting the camera body. The battery can be replaced while the case is attached to the camera and the case comes with a cloth to wrap the entire camera body when storing it in a bag.

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The newly-developed 24.3MP X-Trans CMOS III APS-C sensor boasts the highest ever pixel count for an X-Series camera. the newly-developed X-Processor Pro engine, processing speeds are now approximately four times faster than a conventional model. This maximises the capability of the X-Trans CMOS III sensor to ensure it delivers the highest image quality with super-fast response times. The Fujifilm X-Pro2 has the ability to reproduce graininess typically unique to film-based images. It can be displayed in three different ways: 100% field of view, 2.5x magnification and 6x magnification. This allows the user to check focus, the angle-of-view, exposure and white balance in real-time, even when taking photos through the OVF. As it can also be used with MF assist, precise MF is now possible in OVF mode. The optical design of the viewfinder has been improved, moving the eye point from 14mm on the previous model to 16mm. A dioptre correction dial is also included, which makes the viewfinder even more comfortable to use. For photographers, focusing is an important job. Although AF now reacts faster than the human eye, the appeal and level of trust in MF will never disappear. Manually operating the focus ring to pick out a specific element in the frame is often crucial. Speed isn't always everything. The number of selectable focusing points has been expanded from 49 on previous models to 77. Approximately 40% of the imaging area is now covered by fast, precise phase detection AF pixels, which means focusing speeds when capturing moving subjects have improved dramatically. Advanced manual focus assist modes. A simple body design that maximises practicality. Durable Focal plane shutter with a maximum speed of 1/8000 sec. In-camera RAW converter.

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Géo
5.0 out of 5 stars Super !
Reviewed in France on 25 November 2019
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Un boiter particulièrement réussi et bien pensé !
J'adore il a tout ce qu'il faut, de plus on l'a bien en main, son poids est tout à fait correct. On se l'approprie assez rapidement pour des choses relativement simples, par la suite il faut potasser le guide afin d'identifier tous les boutons et possibilités. Pour ceux qui possèdent déjà un appareil photo Fujifilm, ils ne seront pas trop perdus car on retrouve la logique propre à Fuji dans la conception générale des programmes, ... Un très bon appareil destiné aux passionnés de la photo ainsi qu'aux professionnels.
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Amir Makar
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Fuji camera I have owned until the X100V
Reviewed in Italy on 10 January 2023
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The most enjoyable camera I have ever used until the X100V, and even so it's on par. Great body design. It's a shame they ruined the X-Pro3 with that crap flippy hidden screen.
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Valentin Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars Die eierlegende Japanerin
Reviewed in Germany on 27 May 2016
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Recht zufällig kam ich zur Marke Canon und habe mir mit den Jahren eine umfangreiche Profiausrüstung zusammengetragen. Ich suchte parallel immer eine Zweitkamera und wurde bei Sony fündig. Die RX100II ist recht lässig und die Bildqualität top. Dennoch hat mir ein Sucher immer wieder gefehlt und auch das Handling mit einer so kleinen Kamera ist doch manchmal recht fummelig. Daher suchte ich nach einer spiegellosen Kamera welche mich täglich begleitet ich aber in Punkto Qualität keine Abstriche machen muss. So bin ich querfeldein durch verschiedene Marken gewandert, aber keine hat mich wirklich überzeugen können. Durch einen Tipp wurde ich auf Fuji hingewiesen und habe von Anfang an Berichte über die neue X-Pro2 aufmerksam verfolgt. Sobald sie am Markt war habe ich zugeschlagen und leider ein Modell erhalten wo der Sensor defekt war und auch das Problem mit den 'vergessenen' Einstellungen aufgetreten ist. Normalerweise wär es das für mich gewesen, aber die Haptik der Kamera und das Design haben mich so sehr angesprochen, dass ich einen 2. Versuch wagte und ich diesen Schritt bis dato nicht bereute.
Nun habe ich mir ein Set zusammengestellt welches ein 35 2.0, 56 1.2 APD, 90 2.0 und 18-55 2.8-4 und einen Makrozwischenring beinhaltet. Dieses Equipment hat ca. 4kg und deckt fast alle Bereiche ab in denen ich fotografiere, von Portrait, Landschaft bis Street. Insbesondere für Streetaufnahmen ist die X-Pro2 prädestiniert. Sie ist schnell einsatzbereit, der Fokus sitzt nahezu immer, die Schärfe ist sehr gut, das Handling nach einer gewissen Eingewöhnung praktikabel (Canon & Sony sind doch recht anders). Kameraspezifische Besonderheiten wie der Joystick, das Iso-Zeitenrad, das Belichtungsrad, der Hybridsucher, die kurze Verschlusszeit von bis zu 1/8.000s, der lautlose elektronische Verschluss. das robuste und abgedichtete Gehäuse und der zweifache Kartenslot runden ein gut durchdachtes Profiling der heutigen Benutzeroberfläche ab.

Ich bin voll des Lobes, dennoch hat die X-Pro2 Schwachstellen auf welche ich kurz eingehen möchte: Die intern generierten Jpeg-Files haben in der Vergrößerung etwas von einem Ölgemälde, was bei einem Format bis A3 nicht weiter auffällig ist, aber darüber hinaus gehend oder aus einem Ausschnitt heraus kann das mitunter schon missfallen. Bei 1:1 Darstellungen bis A4 fällt dies aber in keinster Weise ins Gewicht. Daher fotografiere ich immer mit 2 Karten wo ich beide Formate (also Jpeg und Raw) abspeichere und so bei Bedarf das Raw-Bild zur weiteren Bearbeitung verwenden kann. Apropos 2 Karten. Ich habe dies auch bei der Canon 5DIII und wenn ich dort ein Bild in der Kamera lösche, dann sind beide Bilder weg. Bei der Fuji wird lediglich das Jpeg gelöscht, das Raw-Bild bleibt. Warum das so ist konnte ich noch nicht eruieren, aber es stört immens, insbesondere wenn man die Bilder in LR hoch lädt, denn dann muss man wiederholt den 'Ausschuss' löschen.
Ein fehlendes Klappdisplay ist für mich das größte Manko. Ich verstehe echt nicht, warum Fuji in dieser Preisklasse keinen klappbaren Bildschirm verbaut hat. Ich habe zwar eine notdürftige Lösung mit dem Smartphone einrichten können, aber das hilft nur in Situationen wo man ausreichend Zeit hat. Leider ist auch die App nicht ausgereift und die Wlan Verbindung nicht stabil. Wäre in der Kamera ein ordentlich verbautes Wlan-Modul vorhanden in dem man gleich jedes gemachte Bild auf einen Rechner oder Tablet überspielen könnte, aber nein. Wieder wurde hier nicht an Fotografen gedacht, welche professionelle Ansprüche stellen.
Anfangs ärgerte mich noch die schlechte Akkulaufzeit, mittlerweile habe ich 5 Akkus und komme jetzt gut durch den Tag. Ich hoffe, dass Fuji hier noch einen Batteriegriff nachschießt.
Der Augenfokus funktioniert mal, dann mal wieder nicht. Mittlerweile habe ich ihn deaktiviert und fokussiere manuell. Das Menü ' sprich die Software ' könnte noch einige Nachbesserungen vertragen, nicht alles entspricht einem logischen Aufbau.

Ich vergebe in meiner Rezension dennoch volle 5Sterne weil die Kamera wirklich großen Spaß macht, exakt und blitzschnell arbeitet, viele persönliche Einstellungen ermöglicht und last but not least einfach geil aussieht. Sie vereint Funktionalität und Design nahezu in Perfektion. Und die Bildsimulation Acros ist das Tüpfelchen am i.

Die beste Kamera ist die, welche man mit hat. Bei der Fuji spricht alles dafür sie stetig bei sich zu haben.

valentinwagner.at
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Valentin Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars Die eierlegende Japanerin
Reviewed in Germany on 27 May 2016
Recht zufällig kam ich zur Marke Canon und habe mir mit den Jahren eine umfangreiche Profiausrüstung zusammengetragen. Ich suchte parallel immer eine Zweitkamera und wurde bei Sony fündig. Die RX100II ist recht lässig und die Bildqualität top. Dennoch hat mir ein Sucher immer wieder gefehlt und auch das Handling mit einer so kleinen Kamera ist doch manchmal recht fummelig. Daher suchte ich nach einer spiegellosen Kamera welche mich täglich begleitet ich aber in Punkto Qualität keine Abstriche machen muss. So bin ich querfeldein durch verschiedene Marken gewandert, aber keine hat mich wirklich überzeugen können. Durch einen Tipp wurde ich auf Fuji hingewiesen und habe von Anfang an Berichte über die neue X-Pro2 aufmerksam verfolgt. Sobald sie am Markt war habe ich zugeschlagen und leider ein Modell erhalten wo der Sensor defekt war und auch das Problem mit den 'vergessenen' Einstellungen aufgetreten ist. Normalerweise wär es das für mich gewesen, aber die Haptik der Kamera und das Design haben mich so sehr angesprochen, dass ich einen 2. Versuch wagte und ich diesen Schritt bis dato nicht bereute.
Nun habe ich mir ein Set zusammengestellt welches ein 35 2.0, 56 1.2 APD, 90 2.0 und 18-55 2.8-4 und einen Makrozwischenring beinhaltet. Dieses Equipment hat ca. 4kg und deckt fast alle Bereiche ab in denen ich fotografiere, von Portrait, Landschaft bis Street. Insbesondere für Streetaufnahmen ist die X-Pro2 prädestiniert. Sie ist schnell einsatzbereit, der Fokus sitzt nahezu immer, die Schärfe ist sehr gut, das Handling nach einer gewissen Eingewöhnung praktikabel (Canon & Sony sind doch recht anders). Kameraspezifische Besonderheiten wie der Joystick, das Iso-Zeitenrad, das Belichtungsrad, der Hybridsucher, die kurze Verschlusszeit von bis zu 1/8.000s, der lautlose elektronische Verschluss. das robuste und abgedichtete Gehäuse und der zweifache Kartenslot runden ein gut durchdachtes Profiling der heutigen Benutzeroberfläche ab.

Ich bin voll des Lobes, dennoch hat die X-Pro2 Schwachstellen auf welche ich kurz eingehen möchte: Die intern generierten Jpeg-Files haben in der Vergrößerung etwas von einem Ölgemälde, was bei einem Format bis A3 nicht weiter auffällig ist, aber darüber hinaus gehend oder aus einem Ausschnitt heraus kann das mitunter schon missfallen. Bei 1:1 Darstellungen bis A4 fällt dies aber in keinster Weise ins Gewicht. Daher fotografiere ich immer mit 2 Karten wo ich beide Formate (also Jpeg und Raw) abspeichere und so bei Bedarf das Raw-Bild zur weiteren Bearbeitung verwenden kann. Apropos 2 Karten. Ich habe dies auch bei der Canon 5DIII und wenn ich dort ein Bild in der Kamera lösche, dann sind beide Bilder weg. Bei der Fuji wird lediglich das Jpeg gelöscht, das Raw-Bild bleibt. Warum das so ist konnte ich noch nicht eruieren, aber es stört immens, insbesondere wenn man die Bilder in LR hoch lädt, denn dann muss man wiederholt den 'Ausschuss' löschen.
Ein fehlendes Klappdisplay ist für mich das größte Manko. Ich verstehe echt nicht, warum Fuji in dieser Preisklasse keinen klappbaren Bildschirm verbaut hat. Ich habe zwar eine notdürftige Lösung mit dem Smartphone einrichten können, aber das hilft nur in Situationen wo man ausreichend Zeit hat. Leider ist auch die App nicht ausgereift und die Wlan Verbindung nicht stabil. Wäre in der Kamera ein ordentlich verbautes Wlan-Modul vorhanden in dem man gleich jedes gemachte Bild auf einen Rechner oder Tablet überspielen könnte, aber nein. Wieder wurde hier nicht an Fotografen gedacht, welche professionelle Ansprüche stellen.
Anfangs ärgerte mich noch die schlechte Akkulaufzeit, mittlerweile habe ich 5 Akkus und komme jetzt gut durch den Tag. Ich hoffe, dass Fuji hier noch einen Batteriegriff nachschießt.
Der Augenfokus funktioniert mal, dann mal wieder nicht. Mittlerweile habe ich ihn deaktiviert und fokussiere manuell. Das Menü ' sprich die Software ' könnte noch einige Nachbesserungen vertragen, nicht alles entspricht einem logischen Aufbau.

Ich vergebe in meiner Rezension dennoch volle 5Sterne weil die Kamera wirklich großen Spaß macht, exakt und blitzschnell arbeitet, viele persönliche Einstellungen ermöglicht und last but not least einfach geil aussieht. Sie vereint Funktionalität und Design nahezu in Perfektion. Und die Bildsimulation Acros ist das Tüpfelchen am i.

Die beste Kamera ist die, welche man mit hat. Bei der Fuji spricht alles dafür sie stetig bei sich zu haben.

valentinwagner.at
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C. Tweed
5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers on its promise.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2016
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I first bought into Fuji's X System cameras with the original X100. This was followed by purchases of the X-Pro1 and the X100T. All three have done me proud and I've loved shooting with them. When the X-Pro2 was announced I found myself intrigued but telling myself that I couldn't really justify the expenditure. A week or so later I'd talked myself around to making a pre-order with Amazon and the waiting started. My justification? Photography is one of the biggest pleasures in my life. You only come this way once and I loved shooting with the X-Pro1, if the X-Pro2 really was the improvement on the original that the previews hinted at then I was going to love using this camera. I had the money and you can't take it with you!

My X-Pro2 arrived earlier than expected. Amazon were publishing a release date of March 7th but mine arrived on March 6th. Despite it being a very grey, flat, miserable Sunday I set everything up the way I wanted it and headed out for a short local photo walk to see how it performed.

Build quality is superb as always with Fuji. It feels wonderful in the hand and this time buttons and dials are just where you need them to be. The joystick for moving the autofocus point is such a simple but wonderful addition. At the moment I'm still finding myself automatically going for the D-pad to shift my focus point every so often, quite likely because that's how I have my X100T set up. The number of autofocus points is astonishing - you're not really going to need to focus and recompose with this camera. And the autofocus performance? That will likely be the key question in mind for any owner of this camera's predecessor. How do I best answer this. I've only had a couple of shoots with this camera so far and I have been astonished at the autofocus performance. Is it the equal of my EOS 6D? Pretty much I think (and it has oodles more autofocus points than the 6D too). The Fuji lenses I own are not ones renowned for their autofocus performance anyway - 18mm f2, 35mm f1.4 and 55-200mm OIS. They all seem to perform like a revised version of the lens when mounted on this body.

The main shoot I've done so far was at a small local music venue, The Donkey in Leicester. I particularly enjoy shooting at gigs and the lighting at many of these venues can only really be described as "challenging". The X-Pro2 performed way better than I was expecting it to. I actually packed my 6D to go to the gig with me. It didn't come out of my camera bag once all night. I did have to fall back to manual focus on one occasion when I was trying to get shots of the drummer who was sat in such a darkened corner of the stage I wasn't surprised - the 6D would have struggled on this for sure. I was shooting at ISO 6400 and ISO 8000 all night, one or two shots taken at ISO 3200 when I popped on the 35mm and shot it wide open at f1.4. So yes, it was dark and yes even the 55-200 locked on focus without much difficulty or hunting. So yes, what you're being told about the autofocus on this camera is true. I'm pretty sure that if you wanted to shoot sports with the X-Pro2 the autofocus would be up to it. I'll attach a few photos taken at that gig.

Other features :-

The dual memory card slot is welcome. The second slot can be configured to "spill over" when your first card is full, write a backup of each shot taken so you have identical contents on two cards or write raw files to one slot and jpg to the other.

The viewfinder is upgraded quite a bit from the X-Pro1. It's very like the finder on the X100T. The EVF is clear and crisp and has a much higher refresh rate than that on the X-Pro1. It's still a joy to switch between optical and electronic finders as best suits the situation and the X-Pro2 now has the same little "picture in picture" feature in the OVF that the X100T has where you can bring up a little electronic display in the bottom right corner to show a zoomed in view of what's under your focus point.

I've only had a little play with the new Acros film simulation, so far the vast majority of my work on this body has been shot raw and processed in Lightroom. What little I've done with Acros I've liked - the grain is very film like in nature. I like my black and white so I'm sure I'll be making more use out of this in the future. I love the fact that you can load a .raf file back onto a memory card from your computer at any point in the future and then use the in camera raw converter (something I've always appreciated on X System cameras). Any shot I take I can go back to later and run through the camera again to see how it looks using Acros. (And yes, I did think - "Ooh I wonder if you can take a shot from the X100T and process a shot as Acros?". No, you can't. Yes, I tried :) )

I can see the ISO dial being something which might cause contention. Personally I like it, which is a good thing as it seems to be the only way to change the ISO. Having said that, I know with the X-Pro1 I was very happy to leave it in auto-ISO mode most of the time. The ISO dial really is channelling cameras of the past. It's built into the shutter speed dial which you lift up and then twist to select the desired ISO which is displayed in a small window located on the top of the dial.

There are now loads of definable function buttons although I've left everything set up as it was delivered so far - I've not needed to pop anything onto a function button yet.

Oh and 8 fps is just crazy! Yes, you really could shoot sports with this thing. When I tried it out I felt like I was using my old EOS 7D which fired like a machine gun. Combine this with zone focussing in continuous focus mode and a suitably long lens and you'll be away. I don't yet have any UHS-II cards but I was still able to keep my finger on the trigger for several seconds before the buffer filled up. Quite a contrast to the X-Pro1.

All in all this is an astonishing little camera. It feels solid, sturdy, reliable - something I can trust to do the job. Offer to swap me a Leica for it? No way - I'd rather have the Fuji X-Pro2. Yes, seriously (give me a Leica and I'd flog it and buy several of these instead I guess). With Spring on the way and longer daylight hours awaiting us I'm so looking forward to slinging a very light camera bag over my shoulder and getting out and enjoying shooting with this camera. It's a real winner and I think finally delivers on the potential of the original X-Pro1 and then some. An investment which I think will keep me happy for years to come.
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C. Tweed
5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers on its promise.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2016
I first bought into Fuji's X System cameras with the original X100. This was followed by purchases of the X-Pro1 and the X100T. All three have done me proud and I've loved shooting with them. When the X-Pro2 was announced I found myself intrigued but telling myself that I couldn't really justify the expenditure. A week or so later I'd talked myself around to making a pre-order with Amazon and the waiting started. My justification? Photography is one of the biggest pleasures in my life. You only come this way once and I loved shooting with the X-Pro1, if the X-Pro2 really was the improvement on the original that the previews hinted at then I was going to love using this camera. I had the money and you can't take it with you!

My X-Pro2 arrived earlier than expected. Amazon were publishing a release date of March 7th but mine arrived on March 6th. Despite it being a very grey, flat, miserable Sunday I set everything up the way I wanted it and headed out for a short local photo walk to see how it performed.

Build quality is superb as always with Fuji. It feels wonderful in the hand and this time buttons and dials are just where you need them to be. The joystick for moving the autofocus point is such a simple but wonderful addition. At the moment I'm still finding myself automatically going for the D-pad to shift my focus point every so often, quite likely because that's how I have my X100T set up. The number of autofocus points is astonishing - you're not really going to need to focus and recompose with this camera. And the autofocus performance? That will likely be the key question in mind for any owner of this camera's predecessor. How do I best answer this. I've only had a couple of shoots with this camera so far and I have been astonished at the autofocus performance. Is it the equal of my EOS 6D? Pretty much I think (and it has oodles more autofocus points than the 6D too). The Fuji lenses I own are not ones renowned for their autofocus performance anyway - 18mm f2, 35mm f1.4 and 55-200mm OIS. They all seem to perform like a revised version of the lens when mounted on this body.

The main shoot I've done so far was at a small local music venue, The Donkey in Leicester. I particularly enjoy shooting at gigs and the lighting at many of these venues can only really be described as "challenging". The X-Pro2 performed way better than I was expecting it to. I actually packed my 6D to go to the gig with me. It didn't come out of my camera bag once all night. I did have to fall back to manual focus on one occasion when I was trying to get shots of the drummer who was sat in such a darkened corner of the stage I wasn't surprised - the 6D would have struggled on this for sure. I was shooting at ISO 6400 and ISO 8000 all night, one or two shots taken at ISO 3200 when I popped on the 35mm and shot it wide open at f1.4. So yes, it was dark and yes even the 55-200 locked on focus without much difficulty or hunting. So yes, what you're being told about the autofocus on this camera is true. I'm pretty sure that if you wanted to shoot sports with the X-Pro2 the autofocus would be up to it. I'll attach a few photos taken at that gig.

Other features :-

The dual memory card slot is welcome. The second slot can be configured to "spill over" when your first card is full, write a backup of each shot taken so you have identical contents on two cards or write raw files to one slot and jpg to the other.

The viewfinder is upgraded quite a bit from the X-Pro1. It's very like the finder on the X100T. The EVF is clear and crisp and has a much higher refresh rate than that on the X-Pro1. It's still a joy to switch between optical and electronic finders as best suits the situation and the X-Pro2 now has the same little "picture in picture" feature in the OVF that the X100T has where you can bring up a little electronic display in the bottom right corner to show a zoomed in view of what's under your focus point.

I've only had a little play with the new Acros film simulation, so far the vast majority of my work on this body has been shot raw and processed in Lightroom. What little I've done with Acros I've liked - the grain is very film like in nature. I like my black and white so I'm sure I'll be making more use out of this in the future. I love the fact that you can load a .raf file back onto a memory card from your computer at any point in the future and then use the in camera raw converter (something I've always appreciated on X System cameras). Any shot I take I can go back to later and run through the camera again to see how it looks using Acros. (And yes, I did think - "Ooh I wonder if you can take a shot from the X100T and process a shot as Acros?". No, you can't. Yes, I tried :) )

I can see the ISO dial being something which might cause contention. Personally I like it, which is a good thing as it seems to be the only way to change the ISO. Having said that, I know with the X-Pro1 I was very happy to leave it in auto-ISO mode most of the time. The ISO dial really is channelling cameras of the past. It's built into the shutter speed dial which you lift up and then twist to select the desired ISO which is displayed in a small window located on the top of the dial.

There are now loads of definable function buttons although I've left everything set up as it was delivered so far - I've not needed to pop anything onto a function button yet.

Oh and 8 fps is just crazy! Yes, you really could shoot sports with this thing. When I tried it out I felt like I was using my old EOS 7D which fired like a machine gun. Combine this with zone focussing in continuous focus mode and a suitably long lens and you'll be away. I don't yet have any UHS-II cards but I was still able to keep my finger on the trigger for several seconds before the buffer filled up. Quite a contrast to the X-Pro1.

All in all this is an astonishing little camera. It feels solid, sturdy, reliable - something I can trust to do the job. Offer to swap me a Leica for it? No way - I'd rather have the Fuji X-Pro2. Yes, seriously (give me a Leica and I'd flog it and buy several of these instead I guess). With Spring on the way and longer daylight hours awaiting us I'm so looking forward to slinging a very light camera bag over my shoulder and getting out and enjoying shooting with this camera. It's a real winner and I think finally delivers on the potential of the original X-Pro1 and then some. An investment which I think will keep me happy for years to come.
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant camera for landscape photography
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2016
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Might sound odd but I upgraded from a Sony a6300!

In many ways very similar cameras - both excellent.

What attracted me to the Fuji X-Pro2 was its outstanding high ISO performance.

But since using the camera I've found a lot of other features to love about it!

When the camera arrived I started by comparing at high ISO. Both are great but the Fuji excels with high ISO. The Sony tries to smooth high ISO noise in JPGs - which often looks good but often results in a loss of detail and a "smearing" effect.

The Fuji has more grain - but its a pleasant film like grain - and it retains much more detail. I'd be happy with large prints from the Fuji at least 1 or 2 stops higher ISO then the Sony.

Another unexpected bonus was the Fuji's dynamic range - which surprised me as the reviews tend to suggest it has a poor dynamic range.

I've attached two images to this review. In both cases the JPGs were taken on camera default settings at f8 - both with auto dynamic range enhancing switched on.

I edited both in Lightroom and pushed them to the max to get highlight ( sky ) and ground details looking as good as possible. The Sony has limited highlight detail to extract - but the Fuji I was able to get a lot of sky detail back in Lightroom - without any noise or other issues.

I also tried with the Fuji RAW file - and this had even more detail than the JPG ( as to be expected )

What's good about the Fuji dynamic range enhancement is it doesn't leave the images looking flat and lacking in contrast - which can happen with the Sony and its HDR settings.

I think this is the closest any camera has got to representing the dynamic range I can see with my eye.

I also like that Fuji release regular firmware upgrades - which not only fix bugs but also add useful extra features. Sony on the other hand has few firmware updates and almost always they just fix bugs. New firmware features appear in a new camera at massive prices!

You can tell Fuji's heritage partly photography. The camera has useful features - small but handy - that the Sony doesn't have. For example after a photo has been taken you can view the image and find out what has been focussed on. The Sony doesn't have this. Also the Fuji has the option of displaying autofocus distance before taking a shot - and includes a simple depth of field bar - which I find really useful! Nothing like this on the Sony.

The only con I have found is the LCD screen on the back doesn't flip up - which it does on the Sony and a useful feature for taking shots very low to the ground or high up overhead.
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant camera for landscape photography
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2016
Might sound odd but I upgraded from a Sony a6300!

In many ways very similar cameras - both excellent.

What attracted me to the Fuji X-Pro2 was its outstanding high ISO performance.

But since using the camera I've found a lot of other features to love about it!

When the camera arrived I started by comparing at high ISO. Both are great but the Fuji excels with high ISO. The Sony tries to smooth high ISO noise in JPGs - which often looks good but often results in a loss of detail and a "smearing" effect.

The Fuji has more grain - but its a pleasant film like grain - and it retains much more detail. I'd be happy with large prints from the Fuji at least 1 or 2 stops higher ISO then the Sony.

Another unexpected bonus was the Fuji's dynamic range - which surprised me as the reviews tend to suggest it has a poor dynamic range.

I've attached two images to this review. In both cases the JPGs were taken on camera default settings at f8 - both with auto dynamic range enhancing switched on.

I edited both in Lightroom and pushed them to the max to get highlight ( sky ) and ground details looking as good as possible. The Sony has limited highlight detail to extract - but the Fuji I was able to get a lot of sky detail back in Lightroom - without any noise or other issues.

I also tried with the Fuji RAW file - and this had even more detail than the JPG ( as to be expected )

What's good about the Fuji dynamic range enhancement is it doesn't leave the images looking flat and lacking in contrast - which can happen with the Sony and its HDR settings.

I think this is the closest any camera has got to representing the dynamic range I can see with my eye.

I also like that Fuji release regular firmware upgrades - which not only fix bugs but also add useful extra features. Sony on the other hand has few firmware updates and almost always they just fix bugs. New firmware features appear in a new camera at massive prices!

You can tell Fuji's heritage partly photography. The camera has useful features - small but handy - that the Sony doesn't have. For example after a photo has been taken you can view the image and find out what has been focussed on. The Sony doesn't have this. Also the Fuji has the option of displaying autofocus distance before taking a shot - and includes a simple depth of field bar - which I find really useful! Nothing like this on the Sony.

The only con I have found is the LCD screen on the back doesn't flip up - which it does on the Sony and a useful feature for taking shots very low to the ground or high up overhead.
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