Fuji XT 20 (Page 2): How do you hold it? I believe part of the issue is that the T-90 inspired design used widely for DSLR's has everyone grabbing onto the right side grip. Back in the...

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

suntouched wrote:

Me too! I could not adapt to the small size with no grip (to speak of). I found myself holding it by the lens. And I wanted to like it- a lot! It was 400.00 cheaper than the X-T2.

How do you hold it? I believe part of the issue is that the T-90 inspired design used widely for DSLR's has everyone grabbing onto the right side grip.

Back in the day, we were taught to rest the body between the right thumb and the right forefinger {which would be on top of the shutter button, of course} and then cradle the left side with the left hand {unless the left hand was needed to focus or support a heavy lens}. The Pentax Super Program, which I purchased in 1984 and comfortably used until 1995, is an inch wider than an XT-20, but roughly the same height and depth.

dyximan

Mandonan wrote:

I am considering the purchase of this camera becau... (show quote)

I'm in the process of purchasing a new camera and have rented this one as a potential purchase. And like the gentleman said it does focus quickly but I found it best for landscapes and only slow moving objects. when trying to catch Redtail hawks etc. I found it focused quickly but not all that accurately and I was using the Fuji 100 to 400 lens. In all three focus modes and both continuous Low and continuous hi modes.

Mandonan Loc: On the Road full time!

dyximan wrote:

I'm in the process of purchasing a new camera and have rented this one as a potential purchase. And like the gentleman said it does focus quickly but I found it best for landscapes and only slow moving objects. when trying to catch Redtail hawks etc. I found it focused quickly but not all that accurately and I was using the Fuji 100 to 400 lens. In all three focus modes and both continuous Low and continuous hi modes.

That is the type of information I am looking for, although not what I want to be the truth, thanks!

dyximan

Mandonan wrote:

That is the type of information I am looking for, although not what I want to be the truth, thanks!

I found it to be a great lightweight camera good walk around easy iintuitive dials. I also found that the buffer in the card/ camera wasn't all that good you can get a burst but maybe only 30 photos max. And to clarify when I use the camera I sat stationary focused on the hawk on the telephone pole and when it moved my hand was already on the shutter release half down focused and didn't always track that well. I had a Nikon 5300 that wasn't nearly as fast but yet it wouldn't snap a photo if it wasn't focused the Fuji I found will weather in focus or not.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

dyximan wrote:

I found it to be a great lightweight camera good w... (show quote)

Is that adjustable in menu? My Pentax cameras have a menu item which translates into "Is being in focus or maintaining requested burst rate more important?"

dyximan

Mandonan wrote:

That is the type of information I am looking for, although not what I want to be the truth, thanks!

This weekend I am renting the Nikon D 500 the following weekend I will be renting the Canon 7D Mark ll and then last the new Nikon 850, The first two are supposed to be basically apples to apples crop sensors the latter the 850 is full frame but is supposed to have the speed and tracking I'm looking for but 1500+ or minus dollars more. But unfortunately no one camera does it all but the 850 supposedly is the closest as I want the speed of focus and tracking with a good buffer and the ability to shoot portraits lowlight etc. and almost double the megapixels. Just some food for thought

dyximan

rehess wrote:

Is that adjustable in menu? My Pentax cameras have a menu item which translates into "Is being in focus or maintaining requested burst rate more important?"

On the front of the camera you set it to C, and under the dial on the left ISO setting I think, you set the dial to CL slower rate burst about 5 fps or CH 8 to 10 fps

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

dyximan wrote:

On the front of the camera you set it to C, and under the dial on the left ISO setting I think, you set the dial to CL slower rate burst about 5 fps or CH 8 to 10 fps

OK, I'm guessing "CL" / "CH" determines burst rate.
Does "C" determine focus mode?
Does "C" require that camera fire even when subject is not in focus?

suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ

CL= continuous low- burst rate
CH= continuous high
S= single shot
You can set the camera to fire if in focus or out of focus

dyximan

rehess wrote:

OK, I'm guessing "CL" / "CH" determines burst rate.
Does "C" determine focus mode?
Does "C" require that camera fire even when subject is not in focus?

Yes, but like I said earlier it doesn't seem to always focus well or track well. And you will also want to designate the focus area, spot focus is for just like it says a spot. the next area focus is for objects that you believe have a predictable path of travel. and the wide-open is when you're not sure where they're going to travel, but at that point there are so many focal point the camera has a hard time determining what to focus on. CL is continuous lower rate CH is continuous high rate