I test drove the Fuji X-Pro2 for a few days. Coming from an extensive kit of FF DSLR's and Medium Format Hasselblad, I was intrigued by the Rangefinder design and the Hybrid EVF/OVF. Out of the box, I was a fan. The camera is small enough, I like the styling. The grip is adequate, but not great. Turning the camera on, I'm still a fan. The AF is very fast and the EVF is clean and crisp. The one lever switch to OVF from EVF is simple enough. Images, out of camera, I'm still a fan. They look great. The 35mm f2 is a nice lens. Light and sharp. Balances well with the camera. The ability to apply film styles is innovative. The ability to process RAW images in camera is impressive.
So where am I not a fan? Basically it's simplicity and ease of use. The camera just has too much stuff. It's trying to be all things to all photographers. I think it lost the essence of a Rangefinder. There are way to many buttons and each button does way to many things. The wheels scroll and push. There are 7 function buttons, yet no way (that I could find) to back button focus. The spacing on the buttons are awkward. The menu systems are organized, but ridiculously deep. To me there is just to much. This was the camera that was created by designers listening to every nit feature that customers could dream up. It might be a technological tour de force, but the camera has no Soul. I ended up returning it. I wanted it as the camera I would drop on the passenger seat every time I went out. After two days, I knew that wouldn't be the case. It's a great camera, but it just doesn't work for me.
So where am I not a fan? Basically it's simplicity and ease of use. The camera just has too much stuff. It's trying to be all things to all photographers. I think it lost the essence of a Rangefinder. There are way to many buttons and each button does way to many things. The wheels scroll and push. There are 7 function buttons, yet no way (that I could find) to back button focus. The spacing on the buttons are awkward. The menu systems are organized, but ridiculously deep. To me there is just to much. This was the camera that was created by designers listening to every nit feature that customers could dream up. It might be a technological tour de force, but the camera has no Soul. I ended up returning it. I wanted it as the camera I would drop on the passenger seat every time I went out. After two days, I knew that wouldn't be the case. It's a great camera, but it just doesn't work for me.