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The main advantage of the Fujifilm X-T2 is the new continuous autofocus system that the brand new camera has.  I have used it extensively over the past three months on motorsport subjects and I also ran a test on the Isle of May a few weeks ago, follow focusing the small and agile Atlantic Puffins in flight around the island. Last Tuesday I was able to further test the Continuous AF on on the X-T2 by photographing the Gannets flying around Bass Rock.  Now Gannets are much larger and are easier to track than the small Puffins, but because there are so many birds in a relatively small area, following these seabirds presented several challenges for the X-T2. Now the X-T2 has a customised AF-C function where you can select one of five presets in the menu and also have a sixth custom function where you can override the presets if you wish.   Camera Settings For the birds on Bass Rock I used two different settings.  Set 5 which is for erratically...

One of the questions I get asked a lot is the Fujifilm X-Series good enough for sport and is it better than Nikon / Canon.  Since summer 2015 when version 4 firmware was launched for the X-T1 the answer to the first part of the question is a definite 'yes'. As I have been posting over the last few months since the launch of the X-Pro2, significant progress has been made in all areas of the new camera spot much so that, in my professional opinion, the X-Pro2 is good enough to compete with a DSLR. Is it better than a Nikon or Canon professional DSLR? The answer to that question is 'no not better' but the X-Pro2 can now compete with the big names in the sports genre. The X-Pro2 can do the job to a professional standard and Fujifilm are continuing to improve the cameras and lenses that we use. One of the issues that the X Series has suffered from in the past is following focusing fast moving action. The X-T1 took a le ap forward last summer when Fujifilm issued f...