Fuji X-T2: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Fuji X-T2: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

2h 25mIntermediate2017-02-16

Authors

Ben Long

Ben Long

Photographer, Writer, Educator

Course details

You've been using your Fujifilm X-T2 camera for a while—but are you using it efficiently? This camera is packed with customization features that allow you to fine-tune everything from focusing to exposure. Its unique modeless design provides remarkable flexibility, but also requires experienced shooters to rethink how they approach certain kinds of shooting scenarios. In this course, photographer and educator Ben Long demonstrates a set of customization strategies aimed at making your Fujifilm X-T2 far more responsive and effective. That way, you can focus on composition and artistic expression, and let your camera handle the rest.

Learning objectives
Choosing between the X-T1 and X-T2
Using controls including the ISO dial, focus locks, and exposure locks
Choosing third-stop shutter fields
Changing depth of field
Using the autofocus mode
Exploring face and eye detection
Understanding JPEG quality
Customizing menus and buttons
Working with lenses and accessories

Skills covered

Fuji X-T2FujiAnalog PhotographyPhotography

Concepts

Introduction

  • Welcome
  • Which camera do you choose - X-T1 or X-T2

Basic Controls

  • Viewfinder and modes
  • The ISO dial and settings on the X-T2
  • Focus and exposure locks
  • Playback tips and tricks on the X-T2
  • Other settings to take note of on the X-T2

Modes and Focus

  • Priority modes and metering
  • Exposure compensation on the X-T2
  • Improving focus using controls on the X-T2
  • Third-stop shutter speeds
  • Exploring depth of field
  • Misomatic, Manual, and Automatic ISO
  • Exploring the autofocus mode
  • Exploring face and eye detection
  • Manual focus
  • Focus clutch on the prime 23 mm lens

Image Quality

  • Understanding JPEG quality
  • Raw images and strategies for fine-tuning on the camera
  • Cameras without ISO

Menu Configuration and Customization

  • Using the quick menu controls on the X-T2
  • Setting custom buttons on the Fuji
  • Customizing the menu on the camera
  • Configuring dual card slots

Fuji X-T2 Hardware

  • Lens nomenclature
  • Non-Fuji lenses and lens adapters
  • Tips on batteries in the X-T2
  • Looking at the battery grip on the Fuji
  • Film simulations in Lightroom

Conclusion

  • Next steps
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