All right, with that out of the way, lets get down to the camera itself!
Handling.
The dials any seasoned user from X-T1 recognised has been carried over to the X-T2 and further improved on, for example, the exposure compensation dial now moves to ‘C’ , allowing one further customization beyond EV +/- 3 when shooting.
Take a closer look, and yes – the shutter of the X-T2 is now threaded, similar to the X-Pro line of cameras for threaded time releases and for those who prefer adding a shutter button for added stability.
Shutter speeds on the mechanical shutter go up to 1/8000s and is easily accessible from the dial with access to ISO values and Drive modes on the left dual-layered dial.
Remember the irritating part where one needs to depress the lock-button to change SS values on the dial? Fujifilm has heard and now its press once to lock, press once to unlock so its totally up to you to dictate how you prefer this to be set.
The X-T2 is a very compact camera at 507 grams , in fact – smaller than the X-Pro2 and yes, is very comfortable to handle with a well designed recessed grip section on the front.
The X-T2 comes with an optional power booster grip accessory the VTB-XT2 that includes a power adapter AC-9VS in the same box.
The term ‘booster’ precisely means it boosts the capabilities of the X-T2 when mounted, allowing the user to:
1. Increase battery capacity by another extra 200% (you get 3 batteries in your setup if you max out all the battery slots and one may achieve up to 1000 shots on a charge with the optional booster grip.
2. achieve a 14 fps under High Continuous mod. Without the grip, the X-T2 maxes out at 8 fps like the X-Pro2.
3. Increase 4K recording time to 30 mins.
4. Overall performance gains with shorter shutter lag, even down to a shorter processing time between images.
What is for sure is the X-T2 booster grip enhances the shooting experience further through providing a further boost to performance.