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jk wrote:
I agree Eric.
1. With my XT2 I always carry two spare batteries.
2. The viewfinder freeze is not something I notice I have to say but this can be reduced by faster image reads off the sensor.
3. That is a design issue but I agree we just need to reduce the pentaprism hump. An XPro1 body without the OVF and with XT2 internals and controls would work well for me. If the AF speed was improved to D850 levels and I could use my F mount lenses then I would buy one!
I am curious why you don't see the image freeze?
Let me try to understand....
I see a small bird in a bush. I lock focus and fire in AFS mode.
It takes the photo but the image display is frozen in the viewfinder albeit for a fraction of a second. In that moment the bird has moved out of frame ...so I have to find it again. More annoying, if I am in AFC mode as soon as the frozen image clears, the camera refocuses on the bush potentially way behind where the bird was. So I HAVE to refocus.
In situations where I take just one photo or the subject stays in shot, it doesn't matter. But specifically when the movement of the subject is erratic and unpredictable, losing line of sight, so to speak, can be a real issue.
Using Ch continuous shooting it's possible to keep the bird under the focus sensor but the viewfinder flickers away like mad....and the battery power goes doooown!
So what am I doing wrong?
This was one of the things that bugged me too.