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A couple of days ago I saw an ad for a used X-Pro2 here in my hometown and I took a shot and asked if the seller was willing to make a switch instead. I had a X100F with a teleconverter to accompany my X-T2, but I was never a fan of it's grip so it wasn't used as much as it deserved. To my surprise the seller that walked in to my office was Mattias and it is this very X-Pro2 that I'm now the proud owner of :-) I've never met him before but I have gathered by his pictures that he also lives here in Västerås. I used to have a X-Pro2 that I bought new when it came out, had it for a year and then sold it to get the X-T2 but I've been longing for it ever since. It's a camera that inspires me more than any other camera that I've ever owned and it's a fun little bonus that this copy has belonged to Mattias, who is easily one of my top ten youtubers (and as it turns out, really nice in person as well) /Kjell

5 Reasons why I can't leave the Fuji X-T2 for the X-Pro2: 1. I have no money

Vielen Dank, Mattias. It's refreshing to read a hands-on critique that's focused on everyday usability and not "thoughts in my head" analysis. This was very useful for me, as I'm evaluating Fuji camera models.

Thanks for video! 2 Years with X-Pro2 and happy with it, not considering switch to X-T2/X-H1 and patiently waiting for X-Pro3:))

Matthias I really like your matter of fact and relaxed videos. They are informative and good fun. Keep them coming!

As a French Bulldog owner, I don't know what I like better, the review and comparison of 2 cameras I'm comparing for purchase or the shots of the beautiful Frenchie. Thanks for the video.

I recently got the a7 with an voigtländer 35mm but after I tried the Xpro2 from my cousin I sold the old system and switched to Fuji. I was missing sooo much the last years. Fuji made me love taking images again

Love these articles Mattias. Fascinating and useful.

I'm *definitely* getting an X-Pro 2 ! WIth a 23mm f1.4 lens - I've been away from photography for too long. It's time to come home :)

BECAUSE OF YOU!!! I sold my X-T2 and bought X-Pro2, but damn! i love it.

Thanks for the review! Loved it. Great pictures!

another beautiful experience Mattias, thank you kindly ; )

Your videos are so entertaining. You are very skilled and your banter is so witty and wry! The music selection is very relaxing even on 2X...

I had a tough time deciding between these two cameras but I'm sold on the XT-2 for the type of photography I do. It's very versatile and the ability to add a grip for extended battery, boost mode and to balance out of heavy lenses was better choice for someone like me. Like you said, it's personal preference. As this will be my only camera right now, the XT-2 is the right way to go because of the video features and the versatility.

Another great video and awesome pictures! Well done, Mattias!

Thanks Mattias, you make any camera and lens look good. I tried the X-Pro1 en route from Canon to Sony. Loved the color and lenses, hated the shooting experience. Everyone says the X-Pro2 is miles better than its predecessor.

Got an xpro 1 back in Feb for a great deal and I absolutely love it despite it's quirks.

I'm a left eye user so can't keep both eyes open. Was in artillery so we fired both eyes shut anyway. Leftiness also prevents the desire to buy thumbs ups :)

I love your image processing style and you have a lovely voice!

Good video. X pro 2 for me also. It's the best creative camera I've used to date including my DSLR's.

Hi Matthias, thanks for your entertaining videos. I was wondering about your „look“. I m more on the subtle side when it it comes to colors but i like your quite punchy and a bit blurry look. How do you achieve that? Is there a reason to shoot higher iso at daytime (you mentioned 4000)?

when I enter your channel i feel like that I'm in a very wonderful place

I love how you left the best x-pro2 pics for last..music was also a nice touch!

still relevant. thanks for the effort and the sharing. i am a very satisfied subscriber. thumbs up.

Nice video. As always relaxing and informative. I read that the xpro2 is a little bit chunky. Is that correct?

I currently have my heart set on a Fuji X-T20 and I'm on a waitlist. I can't wait!

This was unintentionally, mind-readingly helpful. I just bought an old X-E2S because I'm used to EVF only. I got the kippon adapter to put my M lenses on, since I need to save up some more throw away cash before I can get the 27mm f2.8 native lens.

Hey Mattias. What ISO did you enjoy most in the Xt10? Love your channel.

Hi Mattias! I really love the Fuji line up, but I will had to sell my Canon gear to shift for Fuji. Really love the X-Pro2 but the XT2 bigger viewfinder and all in one capacity, make doubt a lot between X-Pro 2 and X-T2. Could be a solution start with a cheaper body (X-T20 / X-E3) and a better lens collection? A similar comparison between this two "cheaper variations" would be a great help...at the end, the glass you put in front the camera is the game changer. I follow you on Instagram now, great work!

Hi Matthias-I’m trying to decide between the newer Fuji models, and I’m curious if these points translate to comparing the X Pro 3 to the X-T4-as they relate to making a great picture and the overall photography experience, not shooting video. I’d love your thoughts, if you have an opinion! Thanks for the great content!

I was in a camera shop yesterday and the XP2 was about the only Fuji camera that felt well built and very comfortable in my hands. Also they actually had one to sell - not just ‘For Display Purposes’ - and it wasn’t 2x or 3x what it cost when it 1st come out !! Your lovely and beautifully made film, with your customary stunning images, confirmed my thoughts, I’ll go back to the shop and buy that XP2 !! Thanks

Hi, great video as always. What's that "thums up" you're using?? Thanks

Just bought a X-Pro 2. Love it .... With the exemption of a couple of niggles like the deport adjust-men getting knitted and exposure compensation dial moving likewise. Very helpful video Maths. Informative and clear. One question please .... Where do you get the thumb rest accessory?

I did go the safe way and use both, they have their strong points for different themes. The T is necessary for long zooms, the Pro with a wooden grip and the thumb has a better hold, and is great with primes. it would be too hard to choose one, as both are excellent tools (right after my most beloved camera, the GR which is simply brilliant - Fuji, go for some seminars to Ricoh and learn about customization).

Two videos in a week, this is awesome!

Yeah the wiggly shutter button is why I ended up taking the soft shutter release off my X100F.

Hey! Love your comparison! I want to know your thoughts on XE3 vs. Xpro2, I'm contemplating which one to get. I came from the X100T, and I'm worried I might miss the optical viewfinder (although I don't use it often, though it is nice to have). The price is almost the same, around the 100$-200$ difference used in the Philippines.

Great video thank you. I don’t completely agree with you. I love my X Pro 2 on the street, but there are certain situations where I would choose my XT 2 over the X Pro 2. When I am shooting event photography or concerts I love the XT 2 with the power grip because of how easy it is to switch to Portrait rather than Landscape. The shutter on the power grip is invaluable in those situations.

Hi Matias! i am planning to shoot fashion studio photography. do you think my x-pro1 is sufficient? or should i upgrade to the x-pro2? i am planning to use the images for my website/instagram mostly. ALso what lens do you recommend for fashion shoots

It would be fun to see a series of videos in which you try to get the best pictures possible from a bad, outdated or cheap camera, as you seem to have mastered the technique of getting great pictures with anything.

love your dog! and the xpro as well :-)

Mattias, 06:12 is one of the most remarkable street photography shots I have seen in quite a while! … I'd go with a rangefinder-style camera as well because most mirrorless lookalike-SLRs are just too small for my hands. Not that rangefinder cameras would totally solve that problem, but due to the position of the finder I can at least avoid covering half of the buttons and controls if I look thru it with my right eye. Plus, I won't touch the display or directly breath onto it.

Hi Mattias, still a great review, I just got a second hand xpro2 and cannot wait to use it! Can you tell me which thumb rest do you use with it? I can see it in the video. Tks a mil!

I own the xpro 2, plus the xt1both superb cameras that produce stunning images time after time, couldn't be happier.

So, Matthias... How did the X Pro2 work out? I'm wondering again due to your 2 M8 videos. Did you go Leica?

Im buying the X-t3 now and once the xpro3 is released im switching for sure

Hi Mattias. Very interesting video! As a happy X-Pro 2 shooter, I am actually debating on whether I want the XT-2 as my "main" body and then use the X-Pro 2 with another lens. My reason for desiring the XT-2 is really twofold...One, the articulating LCD would be handy for my macro and product photography. Secondly, the booster grip would be good for the extra battery plus balancing better with a zoom such as the stellar XF16-55 or XF55-200, though both of these lenses are fine on the X-Pro 2 with the excellent metal handgrip MHG-X-PRO2 option. I agree with most of your points, although I find myself using the EVF about 99% of the time, so wouldn't really miss the Hybrid Viewfinder when shooting an XT-2. Also, the image quality and feature set I use are the same between these two bodies, despite the ergonomics being quite different. I just think that the XT-2 would suit my shooting style at least as well as the X-Pro 2. Of course, all this is subjective, and the bottom line is, one should enjoy the gear that they use! Thanks again!

good job it seems that the af in low light IS better on xpro2 also, just a question : you dont use sony Line anymore ?

was about to get a xt 2, now i have to rethink about getting a xpro 2. Come to think of it, never had my hands on the xpro 2, maybe i should try it。。

Hej tack för ännu en mkt trevlig video. Har sedan detta år gått till Fuji o har en xpro2 och håller med dig fullt. Det har aldrig varit "roligare" att fota som nu. Nu en helt annan fråga. Såg i en av dina videos en Pergite ryttare. Har du någon koppling till K3 och husarerna? Är själv officer vid regementet sedan 1979. Tack för alla videos, bilder o tips. Per

Hi! very nice video, r u still shooting with the x pro2? Really want one but looking for the xpro 1 coz of budget. Hope u can do a conparison of the two coz i hear thr xpro1 has somethong magic in it. Thanks!

I honestly traded in my XT2 because it had an issue where with some shoots, the cards were not readable in a computer, but were in-camera (so I had to use a USB cable to retrieve the images, which was quite slow). I tried different cards and even the same cards over and over again. Sometimes the same cards would work fine for a few shoots (could read them) and then for one, not work and I had to copy the files via the camera. I tried all sorts of things to resolve the issue but never found out the reason so I just traded it in for another camera. But I did return to Fuji later and got an XT20 (used) as there's just something about shooting Fuji's that's enjoyable. Maybe it's the dials and film simulations, something that we miss from the modern era of cameras from Sony, CAnon and NIkon. I also considered an XPro body (and even the X100 line) but the hybrid OVF I couldn't quite get used to, and the X100 I felt was too limiting for my needs as it had a fixed lens). So I settled on an XT20. Smaller than an XT2, lighter, a few less features, but I can still change lenses and it's a Fuji. Great high ISO performance (in some respects, I'd say better than the XT3/XT30 due to higher-pixel density on those bodies, although in reality, the actual noise performance after NR in post might be about the same... a higher res image on the XT3/XT30 but slightly more blurred due to NR in post). I think Fuji is in a great position. They aren't playing the FF game, and if anything, are making waves in the MF game, the next sensor format, honestly, that I feel the industry will go to, as the FF market is too saturated right now, and people will likely want 100MP cameras later, and Fuji will already be there (with their GF100 and GF50 cameras).

The new gfx has the ability to remap almost all the buttons and that just what I did when I got mine. I hope they add the same possibility to the x2 series.

i have a question , i can adapt the same leica lens on the xpro1? and what adapter i need?

To be honest, left pro1 to pro2 years ago, still waiting pro3 but not going for xt3 or other fuji. Love the ovf.

Love the puppy photos!

wanted to ask you, why shoot iso 4000? thanks!

Heej Mattias! Vad är det för vikbart tumgrepp du har på x-pro2an?

Hello! I like what you do (it seems you do too). I need your opinion... if you can give me some advice about buying a camera and a lens. I want to take pictures of my children and pictures (both close and far) in nature with mountains, waters, sun and shadows. I am not locked into any brand or model, however I would be happy to be able to purchase the kit somewhere around $1000. Thanks.

hello Mattias, that was entertaining and informative. Could you think of any reason why wildlife photographers (some, at least) seem to prefer the X-Pro2 over the X-t2? I am an amateur bird photographer, and giving Fuji a close look now.

which template are u using on squarespace?

i got the xt1 and xpro 2 . the xpro has much better ergonomic and more fun to use

I love your dog. He's really handsome.

For photoagrapy, nikon d7500 or fuji xt30?

"a naiiiiice platform, I liiiiike...!"

... so... basically you put it down to which user interface you like the most? Understandable, as the camera is a tool that should work for and not against you. Happy shooting :-) User interface + features was the reason why I ended up with the XT2... probably a wery identical process (?) but with a different outcome :-) And what tipped the scale for me? - I do not like range finder style (probably because I have only used it once or twice) - 4K video - I think the XT2 looks better. Yes... that IS an actual argument - with the choice of two great cameras, why not?

Could I ask why you feel bumping up the iso to 4000 is better than lower iso numbers? Thank you.

Thank you.

i want u to show us more photos from vintage lens

great job

Lovely photos :)

Which Thumbs Up grip do you use? I haven't seen one that folds before

i still dont understand, is the Pro2 for more professional use? or are they equally used in the professional field and are mainly different based on how it feels on in the hands. I suppose T2 wins in the sense of being able to do 4k but i really appreciate the view finder that doesnt need to use the digital screen and just see through naturally like DSLR cameras. but one that i didnt understand is the side jack for microphones that they use a smaller 2.5 compared to the more common 3.5mm jack where i gotta buy an adapter to use microphones. but since i already own a T1, ill just invest in glass until the next generation or 2 (pro 3 - pro4 OR T3, T4), and there are better improvements, i dont know what those would be since cameras these days are so amazing.

I'm struggling deciding between XE3 or XPRO2. I had the XT2 and I didn't liked the viewfinder in the middle. I don't know if I really need the OVF though.

Where I can find the flexible thumbgrip?

I rented both for a week of testing. Ending up spending most of my time with the Pro-2. There were a few specific reasons (rangefinder setup mainly) but mostly I just preferred the shooting experience. When given the choice it was the camera I just wanted to pick up. One big complaint (and the one that has kept me from buying one) is the fiddly combined ISO/Shutter Speed Dial. I know it's film/retro cool, but it's just such a pain to use in the real world. The numbers on the ISO dial are very difficult to read, so most time I was confirming my settings via the LCD or EVF. I also found it annoying that when you changed shutter speed you also changed the orientation of the ISO Dial view window. For example, at one point the numbers were completely upside down. And finally, about half the time I changed ISO I also inadvertently changed the shutter speed. Just a really poor design IMHO. (FYI, I've heard rumors that they are coming out with a firmware update that will allow ISO to be set using the Front Command Dial just like the X-100T. But as of 7/19/17 that had yet to happen. Come on Fuji! Just admit it was a bad design and give us a work-around)

Do you like iso/shutter dial combination. Are they practical to use, or just a little fiddly?

Do you shoot mostly jpeg? Mind sharing your jpeg settings? Thank you

I picked up the xt20 and simply cannot put it down. 35f2 is usually attached to it and it's almost become an obsession (has become an obsession) Picked up a cheap tele (50-230) which is a lot of fun and the Samyang 12f2. The Pro 2, x100 and even that new XE3 all look gorgeous and are obviously terrific cameras but I wouldn't swap my xt20 for anything...

i wanted to ask you, if you have experienced any problems with X-Pro2?i mean on problems like blackouts,freezing screen etc. I heared a lot of youtubers complaining about this problems on X-T2(mainboard issue it seems),so i wondered is it the case with the X-Pro2.Btw,keep up the good work brother,your channel is rly helpful and informative :)

X Pro 2 seems to do almost everything except 4K. So not a bad choice.

Would you give up a full frame sensor from say the Sony a7 line for this??? I’m thinking of trying out the Fuji system.

I absolutely agree with you..

I have big hopes for the X-Pro3

Also guilty here for pressing the Xpro2 with Thumb on chest level street shooting, and also the thought on XT-20 as the XT-2 killer.. Anyway, about high ISO..you use it for ACROS simulation for film negative like effect?

Hi Mattias! Can you still recommend this camera? I am selling my A7R II and want to get a Fuji. I'm using a lot of old glass. (Takumar 50 1.4 etc.)

yeah, i really wish fuji would just put a normal shutter button on there. i hate the wiggly feel too

I wish my dog would sit still so I could take photos like that. When he sees a camera pointed at him, he immediately looks the other way. :D

I realize the X-T2 has a larger viewfinder but I heard about freezing issues on the X-T2 after the most recent firmware. How does it compare with the X-Pro2 in night shooting.

Xpro2 does 4k now through firmware update

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Will you upgrade to the X-H1?

A dilemma ... i have a canon 5d3 with L lenses which is a keeper ... i also have an Xpro-1 and have now got an xt-2 which i have boughtg but have until tomorrow to send back if i dont like it.. really not sure what to do here keep or get rid ..

Where did you purchase the thumb rest grip?

May i ask if it still worth to buy x-pro2 since it will be 2 years soon. Or should i go x-e3 and wait for new x-pro3 coming in 2018. Just thinking x-pro2 is quite expensive what it have to offer compare to latest cameras from fuji.

LOL. So funny. Exactly what I did after using the X-Pro1 for a few days as a play around camera... ;)

Awesome review... I am struggling beterrn XT3 and Pro3 😒

Bra jobbat!

arrrrr I want your Dog :) Great review by the way :)