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t’shardto calltheX-T2a classicwhenit’sonlythreeyearsold;
howeverit’sa camerathat’sbecomesopopularsinceitsrelease
in July 2016 wehavenodoubtit’llbea classicin thefuture.The
X-T2is in keepingwiththeshapeandstyleof a DSLR,withthe
blendof well-sculptedhandgrip,centralEVFandclassicarrangementof
buttonsanddialsmakingDSLRusersfeelrightat home.Atitsheartit
hasa 24.3MPX-TransCMOSIII sensorthatpresentsanISOrangeof
200-6400(expandableto ISO100-25,600).Otherfeaturesincludeits
2.36-million-dotEVF,upto14fpscontinuousshootingwitha booster
grip, 325-point AF system, three-waytiltingscreenand4K30fps video.

Ataglance

£519 bodyonly(viaMPB.com)

●24.3MPAPS-CX-TransCMOSsensor

●ISO100-51,200(extended)

●DualSDcardslots

●Upto14fpscontinuousshooting

●507g (with battery and card)

What wesaid
●‘Fujifilmhastakenfeedback
fromtheX-T1onboardand
ensuredtheX-T2isn’ta minor
updateonwhatwe’veseen
beforebuta revolutionaryone’
●‘ItsagileAFresponseis in a
differentleaguetotheX-T1’
●‘It’sthemostappealingmodel
in theX seriestodateandwill
changepeople’sperception
of speedassociatedwith
mirrorlesscameras’
●‘Theboostergripis essential
for high-speed burst at 14fps’

Whattopay

MPB.comhadmanyof thesein

stockat thetimeof writing,

rangingfromexcellentto

like-newcondition.Thecheapest

wasbeingsoldfor£519in

excellentcondition.You’llfind

thatlike-newexamplesof the

X-T2fetcharound£544.

GraphiteeditionX-T2scost

more(£664foronein like-new

condition).Usedexamplesof

theVPB-XT2verticalgripcan

alsobepickedupquite

reasonably from £84.

Howit farestoday
Itcan’tshootupto30fps,but
14fpswiththepowerboosteris
morethanadequateformost.Its
AFsystemkeepsupwithfastor
erraticsubjectsandthegeneral
feelandhandlingis terrific. Face
detectionandeyedetectionare
bothpresent,buttheX-T3has
improvedgreatlyin theseareas.
Thoseseriousaboutvideomay
findtheX-T2’slackof 4K /60p
4:2:210-bitHDMIoutputa
reasontochoosetheX-T3.

Newalternatives

TheX-T2wasreplacedbythe

X-T3lastyear.It shootsasfast

as30fps(witha 1.25xcropof

thesensor),hasa 3.69-million-

dotEVF,introducestouch

controlonits3in,1.04-million-

dotscreenandoffersbroadcast-

quality4K /60p4:2:210-bit

HDMIoutput.There’splenty

morebesides.It hasfourtimes

asmanyphase-detectionpixels

onthesensor,plusthelow-light

sensitivitygoesdown to -3EV.

SECOND-HAND CLASSIC

Fujifilm’sX-T2wasagame-changer.

Remarkably,itcanbeboughtfor£519

in excellent used condition today

USED CAMERAS Testbench

See over to find out what Fujifilm X-T2 owners have to say

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+Fantasticautofocusresponse

+Rendersrich,vibrantcolours

+Classicandnostalgicretrocharm

• Camerabatterycan’tbecharged
  viaVPB-XT2powerbooster


• Lackstouchscreencontrol


• No 4K 60p 4:2:2 video recording

For and against

Itsthree-waytiltscreen

makeslow-andhigh-angle

shootingin theportrait

orientation much easier

GOLD

ThedesignoftheX-T2shares

muchofa likenesstotheX-T1.

It hasanintuitivelayoutof

buttonsanddials,andbenefits

from an AF joystick at the rear

Fujif ilm

X-T 2