This has been done to death already. But now that I have both bodies in house, it has made me look at these two bodies with a different perspective. Like many, I have always thought of the X-Pro2 and X-T2 as basically the same camera in different ergonomic formats. Rangefinder and SLR. Having shot with the X-T2 a few days, I feel that this is no longer the case. Also, I now have a new outlook on why some features are on the X-T2 which are not on the X-Pro2. Despite the fact that these features can easily be added through firmware. Put simply, the X-T2 is a tool for working shoots like events, weddings, comic cons, festivals, and so on. The T2 outperforms the Pro2 in every way important to operating quickly in order to not miss a shot. None of this means that any of the working shoots I mentioned can not be shot with a Pro2. Or a X-E2, X-T10, Pro1, etc. I have shot events with those bodies. I liken this back to when I was shooting Canon and moved from a 5D2 to 1D3/4 bodies. I could shoot everything with a 5D2. But it was so much easier with the 1D3/4 because everything about those bodies was designed for speed and shooting without thinking about every setting. One has to get the shot in the moment. And there is no second chances. With the X-T2 one can change the shutter speed, aperture, and/or iso without ever taking your eye off of the viewfinder or moving a hand off of the camera.
Looking at these two bodies from my current perspective. I feel like the X-Pro2 is all about the shooting experience. It is not a tool meant to get out of the way of working. Instead, the X-Pro2 is meant to be part of the process of making the photograph. Taking more time and putting more thought into each push of the shutter button. Having arrived at this conclusion, it makes a lot more sense to me now that Fuji has left features like dual orientation AF points out of the Pro2. Because more thought is put into each composition. You can't change the iso by simply turning the front dial. You have to take your eye off of the viewfinder, pull up on the iso dial, then turn it to the desired setting.
Both of these cameras are capable of amazing photographs. And there is no right or wrong philosophy about taking pictures. Everyone works differently. I work differently depending on what I am shooting. Right now I am fighting with myself over selling the Pro2. I want to keep my kit as minimal as possible. Not to mention that recouping the money spent on the X-T2 goes a long way towards keeping the peace with the misses. But then, I absolutely love the process of shooting with the X-Pro2. I may meet in the middle, doing as Adam did, and pick up a X-Pro1 for those times I want the magical shooting experience. Or hide the Pro2. Or go on the run with both cameras and hope I stay ahead of the misses' wrath.
Looking at these two bodies from my current perspective. I feel like the X-Pro2 is all about the shooting experience. It is not a tool meant to get out of the way of working. Instead, the X-Pro2 is meant to be part of the process of making the photograph. Taking more time and putting more thought into each push of the shutter button. Having arrived at this conclusion, it makes a lot more sense to me now that Fuji has left features like dual orientation AF points out of the Pro2. Because more thought is put into each composition. You can't change the iso by simply turning the front dial. You have to take your eye off of the viewfinder, pull up on the iso dial, then turn it to the desired setting.
Both of these cameras are capable of amazing photographs. And there is no right or wrong philosophy about taking pictures. Everyone works differently. I work differently depending on what I am shooting. Right now I am fighting with myself over selling the Pro2. I want to keep my kit as minimal as possible. Not to mention that recouping the money spent on the X-T2 goes a long way towards keeping the peace with the misses. But then, I absolutely love the process of shooting with the X-Pro2. I may meet in the middle, doing as Adam did, and pick up a X-Pro1 for those times I want the magical shooting experience. Or hide the Pro2. Or go on the run with both cameras and hope I stay ahead of the misses' wrath.
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