Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Chris, Yes, I was using the new Fuji app. I had to always be the current app - if it was somehow sifting into background it quit sharing GPS data from my iPhone 15 Pro Max. If I could have ripped it out by its bits and tossed it into the Pacific I would have. Or Caribbean. I?m not sure I was in an area of high electronic interference - mostly there was WiFi. I?ve never had this experience with the new Leica app which Just Works. I really needed the reach of the 100-400. A few times I was able to use the 50-140 f2.8 and it did okay. The 200/2 is just not in my future. I shoot basketball with the 50-140 and it does a reasonable job. A 30 fps burst is really useful there and the lhigh ISO performance of the X-H2S is very good. Crowded scenes with lots of moving people is always a challenge. Thanks for your observations. Happy shooting! Adam > On Dec 27, 2023, at 6:14?AM, chris williams via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > Are you using the new Fuji app (X)? It?s 1,000 times better than the old > one. I use it all the time for work and personal use (Fuji XH2 and XH2s). > Sometimes it can disconnect if there?s a lot of electronic interference > (concert venues, crowded rooms if everyone is on their phone). > > The Fuji 100-400 is not the best for fast focusing and tracking. I use the > 200/2 which is a speed demon for focusing. Yes of course it?s much more > $$$. The 50-140/2.8 is a good alternative. > > You can customize the AF-S mode for tracking animals but you really need > the faster lenses for that. > > Enjoy! > > Chris Williams > www.zoeicaimages.com > 504-231-6261 > > > >> On Dec 27, 2023, at 4:05?AM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> ?I had two choices of cameras to take on the cruise: the Fujifilm and my >> Leica SL2-S. I chose the Fuji because it?s smaller and, with lenses, >> vastly lighter. There?s a price for using full-frame lenses and weight is >> not the least of them. >> >> I found that the X-H2S had real problems separating foreground objects >> (like birds and dolphins) from the waves. Even choosing to use the ?Bird? >> focus mode the camera was much more interested in white-caps than >> creatures. Also, its exposure control consistently fought me in wanting >> to over-expose whites (again in ocean scenes.) >> >> I?ve had very good luck with the SL2-S ability to keep the whites from >> being blown out. There?s an exposure setting exactly for that and it >> seems to work brilliantly. I haven?t tested it in the same manner as I >> did the Fuji, though. >> >> I suspect some of the issues came from the 100-400mm lens which just >> seemed to struggle with focusing well. But the Fuji can shoot 30fps >> bursts into a very fast memory card. The Leica is much slower. >> >> My biggest problem on the cruise was the humidity which was very high - >> often over 80%. I?d take the camera outside and the lens would instantly >> be covered with mist. The same with binoculars. I started to wake up and >> put the camera outside on the veranda so I?d be able to use it at need. >> I?ve never had this experience before. >> >> The human factors one the Leica are simply better than the Fuji - as is >> the app on my iPhone to pass along GPS location data. More than half the >> time the Fuji app just didn?t work and had to be restarted so I lost >> location information. This made me very grumpy. >> >> I?m pondering buying an SL2 (used) or perhaps waiting for an SL3 that >> uses the Q3 sensor. But, man, the kit is heavy. >> >> Adam >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information