[X-T2] Firmware 4.0 rilasciato… e ritirato!

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Dopo anni dall’uscita la X-T2 riceve il firmware 4.0 ereditando in parte funzioni video dalla sorella grande e aggiungendo importanti novità di interfaccia e funzionali.

C’è chi piuttosto che investire nello sviluppo per un modello vecchio preferisce uscire con una nuova fotocamera, identica alla precedente, ma con delle funzioni in più e chi pratica la filosofia Kaizen di continuo miglioramento.

Cosa è cambiato? Leggete:

  • 1.Addition of “Focus Bracketing”
    The update will enable the photographer to shoot focus distance bracketing up to 999 frames. When the photographer starts shooting, the focal location is shifted with each activation of the shutter by the step of focus shift set from 1 to 10.
  • 2.Compatible with the newly developed cinema lens FUJINON MKX18-55mmT2.9 lens and FUJINON MKX50-135mmT2.9 lens
    The upgrade will add compatibility for the newly developed FUJINON MKX18-55mmT2.9 lens and FUJINON MKX50-135mmT2.9 lens
    1) Aperture information can be displayed on the monitor. The upgrade allows users to select T-stop or F-stop.
    2) The upgrade allows users to check the focus distance with the distance indicator shown on the monitor.
    3) Automatically corrects the distortion and the color/brightness shading.
    4) Camera automatically calculate the White Balance based on the lens position and deliver the color expressions with Film Simulation modes.
  • 3.Enlarged and customizable indicators or information
    The upgrade allows users to enlarge indicators and information in the viewfinder and/or LCD monitor. This upgrade will also enable users to customize the location of where the information is shown on the display.
  • 4.Addition of F-log SD card recording
    The upgrade allows users to record F-log movie data into their SD card.
  • 5.Addition of 1080/120P high-speed video mode
    The upgrade allows users to shoot 1080/120P high-speed video (1/2, 1/4 and 1/5 speed slow motion), ideal for recording spectacular slow-motion footage.
  • 6.Enhanced Phase Detection AF
    Latest updates to the AF algorithm provide the following performance enhancements :
    1) The low-light limit for phase detection autofocus has been improved by approximately 1.5 stops from 0.5EV to -1.0EV, raising the precision and speed of autofocus in low-light environments.
    2) The range at minimum aperture has been expanded from F8 to F11. For example, even when using the XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR with the tele converter XF2X TC WR, phase detection autofocus can now be used.
    3) Major improvements have been made to the AF-C performance while operating the zoom, which provides major benefits when shooting sports and other scenarios in which the subjects moves unpredictably.
    4) Finely-detailed surface textures of wild birds and wild animals can now be captured at high speed and with high precision as a result of improvement in phase detection autofocus.
  • 7.Addition of “Flicker Reduction”
    For enhancing the quality of indoor sports photography, the upgrade allows users to reduce flicker in pictures and the display when shooting under fluorescent lighting and other similar light sources.
  • 8.Addition of “Select Folder” and “Create Folder”
    Enables the user to choose the folder in which subsequent pictures will be stored. And also enable to enter a five-character folder name to create a new folder in which to store subsequent pictures.
  • 9.New functions are added to store and read of camera settings by FUJIFILM X Acquire
    Once connecting a camera to a computer via USB cable, the “FUJIFILM X Acquire” allows users to backup/restore camera settings to/from a file. With “FUJIFILM X Acquire” (ver.1.7 or newer), CUSTOM REGISTRATION/EDIT settings are also stored and read

http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/firmware/x/xt2/index.html

Da scaricare oltre al firmware trovate l’aggiornamento al manuale per dettagliare tutte le nuove funzioni.

 

Alcune funzionalità aggiunte sono a dir poco epocali, altre attese da un po’.

Mezzo stop di sensibilità per l’AF, F-Log interno, 1080/120P, “Focus Bracketing”… 

Accendete la fotocamera con il pulsante “Disp” e flashate.

Voilà, Firmware 4.0

Ovviamente provate al volo già di prima mattina alcune funzioni attese.

Le scritte ingrandite sono particolarmente utili per l’EVF mentre praticamente inutili per l’LCD.

Modalità Indicatori grandi

 

Ma la modalità più attesa è un altra… e sorprendentemente funziona anche a mano libera.

Via sul menu del bracketing, modalità focus stacking.

menù Focus Stacking

Si sceglie il numero delle foto, il passo ed eventualmente l’intervallo in secondi.

Ho provato quindi a mano libera, con il 23 f/1.4 che mette a fuoco da molto vicino anche senza extender.

Si passa, con solo 7 scatti da così:

XF 23 1.4R @ 1.4, 15cm. mano libera.

A così:

XF 23 1.4R @ 1.4, 15cm. mano libera. Stacking di 6 immagini al volo.

C’è da sperimentare sugli step e sull’entità di questi, per altro in prima analisi “criptico”. Si va da 1 a 10 ma a quanto corrisponde non è dato sapere. Mi piacerebbe vederlo nella scala di profondità a schermo.

Riuscire a mano a scattare con pdc aumentata e aperture “taglienti” è già notevole come inizio.

Sabato e domenica ci lavoro con la X-T2, vediamo come reagisce con l’AF della X-H1 (più o meno).

EDIT 19/05/2018

Nonostante non abbia trovato problemi fuji ha ritirato il firmware:

To all loyal Fujifilm X Series customers and photographers,

It has been brought to our attention that there are a few issues with the recently released X-T2 ver 4.00 firmware update. We have therefore taken the difficult decision to remove the update from the website until we are confident that all the issues have been completely fixed.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience and disappointment this has caused.

Sincerely yours,

Toshi Iida
General Manager
Optical Device and Electronic Imaging Products Division
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN

<Details of the Problem>

We have discovered malfunctions in the firmware ver.4.00 released on May 8 2018. They are as follows:

  1. 1.When RAW files, which were taken by X-T2 (before firmware ver.4.00), are converted in camera (ver.4.00) or by “FUJIFILM X RAW STUDIO”, they are not converted properly.
  2. 2.When pressing the shutter button halfway under certain conditions, the live view can flicker.
  3. 3.In rare cases, a hang-up can occur.

We have identified the cause and plan to release the upgraded firmware to address the malfunctions as soon as we can.

In the meantime, for customers who have upgraded the firmware to ver.4.00, the firmware ver.4.01*, whose functions are same as ver.3.00, have been posted on our website.
Please download it and update your camera.

  • *Ver.4.01 doesn’t include the additional functions of ver.4.00.

Again, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

[ X-T2 Ver.4.01 Download page ]

<Note>
We announced the firmware update for GFX 50S, X-H1 and X-Pro2, which was planned in May 2018, on the Global website on 12 Apr 2018. However, it will be postponed because we need more time to check the firmware for the three models. For detail, we will inform you later.

 

Consiglio di ascoltarli e pazientare.

 

 

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