The Fujifilm X-E2 · Beyond the Manual by Pfirstinger, Rico -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

AUTHOR 1 Your X-E2 System

1.1 The Basics (1): Things You Should Know About Your Camera

TIP 1 RTFM TIP 2 Spare Batteries TIP 3 Battery Charger and Travel Adapter TIP 4 Firmware TIP 5 Upgrading Your Firmware TIP 6 Memory Cards TIP 7 Reset The Frame Counter TIP 8 High Performance Mode TIP 9 Camera Sensor TIP 10 Do-It-Yourself Sensor Cleaning

1.2 The Basics (2): Things You Should Know About Your Lenses

TIP 11 Samyang Lenses TIP 12 Zeiss Touit TIP 13 XF18–55mmF2.8–4 R LM OIS TIP 14 Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) TIP 15 XF23mmF1.4 R and XF14mmF2.8 R TIP 16 Lens Modulation Optimizer TIP 17 Digital Lens Corrections TIP 18 Lens Hood TIP 19 Lens Protection Filters TIP 20 39mm Filters

1.3 The Basics (3): Useful Accessories

TIP 21 Optional Handgrips TIP 22 Off-Camera TTL Flash TIP 23 Remote Shutter Release

2 Using The Fujifilm X-E2

2.1 Ready, Set, Go!

TIP 24 Recommended Settings TIP 25 Practical Shortcuts TIP 26 FINE+RAW TIP 27 Image Format TIP 28 The Magical Half-Press

2.2 Monitor and Viewfinder

TIP 29 Eye Sensor TIP 30 Instant Review TIP 31 DISP/BACK TIP 32 WYSIWYG

2.3 Exposing Right

TIP 33 Metering Method TIP 34 Live View and Live Histogram TIP 35 Auto Exposure (AE) TIP 36 Manual Exposure M TIP 37 Aperture Priority A TIP 38 Shutter Priority S TIP 39 Program AE P and Program Shift TIP 40 Auto Exposure Bracketing TIP 41 Long Exposures TIP 42 ISO Settings TIP 43 Extended ISO TIP 44 Auto-ISO TIP 45 Auto-ISO in Manual Mode M TIP 46 ISO-Bracketing TIP 47 Extending the Dynamic Range TIP 48 Extending the Dynamic Range for RAW Shooters TIP 49 JPEG Settings for RAW Shooters TIP 50 Extending the Dynamic Range for JPEG Shooters TIP 51 HDR Images

2.4 Focusing With The X-E2

TIP 52 CDAF and PDAF TIP 53 AF-S or AF-C? TIP 54 Multi vs. Area TIP 55 AF Frame Size TIP 56 Manual Focus TIP 57 Manual Focus Assistants TIP 58 Magnifier Tool TIP 59 One-Touch-AF TIP 60 Pre-AF TIP 61 Face Detection TIP 62 AF-Lock TIP 63 Focusing in Poor Light TIP 64 Macro TIP 65 The “Autofocus Trick” TIP 66 The Focus Trap TIP 67 AF-Tracking

2.5 White Balance and JPEG Parameters

TIP 68 Custom White Balance TIP 69 Infrared Photography TIP 70 WB SHIFT TIP 71 Film Simulations TIP 72 Contrast Settings TIP 73 Skin Tones TIP 74 Color Saturation TIP 75 Color Space: sRGB or Adobe RGB? TIP 76 Custom Settings TIP 77 Working With the Built-in RAW converter TIP 78 Comparing RAW Converters TIP 79 Displaying EXIF Metadata

2.6 Burst Mode, Motion Panorama, Movies and the Self Timer

TIP 80 Burst Mode TIP 81 Motion Panoramas TIP 82 Shooting Video TIP 83 Self-Timer

2.7 Flash Photography

TIP 84 Flash Photography in Modes P and A TIP 85 Controlling the Surrounding Light Component TIP 86 Controlling the Flash Light Component TIP 87 2nd Curtain Flash Synchronization TIP 88 Flash Synchronization TIP 89 Red-Eye Removal TIP 90 Little Slave: the EF-X20 TIP 91 Flash vs. Silent Mode TIP 92 Using Third-Party Flash Units

2.8 Using Adapted Lenses

TIP 93 Lens Adapter TIP 94 Adapting Third-Party Lenses TIP 95 Exposing with Adapted Lenses TIP 96 Focusing with Adapted Lenses TIP 97 Fujifilm M-mount Adapter TIP 98 Quality Considerations TIP 99 Speed Booster

2.9 Anything Else?

TIP 100 Forums, Blogs and Workshops