The Coffee House

[Fujidave]

I have not experienced that with my XT2 but I have seen a few posts on the Fuji forums about the issue. Are you sure it is not the power saver/auto off feature? I have to press the shutter release to "wake up" the XT2 if it goes into sleep mode. And not just a little half press either - full press.

Where is that power saver/auto off feature in the menu ?
Just found it, have switched it to off.

 

[waday]

Today is sunny, gorgeous, and hot. Have fun to all those that get to be outside in this weather!

Also, I think I was passed by an armada of Apple Maps self-driving-capable (not actually self-driving) vans barreling down the highways in PA. There were at least three of them, and everything was covered up on them except for the one van that looked like the cover came off the side where it said "Apple Maps". Interesting.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. It is again overcast and a cool morning. Perfect for a hot beverage and a dance with the morning paper. 61F presently, but should hit the mid 70's. Gary has seen a number of mapping vehicles around, but none of the self-driving type. Miss Maggie is feeling better. She came with me to retrieve the paper from the driveway. When she feels badly she just stay put. For Father's Day, Gary's youngest daughter came up from San Diego with two of her dogs, Holly, a Golden Retriever and Tiny Rick, a rescued Chihuahua. Amy literally scooped up Tiny Rick from the streets of San Diego, but couldn't find Rick's humans. This is the first time Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary have met Tiny Rick. Rick has a ton of personality and hits well above his weight. At only nine pounds, the Koi weight more than Rick. All day Gary was fearful of stepping on Tiny Rick. Holly is Holly, she is quite loving but has a lot of insecurity issues. Her eyes are full of apprehension and even angst. Between Maggie eye injury and Holly's angst, there wasn't much playing yesterday. All-in-all, a good day. Gary hopes that all you dad's out there had an equally pleasant day as he.

 

[Gary A.]

Holly, Maggie, Amy and Tiny Rick.

 

[waday]

Funny thing happened this past weekend.

We were going through pictures of our kid with the wife's cousin and her husband. Wife's cousin just recently got married and is now trying to get pregnant, so she's a mush to pictures of kids.

I show one picture of our kid with Christmas light bokeh balls in the background, and the husband goes, "that's weird, I thought only the iPhone 8 and later had portrait mode".

 

[davidharmier60]

Hello from the parking lot again.
Changed nearly 50 more light bulbs and I ain't EVEN done. Post Office, library, box at the front of the neighborhood and then home. 5.34 hours today and for the week so far.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

 

[Gary A.]

@ waday: That's great!

 

[smoke665]

"that's weird, I thought only the iPhone 8 and later had portrait mode".

And that is why it's so tough for photographers to make a living, they don't know the difference, giving them a simplistic view of what a real photographer has to do.

 

[smoke665]

Just went out to try and spray, came back in fairly quick. Currently 88 projected to top 90, which I can deal with but with the humidity already is above 70% and very little decrease during the day, until this evening it goes back up. Night time temperature forecast of 75 with a humidity of 92%. WTH

 

[Fujidave]

Firmware update done and one fully charged battery now in the X-T2.

 

[waday]

"that's weird, I thought only the iPhone 8 and later had portrait mode".

And that is why it's so tough for photographers to make a living, they don't know the difference, giving them a simplistic view of what a real photographer has to do.

Right?! I was thinking, "You ignored the fact that I have a great lens with a wide enough aperture to get bokeh balls at close distance, and I used off camera lighting to get the right exposure." LOL

 

[smoke665]

Right?! I was thinking, "You ignored the fact that I have a great lens with a wide enough aperture to get bokeh balls at close distance, and I used off camera lighting to get the right exposure." LOL

Don't forget the personal expenditure in time to learn what Bokeh is and how to use it. Plus all the time spent learning how to get a good exposure, the expense of equipment and the time spent in post, etc, etc., etc................ I get it, Apple and others have a product that makes the ordinary, lazy person "look" like a photographer, but it still sucks that these uninformed actually believe they are photographers.

 

[Gary A.]

Right?! I was thinking, "You ignored the fact that I have a great lens with a wide enough aperture to get bokeh balls at close distance, and I used off camera lighting to get the right exposure." LOL

Don't forget the personal expenditure in time to learn what Bokeh is and how to use it. Plus all the time spent learning how to get a good exposure, the expense of equipment and the time spent in post, etc, etc., etc................ I get it, Apple and others have a product that makes the ordinary, lazy person "look" like a photographer, but it still sucks that these uninformed actually believe they are photographers.

It's more like when all you have is a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail. Similarly, when all you know is a camera phone ....

 

[davidharmier60]

Heck. I KNOW I'm not a photographer. At least since film days.
Just did my comics. Have 5 more rolls of pennies to go through. Trish said she'd take my box tomorrow.
More Power Metal to come on YouTube. And some reading. WEB Griffin "In Danger's Path".

 

[Gary A.]

Gary is watching Tunisia - England , accompanied by Mary Lou Strawberry Pie and Gary Strawberry Ice Cream.