Here’s a selection of high-resolution images I’ve taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 with a 23mm f/2 Lens to give a sense of how it performs under real-world shooting conditions.
The Fujifilm X-Pro2 is a camera for those who are happier with a Leica in hand than a whizz-bang DSLR. There’s no messing around with zooms and shooting modes and sounds and menu options. It’s about taking photos, pure and simple.
It’s not a camera for all seasons, and it’s not going to appeal to everyone. It’s larger than you might expect, and it doesn’t have the bells and whistles of some other cameras. But what it does, it does very well indeed.
Here are some photos I’ve taken with the X-Pro2 to show how it performs in real-world shooting conditions. I’ve mixed into this selection of shots using various exposure and ISO settings and a mix of subjects in the frame.
These are shot with the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR Lens. It’s a 23mm prime, and on the X-Pro2’s APS-C sensor, that’s equivalent to a 35mm focal length on a full-frame camera.
I’ve posted a hands-on review of the Fujifilm X-Pro2 separately. Here I’m focusing on posting some sample images I’ve taken with it to give a sense of how it performs in regular, everyday real-world shooting.
It’s not a camera for all seasons, and it’s not going to appeal to everyone. . . . But what it does, it does very well indeed.
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Sample Images Taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and 23mm f/2 Lens
You can click on each image to open a full-resolution version if you’d like a closer look. These were all shot originally in RAW (.raf) and processed in Lightroom, most of them quite lightly. I haven’t used any of Lightroom’s optical corrections, such as chromatic aberration or distortion control, but with many of them, I have adjusted things like contrast and brightness, as you normally would with RAW files.
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and a XF23mm F2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₅₀₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 2000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 800 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Many lenses would have trouble with bright light sources on the sides, like this. But there’s no flaring to be seen with this lens. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 1600 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
If it looks a little odd, it’s because it’s a reflection on water turned upside down. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₄₀ sec at f/8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 640 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₇₅₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
A good test of sharpness at the edges. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/11. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Another high-ISO shot. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 5000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/5.6. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₇₀ sec at f/8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 800 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.5. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at f/7.1. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀ sec at f/8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 2000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 500 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 500 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
There’s definitely some grain at very high ISOs, as you’d expect, but it still results in a surprisingly usable image. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 12800 at ¹⁄₄₀ sec at f/11. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 640 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₄₀₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 1250 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/3.6. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 5000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/5.0. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 2500 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 1250 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/4. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₃₂₀₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
No real issues with flaring, even pointed right at the sun. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/11. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 2000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₂₅₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 1000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Washington DC—Opened in 1943 and designed by architect John Russell Pope, the Jefferson Memorial, dedicated to American Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, sits on an island on the southern bank of the Tidal Basin next to the Potomac and its Washington Channel. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₁₀ sec at f/8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at f/11. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
There are plenty of lines in this that test for barrel distortion. There really isn’t much at all. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₅₀ sec at f/2.5. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
The high-ISO performance, combined with the fast lens, makes low-light hand-held shots viable even without vibration reduction. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 10000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/4. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₄₀₀ sec at f/16. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 2500 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/3.6. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 2500 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2.8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 1000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
There’s a very small amount of purple fringing around the stasue in the center, but it’s easily fixed in something like Lightroom. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 800 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 10000 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/6.4. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₈₀ sec at f/11. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₁₄₀ sec at f/8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Another good test of sharpness and chromatic aberration. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀ sec at f/8. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Another good test of both sharpness and chromatic aberration in the branches ast the sides. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₄₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₂₄₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
This uses a shallow depth of field (focus on the branches), but the high-contrast lines of the branches are also a good test of chromatic aberration. As you can see, especially in the full-size version, there isn’t any. Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Photo taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and an XF 23mm ƒ/2 R WR lens at 23mm. ISO 200 at ¹⁄₈₀₀₀ sec at f/2. Photo by David Coleman / Have Camera Will Travel
Price & Availability
It was originally sold in black, silver, and graphite models, either as a body-only configuration or with various combinations of kit lenses.
Buy New
Since I originally posted this, the Fujifilm X-Pro2 has been superseded by the X-Pro3. The X-Pro2 is hard to find in stores (although you can still get accessories for them). But it’s not impossible to find new ones–you just might need to hunt around a bit.
KIT INCLUDES 17 PRODUCTS — All BRAND NEW Items with all Manufacturer-supplied Accessories + Full USA…
[1] Fujifilm X-Pro2 Wi-Fi Digital Camera Body + [2] Fujifilm 23mm f/2.0 XF WR Lens + [3] Transcend 64GB…
Buy Used
But they do turn up used. My go-to place for used gear, KEH, has some in stock at the time I’m writing this, although obviously stock levels are going to fluctuate, so your mileage might vary. But it’s worth a look.
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