Beemermark
Mentor
The biggest hair pulling issue I have with the X-Pro2 is the exposure compensation dial. From the day (in film) the exposure compensation dial wa invented I have never used it. I never intentionally use it the X-Pro 2. BUT it is always off 0 giving me +/- exposure compensation. I'll shoot a whole series of shots only to find out when I review the pictures that the exposure is way off.
Has anybody figured out a way to keep it on 0/null/no compensation? I'm thinking of gluing it but would like to be able to remove the glue in case I ever decide to sell it. I have tried wedging little pieces of tooth picks under it to no avail.
Has anybody figured out a way to keep it on 0/null/no compensation? I'm thinking of gluing it but would like to be able to remove the glue in case I ever decide to sell it. I have tried wedging little pieces of tooth picks under it to no avail.
narsuitus
Well-known
I have had the same problem with my XP1 and XP2. Too many times, I have accidentally moved the dial. I wish it had a lock.
buzz510x5
Newbie
I have the same issue with my X-E2. I will be adding a dab of Blu-Tack between
the top cover and side of the dial. Blu-Tack will peel off when you want to
change the setting and reused to keep it in place.
It lasts forever.
the top cover and side of the dial. Blu-Tack will peel off when you want to
change the setting and reused to keep it in place.
It lasts forever.
Beemermark
Mentor
I've thought of a lot of things but I'm afraid of cosmetically ruining the top. I've tried tape and wedging tooth picks between the body and dial. Has any body tried caulking? I think it should be possible to remove without de-figuring the top but afraid to try it.
PhotoMat
Well-known
gavinlg
Mentor
Never had a problem with the exposure comp dial in any of my several fuji cameras. Strange.
I'd try a bit of gaffers tape to keep it from moving.
I'd try a bit of gaffers tape to keep it from moving.
FranZ
Established
A thumbs up helped me on my XP1 to minimize EXP Comp dial movement
shawn
Mentor
Never been an issue for me with 3 different Fuji's either.
If you haven't already done it turn on the analog and/or digital exposure compensation displays in the finder. That would at least give you a visual indication that it has shifted. If you are using the EVF and you have the camera display actual exposure you will see the change there directly.
Shawn
If you haven't already done it turn on the analog and/or digital exposure compensation displays in the finder. That would at least give you a visual indication that it has shifted. If you are using the EVF and you have the camera display actual exposure you will see the change there directly.
Shawn
sepiareverb
genius and moron
I had this issue with the Contax G1 focus dial, I heard that a shim can be installed by most any tech under that dial to make it stiffer to turn. Might be worth investigating that as a fix. I’d not had this happen with the XPro2 till this week. Still thinking it was simply user error in my case, not setting it back to 0.
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willie_901
Mentor
I remember someone removing the EC dial and adding a rubber o-ring from a hardware, auto supply or plumbing store with an appropriate thickness to increase the force required to move the ring.
Maybe slicing an o-ring open with a razor blade and tucking it under the dial would work just as well? That's what I would try. I never use the EC dial, so an o-ring just thick enough to freeze movement would work for me.
I have owned 6 X-Series bodies and only experienced EC dial surprise a few times.
Recently I my X100T provided a series of unpleasant surprises involving the ND filter. I unwittingly configured the Q menu and controls to implement the ND filter. It turns out how I handled the camera would often invoke the ND filter. I changed the Q/controls options and the problem vanished.
Maybe slicing an o-ring open with a razor blade and tucking it under the dial would work just as well? That's what I would try. I never use the EC dial, so an o-ring just thick enough to freeze movement would work for me.
I have owned 6 X-Series bodies and only experienced EC dial surprise a few times.
Recently I my X100T provided a series of unpleasant surprises involving the ND filter. I unwittingly configured the Q menu and controls to implement the ND filter. It turns out how I handled the camera would often invoke the ND filter. I changed the Q/controls options and the problem vanished.
Dogman
Mentor
I occasionally had this problem when I bought my first XPro1. I solved it with a Lensmate thumb rest. The Lensmate fits the camera perfectly and is hinged to swing out of the way so you can turn the shutter and ISO dials. Before I got the Lensmate, I tried the generic models and none of them worked as well for me. The biggest downsides of the Lensmate rest is that it costs $60 and you can't use on camera flash while using it. The flash thing is not an issue for me--I can't remember the last time I used a flash...probably in the 1990's.
A Postscript here: I had a problem with the diopter dial on my XP2's. Every time I tried to use the cameras, the eyepiece was out of focus because I had rubbed the diopter correction dial against something while putting it in or taking it out of the bag. I could care less about cosmetics so the upper left side of my XP2 cameras have big hunks of gaffer's tape covering the corners. If you don't want to spend the $ for the Lensmate, just tape over the exposure compensation dial with gaffer's tape. It holds well and doesn't leave any sticky residue like electrical tape or duct tape.
A Postscript here: I had a problem with the diopter dial on my XP2's. Every time I tried to use the cameras, the eyepiece was out of focus because I had rubbed the diopter correction dial against something while putting it in or taking it out of the bag. I could care less about cosmetics so the upper left side of my XP2 cameras have big hunks of gaffer's tape covering the corners. If you don't want to spend the $ for the Lensmate, just tape over the exposure compensation dial with gaffer's tape. It holds well and doesn't leave any sticky residue like electrical tape or duct tape.
Ferdi
Newbie
I had the same problem. I too use a Thumbs Up and it prevents most of the troubles.
I have and this was my solution.