Having the lens hood on in storage position makes using the manual focus ring impossible

The X-T1 has great focusing in terms of both, speed and accuracy (I have lenses 18mm f2, 35mm f1.4, and 60mm f2.4).

My Canon USM/STM lenses had the ability to instantly override AF, but it was hard to achieve good critical focus using the OVF with large apertures

Bad continuous focus, one of the announced improvements, at least with the 35mm f/1.4 with latest firmware 3.10 (I believe that the lens is to blame in this issue): To give an idea, I made a test in an ideal and easy focusing situation: Camera mounted on a tripod set on continuous focus on a static/contrasty object with everything on the same plane (a wall with dark/light paintings) on daylight an easy focusing subject the focus is always moving back and forth, it never stops

However, if you are in a situation where manual focus is adequate, the manual focus assist methods on this camera is wonderful and makes focusing very easy.

The Fujifilm only had one option, which was maybe 5x at best and insufficient for really razor-sharp focus

Manual focus assists: The focus peaking especially works really well; though the rangefinder B&W split screen was less useful than I hoped (since the patch tends to get quite noisy affecting visibility)8

Edit March 16, 2014: Tried to use it for a portrait session, and sadly the back button focus "mode" (Focus in manual, and using AF-L to focusing) is very inaccurate for precise focusing and shallow depth of field, because, as I mentioned in my first impressions the focusing area in manual focus mode, although you can change its position, you can't change its size!, and the default size it's huge compared to an eye in a portrait, so at the end I couldn't use the back button focus option at all :(

but it's simply far inferior to a good mechanical focus lens, and not in keeping with the "retro thinking" and design of their other bodies

Focus is super fast on my 18-135

(green light stays turned on confirming focus is ok) although you keep pressing half way the shutter button (as continuous focus should work)

I was worried the focusing would be an issue, but it's actually very fast and accurate

Love the split-screen and the dedicated button for magnified critical focussing

For the best responsiveness (fast auto-focus and fast time from turning on the camera to first shot), I highly recommend you go to Power Management in the 2nd Set Up menu and turn on HIGH PERFORMANCE.

With the digital split image focus assist option enabled, a small second screen is displayed within the EVF, which displays the selected focus point under magnification for accurate focus checking

To keep this concise, I will simply list the positives and negatives, staring with the negatives because there are so few!Negative - - Focus speed - If you are wanting to predominantly shoot sports or animals on the run, then this may not be the camera for you.

Slower focus, lessor color depth, slower shooting ability, poorer build quality, and the list goes onNow having said that I sold ALL my camera gear off in the anticipation of this camera and lens system

Manual focus in general is good and bad

Bad continuous focus, one of the announced improvements, at least with the 35mm f/1.4 with latest firmware 3.10 (I believe that the lens is to blame in this issue): To give an idea, I made a test in an ideal and easy focusing situation: Camera mounted on a tripod set on continuous focus on a static/contrasty object with everything on the same plane (a wall with dark/light paintings) on daylight an easy focusing subject the focus is always moving back and forth, it never stops

My Canon USM/STM lenses had the ability to instantly override AF, but it was hard to achieve good critical focus using the OVF with large apertures

It will be very disappointing for all of those who use back button focus unless you don't need a precise focus

manual controls are awsome, Focus is fast with lots of great manual focus tools so you can use your old cameras manual focus lenses

Fast focus speed, beautiful color, lovely skin color,

This camera is fully capable of 8fps while focusing continuously

I had an x100, and loved its ergonomics, but sold it because of the slow focus

I purchased a Rokinon 12mm F2.0, a fully manual lens, shortly after and the Fuji makes it so simple to use with the excellent manual focus assist

Also as I also mentioned before, with the 35mm f/1.4 the continuous focus never locks and keeps searching/moving after reaching focus, so again for back focus button "mode" (with continuous focus, as back button focus is supposed to be used) can't really be used with shallow depth of field, so have to set the back button focus to single and not continuous, which takes away lot of the advantages of back button focus (having single and continuos focus all in one without changing settings).Using the Rokinon 85mm f/1.4+Metabones speedbooster, creates great images, with amazing out of focus area and great FF look images, and it's actually usable manually focusing wide open (softer images though than with something equivalent on a FF DSLR), contrary to manual focusing this lens on any DSLR I have ever tried before (even with a focusing screen I once installed)

Still testing, but can say continuous focus is still useless, it keeps hunting going in and out of focus (using Fujinon 56 mm f/1.2 and Fujinon 35mm f/1.4), tried it with half pressing shutter and on manual focus using back button set to continuous

I shoot manual focus and love it

With a fast focusing lens like the 70-200mm, how well that camera does at picking things up and focusing on them is amazing!

Will this do all of the 3-D focus tracking like the D7100 will?

The entire Fujifilm line of cameras, as well as the Fujinon lenses (yes, the cameras are called "FujiFILM" even though most Fuji cameras do not use film, and the lenses are called "FujiNON;" the entire imaging division is a part of the larger company, Fuji Heavy Industries) seem simply to rack up one stellar review after another, and this ranges all the way from the entry level X-A1 camera (which knocks out some superlative photos in spite of being a cheap-o camera with a cheap-o kit lens) all the way to XPro1 and X-T1 models, which are much more expensive, and aimed at a different audience

These lenses are so good that even when I shoot with my cheap-o X-A1 entry level Fuji camera, the results can be extraordinary

this continues to be my favorite APC-S camera of all I have bought recently and will remain in my collection.