How does the Fuji X-T2 rate for 4K video?

I switched from Sony to Fuji back in the summer. The main reason was that the Fuji X-T2 was getting rave reviews and it had the features I needed at a price I could afford. It was also lighter than say a Nikon D500 or a Canon 7D and as I suffer with arthritis, lighter the better for me. Also, the X-T2 can record in 4K and comes with two memory card slots. I also love the retro look with actual controls that mean you can change lots of important settings without getting lin lost in the menu system (unlike with the Sony menu system).

I was really looking forward to my 60th birthday treat, a weekend at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone and I needed kit that could cope. As it happened, I was able to put my shiny new Fuji kit (X-T2, 50-140mm F2.8 lens, 1.4x TC and speed booster grip with higher FPS and longer battery life) to the test before the GP. I attended the Jim Thompson Hillclimb event at Harewood Speed Hillclimb in Yorkshire on 4th June 2017 and was able to get plenty of practice in with my new kit. I was able to, crucially, get plenty of practice in of panning to get those critical shots where the vehicle is in focus (or least the critical parts like driver) whilst the background is blurred to effectively convey a feeling of motion.

Panning is a tricky technique to master and I knew that I had zero experience so this was my opportunity to finesse my technique in time for the big event, the British GP at Silverstone. Throughout the day I was able to literally shoot thousands of images and some video (more of that later). Of course, not every image was in focus as the cars were only a few meters away and coming round a corner before passing in front of me at about a distance of maybe 7 - 8m away. Not the easiest circumstances in which to learn panning! However, a sufficient proportion were (I estimate my hit rate in terms of focus was about 80% - not bad for an amateur!).

My mistake probably, was not to remove the tele-converter as it meant that although a shot was in focus I didn't capture the whole car due to it being close and my focal range was equivalent to 107mm-299mm in the 35mm format. Even wide open, when the car parallel to me, 107mm meant I couldn't fit some cars in the frame. The smaller cars such as a Mini where ok but longer cars were partly out of frame. Also, my panning technique wasn't always up to scratch and some cars were partly out of frame. If my panning technique had been better I'd definitely have got more cars in frame.

Anyhow, this post poses the question about how well did the Fuji X-T2 cope with video and did it do a good job? Well I leave that your judgement. Check out the video above and feel free to leave comments.