I don't have the 80/1.9, but I just tried it with the 135/2.8. It did a pretty good job with my glasses off. With glasses on it, like every other face-detect I've tried, focuses on the glasses. I can do THAT with ordinary AF. 

Sadly, using Phocus as a remote turns face-detect off, so I had to use a mirror.

I've seeked advise how best to handle HB post processing, and have given up searching for a simple route that doesn't require a lengthy workflow with 2 different editors, Phocus and Luminar Neo.

Perhaps like many, HB isn't the only camera system being used, and DNG handling is required. Preference on my end isn't to use Phocus for editing of non-HB files.

For key HB photos, running through Phocus and output into tiff for full color retention before using Luminar Neo to finalize is current approach. For others, running through Adobe DNG Converter, output into DNG for Luminar Neo is workflow; fully understand those HB files will not have all adjustments intact, albeit they are not far out of whack.

With the 80mm at aperture 1.9, the face detection focuses precisely on the pupil and the veins in the eyeball.

Quote from: Patrick CM on Today at 06:57:18 AMTry

Go to 'File' then 'Export' and choose 'Export As'. In the dialog box, select 'JPEG' as the format. You'll see several options to tweak.

Thank you. I will give this a try "export and save a copy"

Try

Go to 'File' then 'Export' and choose 'Export As'. In the dialog box, select 'JPEG' as the format. You'll see several options to tweak.

use 'save a copy'.

This is just how photoshop is doing this. Not a X2D filebug.

Doing my usual routine. (did not create jpg in camera).  Edit raw in Photoshop (from lightroom classic). Change to 8 bit.   Then downsize
Save as.   But only jpeg 2000. Comes up no option in photoshop to save to jpg

I am sure I am missing something.  But help would be appreciated

I was recently taking some pics at my daughter's wedding and was using my 28p and 55v on my X2D. I noticed that face detect was often difficult with the 28p unless I was very close to my subjects. With the new 25/2.5v, would there be any improvement in face detect due to the improved quality of the 25, and because it is 2.5 vs 4.0? I would imagine one would have to be closer with the 25v to try to match up with the 28p, but I was just wondering if this feature would improve with a higher quality/ faster lens. Thanks for any comments.

I would find it actually very useful for night photography because X series cameras render the scene completely black in the preview below a certain level of ambient light at night.

Could anybody confirm this feature is really absent on the X1D II?

I can confirm that "drive to infitiy" works on my X2D with all the new lenses (XCD 25V, XCD 28P, XCD 38V, XCD 55V, and XCD 90V). It also works with XCD 21 (make sure that firmware 0.6.1 is installed). I don't have any other XCD lenses. It does not work with my HC 3,2/150 N (firmware 19.1.0) and it also doesn't work with my HC 4,5/300 (firmware 17.0.0).

I actually use this function quite a lot, mainly for night photography. It's always good when you don't have to focus manually to infinity, the results are always excellent.