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Thank you Jakob! I appreciate the support 🤙🏻

As of now I have the 16-80mm f/4 that I use most of the time. I also have the ttartisan 10mm f/2

a7cii seems like an incredible camera. Likely pretty different feeling using one vs the other. I’d use whatever feels best in your hand :)

I’ve had no problems with it! I also suggest going into the AF speed setting and pulling it down a little to give it a more natural focus pull. I have it set at -1 or -2 most of the time. If I’m shooting action though, like mountain biking, I’ll bump it up to 4 right away so that it catches the biker mid air. Long story short, it’s excellent in my opinion, but it is always able to be improved by dialing in focus settings.

Thanks a lot! 😃

Thank you for the support! I’m glad we share positions, and I look forward to having you around! Let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see from the channel 🤙🏻

It’s a really compelling option, and also quite fun! Makes for a beautiful combo 🤙🏻 thanks for watching 😊

Really appreciate that! Thanks for the support, and I most certainly won’t be stopping!

That spot is an all time great spot! I wasn’t doing much video when I travelled there so I don’t have footage, but man do I want to go back and make a movie or something haha. Possibly the most purely beautiful country I’ve ever seen

@@SamBugas it truly is! A d the walk there is so beautiful and relaxing. I tackled Iceland and Faroe the same trip. I would definitely do it again! . I go to Morroco in a month. Happy travels bro!

That really means a lot John! Will is the best in the business and someone I certainly look up to. I’m glad you enjoy! Thanks for sticking around 🤙🏻

Some will never agree, but I just don’t have as much fun with Sony cameras. They are absolutely excellent, but have never inspired me in any way.

That’s about as kind a conpliment as you could possibly give! Thank you immensely for the support. I shoot with the goal of holding onto a moments feeling, rather than just what it looked like, and I’m glad that translated for you! Thank you again, and happy to have you around!

I really appreciate that! 🤙🏻 I just love cameras and photos haha, makes it really easy and fun to chat about them! Cheers and thanks again for the support

Thank you! I really appreciate the support 😊

Than Nikon? I’ve used Sony and canon and can say comfortably that Nikon stacks up well at this point. The Z8 gives me better results than the canon did for sure. From the people that I know who shoot Panasonic, their main gripe with those cameras is their autofocus, and most would agree they are quite a bit behind. I will say though that all four brands are good enough to capture anything you want to capture. Amazing autofocus is a nice feature for sure, but it’s not essential for good photography by any means

Panasonic? They are behind all of them. They are known for video. Their image quality and lenses also lack. Nikon, canon, and Sony are pretty much the same spectrum in most use cases. Nikon z8 is amazing. Also has better image quality than the r52 even when it uses a mechanical shutter. Also while being a year newer;). but then again the r52 is just a firmware updated r5

Hey all kinds of great thoughts here! If I were you, I’d probably buy a grip for the ZF and call it good. That camera is really exceptional and you won’t find an upgrade in the Z6iii most likely. The Z6ii and Z7ii would both probably feel like a step back for you. It’s nice having a solid grip, but I’ve used the small rig grip for the ZF and loved the feel of the setup.

@@SamBugas that was fast :) thank you for getting back to me :) … ya probably you are right about getting a grip on my zf. I am sure z6iii is fantastic but somehow i do not get a that feeling i should get it. I just like z8 , zf combo as much better pairing in my eyes. Btw .. your thoughts about z6iii and hit dr topics online.

@@_krakra_Z6iii looks amazing, just not probably worth moving on from the excellent ZF. The Z6iii dynamic range thing was overblown. I’ve seen a few channels (Gerald undone being the best) explaining how the DR is totally fine and the hit on it is a misunderstanding about how the camera really works.

Can’t blame you for that choice! Just depends on what you’re using the camera for. For me, the slightly slower pace of those cameras (even though they’re much faster now than they used to be) isn’t quite enough for some of my work. To be honest, the GFX would be one of my top choices if money were no concern haha

@@SamBugas what was interesting Sam? I'm in Australia. The Z8 was still around $6000 and I waited for the GFX 100s II ... And it's absolutely amazing but yes, it was a bit more expensive, but you can't go wrong with the Z8. It's a great camera mate.

Love it! The 18-55 is a great lens as well. Can't go wrong either way, with so much versatility. I'm super curious about the new kit lens that supposedly resolves the sensor better.

Hey Derek, I have the 16-80mm f/4 glued to my camera these days.

Thanks for the support Scott! I have to be honest, I’ve dug into color grading a bit but haven’t really invested in implementing a good process yet. I use resolve and basically edit each clip with a four node structure: base color adjustments -> base exposure adjustments -> log conversion. That’s basically it right now. It’s just me being lazy. A more complex node tree I’ve set up that I’d like to perfect better includes 12 nodes that basically walk you through editing your frame much like a photo, from color balance to clarity, noise to offset, etc… I’ll make a video on it some day haha

Great question! The answer is both yes and no. I really enjoy the Fuji colors, especially in story driven moments, but Nikon has excellent colors as well. I’ve bounced around most major brands, and I feel that Nikon and Fuji are at the top (not counting leica). This is why the Fuji complements my Nikon well. Put simply, the Fuji colors are absolutely nice to have, but the Nikon is so exceptional in its own ways that I don’t feel like I’m missing anything when I use it.

It’s an absolute dream cam 🤙🏻😊

Hey Craig! I appreciate the support! I have two points around the 150-500. First, it’s just a bit bigger than I would have liked, and that means it comes with me on my bigger outings far less often. Second, I’ve had a hard time getting sharp shots since buying it. I have to admit that I have it a bit of a knock a while back, and unfortunately its focus system seems to be somewhat broken. Shots are all nearly sharp but just slightly off, and have been that way for months. Regardless of the damage I’ve caused it, I would by the 50-400 if I could do it over today. That lens looks exceptional! I thought I’d get the 150-500 to be a landscape/wildlife hybrid but in truth I’d rather have a smaller super zoom and something like the 400 PF or 600 PF (even if on rental for wildlife opportunities). Hope this provides some value haha.

@@SamBugas Good to know! I'm generally a native lens guy but there are 3 Tamron Z lenses that have my attention (50-400, 28-75 G2, 35-150).I think my long-long lens will be the 180-600, next spring. Thanks man!

@@csc-photo The 180-600 loos immaculate and I think that's a great choice. I'd love to use the 35-150 as well. That would be the absolutely perfect one and done solution. I use the 24-120 F4 which is also incredible, but that bright aperture on the 35-150 through the whole range would be insanity haha. Hope to give it a whirl at some point!

Hey Luis thanks for chiming in! Can’t tell you how happy I’d be for a tiny full frame Nikon like that (and not the ZF because it’s not as tiny as people think haha). For video work, B camera work, and the outings where I’d really like to be light, a 30 megapixel Z3 concept would be excellent 🤙🏻

Re: Left side focus mode button - agreed, it needs more customization choices. I think I've figured out that it's designed to be "squeezed" to activate with the lower-left corner of your left palm. That aside - I have it set to the normal AF Area / Release Mode setting, because I changed my Fn2 button to Cycle AF Mode (so handy!).

@@csc-photo Good setup! I don't use it for anything haha. I set the red record button to cycle AF because I always switch to the video mode when I am filming. That's worked well for me.

I subscribed, you do too, Bro!

Hey Ralph! Thanks for the support 🤙🏻 In many ways the crop doesn’t matter to me at all. I do have my Nikon Z8 (I’ll be releasing a review this week) that covers my more high stress moments, but in truth I’d be perfectly fine using the XT5 95% of the time. I’m surprised it died on you as I’ve found the battery is the best I’ve used on any camera. I always have a few though. To be honest, the Sony is a better camera in almost every way. I’ve used Sony and really disliked the cameras. I found them lifeless, and I put a ton of value in the way a camera feels in my hand. Some people might disagree, but for me it really matters. The Fuji feels so good to use that I end up using it a lot, and the files are as good as most cameras on the market. Autofocus is never going to stack up against Sony, and with moving people it can be finicky. You can usually dial it in a little in the settings, and with a quick focusing lens like the newer glass, everything seems to be more reliable and zippy. The old glass is truly old for Fuji haha. All said, I’d go with the camera you feel more excited about picking up. These are both some of the nicest cameras on the market.

@@SamBugas Thanks so much for the thoughtful and helpful reply. I should say that the battery wasn't the issue when the XT5 blacked out. I was continuously taking photos, and all of a sudden the camera died. I had to take out the battery, wait, and then could wake it up again.That one incident doesn't affect my decision since I am coming back to it. And I come back because I just love how the Fuji handles. My XT20 (sold today) was meant as a travel camera because I did not want to haul all my Nikon FF gear with me anymore, and even that small camera produced publishable images (actually, one photo was licensed for a book cover). I used more often than my other camera but then found its limitations (mainly AF, EVF taking ages to come on) a bit frustrating. The thing is that the XT5's AF is just fine in 90% of all scenarios, but the 10% of missed shots just bugs me. As always, there will be trade-offs. And in the end, you are right, these are both great cameras. Since I still have some Fuji lenses, I might stay with Fuji.

@@raveG244that AF will always be a reason I prefer having a second camera that can handle the tougher moments. I also find I can push my low light ideas further with FF. It’s never an easy call, and to have either camera is a crazy cool opportunity; like you said, they’re both great!

Perfect camera in so many ways 🤙🏻😊 thanks for the support 😄

Hey Craig! Glad you found it as well! Still very new here, but I can say I’ll certainly be continuing. It’s too much fun to work on these. Thanks for the support 🤙🏻

Great Advice and some crazy scenarios that you "didn't" partake in lol. I've personally treated mine like a rough tool, taking it on climbs, treks, rainy day wanders and a whole lot more. So far it's build quality has been every bit as good as I would ask for. I've heard others that don't feel it is as high quality as it should be, but I suppose time will tell. My X-T2 was a weapon when I had it, I hope the X-T5 lasts as well as it's older brother did. Thanks for chatting!

I'm so glad it was helpful! Cheers

Hey, great question! I have it set so that one card records pictures and the other records videos, and if one fills it will start to do both on the other. It sometimes feels glitchy and I find photos on both, but I’m sure that’s something that I am doing wrong haha. If I were in something like a wedding, I’d be recording photos to both cards for redundancy. Cheers 🤙🏻

@@SamBugas thanks mate! What kind of SD card do you use?

Stoked to have you around! Thanks for watching 🤙🏻

Hey so glad it was helpful! They are easy cameras to manipulate to your liking! Good luck and have fun 🤙🏻

Fuji definitely knows how to make a great looking file right out of the camera, RAW or JPEG, they are such practically useful cameras 🤙🏻

Hey! What a great question. I’ve only used the ZF shortly, but I know enough to make a few assumptions. If you are pushing the cameras autofocus, the Nikon is always going to win, but in your case, that doesn’t seem to be a concern. It then boils down to image quality, lenses, fun factor, etc… given you’re asking about trekking, the Fuji would be the lighter kit, so that matters a fair deal. The images out of both are top tier. I would say the Nikon will be a fair bit better for low light, and generally will give a technically better photograph due to the advantages that full frame has (and the beautiful sensor they put in the ZF). However, the Fuji, while perhaps less technically perfect, spits out some of the best looking files and photos I’ve ever seen. In other words, you can’t go wrong with either. Personally I don’t love how the ZF feels in my hand, and I do love the XT5, but this is rather personal, and my experience shouldn’t guide your assumption about feel in hand. The ZF will be a bit tougher, but that also adds to the weight. If you are doing much video work, the ZF will be substantially better as well. As for lenses, I absolutely love Fuji and Nikon lenses (which is why I am in both systems). You can’t go wrong, but Fuji lenses will be lighter, and cheaper, so if you break them while trekking it won’t hurt as much haha. I won’t tell you one is a better choice than the other because there’s too much subjective information to consider. The Nikon ZF is the better camera, but there’s a reason I bought the XT5 rather than the ZF, I’ll leave it at that haha.

I was shooting with only the 16-80mm f4

I make these videos because they give me joy and allow me to express myself. It’s a shame you see that as pretentious, but hey to each their own. Wild you decided to click, watch, and comment which is by definition pretentious compared to the random joe who’s just doing their thing making videos.

Great use case! It’s a system that works well for me, but there’s hardly a “right” way to do it. I feel if it works with your brain while shooting, it’s a good system haha

Super accurate. I will say that I use the Fuji for almost all my video and it works fine. I mostly do still frame video shots and slow pans, so it’s not being pushed, but it does just fine for that stuff. The autofocus also works fine for street and people moving, just not moving fast haha. It’s the perfect camera for many many people

@@SamBugas I can see that. Like I said, AF-C on Fuji isn't wrong, it's just slow. Everything else about the shooting experience is incredible, at least for my preferences. I think it's one of the funny big-picture things about photography that the more you "need" some advanced tool/aid, the less well it works. I'm fine zone-/pre- focusing people, pets, and some degree of sports/action. But, at some point even with crazy high ISO, you have to open the aperture enough that your hit rate plummets. That's when AF-C and subject detection would really help. But, that's also when the camera can't see enough to really get it right. I'm lucky in that there are a couple good rental shops near me. If I need to shoot sports/action outside of incredible light, I'll just rent something. It's expensive, but it's not nearly as expensive as actually buying gear I don't like as much just for something I rarely care to do.

Thanks for the support Neil!! I really appreciate it. More on the way 🤙🏻

Hey thanks for the support 🤙🏻 feedback means everything! Happy to have you around 🤙🏻

Much appreciated 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

@@SamBugas I’m deciding between a Zf and and XT5 right now. Would love your thoughts on why you think your photos on the XT5 were some of your favourites even though you have the incredibly powerful z8 Thank you!

@@2and20 Fun spot to be as both cameras are incredible. If I were you, I would decide which lenses you prefer. I love both Nikon and Fuji lenses, and each have their merits. Full transparency, the Nikon ZF is the better camera between the two in almost every way, but that shouldn't be why you choose it. If you are shooting with a high need for autofocus (sports, events, etc...) the Nikon will be far superior. However, I like the feeling and act of using the Fuji much more. Both will produce beautiful files. As for why the X-T5 files were some of my favorites, I believe it has to do with two things. First, I was shooting with the 16-80mm lens which is excellent for story telling and has a beautiful look to it. Second, the fuji files are less digital than the Nikon, and for storytelling moments, the fuji has a very authentic look that I am drawn to. You can create that effect with the files from the Nikon, but because I took so many with the Fuji, I came away with more from that camera. The Z8 is a far better camera, and ZF likely is as well, but Fuji lenses are some of my favorite, and quite frankly, you cant go wrong with either camera. It entirely depends on what your shooting needs are.

@@SamBugas this is helpful. When you say the fuji files are "less digital", do you mean they are "film like"? How hard would it be for you to get your z8 files to look like the fuji files do you think? I have done a bit of editing on some of my nikon files and can never get it quite right

@2and20 I suppose film like is somewhat accurate. Fuji files are certainly not akin to film, but closer than most modern cameras. I don’t really try to replicate the Fuji look on my Nikon, so I can’t speak much to that. I can say, though, that I have no problem getting photos to match between both cameras when I need a cohesive set of photos (commercial work).

Super interesting experience with the lenses! I only have the 16-80mm f4 which I doubt resolves the 40mp very well, but to my eye, it’s plenty good enough. My plan with the Fuji, given that I also shoot with the Nikon, is to pretty much exclusively shoot with primes when I can afford them, and have the 16-80 be my “do everything” lens. I never end up using jpegs from either camera, but that’s only because of how I prefer my finished edits. The Fuji jpegs are stunning to say the least

Hey! I shoot raw without film presets. I leave it all standard. I haven’t updated it in a long time so I can’t speak to the current update. Autofocus is perfectly fine for me right now 🤙🏻

The x100vi looks absolutely incredible. The one chance I had to play with it, I loved it, but it doesn’t really replace something like the Xt5. Glad to hear you found the right camera for you! Brand appreciation is in all of us, whether we admit it or not hahaha

Thanks for joining and getting in touch! I’ve had the flags for years, but they’re wearing down quite a bit… thanks again!

Thank you! More to come, and I certainly hope it grows as well! You make it happen by reaching out and being kind, thank you!

Heyyy, thanks for the feedback 🤙🏻 the X-T2 is so dang good for so many reasons. It is a notable jump to the X-T5/other new models though. Let me know if I can help answer any questions as you look at upgrading. Cheers to NZ 🤙🏻

Great points Oscar and thank you for calling attention to that. I shoot raw, standard profile, no film simulations or anything special. I believe Fuji has a way of rendering colors that is very pleasing and that is the Fuji look to me. I do not understand camera technology enough to explain how this happens, but I do know that each camera company has different colors that are emphasized or rendered in a more pleasing way even on normal raw files. I also agree that Leica files are incredible, and it boils down to color cast and contrast (in my opinion). I will try to explain this more clearly moving forward. Thanks again for chiming in and watching! The xt5 is an incredible camera, and I agree, there’s been way too many videos bashing it, likely just so they can get views. Cheers 🤙🏻

@@SamBugas thank you 🙏

The fuji sensor is a bit different from everybody else's, specifically the arrangement of color filters. I don't "know", but I think that's part of it. As for the film sims...I generally prefer Capture One's interpretations to the in-camera ones (and they are subtly but obviously different if you shoot jpg+raw and look at them next to each other or do an ABX test). fwiw, between film sim bracketing (it just makes 3 jpgs from each raw capture) and x-raw-studio, there's a lot to play with even after the fact if you prefer fuji's film sims.

@@587583922 incredible insights 🤙🏻 thank you for the info. I’ve noticed the sims on jpegs vs raw overlays in cap 1 and Lightroom is definitely different (as you say). I don’t use the sims hardly ever, but if I do, I usually just stick with jpeg and ignore my inner impulses to edit much hahaha

@@SamBugas i tend to wind up shooting very contrasty scenes, just because of what I like to point the camera at. If I had a complaint about the xt5, it's that i can't configure exactly where the highlight alerts go off like you can on a couple cameras. It'll retain detail brighter than it tells you it will (even with natural live view, which removes the film sim from evf/lcd and lets you basically see the raw). As a result, I'm often compromising in camera and adjusting shadows, highlights, or both in CO...basically JPGs aren't really an option a lot of the time unless I want to manage a bunch of custom profiles...which isn't what i call fun. At least right now, i mostly switch the sim based on what I want to see in the viewfinder (usually acros+r) and then decide later. I did an event-ish thing last weekend that I was sure I'd end up printing in b/w...nope. Classic Chrome (capture one's version) won by a mile with very little editing necessary. Based on what I was seeing IRL, i don't know that i even would have looked at it in camera that way.