The Best and Worst of The Fuji X System
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- Опубліковано 22 чер 2024
- In this video, I discuss the things that I love and am not so crazy about when it comes to the Fuji X system. There are absolutely reasons why the Fuji X system is so popular, and we explore those in today's episode. But there may be some things about the Fuji X system that might make you want to avoid it all together. We also go over those aspects.
0:00 Intro
2:36 Colors and Image Quality
4:27 Size and Weight
5:21 Cost
6:50 Lens Choices
8:05 Fun Factor
9:26 Autofocus
11:14 Firmware, Stability & Support
12:16 Build Quality
14:00 Menu System
15:55 Conclusion
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What do you love about shooting on the Fuji X system? What do you hate about it? Tell me about it below!
Thank you for the video, so true…
The main gripe I have with the autofocus on my XH2 and XH2s ist the fact that it Tricks you into believing the focus is good (green box), but when you review the photos, the focus is off. I have not had that with my Canon DSLR I used before.
What I like most? Yes, being able to use JPGs straight out of camera a lot of times when in not too challenging light situations. Great colors. Saving time.
Bingo! Nothing worse than getting a green box, only to see the eye out of focus when you import it into your RAW editor. Lame!
Thanks for watching!
Yep
Having the same problem, of course! Some lenses do work a little better on my X-T5 vs my X-T2, but... it's not much better, not at all! I get a green mark stating the camera acquired focus much faster than the X-T2... but when I get to review the images I get seriously disappointed! Many are not in focus at all. I really like both cameras.. but it's getting very frustrating. I had a Sony A7III (an older camera) and it was super reliable in terms of focusing system and quite swifter than the X-T5. Don't understand why Fujifilm doesn't work on that, for good.
I was tired after 10 years sold all Fuji and bought A7iV with 4 small f1.8 lenses and this just works. I shoot 99%raw because I like edit my photos and I very often shoot at night. For me really good switch, but not everybody has the same needs;) now I very often have to move Clarity to minus because photos are too sharp ;)
The important thing is that you found something that works for you. And yes, there is about absolutely such a thing as "too sharp." I experience that on my Canon RF system.
I am a former Fuji user......Sold it almost a year ago for A6700...oh man....I never thought Sony would as good as people make it to be.... the AF is so easy to work with.
Sony AF is solid.
@@KevinDeal BUT! I do miss Fuji jpeg files lol though moving to Sony made me a RAW shooter and I start to adapt and I found a whole new world beyond where camera color simulation is no longer so relevant lol
My son is shooting an A6700 right now, and the AF is so much better, in my applications, I am tempted to go that route.
@@mrgumby1954 You will not regret it!
@@mrgumby1954 It's a good camera, from what I've seen.
Now a video about pros and cons of Canon please!
Funny you mention that......
I'm editing that video right now. It will be released in the next week.
@@KevinDeal ♥️👏🙏
@@amermeleitor video is out on Canon
Well done Kevin . I just sold what was left of my Fuji X cameras and lenses.. Are they bad cameras ... No , I just found that I no longer used them vey much.. Is APS-C cameras bad ? No.. You did an excellent job of explaining the Pros and cons of the Fuji System. Keep in Mind .. All camera systems have their Cons and their Pros... Best wishes Kevin. Keep doing the great videos.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the kind words!
I am a bit of a Fujifilm fanboy, a 70 year old One. I really enjoyed watching your video. Despite my enthusiasm for the Fuji X system. I find no fault with any of your comments. Thanks for pointing out things that annoy the heck out of me. I may be in denial about many of these things, but it’s great to hear them out loud. .
Thanks for watching!
Very good and very interesting review. Hope that Fuji could take it in account.
I hope so too
Great Video Budy! Keep it up!
Thank you !
How UA-cam didn’t recommend your channel before . Awesome content !!!
I appreciate that! Just glad you found me!
Absolutely great video, I'm a Fuji user myself (XH2/XH2s) And man, I like the cameras... actually. But the more I get into professionalism, the more I notice the disadvantages (which will soon become too big for me).
Why doesn't Fuji manage to program/install a proper autofocus? I have the feeling that with every update it gets worse and worse. Especially since the camera is really deceiving you. The green box with the XH2s lies perfectly on the eye of the bird/human or whatever animal and then you look at the photos and are just disappointed. I hope that they get this fixed somehow, otherwise I can see myself flirting with Sony. The Alpha 7V is almost around the corner for the end of 24 and the beginning of 25 and I hardly believe that the autofocus will not be worse than with the A7IV. It's MUCH better when it comes to autofocus than the XH2s, for example, and doesn't even use the latest AI technology like an a7Rv or a6700. The XH2s' stacked sensor doesn't help either. It's simply absurd that a camera with a stacked sensor performs so poorly when it comes to AF. Makes me sad because I love my FUji cameras, but I really can't handle the fact that when I shoot my photos are declared as "sharp" with the little green box and are simply not sharp in Lightroom.
You can almost say that if you want to have the Fuji experience, you should buy an older used one and do a little shooting, but for anything more professional, stay away from Fuji. At least at the moment. Makes me very sad.
Yes, I shoot on Fuji for fun. Unfortunately it misses too much to be a consideration for most of my professional work.
@@KevinDeal it makes me very angry, i started as just a hobby and for some shooting its totaly fine, but more and more i get drawn into more "professional work". i guess my endgoal will be keeping the XH2 with some lenses like my viltrox-trinity (13mm, 27mm, 75mm) and maybe my xf16-55 and the xh2s with my telephotos goes to the vendor to grab someday a Sony FF with a AF which can handle the "normal" stuff what fuji cant.
I started off with Fuji half a year ago as a hobby and I'm really happy with it. I got a non-flagship XT30 Mark II. Maybe because I'm not a professional photographer I don't see the Cons outweighing the Pros. The slow AF does suck though, especially when I try to get shots of my kids running around.
Really great and differentiated video. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks.
You brought up a few things that other UA-camrs haven't mentioned, and for that, I thank you. I don't own an X system camera, but I do have an ancient FinePix S6000fd that, even with all of its ancient technology, is a good camera that's fun to use. After using that for about 10-years, I bought an Olympus O-MD E-M10 II and I've been using that for about 8 years. The JPGs SOC are very good, although I do sometimes edit to lighten shadows. I've been getting the itch to get into the X system, so I've been spending a lot of time reading reviews and watching videos on the various cameras. I'm starting to think I should stay with what I have, though. If film wasn't so expensive, I'd go back to my Minolta XE-7 and make use of all the lenses and accessories I have for it.
I try to be honest. Thanks!
I’m a Fuji user, and I completely agree with your assessment. Overall, I love my Fuji cameras (XT5 and x100F), but they definitely have some quirks and annoyances, with suboptimal autofocus at the top of the list. Btw, I solved Fuji’s autofocus problem. I bought a manual focus lens! Problem solved!
Yes. I learned in the studio on my Fuji GFX, just put it in manual. I'm better than their autofocus. lol
Well done. Agreed on all points. I'm used to the menu system and use only manual focus, so the negatives are few. For landscape, the X and GFX systems are working well. Sony, Nikon, or Canon would be my choice if I were shooting action. Also agree on brand loyalty. Whichever tool is best for the job, that's the one I will use.
If I shot landscapes, Fuji would be an excellent choice because the shortcomings aren't as applicable. The AF stuff would be moot for landscape photographers. The menus, you can memorize those. My only reservation shooting landscapes would be the weather sealing can be defeated, so I'd be cautious about that. Other than that, I'd have a pretty easy experience shooting landscapes on Fuji (both X and GFX).
I really like the photos you chose to display here.. great style and setups for the portraits
Thank you very much! Always greatly appreciated to get compliments on my work. I figured it's more relatable than taking pictures of charts and brick walls to talk about how good or how bad something is. Real world work is the only way I know how to support my statements.
Appreciate your pros and cons. Since 1972 I have owned Nikon Nikormat EL, Canon Rebel, Sony RX100iv & vii and the Fuji X S10. My Fuji was lost in London so deciding on a replacement. My revelation was going small with the Sony. Those menus look similar to Canon. Generally regarding menus I have had no big issues with Fuji. I understand how to manipulate it and save my most used features in the my menu. Generally I find that you must understand the menus in order to take advantage of ANY cameras features. I will stick with a mirrorless camera and most likely a new X S20.
That XS20 is a fine camera. I'm sure it will give you years of great shots.
Solid review 🔥
Thank you.
I have shot at least 250,000 photos on FujiFilm and I think you are spot on. Especially the bugs just updated my xt-5 to 3.01 and now I get some transfer screen flash up go away and the camera is locked up WTH FUJI??? The menus are a bit clunky but one nice thing is once I get all my customs set I rarely have to dive into them now. Lol I love my Fuji's and hope they keep pushing them to continue improving them.
Yeah, my cons are never to talk smack about the system. More that I hope Fuji watches, listens and applies improvements for future cameras. I'm rooting for them to succeed!
Thanks for watching!
I absolutely agree with everything you say, both the advantages and the disadvantages. That being said, I've recently owned an XS20 (previously a Nikon user) and despite the drawbacks, I'm in love with my camera.
Waiting for you new presets for C1!!
Greetings
I'm doing some final testing. I think I'll have those presets out by June.
Thanks for stopping by!
One thing you didn't mention that I never knew I needed was having an aperture control ring on the lens. When I bought my Sigma 10-18 XF lens I was so disappointed it didn't have an aperture ring. Shooting with Fuji has spoiled me.
I'm one of the weird ones who is indifferent about the aperture ring. I just program it to a command dial and turn it off. I bump it sometimes and end up at f22 and one why my image is so dark.
I know I'm in the minority though.
@@KevinDeal +1,
maybe because I come from another system, but I don't find any advantage in having control of the aperture on the lens. In fact sometimes it's annoying (jumps from "A" to some number you don't want)
@@ramonarias1234 I'm in the same boat as you. Canon is my primary system, but Fuji diehards love it so much that often times if it doesn't come with a lens, it's a dealbreaker. Personally, I like the Canon control ring, which allows you to assign it to anything, including aperture. Much more useful in my opinion.
To me, the Canon EOS command dial (1987)for aperture and shutter, are the “new” way. When I was a kid film cameras the lens is where you adjusted aperture and the body shutter. Which mainly holds over into the cinema world to this day. I still shoot film, various camera types, however, my daily work cameras are Canon digital. My edc camera is my lovely Fuji X pro 2.
Your comments on APSC vs. Full Frame is on Point! I learned photography on APSC then moved to full frame. To this day my best client work is from a Canon 90D. 32mp apsc sensor was not forgiving. I had to learn the exposure triangle. I have second shot a wedding on a Fuji. They are user friendly
Thanks. It all starts at the exposure triangle. Thanks for watching!
Everything spot on. I am shooting Fuji X since times of Xtrans 1.
Thanks for watching!
Thx for the honest opinion. There are not many UA-camrs, who don't tell lies straight into Your eyes, with affiliate links to the gear they reviewing, in discription of the video 😎
Thanks, I always try to keep it honest. Heck, I even talk about cons that aren't cons to me, but may be cons to others. I just think people should know what they're getting themselves into before they spend their money.
I have affiliate links and do get free stuff from time to time, but I always disclose it and I won't review something for a company unless they let me talk about the cons as well. Otherwise, what good am I?
I appreciate you stopping by!
I shoot both Fuji X and Nikon Z and your assessment is spot on. Fuji just released firmware 3.01 for autofocus for the X-T5, and hopefully it improves the camera's inconsistent AF. The X-T5 is my favorite travel camera of all time with its beautiful jpegs. The Fuji colors are the best in the industry IMO. I use the Z8 and Z9 for action photography, but the cameras and lens are bulkier and heavier. The Nikon jpegs are good, but not Fuji class. I generally shoot RAW with my Nikons in difficult theater lighting and Fuji for travel and scenics. I would like to switch entirely to Fuji, but as you stated, Fuji needs to make some improvements with their X series cameras.
On my other You Tube Channel (my podcast) my partner shoots on a Z8 and we did a Fuji / Nikon swap. I gotta say, that Z8 is a damn fine camera, and if I ever left Canon (no plans) for my main system, I'd likely go that route.
Back to Fuji, I don't think firmware upgrades are the answer. I think a complete redesign of the Xtrans sensor (the 6th generation) is their next opportunity to really address AF deficiencies that have the X system currently stuck in 2018.
@@KevinDeal Agreed! This is why I am not jumping ship from Nikon yet.
Spot on, I totally agree on all points. The AF is bad, but as a hobby photographer, I can live with that. For professional shoots this would be a major issue. The build quality concerns me most. Even as a hobby photographer I need a camera which actually works. Once you pay attention you will find quality issues mentioned all over the place. This also keeps me away from Sony, which might be better concerning build quality, but it's still not close to Canon or Nikon (at least according to some comparing reviews).
Canon and Nikon (to me) make the best bodies. Fuji, I just keep it out of the rain.
Thanks for this Kevin. No BS here boys. To be up front, I'm not a pro, yes I do some paid gigs, not a fanboy of anything, but I use a Canon APS-C as my workhorse and shoot with Fujifilm for straight up fun. I find both ecosystems have their bugs. They're machines/computers. I prefer the manual/old school nature of Fuji X-T cameras, the colour, the film simulations. The menus are, yup, different. Don't care. But then, I'm not trying to make a living with my gear. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience. Thank you. 🙏 Cheers
Thanks for stopping by! I love both systems for different reasons
Thank you. I like your video. I watched too many “pro” videos about Fujifilm. This is good!
Thanks. I appreciate the kind words!
Thanks for sharing, I switched from Canon R6 to Fuji XH2s and agree the AF wasn’t great initially but I have to admit with the recent firmware update it has almost closed the gap, on my last wedding i was surprised I only noticed a handful of out of focus shots were I would usually get around 10% however personally i would recommend people doing one take only Pro work to stick to Nikon, Canon or Sony although i haven’t had the Fuji freeze a lot it has happened on couple of occasions were its a worry, the high iso noise also isnt as good as most modern FF cameras, i am now looking at buying into the Nikon Zf as third party lenses are becoming available, this will make it more affordable for me unlike Canon were I simply just couldn’t afford the RF Pro lenses. The Fuji lenses are fantastic though and i will still keep the system for my personal stuff and take along side a FF body during gigs. But I don’t recommend as a main camera but thats just me.
Spot on. Fuji is like the perfect second system for a lot of photographers.
Relatively new to photography. Switched from Sony A6500 to X-T5 a year ago and the dials have helped me get to grips with understanding the exposure triangle and to me this outweighs any auto focus differences.
And that's what is the most important. If the camera is designed in such a way that it improves your photography, then you are on the right system!
Thanks for watching!
Yep. Agree with your pros and cons. H-2's/50Sii's. Lexar cards (gone!) and C settings location save in the menu system are my top two gripes. AF for eyes, I/we don't have the failure % you experience,
Thanks! I LOVE updating firmware over the app!
I wonder what that's about. I've been shooting lexars on my xt5 for about a year now as a full time wedding photographer. Haven't had problems.
Thanks for your honesty about Fuji. I completely agree with the majority of your points. I learned with film canon cameras with manual lens many years ago , but come Fuji!!! We all they can do better.I personally think that we are being strung along because we love the colors and are willing to work around the downfalls. If canon does open up the rf line for third party lenses, i think will be leaning that way.
I think Fuji has to address their AF. It’s inevitable. Every firmware update claims they made adjustments to improve the AF. I don’t really notice.
Nice video Kevin. Do you think A7R III focus better than XH2s on sports photography? Thank you for your time.
I've never directly compared those two cameras, but in general, I find Sony to have a better autofocus than Fuji.
Very helpful!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
As someone who owns cameras in 3 of the major systems (Sony, Nikon, Fuji and 10 years back Canon) I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Fuji, they are amazingly fun photographic tools that motivate you to shoot but their menu is horrendous, and AF system is still like 4 years away from the leading brands (mostly due to old lenses too) and the camera bodies wear pretty fast, especially the newer models like the xt5 and xh2
Yeah. I can live with the bodies wearing and can learn the menus, but the AF needs to be addressed ASAP in my opinion
Having come back from Sony, I’d say that Sony’s menu still are the worst. But their AF is light years ahead of everyone else’s.
@@justenn9949 I own both and it’s not close, Fuji is by far the worst, Sony has new menus and once you set it up you rarely access the menus, conversely, my xt5 doesn’t have enough custom buttons and the my menu function is quite limited! Anyways both brands could learn from Hasselblad and canon
I don't have any issues with camera wear. My xt1, xt2, xt3, xt5, xpro 2 and x100s are still in great condition. My lenses are too.
@@f.n.rapidc8 I've had better luck with Fuji lenses. The cameras, not so much.
From 🇨🇭 : In my eyes the speed of the autofocus of the x systems is more than ok, even for street photography and the batterie slot is also sufficient even for my big hands. I still love my little powerful X-T20 camera. What now...?
Only you can answer “what now”. If it works for your situation that’s great. I love my XT20.
This is a good review. Hopefully Fujifilm see practical reviews like this. I have debated others who have AF issues as I have not the same AF issues except where you note the 20% miss rate. Fujifilm’s highly customizable AF-C might also be its Achille’s heel. The rapid pace of firmware updates may also be a big issue. Normally one would expect longer trial periods before release. But the number of complaints about AF does warrant some deep introspection at Fujifilm. There are too many complaints coming now after the latest firmware updates for this to be chalked up to user experience alone.
Thank you
You hit the nail on the head with AF-C. Instead of making it so customizable, just make it work. Canon and Sony just figured out what you're trying to do and they simply do it. And when you do decide to further customize it, it's easy to see how your changes worked. Fuji is like "Select the Cheetah Icon or Select the Person On Skis". How about you just follow the person around and be intuitive in AF-C? Lol
Great video. As someone who has been heavily invested in Fuji for over 8 years - but also shoots Canon - you are absolutely right. Both the pros and the cons you list here are fair and balanced. I love my Fujis but damn the autofocus is weak and those menus are a mess! 😂
Facts are facts. Thanks for watching!
Great vid. TY. The Z7II is now $1000 off the retail. I’m having both Fuji XT3 & Z7II. Nikon is my go to!
Good choice! Canon is my primary system but I tried the Z8 last weekend and if I ever left Canon, it would be for Nikon. Solid cameras!
@@KevinDeal why not Sony? I mean, a lot of people are moving to Sony now... I see hobbyists from photo groups selling their DSLRs and going to Sony mostly.
@@amermeleitor Personally, I've never really liked the starting point of their colors. But that comes down to preference. They are solid cameras, no doubt.
Excellent video and the comments are brilliant! 👏🏻 I’m a professional photographer using x series and gfx bodies and can totally relate to this video and comments here and I want to add a full frame system so I really need help in choosing a system as I shoot weddings and events and am currently looking at the canon r6 ii, Nikon z8 or Sony a7rv ?? Would love some feedback thanks
While I personally shoot on the R5 for weddings, between your two choices, I would choose the Z8 straight away. I got to use a Z8 a couple weekends ago and it is an amazing camera. It has clean files at higher ISO and great starting points with the colors. I've never really gotten along with Sony's colors, so I may be a bit biased there.
very good objective review.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello Kevin, I discovered your content through the Canon R8 content which I just bought a week Especially for portraiting little children I felt I missed very nice shots to often with my Fujifilm (just a tad soft). I am a long time Fujifilm user since the X-T1. Went to the X-E3, X-T3, X-A10 (still own it) and currently use the X-H2.
From your downsides I fully agree on the autofocus, though it has improved with version 4 firmware a lot on the X-H2 I still feel afyer a week usage the R8 is more reliable. The Lexar issue (my preferred card suppoer) and Weather Sealing never was an issue for me tbh. Went to the beach in a downpour and the X-T3 with a non weather sealed 10-24mm lens did not gave me any issues. Also the X-H2 freezing never saw it. So my guess is that you might have a bad copy and quality control might be worse then Canon.
Menu systems to me should never be a deal breaker. Just learn them. Found issues with every system whether its Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Canon or Sony. Personally I like the Ricoh GR III the most atm for its simplicity.
Eg. For the R8 I drove home with a nice sunset so wanted to do an exposure bracketing couldnt find it in the menu. But it is there. So for that time I just under and overexposed it by hand to not miss the moment and have enough dynamic range to play with in post processing.
Just my two cents in the discussion. Anyway keep up the nice content. Both Fujifilm and Canon camera's are amazing image making machines. As is my Ricoh GR III.
Thanks for chiming in. I think the R8 was the best camera to come out in 2023. Such an amazing camera for what you get. They're on sale for like $1199 right now. Crazy.
As far as the build quality, my bad experience just makes me weary. I guess if you get a good copy, you get a good copy.
As someone who began their photography journey with film cameras and manual focus lenses, i don't have a problem with fuji's autofocus. I've owned several of their cameras, initially dipping my toes into their XT1, then XT2 , 3 etc . I have rarely had a fail with their autofocus , and that includes weddings, events and street photography, and the colours and the almost film vibe and experience i get shooting my fuji's is pretty much unbeatable. I should add that i also still shoot using manual focus at times, using third party lenses which are great fun.
That's great that it works well for you.
Very good video.
The bugs on Fuji cameras are real.
I have an XT3 and an Xt4, both with different bugs.
So each time, I have a lot of backup solutions and I know how to solve them.
It's annoying but at least you're well prepared.
Wish they'd get that figured out
The other major frustration that made me abandon my beloved powerful xt3 was the tiny spit of power in the little batteries.
@@vetisonpainter8014 They upgraded the battery in the XT4 and 5, right?
Haven't used XF system now for almost 7 years. Did gfx50s and a7r4 side by side for 2 yrs and picked gfx. Agree AF could be better on all Fuji cameras but besides that I have no other major complaints.
The GFX is a different beast. lol. Love my 100S
I own the XT3. And I owned the GFX 50R which I had to use on a tripod, (which was fine). Everything you’re saying is accurate
Thanks for watching. Yeah, that 50R is slow......I have the 100S, which is faster, for sure, but still slow compared to all other cameras I've owned.
I love-pretty much every thing you mentioned. AF is lacking of course. So I’m on the fence with the XT5 or Z7II. New XT50 coming…
@@saucelove I don't hold out a lot of hope for the XT50 AF. I don't see any Fuji cameras getting a significant bump in AF until Fuji does a complete redesign of the X Trans sensor, and that would be expensive and time-consuming.
@@KevinDeal I agree. Nikon Z7II is on my radar, esp with that sale price...
I agree with everything. I just sold an X-H2S to finance an R6MII, almost exclusively for the autofocus to catch moving pets and the like. As a hobbyist, it makes no sense for me to have more than one camera, and the name of the manufacturer is irrelevant. The Canon has missed focus maybe twice in 500 shots. When Fuji bragged about how the S stands for speed, they never mentioned that it simply inferred getting more out of focus shots than ever. I really enjoyed using Fooj but it can't do what I want.
Totally understand. I have the luxury of being on both Canon and Fuji, so I get to pick and choose the application. But if you asked me to go to only one system, I'd likely have to roll with Canon for professional work.
I love the feeling/vibe of Fuji cameras. I love the image quality, the colours, and the film sims, especially in the 40mp xt5. I love the menu; it just works for me. I love the AF; I'm not a sports photographer so I don't need that ultimate level. I love the modern retro styling, the smaller, compact size, the industrial design, and build quality. The new fast lenses provide images with FF DoF, pretty much. The lenses, both Fuji and 3rd party, are so good. And I love the value for money; I simply cannot afford say a Z8 with lenses - the difference is approx AUD $6k!! Mostly I love the 'want to pick up and shoot' quality about all the Fuji cameras. I have tried Nikon and loved it but Fuji has something special. They're cool.
It's good that you found something that works for you!
I agree with you how to focus system is not competition
It could be better.
Kevin, I agree with you all the way on the goods and bads. I bought an X-T3 in 2018. It took a long time to learn the Menu system because it is not logical in several places. Also, at least on the X-T3, the touch screen is NOT a touchscreen while you are in the Menu System. Frankly the Menu system looks very dated. Build Quality: I do like the build quality of the X-T3. Solid, the dials have a strong tactile action. I bought an X-T5 and the dials seemed lighter and flimsy (Seriously folks). Autofocus is OK for static subjects but frustrating for tracking. Colors are great and it is fun to shoot with. I love the traditional dial set up. Great video!!!
Even my newer XH2 doesn't have a touchscreen in the menus. A $500 Canon R50 even has this feature. Just touch where you want to go. Such a 2017 concept, yet Fuji is stuck in 2007 when we are all here in 2024.
best menu system I ever used!
@@olasek7972 I'm assuming you're talking about Canon's menu system?
@@KevinDeal Fuji’s
@@olasek7972 Glad it works for you. Definitely one of the worst for me.
I agree with all you said. But the vertical menu „scrolling“: I don‘t mind the vertical VS horizontal tabs. I understand that in the horizontal tab, you are a little quicker getting to the setting you want. But all is on point. The x-h2 still does not focus as well as the 5D mark IV I had.
Then again, getting new features via firmware update is something nice tbh.
It’s not just the vertical vs horizontal menus. It’s the lack of a touch menu. I should touch another on the screen and it should take me there.
Useful video. On cons, the Fujifilm X app is a deal breaker as it not reliable and slow to connect to my X100V.
I only use the app for firmware updates. It seems like it's way better than the older app. But it sounds like it's not there yet, according to you.
I have just picked up a Fuji xh2 but have shot Fuji for years and personal I feel the build quad suffered a lot since the xpro2 days. I love Fuji for size, price and image quality, not so much for af and consistency 😢
On the fence about switching to Fuji. I have a few days left to my return window on the kit I recently purchased of another brand. Thoughts on shooting action with fuji? It's not what I always shoot but there are times that I do. There just seems something about Fuji that keeps bringing me in and tempting me to switch
I don’t know which model you have but the newer fuji models have improved when it comes to shooting action. But they aren’t even in the same league as Canon or Sony with fast moving subjects.
So in summary. If you shoot fast moving subjects every now and then, Fuji is fine. If you do it often, I’d look elsewhere.
I do have Fuji hx2 and the Auto focus fantastic really good
Glad it works for you.
100% agree with the film simulations. Even when comparing my X-T20 to my GFX 50s, without an X-Trans sensor the 50s still has more artistic color profiles.
We have a lot of the same equipment. I also have an XT20.
I love the X-T20. I don't know why, but I like the not so sharp perfect look of the Images.
@@77Snapshots I get it. My XT20 has "a look"
Good video. I have and use Fuji, Sony A mount and Sony E mount systems. Everything you illustrate is right on. But where menu is concerned, the Sony menu is the pits ( bad ) and for implementing updates Fuji is far superior to Sony’s BS. I, like many, suffer from GAS and to scale down I’m gonna dump the E mount system. I’ll keep the Sony A mount ( A99ii & A77ii ) because I have tons of Minolta and Sony/Tamron etc. lenses. All in all, when traveling, I’ll stick with Fuji. Light and fast and I do love their jpg, film sims with minimal editing.
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Your criticism of h2 focus is spot on, but I have, for a while, gone to manual focus, so when shooting with the physical dials and buttons and m focus, I feel retro, like the old days of film. Maybe slower, ( although with focus aid, I’ve gotten a lot faster ) I’m in control of so many aspects of the photo making process.
Thanks for watching!
I’ve had pretty much every brand over the decades, and while I enjoyed Fuji Xpro 3, I sold it shortly after buying it. I’ve used M cameras and love the RF format, so that’s not the issue, but I always felt like the camera was just trying to fake the funk. I did enjoy the EVF and glass VF, that was a fantastic feature! It’s just the photos themselves and all just felt like software, not photos. I tried multiple lenses from Fuji and voigtlander, they all had the same flat object no depth look to me and no pop. Almost like a paper mache look to them. And my biggest gripe was the photos looked TOO sharp. Again, it brings back to the software edited look. Everything just looked too clinical and overly sharpened. Strangely enough, i ended up adding an older LUMIX GX85 to take its place and i found it to be the better camera for me in terms of look of the photos. An m43 sensor, but the photos just looked so much more natural and filmic. Again, Fuji makes some really nice cameras and the features are really fantastic, I just couldn’t get on with the look of the pictures. Thanks for this video and the content!
I've been going on a kick with softening my photos recently. Adding grain etc. I'm not regretting it. I like the look.
@@KevinDeal your photos look fantastic! I’m speaking from my experience of OFTC on my old Xpro 3. I guess i could have tweaked the settings a bit to tone down that sharpness, etc. Honestly , I’d buy another XP3 if they were still available new. There was more I liked about that camera than disliked. The AF was spectacular and the availability of getting parts (batteries, hoods, etc) is fantastic. I will say the XT5 has caught my attention in the past, as well. Thanks again for your content, making sure I sub!
@@Deetroiter I appreciate the sub. If your name "Deetroiter" has anything to do with living in Detroit, I used to live there a long time ago.
I totally agree about the menu system, it's a mess full of traps and dead ends.
The thing that I forgot to mention in the video about it. They have touch screens. Yet you can’t touch the menu to go where you want to go, like a smart phone. Canon lets you do that. But not Fuji. Lame.
I don’t ind the menus. I have used Fuji since X-Pro 1 with a couple of XT models and at least the menu is familiar. I also have an Olympus OMD EM1 II and the menu on that is terrible. Way too many options all over the place.
Wish this wasn't the case. I was trying to change settings for two of my cameras over the last couple of days and it was a nightmare. I had to constantly look things up and even then the answers I would find were so unhelpful.
Great video but i am not sure if i agree with you that one can't tell the diff between FF and apsc 99.9% of the time. Perhaps, for someone new to photography? Like you, i am not a fan boy. I shoot canon, olympus and fuji. For artistic use, fuji is my go to. For weddings, wildlife and more serious stuff, canon. For weddings using canon, my fave lenses are 35mm 1.4, 85mm 1.2. 24-70mm 2.8 and 70-200mm 2.8 for zooms. I have used 23m 1.4, 50mm 1.0, 16-55mm 2.8 and 50-140mm 2.8 in an attempt to replace my canon setup. It is how much i like fuji colours. Long story short, i still shoot using both systems. I am getting an impression from your channel that you are an experienced photographer and creator so i am a little surprised when i heard your statement. 35mm 1.4 on FF vs 23mm 1.4 on x series, side by side and shooting the same group of people and same distance, it is very easy to see the diff in backgrouns out of focus rendition between the those 2 lenses. 140mm 2.8 vs 200mm 2.8 (aps -c vs ff) also very easy to see the diff. And i have not even included the canon 600mm f4 prime for wildlife vs the 150-600mm in fuji. It is sooo easy to see the diff especially when shooting birds in the rain forest at iso 12,800. 😊 So, for those who are shooting profressionally, perhaps the diff is more obvious? Great chann though.
If I just showed you 20 random photos that were taken on FF and APS-C and you couldn't zoom in on them and start testing their dynamic range, yes I'm willing to bet you'd fail (like most people) miserably at guessing which is which if the photographer who took the pictures knew how to expose properly. That's a hill I will die on.
35mm on full frame and 23mm on APS-C have a similar perspective. They have different depths of field. I understand the differences and NO the average person doesn't know what to look for, so they don't easily see the differences. You have a trained eye and know what to look for. And THAT was my point.
I shoot on APSC, full frame and medium format, so I am very aware of the depth of field differences between all three formats.
Thank you for the kind comments.
i agree - i own x-s10 - greart piece, system, yet AF and little bugs;) dont throw me off but they are present;) for me menu is fine - once i went thorugh - and set all button and "Q" - i rarerly come back onto it
Thanks for stopping by!
Great video. I'm aware of most of these issues and the good (for me) does outweigh the bad (autofocus). What bothers me the most is that buying a new Fuji camera is difficult. For a camera that is so tactile, I can't walk into a camera store and hold a Fuji camera and test how it feels in my hands. I can't buy an X100 without getting on a waitlist. I have to order a Fuji camera. Maybe now that production has shifted to China that will change, but it is still darn near impossible to look at let alone buy an X100VI. Whether scarcity marketing is a thing for Fuji or the demand is just so great they can't keep up, an unavailable camera model should not be replaced by a new model years later and STILL not be available. The X100V unavailability is a perfect example of how to turn people off to a company. Holding lotteries for a "special edition" X100VI is not the best way to get a good camera in the hands of consumers.
Your comments about camera availability are definitely a topic I failed to discuss. I’m making a video about what I would like to see Fuji do to improve as a company. I will be adding a whole section about this. Thank you.
@@KevinDeal Ironically, I manually focus a lot. Slap a Voigtlander lens on a Fuji and it's amazing. That said, chasing the grandkids with manual focus isn't fun at all.
@@rickgarvia4310 yeah. I don't see manual focus and kids running around working too well.
I use Lexar 1066x SDCards and I format the cards before I swap them between my Canon and Fuji Cameras.
I also use the 1066X cards. They work very well with my Canon. But I've since switch to Sony cards for my XH2. Been much more stable.
I agree with the auto focus until the XT5, as there single point auto focus shooting stills is good enough for me. The real issue is you have to get all linear motor updates, with lenses like the 18 1.4, the 23 1.4, the 33 1.4, the 56 1.2 WR. For certain lenses like the 56 1.2 wr and the 90 F2, I use limit focus. At 6.5 to infinity, I find that you don’t get the hunting that you get using the whole range. I’m a long time Fuji owner, so believe me I know the frustration of auto focus. But there has never been a better time for Fuji in that realm.
But I don’t do video, so I can’t talk about that side. 🖖
PS: in regards to the menus, just set up “my menu” one time and you’re done. All my important settings that I need to adjust are there.
All good points. My issue is that sometimes I need to access something in the menu that I don't need to frequently access and I am left guessing and going through deep menus in the set up area. Fuji just didn't really have the end user in mind when they put them together in the first place. I've literally spent 10 minutes looking for things in those menus before.
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I agree it’s not the best menu to use, but the advantages for me outweigh the negatives now! I can take my Fuji XT5 and any of my lenses and shoot with one hand (using a thumb grip), this is huge when I’m doing street photography or fashion!
I also had to take my XT4 into the shop twice for problems! I agree that the build quality isn’t up to snuff! So far no problems with the XT5.
Like you Kevin I prefer my R5 for reliability and speed, but my Gfx50s and xh1 have better colours, but the autofocus is decade behind, having said that, it's fine for landscape or portrait work, and the day Fuji has an AF system to match that found on my R5, will be the day I switch to Fuji. I love the x system for the variety of lenses, it's compactness.
Well said and I completely agree.
Hobbyist photographer here. I started out with a Canon R series camera and like the photos it produces however the cost of adding RF series glass to my kit seemed ridiculous. I traded all of my Canon gear for Fujifilm’s X-T5 and several XF lenses about a year ago. Haven’t looked back. That being said, I am not a professional and I photograph primarily landscapes and family events and happy with the photos I get out of this system.
My question to you is, given your access to multiple brands and camera systems, what drives your decision to use Canon over Fuji over Nikon for a professional job?
Thanks for the watch.
The answer to your question is easy for me to answer. Reliability. I can't afford to miss a shot. I personally don't trust the AF on Fuji enough for fast-changing commercial environments where the client is paying a lot of money to execute a project. Canon executes that much better. If I wasn't a Canon shooter, I'd likely elect to shoot Nikon over Fuji for professional work. I used a Z8 the other day and it was a fantastic professional camera.
I would also say, that while I love the starting points the Fuji colors give me for my own personal work, Canon gives me a more workable starting point to achieve someone else's vision, which is typically what I end up having to achieve on a commercial job.
Thanks for your reply. I’m not a one brand only guy either. There is something about Fuji that seems more fun than others and I see many other UA-cam posts from people who own Sony or canon but also own and like to shoot with Fuji. Yes, the AF isn’t perfect but has improved. I use manual focus mostly for my purposes so that isn’t an issue.
@@r.geo. I'd be willing to bet if they did a poll of professional photographers that tracked what all of their second system was, Fuji would be #1.
Please review the firmware 6.0 on the xh2s
I don’t own the XH2S. Just the XH2. So I don’t have a camera to test.
@@KevinDeal It is just that the AF has been all over the place since the update. Is it the same with the XH2?
Nice!
Thanks!
Buggy software is the biggest issue I have with my X-H2s. Especially after the latest firmware version upgrade I'm seeing the freezing issue more often with some lenses.
Yeah. Like I said in the video. Sometimes I feel like a guinea pig shooting on Fuji.
Can you re install the old firmware?
Yup! Competition is a wonderful thing. The, "I want that" is a powerful voice! Coming from SONY A7Riv and A7Siii technically, those camera's are better than my XH2S and maybe GFX50Sii. But, it's not always about the best machine. Fun! Easy! For me, SONY Menu's absolutely sucked. Especially living in Japan. Every camera seems to adapt to multi languages. Except SONY. In Japan, there's a Japan (Only) and All Others. After a while, as you age and your eyes go to "shit in a handbag", using Google Translate sucks. That was my fault. Changing film systems is healthy. When I listen to the "Fuji Loyalists", their fixation on "Traditional Fuji Design" (Dials and Manual Manipulation) takes me back in Time when listening to records on vinyl vs streaming or even shooting film amazes me. Many act like, this is some new discovery. There's a reason why those methods died. Not reliable, not easy or user friendly. If they like that... great! Did it done it! I grew up and got used to different systems and methods. Technology advancements is all about "Smaller, Cheaper, Faster". I do think the XH Series has FUJI on the right track. Once they fix their AF capabilities (and they will), they'll begin chasing something else! Consumers are never satisfied. It's human nature. We always want something better?
Agree. Consumers are never satisfied. I often get criticized for being harsh with my cons in these videos. But as you say in the beginning of your comment "competition is a wonderful thing." I think you can be both a fan of a camera system but also hold them accountable to keep making improvements to their system. I always point out what the competition is doing better. That's what I always attempt to do when I am critical in my videos and autofocus is absolutely the one thing that I think holds Fuji back from being massive. I hope they do figure it out.
I totally hear your gripes about the menu, and it is probably my biggest nag about the Fuji system. I feel that the same conservatism that keeps the good things about Fuji still Fuji, is also the the problem with Fuji.
Personally I love the Q menu button, and in a sense it works like the My Menu settings, but as a shortcut for your quick toggles. But really tell me. What we couldn't have a C mode under the Q button that works just like the C modes in the pasm dial of the newer cameras?
Another thing that Fuji could totally do is the live LUT fiction that Panasonic implemented, this is not something far off from film simulations, but with your own custom grading applying over your raw footage.
And talking about Film simulations, they're awesome, but limiting at the same time. Even if as advanced settings it would be great to let users add their own LUTS.
I'm sort of with you when it comes to AF performance, I think that the biggest area where most Fuji users have been requesting improvement. Panasonic near nailed it with their first PDAF camera, and with the years of Fuji expertise we'd expect no less from Fuji. It ain't as bad as it sounds, it's ok, but could be a lot better.
My last nag isn't limited to Fuji though, it applies to all camera manufacturers, they all love to push camera models out that leaves just 1 or 2 key features out so no camera surpasses them all. And that's intentional to say the least. For example had the X-S20 had dual sd cards, even without weather sealing it'd still be a heck of a camera for most content creators who don't need faster cards or 8k to justify purchasing the X-H2.
The X-T5 has done back to its photography roots, great, but they could've gone with the hybrid tilt and swivel screen and please both X-T4 and X-T3 users, now we have X-T4 users without a proper upgrade path. Plus, X-T5 users lost the battery grip making long sessions less ideal.
Fuji made the X-H2 and X-H2s their flagships both featuring Pasm dial only, and I'm sure more X-T users would buy them had they had traditional exposure triangle dials.
And although sounds like I'm complaining a lot, that's because I'm a long time Fuji user, and hope the company will keep push towards improvement while listening to their customer base. And be more competitive with their competition pushing new features and making great cameras.
All great thoughts on your part. I sincerely hope Fuji comes out in full force on their next sensor design.
@@KevinDealI'm hoping for global shutter. That would make Fuji cameras truly hybrid use and end with the rolling shutter.
Lately I've gone back to my old Fujica cameras, enjoying the simplicity of film, and just focusing on getting more photography done.
@@williamaungleyraud I wonder how many years Fuji is away from getting the global shutter. I think Canon is about to announce new flagship cameras this month and I'm willing to bet neither of them will have a global shutter. But I guess we will see.
I have considred Fuji for most of the reasons you mention, but when I was looking to add an APSC camera to my full-frame Nikon I read about the autofocus, tried out a couple of x cameras in a shop and they weren't even in the same league as the Sony A6500 the shop had second hand, so Sony it was. AF is a deal breaker for me.
It is for many. Thanks for watching!
Great! Liked your Canon comments too.
I was gonna update my 7? Year old Xt20 - XT2 body pair. I do wildlife and landscapes. I had an XH2 for 2 weeks and i swear my old camera has slower, but more reliable focus. I loved Fuji when they released the early models but this has me confused and thinking of going with Canon (my last one was a 10D in 2004?) or Sony. How can they release a camera that's inferior to one that's 7 years old??? 17:17
I love my XT20. Fun camera! Thanks for watching!
If Fujifilm could come up with a top-tier autofocus system, I think they would eliminate the primary reason some photographers avoid their products or move from Fujifilm to other brands. Firmware releases from Fujifilm remind me of the staircase scene in the movie She's All That - looks amazing but stumbles!
A lot of truth. If they could put Canon's autofocus system into my Fuji cameras, I'd probably just use Fuji from there on out.
Hi Kevin. Thank you for your review. As you have previously pointed out the “Achilles heel” of Fuji is their autofocus system. You can “tweak” the parameters of the autofocus by delving into the menu system, but it is not intuitive & should be similar to Canon, Nikon or Sony. I hope that this can finally be resolved & on-par with the other major camera manufacturers. I would also like to see the minimum shutter speed for Auto ISO increased from 1/500 of a second to at least 1/2000 of a second for very fast moving subjects ie. Sports, motor vehicles, etc. I love Fuji glass & have invested heavily in their lenses lineup. I appreciate your channel & content.
@@JeffreyHauser Thanks!
Yeah, I've tweaked with all those AF settings. My feeling is that part of a good AF is that it needs to intuitive. The fact that the AF isn't amazing out of the box (and only marginally better tweaked) puts it far behind Canon, Sony and Nikon.
To me, part of a good AF is that a beginner can walk up to it and it just works.
Thanks for watching!
First time here watching your videos. You seem to be objective and apparently, you consider aspects or issues that other UA-camrs don't.
However, what is bothering me is the fact that while many are repetitive, others demand too much from the options, possibilities, or features the camera gear has or (doesn;t); and forget to provide feedback on how to resolve a photo shoot or assignment, for instance.
Another percentage sells products, services, presets, etc. Please, remember that there is a large audience from overseas watching these channels and they are highly frustrated with the same topics and new gear and tech. When I do assignments or teach abroad students want to learn about the tools they have and how they can be creative with it is within their reach. I reside here in The US but I take assignments overseas where American photographers can not go or visit. That requires a different mindset, foreign languages, a high level of cultural understanding, and direct involvement/ engagement with the locals to get a job done. These aspects are not taught anywhere here in The US.
It is good to have a diversity of opinions BUT they do not focus on the tricks of the trade or the creative process or the additional extras you require to develop as a professional human being to get the shots you need for commercial/ editorial, and you name it...
Too much technical information, branding, and marketing... And that is, somehow, irrelevant to complete photo assignments. (Sorry for my English). Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for stopping by my page. I try to be as fair as I can be and always try to formulate my opinions based on real world experiences from the products I review as much as possible.
I can do a lot of work with my Fuji system, it just depends on the work I'm being asked to do. Loving GFX for backdrop and portrait work. Don't mind X mount for event work, just depends on what type of event. Fuji AF does feel like that one AF system that skipped school too many times though. GFX I shoot in AF-S 90% of the time and X mount with the XH2 and 2S I'm on single point with the smallest AF box. That system is too lens specific for its own good. Prefer working on those files over Sony files though.
Agree about Fuji files over Sony files. I too mainly shoot AFS on my GfX. AFC is useless on GFX.
@@KevinDeal So is 5fps continuous on that camera. The shutter mech on that thing is just too clunky to operate like that. I just shoot in single frame.
@@marcusbeasley3212 I pretty much treat my GFX like a film camera.
As a Fujifilm owner for several years, I think you’re being pretty fair. However it’s worth pointing out that the X-H2 isn’t their latest model (didn’t it come out in 2021/22?) and later models such as X100VI and X-T5 have much better autofocus. SD card compatibility has been improved, too. So they do respond to criticism and personally I like the comfort that there are regular firmware updates over a camera’s life which keep improving it.
I own the X100VI and I can promise you, the AF is no better than my XH2. I'd even argue that, even though the 100VI is newer, it's worse than my XH2. I'm pretty sure I said it was the "flagship" model. not the latest. If I did, I misspoke. Either way, the XH2, X100VI and XT5 have worse autofocus than the worst camera Canon makes in their R line. And it's not even close, which was my real point.
Thanks for watching!
@@KevinDeal I’ve never owned an X-H2 or an X-H2S, so I bow to your superior knowledge, although I’m a bit surprised. The autofocus on the X100VI is much better than that on the X100V, and ditto the X-T5 compared to the X-T3, all of which I’ve owned and enjoyed.
@@ACD54 yeah. The X100VI AF is pretty average. Nothing special. But that's just Fuji. That being said, I LOVE my X100VI and since I mainly shoot street photography and vacation snapshots with it, I don't need the AF to be insane on it.
I sold all my Fuji gear recently, I’ve given up any hope of focus being fixed. I’m kicking myself for not just going with Sony to begin with and not switching for the past 4 years!
Sorry it didn't work out for you. But good you found something that did.
@@KevinDeal thank you, I remember back in 2018 when Fuji said they cracked it and autofocus now works on the X-T3 in video but soon after it was evident it didn’t and it has been a repeat with every hardware and software release :( - I really like their cameras otherwise, it’s a shame this.
I wish the actual Fuji camera colour profiles were as great as their analog film.
I don't get too caught up in that. Probably because I also shoot film. I am fine with the profiles getting me to the vibe. If I want it to look authentic, I'll just go shoot film.
I totally agree. Fujifilm autofocus is overly complicated. It can be good and reliable, but you have to bend and move to make it happen, rather than it working for you.
Yup. People can argue with me until they’re blue in the face that you can make it work, but none of them with a straight face can argue that it is intuitive.
@@KevinDeal, I will admit it has gotten a lot better. I shoot food, so autofocus isn't really a priority for that kind of work. I recently covered a venue during service in very low light, and the eye detection was solid. But I had to go through the list: Is pre-AF is on, what AFC setting does it need? What speed on that setting? Is it wide tracking? Is the range limiter turned off? Does it have focus assist? Is it in boost mode? Other cameras you just place in AFC and it does all the rest. You don't have to think about it.
@@lefthandright01 exact. On Canon, I throw it in SERVO, turn on Eye Detect, then I hold down focus and pay attention to my framing and exposure triangle. I don't ever think about focus on Canon.
@@KevinDeal Thanks for taking the time and being polite. I still enjoy fujifilm for all the other reasons you stated, but feedback is feedback. What they do well, they do well. What can be improved can be improved. The focus isn't terrible, but all the film sims in the world don't make a soft image better kinda thing. I appreciate Fuji is a tough place currently. New sensor, new processor and a lot of legacy lenses where the lens can't match pace it. When i use the newer 33mm and 23mm, i have fewer issues. When i use the old 56mm, i know my hit/miss rate will increase. I believe your feedback is fair and reasonable.
@@lefthandright01 I hope they get it right with their next sensor. I'm definitely rooting for them. I appreciate you stopping by!
Fair assessment, although most f1.8/2 on FF are cheaper than Fuji f1.2/1.4. Sold my Fuji gear after 5 years as I got more into landscape / nature / wildlife… it was great for street / travel, but if you’re more then half serious about any other style, look elsewhere. There’s also a huge benefit to having both FF and APSC body for the same lenses.
Thanks for watching
I shoot also with Olympus, Sony, Nikon, Canon and Fuji and can 100% agree on this video. I had my Fuji X-H2 on a dance Party and 80% where out of fucus. Also new FW (4.0) didnt improve AF. Also the Menue is a nightmare. Nikon or new Sony are much better. But I love the Fuji jpegs (or heif) for thier colors out of the camera. For me the AF hasnt improved since X-T3...its a shame for all they love the brand.
The size, weight and colors certainly are lovely. But I’d like for more my shots to be in focus. Ball is in Fuji’s court.
@@KevinDeal yepp. I am going to sell my X-h2 and buy a Nikon Zf instead. Let see 😉
@@ju2705s I've never tried the Zf. Looks like a cool camera.
@@KevinDeal sure and the AF is from Z9 and Z8 and works as it should 😉
You don't have to keep scrolling down in the menus! The menu has an arrow facing either left or right. Go left to go to the next menu and right to select certain things within that menu. Go left again to change to another menu. I love the menu more than I did Canon's Menu. Just cause it allows you to endlessly scroll down, doesn't mean you have to. :)
Still can't touch what I want though.
Btw, disagree on the cheap Fuji XC series…. Those are plastic terds, they should’ve stayed well clear of them, so good they don’t have a big or even medium lineup in those. Best Fuji lenses for X… 80 mm macro, 50-140 2.8, 100-400 5.6 (yes, especially with new firmware this lens is better than the longer 150-600… I have both)… ohh, in wide angle… the 10-24 f4 is nice, the 8-16 mm 2.8 is super awesome, but super expensive
The XC line is cheaply built but I have seen great pictures taken with them, and the real point is that a beginner with a limited budget could absolutely take great pictures on XC. I would save up a little more and get the f2 lenses with the more robust chassis though.
The only time the XC lenses are bad is if you are physically rough with your gear. The images are good.
@@bigd7696images are good? That’s all relative - and they absolutely and definitively cannot compare to XF lenses in regard to image quality
@@bigd7696 I have seen plenty of examples that support what you're saying. You can take good pictures with XC, for sure.
Good review, it has made me think. I have an XS10 and was about to upgrade to XH2 for weather sealing, better ergonomics and I thought all round better IQ but now you've made wonder if sticking with Fuji is the right decision ... maybe switch to Sony , OH I DONT KNOW 😂😂😂
In general, it has been amazing. I can live with the shortcomings for the results.
i agree, i have an xt4 . it annoys me to have a camera who´s not able to focus. making a shift to Nikon
The autofocus is definitely the elephant in the room with Fuji. I hope they figure it out.
What’s your take on the Z7II in 2024?
I've never tried it, so I can't comment on it. My understanding is the image quality on it is fantastic and the AF is somewhere between the Z6 and Z8 in terms of accuracy, but I have no first hand experience to confirm that.
I find that the canon M100 is not producing jpegs that are oversharp but fuji XF10 and X-T100 does and I wonder what is your thoughts on images being oberharpened by cameras
I dont add extra sharpening in camera. The lens determines my sharpness. I find it to be good. Not too sharp. My Canon RF lenses are too sharp. I have to scale those back.
@@KevinDeal You dont add sharpening, no, but many cameras are already oversharpened from factory
@@jan-martinulvag1953 I guess I don't follow what you are talking about. Sharpening is a product of optics (your lens)
@@KevinDeal In the settings of my camera I can set sharpness to minus 2, minus1, 0, pluss1 and pluss2. Even on 0/ neutral its too sharp. I can also set shadows to minus1, minus2 and so on.
@@KevinDeal You dont know that in the menu of fuji cameras you can set in camera sharpness on minus 2?
Every time Fuji brings out a new camera, all the reviewers talk about the amazing improvements - including the much BETTER AF.... It drives me nuts. I sold my X100F because it was so bad that I hated using it. I still have an X-T3, and have been thinking about giving Sony A7 III a try.
Yeah, if there's one thing I've been consistent on with my criticisms of Fuji (being a Canon owner and seeing how industry-leading AF works) it's that I am always pretty critical of their AF. Whenever I hear Fuji fanboys defend Fuji's AF it's revealing to me. Basically they're admitting they've never tried a Sony, Canon or one of the newer Nikons. THAT is what good AF is.
An autofocus that you have to learn and it isn't instantly usable out of the box is objectively NOT intuitive. So even the biggest Fuji fanboys have to admit that Fuji's AF is NOT intuitive. I can hand anyone a Canon out of the box and the AF will do the heavy lifting for them.
Thanks for watching!
Bump up to a used A7iv, the screens and menu system may leave you with a terrible impression of Sony. The A7iv has the improved menu and the LCD/EVF though still behind the competition (including Fuji), are still usable. (I rented to the A7iii and bought a Z6ii due to the A7iii’s screens… moved to the A7iv and love it).
I bought Fuji X-H2 because of the customer modes, but they are merely about colors, clarity and sharpness and l cannot set up my camera to do speedlight / strobe shooting because not even flash sync or exposure simulation "off" can be programmed.
Yeah there is. They call it Preview Exposure / White balance. Canon calls it “exposure simulation”.
It’s the same thing. It will allow you to use flash.
fun to see: all photographers are guitar player: Naylor amp in your background? 🙂Best Kim
It's a good amp. Thanks for watching!
11:00min Thank you and yes we are the guinea pigs ( that's why I stopped buying their cameras after I bought an X Pro 1, E-1, X100S )
My philosophy is release a firmware when it's ready. Thanks for watching!
Fujifilm is this weird kind of camera brand. I am a Nikon shooter since forever, basically. But I am always looking at Fujifilm because they attract me in a way no other brand does. It does not feel like „work“ but like „fun“. Then after some point the bugs tend to hunt me. Never had any freeze and problems with Nikon (except that the cameras are „boring“ in a positive and negative way) but with Fujifilm… Suddenly, it freezes, battery dies also very suddenly or writing to an SD card is super slow. Makes a good system „bad“ for me even if the bad events happen seldomly. But it makes you lose confidence :/
I think it's card dependent. As soon as I dropped Lexar and went to Sony cards, my XH2 hasn't frozen. But Fuji needs to do a better job of testing cards. The onus shouldn't be on the card companies. They make cards of millions of different applications. Fuji needs to be the one to make sure their products work with all cards.
I feel like Canon cameras are the same as Nikon in many ways. Reliable. Works. But kind of boring. Perfect for paid work! Fuji on the other hand, is more creative, which I prefer for my personal work. I can live with my decisions at the camera.
1000000 question : which one works without BANDING ( under LED lighting ) ?????????
Pretty sure if you shoot in mechanical shutter instead of electronic shutter and turn your flicker setting on, that will go away. Pretty sure all Fuji cameras made in the last five years or so have that feature.
I'm shooting with the X-T4 since launch and only use lexar cards, genuine cards is the trick. I don't trust cards sold by third-parties.
I've had to switch to Sony cards. I've been buying genuine Lexar cards. Not great results on the XH2. Maybe it's camera dependent.
@@KevinDeal also I don't use the fastest speed cards either, I use the 1667x 205MB/s V60 cards, I've heard more people having issues with the 2000x 300MB/s cards. Sandisk cards are fine too I just find Lexar to offer better deal on cards.
@@williamaungleyraud the exact cards that gave me issues were 1667X. Crazy
autofocus still “average’ even after v3 firmware release ?
It depends on what you consider "average". A little improved for Fuji. Compared to Canon, Sony and Nikon. Still average.
For the price Fuji is asking for the X-H2 and X-H2s they could be better especially with AF, FW redos and water issues w the hot shoe... I love my X-T3 and X-H1 but they have the same "problems". I won't upgrade to the X-H2/s until they fix at least the AF...
Fair points
A Refurbished R5 from Canon is $2199 which is a steal. New they’re $2899 now. The price is coming down on R bodies.
Yes. I missed out on the flash sale today. I wish they had the 70-200 2.8 in stock. I would have pulled the trigger on that one.
@@KevinDeal I have one and don’t love it. The EF 70-200 III was magical and I wish I had mine back. I use the 135 f1.8 much more than the RF 70-200.
@@StoicJason funny you mention that.
The reason I haven't purchased one yet is because I own the R135 1.8 and love it so much I haven't felt the need to get the 70-200. The only reason I was intrigues was because the 70-200 was so cheap. Pretty much the only scenario in which I would get that lens is if I were to get it for a steep discount. But it sounds like you have the same experience I do. Just grab the 135. lol
Fuji definitely needs to rework to autofocus for at least simpler choices… the way it’s setup today is way too flexible, to the point that configurability is not an advantage, as much as a constant challenge to memorize and be able to leverage
I agree. They spend time trying to make a meh autofocus so customizable, but at the end of the day, the AF isn't good enough to customize that much. Just have it be accurate and smart like other companoes.
@@KevinDeal I never wrote that Fujis autofocus itself is “meh”… I think that when it works, it works awesomely… the main issue is predicting when it works, and it works, versus failing.
@@mortenthorpe Well, maybe we differ here, but something that I pay $2000 for that is unpredictable is definitely "meh" to me. Definitely don't want to put words in your mouth, but that's how I feel about it. Especially when a $500 CostCo sold Canon camera is predictable, accurate and sticky with AF. Just where I stand on the matter.
I like
Film sims although mainly use classic chrome and more recently after upgrading to an X-S20 nostalgic negative. And yes I see the 20 as an upgrade
Don’t like. Still don’t think the af is great. It is ok, not great.
Agreed. I tolerate the AF in exchange for those sims. But man, what a system it would be if they sorted out their AF!
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