Fujifilm needs to watch this

I'll save you 15 minutes! LOVE: 1) Size 2) Video 3) Focus peaking 4) Customization 5) Flippy screen HATE: 1) EVF delay 2) No face detection in 4K 3) Switching lenses 4) No ISO dial 5) Settings that disable other features without explanation

hahahahahhahahah shooting the card out has got me laughing for the past 2 minutes, how do you make a camera review so entertaining?! :'D

Always find your vlogs informative and entertaining. Look forward to the next one.

The front dial is used for aperture when the lense doesn't have aperture ring, like the 16-50mm. Also, you can control the exposure if the exposure dial is in C position.

Hi Omar. A year ago I was not in to photography. A year later I am addicted thanks to you and this great little camera. Your video covered all the pros and cons and like you they are more niggles than cons. The biggest love is that I have discovered the world of photography so keep all the technique videos coming. My Hate is that it made me develop gear acquisition syndrome (or as my wife puts it "All the Gear and No Idea") ....Harsh but true! Anyways, I now have an extensive selection of the XF lenses and they are great, especially the 56mm (looking forward to your long awaited video on this) and then horror, I picked up an Xpro2, fell in love and parted with some serious cash. So now have the best of both words and no excuses. So wallet empty but have found a hobby I can do all the time. Thanks and regards Steve, Dubai.

Ku - kuku - ku ;cD OMG, I cannot stop laugh.

Just to thank you for the great work! Bought a X-T20 three weeks ago (i know, x-t30 was comming, but got a great deal) and i can't be more happier. Former Nikon D5500 user for 3 years. Keep up the good work :) Best regards from Portugal

Recently broke up with Canon... Decided to buy a used X-T20... Yer helping me assimilate! This camera is fun, your videos are fun. Thanks Omar!

I agree with the hate of the front dial its limited without any customisation option, Id even forgot it existed until your video mentioned it ! One of my hates was the viewfinder eyecup being tiny and no way to swap it to a bit bigger eyecup, I modified my eyecup using Sugru to extend it to a bit bigger size making it more comfortable to use... Ive never cared much for eyecups on any other camera apart from the XT20 :/

Been watching your videos and I’m a subscriber. I know you put a lot of effort into your videos and your content is always useful. I like how you present information (not overly technical) and your sense of humor. Keep up the great work Omar. I see a new video and I click 😊.

Good one, Omar! Always enjoy your videos! And yes, the X-T20 is a little gem, love the camera.

Omar, Your video was the first one to actually keep my attention where I watched it from start to finish! Thats is not an easy task! Your video didn't waste the first 5-7 minutes telling me everything about nothing, the information you talked about with the X-T20 was extremely helpful, as well as the links you provided! Great sense of humor - thank you! ...scotyb

You are Hilarious! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the "loves" and "pet-peeves". I'm new to the Fuji Film X-T20 family and I'm making sure I get all the insight on the camera. Happy Camera-shooting!

Just got this camera and you showed me focus peaking! Wow...its great.

Really enjoyed that video Omar, highly entertaining, funny and informative, i got my X-T20 around the same time as you last year and agree with all the good/bad points, really hoping you do a review on the 56mm lens you bought, still undecided if I need it in my bag or not, keep the videos coming!

Love your videos. Between them and my basic photography class, I've been able to figure out how to use the camera, more or less. My simultaneous like/dislike is how many options and menus there are. After I've had it a while I think it will be all like and no dislike.

Great information. I'm new to Fujii so this is very helpful!

Omar, I’m a Canon shooter who got a Fuji XT-20 a little while ago to experiment with mirrorless and having a small portable camera for walkabouts and cycling, where my canon gear is weighing me down, good as it is. It’s been really fun to use, but I find it is a different type of shooting to when I need my Canon, it is slower and a bit more fiddly, and the size comes with compromises, as you have mentioned. The main pet peeve for me is the position of the bottom mounting screw next to the battery hatch, off centre and in the way, since I need it for attaching my sling (the Peak Design slide lite), combined with my other pet peeve, the SD card slot in the battery bay. Basically I have to undo the sling every time I want to unload the card, which is really annoying. With my Canon, I have a sling with built in Arca plate, and it never comes off even when using a tripod. With the Fuji XT-20, I need the hex wrench handy every time. I misplaced the wrench that came with the sling, but fortunately it is the same size as the IKEA hex wrenches, which I have a few of by now. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to unload the SD card, or stop using a sling. I like neither prospect. Another compromise is the cramped grip, you cannot hold it for extended periods of time like I can my Canon without muscles in the hand getting cramped, and I frequently accidentally press the rightmost d-pad button in trying to get a secure grip. I haven’t yet got a 3rd party grip, the existence of which is testament to a widespread problem, since the Fuji native grip is prohibitively expensive, and Amazon stores don’t always post outside America (I’m in Australia), which leaves the cheaper generic grips that don’t interest me. I’ve been waiting for a chance to get a Meike XT20G grip, which looks like a clone of the Fuji grip, but at half the price, and I’ve finally ordered one from a potentially dodgy eBay seller with lots of accounts and not-great ratings, but it is one of the only ways of getting it here,, the other is to sign up for AliExpress. Better the devil you know, and the fewer places that have my credit card details, the better. While I like having an aperture ring, I don’t love that Fuji’s lenses don’t use mechanical aperture rings, and sometimes without stops or clicks. But I’m not sentimental; Changing aperture on my Canon was always quick and convenient from the right hand controls. The addition of the touch-slide to change focus point when you have your eye to the evf was a bit disappointing in it’s implementation, not as good as Canon’s for instance (patent issue?), but better than nothing when you don’t want to take your eye from your composition. The one point I didn’t agree with you was the position of the lens release button, as I first used Pentax and Ricoh SLRs, then a Pentax DSLR, all of which have the button on the right, where you can securely hold the camera while releasing the lens with a finger, while holding and twisting the lens off with your left. It is one of my gripes with Canon; without my camera sling and camera bag, I would be fumbling the body and lenses precariously if I didn’t have a table to put everything down on. As it is with the Canon, I open the camera bag, remove the lens and put it in the bag, while I let the body hang down, face inwards, so I can change lens caps and get the new lens ready. Basically I find it a different kind of photography, not as fast as with the Canon, but great for walking around taking my time manual focusing with my 35mm f1.4 on flowers or the like, else putting up with the relatively slow focus on that lens. The kit 18-55mm lens is a great all-purpose lens as long as I don’t need fast apertures or too much bokeh. I find with the Fuji, I leave it on JPEG and RAW, whereas with the Canon, I don’t bother with the jpegs, since my early experiments showed I could always do better in my Raw converter, even when there wasn’t any dynamic range issues, the Raw just looked nicer even with the Auto adjust (initially Aperture, not Capture One). But with the Fuji, I get some really pleasing JPEGs, especially when experimenting with ACROS B&W. This way, I get nice B&W out of the camera, while having the RAW for any colour if I want, or a different B&W processing. Also, the Wifi sync to my phone is actually useful and convenient, whereas on the Canon I experimented but stopped using it, as it was a pain, and the jpegs not as nice. A quick Snapseed edit is all it ever needs, if that; SOOC is usually sufficient bar any cropping or artistic effects like vignetting.

I have followed your videos since Nov2017.. After a week of watching those videos, i sold all my canon gears and bought this Fuji XT20 with 18-55 lens.. And so far, it's FANTASTIC!!! Thank You, OMAR...

Pop-up flash not popping up: the pop-up is purely mechanical, so no camera magic is involved. I've seen a number of comments elsewhere that suggest that the machining is so precise that it takes only a bit of dampness to cause a vacuum seal where the flash meets the camera.

The card launch was epic, replay it so many times lol!

Front dial button switch between shutter speed (set to T) and exposure correction (set to C) which i useful if you need really fast change of these setting and don't have time to change it by top dials.

one thing I read when the XT10 came out; the position of then lens release button is to make it harder for someone to snatch your lens when you're in the city. like street photogs, or vacations.

Really great review. I love this honest type of reviews when most of the people now do kinda paid reviews. Funniest review also! Just subscribed.

Damn! I was planning on making a similar video! I have a lot of similar loves/issues with mine! I love my X-T20 and the image quality is pretty fantastic! But I despise the mic adapter requirement above all else! So dumb! I broke one adapter while climbing Kilimanjaro and had to use the internal mic the rest of the trip. But I was actually quite surprised at the quality of the internal mic when outdoors. Minus wind. And seriously though! The video is great!

i dont know when i watch the entire video... i keep on laughing... your video is so entertaining...

I can't stop laughing at him shooting out the memory card! That'll be me one day

The front dail button I also never use, so ISO is a good point for a update. Shooting the X-T20 also now for a year, and it's a great camera for that price. Great video blog you have, keep posting! Greetings from Holland. 👍

Just bought a body for 300 bucks! I'm stoked!

LOVE the red focus peaking. I could never go back

FYI, you can still shoot raw and then apply the fuji film simulation later in lightroom. Life changing when I found that out!!

Thanks for this video! I am for „your best family video camera“! I love my X-T20 too.

Just upgraded from my xt1 which I loved. Miss the large evf but loving the quality of the photos it produces.

Costa Rica is amazing! Wildlife, red sunsets, huge storms.

would you recommend this to a beginner as a first camera? i’ve always used my iPhone and of course the 8 take really great photos/videos, but i want something new to play with and learn on.

Tip on lens removal. It's easier with one hand than two. Use the side of your index finger to push the button in, grab and twist. All in one movement. Bonus hot tip, use the other hand to grab the other lens.

It is a real pleasure to watch your videos!! Greetings from Dortmund-Germany... Seb

I have and love my XT-20, and mostly use it for video (Nikon for work as a stills photographer) and found your video as I was getting annoyed with exactly what you described at 10.30 - face detection not working in 4K. I thought I was missing something, thanks for saving my sanity as more hours in its menus! (Like when I knocked the 'auto' switch by the shutter speed dial and lost half the menus, then spent 3 solid evenings reading the manual, googling, YouTubing before I noticed this lever Id not noticed in the last 18 months...)

Two tips and one thanks. I’ve played with a couple workarounds for the EVF switch delay. Both felt awkward at first but can become almost second nature. Rather than bring the camera straight up to your eye, bring it up through an arc that’s closer to your body to trigger the sensor (it will switch when an object is 2” away). Another option is to swipe your thumb past the sensor when bringing the camera up to your eye (don’t have to reach far given the small camera size). I admit neither of these tricks should be needed, but I hope they’re useful to some. Finally, huge thanks for pointing out the utility of Auto for video. I hadn’t made that connection and was shying away from quick grab video of family especially.

The button on the "Fuji-side" is okay. It's what you're used to. In de camerashop they caught me to keep the camera (and the sensor) face down by switching lenses so no dust can come in.

Omar if you put your exposure wheel under the C (the wheel on top of the camera) you can use the front dial/wheel. If you push it you can adjust exposure compensation up to +5/-5. Pushing again lets you use aperture as usual. In Order to do this you need obviously to be in one of the various auto modes 🙃

I bought this camera last November thanks to you mostly. It's my first "real" camera and so far I really love it. I watched a lot of reviews on YoutTube and on the internet but you are the main reason I chose the X-T20. Your videos are always a great mix between information and fun and I really enjoy watching them everytime, your style really is somthing :) Anyway just wanted to thank you for the good work you've been putting all this time for us. Hope you will keep up with the good work...

Do you recommend XT20 in 2024? How much is a good price for only used body? And for lens only 18-55 2.8-4 fujinon

Hey Omar, The front dial is for Custom EV. If you set the top dial EV on C you will be able to push the front dial and navegate to -5 up to +5.

I was also Canon shooter and was use to left button for lens unlock. Now on my X-T20 it is even more comfortable. Just grab your X-T20 from bottom by right hand having palm on display and middle finger on lens lock button, hold that button and by left hand you easily unplug lens and even easily visually check chip if necessary.

Nice one, Omar :) thx :) well, I think everybody has his own little pros and cons. I always struggle a bit with that card slot, too, but I got used to it. The lens release button ... yes, that's a bit weird. But what annoys me most is not an issue with the camera, but with the lenses or better with the front lens caps. Quite often I need several attempts to adapt the cap to the lens in a way, that it doesn't fall off. I never had that problem with my Nikon lenses at all and there has been a lot of grouching about that. I never lost a lens cap in many years I used my Nikons but already lost one in a year of Fuji. But over all I love this little camera and I really enjoy your videos. Keep going :)

I'm an Olympus OM-D shooter and I got to say I really like the Fujifilm and I want to love it. I really saw the difference to the slow response time you mentioned about EVF. Feature I found most annoying is the difference between the very hard click of the exposure comp and the soft click of the front and back dial. With that say...it is a brilliant camera. Gosh...it makes me want to have a second camera system.

youre sense of humour really adds to your videos. nice job !

I have an XT20 and don't miss the swivel screen at all. I use my excellent Pixel 2 XL if I ever want to vlog, not that I do much vlogging. I prefer to hold a smaller device for vlogs, Not a biggie at all!

i totally agree on your "hate" points.... same things bug me too

great Omar Gnzales Photography wktk

I have got lots of "damn why?" Myself too. For the flash to work, youll need to switch away from electronic shutter exclusively. For the "damn why? How to make extended iso to work?" - jpeg only - mechanical shutter For the "damn why my exposure dials not working" - auto aperture X70 and x-t20 owner.

I sold my Canon and Leica systems and went Fuji three weeks ago. I now have four bodies and 7 lenses and they are all excellent.

Had fun watching your review after one year...I remember when you got it!

@omar, i found out my damn why for the pop up flash - it wouldn't trigger unless you were on mechnical shutter. Maybe that could be your damn why as well!

just picked this up - binging all your videos to get me up to speed. great stuff, thanks bud!

Always learn new and helpful camera how-to's (and hornet -to's) Can't thank you enough!

Awesome! Totally agree! Have been getting my hands on a lot of manual lenses... Focus peeking!!!!!!!! Yum yum! Loving the camera!

Such. A. Fantastic. Video! You're funny, informative, genuine, and happy. I love it dude! Next time you come to Utah, hit me up! Seriously...

Hey Omar, I must say that even your personal loves and googoogoogoos are the same as mine. And I haven't used it as much as you have, by far (like to Mars and back). A customizable camera is good until you start forgetting how you customized everything... well, how I forget... I wished the screen was like my 80D screen, but other than that, I love the little thing, and the 18-55mm is a really good lens. Thanks for this vid and hope you enjoy your trip to You-taaah ! Grzt from Belgium

I love your videos Omar! I got my X-T20 a little after you but I have not had as much fun with mine. Four weeks after I bought it it started to freeze up to the point that I had to take out the battery to reset it. I took it back to the store after realizing that it wasn't me that was making the camera freeze. Instead of getting me a new camera, they sent it back to Fuji for repairs...and after almost 9 weeks getting repaired I finally got it back...only to have the back display screen start to malfunction. I kept taking pictures like that for a while and then took it back to the store..and its back at Fuji (currently) getting fixed. I haven't had it a year. I love the camera and it's quality. Just so disappointed with Fuji. I understand the ka-kunk-koo and the damn why all too well.

Thanks Omar, great video! Definitely agree with a lot of your points, but overall I'm loving Fuji coming from Nikon. No regrets!

Love your videos one of the reasons why I bought the xt20 2 months ago. Hates 1. The fn button. Too small for my fat fingers. 2. When using EVF my big nose sometimes moves the focus point. 3. Battery placement. 4. Front Dial 5. Useless app

Great vid Omar. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for your videos, from Steve , Buckinghamshire, UK. Purchased 2 weeks ago , quite a learning curve understanding the navigation around the controls, you have made it easier.

It's been out for a year now!? Crazy ...Im still shooting my xe2 and xt10...for paid work. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Hi Omar, I keep watching your XT-20 videos even after buying and XT-2 last month. They are informative and fun. The two cameras have much in common, and so I find your videos have been still helpful to program some settings on my XT-2. I am now interested in photo editors and I don’t like the idea of a subscription to Lightroom or any other editor offered by subscription. What do you think are the best non-subscription editors for both Fujifilm X-Trans and Mac OS? Thanks! And thanks also to anyone else who has good advice on that topic!

First of all Omar you are funny second thanks for making my decison easier; I got this camera!

To me the lens release button makes perfect sense. The right hand is the the camera hand and the left hand is for the lens. That is true while shooting and it is true while switching lenses. If you really must hold the camera with your left hand, you can hold it with your thumb over the top and your fingers over the bottom. Push button with ring finger.

I love how you review it’s not boring even my son laugh

I subscribed to you after you shot the memory card out🤣🤣

Enjoy your videos. Always fun and always informative. I first dipped my toe with Fuji and the X-T10 before trading my Canon gear and going with the X-T2 which is amazing. Interestingly, I keep going back to the X-T10 but your videos make me feel I should think about the X-T20. Only thing holding me back is the upcoming X-T2 update and the possibility of an upgrade in the not too far distant future for the T20. No rush, I love what i've got!!!!

"You know I love the flippy flippy...". You crack me up. Great, great review. I bought mine about the same time you did and still Loving it. Your videos have made the experience even more enjoyable.

you can switch lens just with one hand, thumb pressing the button and the other four twist the lens

I love your videos. I JUST got a Fuji XT-20. I'm a Canon girl. Just experimenting with mirrorless. These videos are helpful....but I have a LOT to learn. So many ways to set it up. I just want to put it on auto and go!

I'm thinking of getting the xt20...but its soon to be 2020..should I still consider or is there another choice.? I do like the look of the xt20 with the buttons and all.

The push on the front dial is for locking the exposure adjust when it is in C modus. My only hate is you can't change custom modes when in video modus, you have to go to a picture mode then change it. It should be an easy fw fix, but nothing so far.

I'm not clear what you mean by the front button being useless. Press and hold it until the menu comes up, rotate the dial to select ISO, then click the OK button on the back. Now whenever you click the front dial, it'll bring up the ISO menu.

Oh Yeh! I've been loving your videos on the X-T20. I got mine the day after the release date. I've learned a lot from you and I let you do all the hard experimental work then I come in and use it. When you come to Utah if you're near Salt Lake City, I'll buy you lunch. . . Oh, and pick your brain too.

Thinking of getting the Fuji T20 as a second camera. (I use a Nikon Df mainly - and I love it) The review was really informative and useful. Thanks!

So hilarious! I love this video! Thanks for review! Greets from Vienna, Austria

front dial can be ISO: the top button, that you have for play is activating the ISO, then adjust with front dial. I know XT10 was better, you could press in the front dial to activate ISO

Thanks Omar, I actually watched most of your videos before I even got my X-T20! You have helped me immeasurably! I too hate the EVF delay. To remedy, I am getting used to putting my thumb over the sensor as I bring it up to my face. The transfer from thumb to eye is usually a seamless transition for the EVF and its ready for shooting straight away. BTW, I use my front dial as the SS and the exposure compensation, press it and it switches between them. I can't think of a better use for it. I use the button on the back wheel as my BBF and the af button is my focus check. The back wheel controls the aperture. Between the two wheels it's really fast to set exposure with my eye at the EVF! I, too mostly shoot in manual with focus peaking. I'm sure I got that from you too! Thanks again!

I had the same problem with the flash on my X-T20 when I bought it two years ago. I procrastinated going back to the store long enough for the problem to fix itself.

Finally someone mentions the slow EVF turn on! Irritating since minute one.

Thanks Omar. Your videos guided me to purchase the T20. Now I have to download to my MacBook Pro. How about a tutorial on that? And what should I be using to convert from RAW? Embracing the learning curve with your help!

I’m a lefty and I find the placement of lens release button helpful 😎✌️

Hi Omar! I've got a little comfy tip for you to switch lenses: I grab the release button with my middle right finger, hold the lens with my left hand (of course), and twist my camera with my right hand counterclockwise. For me a natural move. Now this is a hardware tip, hope you like it. Hopefully Fuji will work on your software HATES - as they already have improved the camera in the past :-) Servus!

Watching this in 2024 and thinking this is a bargain camera to get into Fujifilm. Cheers

Hi Omar Gonzalez, I love your KZfaq videos! I’m an amateur with a DSLR Canon and apparently thinking of switching into another better cam for some casual/street shooting. Fujifilm is first option for me to go for, then I found your page. From all your video has made me know all detail about Fujifilm. Now me decision will go with XT20, I’m saving up now. Thanks tho!

From the fact that you don't always attach the grip on the camera. Maybe you should try the meike XT20G handgrip. It looks almost identically with the fuji's hand grip but just half of the price. And it's smaller than the one you are using but still give you something to hold the camera.

I bought it now in 2020! worthy?

Yay great video! Missing our New York shooting adventures in Times Square !

Thank you-I decided to go with Fuji t120 after watching your video

The delay when going to the EVF have a simple solution, SET CAMERA TO EVF ONLY and shoot away! ;)

Hi, I use xt20 too and encounter this problem, I use my xt20 to record live band music in my local pub, but ended up with distorted sound recorded when I look at the video. That means the live music sound is too loud for xt20 to record, I found out there's a mic level and try to adjust it, but it doesn't help at all. So it's like my xt20 become useless when I wanna record nice sound quality video. Wondering if you encounter the same problems? Thx in advance. 😊

man, you're presenting style has me in stitches! Great video. ;)

Why I like Nikon is I can switch lens using only one hand lol, it is so natural to tap & turn and I wonder why not all manufacturers do that.

Hai Omar is that the XF 18-55 lens? I wanna ask you what's your best setting in term for jpeg, the highlight shadow etc and your fav film simulation. Thankss