Hi Tony, I know you guys are usually fairly careful in evaluating equipment and your general comments here on the joys of rangefinder photography were very telling. I particularly enjoyed your show on megapixels and the size of prints you make from them. Fantastic work. Here, you unfortunately made a fairly significant error in your comparison of the two 35mm F1.4 rangefinder lenses. Your Leica 35mm F1.4 Asph lens is an older version (

Outside of the US we’re not used to constant adverts every 2 minutes on our TV’s so this feels like one giant advertisement for KEH. How many times can you plug them in such a short video?!

To even clarify that the x100V takes better photos than an iphone is a disservice to how good the x100V is

I could watch an hour long video of you guys walking around taking pictures, Thank you Tony & Chelsea for all you've done over the years.

I understand what Tony is after. For years I couldn't believe people were still shooting film, but in 2021 I decided to try it for myself and got a non-Leica rangefinder and some lenses. It's hard to describe, but there's something about having to imagine the composition while you're making the photo without the instant feedback, and checking all your settings manually, that changes the shooting experience.

I'm the owner of an X100T and X-Pro2, and I love them both. I understand the competitive nature of this video is just for fun, but one will not go wrong with either camera. There is something truly liberating about a fixed-lens camera, which removes so many decisions from the process of going out to take pictures, and with my X-Pro2, I have a bag containing the 23mm, 35mm and 50mm "Fujicrons", which covers most of my needs for the day. Sometimes I'll also bring my 90mm f/2, if I need more reach, or I'm specifically doing portraiture, and it is great that they ALL fit into a small ThinkTank bag. I don't have any of the TT Artisans lenses, but I LOVE using adapted vintage lenses on my X-Pro2, and that is another way of getting lenses of unique character for not a lot of money. My favorite remains my Helios 44, which is the early 13 blade version, because of the unique swirly bokeh, and the dreamy, soft quality wide open, and also the sharp, saturated and contrasty images I get when stopped down. If you can't find one of those, look for the Helios 44m, which is also excellent, though a little stiffer and harder to focus.

Tony, your closing lines perfectly verbalized how I feel about my craft right now. Thank you both for this video. Just got an X100V, can't wait to get out there and use it.

I recently got back into film photography and shelled out a few bucks to get a Canon F1 with a few prime lenses. I wanted to have something that was fully manual and analogue and this setup has definitely given me that. I felt the need to get more connected to the process of taking pictures like I did 20 years ago when was studying photography for the first time. I absolutely empathise with your desire to get back to that experience, and, even though, I still love and appreciate my current digital setup, there is something special about clicking that shutter and waiting for the result that will come out of the lab / chemical process, rather than being able to see it immediately as one does with most digital cameras.

Tony just said Chelsea was wrong and he was right. He DOES like to live dangerously.

When I got my Canon 80D (based in part on your helpful review), I went for EF not EF-S lenses, thinking eventually I would upgrade to a full frame body. I may do that someday, but in the meantime I got a Canon ELAN7E for about $120, and it being a 35mm film camera my lenses are automatically the right ones! Beyond the differences in the images themselves later, shooting the two cameras are (is?) completely different experiences, not just due to the image size; shooting digital is effectively free, whereas with shooting film, every snap costs money - not a lot in 35mm versus medium format 120, but still something. And knowing there are only 36 shots in the roll, you just have to think a bit about what and why you are capturing in an image.

For me, my xt-4, with the rear screen flipped closed and my primes set for manual focus brings me back to shooting like it was 40 years ago. The xt-4 is actually just a bit bigger than my Pentax was but it’s close.

I love my x100v.. feels like my "me" camera... and I get to leave all my Sony gear at home..

Love the X100V. Can’t wait to get one. As far as KEH, I’m not really digging them right now. Depending on how they do with fixing a problem in the next few days will determine if I ever purchase gear from the again.

You guys pulled off a retro mood / feeling with this video. I really enjoyed watching it. I enjoyed it like I enjoyed the Digital Rev videos back when I was just getting started with photography. KZfaq was a happier place back then. Almost seems like a different world. I've committed to buying a Fuji X-E4 for all the reasons you describe, regarding putting the joy and simplicity back into photography. I need to do more photo excursions like I used to and like you guys did in this video. I know it's a lot of work to produce any kind of video, but I hope videos like this one are at least "fun work" because this was really enjoyable to watch...complete opposite of when I fell asleep with KZfaq playing the other night and woke up halfway through your X-T2 tutorial, wondering WTF? I wasn't even on your channel when I fell asleep. Needless to say, I let the tutorial keep playing and had no trouble going back to sleep!

Tony - Glad to hear you're getting your passion for photography back! :) Fuji tip: I noticed the "Fuji hunt" when the video switched from Chelsea's review to Tony's review. A trick I've found to cut down on the hunting is setting up back button autofocusing, but then switching the camera to Manual focus. I did this because when I do bird photography with my 100-400, I was struggling with focusing on birds in leaves. When you enable back button AF and then switch to manual, the back button will still AF initially, but then jump right into manual mode and focus peaking. Manually adjust on the birds eye and grab my capture. I tried the same technique with video and the neat thing is that when I focus on a bird while shooting video, the camera will still micro-adjust focus automatically if the bird moves, but if I move the focus box off the bird, it wont jump to the background. I don't vlog, so I haven't had a chance to test this "vlog-style," but it might be something you two might want to test to see if it's a usable "Fuji-hack." Anyway, great video as always!! :) I love my 7Artisan and TTArtisan lenses. The TTArtisan 50mm f/1.2 is one of my favorites for my X-T4.

You tubing has been good to you guys! Living the dream! Good for you! Do more videos on the 7 artisans lenses!

"The Fujifilm x100V takes better pictures then my iPhone"🤦🏽‍♂️ Well DuHh

Fun stuff! I've been shooting with the TTArtisan 11mm fisheye and really enjoying it.

Immediately after Tony mentioned chimping at around 9 minutes, KZfaq fed me a MailChimp ad. These platforms are getting too creepy…

I totally agree about how you can take these cameras anywhere and you don't feel like they're a burden to carry. I'm a wheelchair user and over the last few years I have come to adore small formfactor cameras. I rig my x-e3 up to the chair with a clamp and a baseplate and I'm free to go anywhere. I could never have done that with my old DSLR. I suppose I give up some ergonomics in the hand and I don't have all the controls right at my fingertips but that's a small price to pay for the freedom cameras like the ones in this video can give. You can have the best gear in the world but if it's too much of a pain to take out and shoot then it's pointless.

Driving around with no plan to find photos is one of my favorite ways to do photography!

Love my X100V. I call it my dog-walking camera. My Canon’s feel like I’m working. The iPhone just doesn’t measure up to my expectations. That little Fuji is the perfect intermediary. Great images, quick and intuitive. I feel a sense of photo freedom with it. And photos of walking the dogs look great too. The V is a giant step forward from the X100f. I never bonded with that one. It was good but just not quite there.

“Bring your KEH memory cards and join us next week when we try out the new KEH digital body, paired with the new KEH lens, and go shooting at the KEH warehouse. Oh! And did I mention KEH?”

I use both the X100V and Pro3 with small primes and just love them.. The Leica Q2 Mono does have my attention, but the price does not. Would love for Fuji to release a Mono version of the X100 or Pro series cameras. Left mirror flapping DSLR's many years ago and have not missed anything about them...

Bitten by the bug of the Leica Q. I am now fumbling my way around a Leica M240, 1940's leica lens, a LTM Canon lens plus a couple of Voigtlander's. Great video thanks, I'm sure there is life before DSLR's & Mirrorless.

I really enjoyed this video, you totally captured why I have gone for the Fuji-x system. It is not the best, but probably the most enjoyable process. One big downside of this video is that I got to see a 4 cylinder BMW. I really think that the straight-six n55 or b58 are the superior engines for the 4 series platform.

Tony, just shoot film :) Would be amazing have a segment on the channel where you guys just shoot film with different cameras.

I've only played with the X100V twice. Such a lovely camera, it's so fun to play with. The lens is also shaper than the older F.

Please post more videos. I would like to see more of the photo critiques you did in the past.

Nice video! It's always great when great channels deal with the topic. What I'm missing here is a definition of what you consider a "film experience". You can see with the X100V that Chelsea uses the EVF all the time. That's as much film expirince as a smartphone....why not force you to use the cameras as if they were a film camera? The walk with the X-Pro 3 was better but for manual lenses you have to use the EVF. but that's not your fault. M10-D is of course the absolute analog experience. I find good that you have also shown the Leica!

Thanks for the video. I shoot a Leica M10 digital rangefinder with the following lenses: Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZM Leica 90mm f/2 Summicron I also shoot a Fuji X-Pro2 digital mirrorless with the following Fujinon lenses: 56mm f/1.2 23mm f/1.4 16mm f/1.4 16-55mm f/2.8 50-140mm f/2.8 Originally, the Fuji was supposed to be temporary. I only planned on using it until I found a Leica rangefinder that I liked. However, after I bought the M10 to use with my M6 lenses, I decided to keep them both.

I bought a Leica M3 and a Fujifilm TX-1 Panoramic camera during the COVID period. The Leica is all manual and requires a light meter and the Fuji is more electronic, but both are remarkable rangefinder cameras. Also let me add that processing my on film has really ignited my love for photography. Seeing images on film after developing is a thrill

I put my late father’s Leica 35 mm lens on my Fuji Xpro 3 was how I recaptured the shooting analogue feel into my photography.

Before I watch this video latter, let me ask. This "film experience" includes the film simulations? Because this is the thing that maybe really makes the "film experience", "old style" on Fujifilm cameras, using AND customizing the film simulations to emulate stock look.

Would love to see how you find the 3 in a busy environment. Chelsea said people don’t find the X100V disarming but there was no-one around!

I can appreciate what you said about feeling more connected with the M10-D, Tony. As a hobbyist I've felt more and more connected as I've removed assists from my shooting. Theses days it's all film and metering 100% by eye. All the failures (and occasional successes) are entirely on me. It's the most rewarding photography has ever felt. Love you guys and hope that all is well.

I absolutely LOVED my X100V... but then I started using the ND filter on hikes for long exposure shots (waterfalls etc)... and then decided I'd prefer the wider angle look with the wider angle WCL converter.... so I bought that, then I realised I basically had turned it into an interchangeable lens camera... so I decided to go ahead and buy an X-T4 with Fuji's amazing lenses instead... still miss the V though.

I love when you do these videos in your area! PS... KEH has always treated me so well (knock on wood🤪). It’s not just gas, I truly enjoy trying new things!!!

Lol! That audio at the end of the episode. 🤣

Fun video and really appreciated the emphasis on the shooting experience. Not that I don’t love gear reviews too...

I’ve been shooting on an aps-c slr with a 1.8 50mm prime for years because it gives good results for very little money. The size and the utterly tragic AF on the 50mm has been a constant thorn in my side, so this convinced me to go and order an x100v. I’m hoping the size will have me picking it up more often when I walk out the door. Though if I ever win the lottery I’m getting that Leica.

Have you guys thought of doing a side by side comparison of film vs. digital photography? Film has really been making a come back on Instagram, and KZfaqrs are starting to swear by it over digital. They’re saying it’s a more fun and challenging way to learn photography

HAHA! She pulled it out of the refrigerator and smelled it to see if it's still good!

At 5:06 Chelsea said it takes her 5 minutes to connect to the app? I just timed from app closed, camera off (Bluetooth and location were on before) around 55 seconds to a minute-ish on my xe-3. My strategy is to after opening the app wait for the Bluetooth remote button to light up, which means Bluetooth is now connected at around 34 - 40ish seconds. The established connection makes connecting to the phone seem phone much faster at 20ish more seconds. You do not press any buttons on the camera other than turning it on, pressing okay re-pairs your phone. EDIT: Also make sure if you have a VPN on to turn it off or connection will fail.

I just recently purchased a Leica camera for the same reasons you mentioned in this video. I wanted to focus on the process and art of photography instead of the specs and technology.

I mainly do Wildlife and Landscapes so I still use my Nikon D850, but my Leica M10-P gives me so much pleasure on travel/Street. It wouldn't meet all my photographic needs, but its such a wonderful experience. I guess its like having your BMW and the vintage car for weekend. Cheers

Hi guys I was just in that area before I saw your video. I have to agree with Chelsea, I love my x100v. I live in Manchester,Connecticut. I travel around Connecticut and New England taking pictures.

I love the opening! Very funny!

Good on you two for having a bottle of Cholula! I expect nothing less than at least Tony being from TX. You should try the chipotle version, pretty fantastic.

The non leica glass wide open tends to have more CA and edge issues wide open, plus copy variance.

I saw you overlaid "Full-frame equivalent: 35mm f/3" which is inaccurate. I also caught your video comparing full frame to crop sensors where you made similar assertions. I think it is worth clarifying that, while yes, crop sensor cameras DO have deeper depth of field at a given aperture, the light gathering capability of them is unchanged. f/2 is f.2 whether it is APS-C, FF, or even MF. Otherwise, metering would change across sensor sizes - which it does not (excluding variances in sensor manufacturer of course).

An M-10 is a bucket list camera for me, but even if I can ever bring myself to pay $6K for a body, no way I could justify the cost of the lenses. The image quality differences between typical Leica lenses and the ones you noted (and others) is just ridiculously miniscule. I've typically upgraded each time the X100 line has introduced a new model (with a couple exceptions), and have the X100V. My other main cameras are a Canon EOS R and a Fuji XE-3 (which I bought about six months ago because of the ridiculously low price, almost an X100V that takes interchangeable lenses). I also have Canon 90D and 80D bodies that I use for keeping particular fixed-length lenses at hand (one w/ 10 -18 wide angle and one w/ either 30 or 60 macro). The XE-3 with an 18-55 covers almost the same range as the EOS R w/ its 24 - 105 (after allowing for the XE-3's crop factor), while being MUCH more compact. Still, the X100V is the camera to just sling around my neck when I'm out and about and not on a dedicated photo excursion (although I've discovered the XE-3 is nearly as good for that, at least with an 18-55 mounted). I started my photo hobby w/ a Minolta SRT-101, then moved to a pair of Olympus OM-1s (no zoom lenses for those), and then a Canon F1 and Ftn (again, no zoom lenses). I really prefer the manual experience for the most part. The old lollipop meter on the Minolta made it really easy to set exposure (as well as to under or over-expose if you wanted to), and manually focusing through a ground-glass center where the image was blurred and/or off-axis until you had it in focus was super-easy. I really wish someone other than Leica - read: someone affordable - would come out with a camera that's mostly manual. Kudos to Nikon for their 2013 Df model, but it was overpriced, and at 16mp it's just not worth what's it's fetching on the used market. So, love my X100V and XE-3; mostly go to my EOS R only on dedicated photo outings - more often than not landscape stuff - or when I know I might want to really blow up the image when I print it.

Good colorgrading on this video! 👍😃

This is my fav video you have ever made

I agree that manual focus lenses are very helpful for slowing down and, for me, creating better art. The Zeiss ZF.2 manual focus lenses for the Nikon F mount do this as well, working on both film cameras like the F100 and DSLRs like the D850. While a split screen and microprism ring focusing screen would be ideal, it seems difficult or impossible to use with a DSLR, so the AF assist has to suffice. If i turn the back LCD off, and only use the information on the top 'Casio-style' (Tony's favorite :-D ) panel, it is really close to my film experience with the N90s / F100. Paired with the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ZF.2 Distagon or 100mm f/2 Makro Planar, and I really concentrate on what I see through the *glass* viewfinder to create the best art I am (barely) capable of.

Hybrid viewfinder is great in x100 series. Far better than the evf or ovf options.

Didn’t realize the Fuji x100V is slow to read exposure. Still, it’s good enough to be the carry-around camera for a current “Washington Post” photographer with two Pulitzers to his credit.

Photographers don't need to obsess over a RAW shooting dogma. Yes, of course we shoot RAW professionally, but with the in camera processing that Fuji offers - as well as the ability to create your own recipe - the x100 series is a must have for me when I just want to shoot for fun.

That Fuji X-Pro3 half case and strap… 🤩 where can I find it? Good video!!

The video camera you guys were using was having all sorts of exposure problems and weird jitters. Which camera was it?

So interesting that everybody is talking about the M10D! I had to grab one! Coming next week! Hahaha

Looks like you had a lot of fun with these cameras.

with the 100V are you shooting raw or jpeg ?

5:10 You need a video on best camera connectivity apps from camera manufacturers.

Guys guys guys…KEH sponsors the Northrups, which is awesome, because they are a good company, and it allows them to show us gear thru these very thorough videos. Thanks Tony and Chelsea!!!

I lust for the Fuji's :O The Leica too, but at that price, I don't even have to think about it. Still, I appreciate the craftmanship

This is a great video - but when can we get a full review of the GFX100S? Is it coming soon?

I haven’t watched this channel much before, but I find it incredible it’s got such a large following base given the video feels like 15min KEH ad. The videos are good, but the ad placement is way too much.

Connecticut looks very interesting. I would love for you to show more of your state.

Stopped buying from KEH because of the poor customer service and support I kept receiving. The inspection process is hit and miss. Gave them multiple chances until I gave up. Adorama isn’t great either. Support chat was painful.

You do realize that classic Leica screw mount lenses adapt to the CanonRF (I do not know about other brands). Considering what these sell for used (unfortunately I sold my 21mm Super Angulon years ago) it is great that there is now a 'reasonable' option. Thanks for the tip. Question: Price not a consideration, how do TT etc. lenses compare in results to a 50-70 year old Leitz? If I still had the 21mm f/3.4 Leitz would I gain anything but speed with the TT? BTW: If you do not like screens and big cameras, try an RP and fold the screen facing in.

I would recommend just getting a great film camera and lens on eBay for like $100 like the Nikon FM and just shoot on film. You don’t get the infinite film of digital but your analog cravings probably won’t last long enough to make up for the $1000 difference in film/development costs

I shoot Fuji and film Leica. Manual focus experience on the Fuji as you described, a digital simulation and nowhere close to a true RF shooting process. Can't justify the M10 right now so I did the next best thing. Bought a used M9 (with replaced sensor) to use my M mount lenses with. The screen on the M9 is so terrible that I cannot bear looking at it apart from settings, so effectively in 2021 it's a "M9-:D". I will still use the Fuji Xpro3 with the native AF lens and optical VF, which is what it is great for.

This was a great video! Fuji Film is the worlds best cameras!

Been watching a while, had no idea you were in CT. Just did an engagement shoot at Henry park up in Vernon, CT

Those 7artisan lenses have quite poor image quality compared to any modern lens. But usually it is good enough for some portraits or shallow DOF photos.

Love that NECK STRAP ON THE X-PRO 3, Care to share where i can buy one? Thanks in advance.

The camera on the fridge is dope

Great video!

Are you filming in 60 FPS?

Photography should be enjoyable and accessible, not overly complicated. Unfortunately, some KZfaqrs portray it as something overly complex, which can discourage people who are interested in getting into photography.

When I want an analog experience, I leave my Leica digital M10 at home and shoot with my analog Leica M6 instead. It is so difficult to experience the joy of film development with a digital camera.

love my x-pro2!

Who else is looking forward to seeing Tony as Captain Pike in Star Trek Strange New Worlds?

Another great commercial, guys. Well done

Your outro @ 13:24, brilliantly stated. I enjoy following new tech here on KZfaq, but lately the art of photography is getting buried in today's specs battles.

I have found with my X100V I get far more people approaching me about the camera. Asking about it, loving the looks. I never have that with my DSLR, nobody cares.

I love Tonys nerdy stuff but thank God for a different video 😁

My grandfather had a bag like that too.

The x100v shines as the go with you less hassle and futzing get the image camera. Carrying lots of gear because of fomo really just sucks. An Even better fit these types of get up and go shots would be the Lumix GM1 or 5 with the kit lens and a fast small m43 prime like the 14, 15, 20 or 25 prime. In the end don’t let the gear get in the way of telling the story.

Actually, X100F’s are now going for more than V’s. I’ve seen them as high as $1500US. The used market has also gone up if you can find one. Similar story with the X-Pro2.

the color grading is nice here

I like how the camera come out of the fridge :)

Really put a camera in the fridge and smelled it while taking it out 😂

Of course, the winning camera, X100V, is sold out at KEH...😉

Film: think, feel, observe, create, dream, hope, soul, deep, patient, adventurous, in the scene, attentive, walk around for the right perspective and then press the button in the right moment. Digital: in a rush, no time, distracted, machine gunner, camera screeny, quantity instead or quality, soulless, superficial and with impatience miss the right moment and shot. Film is real, digital is fake. Film photos are sooooo much better than digital ones. The colors, the grain, the mood, the natural look and the actual print of the photo unlike the digital photo that remains usually only on the hard disk and got forgotten or lost within time.

I can't handle this advertisement.

Regarding your new "Aperture" hat: you do realize, don't you, that far more people are going to think that the hat is an "Aperture Science" hat from the "Portal" series of games, than will recognize it as belonging to Tony & Chelsea...?

I have to find a way of resurrecting my dead Contax G2. There is no one in the UK who could repair it. The pain is too much.

If you do not see a difference between the Leica lens and the 7 artisans then we have a bigger problem with your ability to review