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.

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. .

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.

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. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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.

Now a video about pros and cons of Canon please!

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.

I really like the photos you chose to display here.. great style and setups for the portraits

Very good and very interesting review. Hope that Fuji could take it in account.

Great Video Budy! Keep it up!

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.

How KZfaq didn’t recommend your channel before . Awesome content !!!

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.

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 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 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.

You brought up a few things that other KZfaqrs 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.

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

Solid review 🔥

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 ;)

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

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.

very good objective review.

Very helpful!!!!

Thx for the honest opinion. There are not many KZfaqrs, who don't tell lies straight into Your eyes, with affiliate links to the gear they reviewing, in discription of the video 😎

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.

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,

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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! 😂

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.

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 😢

Great vid. TY. The Z7II is now $1000 off the retail. I’m having both Fuji XT3 & Z7II. Nikon is my go to!

I do have Fuji hx2 and the Auto focus fantastic really good

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.

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.

Nice!

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

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

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.

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!!!

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.

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.

I use Lexar 1066x SDCards and I format the cards before I swap them between my Canon and Fuji Cameras.

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.

I totally agree about the menu system, it's a mess full of traps and dead ends.

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.

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 😂😂😂

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!

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.

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.

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 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.

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!

Please review the firmware 6.0 on the xh2s

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.

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?

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?

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.

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...?

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!

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

First time here watching your videos. You seem to be objective and apparently, you consider aspects or issues that other KZfaqrs 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

i agree, i have an xt4 . it annoys me to have a camera who´s not able to focus. making a shift to Nikon

What’s your take on the Z7II in 2024?

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 )

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...

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 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.

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.

1000000 question : which one works without BANDING ( under LED lighting ) ?????????

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

autofocus still “average’ even after v3 firmware release ?

56mm on apsc will compress exactly the same as 85mm on full frame. Compression is determined by perspective, not focal length

Why most of your clips in this video got pink tint?

Everyone is pushing tech as a selling point but camera tech has matured and almost maxed out 10 or so years ago, nothing revolutionary is happening. Fuji is pushing the joy of shooting and also when they do push tech userbase gets even more happy and greatful because it was lagging a bit behind other brands - Fuji users aren't spoiled by tech.

I hate the Fujifilm menu system, which is why I got rid of my only Fujifilm camera. Canon is better and Nikon is the best menu system.

Fair to say that most of their lenses are not video oriented and that they have NO parfocal zoom lens 😡

Fujifilms development speed sucks. Too many old lenses, not a single silent and fast focusing fast prime portrait lens in the range 40-80mm. They are years behind with their AF and tracking algorithm. As their cameras aren't used by pro sports and wildlife photographers, they don't have a lot of beta users to test their firmware improvements and development and not enough pressure to improve. Overheating? Just put it on a desk in direct sunlight.... overheating or shut down guaranteed. Every summer, 28⁰C air temp. XH2+XH2s user.

Don't use Fuji for machine gun critical professional photography.

as nice as the fuji system is, the difference between aps-c and full frame is still very noticeable

Agree👍🏻 Fuji X-T100’ focusing system of mine is a dummy , AF box beep on Focus point to subject 😂 but it’s output blurred out😂

If Fuji could incorporate the build quality/weather sealing of Olympus(sorry I’ll never say O M Systems) and their auto focus they would absolutely crush. Fuji film simulations for birds, wildlife, and sports Olympia ability to get hits on moving objects would be absolutely killer. I’d easily pay another $500 for the xh2 and xh2s for these upgrades.