Another tip: Adding a split geared focus ring or even a zip tie with the split "knob" pointing to the side you can reach can be a great way to get smoother manual focusing and zooming. Not for using a follow focus device, but for manual control with your finger. I use this trick for zooming in video when I have my camera in a cage. Then I can zoom smoothly with a single finger by pushing on the zip tie knob, instead of having to reach around to actually hold the lens, which would also introduce unwanted movement into my clips.
@awillimannАй бұрын
Thank you so much ! I've been using XT10, XT2, XS10 and XH2s over six years now and was just missing those valuable information. Well done !
@dccoletrain8 ай бұрын
It would be nice if fujifilm gave all the newer cameras the same new features as the GFX 100 ii has that most of us will not own
@mex53418 ай бұрын
this won't happen , unfortunately
@trym21218 ай бұрын
Hahaha. Fuji is getting greedy nowadays, imitating Sony. You want that feature? Buy that exact camera. They lost their way what makes them magical in the first place. People want that magical character lens + faster AF and maybe WR but what they did is just following others footstep, just the usual clinical lens.
@DS-xg9kfАй бұрын
So you want a brand new car when your car is second hand?
@JohnChubbSr5 ай бұрын
Thanks for explaining how all these great tools function!
@loondabo92076 ай бұрын
Thank you, I really needed this video. I'm happy you're going into menu details too.
@charliejg8 ай бұрын
Nice, clear explanation Michael. So many choices these days. Question: As an X-T3 user I wonder about good old Kaizen and what features can technically be put into a new firmware update for that generation of camera. As an amateur/enthusiast shooter I don't have a need to be bleeding edge and get the latest body. But, there are some things that I do think could be considered under the Kaizen philosophy to be "handed down" to the older devices(which really aren't that old!). Thanks for the great explanation. Have a great holiday and Happy New Year.
@jrprophotography59618 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot I really enjoyed the final tip ...
@tomaswilde54818 ай бұрын
Interesting and useful video. Thank you very much.
@doogieham8 ай бұрын
Very nice overview, Michael. It would be great to see the Focus Meter function extended to Stills mode on GFX and FX cameras like how it is currently implemented on Canon RF cameras.
@petermullins62903 ай бұрын
Will we see the update to xt5 that allows focus peaking to turn off while half pressing the shutter, as it was in previous cameras? The lack of this in the x-t5 is driving us crazy.
@simon3598 ай бұрын
Great insights, I’ll be using some of them! 🤙🖖
@FujifilmUSACameras8 ай бұрын
🤝
@fidiak7 ай бұрын
Thank you, great video
@ShaQti00078 ай бұрын
I particularly enjoy the focus distance indicator on my xt4. A lot of times I am not sure whether my focus plane is before|after my point of interest. And the focus distance indicator truly helps. But be mindful that the focus distance indicator work only with lenses with electronic contacts. Even some popular cinema cameras like the bmcc6k does not have one. ( correct me of I’m wrong)
@lucatrombino29356 ай бұрын
I would like to have the focus meter for stills as well.
@stephanedubarry86248 ай бұрын
Very useful
@sclogse18 ай бұрын
Thank YOU.
@Slave-Of-Christ3 ай бұрын
In my experience on an X-T4, the split image and prism focusing settings are worse than useless. Good idea and I'd like to be able to use them, but they don't work and are a gimmick.
@donaldmfalls8 ай бұрын
FOCUS METER needs to be available in Photo (manual mode) too. I don't understand why video mode only.
@FujifilmUSACameras8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the feedback
@donaldmfalls8 ай бұрын
@@FujifilmUSACameras You're welcome!! I have been a proud owner of Fujifilm products since 2014. Currently shooting on X-H2s and GFX 50S II with GF50 & GF45-100. I want that GFX 100 II, GF20-30, GF55 and GF110 but not sure how would I get it.
@jcblum15078 ай бұрын
Thanks!!!
@floppytwist3 сағат бұрын
Why the fck is focus meter only in movie mode? This is the only usable mode at all.
@nohandle542 ай бұрын
I find the focus peaking colors to be way more dim than other manufacturers - not as easy to use
@tonyfoulkes92897 ай бұрын
This was really informative, I'm still getting used to digital after 40 years film. Query will this system still work in manual using old film based lenses,like Olympus on Fujifilm cameras. Currently use XE 1. Maungaturoto New Zealand.
@leethomaskc33278 ай бұрын
Does all these manual focus functions still works (as shown) when the camera is recording internally? When the X-H2S is video recording, can it change focus mode by pressing on the button on camera body?
@robr36218 ай бұрын
Michael, why don't you update us on the 30mm tilt shift lens that was promised months ago. Why doesn't fuji have the professional courtesy to update it's customers who have paid thousands for this lens?
@FujifilmUSACameras8 ай бұрын
Thank you for being patient, we’re shipping them out as fast as we can! Please check with your dealer for more information.
@robr36218 ай бұрын
Checking with dealer doesn't work. They (bh photo) says our buyers haven't heard anything from fuji.
@robr36218 ай бұрын
Nobody in America has them. This lens was supposed yo be here in october
@StevanNetto-qg7gx7 ай бұрын
I'm switching from Sony aps-c and so far I'm loving my X-H2. The only thing bothering me is that it seems there's no way to set the Zoom Check to be triggered by the shutter button's half press? When I'm using full manual lenses like the TTartisn, I have to go to the joystick to get the zoom check and then back to the shutter button, which isn't very straight forward when I want to get a shot asap.
@davidross37192 ай бұрын
Towards the end of this KZfaq video by Michael on an Updates for Understanding Manual Focus. He said that likes to use a split ring of pitch 0.8 and wrapping it around his own 16-55 zoom lens. I live not far away from London and phoned House of Photography today in Covent Garden and asked about this item but they reported that do not sell it or know who does. Can. anyone help please and tell me where I can these rubber rings. I also have a Fuji 90mm f2.8 lens and would like to try this also. Thank you . And a special thank you to Michael for A EXCELLENT VIDEO on manual focus. Cannot wait to try it !!! Thank you
@scottrgarland8 ай бұрын
I love focus peaking but I find Fujifilms focus peaking to be almost unusable. It's so incredibly thin and really hard to see, I wish it was a little more bold (on the XT-5 at least).
@fridadeivizsla27297 ай бұрын
the "linear mode" is also available on fuji X-h2s?
@plexfeed7 ай бұрын
Will this complete system work on Fujifilm xs-20
@chriscard65448 ай бұрын
when was released the update ?
@chestertonjasper64876 ай бұрын
Don’t forget us XPro1 folks. Teach us how to focus. We don’t have the latest cameras.
@fabipuello8 ай бұрын
Fuji the only thing we need from you is af realtime tracking. That's all you need to make. don't make any other camera or lens until you figure that one out.
@trym21218 ай бұрын
Please make the portrait experience much better using your subject detection feature. It automatically detects eye and when you punch in, it zooms to that area. No more messy moving the AF point. I can't believe you guys didnt think about this