"I was bored" - So honest and true :)

I love the cold true professional rationale to make the decision. Phantom power, quality of raw, etc. Very far from other KZfaqrs that fall in love with technical specs that have nothing to do in real business or that like some sort of "magic" in cameras.

‘The crop sensor of medium format’ worded perfectly, thank you!

A lot of commercial photographers switched from Phase to Fuji. The Quality is there and its way more convenient to work with (focus, speed in genrell, costs).

What has to be mentioned, 100 MP requires new high end PC to edit

I went to a Fuji event getting to try the Fuji GFX100ii in a studio. I also brought my Canon R5 to compare. I’m happy with my Canon, but I could see the difference in the quality with the Fuji. It was night and day. I would love the Fuji to be my studio camera.

As always, it's the photographer who makes the photo - the camera is a means to an end. You have great logic to your decision to change your (pending) end-of-life camera system.

Congrats!! To be bored is ENOUGH reason to make a change!

Spoken like a true Professional, efficiency, production grade and quality. Not falling in for the marketing gimmicks

The only sensible switch would be to Medium format for the extra color depth and MP. When people go from Sony to canon to Nikon back to canon to Sony never makes sense at this point. They are all way too close in quality.

I'm still using a 5D Mkii !!

Those are valid reasons, Scott. Like you, I’ve used a 5DS R and Milvus 2/100M for quite some time and that’s a marriage made in heaven. Hard for me to ever break up that kit!

Wow amazing to hear the truth ! Please keep posted more videos about your journey with the Fuji, what is your favorite lenses on that format . I am still learning, I am coming from the films RB67 era and just got me a xt3 . Thanks for sharing

Never really felt bored with a camera if anything I love the knowing something so well that it doesn’t surprise you ! I’ve been a pro for over 30 years and only change kit when I absolutely have to but interesting to hear other views on kit

New term: APS-M, for today's "Medium Format" sensors 🙂No where near the size of actual medium format, but that 16-bit color is sweet! Enjoy!

Ooh keep saying my name lol We use fuji xpro3 for most work but our main cam is going to be the X2D unless hit my head and get the H6D or an older Phase One

Excellent! So glad you shared this; I feel so validated! I just made the leap from Canon R5 to Fujifilm XT3 and some great glass a month ago, and oh-my-lands, so much more of a comfortable, enjoyable journey now! Having cut my teeth on Pentax K 1000 in 1970s, I am loving the user experience of physical dials on top, and I no longer live in menus 90% of the time. Form factor is a much better fit for me. So congrats to you, and again, thank you for sharing this!

Very interesting to see you upgraded. Based on your videos I’ve watched, you like to think of your business as a business and make practical decisions. I know your decision doesn’t affect me in any way, but I like to see your rationale in how you handle your business. Thanks

thick negatives - my phrase of the year.

WhenI 1st made the switch to digital I used a Canon 10D and I shot some of the best images ever. Don't get fooled by new equipment !

nice, enjoy!

I’m surprised you didn’t go with the new Fuji gfx 100 II That camera is seriously a masterpiece ! But anyway love your content! Your content has its own swag to it, That’s different then everyone else!!

I would've thought that the larger sensor would work better with the Cambo system - longer focal length produce a wider field of view, but then in your line of work you don't need that (and with your lenses you would have a larger image circle on a smaller sensor). Hmm, so what you talked about does make sense.

As you have said before it took you many years of hard and fast work to build up your studio kit, know what matters and what doesnt so much and to develop your brand and your style so that you now can choose. Good for you. I wish they would put more colours into the smaller agile cameras too. I have been doing this for 18years and my brand has evolved too. I value colour subtlties for portraits and for architecture,art capture, products. For now 14bit, 24mp and great AF has to be my compromise mixed with my recipe for good lighting. I would love to light small spaces and small products but I always have to light large spaces and also large groups in tight spaces. Knowledge is more powerful than gear. Enjoy the 16bit freedom, and freedom of choice.

I switched to Fuji about a year ago, my canon was also getting antique. The main reason I switched is mostly nostalgia I have a couple of FUJI 645s and I always loved the colour. When I saw the colour recipe thing with Fuji the decision was done. As mostly a hobbiest I settled on the xh2.

There is no perfect camera, but there is the perfect one for each job. I use the R5 almost all the time, but for long interviews, I love the C100 II, it's perfect for that.

I still use a 5D. My 1Dx original version is still going strong, but I am looking for newer technology in smaller, lighter, more capability. The 16bit color and “negative density” analogy interest me. Thank you!

Bit surprised the available lensed weren't part of the consideration. I do love the I was bored part :-)

Sounds like me researching full frame on a very tight budget for doing my nightscape milky way photography, i don't care about how many focus points, fps etc but i do care about pulling in more light and longer exposures before stars start to streak as opposed to with my little 200d crop sensor camera

good for you

I found when I switched to medium format (GFX50R and then a 100) that things like tonal and colour transitions were just "nicer". I also liked the 4x3 aspect ratio. I was mostly shooting landscapes so the MF depth of field look didn't bother me. the resolution was nice though.

Right tool for the job.

I switched to Sony four years ago after several decades of Canon loyalty (all the way back to film days with the F1n). The final straw for me was the unreliable autofocus, not to mention the unusable 4K codec Canon crippled the 5DMkIV with. It was hard saying goodbye to the Canon L lenses, but Sony GM lenses are every bit as nice as Canon's glass.

Have you tried the super resolution stacking thing on it yet? any thoughts to that?

I will get my gfx 100 II complete-set and a whole bunch of the fine lenses and a 400w 3piece flash-kit soon 😍... and I ditched my complete brandnew latest and last forever s-gear for this, the r5er with all 3 gm2 and the big g and the macro g (and a ton more stuff that fits only on s), because I got bored and almost brought to quitting photography by their hellish "highest" absolute non-support 🤮... so thank you s for lifting me up to another dimension🌠 ... and thank you my man for somehow confirming my decision 🤣👍

I respect your level of production and take your advice on investing very serious. I agree about renting but... in my whole country there is one rent place, and they have only high end cinema gear. Closest rental is in Vienna, Austria, 4h drive. East EU countries for example dont have insurance policy for travel and photo gear. I travel with 30K EUR bags for last few years without insurance, both with car and plane. It is very hard to find some things that are totally normal in GB or USA. This lack of rental in my area drives me crazy to the point that I want to invest in several RED KOMODO and DSLR bodies (I was looking 5DSRs on MPB) I have a lot of EF glass it all fits together. Should be easy to rent, at least for the start up people, that needs that first serious investment or a second body for the event. Sorry for the long rant but I try to stay in business for last 20 years and it would be sooo much easier if I could rent what I need. Thank you for the great content

I’ve always agreed with your choice of sticking with “older” camera models that do the job just fine EXCEPT for one issue that would have driven me crazy (but that you seem to tolerate) and that’s the USB transfer rate and amount of time you waste day in and day out waiting for the next frame to show up on the computer screen before you can make adjustments to your shot. I suspect that your new camera will transfer much faster. But for me still not fast enough. In 2024 there are a lot of great options that can do USB 3.2 GEN 2 (10 vs 5 mbs); and then use a (cheap) USB/fiber optic/usb cable with integrated 60 watt charging. Brazing fast transfers, ultra slim and light weight cable, and NEVER ever need to recharge or exchange battery in your life ….

At 2:30 you said, "[Because] I was bored." And in your text summary: "If you're a photographer, you won't want to miss this video!" I am a photographer, and I wish I had missed it. Best of luck.

Hi Scott, I think Fuji should send you a free GFX 100s for backup 🤞

I used to shoot just Nikon.... 2 years ago I started shooting with Canon and have not looked back....

Remembering that you're still just using this camera for small jobs and test shoots is good to keep in mind.

it also has a little more dynamic range, that should help too. but yes. i get it.

Fuji has great cameras, surprised for all the reasons you gave that you didn't chose the Hasselblad X2D... 100mp, 1 Terabyte internal drive, Hasselblad unrivaled color science, 16 bit color, leaf shutters allowing for flash sync across the shutter range... After all, Karl Taylor who is legendary for product shots and Peter Coulson for fashion photography both use Hasselblad Cameras... Just sayin'... My next camera will not be another Canon, it will be a Hasselblad. Cheers!

I'll shoot anything; except Canon. I have an issue with them not allowing third party lens manufacturers.

Don t forget the Price of the leises in your calculatuin. They are excellent but - expansiv 😉.

i havent used a GFX as i own a IQ150. been considering GFX. i have heard that the highlights and shadows gets clipped easily on GFX. was it an issue with you? shooting cars outdoor does demand a really high dynamic range. GFX phantom power is great.. but just note if shooting outdoors tethered in hot weather.. it would shutdown and would require a 15min cooldown. i just rented a GFX once and it happened on me. I personally own a IQ150 and a Z9. i needed something inbetween hence i rented a GFX.

What kind of job would NEED a medium format sensor? I only know that bokeh is more pronounced at a given aperture. I'd love a video explaining it, cheers

Lovely honest video. If I ever upgrade, it'll be medium format ❤

I bought my D810 off a studio photographer and I am fairly certain he didn’t have a backup body.

I still have a number of cameras that I do not use anymore... they just sit here!

"There is no spoon"©🙏❤

Is there any reason you didn't consider Hasselblad for medium format, as they have some models in a similar price range to the Fuji?

I would replace the DSLR by the mirrorless in your case for only one reason: flange distance and lens mount diameter. Being shallower and larger diameter gives more degrees of freedom with the Cambo: degrees rotation for tilt and millimetre travel for shift. Bored? OK, shift happens. No need for backup (you can rent) - very valid. Specification details not so interesting - no problem. 100MP - that's a load of marketing crap as 100MP to the human eye is only twice as good as 25 MP. Density (metaphorically: thick negatives) - seems a matter of proper exposure and camera settings to me combined with proper selections and profile in your raw processing software. 16 bits - meh. No you don't have "16 bits colours" now. In a scholastic way, yes, in a realistic way, no. In the Bayer paradigm your camera creates a raw file of monochrome (mono=single, chrome=colour) data elements and raw processing must turn the 14 or 16 into 24 (8bpc) for your monitor. Adobe Camera Raw converts raw into ProPhoto colour space at 16 bits per channel (48 bits per pixel) that you can upsample in Photoshop to 32 bits per channel (96 per pixel). The 2 extra bits are not as important as you think. They are "gradation resolution", yes, and represent exposure levels per photosite in the sensor. But as long as you do not have a larger contrast envelope (dynamic range available to one shot - what is generally called dynamic range is the camera's operating range in light levels, just like it has a temperature operating range). 16 gives 4 times as many nuances, yes. On an 8 bits per channel display? The 32 bits per channel conversion in Photoshop looks better on most 8 bits per channel displays by the way. The trained eye can see the difference. Turning a 14 bits raw data element into 96 bits RGB means that all these bits result from wild-assed guessing. Do yourself a favour and shoot test shots with the Fuji camera of your Sekonic calibration target so as to calibrate your camera relative to the light meter. The ISO institute never defined "correct exposure" and neither did DIN and ASA. They only define "equivalence". Add that your lenses each have a different light transmission (T stop) that the calibration can reveal if you compare the "same" exposure with different lenses. The f/number is meaningless for exposure without calibration when you do not measure through the lens. It's also a good idea to figure out how your camera does its "ISO". Some of the mirrorless cameras have "fixed ISO" but may be fixed in two amplification levels. My Nikon switches between the levels near ISO 400 and at 400 noise is about the same as at 100. Or at 1600 noise is comparable to 390. Without calibration, you cannot measure with one brand (model) camera and reliably use the measurement on another (and mind the T-stop. And mind the shutter deviation of individual leaf shutters). Medium format, in the film days, we defined as between small format and large format. The general rule of thumb was that anything that fits on 127 film is small format. This has 36mm usable film width. That definition makes the Fuji small format and the medium format claim is marketing hype. I don't see a reason for professionals and fluencers to adapt to the marketing hype, except naive gullibility.

I'm a bit confused tbh, I've followed your channel for years, and have really enjoyed your content. And have always gone along with the advice that a canon is enough, that you've shot world wide and campaigns with the 5d MK2/s/sr etc, and they're enough. But now you say that you only used them for test shoots? And that apparently now they aren't enough? I'm happy for you to put me right, but as a wanna be photographer myself, I'm now thinking that because of budget, professional photography is out of most people's reach.

OK, have to ding you on this one! The camera was not "free"! You spent probably thousands of pounds/dollars to acquire the equipment you either traded in or sold and then used that investment to purchase the Fuji! The Fuji's cost was the equivalent of everything you traded in, but nothing out of pocket but still not "free"! Your reasoning is like the woman that buys a pair of shoes for $150, returns them and gets a $140 dress and says the dress was "free" because there was no out of pocket!!! You did give good solid reasoning for the change! 😆

Computer says no!

What monitor are you using that can resolve 14- vs 16-bit RAW captures? I don’t mean to be confrontational, but in previous videos you’ve mentioned about how a 20-ish mp camera is still fine. I don’t have the same reasons to switch cameras as you do, so I still rock the 5Dii.

TLDR: never the camera - always the artist

Just finish upgraded my D300 12 Mbit F-system to D850 45 Mbit. I had to upgrade more lenses than I had plan to do so it was expensive. Still waiting for a 60 Mpix z camera. with a FTZ adater that can take screw drive AF lenses Fuji GFX 100S is om the radar in the future because I can reuse my old MF lenses HB and Mamiya 7. I'm into woodland photo

everybody is ditching every camera-company...marc ditches panasonic, peter ditches sony, gabriele ditches canon...and than they switching 🤣and than again from start...

Why the Fuji and not the hasselblad? Pricing and features seems similar

But you didn't mention the lenses, you will have to buy an entire set of lenses now, GFX lenses, these lenses are much more expensive. 3 canon with one Fuji GFX, but it will cost you much more for Lenses. But yes what you mentioned is absolutely true.

Why no Hasselblad?

Your full set up seems best in class... except the Canons... welcome to the 21st century! 🙂

What do you use for video though?

I am reading your Video Description... No details on the Camera you Moved to.. Fuji... Details please. lol and.. Congrats... Medium Format is the way to go in Photography Business

now it's time to invest in a FUJI 110 T/S !

How did you get your hair back?

Your last videos are different, are you using a different PP pipeline?

It took him 6 Min to tell us that he was bored, sold three cameras and bought a new one. I just wasted 6 Min : (

yee funny thing photographer don t upgrade camera often ,still using my 20year old nikon d2x , and got few years a go a610 is fine for the thing i do, and will be fine for the next 10years i may get a second one , or a 850 , and if need something better , am better of renting,

so you evolved , not lke canon did something wrong then? i want to try a more aquare shaped camera with more straight lines , maybe more compact, like for the street, but all my stuff is canon and i dont want to start over with another brand

The only thing I really quite grasp, is you saying I will not use it for commercial photography? WTF? A medium format 100 Mpx with prie lens doesn't fit for commercial photography? The Phase One XF as option for 100 and 150 Mpx You mean only the latest model is fitted for that purpose? If you don't have/own a Phase one you don't work in (high end) commercial photography? If so why you don't buy one. You need it regulary so should be affordable to you and will last a good time?

Explain to me the reason why a professional like yourself would go for fuji instead of the hasselblad x2d with all the same specs including 1TB on board ssd storage, better color theory, better reputation, industry standard etc

Canon reds and blues is the same reason I switched years ago. I'm an amateur so probably not for the exact same editing reasons you decided to switch, besides I switched to a Nikon DSLR so I can imagine the raw files not being as deep as the Fuji MF files. Funny that you didn't switch for the same ol' youtube reason; "lack of eye lash detection mode when tracking birds - this camera stinks!" You cared more about phantom power than the AF system, which is kinda funny these days.

I just ditched Canon after TWENTY years. Went to M43; Olympus E-M1 Mark iii. Why? The 12-100mm F/4 IS Pro lens by Olympus; basically 24-200mm in full frame equivalent with insanely sharp images from edge to edge. Was getting tired of the lack of sharp lenses for Canon APS-C bodies for TRAVEL purposes... closest thing with sharp images was unfortunately the 24-105mm F/4L IS, which turns into 38mm to 168mm; which I was forced to use but its not wide at all and wasted a lot of time swapping to my Tokina 11-16mm. I do not NEED or use bokeh as some kind of crutch, this idea that "only full frame for professional use" or "everything must always have a blown out background" is fucking stupid. YES, bokeh is needed for certain styles or situations, yes I know creates great subject separation.. I KNOW ALL THAT; but any photographer worth their salt intending to tell a story, capture a moment, compose a frame, show colour, etc. does not absolutely need an f/1.4 full frame lens. Reddit warriors are incredibly toxic for this and KZfaq photographer influencers like Jared Polin are just as stupid. Camera brand loyalists and fanboys also need to STFU; go out, shoot and share photos instead of being some technical fucking keyboard warrior.

Bigger sensor - better image quality. No doubt about that. But who really NEEDS 100MP image files? I do not. I am very happy and productive with my Canon R6 MkII, which is the most versatile and practical camera I ever owed. Highly recommended for nearly everything! Antworten

I only ever shot canon. Childhood teenagehood college and pro. Started wih AE1 . AE1 auto, pocket canon film . Canon powershoot. Eegh 30d. 60d 5d 5d 5d till 2017 got a newer 5d3 and also conti ued till 2023. June 23 got a sony i got tired of the capabilities of the canon video or rather their ignoring the facts and the needs and also what theyy did wih the mount and thr lenses etc. So new year new kit now sony a7 kits allover the shelves. Photo videos needs. At a pro level they re very good. I hate the battery life kn sonys

Why did nt you look at the hasselblad xd?

John Ritter‘s eyes

why is it so cold in your studio?

I still use the 5dsr professionally. Super-reliable, but long exposure is mush and DR falls off a cliff at either end. I’d go for 16-bit colour if I had the budget, but forget round-tripping a 100mpx image at full resolution!

2.05 Yeah me 2 Nothing like a talking heed for 6 mins

You could buy a used phase 1, or buy 2 used fuji. A lot of these cameras get very little use (gas guys) or a lot of use (rental guys). I am sure who ever gets your 5d's will get a lot more use. I assume you needed all new glass too for this bigger format. Overall is the glass something your work requires, or do you only need a couple of lenses

I know it is Sony!

I have been working for the last decade with Zeiss lenes. However, I went back to analogue in 2015. Digital has not given me the joy. I love the Zeiss lenses. Espeacially the Milvus 2/50 and the Milvus 1.4/85. When loadiung the camera with cinefilm, the negatives are bing scanned using a 100MP sensor from a Phase One. 100MP are total overkill. It takes too long to edit images. 16GB Ram is not enough. It really needs computing power, which most Windows laptops don't have. We are talking here about the 1000USD mark. It depends on everything.

Go Z Nikon

namedropper

Canon is boring, but I have yet to find a system that competes with their amazing colours 😅 Sony has nightmarish colours. Everything looked dead

You Just Did It For Clicks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So he realized that instead of using a saw to cut wood he he was using a hammer and for 18 years he was using a hammer and couldn't figure out why his pictures didn't look as good as they should have. Seems to me like he didn't evaluate his camera needs before he bought.

Does anyone still use medium format? You could have bought a full frame and get access to so many more and less expensive lenses. Your reasons are not convincing. Your money

and title also provides clickbait.

You don't know how many card slots in your Fuji camera? 😆😆😆😆 Sounds like something out of the mouth of new "elite photographer" who never changes lenses and never inserts cards himself, leaving it to assistants.😆😆😆😆

Ditch? Did you kick Canon to the curb and drove away as it chased after you with tears streaming down its camera mount? Did you really ditched it or did you sell your Canon gear and took the money and bought into another system? Be honest now. When I saw "ditched" I got excited thinking that this is some sort of soap opera drama with lies and betrayal so I got my popcorn ready but I was disappointed.

Disagree on all points. Find no merit in this criticism. I've been in photography for 40 years and still find Canon is the best overall. At least for wedding photography.