What's your everyday camera??

I recently got the Sony a7C II (paired with a Samyang 24mm f2.8) and the body has some pretty decent "film simulations" similar to Fujifilm, called "creative looks" which I know some people would shake their head and say "real photographers never use those" 🙄. But hold up - they're not bad! I've shot manually and post-processed for almost two decades now-I've "earned the right" to shoot jpgs with film simulations if it brings me joy. I'm in that phase of life where I don't want to spend time editing my photos - I want to like what I see through the EVF and move on 🤷‍♀ that's what everyday photography is to me-basically a phone camera workflow but with a more enjoyable physical user experience

absolutely fantastic video, everything

I love this series! Looking forward to the next episode. I have had my X100V for over 2 years, and so many of my favourite photos were taken on it - probably because I always have it with me.

Hi Rick, I’m with you, I love my Fujifilm XT4 and all the simulations and “recipes” lol. They make shooting such fun. If it’s fun, you are going to do it. Thanks for another great video. ❤

Very honest and good presentation of the Fuji X100V. 😊

Another brilliant video Rick! Loved this one and can relate. I have started using my Nikon Zf with a prime and love it on walks with Pebbles.

Thanks Rick, another thought provoking and enjoyable video. I'm in the process of changing from a Canon 6D mk2 to an Olympus OM1 and will see if I need anything other than a Panasonic DMC GM1 as an edc. Its served me well for about 7 years and I still love using it.

Great advice. I’ve been taking photos since the 1960s when I was a lad and joined the camera club at my secondary school when I was 12 in 1971. When your pocket money was spent on film, developing chemicals and paper, you quickly learned when not to press the button. My best camera which I still own was my Minox GT. Pull the lens out, think about the focus distance needed, assess whether you needed 2x exposure and often put it on a wall as if forms a great stable little base. From 1984 it’s now 40 yrs old. The lens is amazing. As you said it’s the image history that matters. I think back to when my son was very young, when I met my wife, our trips to France, boating on the Thames it’s also gone around the world as a fun back up to MF gear including Fuji 6x9. I always use/d Fuji film mainly Velvia and Provia. However, ergonomically if I had to name the best camera to use, whilst being simple to master it’s my EOS 1 with its battery grip. A thing of beauty, still in perfect condition 35 yrs on. I bought ban ex demo 80 to 200 2.8L, then a 20 to 35 2.8L in the late 1980s. It’s all built to last and the lenses still work well with my 5D mk 3. I did get the 24 to 105 f4 L with the 5D as an exit deal. It was £2k new and they threw in a manfrotto tripod, a bag and some cards. I used that as I needed to make some interview films. It paid for itself in 2 days back in 2015. Yes it is superb, but I’m still debating what to take in May on a trip of a lifetime - 3 weeks in China with a lot of touring. The pro stuff, my great little EOSM5 kit, or maybe go simple and get the great little Sony compact that does it all and fits in my pocket. It’s crazy expensive at about £1100. What would you do?

I carry my X100V everywhere, but living in the highlands, I mainly end up shooting landscapes, as opposed to it’s perhaps more usual street photography habitat. I’m glad to see another landscape photographer enjoying this wonderful piece of kit. Mine is fitted almost permanently with the excellent wide angle adapter and a wee circular polariser. It’s easy to remove and pop in a pocket if necessary, and doesn’t feel like a ‘lens’. I love this set-up, limitations and all. So much so, that I’ve ditched my DSLR and holy trinity of lenses - they just didn’t get a look in.

Hi Rick - I'm an amateur who broke open his piggy bank to get the Z9 but just recently decided to buy a used Z50 as my everyday/holiday camera with the 16-50 zoom. Bonus is I can still use my 14-30 F4, 24-120 F4 and 100-400 from the Z9 kit, but you're right - it's a pleasure to have a camera small and light enough to go in a pocket to take anywhere without using a backpack!

Rick, I just subscribed to your channel. I love the subjects you are covering. You are talking to me directly. Thank you. I need to do a location street type shoot. I am familiar with both Fuji X100 and the Ricoh GR line but did not want to get another camera. For the past week or so, I have been thinking about getting a pancake lens for my Sony A7RIV to make it a stealth street camera. All my lenses are zooms and they stick out like a sore thumb. There are no true pancake lenses for Sony as they were for my Pentax system. Their 40mm f2.8 is a true package lens. I will give it some more thought.

Where have you been all my photography life! You get it!

so good!

Another great video Rick. I’d like to try this camera esp as it has built-in flash but with another hopefully being launched next year will wait and get to try one out in a shop. Will be interesting to see how the used price changes when the new one arrives. Currently I pack a Nikon Z7 with a Z26mm in a bum bag when I want to travel light. In APSC mode it gives 39mm as well and still room for more digital zooming in post. For composition esp architecture I shoot in RAW & jpeg and set the camera to mono B&W. So the monitor, viewfinder & jpegs are B&W but the RAW of course are in colour. I create A3 wall calendars for a vintage steam railway station and even iPhone images printed at A4 are superb and heartily satisfying when seen printed & hung on people’s walls. Life can be shorter than you assume so do what you enjoy doing!

Great video and very true, sometimes I just not able to take the main camera out and wish I had a smaller one.

Spot on there Pal

Thank you for a refreshing video and pointing out topics that are usually under the radar. Personally the X100 series would be a bit too limiting to me. I understand the idea but I need the variety of at least two focal lengths like 35mm and 90mm. YMMV like everyone else’s and I’m glad there’s plenty of options. Keep up the great work!

Great video, cheers

I’m a Nikon Z7 shooter but bought the X100v 📷 last year. I love how the emoji looks just like it haha. . It makes me feel more creative and relaxed. I’m not thinking about all the technical parameters of shooting but just enjoy the experience of photography. I definitely play more and as you say, shoot more because it is right at hand. I bought it used with the 50mm tcl ( I got a great deal !!) I enjoy the film simulations and have been shooting a lot of multiple exposures. I shoot for me. Lots more to work on. I haven’t quite got to the point of traveling with just the X100v yet. I get FOMO especially on the telephoto end. I still love my Nikon ❤ Thanks for this video.

Good video and it's on of the reasons why I have a variety of cameras covering full frame, APSC and micro 4/3. Many people will say that full frame is the way to go and even though I have full frame cameras from Panasonic, Pentax and Nikon ,they can't match size with a Fujifilm XT3 or XT5 or one of my Olympus OMD 1MKIII or EM5 MKIII with a small Olympus or Panasonic prime lenses, the OMD 1MKIII with the 12-40 f2.8 is a camera setup that is compact enough and very versatile for photographing different subjects.

Some wise words there Rick. I bought myself a used RX100 in the summer and got into the habit of taking it with me most places. I tend to do long hikes and it’s perfect for those. Yes, it has its limitations compared to my full frame camera, but fitting a 400g camera with a 24-200mm reach in my pocket often outweighs its limitations. Glad you’re getting the photography bug back again

Great video, thanks. I have an X100V and I'm a novice. Was wondering if you use the 50mm and 70mm functions.

Sony a6300, just the 18-50 kit lens at the moment, it's in my possession most of the time...

The key with recipes is to pick a specific color one, and a black and white one for *at least a month* That’s how you can lock in and create “your look”. I personally use a Portra recipe based off classic chrome for my people photos, a Velvia variant for landscapes, an Eterna one for night shots, and a Tri-X recipe based off Acros-Y for my black and white work.

Lumix GX8. Huge view finder and many sharp lenses. Super light weight also.

Another great video Rick. Never used a Fujifilm camera so don't understand all the hype, especially at the prices being asked. My everyday set up is a Nikon Z30 with kit lens. It surprised me how good the images are with this. When necessary I can also use the lenses I have for my Z7 so for me, smallish, good pics and versatile.

I adore my original Fuji x100s. And I’m waiting for my x100vi to land in my hands. I agree with all the faults, and weigh that against all the joys. And still land on the same camera. Wish I wasn’t as indecisive on the film simulations. But I feel a whole lot better hearing you say the same thing …!

I shot with an X100F for a couple of years Rick. Fabulous little camera that just lacked the lens for close up work when shot wide open Most other stuff though, it was epic Great video mate. Great photography 👍

XT4 is my main camera, but I have two EDCs Ricoh GR3 (love it!) and recently bought the … yup x100v (was like an 11 year old at his first school disco who’d been asked to dance by the popular girl … fell in love with it immediately 😂) - nice vid mate … 😊

Great video, my everyday camera is a Lumix DMC-TZ8 I find it a great camera and it can fit in a shirt pocket or just about anywhere. It has all the modes I want, the only thing is it doesn't shoot RAW but it comes with me everywhere and I picked it up on ebay in mint condition with a charger and 2 batteries for £23.00. The best but is its a Leica lens and the optical zoom is incredible and CCD sensor pictures are amazing.

I've got three Olympus m4/3 bodies, but i just picked up an old Canon G12 & a Canon G7Xii & they're really probably gonna end up being my edc because of the wonderful versatility!

After lugging my Sony system around for years, I wanted an easy to use everyday carry. Have my name with Wex waiting for the X100V , then the Leica Q3 was announced and I put my name down with Wex on launch day. Three or four weeks later Wex contacted me to say the had a X100V and a Q3 in stock for me. After contemplating buying both I decided to take just the Q3 and let the next person on the waiting list get the Fuji. Not looked back, on wish the Leica had the Fuji recipes

I'm in love with X-T5 and 23mm f2.....always in my hands

I still use my X100S (2014 I think) quite regularly. It often misses focus but I really do like the "look" of the photos is produces. I've got a A2 print on the wall I love from this camera which is a regular reminder to me that 16mp is often more than enough for printing. I didn;t realise the X100V was their most recent iteration. Mine looks to be worth £500 still even though its near 10 years old. Madness. I see a few people saying they carry a XT3 or XT4 as their day to day. For me, as a XT2 users, that still gives me the problem you mentioned about choice of lens, whether to take filters, a tripod etc etc. So the X100S takes that problem away. Very good point you made about that. Good work again on the video.

Haha, I so agree with you on the recipe thing. Perhaps they want a unique term for Fujifilm that is different from other brands. I was going to get the XT5 as my everyday camera but you got me sold on the X100V, or maybe I will wait for a while for the hype to die down so I can get a gently used X100VI at a more affordable price. That one seems to have many of the weaknesses of the X100V solved

A lot of good and true (according to me) things in this video. The fact that you need to love your camera to use it, the fact that the camera for filming may be not the best for doing pictures and the interest for a day to day camera that you bring everywhere … without a bag. I can only agree to this as I applied it to myself. I got a Leica Q for d2d, à gh5 for filming and a Nikon z7 with z zoom and afs prime lenses and this fits perfectly to me. All this stuff is second hand usually at half of the price from new (sometimes more) because I do think that new gear is far too expensive. The fact that Canon CEO explains that in 2022 they sold less volumes but got a better margin at the end of the year just confirms I am right … and it’s probably even more evident for Sony who can sell a standard 50mm f1.4 at more that 1500€… The only gear I could buy new is the Nikon Zf because as an old Nikon user since the Nikon FE , this camera is just the dream all ex Nikon users have in mind and it will be difficult to wait for 2 years for buying it old :).

Great video! What mic did you use for the audio? Sounds crisp

I love my x100v… photography is my hobby.. it relaxes me from busy work schedule.. i just wish i had more free time

I'm agree with you. I used to be a "fuji guy" till I started professionally (on videography), and I jumped to Sony (A7IV), but everytime I go out, I prefer to take my XT3 and I enjoy it a lot more, and honestly, I prefer the photos I take with my fuji!

Ricoh GRIII/IIIX Excellent images Great lens Ibis Recipes/customisable Image coontrol APSC sensor in a tiny body Genuinely pocketable (jeans pocket vs coat pocket of other pocketables) Only drawback for some is no viewfinder.

Why not pop the xf27 mm lense on your XT3? It gives you many of the things that you like for portability and removes issues like battery loading. I like having the controls that I use the most on the outside, all the things I might have to touch from photo to photo. I like Fuji's industrial design, it makes me want to pick it up and shoot. I enjoy using my XT3 and the film simulations.

I have a Ricoh gr3 that goes everywhere, even the pub , fits in a small pouch on my belt,

This video is beautiful! So liberating to realize that no, I don't absolutely need the big and bulky full-frame camera. Since I travel and walk a lot, I too need something like the model you talk about in this video.

Hi Rick! I just thought I'd say, it's easy for me, because my Nikon D7000 with the 18-200 Tamron lens is the only camera and lens I own! So, in a very real sense, I don't have that choice! Fortunately it is a camera that I absolutely love! I often joke that "I could love it, and hug it and call it George!" 😁😂😂

I bought my used XE2 with a 27mm for exactly the same reasons. And yes - “recipes” has always sounded weird to me! 😂

I had the x100v and couldn’t live with it and I’m a fuji user, I find a fixed lens to restrictive, at the minute I use my iPhone with the 3 lenses it has I find it more useful. But I get what your saying and you should have something in your pocket to take a shot 😊

Nice video Rick. I have an X-T3 with the 27mm f2.8 pancake lens attached for everyday use. When I go out for a hike or something I use it with a 16-80 and 70-300. I much prefer using prime lenses though.

My phone is my everyday camera - and it's not an amazing phone. I'm saving up for a decent camera as I'm sure I could get much better images from it, but there are so many things on the list above it. Think it's going to be a while! I make do with what I have though. Your videos are so inspiring.

X100F (secondhand before the silly prices), and also because my little Lumix LX3 broke when I dropped it! This is a shame as the black-and-white setting (noir) is so moody and has great contrast, only matched by AR (B/W red, plus a lot of grain) with the fuji. The advantage of the fuji is the viewer. I never got on with the whole screen thing. By the way, a great, honest video. Note: I'm still a novice, and the thought of anything other than a fixed lens is beyond me.

My Lumix GX9 fits that profile for me 📷👍

Every time I go out with just my phone or a camera with a fixed lens, I am frustrated. I always see a pic I'd love to take if what I had in my hand had a bit wider or narrower field of view. So, I carry my G9 and the 16-800 worth of glass. I am certainly partial to the concept though!

suppose you need an everyday lens, which one you choose from 18mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm on a FX body?

Mine is the X100V I bought new in March 2021 😎

My portable is a Canon G15. It's quite old but still capable, and I have yet to find something worthwhile to replace it.

The best everyday camera always is a mft camra. A 24-70 eqivalent lense is almost comically small on it at the pictures look great. I use a 14-140mm (28-280) lense and no camera on this planet could give me more joy than this combo if it comes to everyday shooting experience

Thanks for this vidéo. Did you gave up on your A to Z series? I would say that yes: the best camera is not the one you have with you but the one you actually use.

What strap do you use?

XPro2 + XF35mmF2, i have X100V and XPro3. But living in Indonesia with safety aspect, Xpro2 to go for me.. Got X100V when it launched, now people want to pay 1.5x the original price for secondhand one.. 😁

8:16 = magic 🍄

is this an APS-C?

By the way, did you know that Fuji made a program that lets you apply recipes to RAW files on your PC? Can’t remember the name right now, I don’t use it. It involves connecting your camera to the PC and the files gets processed by the camera. It’s a little weird.

why cant you use fuji for video? it is one of the best, regardless of full frame or apsc, for video.

Get an XT30 instead with an F1.4 35mm lens instead of the Fuji 100v

Oh, ecky thump, I've only just put my x100v up for sale, and now I have to take the ad down and keep the camera 😂

I just sold this camera. 😂 I like the Ricoh GR iii more as an EDC. Truly pocketable compared to the X100v

Best part of the x100v are the amount of them on marketplace for $2k and they say “i know what i got”😂

I also hate the term “recipes”. What the fuck!!!!

My everyday camera is an iPhone.

Yea, too bad you can't actually buy one. Fuji should just end production and stop making this camera since they clearly have no idea what they are doing and are incapable of producing cameras.

Not another x100v video🤣 I think they only appeal to people with GAS or Nikon and Canon users. As Sony a74 user could I justify buying this camera for the price of 3 compact primes? No. Are the images better? No.is the ergonomics better? No. So it all boils down to the optical viewfinder. Hard Pass.

Recipe /ˈresəˌpē/ noun a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required. "a traditional Indonesian recipe" Makes perfect sense 😎