Good idea! I didn’t meant two channels from the Hollyland, I just needed two channels in general. One being the hollyland and one being the shotgun mic. Used this setup on a shoot recently and worked well! It’s in my shorts if you want to hear the difference between the hollyland and the sennheiser mke600. Cheers!

@@BoredMindsThinkAlike thanks so much for the kind words! I want to try more real, slower videos so thanks for the feedback. :) And agreed. You make a great point about the batteries. In your case, a dr10l or lav mic pack where you could change batteries may make more sense

Thanks brother! Although… I have stepped away from Fuji. Lol. I kept an x100f for life doc but for paid work I’ve moved to Sony. Dun, dun, dun…

@@issman cheers bud! I’ll be adding more soon, so be sure to check back to the site. Happy editing!

Yep! 36x48, I’m told. :)

Thanks so much bud! You're too kind!

Thanks so much, bud! Even after this video, I made tweaks, but it's just one of those never ending projects. Glad you found it useful!

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Hey! They’re brooks bicycle straps but you can use any. I used some superglue at the beginning and end of the wrap so it would stay tight and you can finish it off with electrical tape if you want.

@@AtomicPixel Awesome, thank you for that. Def adds a nice touch.

@@JLCUT very welcome and agreed! Been loving green and leather lately. Just wrapped both the fx3 and a7iv in a green skin

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@@AtomicPixel might have been a fault on youtubes side but the video itself looked like it had a bitrate of 3 or some shit even on the highest resolution

Nice rig tho i want to get something simmular

Nice rig tho i want to get something simmular

@@maxkunst3063 ahhh ya, I noticed that too. Seems a bit better if you change the resolution, but I hear ya. Some compression happened, for sure. And happy riggin’!

Thanks! Hope you use it! :) Maybe via dtap or dummy battery, but going via usbc shouldn’t be an issue. And that’s why I like the magnetic connector to top up the camera battery then I remove it rather than keeping the charge the whole time.

Thanks buddy! It’s been a fun build :)

It’s what I use now just so I have the clarity if I want it and I can soften if I need. However, I realize dehancer isn’t cheap so it’s up to you, but buying filters can add up too. Plus all the emulations and grading looks you get with dehancer are pretty cool.

@@AtomicPixel exactly…so using just an nd and then choosing the look later on with dehancer seems like a better bet ? It’s definitely cheaper than buying all the filters..plus gives flexibility ?

@@PrudhviMitra yep, that’s what I do. I also don’t use ND’s lol. But I may in the future, we’ll see. During wedding days I want to remove as much gear and thinking as I can.

:) Glad to hear it. Cheers, my friend

I’d say the xt3 is still amazing but if you can find a used xt4 for a comparable price, I’d take that. However, for photos, I never use ibis so I wouldn’t be too worried. I plan to do a vid comparing the 18-50 vs Fuji 16-55 and tamron since I’ve tried them all. 18-50 is nice, light and sharp. Just the opposite ring function/turn and lack of aperture ring sucks, but a great travel lens

@@AtomicPixel thanks for your reply , will have a look at used market , generally about usd 800 vs USD 1150 If not mistaken. My last camera was Canon T2i so should have some performance jump

@@Buzzcutpingu either Fuji will be a jump from the canon, so you can’t go wrong. :)

@@AtomicPixel thanks for your reassurance

I shoot 60fps all day except during reception when it gets really dark and I don’t need slo mo in case - then I go 24fps. Oh, and I use one body that’s with me and only use a second body on tripod for ceremony and speech recordings

@@AtomicPixel thank you :) i am done on my first wedding, single shooter with 2 bodies.. gooduck to me

@@michaelfabros5932 oh nice! Did it go ok? Would love to see it when you finish the edit. :)

Hey brother! Solid choices! I’m sure you’ll love them! Any questions about Fuji’s or shooting weddings? And thanks for the kind words! I’m always learning myself, so we just keep creating! :)

For sure. I’ll have to record more bts on future shoots, but I’ve been meaning to do more breakdowns of other shoots I’ve done. The tripod height as a general starting point is counter or couch height and then I see if that’s interesting or too low to see the room clearly. Let’s say waist height. Then I typically go a bit higher so there’s a balance of lower ground and ceiling. But really, all depends on what furniture or what things you want to draw attention to. Hope that helps!

I’ve never used the 90mm, but the 16-55 is one of the fastest for autofocus. It’s been great for both photo and video.

@@AtomicPixel thx

Thx friend! With flog, I may go 0 or a couple notches over. Max +1. It depends on the scene, but have your zebras (I set to 95 to give some wiggle room) on as a good backup so nothing gets blown out. :)

Hahaha true. But, I still get in there to get messages from fam and friends for my regular couples. People are shy in front of the camera so I try to get them talking for the memories :) You’re a wedding videographer too?

@@AtomicPixel oh yea I do too. But I ain’t talking to them like we’ve been besties for 20 years. I need your social skills 😅

Hahah. Just have a couple drinks and you’ll be fiiiiiine

@@AtomicPixel 😂😂😂

Thx friend! I typically have my shutter between f5.6 to f8 depending on the depth of the room, but I don’t think it would matter much and then the shutter speed would be dictated by the amount of light in that room. Since I’m on a tripod, I just keep lowering the shutter until my exposure meter is a touch over zero. I find with Fuji, things look better reducing the highlights a touch rather than increasing shadows too much. Which is opposite from other systems like Nikon, which I started with. That system was better to underexpose and crank the shadows. You’ll have to test and see what you prefer. Hope that helps! :)

Thank you for making a great product and for the opportunity!

No worries here, man! It was an old video to talk about the differences of the camera models at the time.

On a typical wedding day it’s the Fuji 16-55 and viltrox 23mm. On this particular wedding I used the sigma 18-35 for most of the day. It’s a heavy lens tho so I don’t use it much for weddings anymore. Beautiful and sharp lens tho!

haha funny enough, now in 2023 it would be the XT4. Even though I'm tempted by the xh2 and xh2s, I'll likely pick up another XT4 for my wedding and commercial work. It has great image quality, the F Log assist is a must for me, great battery life. The one thing the xh2 series has that I wish the xt4 had is no time limit when video recording.

Thanks guys! Coming from you is a huge compliment! Love your work!

@@AtomicPixel you’re welcome! Wow, you’re too kind 🥺

Totally! :)

I like using it during wedding ceremonies so I don’t disrupt guests or when my baby is sleeping so I don’t wake her. It also helps when you want to take pics during the day with the f stop wide open. What body are you shooting with?

@@AtomicPixel I have a X-H1. And I have an old X-T1 that I love too much to part with. I like using both modern and vintage lenses with both. Regarding the shutter question, I get the benefit of a quiet electronic shutter. It's pretty much all I use. My question was more about the mechanical shutter. Any advantage to it other than banding under led lights?

@@don7117 I had an xh1 - been debating adding it back to the stable. And ohhh, ok. So the main advantage of the mechanical shutter is less rolling shutter distortion. If you pan quickly or your subject moved quickly, you might get distortion or a wobbly look in electronic shutter mode that you wouldn’t get with mechanical. You also can’t use a flash with electronic shutter. And very cool about our East. I’m in Ontario, but some good buddies of mine just moved out east. I thjnk he said about half hour from Halifax.

Hahahah oh, fck ya bud! You can find me wearing double denim slurpin’ a Tim’s double-double. :) Where in Canada are you?

@@AtomicPixel East coast. Just outside Halifax.

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Hahaha

Thank you! I am manually focusing most of the day. I did try autofocus during the part where family/bridal party came down the isle. Slowly trying more autofocus but I like having control so we’ll see! Haha

@@AtomicPixel Damn. Wish I could shoot more manual focus but I can't focus on moving shots well enough... Or even moving subjects. I just roll with the AF all day lol... So unreliable sometimes.

@@BuddyG are you shooting weddings? If so, you just gotta practice and learn which scenarios is ok to use autofocus. Reason I use it on the processional is because I know I don’t need the whole time to be in focus. If I can just get 2-3 seconds in focus then I can cut that part out. Also, I use af lock as autofocus when in manual mode. So it quickly helps me set focus and then I pull focus when needed. Hope that makes sense. If not, I should make a quick vid about that :)

@@AtomicPixel Yes! Thank you! I am getting ready to shoot 20 weddings in the next 8-10 months... One more question... Are you shooting with a monitor?

@@AtomicPixel BTW Thanks for the help man! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions!

Thank you so much! It’s been a busy summer for weddings but I’ll be posting more and video breakdowns of each video (my approach, gear, etc) if you’re into that. Cheers!

Thank youuuuu :) It def was an underrated cam. The new xh2s is intriguing but I can justify the spend lol. This was all handheld. Ibis on for some. Nowadays, I’ll use ibis for static shots and then take ibis off when walking/tracking couples (on the xt4)

Nice! Always sweet to score a good deal. In full transparency, this is an old video and I did pick up an xt4 last Christmas when I found a good deal on Amazon. The xt4 is my main body for wedding and commercial video work while my xt3 is my back up video but main body for photo work. I’m sure prices on all the older cameras will get even better as the xh2s comes out.

@@AtomicPixel Fair enough! I think I’d rather wait for the X-T5. But who knows - when I have the money… :)

@@BTMovieSecondChannel haha true. I'd love to try out the xh2s, but when's it's the same price as the a7iv, it's a tough call!

@@AtomicPixel Yeah, it's very expensive! For me, also rather unnecessary. And I prefer the analog dials! (Though, I always liked the look of that little digital screen.)

@@BTMovieSecondChannel for sure. I prefer the look of the xt3/4, that’s the charm of Fuji. Something like the xh2s would just be for work, not personal use. I just picked up an xe4 for documenting the family. I should make a vid on it haha

I’ve been going over zero by a touch but typically under 1 stop over. I also mind the zebras and will back off so they don’t show in the highlights. Sometimes you have to make a call if the subject is more important or the highlight if it’s a whole scene. Hope that helps!

Thank you! Actually, just eterna flattened out then colour graded. I just tried f log on my first wedding last weekend funny enough. Excited to grade it and see how it turns out!

Thx brother! This was one of my first wedding vids. I’m booked solid this summer, so I’m excited to improve my craft. More to vids to come! And no, this was just eterna, but I did try f log for the first time this past weekend. I think I’m gonna really like colour grading that. :)

Thank you! :) The 18-55 definitely fairs better than most think! I also just picked up a sigma 18-35, so may have to do an updated vid

Great tip, Mike!

Nice! I bet it feels so quick compared to the xt1 eh?

@@AtomicPixel lol most definitely

@@nitablackwood6301 haha enjoy! It’s a great cam. Years later, I ended up getting an xt4 since I found a good deal on one. Im excited to see what they do with the xh2!

Oh damn. I still do find a wrist pad is nice but can be used without. Although having a fully wireless version would be cool. Thanks for watching!

Sweet! That’s the idea - buy for what you need. Now, I’ll be honest, I did end up picking up an xt4 around Christmas because I found a good deal and my wedding video work has really picked up this coming year. I’ll have the do an update video to this one. Surprised this vid still gets views haha Welcome to the Fuji fam and enjoy!