Amazing tips Reggie! I’m always surprised that you don’t have way more subscribers, definitely one of the most underrated photography channels. Keep up the great work!
In-depth explanation and pro-level systematic approach! Fantastic tutorial, Reggie! More masterpiece like this please!! BTW, I just hope Fuji implements a feature in their firmware to automatically apply configurable settings(like a batch job) when switching to AF-C in-camera: Face Detection ON, 11 FPS, Wide tracking, mechanical shutter only, Track Mode(=2), Performance Boost. It will save me tons of energy every time I switch to continuous AF.
Thank you Reggie. Real life tutorials are the best. I have docus anxiety was even thinking of switching back to canon seeing how their autofocus is so much more efficient and especially moving subjescts. I jave to overshoot with fuji just to make sure i have the must haves. Love the fuji product but absolutely hate the AF. Also thank you sooo much on the topic. The aize of the single point. I have tried big and then small and eventually settled for the middle to large. Will definitely try the small point see what is my hitrate. Thank you again for a excellent channel
You sold me the video at "or you're... a dad". Most of the time I shoot my daughter and I keep the camera in AF-C wide tracking with the focus point centered. Eye AF on. I lock the center of the frame to my target and quickly compose the scene while it's tracking at the same time. In portrait orientation the focus point is in the middle of the upper side of the frame of course. I'm glad that Fuji saves the location for different orientations.
Could you do a video on the best FOCUSING Fujifilm lenses? Not a video on which have the best optical qualities, just which ones are the best focusers (speed, accuracy, sound). Your videos are really great! Thanks!
Very good information. My cousin getting married, I’m not the photographer but I’ll use your information to practice for future gatherings. I have a XT3 with the 18-55 only.
@@Reggiebphoto a lot of Street and urban landscape or rustography as I call it. I’ve only been shooting Fuji for 2 years, before that a devoted Nikon user… so I’m still learning. Will make use of your advice for sure when shooting street stuff. Thanks again, love your work 📷
You're doing a great job- I just got a X-T3 with the famous XF18-55 'kit' lens with stabilisation. I have been shooting for the last 2 years with a prime on the X100V so not used to zoom lenses! Can you do a video to show in very basic terms how to set the lens for different situations especially explain how it works and tracks when walking about and videoing to keep it in focus and zoom in and out? Hope you can help
Interesting that you use the 3x3 Zone AF for fast paced low light shots. Sounds like a similar scenario in sports where I might be trying to capture the action in a game versus isolating on one player. Usually I stick to single point focus, but this might be worth a try.
Shooting sports a lot, I have been trying to use zone area, but reckon be more successful using single point and from what I have experience, apparently seems faster. Cheers
Hi Reggie. I've been looking for a video like this for weeks! I'm actually thinking about change my Sony A7C to a Fuji XT4 (love the fuji colours and controls), but I do low light events and use a lot the (unbelievably) afc live tracking. I know that the fuji one is not as straightforward as the sony, but it seems to work. I use it to acquire focus and recompose in the frame (in the concerts, the composition changes very fast), it's possible to do it with the xt4 and 2.8 zooms? Thank you for doing the best video for us who shoot low light events!
@@Reggiebphoto different things: first: that I also discovered having AF-S in low light to be more precise (shooting Fuji since some weddings now, coming from Sony). Second: I also typically used set 2 with AF-C but I will try set 5 for erratic movement in future. Did not think out changing that during a wedding. Also the settings for movement across the frame very interesting. My setup: 2x X-T4 with 18/1.4 + 35/2 + 50/1.0
Hi Reggie thank you for the great content. Pretty close to the way I shoot, especially indoor cycling or tennis. Do you tweak the jpg settings, such as NR (noise reduction) and\or sharpness? Raising these values is where I got the most clean images ever. Went to NR -4 and thought really exaggerating but was the best result ever! Cheers
Im new to the fujifim x-t20, and ive learned how to customise it, and shoot manual, but im always wondering about the focus point square. If you choose the small one and point it at a subject, does that make everything outside the focus point softer or out of focus? Im not even sure how to use metering yet, but its set to multi.
Reggie, I have an X S10 camera 📷. As a DJ, I am constantly filming video in low light with large crowds moving the camera across the stage. What are the best setting do you recommend for a situation like mine? Thank you
Hi Reggie- while taking Group photos about 10 or more members in that frame. So if i need to get all of them in focus and sharp what Focus Mode do I need to Use ?? Can you pls suggest for group photos, Focus mode and What Zone??
For groups - it’s most important that you line them up as close to a single plane of focus (one row or multiple rows in a straight line) and choose an appropriate aperture for that group. The af settings actually plays the least importance for a group portrait. If set up right, you can pick one person in the middle of the frame/middle row and everyone will be in focus.
@@Reggiebphoto Thanks Reggie,, It would be great if you could do a Video on Group photos section, sometimes i am getting few blur images, i means everyone one not under focus..
Out of context question, will you soon release a comparison between the 16 and 18 1.4? They both seem interesting, but the 18 lacks close focus ability
I was going to use it during portrait time but it ended up being a chaotic day (ie not a good day to try out new stuff). So will be using the gfx on a second shooting gig I have in two weeks.
Good call that makes sense. Great job assessing the situation and making the best choice for you and your couple. I was happy to watch your older video using the x100v for an engage shoot. Nice work man and rest up.
Hi can you help? I just got my new x100vi n put it in auto mode and was taking pics indoors where the light was little low and my images came out dark. Can this be fuji film recipes that caused this? After I pulled out me cell and it took perfect pictures so Im not sure why this happened I set it to auto ISO aperature and SS? I also noticed in vide mode I hear the auto focus motor noise. Is this normal?
How does focal length make your camera slower? It just controls the field of view (how cropped in or wide your Image is). Sorry am I missing something? My apologies
Cool. I made it clear which situations I’m applying this to. Feel free to share your own low light af experiences and observations. Generally my af conditions I’m working in is iso 6400 at 1.4 1/160s shutter speed. May not be extreme low light but it’s not bright conditions.
@@Reggiebphoto well with fuji i just gave up any continuous focus mode. But if you want best AF-c performance i’d use the flash AF assist 👌. Very good video and content indeed 🙌
This has been the only thing about switching from canon to fuji…man alive the low light af sucks ding dongs! (Like really low light, nighttime on a poorly lit street…canon didn’t miss a beat…Fuji? Pointless.
@@Reggiebphoto indeed it is…and yet the point is still relevant - not to mention the fact I came across it this morning and ten years from now someone will come across it and Fuji af will probably still suck and your video still has relevance. If people still find older videos relevant let them watch it…let them comment…I thought engagement was a desirable result of posting content. If you feel your content is no longer worth looking at or commenting on, delete it.