FUJI X100v - I UNDERSTAND NOW. 

Yo! Back for another one! Stepped outside of the techy stuff (which I may start doing more often). I finally tested out the Fuji X100V and BOY do I have some thoughts. And I meant successor at 10:00 not predecessor lmao. Make sure you all check out Artlist, I seriously use them for every video! 📌 ALL of my music, sound effects, and other assets from ARTLIST! SIGN UP NOW AND GET TWO MONTHS FREE HERE! - geni.us/3LKUXfW Grab a DJI Mic Holder from OriginaldoBo - geni.us/pcGY4D 📌 ADD ME!! - linktr.ee/terrywarfield

This is my favorite explanation for this type of camera!

Perfect timing for this video. Apparently the X100VI is getting announced soon

Great video! And your color correction on this is video amazing!!

Great Video. I've watched the 4,000,000+/- vids on the x100v but yours hits where this camera does. I'm pretty sure my Dad had that Pentax too. He passed when I was nine but some of my best memories are looking through slide reels on a little pop-up screen. Now I have all the slides scanned so I can always go back and look. The photos I get with the x100v are the closest I've seen/taken that bring back those, in the moment feels. Love it! Thank you

Great video! Absolutely nails why this camera means so much to me and so many others! I also loved hearing your backstory with your stepmom’s camera :)

You summed it all up for me, having also moved to the X100V from [major brand with every bell and whistle imaginable] just before the TikTok hype kicked in. I pick up the X100V, perhaps just to move it to another part of my desk, and I find myself subconsciously slipping off the lens cover and bringing it up to my eye to see how it sees what is in front of me and around me. People say it’s inspiring, I prefer to say it is encouraging: it makes me want to take photos. All creative tools should be like that.

Wonderful. I know what you mean. I had the Fuji XE-2S which is an antecedent of the X100V. I am 82, 58 years in photography. I was amazed by how "present" I felt while taking pictures. Especially pictures of people. The camera handled so wonderfully and happily, and the viewfinder had a magic way of revealing the subjects' humanity. After post-processing, the photos reflected those feelings. These are qualities you can't measure with numbers, but they are very real. I shoot Canon now, and the lenses that have a nice "people feel" are the 135/2, the EF 24-105/4, and the 50/2.8 from some years back. Fuji cameras in general were very good for journo-type pics in a third-grade classroom, for example. But I have to say, for my professional work I am much more pleased with the Canon R6 and EF 24-105/4, as they show the kids' humanity in a kindly way, the image quality is more detailed than APS-C, and the RAW photos are much easier to work with in the mixed lighting and sometimes heavy shadows of a classroom. Video is another question entirely, and I'm thrilled by what I'm getting from the iPhone 15 Pro in ProRes LOG in a cheap rig with a 1TB SSD and the fine Shure MV88+ mic. (Sorry, Terry, I do go on - but I love to share.)

Everything you describe is exactly how I feel when I first used Fujifilm X-T1 during 2014. I had to switched all my photo soul from Canon to Fujifilm and never looked back. Nowadays I shoot with Fujifilm X-H2S, GFX 50S II, and X-E2S. It is very possible that I might pick up X100VI. X100S was the first body I played with it, AF was the setback for me from purchasing one... then when I tried X100V, It was tempting.... Now that X100VI... it is pushing the button more! Enjoy!! Photography should always be fun!

Loved the video. Love the camera, but it’s too unavailable for me right now. I just picked up a Rolleiflex from 1937 though. So much fun!

Agree 💯. I have the Fuji system because it feels like it did back in the 1980’s when I started really getting into photography

Your analysis is spot on!

Great video bro...... I'm from Cleveland too, glad to see you going strong... keep it up bro

I have had every iteration of this camera. It is just so enjoyable. I am a stills, street, streetart kind of guy. This camera just works. I sold my V in anticipation of the new version coming soon. I am not a professional photographer, just an accomplished amateur. That means, “good enough” really works for me. Oh, and I did sell my V version for considerably more than it cost me. I also have a mint X70, point and shoot that is worth a ton of money. It is with me all the time. Nice presentation. Wayne

Pentax K1000! Great camera. I grew up on an old Nikon my father gave me and that’s why when I found Fuji, I found home. I have the XT5 and the X100V and I’m Fuji for life. Great video! PS: I’m not a fanboy of any brand, I have shot Canon, Nikon, etc. I have a Sony ZV1 for my vlogging and I love it. But the Fuji’s have so much heart and soul and just remind me of coming up as a young man and learning photography on a film camera.

I love this camera bro!

I had an XT-4 for years and everyone was talking about how the autofocus of a sony camera is superior. I recently moved to a sony a7c2 and it does have everything that people are saying and yet I still miss my fujifilm camera. It might not have the best autofocus and the sharpest photos but nothing can beat the feeling of working with a fuji camera. Even the way photos look have a feeling to them. I might just go back. Great vid.

My dad has the same camera growing up, and that brought up some great memories. Thanks for this.

I'm on the fence on whether or not I want the upcoming X100VI. I bought a Nikon Z30 when I couldn't get my hands on an X100V. The Z30 is a fine camera and the 24mm f/1.7 is a stellar lens but I really want that optical viewfinder.

Fuji guy for 3 years now. Love the system. It’s not perfect but what is. Here’s a thing that not everybody figures out right away - if you shoot raw (or raw+jpg) you can reprocess the RAWs in-camera to try different film sims, settings etc. While in playback, go to the menu and hit raw conversion. You can also tether the camera to your computer and use the free X Raw Studio app as a front end for that processing but usually I don’t bother - I just do it on the back of the camera. In-camera raw processing is a great way to get a feel for all the various settings because you can reprocess the same image and see the difference.

I've shoot Sony A7/A7Riii for many years now, with some really good glass...... But I have always had naughty thoughts about an X100...... I managed to pick up an X100f a month ago for a good price and I must say, you've pretty much summed up my initial thoughts in this video. The Sony is still for dedicated landscape/sunrise/Milky Way work, but the Fuji for general use is awesome. I shoot a bit of film, so I've been trying to use the X100f OVF only with NO image review!! That's interesting when I get home.....

Really nice Video! Thanks 👍

I bought a Leica X a few years back as I was in a quandary about my photography. Eight years later I still prefer to take it out over my full frame gear - it makes me think about my images, about the composition, and above all else the camera has some limitations that mean I have to work a little. To me it sounds like the Fuji has done for you, what my Leica did for me - enjoy the moment.

The hype is real I see . I haven't fell for that hype yet and I'm a fuji shooter . You got some crisp shots with it . The fuji system has so much character in them . Love my Fujis. I moved from canon to fuji 3 years ago and I never looked back . Ok thats a lie I looked but, that locked RF mount woke me up.

Rumor has it x100vi will be available soon. I’ve been shooting Fujifilm for years. A pure joy to use and not like a tool that some cameras are these days. Film simulations plus adjustable recipes rock!!

New to the channel.. good content brother keep it up. I gotta get my channel on your level.

Had several Fujis but got tired of tge bugs…Leica Q was a huge stepup in quality, AF, and feel.

Since I finished your video (LOL!) there is SO much more to that camera to break down! Hybrid viewfinder (huge feature showing frame lines during optical finder, electronic 'TV' in optical finder mode, etc), digital crop, leaf shutter (huge for higher flash sync speeds without HSS) , electronic internal NDs (stills and video). Get a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter and use the DJI mic to monitor audio, etc. The list goes on and this camera is "old" LOL

Terry, this is exactly why I switched from Sony to Fuji 🥰 I’m not a pro. For me, it’s all about how Fuji cameras make me feel. I started with the XTII and now have the XT-5.

You naile it... 😁

This video is legit man

I get it. Some years ago, I was given a Bronica 6x6 medium format film camera. I then took a film class, where I learned how to process film, use a darkroom, and develop film. I used that knowledge to process film at home, got a scanner for negatives, and would use Photoshop by limiting the processing to what I could do in the darkroom. I ended up framing the best shots from that camera. I’ve never framed an image from my digital cameras or my phone. Yeah. You can feel it.

The intro 🔥🔥🔥

Cleveland in the building 🔥📸

Are the files in Raw or Jpeg when using film simulations?

x100v is cool (and I've owned it 2x) and I might look it the x100vi when it comes out this year. TBH, I my pick would be the Nikon Zf for retro.

Welcome to the freakin' cluuuuuuub, Tight Shirt! LOLOL!! Also, you nailed the number of YT vids on this camera LOL! Been shooting Fujifilm for a decade. Holla if you wanna hear someone gush over their bodies. hahaaaa

I do eventually have some of my best photos framed. I think that it would give a moment

but Terry you could just go back and edit the photos... just kidding lol 5:31 one of the things I noticed is that you do a pretty good job of anticipating the counter arguments like these not just in this video but in your others too, well enough that it stood out, small detail but it does help when you can address some reasonable points without having to even reach the comment section. nice video 👏

I’m real tempted to preorder the X100VI when it’s announced next month even though I don’t need it already owning a small XS20… Fuji Rumors is usually correct

It suck’s that this camera is sold out everywhere, also the inflated price tag 🏷️. Hopefully they bring out the next version this year 😊.

@TerryWarfield no one is talking about the sony film recipes. Will you please review them. I feel like it's a game changer.

The new X100vi will be announced on the 20th of February.

hype camera

the X100Vi will not be fundamentaly different. It will just incorporate things that we've been expecting to see in more modern Fuji cameras, like IBIS, 40MP sensor, better AF. Other than that, it will be a carbon copy of the X100V, most likely

Whats your favorite recipe?

You should get back this Pentax K1000 35mm film. I used to have this X100V when they first released a Couple Years Ago. I can still remember it was at Covid First or Second WAVE in 2020 then decided to exchange to Nikon Z6II never regretted it. X100V has very attractive looking but Battery life sucks. Nowadays the price of this X100V is Ridiculous Expensive that I don't care. However I will wait for Fujifilm will release X100VI soon with IBIS and hopefully better battery life...

This one is the predecessor, the next will be the successor.

The predecessor to the X100V was the X100F.

9:55 ????? The predecessor was the x100F and was already out. 🤔

Had it, sold it. It was limiting. I moved onto the XT30 II, sold that... Now I have a X-T5, XH2, and a nearly mint X-T2 I got pre-owned with a super low shutter count. Those cameras are all better than the X100V with marginal size increase. The X100V is a great camera, but worth MSRP at best.

I stopped myself from buying one, twice! I asked myself why am I buying this camera? Do I really need it or is it all for the hype. It takes beautiful pictures but I had to be honest with myself about my need for the camera and I couldn’t find a justifiable reason to get it. So I decided not to.

eh, I bought one. Sold it a couple months later. lost money.

It's a cool camera....but there's just nothing really special or new in it....other than the built in ND....which honestly that's the BEST feature by far but not many people are talking about it.

... If I had a $$$ for every vlogger who got sent one of these to review ...

Gah I hate to be the one to post this but “Successor” not “Predecessor”. Probably working too much that day brother.

The Leica CL much better camera than this to be honest, with a Leica 23mm is a much better camera, plus better build quality.

no thanks can eve change lenses !! sony is king

I don understand why anyone would ver buy a fixed lense camera. I dont buy something that limits my creativity