Full Frame to Fuji - 6 Years Later As A Landscape Photographer 

This is how a review should be, backed up by plenty of images and several years of experience on the field. Way too many first impressions going around on the internet, while this is the right way.

Boy, was this timely for me. I've been shooting with Fuji for several years now, but have been toying with the idea of changing to full frame (better autofocus with Sony, mainly. I do a lot of street photography). There's so many more options now than there were when I switched from Canon aps-c to Fuji. But I made the switch mostly because weight was a factor for me and it still is. The Sony A7IV body may not be much heavier, but the lenses are. And when I look at your stunning images, I recognize that any deficiencies with my images are because of me, not the camera system I'm using.

I cannot hear a lot of “photographers” on YT because their terrible photos are drowning out their voices. This fellow is a talented artist and a good communicator as well. Thank you

You’re one of few photographer who truly shows that it’s not the kit or gears alone that makes the stunning photos. It’s all about how dedicated you are as a photographer! With that skills and mindsets I wouldn’t be surprised if you can make a photos worth of thousand bucks using just a cellphone cameras.

When I see the pictures you have shared, my question wouldn't be ''what camera and lens combo did he use!?'', it's actually ''how far has he hiked and how long has he waited for that image?'' and that speaks volume in my opinion.

After watching Andy’s previous videos about switching from DSLRs to Fuji X series, I sold my Nikon D850 and FF lenses and bought an XT3 and set of lenses. The D850 was an amazing camera, but I find the XT3 more intuitive to use and my kit is so much lighter. Basically everything Andy said was spot on, I’ve not looked back. Thank you for such excellent advice.

I remember watching a video of yours back in the autumn of 2017, at the time I had a full-frame Canon kit (5DSR) and it was the weight of my kit that made me rethink what kind of kit I actually needed. I got the X-T2 + 2 lenses, and the weight difference was so noticeable, I took it with me on a trip to Iceland and the images I got were wonderful including walking under a waterfall. I have back trouble so having a light kit that I can take hiking is great. What I really like about the Fuji system is that you get pro level features (weather sealing, dual UHS II card slots, 4K video) and regular firmware updates, the colour science and no anti-aliasing filter give you such rich sharp images. I love using vintage lenses on my X-T4, the whole user experience is just such a joy, every time I go for a walk with my camera I come back with a big smile on my face. On a lot of the photography channels here on RU-vid Fuji is either overlooked or disparaged as not being “Professional” which is in my opinion is snobbery. APS-C cameras & sensors have come a long way in the last 10 years, and I think the whole adage that full-frame is the best and everything else is rubbish just doesn’t hold water anymore. Fuji make the best APS-C mirrorless cameras out there with many features you won’t find on any other APS-C mirrorless cameras, the reason for this I think is that they don’t make full-frame cameras, so they are not trying to push people to buy them with the better features that are missing from the APS-C line up because they have them in their APS-C cameras already (unlike Nikon & Sony - 1 card slot & no weather sealing). I think a lot of the channels on RU-vid are quite irresponsible in pushing the most highly spec’d and expensive camera kit when most people who watch photography videos on RU-vid don’t need the most expensive spec’d out kit. When I consider new kit, I always ask myself what I will be using it for and is there a cheaper alternative that will meet those needs. Don’t fall for all the “hype” on RU-vid and buy what best meets your needs rather than what you think other people think you should buy.

I'm watching this video at 1am in the dark with the brightness turned low. I turned the brightness up to view the images clearer and blew my f**kng mind. Andy Mumford, Sir, you are one of the Greats.

Andy, your photos are too good! When watching this video, I found myself losing the plot several times by simply getting swallowed by your stunning imagery. :) Keep up the good work!

As someone who’s in the process of selling my entire full frame canon kit to go all-in on Fuji, I thank you heartily for this video! I was having a wobble - had to silence the voice in my head telling me that going from full frame to APSC was a downgrade!

It was privilege to see your spectacular images and to hear your wise words. Thank you!!!

First you said something that you basically got straight out of my mind; The camera must be an extension of your mind and body. Then you proceeded to show some of your stunning landscape pictures and it hit me… I finally found the right channel. Absolutely perfect content.

We’re surrounded by advertising exhorting us not to accept compromise, but the reality is that life is all about trade offs. Provided the camera system I can reasonably afford is capable of taking (way) better shots than I am, I’m happy with that system (but less happy with my own limitations). Loving the landscape shots, keep up the great work, a real wellbeing window on the world during the COVID restrictions 😊

Hard to express how inspiring you are to me. I'm two years in with Fujifilm and absolutely love my xt3 and accompanying lenses. Just started shooting with the excellent xf 100-400 mm. As a lover of bird and wildlife photography, this lens and my xf 50-140mm have reached in and stirred my soul. Watching your videos, vicariously traveling along with you to some of the most exotic and amazing locales on earth, always makes me want to dig a little deeper into my own sense of creativity and produce more works I can be proud of. Thank you, Andy for choosing to share your love of creative imagery with all of us. One day maybe I'll get to go on one of those adventures with you! Peace- Kelly

Wow! There are camera youtubers, and then there's you! Such a breath of fresh air to see a real professional on RU-vid. Your photos are absolutely breathtaking. Even your wedding photography photos shows how much of a better photographer you are than most. Amazing portfolio, well done, and great video content!

I can’t believe how incredibly talented you are! I’ve never known of your work before but I’m totally blown away. Thank you for the video too, I went to Fuji earlier this year and was thinking lately if I’d made the right choice, your video has made feel better

Hello Andy. You are a good story teller and a fine photographer. ❤❤❤

Thank you for posting this follow up video. Hearing about your impressions of the Fuji X-system after six years of real-world experience is really valuable. It is great to see all of the amazing images you have created since then. Your work is inspiring.

A very eloquently stated video, back up through the years by gorgeous images! Love your body of work!

Andy. Fantastic video as always! Thanks for your consistent and thoughtful view on our wonderful business. I sometimes try to look to you for inspiration when I shoot my studio portions of my vlog. Being concise. Being straightforward and being genuine are things that come through in your work and are things I always strive towards in mine. Thank you!

Happy New Year, Andy. Thanks for inspiring us with your amazing images.

Great points and the photo examples spoke volumes. Some of the best landscape photography I've seen.

Great input! Keep ‘em coming. Really enjoy your channel, and photos sir!

Thanks for another amazing video Andy!

Thank you Andy- so thoughtful. Appreciate it!

Always look forward to your videos Andy!

Andy, this is one if not the best review of a brand and its products that I have seen on RU-vid ...your honesty comes to the the top of the pile ... and its plain to see that you have a style that not only suits your work but also actually suits the system you are using.... as in the colours etc that you are getting straight from the camera.... not all of the pics you show are being tweaked to within a mm of its life I am sure... having seen many shots from various other fuji users.... I just wanted to thank you for your honesty, your help and also putting the info on each shot of camera and lens really does help...so thanks... Yoki..

Brilliant video. Love your perspective. Stunning images. I have a lot to learn.

Thank you so much for this video . Very well done . Happy New Year ! :)

Stunning portfolio & selection of images shared in this video Andy - thanks for sharing

Hi Andy, Absolutely loved listening to you thoughts and views on the Fujifilm system and how it works for you. Also loved your landscape shots as they are maybe the best I have ever seen. Absolutely stunning shots !!!! Thanks for taking the time to share as really was glued to what you were saying for the entire time. Thankyou !!

Your pictures are simply stunning! Seeing them is motivating me to get out and put my XT3 to use. Happy 2022!

Great video. Stunning images, sound reasoning, solid presentation. Thanks for putting this together. Makes me want to shoot Fuji!

Andy, it is so good to hear your photographic journey and what is important to you as a photographer. The images in the video speak volumes about your talent. The photos are superb. You are truly an inspiration. I will look forward to the Dolomites workshop. Loved this video. Thank you again, Andy.

Andy, Inever heard any of the talk...your photos just blew me away ..I am looking them again and again...A true master !

This video was a pleasure to watch. Thank you.

Awesome! Very helpful and WOW your images are divine.

best wishes for 2022, Andy!

Really Calm & composed review! Actually I appreciate you, Andy, for those amazing shots; you have taken❤️ Congratulations👏Keep inspiring us👍

Really interesting to listen to a professional like you Andy, not that I would change but getting that insight from you helps the amateur realize sometimes it's better to go with what suits you at the time and produces images to your expectations. The images you have shown using the Fuji system are nothing short of amazing. Thanks for being inspirational to the amateur photographer.

Your work is sublime. Very informative, and useful for any decision making

Thank you for the insight - I also fell in love with fujifilm because of the intuitive way the cameras operate. Great work.

What a fabulous video! The most organic and heartfelt…!! Thank you for sharing 😘

Your photo’s are awesome! I too love my fuji gear. Thank you for this video!!!

What absolutely beautiful images, thank you.

Awesome video! There is definitely some good information in there! I would love to get out on one of your workshops. hopefully they all get a green light and this virus issue doesn't get worse than it is! Thanks for the super solid break down once again!

Great review and images, makes me want to get out there. Thanks.

After hiking up to Bridal Veil Falls (3000ft hike) in Washington state with a Canon 5D iii and multiple heavy Zeiss lenses I realised if I was going to do more landscape I would need a lighter system and simplify. Roll on pandemic and I got separated from my USA home (long story!) and stuck in UK, so had to get a new camera and could start my decision from scratch. I started by looking at a small compact and ended up discovering the Fuji X100V. I got that for street photography and instantly fell in love with the system and the ability to generate JPEG and spend less time on the edit. I then realised that the XT-4 would suit my landscape needs much better given how light the system is. And I'm astonished at how sharp the lenses are. I'm sure they are a factor better than my Canon L glass, I can't quite put my finger on it. I've been using the 16-80mm lens and it's really great. I also have the 35mm f/2 which is great too. What I really love is the dials on top of the XT4. It's great for teaching exposure too because you can just focus on the 3 settings and the histogram. I honestly enjoy using them, and I can't explain why. Try it, you will like it :-)

Great video sir. Thank you so much.

The images that you produce are incredible and really inspiring, your speech is extremely well builded and listening to you is hypnotic. Thank you for sharing this, amazing job!

Your pictures are absolutely amazing. You manage to capture the heart and soul of every place you visit.

thank you for this informative video! i got into fujifilm because of you and your videos! Your pictures, composition, editing never cease to amaze me. Despite it being aps-c, it's all in the hands of the photographer who can make a great final image.

Great video, Thanks Andy,

Happy New Year! Great Travels and Great Luck!

Best wishes to you Andy. Your videos helped me a lot in my switch to the Fujifilm X-series. Seeing the stunningly beautiful images you create with it, I would not dare to complain about my X-T4...

Mind blowing images! Much respect!

What fabulous images thanks for sharing.

You are in the 100k Club. Been following you since 10-15K. Congratulations. You and Sean Tucker are my favourite photographers on the youtube.

Thanks for this video Andy! Nice to hear a voice on the other side of full frame!

Great Review , Thanks !

Perfect timing for me. I'm upgrading my old xt1 and you have put so much into perspective.... Thanks for the awesome work and sharing the eay you do. Hope to actually get on one of your workshop trips in the future! 😁

Your initial video made me decide on the X-T2 as my first camera. Now, three years later I shoot photos and videos for my day job and have the occasional freelance job on the side. My photos have been published in a new Wanderlust book and hang printed large on the wall of several family members and friends. I still use the X-T2 side by side with the X-H1 and I enjoy every minute of it. The Fuji X system definitely has it's quirks but overall it offers great value. So thank you for your recommendation Andy, it literally helped change my life and career.

This is such a great video. Understanding that photography is about the experience and not idealism is transformational to many I believe, and the Fuji system does an amazing job in light of this. I'll be continuing to shoot Fujifilm for my landscape work for a long time.

Proper review. Absolutely love my xt4.

Another excellent video. Loved the choice of pictures. Impossible to pick just 1.

I take great pleasure in shooting with my XT3, it's intuitive for me, and, as you said, it depends greatly on how the camera is an extension to your own imagination. I have just taken some pictures of the dawn in the mountains and I am loving how the light, the colours and the feelings in the pictures match the experience I had (and the cold and the waking up way too early...). I used for some time my father's Canon EOS and it felt as if the camera was working against me at every shot. I am happy you've found a system you are comfortable with (because it makes you make videos about photography with a system I simply love). Bon Ano novo.

Ine of the best camera/ photography videos I have ever watched. Thanks Andy

Your pictures are sensational!!! Thx for this great video !!

Love this discussion. Appreciate your prioritization of camera use experience and ability to capture the mood and lighting of a scene vs getting overly caught up in sensor and image size or technical camera specs. Just purchased an X-T4. Hasn't even arrived yet. Looking forward to getting it outdoors for Alaska landscapes and wildlife. Thanks for the inspiration.

Spectacular shots. I love my Fuji.

What a stunning body of visual work! Thanks for sharing such beauty with us mortals

What an incredible collection of breathtaking landscape images! Truly inspiring

As always, very insightful.

really lovely how you explain it that the camera has to get out of the way and just be kind of the bridge between you and what you want to compose

Great video. Agree with everything you said. Thanks for this. I changed a year ago from full frame and no regrets. 👍🏻

Incredibly great! Besides all the gears and cameras, you have a spectacular eye.

Thanks for another brilliant video, thorou, balanced and informative. 👍🙏💗

Great video Andy. For several years now, I've been pondering adding a Fuji camera to my gear. I really love the tactility of the cameras, especially because I am often out in cold weather. I guess I've never gone down the rabbit hole because of the limited offering in fast lenses. Living in Iceland, shooting aurora is important to me.

Excellent video Andy. A few years ago I got and XT2, 10-24 & 55-200, mimicking your kit. I figured that if they were good enough for you, then there was no need to look further. No regrets, I love this system and am delighted with the quality of my landscape photos. Occasionally when I get GAS, I re-watch your older XT2 videos and that cures the problem. Thank you for the inspiration.

Very honest video, with simply brilliant work. Greetings from Lisbon

Well said. I love my Fuji's for the same reasons. They feel great and are a joy to use. Thanks for the video..

Excellent video. I have learned alot from your videos. Very inspiring.

your photos are extremely inspiring for me i love landscape

Excellent video and just incredible photos… wow

Marvelous photos 🤩

Hi Andy, I came across this video as I'm about to get a Fujifilm XT4, and let me tell you, this was really insightful! I really loved the way you explain everything as I've noticed most people on RU-vid tend to throw trash at stuff that are not necessarily bad (people complaining about the autofocus not being fast enough, or the battery life when, by logic, this is not a camera with the required specs for being a filmmaker, among other things). Anyway, thank you for sharing your long-term experience with Fujifilm, it did make me make up my mind about it! Greetings from Colombia!

Andy, your landscapes and indeed all your photos are just drop dead gorgeous! I would say the best I have ever seen in my 50 years of photography. I've switched from Nikon to Fuji in 2012 and currently have H2, H2S and X100V bodies and shoot around 50% in video. Thanks for this video. :)

I love your work, your pictures are stunning, and really like your edits, cheers from Montreal Canada 🙏🏻

Great video as always. I also started with an X-T10, then X-T1, X-T20, X-T2, and now use an X-T3 & X-H1. When out hiking and doing landscape photography the X-T3, 10-24 & 55-200 are all I take. Along with a few spare batteries, Kase filters, Benro Carbon slimline tripod. My whole kit is so light and versatile. Makes it a joy to go out with my camera and just be outside. That to me is the biggest benefit of the Fujifilm system.

Great video and insight into the Fuji System. I have been shooting Fuji since the XT1 came out and I really enjoy it. Occasionally I think about switching to a full frame system, but ultimately stick with my current XT4 and Fuji lenses as it has never been the gear that is holding me back! I also like your comment on Capture 1 vs. LR. I have been back and forth the past year and was leaning towards capture 1 until the LR update late 2021. The change to masking sold me and I am back on LR 100%.

I'm an amateur and been using the X-T2 for a year and I love it. Thank you for a great review and your images are amazing!

Great video. The only addition from me (as a person who moved from Olympus OM-D to Fuji) is the Fujii's commitment to updates - they have a fantastic history of bringing new firmware updates to older hardware. This is a sign of a company that loves photgraphy, and understands that the value of a photography community.

The image at 8:53 is stunning, they are all great but love that one! Great video!

Thank you so much for creating thoughtful videos vs so much of what's on RU-vid nowadays.

Hi Andy. I welcome your new year's video, it's filled with knowledge and inspiring photography. Just a quick note, perhaps it's my TV, but somehow the video lack your usual lighting. Just in case it is something you noticed. And again, I appreciate very much you sharing your thoughts and experiences. Hail from Panama.

Thank you for this Video and very nice Pictures

Excellent! Right to main points! Creativity, composition, impact, emotion, etc. are more important than resolution now we have 24/26 MP everywhere and very good lenses. Congratulations for your work.

Your photos are STUNNING!

So timely and thank you so much for this. I have a couple of Fuji’s and a Nikon D850. I seem to go more with the Fuji for the same reasons as you. I want lighter and a smaller backpack.

Happy new year and stay healthy - such an amazing review / look into the history / your process over time - so good to know that i can fully rely on my Fuji setup which i normally use for weddings also for bad weather landscape in harsh conditions. You know the german GDT? Would be something for you i think.