Regarding the PASM dial the - X-H2 is worse than the X-T5. I have my X-T5 setup with one button on the back. I then have 7 separate custom settings for photo, and 7 custom settings for video. For both video and photo it has ALL settings. Even better they are all labelled - which they are not on the PASM dial. I tried the X-H2 first, then tried to the X-T5. The Custom settings alone made me send the X-H2 back. It is way more usable than the X-H2 - no one is mentioning this.
Background music is one of the reasons I stayed watching this video. Watched in my workshop with Bluetooth speaker turned up loud and dancing through the video.
Good stuff. I picked up the XH2 and the XT5. The viewfinder on the XH2 blows away the XT5. Also, if you end up getting an XT5, be prepared to get a handgrip. I got a SmallRig one. Without it, there’s basically no depth to the grip, unlike the XH2. Can’t beat the retro look of the XT5, though.
I was between XH2 and XH2s and decided to go for XH2s after 3.0 Firmware came out. I want better CAF with stacked sensor, uninterrupted live view, no rolling shutter with silent shutter, etc.
I own older/used both A6500 and Xt3 as a hobbiest. The XT3 ($700) rolling shutter is much (9 ms) better then the current line-up from Sony's below $3000 or Panasonic's S5II (>20 ms). I actually prefer my Sony's for phot, because of the tiny body and more natural hues, but the video rolling shutter and low data/bit rates got me into Fuji. I like both in RAW, but video is just a different beast. Granted my camera's are older, but I'm not really into Sony's JPEG engine.
Sold my X-T4 and bought the X-H2 and X-H2S, because I wanted 2 bodies with the same buttons and design. I often use them both for a 2 camera multicam video. Very happy with my choice.
This video (and many others) is why I've given up on 'digital' and gone back to film. With all the different settings, buttons, dials and choices of ISO, white balance, burst rates, predictive auto-focusing, multi-segment metering and so on - by the time you've finished messing about with it, whatever you wanted to photograph has f**ked off! Besides, at 42 million pixels (shooting RAW files) you'd need the CRAY super-computer to process/edit/photoshop them all. Digital (for me at least) has sucked the fun out of photography. Having said all that, I'm 62 and probably what many would call an 'old fart' living in a dead and buried analogue past. Which would also be true.
I hear you! I’m 51 and started with film. Much like with music production, everything was analog. I love that I can take 1,000 photos and get that instant gratification of being able to look at and edit those photos when I get home, and I don’t have to pay someone to developer 24 photos at a time for dozens of dollars a pop. I also wanted to stay relevant and be able to make money in Photography., soooo…I had to go digital. Funifilm brings me back to film style, looks with the cameras and the film simulations. It brings the old guy film look for guys like you and I and has the new tech for the wiper snappers that need it all. I appreciate your comment and agree in a lot of way.. Unfortunately I’ve fallen inlove with and are slightly addicted to the ease of use amd the crazy tech:)
I hear you. nothing wrong with anything you said. also depends what you are photographing. I can see film being very useful for making sure you are concentrating on your scene since you only have 36 or so exposures per roll, so you are more methodical.
So True, im 53 and still love the art of film, to be honest Digital has made me redundant as I studied for 4 years learning to shoot film and learning film processing & then Digital came in and suddenly everyone was a photographer.
I'm about your age and use both many different cameras my film cameras Pentax k1000 and an old Soviet Zenith camera and I have an 80s minolta waterproof. Got a young model to take photos of and life's good. The gear makes the experience fun when it's a hobby ànd that's all that's really important to me. The digital stuff is important to take video of one's adventures in life.
Thanks man. I've ordered an XH2, waiting, waiting. In the meantime I've watched lots more reviews, and yours is in the top tier because you are a working pro, and you don't pull punches. No fancy stuff, just the straight goods. Excellent work. Thanks.
Worth mentioning also that there is no battery grip for the X-T5 and the viewfinder is not as capable. Many people want to use Fuji cameras equipped with the battery grip. X-H2 & X-H2s viewfinder is amazing!
15fps for portraits? You have a lot of time for selection 😅😮 I am borrowing an H2 atm and I also misclicked the top buttons a few times. Did you get used to it?
The only issue I have with my XH2 and XH2S is that changing ISO is a 2 step process when shooting manual. All that customization, all those buttons, all that is great but Fuji dropped the ball when it comes to shooting manual. For a system that has an aperture ring on every lens this makes absolutely no sense and Fuji has to fix it.
Great video Jason! Currently a Nikon shooter, with primary focus on Landscape, followed by wildlife. It is the Z line, and I do love their stuff, but i have always loved Fuji as well, and seeing the X-T5, and then this one, it really made me want to add Fuji to my lineup. I was all set on the X-T5, and even bought the XF 16-80 F4 lens...all for the weight, and usability. But also the style, etc. just looks fun to shoot with. But you made some really good points on the H2....lol. So now....which one? I guess one of the questions comes down to the articulating screen. Can you position it to be in portrait mode, like the X-T5, or no? Thanks again for great video
I would love for them to improve the video AF when using metabones adapters and making the multipixel feature faster with less rolling shutter using some type of fuji/blackmagic.
Hello My Fuji XH2 top screen does not after off when i turn off the camera. Is this the normal behavior? Even after turning off the camera, the top screen shows how much shots left and battery percentage. Does this consume battery even when the camera is turned off?
I returned mine for a refund after noting 'stuttering' while slow panning. Evident on clips on all data settings. and sent to a fast CFast card. Fuji support asked me to send the clips for investigation.
Just my opinion, there is no right or wrong when itcomes to an individual users needs, I shot with the xpro 2 for years. The flat screen never affected my candids among strangers. There is enough viewing angle to see enough of the framing lines. If you can read your dash in your car while driving on a flat panel, if you can see your tv screen while beside it...I think the fold out screen gets a bit too much comment as a deal breaker. I hear people saying they need it for shooting from the hip...how low are you shooting and how often in your everyday candid images is necessary? For creative purposes I can understand it. When you are pushing that angle, the subject is still 99% of the time. In that candid moment, its the moment that is important, not low angle. I agree it is each to their own. I owned the xpor 2, but wouldn't use the xpro 3 purely because of the screen. I am just saying this discussion gets blown a bit out of proportion to the amount of images that need to be taken on the fly, from the hip, where perfect positioning is needed.
Getting lenses that resolve the 40mp is my issue. Great camera, but the lens lineup for 40mp isn't that great. They say the 50-140 f2.8 will, but my XH2s is sharper with that lens.
@@Tbonyandsteak I own both cameras. The XH2s is sharper with most lenses. More detail does not equal sharper. It means more detail. At the right aperture the XH2 is sharp, but the XH2s is sharper most of the time.
@@JET-Photo you must have bad lenses. I get pictures that cant be sharper nor more transparent with the Xh2. Pixelsharp at 40 mp. No way xh2s can beat that.
Great video, thanks for your review. Did you notice a difference in the AF with the recent firmware upgrade of the XH2? I am testing out both right now (and making a comparison video!). The AF on both are pretty unreal.
I grabbed a cfexpress b after using the SD only for the first week. As you say, there is a huge difference in clearing the buffer and reviewing images. The Angelbird AV PRO CFexpress SE 512gb is worth a look. About $200USD. It will take about 11,000 40mp lossless compressed raws. I have jpgs going to a 256gb SD as a backup.
A lot about this video doesn't make sense to me. Full frame and medium format offers better S/N and modern options are higher resolution (60 and 100mp respectively), so if raw image quality on shorter lenses was your goal, the 40mp fuji is certainly very good, but is not the optimal camera for your intended use. The only time crop sensors start to beat full frame is at the telephoto end, where the performance density of the crop sensor out-paces the full frame and the full-frame is just shooting "wider" than the intended result on similar size/cost glass. If you're cropping in post anyway for telework, that's where crop sensors win. For the kind of photography you're talking about here, shooting on a 50mm f1.0 on aps-c, , a Sony 61mp with the 85mm f1.4 or even 1.8 would deliver better images. A Fuji GFX 100S with a 110mm f2 would offer a similar sort of shooting capability and more than double the resolution with lower noise.
I think auto focus is on sony but god damn this agresive modern body design looks the best. Sony is cool because they might heva more capable camera but they are ugly and expensive. I would rether go for this.
I use the X-H2 with the XF16-55 f/2.8, and even at lighting conditions with EV -1. I am not seeing any benefit in AF performance over my X-E3 or X-Pro2. I am wondering if it's my lens. I've also noticed with my lens that not every aperture click is registered.
Thanks for your videos . I have an issue with mine , just got it. When I take a picture, I get the "Recording" message on the screen after about 2 seconds , is nuts LOL , Is supposed to playback the image asap. I have good high speed cards and all of my settings are good, the way you have them. Thoughts? I would really appreciate your help. Thank you !!
After using the XH2, do find that you’re going back to the X-T4 for video or stills or sometimes you just want a lighter kit? Just asking because I recently purchased an XH2s (like you I primarily do stills), but I’m thinking about either swapping it out for the higher megapixels XH2 or picking up an X-T5 as a lighter companion higher megapixel camera body.
Hi Jason, many thanks for a excellent overview of the camera I'm on the edge of buying. I'm only concerned about the LCD screen that's covered before flip out. What is the simplest way to see playback images and is there a lag before it's viewed. It's a choice for me between this and the XT5 and I'm not clear from the video why you didn't buy the XT5 which also has a 40mg sensor. Stay well. Gerry
hi great video as always not a pro but very passionate severely sight impaired/blind photographer uk based if ok to ask opinion pls i currently shoot using nikon z7 for majority of my subjects landscapseascape long exposure etc and olympus om1 dor wildlife but been looking at maybe swapping both setups and just have one brand but two different bodies so can then swap lenses between them been looking at both the xh2 with 18-120 f4 or the 50-140 f2.8 and for wildlife been looking at the xh2s with the 150-600 lenses what is the autofocus like on the monster xh2
I bought the camera as well...switched from canon eos r. Although i really love it, feels more artsy, great jpeg with those film sim etc, mine camera seems to be broken or something. Almost every day i get the error screen telling me to turn the camera off and on and it freezes a lot on me. Fortunately i am not professional, but if i would be shooting a wedding and the camera would freeze on the critical moment it would be flying high. Now i am considering to bring it back to the store sadly. A little disapointement.
My first Fujifilm camera was the XT3, I have other camera bodies from Pentax, Panasonic and Olympus, l use my cameras for photography, the flip out screen is okay but I do prefer the XT3 screen for photography, it is also better when the camera is on a tripod. I photographe a lot of different subjects that require glass that covers wide angle to telephoto, my favorite wildlife lens is a 100100-400mm on a crop sensor camera. This lens by Fujifilm beats my older Sigma 100100-400mm but the XT3 body is not a good match with this lens, the XH2 is the perfect match with this lens or any of the other larger Fujifilm lens, the thing is that I still love shooting with the XT body, when the XT5 was released it was like the XT3 but so much more improved, I don't use the XT3 grip, I have a l bracket that has a slightly larger grip to both bodies and if I have to put the camera on a tripod its ready to go.
Hi Jason, thanks a lot for the video. I am considering the X-T5 and the X-H2. I think I would go with the X-H2 because of the grip. I‘ve got kind of big hands, and going with the X-T5 and the fuji grip is almost same price as the X-H2. I will do mainly photography and shoot some action, and for this I believe the buffer in the X-H2 is better. What do you think? What would you recommend? Thanks
I hate that Thumbstick with Flat Surface too. It is not convenient to move it in any direction. You have to rely on the grip while pressing it to move it. XT4 has the best joy stick that is actually like a joystick and I can just push it in any direction with the tip of my finger.
I'm in love with this Camera. Thank you for this Review. I've got the Smallrig Camera-Cage and this gadget is giving me improving "touch and feel" and several functions like NatoRail on the bottom. Also one of these it's physically separates the video record button between the ISO button. Something you complained on your review.
If you press the instant video button, does it record with video settings or actual settings which can also be the photo settings? Such a button i really miss in the T line.
I do street photography with it and i dont have any porblem at all with the screen , the fact that you can actually move it arround like that helps a lot
I bought it for the same reason 40mp, and larger grip. B&H has Sabrent Rocket 512gb Cfexpress card for 159.00 and the 1 terabyte for 299.00. The newer firmware 3 0 autofocus is supposed to be excellent at 20fps.
Good informative video. I had a question for you since I'm considering one of these. You talked up the Custom settings on the PASM dial but then you talked about changing the ISO. If you change the ISO while in one of your custom settings, does the ISO you changed remain on that custom setting permanently, or does it reverse to the ISO setting you originally had the next time you access that same custom setting?
This is an incredible camera. I reviewed this and the xh2s and decided for video the xh2s was the way to go but I still own the xh2 for photography. The rolling shutter and the 14bit readout on that stacked sensor for the extra dynamic range is really remarkable.
I have a couple of questions. 1) Assuming you have purchased a CF Express card by now, if you use the UHSII as a backup card in the 2nds slot, does the camera slow down to the lower speed. 2) Also, if you use the 2nd card slot as a backup for redundancy, does have to be the same size as the CF Express card in the 1st slot. Thanks.
I really don’t understand why Fujifilm haven’t fitted the tilt and flip screen from the XT100 it’s a ingenious design and is the answer to stills photographers and videographers it’s so well built sturdy and should please both styles of togs. Come on Fujifilm let’s get the XT100 rear screen fitted to your future cameras please !
I just learned today that the X-T5 stores drive modes and af settings, etc. in the custom settings like the X-H2 (and UNlike the T3/4). So if you wanted to go that way you could quick-switch between those. You’d just have to use a custom button since there’s no mode dial. And you’d lose out on that grip…
Nice video. I think that XT5 is missing too many things to be a Photography first camera ( high res evf and lcd compared to H2 series, vertical grip for me important for photography). So you are obliged as an upgrade to go to the H2 series that both are more video centric. It was better that they differentiate the H2 series one for photography and one for video. So you could argue that you like the dials on the XT5 and that the video function is convenient: but wasn’t a photography first camera? If it has too be good for video too then why release an XS20? I think that Fujifilm still is confused on the models to offer…Coming from an XT4 and not interested on video, I will skip this generation hoping that on the next the different segments of cameras will be more user specific (photo,video,Vlog).
Should I get: A7RV + Tamron 50-400 =1.878kg, or XT5 + 18-300 (27-450) =1.177kg, or G9 II+ Leica 50-200 (100-400) =1.313kg mainly for photo, + Panasonic HC-X1500 25-600 camcorder + Zoom M3 mic for video + iPhone 15 13-52 for pocketable pic&vid? Like: A7RV: 4 ways screen, croppable XT5: dedicated dials experience G9 II: 300 fps slow motion, my favorite yellow color theme in the menu! Dislike: A7RV: not all video full sensor readout XT5: try to look like film than real life even the standard Provia G9II: potentially the side way screen for photography Uses: Document everyday, travel, RU-vid, shoot video with the camera mostly when I need to, shoot SOOC JPG / HEIF mostly, personal projects include street and mall shoot with the full person in frame with blur background, all these super tele can get blur enough to achieve it? Tamron 18-300 can be just one lens to do it all but reviews showed quality control seem not consistent, Leica 50-200 isn't close enough for everyday isn't it, Tamron 50-400 is good but is the weight ok to carry everyday? Should I get ultrawide zoom too for everyday carry or just use the iPhone? Sony 16-35 F4 PZ / 7A 9mm F5.6, Sony 10-20 F4 PZ / SIGMA 10-18 F2.8, Leica 8-18 F2.8-4 / Leica 9mm F1.7. I didn't consider smaller camera because I think better get actual pant pocketable camera like Sony RX100 series or go proper size because camera in between still need a bag to carry yet doesn't have good handling and EVF like the not much bigger size A7RV. I curious about macro and micro world, but I can just google them right as specialist will do that for us and even if I shoot, they will be more or less the same? Does magnification ratio need to multiple crop sensor ratio? If need to multiple, does the object will appear as it's true size no matter if it's full frame or MFT if the final mag ratio is 1:1? Is there a way to make the in camera JPG output colors match Hasselblad Natural Color Science of these camera? Is there a way to change the orange theme to yellow theme in Sony menu, with accessibility functions maybe? Is the Zoom M3 mic good? What's the best way to get surround sounds audio and mono shotgun when I want to? To get stereo but the sound in center screen clear, better have a 3 channels setup where 2 for stereo and 1 for mono shotgun? Or 4 channels with 2 points forward and 2 point backward? Sennheiser MKE 440 patented stereo mic marketed as it make the sound from center screen clearer, is it really only possible with it or just adjust stereo mic at that angle will get same result, that mic is just more compact and one piece V shape?
Its not going to be on par with the sony's pdaf , but its probably your fault in the softness I have a lousy cheap plastic XA7 , yet i get tack sharp footage with the 'soft' viltrox 1.4's
Not sure what you are doing. I have a Sony A7R IV and my X-T5 produces results on par. Even my Fuji X-E4 can keep up. It depends on the glass more than the camera. X-T5 I use a Tamron 17-70 f2 and Fuji 70-300. Both sharp across the Fram and virtually no CA. If you have older Fuji glass an upgrade is needed because the 40 mp sensor needs more resolving power.
I love Fujifilm cameras but don’t really understand why people buy Fujifilm for professional work when Sony gives such a better image almost 100% of the time. Sharpness, autofocus, fix colors to your liking post.. hard to choose Fuji when it has so many crutches
Let's not confuse great auto focus with great image quality. Two separate things. I've used Sony and seen some horrible Sony videos, don't get it confused lol
I have both the XT5 and XH2, the XH2 is my big lens camera, the primary lens that i use on it is the Fujifilm 100-400mm glass like this one just works so much better on a larger body with a proper grip.
