Why I Use Fuji Cameras - Documentary Photographer Daniel Milnor 

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Shortcut to format SD cards.... Hold down trash can for 3 seconds and press rear command dial and it instantly takes you to SD card format. Works great on my XT3, a real time saver!

I did it. I just offloaded my entire Canon system. 5diii, l-series zooms, etc. My cupboards were full of crap. Got a used x-t3 with 50mm f2. Such a relief. It's with me all the time now.

Thanks, Mr. Silber, for bringing Dan back. I can listen to his wisdom/humour all day. I didn't expect a gear video from Dan but I am delighted that I also shoot and love the X-T3 for many of the same reasons, despite the massive gap in talent (me being a newb).

I'm here because, firstly, I'm a "Fuji-fan"; and secondly, I'm a fan of Dan. Great job, Mr. Silber! I love your channel so much !!!

" go use your camera" Best photography advice ever.

I love my Fuji XT3. The primes are fabulous lenses. One aspect I love is shooting with the B&W film simulation enabled, but I still use the raw files and convert to mono in post. That way I can see the world in monochrome in the view finder, it really helps me to pre-visualize my final image. Also, when using manual focus I turn on focus peaking with red. Super easy to see the focus with red peaking.

Thank you for all your videos I really enjoy learning from you and catching your inspiration and enthusiasm. Like you I was studying photo journalism at Colorado State University back in 1969 when I applied for a open position at the University‘s paper. They gave me a Nikon FTN and handed me some assignments. It was a great challenge but I really enjoyed it. That process was interrupted when I joined the military during the Vietnam war in 1971 I signed up to be a combat photographer but they made me a medic instead! Most of the combat Photographers at that time had two cameras… A Nikon F for the telephoto and a Leica M with a 35 or sometimes a 28. I still shoot with my Leica M2 and my Nikon FE2. And I use Fuji Cameras because they remind me of those cameras. Thanks for all your good work. I had a dear friend who was a photographer for the LA Times and to also taught at Brooks and I learned a lot from him. His name was Anacleto Rapping. Unfortunately he passed away a few years ago a great friend and a great photographer. You would’ve liked him.

Daniel - I’d just like to honestly thank you for your no bullshit easy, on the point videos. It’s so refreshing to see someone with something to say, that isn’t sponsored or held in some kind of commercial grip. Your whole approach to this is so fresh! Thanks a lot! Niclas, Sweden (No bears by the way)

Though I'm not a professional, I converted to the Panasonic M4/3 system for many of the same reasons as you pointed out. Compared to the APS-C Canons I used to use, I'm more than happy carrying around less weight, and the near compact size is wonderful and they have a wide variety of lenses of various affordability. One camera body (w/lens) and a small shoulder bag with an extra lens, filters and batteries is a breeze all day long. The mirrorless revolution has really made photography, for me, more enjoyable than ever!

As an X-T2 and X100F user I have to agree with all your observations. Another factor for me is simply that I enjoy using them; they're so user friendly.

Agree with you on the OM-4 series! Loved the metering system on those cameras. I used those with the winders and Tokina pro line of zoom lenses at the beginning of my 10-year career with a small weekly newspaper before switching to Nikon for autofocus. Now in retirement, I have switched to Fuji, first with X100S and X-E1 and now looking toward the X-Pro2 and 35mm f2 WR lens for something lightweight and weather resistant.

Concise, useful, interesting, engaging. High fives all round. Thank you.

I have used a string of amazing camera from a Speed Graphic to Nikon D300s. I bought a Yashica Mat from a lady friend who threw in her Fujifilm X10. I am amazed using this little camera. I want a Fujifilm system now and I will sell most of my old cameras to do it. This video has confirmed what I need to do. Thank you so much for posting.

I love the dials that Fujifilm uses on it's camera's and also hate diving into the menu's for anything. Thanks Dan

Great video Daniel! My favourite camera is the Pentax LX. Estate sale, body in good shape, motor drive, hammerhead flash, 4 lenses, $75 Canadian. For digital, Fuji X-T2. No desire to upgrade anything. Just get out and shoot as you suggested.

OMG!!! I agree with your points (not a pro here, just amature street photog and occasional animal/nature/wildlife ) and have just invested in a 50-140 f2.8 with 2X converter to set on my 2 year old Fuki X-Pro2!!! Just one (slight) complaint about the Fuji lenses: the 23mm f2 is a bit soft shot wide open: in the streets, when I get the nerve to ask permission for a portrait (from a stranger); it usually is not tack sharp but apart from that, I'm very very happy with the system. Thanks for takingtime to make this video.

A agree, I love using my Fujifilm cameras, they just make you want to take photos.

Fully agree, the reason I moved to Fuji.. Quality output, you to use and cost..

I love my Fujifilm X-T1. It just feels right in my hand.

And just like that I decided Fuji is the way to go, thanks Dan!! I was so worked up on Fuji not having a super zoom and was considering Micro4thirds to get the range and still have light weight gear. Your idea of 50-140 with a 2x converter saved me so much research time!!

I shoot both Sony and Fuji. And love Fuji for the colors and lenses are nice and sharp and don't cost too much. They are APS-C but cost so much less than Sony glass. I love my Fuji System.

Cool vid Dan, been a fan for a long time.

I'm grinning here because this was so entertaining. I only jumped ship to mirrorless because the new cameras have eye-af but seeing this makes me wonder if I shouldnt get an XT2 for a wedding I have planned. Thanks for sharing.

I've been a Fuji shooter for about 9 years starting with the XE1 and now an Xt20 which is exactly what I want The film camera experience and controls got me here. My son gave me a Sony and I hated it, having to plow through a ridiculous menu all the time just wasn't for me as with you I seldom use the menu and only use the Q menu to change settings all in all I have to recommend the Fuji X system especially to old film shooters like me 😊

Kodak Instamatic (my dad found one on a bus and brought it home), Zorki 4K, Pentax SP2 (still got it, still works - shutter sounds "like the sigh of a contented woman") with SMC 1.4 lens (works even better today adapted for XT3!), 3 or 4 other pentaxes, Nikon for 20 years, and then the arthritis set in and D200 concrete block just unholdable. Went to D5300 - great images but ten minutes deep dive through menus and screens, choose X, then select y, confirm choice, return to shoot, and meanwhile the circus has upped and left town. So a recent Fuji convert, and loving it - work it in the dark, I find fuji shooting a "whole body" experience - look at a scene and your hands mould the picture into being. And I'm blown away by the lens quality at the price points.

Just fantastic man...many thanks for this! Hit the spot.

Yes sir. The XT2 is a fine tool. I also use a Nikon F and F2 because they all work about the same. 100% viewfinders are important to me.

A bit of sanity in our upside down world. Thanks Dan.

After using Canon gear since the early 1980's, I've changed to Fuji for almost exactly the reasons mentioned here. There are many extremely fine systems available today (in fact, it's difficult to buy bad equipment); Fuji is the best choice for me. I just need to continue learning, and use my cameras more than I do.

Daniel this was awesome to see you run through your camera history. I used to be married to Nikon and they are great but I learned that if something strikes me I don't have to apologize for that. I currently have Fujifilm, Leica, and Panasonic. Each has its purpose for me. Love AYP, Silber, and Milnor! You guys are killing it!

I still have a Pentax LX, its an amazing 35mm Camera. I used it all the way up until 2008, when I went over to Pentax DSLR, and continued to use those beautiful K-Mount lens from the 80s. I've got a Sony, I've tried Canon too, but I just missed those manual controls of the Pentax LX and that why today I'm using a Fujifilm X-T4, it is as close as I could get to those manual controls that the LX had.

I just love every Milnor video! And now paired with my beloved Fuji? 😍

Domke Bags! Brings back memories of news photography over 40 years back. And you are not alone with back issues from carrying all that gear around.

Ya buddy! A lot of the same reasons I choose Fuji. At the end of the day it’s all about finding the right gear for your application and not getting caught up in all the hype of the latest and greatest.

Interesting. Thanks Daniel. "ASA settings", huh? There speaks someone who shot film. :-)

Shout out for saying "ASA" baby!

I can listen to Milnor talk all day! :))

At the end of the day its %90 photographer %10 camera. I own the X-T2 currently. Been building a library with the 18-135MM. Also thinking of getting an old Nikon D3s which to me is still an entirely relevant camera.

Pentax LX ... Great camera along with its baby brother the MX. I sold mine in the move to Canon back in 1990. Then came the EOS1 ....

If there is any type of tech or gear in which ever type of hobby I've been into the one thing I don't ever want to replace of a new shinier toy is the x-t2. Damn that is a nice piece of gear.

Why I use Fuji everything that Dan mentioned and I too have had some of the gear he has had. I just love using Fuji.

For all the same reasons I have been a Fuji shooter for 3 years now (Xt3, XPro2, X100F). Coming from full frame Nikon (D750) I just couldn't take the weight any more. I have shot with Nikon since 1963, and some Zenza Bronica for weddings in the 80s and 90s. The feel of the system all the way through is what I have known since I was a kid. Hats off to Fuji for going old school and beating everyone with current tech.

My first camera was a Pentax K-1000. Loved that camera, still have it

Found you because of my interest in "Fujifilm". Love your list of cameras you've used in the past which quickly shows your history. I started with the AE-1. I was curious: what Fujifilm lenses did you go with for what you wanted to do? You stated you started with two bodies and three lenses? Anyway, I do look forward to watching your other videos on your channel.

My first serious camera was a Nikon N2000 (SLR) and so when the digital cameras started to appear, I bought a couple of different models. Result: I stopped taking photos. Having to go into the menus (like you so eloquently point out) is awful for me too. I then discovered the Fuji X-T2 and it is pure love. I love the ergonomics and the lenses, although I have a special place in my heart for the Zeiss 32mm and 50mm. I am in awe at the quality of the pictures this combo takes. I have now just got an X-H1. Don't think I will ever switch....

Thank you for making this video!

Thanks for the videos as usual. Lots of gear talks these days and nice to see someone talk about the real-world reasons to chose a camera system than its specs. When you say "it works", I believe you since you have used many brands than me (Yashica - pre 2006, Sony - until 2010, Canon - until 2017, Fuji - since 2018). Don't have plans to hop anytime soon (breaks bank). Took a while to wise up (and start chasing gears to improve my photographs) :-)

I love this channel. Specially when you say something before the video ends.

You should get some manual lenses for that Fuji... That makes it so much better.

Great video. My xt-2 is my go to travel system.

awesome advice.

I'm in the same boat, agree 100%

I recently switched to Fuji exclusively and you nailed it

Thanks straight to the point simple clear logic. I left Nikon for the same reasons as you plus one: I needed a silent (electronic shutter) camera so when the A7R2 hit the market I switched to Sony. Will you share the mysterious project needing 140+2x ?

Just bought my brand new x-t30 and i love it 😉👊🏻

Cameras, cars, bikes, tools, whathaveyou; whichever simply gets out of the way and you forget is there so you can do what you need to do is the way to go. :) Spec sheets don’t have that factor. Which tool lets me get to work rather than think about the object? :) Sounds like great taste in cameras for a long time!

Nice mate - im new to you but liked this so thanks.

Very useful thank you!

Thank You Thank You THANK YOU! It is not retro like every kid doing a youtube video thinks it is. It is ergonomics. A classic purpose driven design for photographers. Fuji digital is fantastic as are so many of their film cameras and large format lenses.

Just subscribed...great personality, info,no b.s. and good humor...thanks I think I’ll stay awhile

Ultimately , the advice to just get out and shoot is the best thing anyone can do. Interesting that rate the Leica R glass as potentially the best around. I've been considering an R5 simply to see what they're like. Many thanks.

!!!!! I become a fan of your thoughts and views! Very nice! Good luck! !!!

Yeah, I still shoot with a lot of classic cameras but the LX is the one I wanted when it first came out and I still do but never could seem to afford one. I still shoot with my Nikon FE2, Leica M2... and oh yeah, the Rollei 35S...And this is why I love shooting with the XT2 and XPro... they feel like home. And they work.

Why won't he make his own youtube channel and start publishing his own contents? I like watching his videos. They are very informative.

Interesting, I am fairly invested in the fuji system and Im thinking about getting an old Leica M4.

Just found your site and dig it mucho - thanks for the all the content -- an aside - what style of glasses is Daniel wearing? very cool

Excellent video!

I was wondering why your fotos in this video look so much better, possibly even 1,000 times better. Btw, Is that 1,000 times per MP? That sounds like a pretty good deal.

Great video...may I ask which Chinese lens you have on that XT-2, is it the Viltrox 85mm??

anyone who could tell on which lens was the first 10sec of the video shot? really love the look!

I love the B and W. Do it all the time.

Fuji rules ❤️

I would quit photography too if I had to go into menus all the time!!! ✨✊🏽✨#fujilove

And I thought I had GAS! Lol 😂 very interesting thank you for sharing 👍

how would u compare this to the panasonic gx85?

Daniel you missed the canon 5d3 .... i still use that system along with Fuji XT2 and 35mm (50 equiv) .... love your content btw .. greetings from UK

I have The Fujifilm XT30 With the 90mm F/2 R LM WR Lens and The 18-55mm f/2.8-4 LM OIS.

To add, Fuji lenses are tack sharp and brilliant with the X mount. A lot of them defeat the Canon L lenses I use for studio work. I prefer Fuji and Leica-Panny lenses.

I absolutely love the dials and the lack of PASM modes.

Nikon FE2 + 50mm = My favorite film setup. Now the X-Pro2 + 35 f/2.

I don’t know how I got to this Chanel but he is cool and good, I just got the fujifilm camera, coming from, the Hass, and the beast RB67 .

My husband gave me a Fujifilm FinePix AX600 for Christmas in 2013. I had it four and a half years and it broke. There was no information on where to get it fixed. Since the Fuji camera did not last that long, I could not bring myself to buy a second one. I wanted a new camera so I went out and bought a Canon Powershot elph 190is. I have all the contact information for Canon in case the camera breaks down. I was always attracted to the quality of pictures taken by the Canon, and they did not disappoint me. In my opinion, the Canon camera which I bought takes better pictures then the Fuji camera that I had.

Fuji’s X trans sensor is the bomb. It may not be full, but it has its characteristics and as far as I’m concerned… Looks more like film and any other system out there.

What are your thoughts about fujifilm x70

Hummm, i was a big Fuji user (GFX 50s for many years. Magazine covers etc). I switched to Leica M10-R with 1.4f 35mm and 2.0f 75mm. I needed autofocus to shoot friends kids bday and used XT2 for that with 16-55mm. I realised how good Leica is with images and never Fuji XT for me. Just my opinion and experience of course. Thank you all.

What is that project you are working on?

Love my X-Pro3 (only primes) and X100V...

With what camera are u shooting this video?

im still using fuji xt-1. hehe

A vide on Gear from Dan Milnor. Obituary world did come to an end... :-)

Fujifilm’s marketing is very clever. It’s old school, real photography positioning helps the buyer/user project the image of a serious, old school, technically skilful photographer who came from the “old world” and hence, carrying those decades of skill and experience into the digital photography world.

Where are the documentary pictures?

Most importantly

If all I did was Street or documentary style, a Fuji with fast prime would be my go to. Btw, about price....the XT-4 with kit lens is the same price as the Nikon Z6 with kit lens where I am. That's really pricey and I see brand premium there. I am doing a concert tonight and protraits this weekend. So, this Fuji doesn't personally work for me and I can't afford another camera system.

Hi Dan, thanks for your videos. Very inspirational. Can you share on what project you are working on with 50-140 + 2x conv, if it's not secret. Thanks a looking forward for new videos. Cheers from Prague :-)

Having owned 30+ film and digital cameras from various brands over the last 40 years I can also say that the camera I never owned that I always wish I had was the Pentax LX

I still have my Nikon N2000 from 1986. 👍🏻

And could you tell a little bit about that project with the tele? I'm really intrigued

Gday Daniel, I think I may have saved your career (well Fuji really, lol) no need to go into menu to format cards. Press trash button for 4 seconds and then press the rear command dial, Viola. Would love to know what project the 50-140 is your working on. Cheers