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I find that face autodetection and not eye autofocus works the best for me especially with AFC

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Amazing footage. What lens? Kinda looks like the pro 24-70

beautiful!🎉🎉🎉 Nice portrait!!!

I'm going to replace my xh2 with the s5ii. I bought the 28-70 for all purpose and now i want to start with one prime because of budget. I was thinking of the 50 1.8 of this video for modeling and portraits. Do you think of something better to start? Thanks and amazing video

Nice take on the issue. I personally never cared about the autofocus issue as it was not prevalent for my style of photography. I do, however, own high-end Sony, Nikon, and Canon cameras as well that are great for video and fast-paced tracking. So I can enjoy my XH2 for what it is and not harp on what it can't do.

Hi. I am only a hobbyist bird photographer and use the XH2s and 150-600 fuji lens. have the XT3 and 100-400 too apart from some others....YOU ARE SO RIGHT. We did expect more. Reala Ace is great ,the colours are really spot on and I'm getting more sharp hits on birds in flight and even keeping the bird I want in focus BUT the cluttered background still wins when the bird in focus flies in front of buildings , trees or far away fields and the camera looses focus altogether or focuses on something else. Great Video. helps us little guys a lot.

So badly want to invest in Fuji system but man their approach towards fixing these problems is out right pathetic.

Between the xt4 and the s5 (original) what would you recommend as a general all purpose camera for travelling photos and videos? Amazing work as always🎉

That's look amazing! Love that you not using slowmo, because it is so overused in video portrtaits

This joint is dope 🔥🔥🔥

Nice!

Yum! Both her, the colours, the noir, the scoring, the clip. Brill!

Beautiful, was this in 4K (30) or 6K ?

I get a 90% hit rate with my XT5 with weddings Tip afc Pick 1 eye Right lenses Slightly higher shutter speeds Sensitivity to number 3 It's way better now. I have a theory..it's the filters on top of the sensor that's causing the problem...it's a hunch only but the sensors are made my sony.

Ooooo... I love the black and white. Is the grainy-ness from the camera? I love it.

This is really beautiful work Lee. Did you replace the X-T5 with the Lumix?

Looks incredible !

This is amazing. Looking forward to see more! Is this log?

You know what's wild to me? The XH2S is around the price of a Panasonic S5II. Fujifilm best lenses are as expensive or more expensive than L mount lenses or even other full frame lenses. I'm beginning to wonder if I made the correct choice, as much as I love my Fujifilm, it's beginning to feel like a bad financial choice. I really want to stay with Fuji but at the same time I dont want to be fighting with gear only to end up with missed moments. Sure S mode is more reliable than C but whats the point of having C if it doesn't work. May as well take away continuous if it doesn't work. Its even worse when you tell me you grabbed focus but the system absolutely lied 😅.

Just ordered this for the wife and I to share . Combo for travel photos and CZcams. Appreciate you sharing your long term experience, it'll be our first Fuji but felt it had the best balanced feature set for an end game style camera

I think in 2024 there is NO excuse anymore for not reliable AF, no matter if it's a fun camera or not. My Xh2s was as expensive as Sony A74. Fuji has the worst AF now and thats a shame.

Its great to hear your review and recommending the XH2. Im definitely going to upgrade eventually, im still getting great value from the XH2s and XT4 , One point you mentioned about battery life and weddings, you mentioned you don’t need to bring extra batteries. I have been doing weddings for 17 years and I think your crazy not bringing extra batteries at a wedding. Especially as they would hardly take up any room in your bag or even in your car.

Been using Fujifilm since the X-T2. Shoot all kind of photography especially sports and landscapes. Never had any issues but I dont do much video. I use AFC all the time with single point AF for sports and I am happy with it. Lots of paid shoots including professional sporting events. I have compared to A9, R3, R5 and honestly I can get great pictures with any of them. Video however is a different story. Sony and Canon AF for video is a lot better.

Omg your color grading is amazing! Quick question though - how do you find XT4 IBIS? Especially compared to newer cameras - I see you also shot with XH2. I have XH1 and while I know it was Fuji first attempt at IBIS I saw some early reviews of XT4 back in the day and it looked like some issues (like for example occasional sudden huge shift while trying to pan) persisted.

Holy moly. it's like 0:40 come From an anime 😮😮

I switched from Sony to Fuji. I purchased the XT4 which I thought was great and I changed when the new cameras were launched. I now have the XH2 , XT5 and infrared converted XT2 which is fine. I sent both new cameras back to Fuji within a week of purchase to have the focus re calibrated. They came back with “No issue” I have not been happy with the results on either camera. I was delighted when the new Firmware was released but very disappointed with the results. I have close to 100% out of focus shots. No signs of forward or back focus, every shot is just off. Last night I had a look at my old XT4 results and every shot was spot on. So now I’m more upset. I have started to look at other options. I love the cameras and the experience using them so reluctant to sell them. I am sure Fuji is aware of this and are working on a fix so I will wait and see.

I was planning to buy fuji xh2s,reason i am fan of fuji color science,now am really confused that should i go for it or not .

Very timely video. I was just about to pull the trigger on the XH2S but no more! Canon or Sony here I come.

What lens do u used on this video?

As a Fujifilm xt4 user, I get the disappointment with the autofocus not being on Sony's or Canon's level. Sony has really nailed their autofocus tech with lots of investment in AI and processing power. But let’s not forget why we love Fujifilm: Fujifilm’s colors and film simulations are unmatched. They offer a unique look that’s hard to replicate. The design and build of Fujifilm cameras are top-notch, and they feel great to shoot with. The XF lenses are fantastic, providing high-quality optics across the board. Fujifilm is always rolling out firmware updates and new features based on user feedback or at least they try to do so. Sure, autofocus is a big deal, but Fujifilm has a lot going for it that what keeps me hooked. Plus, they’re constantly improving, so I’m hopeful for even better performance in the future. 👍 And let's not forget that beautiful photos were made in the past without all these advanced autofocus technologies, and it's easy nowadays to say the system isn't good enough. 😉

Its worth keeping for fun as a hobbyist but specialty lenses like the 100-400, 90mm 50mm 1.0 i really regret. I should have spent the money on a FF lens.

Hey!!! What you mention about having fun I am coming to realize is super important!!! I shot with my xt5 for 1 year. Recently picked up a Sony a7rv and tho technically a marvel… after 3 weddings I don’t think I will be using it again. Really felt like my attention to detail went down for how “easy” it was along with hust plan old not having as much fun using it. Hope you are doing well!!! Ps thinking about picking up the new gfx 100sii…. Any thoughts on this/have you tried ?

I feel your pain.

Congratulations by the video. Do you record in F-log2? What LUT do you use to reach these color grading? Thanks.

I appreciate truth -thank you!

how did you expose for Flog 2

Do you use film simulations or are the photos raw?

Fujifilm doesn't have to have the best AutoFocus since they are still one of the best value kits out there. But you can't make the AutoFocus worse which is a bit of a problem. I still shoot on the X-T3, so I don't have the experience that others are having with the X-T5 or X-H2, but I do hope Fujifilm can figure it out.

Time to switch cameras. Sell your Fuji gear while it is still hyped.

autofocus is very bad after last firmware update......They must fix this problem soon is possible..... If people buy new xt50 and new medium format they are stu....

People would rather want true negatives than false positives. Fuji AF is lying to the users....

A wrong or buggy firmware version can happen, but it has been weeks since the issues came to light and … nothing! That is not ok, Fuji should recall the update and go back to the previous version (however they name it) as a fast fix. They have done this before, and I held them very highly in that regard. Why not now?

Friend, thank you for this Ted Talk

I also like to note before the firmware updates of 3.0 and 4.0 for the XH2, AFC was good for my use case in this portrait video I did. It was the XH2 + 35MM F1.4 R (The old 35mm, which is kinda crazy thinking about it now lol) czcams.com/video/0bAoZu_klRc/video.html

I feel like the tracking system is there, it's good, but the communication between the tracking algorithms and the actual AF system is not there. I'm no engineer but it would seem that the tracking system would serve as feedback to the AF system on which AF points should be used to acquire focus. Actual real world evidence shows the systems are fundamentally showing and doing completely different things to the user, especially after the latest firmware updates (April 2024). Hopefully something can be done in software updates to fix this.

I made the mistake of assuming Fuji autofocus had to have improved by now, and yet the ey-autofocus on my A7III was more rock solid with third-party lenses back in 2018 than the X-H2 with the newest 23mm 1.4….

So the bottom line is, you need to consider that Fuji is not a pro level camera.

I would jump back to Fuji in a second if the AF was good. Owned 3 cameras (xt20, xs10, xh1) and the AF was never good. Sad

Man, I have to say- once your images popped up, I stopped listening to the commentary because the images were so good! I had to watch it over again. Your Xt4 images are fantastic! I love the sharpness, tone and compositions! Solid commentary. Great work!