Fujifilm X-E1 & Fujifilm X-E2 - Masters of Black & White Photography
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- čas přidán 15. 04. 2021
- A short review of the Fujifilm X-E1 & Fujifilm X-E2. These are masters of Black & White Photography. The early Fujifilm sensors are simply incredible, and if you shoot with in the JPEG, Monochrome film simulation then the camera becomes like a monochrome camera. Dedicated to Black and White.
I show example images and talk about how the sensors are perfectly suited to black and white photography, reflecting the analogue style of a past generation. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
This one was one of the most productive photo videos that I have watched in the last couple years. Very honest, very direct, right to the point.
thanks! glad it helped....
Now you got me on two things here, your Grandad's engineering and the old film camera... all these classic stories in one place... just perfect!
Cheers Neale! He was a genius engineer and artist - had a big influence on me. I think he's the reason I try and shoot a lot of my landscapes like oil paintings with analogue cameras. Hope all well with you!
I agree it's fun to shoot b&w with the XE-1. Couple it with some vintage glass and set the camera in the 1:1 format, and hey presto you've got digital 6x6 images.
Totally agree, both my XT1 and XE3 are fantastic for black and white. Very filmic and pleasing look, used to love my GX80 for B&W but can't deny that the Fuji files do have something special about them.
Thanks, Chris, simple and effective communication from the heart !!
Remember as well that the black-and-white settings can also be chosen with the digital equivalent of green, yellow and red filters - another interesting way of adjusting contrast of sky or skin or foliage. Perhaps viewers would find a video explaining this useful as well 😊
I use green for skin and red for everything else
Wow, my first camera at 13 was also a Praktica. Really brought some memories back as to why I fell in love with photography in the first place . Loving the Fuji sensors . Wish I'd tried Fuji earlier. Will probably continue using my tried and trusted for my event and wedding work, but for artistic projects, Insta and my street photography going to continue having fun with my X Trans II fuji.
Chris, your channel is one of the most valuable content-wise (if not THE most valuable) photograohy and Fujifilm related channels on You Tube. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Warsaw from a fellow photographer and Fujifilm lover :)
I have XE1's and I love using vintage glass -- russian industars etc ,,, leitz 9 cm and m42 lenses too ...
Great video, really enjoyed this one. Fantastic images too.
You can shoot in RAW with monochrome as the preview/viewfinder setting.
One good thing to come out of this dreadful year is how your channel has grown and developed. You have a natural talent for connecting with people.
I’ve been thinking of adding an X-E1 to my collection and picked up one from MPB for a decent price after watching your video. Now I just need to be able to get out and use it. Pat
that's very kind of you - thanks! Hope you enjoy the new camera! 😊
Loved your images and I could not agree more, the Xe 2 and I will add the X-Pro 1 (I don't have the xe1) are magical when it come to SOOC B & W.....
Good day Chris! 🙋🏽♂️ I'm still using my Fujifilm XE1 to this day and I still love the quality of the images that it produce. I am totally agree with you that the BNW of this camera is totally exceptional. The feels and the vibes that gives will make probably make you smile.
Though it's a 2nd hand camera which is a gift from my cousin 7 years ago. It's still feels like brand new. Nice vid Chris! 🙏🏾😃
Great photos! I love my X-E2S. There's pure magic in the X-Trans II sensor. My favorite film simulations are B&W and Classic Chrome. I just wish Fuji would bring Acros to the older cameras. I'd love to give that film sim a try.
oh yeah, Acros would be an incredible firmware update on the older cameras. Can't see them doing it sadly...
Great videos Chris, thank you for your content.
All the best to you and your loved ones.
Regarding your video it made me think about getting an Xtrans I or II second hand cam to do just that...
this is just so comfortable to listen and watch. guess he is a real melo person behind camera too. Great stuff.
Chris, you are a bad influence on me - I've just added an X-E3 to my X-H1, X-T2 and x-T30. Arrived yesterday and been out this morning doing some lovely black and white photos.
amazing! What a great combo of cameras you have 👍 Hope the pics came out well...!
I love his videos 🙊 I'm a complete beginner and I've already bought a couple of Fujifilm cameras, X-E2s and X-T20
Nice video... I like it when you feature this 2 awesome cameras
thanks! 👍
Great videos Chris. Hope your boy got better. My Fuji journey started recently with XT30, but my quest is THE COLOR, which made me get into the Nikon D700. Your videos revealed the goodness of early Fuji cameras and I am going for it. Stay the course, all the best.
thanks so much! yeah, Harry is all fine now 👍😊
Love your images, Mr. Orange. Thank you!
thanks! By the way, the lenses I used were Fujifilm lenses. I've done a video comparing these two cameras - just search through my recent videos and you'll see it. thanks!
Because of another video of you, influenced me to buy a X-E2 which I‘m discovering now. But with this video here (& after making pics of my cat) now I’m totally in love with the cam. I was beginning to get bored with all the new & „perrect“ stuff I own, but with this video & now photographing (in the real sense of the meaning) now I‘m back. When I was young, and shooting with Ilford in b&w. What a wonderful feature the camera has, and what a miraculous sensor. Lets cheer to the X-E2!
And thank you so much for your inspiration. ❤
Absolute pleasure - glad you’re enjoying your photography again 👏
I have Xh-1 and Xt3, but for B&W, I do love my simple 27mm with the Xe-2, I'm so surprised of results. 27mm has got great contrast.
Very good and really inspiring.
I live very near that location and have taken loads of photos of it but none as good as yours. Yet again you are in inspiration this time for me to try monochrome. I might even buy an X-E1!!
I got the XE-2 and i limited myself using only manual lenses till i grow my skill set .
Using B&W with a vintage lens has it's own charm.
Try with vintage lens.. 📸📷
Love your B&W shots. I am an artist most of my sketches are done in monochrome.
I am eyeing on an used XE3. Thanks for sharing.
Pleasure - thanks!
Love my X-E1 & X-E2.
Hey Chris ... love the channel. Really enjoying your content.
A bit of a Fuji-holic myself and recently expanded the collection with an X-E2s to be my "walk-around" camera. I paired it with my XF18mm f/2 and found some magic.
I want to share my recipe for the Ilford HP5+ film sim because the X-Trans II with the XF18mm f/2 and these settings look so much like HP5+ to me I feel, at the moment, I may never change it from this combination. Absolutely love the SOOC JPGs. Give it a try:
My Ilford HP5+ film simulation:
ISO: 640 (sometimes I'll do Auto 400-6400)
Dynamic Range: DR200
Film Sim: Monochrome + Y
White Balance: 3300K
White Balance Adjustment: R +5, B -3
Sharpness: -1
Highlight: +2
Shadow: +1
Noise Reduction: -2
Long Exposure Noise Reduction: ON
Color Space: Adobe RGB
Lens Modulation Optimizer: ON
It seems to me that these settings really help mimic HP5+'s higher sensitivity in the green-yellow to yellow-orange range and help drop off the red and blue-violet sensitivity much like the actual film. A blue sky goes toward middle gray quickly much like unfiltered HP5+ film.
Great film modulation, thanks! Tried on X-E1
I’m a bit partial to the Monochrome+R mode on my X-T10 paired with a polarizer filter on the lens :)
I love my xe1 for black and white photography. Can you provide some assistance on focusing by using the back button (manual) mode. I feel because it’s a older sensor I am out of focus on occasion on my intended subject
How about that, I have an X-E1, and always liked the jpegs from it. Didn't use the monochrome much, but I guess I'll try it more.
It would be cool if you got an adapter and used that lens from your old practika camera on your xe bodies, vintage lenses sometimes add an extra bit of magic to b& w photos. Loving your recent videos and your enthusiasm, top work.
I’d like to see that too. Praktica lenses can have lovely colours.
Interesting video!
Great video so will try B&W with my xe1 (in cupboard) what difference do the red, yellow and green filters make? Cheers keep going, good stuff.
good day nice video sir and i really love your content....i used to have a nikon dslr but i havent used it so i sold it..but i want to start photography again for hobby and i find it relaxing to see great pictures..i just saw a store here in the middle east and the xe2s bundled with the xf kit lens in on sale for just the price of the lens..or should i add a couple of more dollars to buy an xt2 or xt30 which are also bundled with the xf kit lens..thankyou!!!
Hi there, all those options sound good, so you can't really go wrong in my opinion. I guess you need to decide if you like the DSLR style (XT2) or rangefinder style (XE2) once you decide that, you'll be able to see which lenses work with the camera body you decide...
I think it is part of the challenge to "know" what would look good in monochrome.... like you did, when you where a kid: shooting black and white film you also had to "think away" the colors... I was very disappointed to find out, I did not see the light brown hens, I shot in the grass, using b&w film..... loooooong ago!
Just found you, love your videos, just thinking of playing around in Fuji system and the X-E2 has caught my eye.
Awesome! Thank you!
It is difficult to work in lightroom on JPEG black and white. So i shoot in jpeg black and white and RAW with my Fuji x-e1. Is that correct??
You rock man! Keep it up please.
cheers! 👍👍👍
Hi Chris, I just bought a Fuji X-E3... Do you think I can get this filmic look you love from X-E1 or X-E2 by building any recipe in the camera starting from Monochrome or Acros film simulations? If not, which body you recommend as a second one for me just for this purpose (filmic look) between X-E1, X-E2 or X-E2S considering I do a lot of family photography, but also enjoy shooting street and landscape?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Hi there, thanks for comment. You can definitely get some great recipes for a filmic look ‘in camera’. Only thing to remember is that the newer cameras from Fujifilm offer more opportunity for building recipes. The older cameras, like the xe1 or xe2 have an older sensor, which I think look very filmic from the start so perhaps wouldn’t need a recipe.
I had just purchased an E2 and than I watched this video; Now I want the E1 too..
I was really enjoying the acros with red filter simulation in my more current Fujifilm cameras, so with my recently acquired X-E2s I was nervous about going back to a generic "monochrome" jpeg. I needn't have worried, it looks great. A couple of outings, tweaking the highlight/shadow levels and it is good to go. Its different than acros, but very nice.
I enjoyed looking at your photos. I felt like I could feel those bricks in than narrow walkway.
Great shots and great video Chris! I was wondering, for your x-e1 b+w work, do you keep dynamic range to 100 or go up to 200/400/auto? Thanks!
Hello Chris - I like your watching your photo videos & your talking about older models of Fujifilm cameras such as X-E1, X-E2 & X-E3 ! Such beautiful bodies ! I wonder if there are new ones of them in the stock market in London photo stores ? As I don't like to buy used cameras ! Thank you
thanks! I'm sure there must be plenty around. I keep looking about as I'm always happy to get a new 'old' fujifilm camera.
I want to buy a XE1 but I don' find what shop to buy it. Can you recommend to buy where I can buy it with inexpensive cost? I live in Vietnam
I wanted a real SLR for my 18th birthday and my parents got me a Praktica MTL 3 with 50mm f1.8 Pentacon lens. Great way to get into photography
Very nice!
Is there any difference shooting in black and white, vs shooting in colour and editing to b&w?
I am an B&W lover.
I use an fuji X-E2 and do not shooting in B&W , but in RAW.
I set my X-E2 in B&W mode , so i see B&W on the screen ,but the photo is RAW color
My parents bought me the Praktica MTL 3 for my 18th birthday. I wanted a Pentax like my older brother and best friend (and many others) but they couldn’t afford it. I loved the Praktica anyway and still have it today.
JPEG+RAF gives you the best of all worlds. You SEE the image (pre-visualised) in B&W and get a JPEG in B&W, but you also later have the option of recovering all of the colour data that is also being captured with each exposure.
What are the pros and cons between the X-E1 vs X-E2?
Curious, is the silver lining on the camera of an X-E2 and and all black X-E2 suggesting they are different functioning cameras? Or are they exactly the same? I’ve seen online both X-E2’s either being all black or white a white border lining on the top front of the camera.
It's the same.
What kind of profile do you use for taking black and white photos ? They look beautifully.
Thanks - I use my own presets. You can download them at www.beautyinthewild.click
Good evening from Ukraine! Your videos are incredible and I enjoy every one of them.
I don't have any Fujifilm camera right now. Please tell me, in x-e2 there are already some imitations of the spike, like chrome? And in x-e1 not, do I understand correctly? If you shoot black and white photos, does the x-e2 have an advantage over the x-e1 due to film imitations?
Hi there, thanks for the message. Both the X-E1 and the X-E2 have Fujifilm simulations. In the X-E1 you get: STD, Velvia, Astia, Nh, Ns, Monochrome (B&W), BW (y), BW (r), BW (g), Sepia. I don't think Classic Chrome was added till later camera models. Hope that helps.
@@ChrisOrange, thank you for answer!
Mr. Orange, what lens do you recommend -- please. :)
nice video about black and white photography and with some gear in it. like what you`ve said there`s no need of fancy 5000 USD camera nice
Thanks! 👍
@@ChrisOrange you're welcome bro
I have gotten so used to shooting in monochrome preview that color looks strange in the viewfinder.
Hi there, great great review my friend.
Can one achieve the simulation in the Fuji GFX 50sii?
Check out my recent video with the BW recipe - that can be dialled in to the GfX50
Can get that link please.
Thanks.
Hi, Really enjoying your recent series of vids as I'm a long time since boyhood photographer, still have many of my cameras starting off with a VP Twin then Brownie 127 and so on. Later on I learned to develop, process my 35mm and med format films and print my own B&W and colour prints. I'm now well embedded in the Fuji system with 4 cameras + lenses. So I understand your passion for these cameras. But in relation to your recent vids, could you perhaps do a comparison test and show the resulting images, to illustrate the differences you frequently talk about between the Xtrans I & II sensors and the later Xtrans III, so we can see exactly why you believe the earlier sensors are so much better. I don't disagree with you, I'd just be really interested, as would many others, to see the difference.
Hi Rob, thanks so much for the comment - I've done a recent comparison video here: czcams.com/video/7934mzlf6Nk/video.html for the X-trans 1&2 - but I'll get to the X-trans 3 asap 😊 Cheers!
Hi Yes I did see that one, but it's the difference between those and the later Xtrans III that I'm particularly interested in. I have an XT2, XT3 and X-E3 all have the Xtrans III sensor, but you are so passionate about the earlier ones that I'd really like to see why you feel they are so much better, if they really are so much better for jpegs, I might have to sell my XT2 to fund the purchase of one!!
ah yeah, I see what you mean. Will see what I can do 😊👍 Have a good weekend!
Sorry I said in my previous message that XT3 has Xtrans 3 obviously that's wrong it's 4, but still interested in the comparison between the others. ie between X-E1 and X-E3 or XT2
Yo! Good video, except. I shot b/w film for many long years, and never once did I have a viewfinder that showed a monochrome image. I will try this with my X-E1, though.
I would love to add an X-E2 but the prices seem to be going up…. Hypothetically, for the same money- would you choose X-E2 or X-T2?
The X-T2 because of the much better & bigger viewfinder - it's a main part of the fun of shooting, at least!
I'm looking for the new x-e2 on the market, is it still
meeting?
I think you'll have to buy that as a used camera. thanks.
@@ChrisOrange thanks!
The x-e2 is also good for provia, classic chrome and velvia!
Hi Chris, what was the recipe that was created to achieve that beautiful beautiful look?
Hi, there weren’t recipes but my own editing. My presets are here: beautyinthewild.click
@@ChrisOrange Thank you
Use spot metering….and what part of the scene am I supposed to meter? I don’t quite understand.
Hello mr orange any chance you sell your xe2 or xe1 this is my first camera ever and i want to buy it from someone trustworthy like you
Can you show your collection of cameras?
It's great to hear about people still using their X-E1's and I totally agree on the special look of the early xtrans sensors. I use my X-T1 with adapted old glass. Pretty hard to beat.
I'd add that I always also shoot jpeg + raw so I can change tones and contrast more later. You still get a monocrome evf to focus on contrast. For me, the ability to push the raw through the in-body jpg editor again to try several other b&w jpeg formulas, with fuji's converter.
If the EVF gives me WYSIWYG, why would I still need histogram?
Hey, that looks like Bosham ?
PS Really enjoying your videos...
thanks! Yeah, Bosham 😊 Love it there...
Now you shoot jpg? Or raw? I think your images are raw edited files.
x-e2 and pro-x1 black and white comparison, when?
Since month i try to find my look, maybe "the old fuji" look?
I tested a lot of cameras, last X-T100, but now i think the magic key are "the old" sensors.
Soo but you say X-E1 or X-E2, but i thought there is a different between X-E1 and X-E2 in the picture things?
Because of X-Trans vs X-Trans II?
Because i dont like the picture of X-Trans III.
Yes there a fast cameras, but i didnt feel theme.
So for me arent technical specs important (i photograph till last year with the LUMIX GF1 / 20mm 1.7 from 2012) just the end: the picture.
Hi there, I was on the same journey as you, looking for that old film look. I found the look in the first 2 Fujifilm sensors - for me the photos in JPEG look more like older, film cameras which I really like. The advantage of the X-E2 is that you still get that great sensor look, and also a faster autofocus. Thanks!
@@ChrisOrange Yeaah, somebody who understands me. So what ya say, you feel like, X-E1 or X-E2 (/X-T10 or X-T1) look the same nice? Could you do a caomparison?
The only way are the newest sensors, because there are function like "chrome" which could make your picture artificially like the old sensors, but for that you pay a lot! And of course if you need video....
Actually you can shoot only raw with your Fuji then in the develop module of Lightroom under "camera settings" choose any film simulation the Fuji camera you've used offers (that means obviously ACROS too)
I do this with On1 Photo Raw, as I don't use Lightroom. Unfortunately, as you've said, you can only choose any film simulation offered by the camera that you've used. Perhaps there's some reason why these programs don't let you choose Acros, just because you used an X-E2 or equivalent, but I don't know what that reason is.
do you have a special b&w recipe?
yeah, if you get my preset pack for Lightroom in the description - they're in there.
And what about a B&W recipe? do you have one that you recommend?
Hi there, I tend to just use Lightroom adjustments until I'm happy with the edit. I may release my own presets at some point...thanks!
Hej Chris
. Thank you very much for a really good video. Very inspiring and cool photos. You really motivated me to want to take my old sexy-one out of the closet and try B&W photos.
I haven't done that before.
Many greetings from Denmark.
that's amazing - thanks for the lovely comment! Love these cameras 👏🏻
Hi Chris. I don't agree with your opinion.
I don't like the film simulation black/white of the JPGs. Much too flat. Too little contrast. The noise reduction is very bad (also with the setting -2). You can see it in the edges.
But the X-Trans 1 sensor definitely has a film-like look. I don't see the reason for this in the JPGs but somewhere else:
1. the noise behaviour at higher ISO values resembles film grain. I have only seen something like this with the X-Pro 1/ X-E1 so far.
2. the contrast and sharpness when changing from light to dark areas.
But I use RAW files for this.
Now pair 5he X-E2 with a TTartisans 17mm and you will have an even better old days feeling. :) unfortunately the E1 and E2 are rising in price...
I have looked at the black and white Leica images on DP review and I did not leica them. Ugly noise.
Hi Chris , really enjoyed the intro of your video of your early childhood with your brother and grand father and your Practica SLR. Do you have an Instagram ?