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Hi Tom, Been pro since 98 I use two systems… Fujifilm gift 100s/XT5 for my slow artist work… 110 f2 and 23 1.4 ,just 2 lenses And i use Nikon Zsystem… i love both, but i use the Nikon for events fast pace enviroments. But for my slow pro work i use Fujifilm, love the colours and love medium format look… i have tried to create the Nikon files to look the same or close to the FUJIFILM, and is just not possible, at least for me. Couldn’t agree more with your statement. Great vid

No mention of the 50mm F1.0 from Fuji while you keep saying fujifilm can’t give the same portrait bokeh…

Nice! Subscribed!

Has this been fixed with the latest firmware?

I don't understand why you use the phrase "clinically sharp" in focus is in focus, I personally think you wasted your money.

With the first series of images, I was quickly able to pick out what images came from which cameras. The green undertones in the skin gave away the Sony. It's one of the things that made me switch back to Canon after a month, and that was even when I didn't have images from other cameras to compare against. It just stood out to me... especially on darker skin tones. The GFX had more depth and 3d pop to it, and I thought it had the most pleasing look out of all three due to the mix of color and character. The X-H2s had the most accurate skin tones, but in my opinion, lacked some character when compared to the GFX.

I would love to watch a video with your opinion about Nikon system, lenses, color science and raw latitude and wrokflow. I'm very curious about what Nikon is doing and i know there is a very good adapter for Sony lenses on Nikon bodies with full functions.

Excellent, excellent interview!

Like before watching haha, love Emmylou’s work 🙌🏼

For video Canon or Fuji?

Does the 58mm cover the sensor ?

My hypothesis: they hired new people to lead the software AF department and they turned out to be incompetent. This happened to a company I worked for way back when (1990s). It's quite difficult to backtrack from that sort of dead end, both bureaucratically and software-wise.

V7 did fix it however it’s not 1.0 fix but was still better then my s5iix when I shot a wedding for video at least

What really blows my mind is the difference between the quality of this video and the XH2s video from 2022. It shows what Fujifilm could do and broke :( ruclips.net/video/zetbe9CP1p0/видео.html

The only downside to Fuji is its AF. It lacks far behind the big guys. If Fuji figures this out… 📈

More than one year later and the issue is still here. I’m assuming is not a software issue but a hardware and they cannot do anything until the next flagship camera launches

You said this better than anyone I’ve heard speak about digital medium format. I just picked up a Hasselblad X1Dii in 2024 and I absolutely love the experience. Subbed 👊

😞😞😞 I never really noticed the issues because I generally shoot single-point. But recently started trying to use AF-C more often.....and it's been surprising.

You advise people that Sony colors are as good, but film yourself with Fujifilm. I am not looking for advise or reasurance. Sony colors are still very bad when compared to Fuji, Canon and Nikon and no amount of reasoning can’t change that.

What abt the xs10 does it have autofocus problems?

My thing it's i want something small. That only left Sony or Fuji. I don't like Sony but seems like the only option, i had a pair of Sony cameras years ago. I like Nikon and Canon but even their smallest cameras (Z30, ZFC, R50, R10) feel big when compared to the XT30, XE4, etc. And Canon ban third party lenses. I'm only a hobbyist but even for the dogs in the park or my nephew jumping with his skateboard I need good AF. I'll wait. I'll stick with my old smaller DSLRs, using central point AF, until at least 2025. But then i want to go full on mirrorless. I don't know if Fuji, Nikon, Canon or Sony.

I just can't work with a Sony. I tried switching from the Fuji X-S10 to the A7CII. Same great sensor as the A7IV, "new Sony color science", and incredible AF as you have mentioned. But I just cannot get that weird yellow-green-orange color cast to separate out how I like them. Returned it and traded in the X-S10 for the X-S20. Now, I have worked with Fuji raw files much more than Sony, so there is a learning curve there, but damn the Fuji colors just look pleasing and balanced with almost no modifications.

This video was uploaded two months ago and there still isn’t even an official admission that anything is amiss. I would sell my camera and gear if I didn’t think that the negative publicity would be tanking the value…

Here comes some constructive critics. I don’t agree that the focus of the Sony is on the iris and is rather on the eyebrows. I used to have the same problem with Sony and that’s why I sold it especially when you have very fast lenses I had the same problem with the Sony GF lenses, and with the sigma ones. Second a like the colours of the gfx way better the apsc picture is very yellow and doesn’t look good to me. Also the whole rendering of the gfx looks just more 3d and pleasing to me. Thanks for the comparison cheers

I shoot raw with my Canon R6 Mark II and use the “Cobalt Image” Fuji profiles (about $80) and you get the absolute best of both worlds. My images are beautiful and have those Fuji colors and the ease of use and focus of the Canon.

really fantastic and well done review, thanks!

Tom, what do you think of the Zf? Debating to get a Zf as a big brother for my X100vi

That sure looks just like the lens

What is that m6 profile you are applying? What camera/color profile is it based on? I have an xh2s and an looking for a rich but neutral baseline profile to work from with my xh2s. Adobe Color/Standard dont always give nice results, and I've been using Provia usually with some tweaks to try to balance it, but I haven't been able to get it exactly where I want it.

It's amazing Fuji seems to have a big QA process problem like this, after all they get right. But here we are. Thanks for making this video. And a shout-out to Edvard who has been showing us these problems too.

Lightroom is the problem mate. Try capture one, it's a night and day difference for detail and sharpness for Fuji. It's really criminal how dirty adobe does Fuji.

When I try with my xt5 (ver 4.0)+ 23mmF1.4 LM on AFC object tracking(with back buttom focus lock), sometimes it just not focusing on the green box , It could be focused on a tree behind the subject (street cat most of the time). I had enough with fuji, Im just gonna move to sony A7cii or nikon Z6iii. Color correction could be adjust, but focus missing is fxxxxx up. ( wtf are ur software team working on, FUJI !!) Nice video by the way（＾ω＾）

Hey great interview Tom and thanks for the shoutout, Barry!

Stop buying cheap lenses and stop expecting ten year old lenses to keep up.

I just bought an X-H2s, only to find all these videos telling how bad the AF is, typical for me. I'll have 30 days to return it, but I did see one video where the bird tracking seemed to work quite well. My newest body is an X-T2, which I've enjoyed quite a bit. I'm not a professional, and I never video people, or do vlogs. I have no interest in going back to an old version of the firmware, it doesn't perform, I'll return it and go to plan C (Canon).

Buy New Fujinon XF lens. You re welcome. I just find out the truth about autofocus. New Lens for new Sensor 40MP.

I love Fujifilm cameras and a few years ago I had to sell my XT3 and all my gear. I have been thinking of buying an XT5 and a few lenses again. This autofocus issue has me thinking regarding going forward with my decision. Thank you for this video.

I sold my X100V because i got bored of the single focal length eventually and went to a a6700… wow the difference in autofocus is incredible.

Thanks for speaking on this. I'm probably testing what fuji has the hardest time with, shooting a dog running straight towards me. I've tried all of the settings I can find and it's so bad, hardly any of the photos are in focus. I get a lucky one here & there but it switches the focus to the grass by his feet nearly every shot. I've invested a lot into fuji..recently got the 50-140 and 90mm hoping the linear motor would help. Now I'm wondering if I should return them all and move on.

Just asking, so August 2024 have they sorted out the focussing issue with Fuji as I do like the colours on both camera and video, I’m still debating all my options, Sony does have great AF on most of there camera 🥳

I'm glad I didn't update to the most recent firmware on my X-H2s. I hope Fujifilm listens to their customers and reworks their autofocus from the ground up! For now, I will continue to stick with Fujifilm.

Thanks, I love my older Fujifilm cameras but this saves me the hassle and money. I'd prefer Fujifilm because of the images and colors, but having AF that doesn't work is crazy. They need to hire some decent software engineers, and fix this. I'll keep my X100VI order because I mainly want to use it for landscapes, flowers and street, but I guess I'll go Canon since the Z-6III is quite up to snuff.

Why your video looks so blurry?, it's the frame rate you choose?

What lenses are you using on the Nikon ZF? Any manual ones?

Fantastic interview what a really nice men and great photographers

Tom I need you to narrate everything please!

All started from CEO changes, camera division is just a mean to make the most margin now. Kaizen? Dead Making limited availability? Heck yes In every update, manual mode makes sense due to faulty tracking? You bet. I think Fuji is aiming toward Leica. Rare, not about function but about image quality.

I like, and applaud, your honest and straightforward style of criticism… I hope the new firmware v7.00 (X-H2S) serves you better…

You say you are using Canon R6ii to film this video but your face is going blurry many times during this video. It's distracting and proof Canon is not doing tracking on your face well at all! So your statement that it's totally reliable is not true. Your words means nothing.

This is really exciting stuff!