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Xpro2 beats xpro 3 in build quility my needs are gone and can do more than I can/need with the 2

This is brilliant. Taking time to address the compulsion we all have to buy the latest. You can see how much everyone suffers from GAS - even the influencers.

Great content, how do you transfer the pictures to your iPhone?

Very interesting and honest. Many ”photographs” buy too much camera than they need.

Hey question. I just picked up a x100s and I absolutely love it. While doing some research on the camera, I read somewhere that having the lens cap on while the camera is on could cause the lens to collide with the lens cap. I’m not sure if that’s possible since the lens does not extend pass the front element. Have you had any experience with this or encountered an issue with having the lens kept on while the cameras on?

The best feature of my x100s is that i dont have to be so careful with it. Hence i bring it with me all the time. I look forward to the day the x100vii comes out i can buy one of those x100v:s as cheap.

Like the fish shadows in black and white!

i missed it so much that i asked for the camera back from my parents……….why can’t i just be happy with my sony!!!! i feel like one of those blank givers…..

Thank you. As a "failed" creative I appreciate your message/s. It's one/many I need to be reminded of until I bring myself to actually implement the ideas in my own way.

Yeah good tip about being social in your creative pursuits.

Xpro 3 has one thing I like over there xpro 2.... LCD facing up so that my poor knees dont need to hate me.

Hi there. I too have loved Fuji cameras (and film when took the time for it). I’ve had the x100v xpro2 then xpro3. Decided the xpro3 was too big and got an xf10. I liked it but decided it was too limiting and converted it to full spectrum then later sold it. Currently using a PEN-f and have a em1 mkiii in many pieces in an attempt to convert it to full spectrum ( I don’t recommend trying this at home, it’s a very complex camera 😅) and I am waiting for the TG-7 I love very small cameras for travel. I do miss the film simulations but I look forward to the future.

Well then how do I make it not liquid 😂

really like your photos! what’s your VSCO? i’d love to follow

This took me back. I bought the X100 in 2012, then sold it in 2014 and bought the X100T, which I then sold in 2015 when I decided that an iPhone was enough ("the best camera is the one you have with you"). The X100T is the only camera I regret selling.

Loving the b&w's. Seeing as you like writing on photos, have you tried making zines?

I love the idea or writing on/around a photo. Thank you for sharing your ideas.

Enjoying what you have, knowing what you need v.s. what you want and pointing out that we don't' need the "latest and greatest" is really good advice - but I think you are going a bit too far the other way in proselyting older gear and judging people who just enjoy using newer kit. Photography should be fun, and what fun is can be different for everyone. If someone enjoys using new kit and can afford it, what's the problem? Its ridiculously condescending to suggest you shouldn't spend money on kit unless you have solved all of the world's problems first...

I have G.a.s. spend so much time looking for gear. But I always thought/think i am looking for that camera that will inspire me to shoot, a camera I will see and want to shoot more. But it never happen...yet!

I had been shooting with Fuji X-Pro1. When the X-Pro2 was introduced, I bought one because it had two features that I liked: 1. Improved auto focus 2. Twin memory card slots The X-Pro3 has no additional features that I need. Therefore, I see no reason to “upgrade.”

Hi, you mentioned it in your video. Why do we go out and take photos? This question is related to the x-pro series of cameras. We do it for the JOY of photography and to enjoy photography in the way we did with film photography and the way the x-pro cameras allow you to do so. Apart from Leica, which many can not afford, there are not too many cameras available that is affordable. Thanks for your thoughts. Cheers

Fantastic video mate! Really insightful and incredibly useful advice. New gear is always an easy decision. Actually working your photography skills, and defining your photography goals, is definitely not. I for one, am a massive fan of old houses about Hawthorne.

Well said & thank you for sharing .

what do you think of original x100? some people think has better "film" quality

Good video. GAS clouds your vision (no pun intended) and common sense! Awaiting my X-pro2 in the mail. I have an X-E3 and love this camera but it's very small for my hands and consequently I leave it home. The X-pro will fill the bill with the same internal specs, I hope! These cameras are holding and in many cases increasing in value so I may sell the X-E3. Tks again!!

That was a fantastic video. I would dare say that I and many other photographers should watch or rewatch this before ever buying a different camera. Thank you for sharing your work and views.

how much its a good price for it?

If one were to buy one X100S used, how much would be expected for a good price? How about say $400?

appreciate the tldr gets my thumbs up and sub just for tldr lol

Your point about deciding *what* you want to take photos of is such a good concept. It did lead me to actually buy a newer more expensive camera (the X100V, over having the X100F and X-Pro2) because of thinking about *what* I wanted to take photos of and how gave me very clear ideas about what goals a camera should fulfill. I came to the conclusion that I wanted to take photos in social situations (the rangefinders of X-Pro and X100 lines are good for that), I needed reasonable autofocus (X100F fails this, I actually tried it and struggled immensly to get shots at a party) but it should be small enough that it would be easy to take with me and be reasonably discreet. The X100V does all this. I sometimes wonder if it would have been cool to have say a a X-Pro3 (a much cooler camera imho!), but then I consider back to my goals for my camera and I see that it actually won't do those things. I've considered changing cameras so often, but now I finally ended up in a pretty stable place. I also have an X-Pro2 from previously which now has the role of being the 50mm f2 fitted tele lens to my X100V normal-wide event photo setup. And in all honesty, while the X100V ”fullfills” it's job as a everyday camera better than the X-Pro2, I have to say, X-Pro2 just feels kinda magical to use. It's easily the best camera Fuji has made in my book and I vastly prefer it to everything else, aside from size.

Thank you for the video. I had an X-Pro 1 used, which was my first Fujifilm camera. It was a good camera for the money at the time. The sensor was so close to analog film. Images were beautiful. But it was lacking in low light and the focus peaking, even after the additional firmware updates wasn't very good in the EVF. So I was able to get a X-Pro 2 during Covid-19. Paid under $1,400 for a new one. And it's still going strong. I call it blue collar Leica. I just couldn't afford the $2,000 price Tag of the X-Pro 3. Besides, I have my XT-3 that comparable to my Canon EOS 5D mk iii. Very satisfied with my Fujifilm system.

Still rocking an Fuji X-70 and XPRO1 and love them! Did get a dose of the inevitable GAS and 'upgraded' to the 24mp sensor and then reverted straight back to the older sensors as preferred the SOOC JPEGs. Great video btw 👌

I'm still using a Nikon FG-20. Still shooting with my D200, D300, and D700. Rocking a NEX-6 too. Newest camera I own is a GRIII. Did I mention the M6? Cameras dont make great photographs.

As a hobbyist stills shooter I'm content that the "upgrades" in new models are of little to no importance to my requirements, my only interest in the new releases is gauging how they will negatively impact the price of "older" models. Understanding the historical pricing trend of my favoured brand, Fuji, has allowed me with a little bit of patience to acquire great cameras like the X-Pro 2 & X100F for ridiculous prices compared to launch, ( at launch there was no way I could justify the outlay ). These are my flagships and I'm happy to stop at 24MP and watch these older models further depreciate so that any required future replacement won't break the bank.

don't feel bad about the money you spent in your camera , use it as motive to shoot more pictures

Really excellent, but don't forget the sheer joy in itself of buying new gear. You either want / need the new camera or you don't. The reasons you give yourself are just justification. The joy of going a little crazy........

Subbed! I’m out here window shopping and the very end of this video made me realize I need to go create with what I have. Thank you!

I bought the X100S when it was first introduced and added a second body along with the WCL and TCL lenses to make up my kit. In the end, I just could not get used to the leaf shutter restrictions at wide open. I kept forgetting to make adjustments for the leaf shutter. But I can see where many people would love this camera. I ended up selling all of the X100 bodies and lenses and picked up an X-Pro2 with the XF 35mm f2 WR lens as my one camera one lens kit. The X-Pro2 reacts like my SLR/DSLRs of years past and are more in keeping with the way I shoot. It is a combination that just stays out of my way.

After years of only owning point-and-shoots and iPhones, I decided I wanted a proper camera that I knew I would be able to grow into. A camera beautiful enough that I would feel compelled to use it. I got an X-Pro 3 because of these things and because of the hidden screen! I take photos with a screen on my iPhone regularly, so I wanted my relationship to a camera to be all about the viewfinder. Anyway, I wasn’t sure if I was making a horrible mistake but I have to say that I love it, and I know it will take me a long time before I will feel like I’ve mastered it. Edit: Subscribed!

After comparing the two, I bought a used X-Pro2. It has every capability (lens capabilities, adjustable viewfinder, 1/8000 top shutter speed, auto ISO, etc.) that I wanted.

I used to have this camera and had no problem shooting people including fast moving toddlers! It was a great environmental portrait / family / holiday camera! In fact it did everything well! I miss it

I like your definition of GAS very much!

i am a beginner so would this be a good start for me? im mainly looking to shoot a lot of videos and photos.

Should I get a x100s, I have a xt100 but the lens are big to take to many place?

My Xpro1 is still used regularly and is not going anywhere, 10 years old, still a great looking camera that takes superb images.

The new eyepiece on the XPro3 is worth the difference!

Yp, you can shoot JPEG photos with Fuji, I do that all the time. But try that with Canon, look at yourself in the mirror and say you are happy with those pictures 🤣

I still own and use my X-T2 & X-H1 extensively. Skipped the X-T3 & 4 (all do I might buy some once the price drops significantly) course those will not make my pictures any better...

if only phones had a 3:2 aspect ratio...

iPhone photography is great. So unintrusive