The Most Undervalued Fujifilm Today
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2024
- It's hard to find a good deal on an older used Fuji camera these days - a lot of them come with a hype tax. (granted, they are good, so there's that.) But that's not the case with the Fujifilm XH1. In fact, it may actually be undervalued and the best bang-for-your-buck Fujifilm X camera you can buy today.
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Breaking: XH1 prices skyrocket after Snappyness video published.
Some dude wants 1500€ ($1628) for one with just a battery grip and 3 batteries here in Croatia 💀💀
Breaking: someone blames a RUclipsr for other peoples' greed.
Damn! I was planning on buying one in October.
@@CattoRayTube i want Insider Information 😂
I live in Croatia. It seems to me that way to often people in Croatia ask a ridiculous and unjustified amounts of money when they're selling stuff, camera gear especially.
please im already eyeing for this camera, dont make it price go higherr😭
He's not making the prices higher, greedy sellers are.
3,000$+ for what is essentially a single FinePix camera turned into a line of mirrorless cameras that only have APS-C… for that much money you’d might as well get a Nikon Z7 and get an actual full frame sensor.
@@gwenlop9512 where did you get $3k+ pricing from?
@@edgarwalk5637 greedy sellers using the hype of his video as justification. I have seen videos by youtubers explaining they know that happens; what they don't say is that they need the likes and views so they continue.
@@gwenlop9512 Nikon is very professional, too professional in the sense of boring. Their colors straight of camera are boring, their lenses are boring. I'd only like a Nikon DF and their Nikkor 58mm f1.4.
Hipster tax on Fuji cameras.
not a hipster tax, more a general demand tax imo
no, thats for Leica.
@@warmoaran3hipsters can’t afford Leicas, so they settle for Fujis
@@michaelbell75 rich hipsters
@@michaelbell75 100% accurate, Ricoh GRs as well.
Hmm, that's interesting your perception of hybrid. From my perspective as a reviewer - and recipient of many presentations! - the manufacturers genuinely mean hybrid to be equally suitable for both photo and video. In Fujifilm's World, it also means switching the shutter speed dial for a PASM dial and always having a fully articulated screen. This is why the X-S is a hybrid and the X-T is not. In fact the X-S20 really ought to be branded as an X-H20 but there's a lot of hate for the X-H series as it departs from Fujifilm's core audience of photo-oriented products. This and the fact the X-H1 was priced and pitched as a flagship DESPITE being one of the last to feature that generation of sensor is all why it's one of the more affordable recent models. Note how the subsequent X-H2 was the FIRST to receive the latest sensor, as you'd expect for a flagship, but even then its sales are well below their more popular X-T series. But one of the joys of the X-system is the sheer choice of bodies out there.
The X-H1 was my daily driver since the year it came out. It is versatile. In the same weekend, I would shoot street events, a cross country meet, a marching band festival, and then a car show. I bought a used one as a backup. Anyway, thanks for driving up the prices of my favorite Fujifilm body ;-)
I love X-H1 shutter button - it's so buttery smooth I don't want go bo back to normal ones. However it is a bit bulky camera to carry around everyday or take on vacations. It also went like 1.5x in price since I've picked up my used one few years ago lol.
Since I already have the X-T2, I don’t see a reason to get the H1, but everything I’ve seen/read points to it being maybe Fuji’s most underrated camera. The X-T3 overshadowed it really quickly and I think to a lot of people it seemed suddenly dead in the water. Now that the X-H line has gone the PASM route with an articulating screen, this is probably the only way to get the X-T style controls with that deep grip and tilt screen.
It is Fuji most underrated model for sure, the ergonomics are so much better than the T3, its my work horse camera. Only downside is the battery life.
The XH-1 was the first Fuji X series camera I actually enjoyed using. The second one was the X-S10.
There must be something wrong with me.
Nothing wrong with you. At least based upon this message. I share your joy about the XS10. It comes down to what you like. I value small & lightweight. That is the XS10. Not so for the XH1. This is a horse of a different color.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
I have an X-S10 as well and it's a joy to use because of it's small form factor and excellent image quality. Nah, you're just a person that has good taste in cameras.😉
Its called preferring actual ergonomics and not some novelty features with zero comfort
The XH-1 and Pentax's KP are two of the most underrated cameras that got a bad rap just for not having certain features. I have the KP and XH-1 and I love the images that come out of them. Don't care about video but if you want a quality stills camera, the XH-1 and KP are top notch (IMO).
Definitely the KP is underrated. ISO performance and dynamic range is really. I still hope Ricoh/Pentax would make another. Definitely my most used camera until I found a deal for the K3 MK 3
I love the KP so much! I especially love shooting the vibrant jpeg mode on it because I get results that look so much like Kodachrome it's scary. Can't say enough good stuff about it.
The X-H1 is a tank: mine has been through subzero temperatures to shoot the Northern Lights, been pelted with snowstorms and downpours, and it has never let me down (AF aside). It's also easy to handle with thick gloves, which isn't true for any of the other Fuji lines.
I think I'll never sell mine, even though I'm using an X-T5 now.
Glad I bought it a little bit after seeing it in one of your videos, extremely underrated camera for what you’re getting! Thanks for doing a “review” on the XH1, perfect camera for me coming from the XT1
Great video. I had an X-H1 as an upgrade from my first Fuji (X-E2S), and it was an absolute beast of a camera. I think I got mine for the same price you did from Precision in Austin after some guy sold 3 of them, and it was like new and with the grip as well. Great camera if you can get one, and a really nice example of their more DSLR-style offerings before they moved the H series to a PASM control scheme. I've moved to Pentax (K3iii and K10D), largely because of the viewfinder but also because of the rendering, but for those looking for a solid Fuji camera to get into it, this is about as good as you can get for a good price.
The X-H1 is a beast of a camera and I’m so glad you just pushed the value up! I’ve had mine with the awesome 50-140 F2.8 for two years and I love it!
I sold this camera recently after having it for 2 years, it was fantastic, that generation of Fuji sensors are the most pleasing to my eye personally and the silent mechanical shutter was a joy. Just wasn't using the camera enough so decided to sell it.
I, too, thought the XH-1 was a video oriented camera only.
Now I know MORE.
Thanx!
Good to see someone else running the forbidden Auto 110/Fujifilm combination 🎉
Yes, they are awesome
After this video is viewed by many and if Mr. Burling ever gets his hands on one, prices will rise.
I've used an X-H1 for the past year as my main camera and it's great. One thing to add is its shutter release - the most sensitive button I've ever used. It took a few days to adjust to it but now I love it. I wanted an upgrade from older Fuji cameras I had been using and yes, while prices for other Fuji cameras have soared to ridiculous heights, an X-H1 in very good condition was available for just over $600. A time or two I have missed the exposure compensation dial, but the LCD screen is nice. And the viewfinder is big and bright, which is great for my 50-something vision. I am very pleased with the X-H1.
Haha - that's funny, I thought that was just me. I always have a handful of accidentally shots on my SD card when I get home lol
It's a lovely camera. I've had two of them; build quality is solid and the ibis really steps things up when you're using manual lenses. If you had to have one camera for life, this would be all you need. It's the whole package. As you said, it was their flagship camera and yup, it sure shows. I love the top lcd also! Nice find, enjoy 👍
The combination of the X-H1 and old Konica lenses is pretty cool. I also adapted my Voigtlander 40mm F2 lens to it and that was an absolutely fantastic combination.
Earlier this year I sold my X-M1 and got nearly all of my money back.
BUT....
In the space of a few months the X-M1 has more than doubled in price.
Madness.
Crazy. But I believe it. Same thing happened to me with the xpro1 a few years back
@@snappiness try out the bayer Fuji cameras. XA5 / XT100 are ideal. XA5 is also an undervalued gem.
I love that you keep throwing insane lenses on it throughout the video
You know, I still haven't used a Fuji lens before xD
I sold my XT2 and got a XH1 a few years back. My primary focus is wildlife and the grip + stabilization on the XH1 was a great improvement. Having a heavy lens feels great on this body. I also really enjoy the top information readout screen. This was years ago when the XH1 was cheap used so I actually gained a lot and spent very little imo.
I just bought an X-H1 for £660 ($845 U.S.) with a Viltrox 56mm & 23mm F/1.4 and 4 batteries. To say chuffed would be an understatement!
Owned this camera, it’s phenomenal value for money. Personally, I found it had way too many features that I just didn’t need. At the time of purchase, I was already transitioning to cameras with OVFs only and a simpler camera/shooter only experience, but hadn’t quite realised it. It’s basically an XT3 in a pro body.
After owning an X-H1 for 5 years I completely agree that it is overlooked! The X-T3 came out with a new sensor only 6 months after which effectively made the X-H1 obsolete in a new product sense, but on the used market it is ideal for people who want to have a film-like experience while having the modern digital conveniences of sharing photos with a mobile app, charging battery by mini-USB, etc. The handling on the X-H1 is what I like the most, the grip is fantastic and balances well with big and small lenses; every time I hand it to someone they remark on how good the grip is! The autofocus and battery life are the 2 things that let me down with it, and hilariously enough I actually shoot manual focus on it most of the time to compensate for both of those things, but I like to shoot that way anyways where I am in full control. Overall I love mine and am collecting more glass for it instead of looking for a new body.
Extremely lovely
Nice of you to respond.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Got it in new 2019 from B&H including the red badge xf16-55f2.8, grip and 3 batteries for 1600$ (without the lens it was 999$). A great camera for a great price (all this happened because the X-T3 which came out few months after X-H1 release).
I couldn’t agree more. I picked mine up super cheap too. Just shot a wedding with it and it did a great job.
Helpful video! I love the Fujifilm colors SOOC. Reminds me of how much I liked the colors of the Canon 5DM3. Today I’ve got the X-S20 and the X-T5.
Fantastic. I am very happy with Fuji colors. So easy to work with.
Thanks for sharing the interesting video. I saw you adapt the Nikonos lens and in fact I have a couple of them. Would you kindly share what made is the adapter and where I can buy it?
I love the X-H1, and I have been beating mine up for three years. As someone who only uses manual lenses, the one thing that infuriates me about this camera is being limited to only two custom manual focal length presets. The built-in presets are for lengths I rarely use, so when I change to a lens that is not stored in one of the two custom presets, I have to waste time changing the preset. It's so annoying that I'm actually considering buying an x-t4, just to have extra slots.
To clarify why this matters: the in-body stabilization relies on the focal length data to accurately compensate for motion. Without IBIS turned on, it does not matter at all, aside from having the metadata in your files.
No big deal
@@unbroken1010 It unnecessarily adds time to lens changes
@@pondcurtis9725 I find it makes zero difference
Thank you for this video.
I recently purchased a XH1. I didn’t look for it. It sort of happened. Was on Craigslist and found the XH1 for sale. What interested me was one Fuji and a 2nd nonFuji lens packed with the body. The lens value almost equaled the price of the body. I purchased the battery grip from MPB and the total was the same as you paid.
I’m warming up to this body slowly. I do street photography and value small size plus light weight. This body is large and heavy. Read that as chunky. IBIS. Good video features. The ergos. The solid grip. The tilt screen. As I’m a photographer that’s great. To be fair, because of the video functionality, the screen should have been a flip screen. The top plate LCD. Of course, the image quality. A lot to like.
Much has been written about the timing of the XH1 release. All true. The XH1 was buggy when it was released. With the firmware updates this is a better performer now. The TikTok influencers have caused Fuji bodies to demand a premium. I hate that. Try accessing a X100V/VI in particular. Also the XE and XT bodies. You are right. One of the few Fuji bodies without a premium is the XH1.
A minor complaint. The LCD top plate screen. It can’t be turned off. I once left the battery in the camera for several days and the battery was drained. Lesson learned. Take the battery out of this body when not in use.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Ah, yeah I've had that with the top plate and showing the battery life slowly drain lol. I don't find seeing the battery life up there helpful. I would rather it just shut off.
I owned the X-H1 about 5 years ago. It was a fantastic camera but too big for me when it came to full days of street and travel photography. I purchased the X-Pro3 when it first came out as a replacement. That said, this camera is undervalued largely because of RUclips and Fujifilm waiting too long to release an update to the camera.
It took too long for the X-H2 to be released in the same way it’s taking too long for the X-Pro4 to be released. I bought the LUMIX S5II instead of the X-H2 because the S5II is a much better camera for hybrid work and it does both photos and videos equally well. I have a few friends with the X-H1 and they’re never selling it. They use it regularly and are content with the quality of work they get from it.
So to your point, and excellent buy in 2024.
The lens @ 5:10 is a NikonosII u/w camera lens. It was my first camera in 1968 and I still have it in my collection.
I was between this and the XT2. So I bought a used XT2 and then upgraded to the XT3... however the XH1 still intrigues me. Maybe ill pick one up at some point!
XT3 is awesome.
Great camera. I picked one up a few months ago with the holy trinity of primes on Facebook for $800!
A steal, nice!
Oooo, Nikonos lenses. Do you plan on making a video of the Nikonos at some point?
That’s my question too!
Gotta love my xh1, a steal for the low 500 i yoinked it for. Lovely lovely lovely
where do you get the music for your videos? Or how do you find them? Is it a specific genre or a playlist?
Oh boy I sure miss my xh1. My little plastic Vader. I only used it for stills. I traded in and up to a xs20. Xh1 was the flagship but xt3 come up on it's heels and did lots and a little more than xh1. Lovely camera though. So glad you made this video
Don't know if you know that this camera exists, but I recently found out that there is a Kodak Professional DCS 760M. The M stands for Monochrome. It was the first commercial monochrome DSLR ever released and is quite hard to find nowadays. May the eBay gods shine upon you and bless your day with a cheap listing for you to buy and for us to check out!
I bought the HX-1 the day it came out and the next day I was on assignment in Israel and the West Bank. Unfortunaly the autofocus failed and the camera froze every couple minuets. I was so disappointed of fuji that I had sold it the second I was back. Some years later I realized how well it works now thanks to some patches and firmware updates.
I brought the X-H1 hoping it would basically be a chunkier X-T2 w/ IBIS. It's definitely a good deal and I used the camera a bunch. But, I couldn't get over the mushy shutter. Not my thing & I ended up using my X-T2 a lot more. Sold off the X-H1. Thanks for all the IBIS!
Always wanted the XH1. Guess I'll have to keep dreaming now 🥲 I sure do love the X-T10 I got last year though.
which nikon f to m42 adapter would you gecommend, i have one that makes my photos really blurry and hazy i wonder if u know any that wont do that
Would love to have a fuji body if their af is reliable , as im running back and forth sometimes on a gimbal and sometimes handheld.
Its good enough for slow event work , but weddings and anything that needs rushing fails spectacularly.
Which is funny because my benchmark for passable AF is the old sony a6400 , the xt5 i handled still fail that benchmark for 3x the price.
Good colors are useless if the shots out of focus
I had an x-h1 and loved it. Big upgrade from the x-t1 although I have to say I loved my x-t1 also. Currently happy with my Canon R6 though. Autofocus and battery life were my 2 biggest gripes with the x-h1. A wonderful camera either way.
I own an X-H1 and the battery pack since it came out. It is my professional kit. Used it in Iceland, Norway without any problems. Big and heavy but reliable.
My other APS-C camera is a digital Leica CL.
The only downside is the battery 126S.
I agree the X-H1 is best vslue but otherwise ridiculous prices for 2nd hand Fuji. I'm seeing X-E4 used prices body only double what i paid new with the 27mm lens. Are people really spending that?!!
I sold my xe4 and got two xh1’s with grips and change.
Some people have more money than common sense.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
@@matthewbrown7474 amazing!
Totally agree with this - I snagged an X-H2 back in covid for £400 GBP boxed, which was an insane deal given that it cost multiple times that amount when new just a year beforehand. I much prefer the grip to the X-T2 and the IBIS is brilliant. I also love that it retains the manual controls like the X-T line, which is sadly gone from the X-H2.
On the display on the top, it uses a Memory in Pixel type display. Not e-ink as it uses tech closer to a more traditional LCD, but it has memory for each pixel (hence the name), allowing it to retain the image on the screen without needing to refresh, making it very low power. It's also transflective, making it super clear in bright sunlight, or able to be backlit. Very cool tech that is also used in other products such as fitness watches.
So glad I just got this camera before this video popped up, can't wait to resell it for over 1k!
Absolutely in love with Fuji📸
The X-H1 had the misfortune of being released at the same time as the Sony A7III, which was a comparably speced full frame camera for the same price. Fuji also released the X-T3 (with a new sensor, but no IBIS) at a lower price less than a year later. So it's own camera was competing with it. I got mine new for a steal and still have and use it. I liked it better than the X-T3.
Bad timing and Fuji shot themself in the foot. Plus, the XH1 was buggy upon release.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Literally just bought one yesterday! Looking for something for stills exclusively that wouldnt cost an arm and a leg, Would love to know your favorite lenses for street photography and events! I'm looking to replicate my ricoh gr2 but with higher resolution images & always loved fuji's natural filmic look
I really like the ttartisan 27mm for its price and compact size. It's plenty sharp in the center wide open. I have a video about it somewhere I think last year. That's about a 40mm equivalent. Haven't tried anything around the 28mm equivalent on Fuji yet.
The XH-1 I love the idea of, I would totally get one If I had disposable income. I love how they had the controls vs the xh2 and how the x-trans 2 feels. I already have an X-E3 with one gen newer x-trans, I use a lot of manual glass so the small viewfinder and static back lcd is more difficult. I need something with better video capabilities and AF for filming myself first
Even after upgrading, the XH1's still probably my favorite camera i've ever used, I shot sports on it for a while and besides it chewing through 5 batteries for a football game, it's a really solid all round camera for action, portraits, slapping vintage glass on it, automotive. It has the deep grip that blends the professional feel I was used to coming from Canon with the style and dials of Fujifilm. Got mine with a grip for a similar price and definitely got more than my money's worth even in 2022-23.
Five batteries? Were you videoing the game?
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
A mixture of photo and video, I ended up completely emptying 3 for sure, and was working on the last two around overtime. The XH2 is definitely a bit better on battery life even though I don't have a grip and can usually get one and a half (One full game plus pregaming both, and the half of the second game) with around 15% leftover for basketball games off a single battery.
I've seen the X-H1 go for little as $390 on the use market in Switzerland. So I'm contemplating if it even makes sense to sell mine or if I should just keep it.
Cool to see you use the Nikon Nikonos lenses!
Bought mine in 2018. It’s like a fancy XT2, with a better build, grip, EVF and lovely shutter.
Had a used xpro 2 with somez nice lenses and jumped on the opportunity for a XH1 with power grip, extra stuff and viltrox 56 mm for 800€. Happy camper here.
how did you adapt nikonos lens on fuji body?I can't find the adapter except nex mount.
Weird pricing! 450 dollars buys you an X-T2 here. X-T1 is 300, same with the X-T20, X-T10 is around 200. Not often something is cheap in the Netherlands.
X-H1 is around 500.
It has the same sensor as the xt 2, and that's a really good thing! I love this sensor, those colors are amazing. And fun fact, it actually has more dynamic range and high iso performance than the xt-5
would love to know the reference of the tri-lenses lens
love your work overall
How are the Nikkor UW lenses used in everyday times. Found some in my area but not sure if worth it cause some reddit post states that since UW needs water in the optical formula to focus to infiinity. Sick xh1 with the fast AF and IBIS. Banger shots as well bro.
The amphibious ones work fine - that's the 35mm and 80mm - the others require a different adapter and have weird affects above ground. I made a video a few months ago that went into more detail using them and provided my 3d models for the adapters.
@@snappiness I better check on those videos! Thanks.
I had an X-M1, gave it to a friend's kid when he started to get interested in photography. Ever since I've never been able to find another for the $250 I paid.
My second card slot on my X-H1 no longer holds the card in. Spooky thing to deal with, especially with its low shot count. Other slot goes, I don't have the dough to fix it. I paid 700 with the battery grip about...2 years ago..maybe 3...
Yes! Picked one up three weeks with the battery grip as well for $1000CAD! Mint. How about the wonderful shutter button!
Goat APS-C sensor, especially for B&W!
I really enjoyed the Fujifilm XT2, I took a lot of great photos with it and bright it with me everywhere. Now I have a full frame mirrorless camera with huge lenses that stays at home 🤣 But regarding the used prices of the XH1, my hunch is that it's not a "hyped" camera. Doesn't look much like a film SLR unlike the other models and the video thing too but it only had minor differences over the XT2 in terms of video. While I don't shoot Fuji anymore, I have heard the XH2 are quite nice.
Love the vid (as always)!
The XH-1 is my first Fuji cam and I love the jpegs, but the default Lightroom CC color profile for raws does not look good - lots of magenta in skin tones. Anyone else have this issue and know a good fix? This is the first camera I’ve ever dealt with where default raw colors in Lightroom aren’t nice and neutral to start.
If you like some mirrorless but DSLR bodies what about a review of the Sony a3000? Their only mirrorless body with an older DSLR/slt body?
Kenmore Camera is great! I've only had experience going to the store. One time they even let me put this obscure Lecia lens telephoto like 800mm on my M3 just to try 😂
i got a x-t30 with the 18-55mm for 700€, i think it’s a fairly good price right?
I owned the H1 for about 2 years. Beautiful camera takes amazing photos. Only reason I upgraded to the H2 was the battery. If the H1 had the newer battery I would have never gotten rid of it. Close to perfect Fuji camera.
I’m glad generic batteries are cheap.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
I like mine . It's nice for filming and still. Only issue is the sound codec. In shot is free and reads it. Eats battery like crazy
True. Aren’t you glad generic batteries are cheap?
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
forget the name but there is a fuji camera that has the tiny lcd screen that just shows the preset you're shooting in. Would be the perfect mix of old and new.
Only flaw is the small battery but the colors are yummy! Still using the XH1 fro professional work at fashion and weddings! I can put my IG link if anyne intereted to see images taken from this camera!
Always like checking out people's work
@@snappiness instagram.com/vasilisnotis?igsh=OWZ6OHI5aG9zdWNw
Fuji Film current prices are way off the charts, and very soon it will come back to bite them, and the quicker the better.
Had a x20, xf1 then x-e1.. was looking for something bigger as used to my k5iis+grip, so a good x-h1 preferably from japan (when they say used good, it means exec+ usually), but I took a risk and got the x-h2 and love it and I use for photo only. Just turn down the NR for jpegs else they are ruined. Gives my fpL a run for its money. Will get a x-h1 as backup when I see one for the right price. The x-h1 was made in japan, but the x-h2 isnt so curious if anyone has both can comment on build quality
Love my x-h1. I got one with the battery grip for $550 + tax about a year and a half ago. Also can't believe my what my $300 x-e2 is worth nowadays...
How did you mount that nikonos lens? I suspect that’s a home 3-d printed adapter…
Yes, I made it myself. I linked the files for free on a previous video about mounting weird lenses to this camera. I keep meaning to make a Sony E mount version now that I have a sony E mount camera available.
@@snappiness that’d be swell.
I only do pictures and to me at this point in time nothing beats gfx50s/r for what they offer. Not hipster super light blaa blaa but what a nice picture quality. And when someone asks is that a cropper I say yes.😊
this camera was my first fuji and it helped me get my second when it fell 6 feet lol
Agree it's true hidden gem, my favorite Fuji camera
I LOVE the X-H1. And I really don't understand why it's so cheap. For a moment, even the X-T2 (the camera it's basically based on) was more expensive !
I used an X-H1 for a little bit more than a year, which I paired with an X-T2 for event photography and some other gigs, like some airshows, sports events and of coulse my personal work. I sold it last december (and kept the X-T2) because it wasn't practical for me to keep Fujifilm as my main camera system : lenses were too expensive, and most of my lens catalogue was Nikon F (that I previously used with some DSLRs that I kept, like my old trusty D700). Using F-Mount glass on Fujifilm just wasn't practical : there is only one adapter that allows for autofocus and it's not reliable.
I found myself in need of long lenses like a 100-400 or something of the sort, and I could simply NOT afford a lens in X mount with that much reach. So I sold the X-H1 and most of my Fuji lenses, kept the X-T2 + my 35mm f2 + my lens adapters and got myself a Nikon Z6 for about the same price I sold my X-H1 (sold it with the grip for 650€, bought my Z6 for under 700)
But if I'm being honest, if I could have bought the long lenses I needed, or if adapted F-mount was practical to use on X mount, I would have NEVER sold that camera. It was pretty much perfect for my use case and my preferences as far as a camera goes : the screen design is basically my favourite implementation of an articulating screen, the EVF is exceptionally good, the grip of the camera is nice, it has dual slots, the best vertical add-on grip implementation I've seen in any camera, the ability to control the camera ENTIRELY with just the two control dials (ISO+aperture on the front dial, shutter speed on the back dial, press the front dial to cycle between ISO and aperture), and the ability to revert back to a retro approach in an instant is you ever want to slow down and use the top retro dials. It also has the best implementation of a top diaplay I've seen (aka completely customizable, with the ability to show different things depending if you're in video or photo mode), whisper quiet shutter that made electronic shutter feel obsolete, fast enough burst rate (11fps is no slouch), as well a really nice video camera, and really nice video features to go with it (front/back tally lights, F-Log, nice IBIS to name a few). By the way, if you can't really color grade but still want the flexibility of F-Log : Fujifilm makes a free LUT for X-Trans III cameras that had F-Log (so just X-T2 and X-H1), and it't really really good. I used it a lot for profesionnal video work and it always delivered even though I'm absolute garbage at color grading (I really only started including videos in my profesionnal camera use last year). You can convert the Log into BT.709 with the LUT, or use their "Eterna" LUT, which is what I use personally. It's as simple as double clickin on the thing in DaVinci, make basic adjustments thereafter. Works really well for noobs for sure. If you don't want to do that, the Eterna film sim is the one that will keep the most dynamic range.
And then there is the sensor... there is a reason why I didn't sell my X-T2 as well... this is the best dang X-Trans sensor to date, and you can come fight me ! It has the nice tones of the X-Trans 1 without going in the cliché retro look of the X-trans II and the sterile colors of the X-Trans IV and V. And the autofocus performance is MORE than enough for pretty much anything if you use that camera like a DSLR (had no problems shooting sports and wildlife as long as I stayed within the phase detect points, used zone focusing and trained myself to track subjects better).
This is by far the most uderrated Fujifilm camera, the cheapest one you can buy to get a Fuji with IBIS, and this might go down as the ONLY Fujifilm camera to ever have a comfortable grip AND the ability to use retro dials if you want to.
I'm not disspointed I bought a Z6, this camera is in a whole other world by itself (and also super underrated if you want my opinion about it), but the X-H1 is clearly in my top 5 cameras ever made...and it's not 5th.
Super happy that you could see the qualities of that camera that seems to be brushed off by many because it doesn't look retro enough.
Good grief. Ive never seen such a long comment.
"I just feel like that's something a reviewer should say." - that earned "stand up comic" levels of laughs from me.
X-H1 was my favorite Fujifilm. Mainly because of how you could program both control dials separate from whether or not the lens attached had an aperture dial or not. Then add up the rest of what is great about it. That said, Fujifilm are not my favorite cameras to use. It's like using a language that doesn't let you express how you are. But it's their best one, followed by the XE2 and XPRO1
I really like the X-H1. I really wish they had made the X-mount, and this camera, full-frame. I picked up a Nikon Z5 about a year after my X-H1 (which I still have) because I wanted my adapted 35mm lenses to provide the same field of view and the related depth of field differences etc. And it's just.... not as nice as the X-H1. I am probably going to keep the X-H1 around for video after I pick up a really wide zoom lens.
I absolutely love the top deck dials for ISO and exposure speed, especially the "L" and "H" positions on the ISO dial. Shooting with adapted glass with this camera is so nice and I get nicely exposed shots basically every time. AF is great as well (for my one native X-mount lens). Just an awesome package all around.
I'm really tempted to eventually try out the Nikon ZF for some of those reasons. I do get the FF thing with vintage glass. If I just embrace the tighter focal length, then the results are really great. But for wider stuff it can be harder.
@@snappiness My goal was to grab a film camera (Pentax K-mount's in my case) and share a few lenses with both in a bag for travel or whatever. The Zf is probably my next body as well.
Would be better to see name of lens used on the pictures.
I had an X-A1 for a while. I think I bought it mint for $100. Sold it recently for a big profit. Great little compact camera that had excellent image quality even though it just had a 'regular' bayer sensor.
For that price it'd be awesome!
I have an X-H1, but I also have an X-H2, so the H1 doesn't get any use, lately. They are both great cameras. I can't understand all of the hype about the X-T models.
You forgot to mention that the XH1 camera gives you lots of weight-bearing exercise. Which is why I didn't keep mine long.
Thanks!
Thank you!!
Just got myself one, it really does have immense value for the current used market price. Hopefully your vid doesn't pump the price up lol
It's strange to see a camera that isn't a hybrid these days. But if anything, I'd first assume the video was the afterthought, rather than the photo. Hybrid cams that are terrible at photo are typically marketed as cine cams.
Really badass camera.
2:02 you should try the XH2s, it's something else
I caught the low price on the xh1 after the xh2 came out and before the Fuji craze started. Yes, it is goood.
What’s the catch? Uhh the ibis is a little derpy and last-gen-ish. That’s about the end of the drawbacks