Fujifilm X H1 Settings, IBIS, and Manual Focussing
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- I've been asked about my Fujifilm X-H1 settings, and I also chat about how IBIS works and how you turn it on and off. I also cover how I use manual focus, focus peaking, and using vintage lenses.
And yes, I know my X-H1 is starting to look a bit beaten up, but that's what happens to a work camera, and it's got plenty of life left in it :)
When I got an X-T2 I found myself using front button focus. Works really well. I have an H1 on the way and I might just keep on with front button focus. I also use autofocus similarly and rarely see the need for AF or CAF. While it’s nice to have a snappy focusing lens like the XF35 f2 it’s great using fully manual lenses and many times I prefer that experience.
Thanks Greg for making another informative video. I just picked up my X-H1 again today after being in the cupboard for 6 months and reviewed the settings you've shown. I really like this camera and am grateful for its recommendation to me. :-)
No worries. Life gets busy and sometimes complicated, so the chance to pick up a camera again is nice :)
Nice video, thanks! Suggestion...if you use back button focussing on the “af on” button, as designed, then if you set the focus mode to AFC then for moving subjects we press AF on with our thumbs AND the shutter button with our index fingers at the same time! Try that with your front back button focussing...
It’s cheap (now that it’s discontinued), 4k @200Mbps, ETERNA, IBIS and the grip are reasons why I picked this over the other Fuji bodies.
I’ve been shooting my videos with this camera for a while and haven’t looked back. (Sony a7s user)
A much overlooked camera
Saludos la XH1 cuando pasas de modo foto a modo visualización o al menú y cuando rstornas al disparo se mueve mucho el cuerpo, ya desactive el modo boost y el estabilizador pero igual se mueve y suena es así, o la. Puedo llevar por garantía tiene hasta enero 2022 y se mueve cada vez que pasas de un modo a otro o al menú?
Just Bought One 2 Days Ago, With The Grip, 🔋 Included, With ONLY 745 Shutter Actuations.😳🔥❤️ And Your Vids Are GREAT!🤝🏿
Fantastic video ! Thanks so much for making this. The manual doesn't talk about shooting with lenses without the OIS button. I also had no idea you can zoom even more when using the focus peaking option. This is fantastic !
You're welcome :)
Greg, this is a great video about the X-H1! Thank you!
GREAT video Greg! Keep up the great work and I will be watching!!
I just got one just few days 2021
hello Greg, thank you for the video :) btw you can fix your eyecup by removing it very gently with a thin screwdriver from the camera, when removed , try very gently to detach the plastic that holds the eyecup with a scredriver then clip back the plastic making sure that the eyecup rubber is clipped in the plastic and put it back on the camera .
I like videos like this. It's inspired me to go into my own XT's settings and play around a bit. I'm learning more all the time.
That's great. There are so many ways to adjust settings on the X cameras, play around and find the set up that works for your style of shooting. Cheers
I decided to see how much of my XH1 I was using in manual mode by switching every thing off in camera and I was suprised to see that I don't need most of the camera for my work. I only shoot in manual mode and if you use third party lenses like I do I only need the very basics from my camera. The battery lasts roughly eight hours with continous stablisation mode switched on although camera is programmed to switch off after 5mins none use. I can go out for a days shoot with only two batteries ( one as a back up just in case.) It does beg the question why do we need such cameras with all the internal hype, only wish someone would produce a quality camera body that is all manual and nothing else at an affordable price. If I find it that's my next camera. Your Black Russian lens is not the sharpest, try KMZ Industar M39 50 f3.5 50mm in silver, looks a bit like the Russian spaceship, very sharp and a beautiful 'Tessar' lens to use.
Cameras are a bit like photoshop... it does 101 things, but you mostly use 6 of them. I have the Industar, it's great on smaller bodies like the X-E4, compact and light.
Thanks Greg from a fellow Aussie, still tossing up between the X-T4 and X-H1 but more and more leaning towards the latter because of ergo's. Appreciate the effort you made and it was helpful and pleasant to watch. Subscribers+1;-)
Great, welcome aboard
I absolutely love my xh1
Very helpful video Greg… Thank you for posting
No worries
Would you be able to do a video on the metering dial at some point Greg… I haven’t got a clue how to use it. It seems no matter what way I turn that dial nothing seems to change within the image
@@NorthernMigrationTravel I'll have a look. I generally leave it on spot metering, so don't touch it much
Greg Carrick Thanks… There’s not that much on RUclips. The inquisitive part of me thinks they must be there for a reason but I can’t seem to see much difference in the images when I change the setting on that dial
G'day Greg, David here from Brisbane. I've been shooting on an XT2 for the past 7 years now and have only just upgraded to an XH1 as I had no need for 40 mgp on the XH2, besides I prefer the solid build as to me there's just something about the XH2 in hand that feels a little too plastic for my liking. I guess I am used to a heftier body as I usually have a grip attached where possible particularly for Wedding or Portrait shoots.
Anyway, great video as I am yet to experiment with the IBIS which I am sure will come in 'handy' for Wedding, Portrait and Event work. BTW I'll be using that front button focus from now on so thanks for the tip, it's a beauty! I use manual focus with highlight peaking wherever possible outside of moving subjects / objects. Do you use the split screen in the viewfinder for peak focus whilst main frame to compose? I find that EVF feature fantastic, it's one of the reasons I love Fujifilm mirrorless other than the film simulations it offers for my ex lab rat background in Pro Labs (Townsends / Nulab / Streets Imaging & Photo Technica) to name a couple. I do miss the wet lab days and spending hours on end under a red safe light.
Was that video shot on a Sunday morning? I can hear a whipper snipper or blower in the background plus the birds tweeting, a natural Aussie setting and love it.
How long have you been a photo presso? Wish I got into that profession at my beginings of the early 90's. Huge Respect for your craft, from what brand did you cross to Fuji?
I was a Canon EOS man originally, prior to that Minolta GX1 & Dynax. Currently I still shoot on my Mamiya 645 ProTL for film projects. Loved the X series when it launched and haven't looked back (owned the XT1 and XT2) but I do miss eye focus from the EOS 3 it was brilliant. I assumed you being a photo journo you must have been a Nikon 4,5,6 man in your past?
Anyway I'd be interested to hear of your beginings, gear used both past and present and your photographic background. Where abouts in Oz do you reside?
Hi David, thanks for your comments. I'll go through in order... I haven't actually held an X-H2 yet, so can't compare the feel of the build. My gripe is they have moved to a PASM dial, which I don't like. I'm a bit old school. I do use the split screen to adjust focus when using the EVF, and think it's a great feature. Video was probably done on a lazy Saturday, and there's always birds around our place. I worked as a photojournalist for over a decade, and also ran my own newspaper in my town (Mt Evelyn) as I have an extensive background in newspapers since I left school and did my trade as a newspaper printer. I started shooting for the press back in the film days with my Olympus OM1, then with digital I went, as you guessed, with a couple of Nikon bodies. I always carried two cameras on the job, with different focal lengths to quickly swap between them. Then Fuji came out with their marvellous cameras and I used an X-T2 and the X-H1 as my two bodies. One with a 12mm lens, the other with, usually, an 18-135mm. You had some great cameras yourself in your past, and good to hear you still shoot film sometimes.
@GregCarrick Hi Greg, thanks for the insight much appreciated. Wow, I do envy you and the Newsprint Industry, my how it has changed! I would assume from your background as the youngies would call it 'horse & cart days' you developed and printed 'in house' with your OM-1 ? Speaking of Olympus I was very tempted recently to grab an OM-D-E-MX1 body (mostly for the ruggered weather sealed body) but to shoot a little Wildlife and try something different.
I'm not sure where Fuji is heading in the future they seem to have forgotten the purist photographer and their original target market. Dare I say it I think they are 'focussing' more on the videographer / content creator. Personally, I think they've lost their soul a little yet I hope they adjust and surprise us all with a release of a XPro4 as I do like the feel and design of a film based experience the XT and Xpro lines bring.
I was close to upgrading to an XT5 but again for me the body is getting way to compact, lite and plastic and without a vertical grip / power booster option it's a bit of a deal breaker however, I do like the Retro cage that Small Rig have avaiable to accommodate a decent grip I just don't need the million and one screw holes to attach video based gear (monitor, mic, etc)
I just went into DigiDirect this morning in Brisbane to collect some 120mm FILM and had a second look at the XT5 as I too am not a fan of a PSAM dial it's why I left Canon and opted for mechanical dials on the X series as for me that process is a God send using the exposure triangle so easily without having to press this button plus that and getting lost in the settings just to compose and shoot. I love how the XT slows me down to think about how I want to expose it's why another reason that I cannot convert to the XH2 BUT in saying all that my eyes aren't as well as they use to and trying to see the dials can be a total PITA (pain in the ar$e) especially in low light situations it's why I researched a lot on You Tube on the XH2 and I do like the much improved and brighter EVF it offers as opposed to the lower what is on the XT5.
Hmmmm.... I think I might have to revist 'Booray' channel on YT to watch his video on the advantages of the XH2's PASM dial compared to the mechanical dials on the XT5, he argues a very good point on why he prefers the XH2. Perhaps I may upgrade to the XH3 in future if they make a better build quality and not so Video orientated. It's why I am putting off a major upgrade until I hear if a XPro4 is released for my travel, street and landscape shooting purposes.
So your a Victorian ? My father's hometown is Geelong and I was a mad Cat Fan growing up, Ablett Senior obsessed! When Lethal took over in 98 I jumped ship as I figured I am Brisbane born and bred yet I get down to Sleepy Hollow for a game at KP every now and again and catch up with the Relos as I have cousins, uncles, aunties, a brother and sister living there. Who's your team? Dogs had a big win last night. I am hoping for a top 2 finish this year to maybe see two successful games at the Gabbatoir prior to the big dance in that last Saturday of September. I am very close to booking a flight to Avalon (just in case) for that last weekend in September.
What carrying system do you like to use whilst on assignment? I like both Spider Pro and Cotton Carrier but just picked up a Peak Design Capture Clip to give it a go and attach the Clip to my newly purchased Think Tank / Mind Shift 34 litre 180 degree rotation bag. That bag is a game changer! I'll never go back to lowepro or other after trialling it. Wow! is all I'll say, if you haven't seen that bag or thought about it look it up. I picked up the older smaller hike style this morning at DigiDirect for a steal at just $49! Thinking of sending my newer 34 Litre ($438) back as that'll be more for the winter months which we get bugger all of here in SE QLD however it could come in handy for a Fraser (K'gari) Island Trip I am planning.
Anyway I just realised I've gone on and on but I don't get to speak to other like minded photographers at all.
Sorry Greg, I'll leave you to your weekend. Go Lions!!! Hope they get up and Port lose their 4'th in a row to the Cats today so we slip into 2'nd tomorrow IF we win although I don't like our chances in WA as Lions just continue to blow chances of stealing a top 2 spot. Have a good one!
@@davidfromdownunder When I want IBIS I grab my X-H1. When I want to shoot some video on a tripod I use my X-T2. When I want to shoot normally I use my GFX 50R, always with vintage glass on board. The newer bodies don't offer me what I don't already have, and since I'm no longer making $$ from them, I can't justify the spend. I also have the X100V, but it has never won me over, it's just a competent small carry around. If I sold it I probably wouldn't miss it at all. I do have an X-E2 with infra red sensor, so that one is a keeper. Sorry, I've never followed footy, which is very unAustralian of me, but even shooting local matches never won me over either. Yes, I'm in the Yarra Valley in Victoria, although I grew up in the Pines (Frankston Nth). I love the Valley, it's full of wonderful places. Now I have to edit some images and video for my next RUclips :) Cheers
Great stuff....
I agree with you👍
Tomorrow i bought a second X-H1 from a Lady with only 50 on shutter count😇
Very useful, thanks :)
Well, I'm back. When I shoot the X-H1 I notice a fair amount of lag time before I can look at my image when shooting raw. Fine, that makes sense, more processing. Have you found the pricey SD UHS-II cards have made a difference?
Mine takes a fraction of a second to get a review image up. I'm using Sandisk Extreme Pro 280mb/s XCII cards
@@GregCarrick Thanks.
Very helpful video! I love my XH-1. I hope they don't mess up the rumored XH-2 still photographers ;)
Thanks.
Appreciate the video, very handy.... does the X-H1 on the live view screen have that grid of 9 boxes permanently?... can it be removed at all?
Yes, the grid is turned on and off in the menu system.
Wonderful! thank you for that Sir
Only a couple of precisions for your viewers regarding the combination of an adapted manual focus lens and focus peaking: at 1:30 you are referring to front-focus button, which is the how you set your XH1 up but it will not zone-focus or adjust focusing on an adapted manual lens, as you are demonstrating at 9:41, since there is no communication whatsoever with an adapted manual lens. What you are showing at 9:41 is a Fujinon lens mounted on the XH1 set on manual focus mode; the distance metering on the screen gives it away. I have practical experience as I primarily use my XH1 with Nikkor lenses.
Yes, I showed myself changing from a manual lens to a Fuji lens just before that. At 13:30 I show how I manual focus with an old manual lens.
@@GregCarrick, you are right; I did not go that far.
@@efhurtado no worries. This is just the way I use mine, not everyone likes this, but it may help some.
Edgar, are your Nikkor lenses Ai/Ais and if they are do you find having the Ibis on makes it noticably easier for focus/stability when combined with focus peaking ? I'm looking purely at the benefits of the X-H1 over the X-T2 for my Nikkor Ais's and Minolta Rokkor's. Thanks
@@robinlennon4752, I have Ai, AiS and Af-S mounted on my XH1. I set up my camera for IBIS only when shooting. The main benefit I noticed for this combination is when shooting video. For pictures I help myself with a tripod or monopod most of the times. I did a video about this specific set up; please go to my videos and you will find it right away. Thanks.
Hi, can you please tell me how I can use live view with flash in dark places, for example a nightclub? because for example by setting a short shutter speed and a medium open aperture, with live view I can't see anything, can you help me? The flash allows me to see only for a moment to focus but I have difficulty with framing. I hope I was clear. Thank you very much.
You could try setting Natural Live View to On. Find it in Spanner - Screen Set Up - Natural Live View. fuj.com/articles/natural-live-view
Sorry, but not sure what switch you're moving to turn ibis on and off. And have you ever seen any difference in ibis when the camera is facing straight down?
Many Fujifilm lenses have a switch on the body of the lens which will turn stabilisation on and off. I haven't noticed any difference if the camera is tilted.
Yes, you can see at 5:30 I explain how the lens stabilisation also controls the IBIS.
Have you found changing the mount adapter setting makes any difference? A bit fuzzy wondering is also, if you mount a pentax 50mm on an adapter, that's 3/4" thick, should I take that into consideration when changing the setting? What does that setting actually do?
The lens focal length setting makes a world of difference. Set it to suit your lens, and you can even make your own setting by changing it to match the lens you are using. It lets the IBIS know how to react to that lens. The thickness of the mount makes no difference, just go by the focal length of the lens you are using. Cheers
@@GregCarrick Thanks for your help, and sorry for taking so long!
Thank you for demistifying the "IBIS OFF" with the manual lens. I was driving myself crazy with it. I know that keeping it off while on a tripod is recommended since the tripod stabilizes a camera very well but how about for a Gimbal? What are your thoughts on that? Keep IBIS off still or just turn it on?
Thank you in advance Greg.
best,
Gabe
Glad I could help. As for a gimbal... I don't use one, but I imagine they do a better job than IBIS anyway, so I'd leave it off. Cheers
A part of the video was shot with the camera in view being off (no change on the top panel window) w t heck
Nicely explained
Which adapters would you recommend for non fuji lenses. Thanks. great video.
I use K&F Concept
@@GregCarrick Thank you.
Great video! I'm not an XH1 owner but you did a great job covering your shooting with the camera. I use my XT1 very similarly to you using this - I'm a bit envious of the IBIS now!
I always have issues using the shutter speed on T because the top dial seems to easily bumped into Bulb or something else nearby while shooting - I wish it had a lock like on Auto!
What metering mode do you find yourself using mostly while working? Do you find yourself constantly changing it while shooting?
I don’t have an X-T1, but heard good things about them. I use the T2as my second body as it’s the same sensor etc as the H1. As for metering, I probably should be on top of it, but I just leave it on spot and adjust settings watching my histogram.
@@GregCarrick you have it alighlty wrong, the IBIS shood only be on continuos when shooting video only, if your shootin stills you should be in shooting only setting, also turn off your sensor cleaning, its a waste of time as a sensor cleaner, all it does is waste battery,
@@chrismarren9308 When shooting stills, you can have it on continuous to smooth out what you are seeing as you compose the shot. It just uses more battery.
Get a T2.
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Do you find the X-H1 to be buggy at all? I've had mine for a month and feel it is good but I've had strange things happen.
No... I use mine professionally, and haven't had any issues with it.
@@GregCarrick maybe I am just new to Fuji. I switched lenses once and all my settings changed. Focus stacking, previewing the picture etc. I took the battery out and back to normal. I then updated the firmware on the lens and no issues. I just wonder if it will happen again.
Uhm...the way you talk about zone focusing and manual focus lenses... you make it sound like it’s possible... it’s not! Zone focusing is an autofocus feature, and using manual lenses, this is not possible... are you talking about peaking? Are you talking about focus confirmation?
The term Zone focussing predates digital cameras (for instance the Trip 35 is a Zone focus camera). It refers to prefocussing on a 'zone' and taking photos when the subject is in that zone. Very useful for street photography. The Ricoh GR series has presets for zone focussing also.
@@GregCarrick ahh, you mean setting a focus trap! I see...
@@mortenthorpe Well, that's a term that generally denotes a camera that is set to autmatically take a picture when a subject moves into the frame, without anyone having to be there to press the shutter... useful for wildlife shots etc, but the pre-focus detail is the same :)