Portraits with the Fujifilm X100V (feat. the TCL X100, some Flash and the Digital Teleconverter)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Today I want to show you how the X100V performs in portrait photography. Finally. We will try out the standard lens, the teleconverter lens TCL X100 and compare it to the X-T3 with other Fujinon Lenses, try out some flash with portraits and also the digital teleconverter of the X100V.
Many thanks to my models: Luca (my niece) and Anna (& her boyfriend, the camera operator at the shooting with Anna)!
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Your X100V videos are answering the exact questions I have about this camera. Thank you!
Lyndon Smith Good to hear that! Thx for watching.
Finally found a good review of this kit.
Thank you
You're welcome! Thx for the kind feedback and for watching.
It's nice to see someone other than myself using an X100 series camera for portraits. Nearly every video about any camera from that line is focused on 'street photography'. Worse yet are all the 'forum-tographers' spewing nonsense about needing at least an 85mm or such for portraits otherwise the images will be unflattering(believe me I could rant but don't want to offend the ignorant litlle *****'s). Before the current situation put a damper on things, my X100F with the TCL was my main camera for weekly 'online dating' shoots. The unassuming/unintimidating nature of the camera combined with the leaf shutter making even my tiny Flashpoint Zoom Mini(Godox V350) speedlight incredibly powerful means a lot. My clients(who are not models) are more at ease, resulting in better images, and I don't have to pack around so much gear. I still rely on my X-T2's for corporate work, and pack an X-T20/16-80 along on the dating shoots for some shots, but the X100 is so much more versatile than many give it credit for.
Jimmy Hill Hey Jimmy. Thank you very much for the nice feedback. As I did in the video I have to admit that I still prefer my X-T3 with the 56mm f1.2. but would not hesitate to do a complete shooting with the combo X100V and TCLX100. Thx for watching and keep it up!
@Sasha Bobrinsky There is 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 truth behind those rules though. How and where you crop arms/legs/feet/hands will have an effect on the feel of the image. Using Vogue as an example is kind of a stretch though because all the covers were of models. You could pretty much crop them any sort of weird way and they would still be models with all that entails.
Do people put WAYYYY to much stock in those rules? Sure. I like to think of them as general guidelines instead that can be changed IF it suits the image.
Now my corporate work(headshots for lawyers/realtors and such) are a different matter. Those clients expect a certain accepted final image and that is the reason I stick to my 90mm and follow the cropping 'rules' pretty closely. I can't very well crop across half their face at some weird angle with a fisheye lens, though that might make for a cool 'artistic' image if done right.
I really enjoy the dialogue going on here. All I want to add is: In portraits (not the business type of) it’s all about showing personality and expression. It can be posed or completely natural, it doesn’t matter. And gear also does not matter at all, if you can achieve what you want. My personal opinion.
A very useful practical video. It was great to see real world results rather than camera mag perfection hunting.
European reviews are more interesting than American or Canadian reviews for some reason. Can’t put my finger on it but definitely feel the reviews are more earnest and useful.
I don't really like to judge that, but I take it as a compliment. :D Thanks for watching!
Very useful videos. Thanks 🤜🤛 Can’t wait to get mine V to testing.
Arthur Levonyan You’re welcome and thanks for watching!
I’ve used my TCL converter (mark 1) to a great extent with my original X100. It is indeed a worthy addition to the X100 line.
Alexii Alipio Agreed! 😉 Thx for watching.
Thanks for the comparison photos and using the physical teleconverter combined with the digital one. I was wondering what would happen with that set up. This helped me decide to pick up the TCL. I think that will make an unbeatable lower profile travel set up. It should arrive later this week!
Glad if I could help! Thx for watching!
I had one x100v to test last week and boy I loved it! It needs some time adjusting from the XT series I normally use but it's fairly quick. I also felt almost liberating to be able to go out with a small camera and nothing else, no heavy bags with 3-4 lenses etc. I'm seriously thinking about buying it now :)
But more importantly... GREAT T-SHIRT!!! ;)
Thanks for your feedback, Fabien. I can really recommend this camera and I will do full review as one of the next videos. So stay tuned. And: Not a lot of people know MBV, so I really like your comment. 😄
@@Jayshooter_photo +1 on the MBV t-shirt! Matches the x100v perfectly :-)
Used mine for off camera flash portrait work with it and it’s so good!
Mark Dell I will try this out some day. Thx for watching!
Jayshooter I have found the little Flash Q to be superb with the leaf shutter
Nice my bloody valentine shirt 👍
chidorirasenganz 🙃
My small XT is a Big Beast......Really like that point!
:D Tanks for watching!
Great video, Jay. Looking to add the X100V to my XT3 as well.
Drew Robinson Thanks for watching. For me this combo is close to perfect...
Leaf shutter, built in NM filter, excellent fill flash 😀
Agreed!
I’ve watched a lot of reviews on this camera recently because I’m thinking of buying one and I found this review one of the better and more informative reviews. In too many of the others the presenters just seemed to be talking without saying very much but Jayshooter kept on the subject and made the review about the camera and not about himself - a refreshing change - thanks.👍
Thanks for the kind words, Alan! I really appreciate it.
Thank you for the video on the X100V.....you said the X100V has the same sensor and processor as the XT3 but I thought it shared the same sensor and processor as the XT-4? Or do the XT3, XT4 and X100V have the same sensor and processor across all three cameras?
Thx
That’s correct. They all share XTrans CMOS 4.
Still shooting portraits with my original x100. :) I like 35mm (equ.), it's a cool focal lengh for environmental portraits and a little more storytelling. On my X-T1 and film cameras I mainly shoot 50mm (equ.), everything else is too tight and flat for me, but that's just my taste. As for the new lens in the X100V, I'm not sure how much it'd interest me, I think portraits are a subject where old and flawed lenses can still shine, better than super oversharpened at least. :)
Agreed. I also love my 35mm f1.4 wich also delivers some „magic“ via its imperfection. But the new 23mm f2 from the X100V still has character, especially together with the TCL X100. Thx for your feedback and for watching!
@@Jayshooter_photo I'm afraid I'd not upgrade my x100 either but go with the 23mm lens, maybe coupled with an X-E body (I love the rangefinder style much more than X-T*). It's not as pretty as the x100V, but I must admit that the OVF is a wasted feature on me and not worth the extra cost, as cool as it might be.
Then be prepared! The 23mm f2 is super sharp. 😉
Thank you for your opinion on the TCL-100 converter for street use. My X100V is a constant companion and have wondered how it would work for street photography/street portraiture.
TSXAgility you’re welcome. And thx for watching!
I have an x100v and an xt4. What is the difference with the 35 f1.4? I'm interested in the equivalent 50mm focal length and having it on x100v with its flash characteristics tickles me
The main difference is the maximum aperture. The 35 is a lot "faster"...
I just use my 35mm F2.0 on my X-T20, do like it sometime better than focal range of the X100V, sharper than my X100F was, also took off the grip so X-T20 with the prime not much bigger than X100V.
Agreed.
No built in nd, no leaf shutter with all the advantages it offers.
Very nice shots Jay, which goes to show that it’s the photographer, not the equipment. BTW, I got the X-T4 (I'm keeping the X-T2), I did my own non-scientific (really non-scientific LOL) testing/comparison and found that on a side by side the X-T4 locks focus faster (by a hair) than the X-T2. I like that the grip is a little larger, definitely like the longer battery life and that stills/movie switch so that I don't have to see any video settings on the menus (I only shoot stills). I’m not too crazy about the LCD screen, I prefer the tilt one for when I’m shooting from the “hip”, it’s OK in the vertical position, but not so much for shooting horizontally because now it sticks out on the side of the camera, but it’s something I can work with and I’m sure I’ll get used to it. I don’t like charging the battery in camera so I got the double charger (yes, I got an extra battery). To summarize and as I suspected, this camera did not make a better photographer (LOL), and to be honest, the only reason I got it's because I can. Stay safe Jay.
Enrique Wow, you did it. I would love to test the X-T4 myself for some days and do a review. But my channel is not yet big enough to receive test devices. 😉 Stay safe also!
@@Jayshooter_photo Jay, did you call Fujifilm and asked them or are you just assuming that you’re not big enough for loaner equipment? You have over a thousand subscribers and I’ve seen you-tubers with just a few hundred subscribers getting cameras and lenses to test, maybe it’s who you know?
Enrique I wrote some E-Mails to the marketing department and never received an answer. And someone who already had contact to them and gets testing devices told me that the call you, you don’t call them.
@@Jayshooter_photo Please check your email inbox.
X100V is awesome for street portraits! Nice video. Maybe we can talk accessories(filters, lens hood, etc.) next time.;)
B E Did you see my video about the „Cheaper WR Kit“? 😉 Thx for watching!
the new update allows for digital tele RAW photos!!
Jepp. th-cam.com/video/Y91k28YtD7o/w-d-xo.html
Moin Moin, klasse Videos und gern ein Abo dagelassen . Habe die Tage Deine Videos zur x100V
Geschaut. Klasse ! Die Kamera ist seit 10 Tagen bei mir. Mit dem Konverter sollte doch auch das
Abdichten gegeben sein oder ? Denke aber der Konverter ist nicht WR oder ?
Überlege wirklich den noch zu besorgen.
Beste Grüße
Maik
Hallo Maik! Es ist mir eine besondere Freude und Ehre...! Danke für das Abo.
Meiner Meinung nach dürften die Konverter die Kamera mal mindestens ganz gut vor Staub und Spritzwasser schützen. Aufgrund des Aufschraubens wäre ein mögliches Einfallstor j nur noch vorne an der Frontlinse. Und das scheint mir ordentlich verbaut. Schwimmen gehen würde ich damit aber auch nicht. 😉
Danke noch mal für das nette Feedback und wir sehen uns bestimmt mal hier. Viele Grüße!
Jayshooter Super ! Vielen Dank 😊 die macht wirklich sehr viel Spaß
Hallo Jochen! Super Video! Habe folgende Frage: ich habe 2 Filter für die Kamera, diese haben den 49mm Durchmesser. Die mache ich sonst mit einem Adapter drauf. Ich würde gern diese weiterhin nutzen mit dem Tele Objektiv. Ich werde bei den Adaptern nicht schlau. Kannst du mir helfen? Danke!!
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Piuuuh, das weiß ich nicht genau, sollte aber eigentlich gehen. Ausprobieren!
just picked up my x100v here in scotland and was wonder if you could do a video on your favorite custom set ups in the Q menu. im new to fuji and would appreciate some direction. keep up the videos.
michaelcli2007 I will, but maybe it will take some time. Thx for watching.
Nice little cheap budget camera. Good for beginner. Thanks for cool vid.
phyo phyo You’re welcome and thx for watching!
Budget?😂😂
Enza Di Maria Yeah, not really. 😉
Are the files available for download. Would love to have a look at them
DK photography Nope. Sorry, but I can’t provide files from model shootings. But thx for your interest and for watching.
I’ve accumulated an unwanted amount of camera gear over the years ( canon 5Dmk3 body, 70-200mmf2.8, 17-40 f4, 50mm 1.4, 100mm macro, 150-600 lens, fuji xt 20 with a 18-55 ) now that I’m not taking pictures as I used to I feel like getting rid of everything.
Thar I can understand that point of view. Maybe a camera of the X100 series is a good way of reduction to only one piece of gear. Thx for watching!
Sell everything , get a X100V , I did the same thing , you won’t regret it
Nice video. If you were provided images taken with the teleconverter at 50mm equivalent, but were not told they were taken with the teleconverter, would you be able to discern any loss of quality? I cannot see any such loss, but of course, it would be impossible to appreciate subtle differences via a video seen on my iPad. Thank you./Warren
I probably could not. But that’s because I don’t care so much about it. It’s more about the image itself I am interested in.
But if I’d put that aside: The TC makes the 23mm of the X100V a bit softer. Even if it’s still sufficiently sharp for my personal needs. Thx for watching!
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Devane Apolonio Thx for watching!
Thanks for the video! What do you think about bringing the V to a wedding alongside an XT3/56mm? Or better rent another XT3 and attach the 23f2? I don’t have the 23f1.4 but maybe Viltrox steps in...
Markus Dietzel I can definitely recommend the X100V for the documentary part of a wedding. Have a look at this article by X-Photographer Kevin Mullins, he wrote about shooting an entire wedding with the X100F. www.google.de/amp/s/www.f16.click/gear/fujifilm-x100f-wedding.html/amp/
I think together with the 56mm f1.2 it’s some great setUp. I personally would also mount my 16-80 on the X-T3 for the outdoor part of a wedding... I hope this is helpful. Thx for watching!
Switch on a random video and hear your own name :D
That's the price of being a celebrity... :D
will the x100v work with the tcl-x100? (NOT the newer tcl-x100 II), thank you!
Yes, it will. But it won’t be detected automatically, you have to go into the menu for this. Apart from that it’s the same lens.
Great video! Does the digital teleconverter have an effect on background compression and distortion? In other words, does 70mm digital zoom mode actually seem to have the same background compression and flattering distortion as taking a portrait with a dedicated 70mm lens?
Nope. Definitely not. It really is a cropped and interpolated image, you can’t ever expect the same image as from an dedicated lens. Thx for watching!
@@Jayshooter_photo yeah, I figured. Thanks for the quick response!
👍 for mbv
Glad some people realized it. 😉
Do you experience overheated problem on X100V? 😥
No, I did not yet. But I don’t use burst mode or video that much with it. But as Fujifilm has released a corresponding firmware update, the problem seems to be real. Thx for watching!
How is the distortion with the TCL, is it digitally corrected completely?
Ege Taşçıoğlu Yes, automatically with the Mark II, with the Mark I if the lens correction is turned on. Thx for watching!
Only in JPEG not in RAW
Correct.
@@thomspierenburg Thats bad and I just bought it -.-
@@heliogenesi It's not unusual for RAW files to leave cameras uncorrected. It is not for nothing that Lightroom etc. have installed the lens profiles.
X pro1 x ever
Yeah yeah, the same old song... 🙃
I was hoping to see some actual portraits.
Um, yeah?