You're welcome. I wish I had the opportunity to shoot portraits with it since that and landscapes/cityscapes are what most people probably use this for. I think the video AF of me at the end showed that it's pretty strong there though.
I currently have a X-T5 and previously used a X-S10. My issues have been with false positives on both cameras. In both landscape and street photography. It’s been a lot worse lately with each update on my X-T5. The camera tells me it’s focused but when I look at the photos on a computer I’ll see that the entire photo is blurry and nothing is in focus. It happens no matter which focus mode I use. I installed the update last night but haven’t had a chance to test it.
So this was a problem on the X-H2s prior and that new firmware update sorted it out. I never had a false positive on my X-T5 but I also skipped over the last 2 updates. I just shot a bunch of photos for another video with a 50mm and they all look good, so I believe that issue is now sorted across the board. What a dumb mistake on their part man.
@@omarknowsphotos If you skipped the last two firmware updates for the X-T5, that means that you skipped the April 2024 update that introduced some major AF bugs, and the June 2024 update that fixed some of those bugs (but not all).
I bit the bullet and went for Sony A7CII and sold my X-T5 with all my primes. I’m fed up with the low hit rates. I can’t rely on having the kids sharp on candid photos. I disappoints me every time I’m back home missing all the things a wanted to capture.
Very valid. I've used Fuji professionally since the X-T3 and would be lying if I said I didn't subconsciously adapt to how they focus in certain environments which is why I believe I don't have as pronounced an issue as most. Funny enough when I'm shooting for clients with the R5C, the habits clearly carry over for no reason. If Fuji doesn't sort this out with the next generation of processors, I think they're going to stop enjoying the climb in popularity they've had pretty quickly.
Thanks for the testing man, I appreciate it since I like to use my X-T5 to photograph birds sometimes. I expect to fully test this firmware on my own with the XF 150-600mm. Honestly I just wish the false positives are gone, literally the only thing I want at this point. Btw, a tip for shooting birds is to shoot with your drive in burst/speed. That way you should increase the chances of capturing sharper photos when they are moving. I hope you keep testing, hopefully the portrait session goes on. Take care!
I love the 150-600, but hate Fuji for not making a battery grip on the X-T5 after years of one being glued onto the X-T3 and giving me a better grip on those bigger lenses. I think it's going to kill it though, that's a really fast focusing lens.
Have either of you have any problems with the XT5/XF 150-600mm combo? After 3 shoots mine jammed with an error on the camera: Turn the camera off and back on again! None of the troubleshooting tips worked and the camera works fine with my other lenses, so it has gone back to be looked at, possibly faulty😢 I have never had a problem with the autofocus and yes a battery grip would be useful. Great video, Thanks!
@@Mitch-bt9fp sounds like it might be an issue with the lens. I have used mine just a little but I have already captured several shots and no issues as of now, thankfully. Hope they sort out your problem.
😂😂😂 keep in mind that the 2x teleconverter and 70-300 combo is a big stress test on everything. The video AF at the end was stellar and this camera is officially my daily driver going into 2025 after shooting with it daily since I made this video. Rest assured that it's good. I might do a quick follow up with more normal testing to put everyone at ease.
I am also using the fringer pro adapter to mount my cannon lenses on my xt5 and it works perfectly and saves a lot of money. Anyway the new firmware and autofocus should be tested with Fuji lens only .for me the new firmware work okay .
I tested with both because that's how I use it tbh. I think modifying a test to fit parameters leaves out questions people may still have, but I'm always open to follow up videos.
When I took my XF500mm lens out I had good focus with only the lens, when I put the 1.4x teleconverter on there my auto focus got really bad similar to what you experienced. After missing focus on a few bird sequences which were once in a lifetime I chucked the teleconverter back in the bag and swore to never use it again for BIFs.
I've never had an issue with my 1.4x and can't recall the xh2s ever doing that. I shot with it a bit this morning and it was fine. Maybe I was too close.
@@omarknowsphotos At your 9:19 video timestamp, I had blurry bird similar to what you have majority of the time where your yelling at the thing to acquire, half pressing the button multiple times to try to get it to realize that it needs to try to focus on the blurry black blob. For me it stayed blurry way too long with the 1.4 attached and I actually had a hard time getting it to actually focus. Maybe I will try it again but I was really angry at it since it was a really good shot I missed and took it back off and it seemed to acquire like normal again.
It's great for those lenses that don't exist in the Fuji ecosystem. The fringer autofocuses better than the Viltrox speedbooster I have by lightyears. I think sports and wildlife shooters will be very happy with it.
Can you recommend the 2x? Or may it be better to crop? I could see my using this for that reach in good weather conditions on a sunny day, because it is clear, that if you raise your ISO that infect the image quality that much, that it’s not possible to compare sharpness from a crop to 2x.
I like it a lot, especially for video. There is definitely image quality degredation for photos but some light post processing cleans things up. They offer a perspective at a much lower price point than getting something really high end, so that's the real trade off. The 1.4x is a nice compromise because there's almost no IQ loss at all.
@@omarknowsphotos Yeah, that’s what I use at the moment. In the past, I had big lenses with more reach. But traveling with additional 1,5kg lenses just for shooting birds isn’t an option for me anymore. For most situations, I like a small lightweight lens like this. Hopefully Fuji implement something like Panasonic like the Hybrid Zoom, which is digital, but feels like optional on operation and doesn’t degrade image quality in video mode because of using 4K from 6K.
Deleted my previous post. Thought you guys were discussing the digital teleconverter. I tested out the 1.4x TC and found the quality degradation was higher than I was expecting. I ended up selling it and just cropping or changing lenses on the fly when needed. YMMV
Kaizen is dead. This was definitely an improvement. I do these tests under the most difficult circumstances (teleconverters, adapted lenses, etc) but for everything else, we're good.
It looks like it :/. The 360 camera edit workflow has been an absolute nightmare since the premiere 2025 update. I think I need to ditch it moving forward. This video was done yesterday morning but wouldn't export until I moved and prerendered a few things, I must've overlayed the wrong clip over some audio but it goes back to normal after that segment it looks like.
Mixed bag. Anything pointed to the sky was soft, the rest were all sharp and video was good too. Midday lighting is probably the culprit here, 2x teleconverter or not.
Your shutter speed is to low. If you’re shooting 70-300 should be double your focal length. Images are soft and a bit blurry. 70-300 really not a fast lens
They're slightly front-focused, not soft from motion blur. I think the underbrush was a bit much considering the available light because the lake photos and videos were fine.
sorry autofocus should be tested with original Fuji lenses and for sure without any adapters… your test is actually lost time for you and and all viewers… sorry man AFC customs adjustments for defined expected movements is maybe useless to mention for you. 💩🤯
@@omarknowsphotos put a fuji lens on with LM and no adapter and no converter! and you should adapt you AF purpose fine adjust in AFC CUSTOM SETTINGs. Finally you have to set the CAM TO BOOST MODE to achieve the full AF performance! Not ECO, NOT normal! ANY KIND of THE BOOST MODE OPTIONS!!!! V
I thought the video was great, at least omar is out here putting videos out. I don't know why we have to criticize people for doing things. You do yo boo.
@FellowEnginerd honor where honor is due... if some one is doing test for others he should really not do so much mistakes. and in spite of that should one like him be able to get critical notes by doing such in public.
Thank you for the review, i believe you are the first to test the new firmware on YT, i appreciate that
You're welcome. I wish I had the opportunity to shoot portraits with it since that and landscapes/cityscapes are what most people probably use this for. I think the video AF of me at the end showed that it's pretty strong there though.
@omarknowsphotos I installed it, seems a like it tracks the eyes a bit better than previous firmware in low lighting when tracking my child
I currently have a X-T5 and previously used a X-S10. My issues have been with false positives on both cameras. In both landscape and street photography. It’s been a lot worse lately with each update on my X-T5. The camera tells me it’s focused but when I look at the photos on a computer I’ll see that the entire photo is blurry and nothing is in focus. It happens no matter which focus mode I use. I installed the update last night but haven’t had a chance to test it.
So this was a problem on the X-H2s prior and that new firmware update sorted it out. I never had a false positive on my X-T5 but I also skipped over the last 2 updates. I just shot a bunch of photos for another video with a 50mm and they all look good, so I believe that issue is now sorted across the board. What a dumb mistake on their part man.
@@omarknowsphotos If you skipped the last two firmware updates for the X-T5, that means that you skipped the April 2024 update that introduced some major AF bugs, and the June 2024 update that fixed some of those bugs (but not all).
didn't know there was two American Fooj Omars 😮
Who's the other?
I bit the bullet and went for Sony A7CII and sold my X-T5 with all my primes. I’m fed up with the low hit rates. I can’t rely on having the kids sharp on candid photos. I disappoints me every time I’m back home missing all the things a wanted to capture.
Very valid. I've used Fuji professionally since the X-T3 and would be lying if I said I didn't subconsciously adapt to how they focus in certain environments which is why I believe I don't have as pronounced an issue as most. Funny enough when I'm shooting for clients with the R5C, the habits clearly carry over for no reason. If Fuji doesn't sort this out with the next generation of processors, I think they're going to stop enjoying the climb in popularity they've had pretty quickly.
Thanks for the testing man, I appreciate it since I like to use my X-T5 to photograph birds sometimes.
I expect to fully test this firmware on my own with the XF 150-600mm. Honestly I just wish the false positives are gone, literally the only thing I want at this point.
Btw, a tip for shooting birds is to shoot with your drive in burst/speed. That way you should increase the chances of capturing sharper photos when they are moving.
I hope you keep testing, hopefully the portrait session goes on. Take care!
I love the 150-600, but hate Fuji for not making a battery grip on the X-T5 after years of one being glued onto the X-T3 and giving me a better grip on those bigger lenses. I think it's going to kill it though, that's a really fast focusing lens.
Have either of you have any problems with the XT5/XF 150-600mm combo? After 3 shoots mine jammed with an error on the camera: Turn the camera off and back on again! None of the troubleshooting tips worked and the camera works fine with my other lenses, so it has gone back to be looked at, possibly faulty😢 I have never had a problem with the autofocus and yes a battery grip would be useful. Great video, Thanks!
@@Mitch-bt9fp sounds like it might be an issue with the lens. I have used mine just a little but I have already captured several shots and no issues as of now, thankfully.
Hope they sort out your problem.
@@lionheart4424 thanks yes the shots I got before it died were amazing so I hope they can fix it!
Just updated firmwere to 4.1. havent tested it yet but after watching this video I am not excited to test the AF.
why not? It't been a great update...
😂😂😂 keep in mind that the 2x teleconverter and 70-300 combo is a big stress test on everything. The video AF at the end was stellar and this camera is officially my daily driver going into 2025 after shooting with it daily since I made this video. Rest assured that it's good. I might do a quick follow up with more normal testing to put everyone at ease.
i think u need update firmware on sf 70-300, it make zoom in and out without lose fokus
WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD A FIRMWARE FIX FOR THAT! Thank you SO MUCH, I'm doing it today!
@@omarknowsphotos i am glad if it help u, thanks for your video, it's helps us a lot
I am also using the fringer pro adapter to mount my cannon lenses on my xt5 and it works perfectly and saves a lot of money. Anyway the new firmware and autofocus should be tested with Fuji lens only .for me the new firmware work okay .
I tested with both because that's how I use it tbh. I think modifying a test to fit parameters leaves out questions people may still have, but I'm always open to follow up videos.
When I took my XF500mm lens out I had good focus with only the lens, when I put the 1.4x teleconverter on there my auto focus got really bad similar to what you experienced. After missing focus on a few bird sequences which were once in a lifetime I chucked the teleconverter back in the bag and swore to never use it again for BIFs.
I've never had an issue with my 1.4x and can't recall the xh2s ever doing that. I shot with it a bit this morning and it was fine. Maybe I was too close.
@@omarknowsphotos At your 9:19 video timestamp, I had blurry bird similar to what you have majority of the time where your yelling at the thing to acquire, half pressing the button multiple times to try to get it to realize that it needs to try to focus on the blurry black blob. For me it stayed blurry way too long with the 1.4 attached and I actually had a hard time getting it to actually focus. Maybe I will try it again but I was really angry at it since it was a really good shot I missed and took it back off and it seemed to acquire like normal again.
looking forward to the adapter video. thinking of getting one as well
It's great for those lenses that don't exist in the Fuji ecosystem. The fringer autofocuses better than the Viltrox speedbooster I have by lightyears. I think sports and wildlife shooters will be very happy with it.
Can you recommend the 2x? Or may it be better to crop? I could see my using this for that reach in good weather conditions on a sunny day, because it is clear, that if you raise your ISO that infect the image quality that much, that it’s not possible to compare sharpness from a crop to 2x.
I like it a lot, especially for video. There is definitely image quality degredation for photos but some light post processing cleans things up. They offer a perspective at a much lower price point than getting something really high end, so that's the real trade off. The 1.4x is a nice compromise because there's almost no IQ loss at all.
@@omarknowsphotos Yeah, that’s what I use at the moment. In the past, I had big lenses with more reach. But traveling with additional 1,5kg lenses just for shooting birds isn’t an option for me anymore. For most situations, I like a small lightweight lens like this.
Hopefully Fuji implement something like Panasonic like the Hybrid Zoom, which is digital, but feels like optional on operation and doesn’t degrade image quality in video mode because of using 4K from 6K.
Deleted my previous post. Thought you guys were discussing the digital teleconverter. I tested out the 1.4x TC and found the quality degradation was higher than I was expecting. I ended up selling it and just cropping or changing lenses on the fly when needed. YMMV
You were at f11 tracking that bird.
2x Teleconverter
At least you didn't encounter any drones and get abducted...
I've kept this in my bag looking for them. I thought about the 200 F2 but am afraid it won't have enough reach if I actually find one
Sorry man, this video makes me dizzy...
I wish I exported with flow state on instead of anchor it to the camera. Just a note for next time I do a lot of walking.
I dont see anything fixed, Least they could do is give us F-Log2c. waiting for the Kaizen
Kaizen is dead. This was definitely an improvement. I do these tests under the most difficult circumstances (teleconverters, adapted lenses, etc) but for everything else, we're good.
Its probably gonna be soft focus if you are at F13.
Not to mention shooting moving birds at 1/250.
awesome test mate... can you please show how to record camera screen monitor while shooting... i've looked for tutorials but cant find any
That's the old accsoon seemo. You need something that'll take the HDMI signal and convert it, there's no direct path.
Hello
this morning trying to update fuji xt-5 update
Got Error 'firmware file is corrupted' ???
Sounds like a bad download. Try it again and make sure to reformat the card in camera prior.
Well done
Is the video out of sync around 13min mark?
It looks like it :/. The 360 camera edit workflow has been an absolute nightmare since the premiere 2025 update. I think I need to ditch it moving forward. This video was done yesterday morning but wouldn't export until I moved and prerendered a few things, I must've overlayed the wrong clip over some audio but it goes back to normal after that segment it looks like.
Oh, geese. I thought you said geeks 😵💫
That would've been a much cooler clip 😂
If you move your focus point to where you are trying to frame your subject you will not have much better success.
5:30 it's to do with your autofocus box. Subject detect will still prefer things closer to the box.
I guess that's where it's different from other brands if that's actually the case, but if memory serves me right historically it isn't.
These photos are very soft.
Mixed bag. Anything pointed to the sky was soft, the rest were all sharp and video was good too. Midday lighting is probably the culprit here, 2x teleconverter or not.
Your shutter speed is to low. If you’re shooting 70-300 should be double your focal length. Images are soft and a bit blurry. 70-300 really not a fast lens
They're slightly front-focused, not soft from motion blur. I think the underbrush was a bit much considering the available light because the lake photos and videos were fine.
The problem was with AFC on the XT5?
I saw focus mode M for the entire video ???????? 😢☹
I was shooting in manual mode. MF is the manual focus symbol, not M.
I've updated yesterday my xs20, if someone's interest to see how af works I've leave you a link here th-cam.com/video/pw0dGTP0xns/w-d-xo.html
sorry autofocus should be tested with original Fuji lenses and for sure without any adapters… your test is actually lost time for you and and all viewers… sorry man
AFC customs adjustments for defined expected movements is maybe useless to mention for you. 💩🤯
Is the 70-300 not a Fuji lens? 🤔 AF should be tested exactly how it'll be used. The adapted Canon lens worked as well as native.
@@omarknowsphotos put a fuji lens on with LM and no adapter and no converter! and you should adapt you AF purpose fine adjust in AFC CUSTOM SETTINGs. Finally you have to set the CAM TO BOOST MODE to achieve the full AF performance! Not ECO, NOT normal! ANY KIND of THE BOOST MODE OPTIONS!!!! V
I thought the video was great, at least omar is out here putting videos out. I don't know why we have to criticize people for doing things. You do yo boo.
@FellowEnginerd honor where honor is due... if some one is doing test for others he should really not do so much mistakes. and in spite of that should one like him be able to get critical notes by doing such in public.
@@marcokleinert1827 people like you take the fun out of life