Fujifilm XH2s 6 Month Review - There's Always a Catch
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- In this video I share my thoughts on the Fuji XH2s after using it as my main stills and video camera on a daily basis for the last 6 months.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - Context
02:00 - Build Quality
03:16 - Ergonomics
03:59 - Usability
09:10 - Image Quality
11:02 - Autofocus
11:38 - Who is it for? - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I own the Fujifilm X-H2s. I've been a pro photographer my whole life, 66 years. I would not trade this camera for any other camera in the world. I had a Fujifilm XT4 and Canon R7, and sold them both, after testing the 3 in open shade, sun light, and low light. Fujifilm X-H2s was the best of all in all situations. I like it so much; I bought a second one.
Was you PRO photographer also when you was child?😂
Do you use it for video?
Your summary regarding the dynamic range and softness of the image was the most useful out of all the reviews of this camera I have gone through. Many thanks for sharing your take on it.
Fantastic video as always Roman!
Indeed not the camera for my hobby, but certainly amazing all around. Thank you for the details and your great honesty in your direct opinions.
Will check your blog for some reading, though we all love your videos as well as your photos.
Cheers!
I purchased my XH2s last year and I love the same things about it that you do, Roman. Did you upgrade to v 5.0? ISO has been added to the front command dial. Thanks for this video and I look forward to the longer-term review.
Totally with you on the layout, I initially loved my X-T3 layouts, now I find it gets in the way. I now have an X-S20 and an X-S10 as a secondary camera.
Thank you for your review! Could not agree more, you nailed it pretty good. Love your style!
Fascinating review. I have to say I tried an X-H2 from and X-T4 and just could not get on with it. As a hybrid shooter I thought this would be a better experience (the user experience should be the same as the X-H2S). When the X-T5 came out I traded my X-H2 in for one. Personally in terms of usability I found the user experience way better than the X-H2. I have 7 custom settings each for movie and stills. They are easily selectable (and further more names) and I select then by assigning the left hand button to the custom settings. Personally I find this much more easy and flexible than the PASM dial. With the Movie / Still selector underneath the shutter speed dial, I can switch between modes way more easily than on the PASM dial and without looking at anything.
I guess that is just personal preference. So don't think I will be changing for an X-H2S. Will pocket the difference to go places :)
The interesting camera will actually be the X-S20 which has a combo of the higher speed processor and the standard 26MP sensor. But suspect they will also have to cripple it in other ways - it will be interesting to see what they do with custom settings.
Keep up the good work - I have learnt sooo much from your videos :)
Thanks, so far in my research, I think I might be getting this one. Your review helped.
Great review! I’m both a videographer and a photographer so this put in perspective if I’m making the right choice on if I’m getting this. I’m 90% sure I will!
To make it even easier, you can program a button to toggle to C1. I used AEL for that purpose and it works great.
Thanks Roman, really appreciate your content.
FWIW...I don't remember where I saw this suggestion, but my work-around for not having an ISO dial and not wanting to fumble around for that ISO button was to assign the D-pad Up button to ISO. Then all I have to do is press it once to activate, then use it and the Down button to adjust. Likewise, I set the D-Pad Down button to Focus Mode, using it in a similar way to cycle through the 3 options (and allowing me to reprogram that front button to Face/Eye Detect On/Off). This works for me, but obviously such things depend on personal preferences.
Sony straight out of the box has iso set to one of the d pad buttons… I love it and worked great!
Yeah I have seen that too and tried it. But I am so used to having the D pad all set up in a specific way. However as work arounds go, this is the best one
Same here. It works well programmed this way.
Isn't this fixed in the new firmware? Not 100% sure
@@maartenmidden1651 Yes, I believe you can now reassign the dials based on shooting mode...haven't played around with it yet, though.
Great video as always. Thanks Roman
Hi - Thanks for another excellent video.
I'm a "stills" photographer that prefers to be in the great outdoors (yes - even in winter), not tucked up behind a computer screen. Consequently I'm very beholden to the great JPGs offered out of the box by the Fujifilm film simulations. (the latest iterations certainly appear more mellow with better DR but Classic Negative seems now to have a green imbalance?)
As you say, the X-H2s has the excellent 1 touch custom control settings which can be easily configured to allow for quick adjustment of "Sims" etc. Also in my case, choosing the X-H2 with 40mega pixels allows for a greater flexibility to crop, when I inevitably make errors in framing. (No real excuse for this, but I do tend to carry a couple of "primes", and am sometimes caught short!)
In all other respects I agree with your comments regarding the X-H2s (X-H2), form factor and performance. Already the latest firmware updates have improved the already good autofocus, and removed some other glitches.
I'm still having some difficulty loving this camera over my old X-Pro2, it is a definite improvement over the current X-T models, "flippy" screen not withstanding!😮 John G.
Excellent 👍 thank you for this video roman. As a x-h2s owner i fully agree.
Great review!
How does it handle the micro jerks in the ibis that the X-T4 has? I shoot a lot of handheld video for weddings and action shoots with the X-T4 and it’s frankly the one downside that has made me look at the Panasonic line. I wasn’t sure if it was improved here at all. Thanks!
Great Video. You can assign the ISO directly to the up/down Dpad without the need to press the top iso first, once you get used to it it’s super quick and easy, I found It’s actually quicker then changing ISO on my XT4 Top iso dial.
I shoot Nikon full frame mirrorless for much of my photography (stills only). I purchased the XT-5 after being disappointed with Nikon's anemic aps-s mirrorless system. I love using my XT-5 for travel and everyday use. I rented the X-H2s from my local camera store to photograph a dance performance in a theater this weekend. I found the X-H2s to be easy to customize by assigning the function buttons. If the X-H2s isn't significantly better with high iso image quality than my XT-5, I will opt for the X-H2 in the future.
Been following your channel for a while! Just wanted to ask, if you had to choose one fuji lens to pair with an XF18-55mm for travel, which would would it be?
Does the type of joystick plastic affect the autofocus at midnight? 🙂 Love that comment for describing an "overdetailed" analysis of a camera when the focus should be on photos. Enjoyed that.
Nice objective review. Since I only shoot stills with my xt3, I think that I will not upgrade because you said that there was no appreciable difference in image quality.
Many thx - having bought the XH2S as well some time ago I agree with all comments. I believe the ISO selection is now fixed and can be done with the index dial again.
Any comments on the image quality in your eyes between this and the 40MP sensors?
At around 10:40 you mention a softer, cinematic quality to both video and stills .. Id be interested in hearing more about what you mean. Is the sensor capturing characteristics that you find more appealing than files from your X-T4 or X-T5? Thanks for your efforts here.
Great video. I love the color in your videos. Would love to know your process. I am looking for a look for my next short film and found yours to resemble some of my favourite films I watched growing up.
Nice review! I wonder, can you import your own luts in the camera?
You‘re great! Don‘t change!
Very insightful video. Always enjoy your take/review on products. Curious what you thought of the battery life when combining video and still?
Overall it is very good. I am always in performance mode so the battery life is shorter than normal but it can still easily last most of the day.
Another great video. Can I ask what strap you use please? It looks great thanks
Hi I really need help with choosing a lens for wedding videos for my fuji xt3 but planning on getting the xh2s I was just going to buy the tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 but im now seeing allot of people saying to get the canon sigma 18 35.
I would much prefer the 1.8 aperature for low light and better depth but does that mean I need to buy a second lens for the longer local length? And have to always be switching between the 2 lenses? I have never done a wedding before. Thank you!
Roman, in the video, your comments on image quality were mainly in comparison to older Fuji cameras. Did you notice any real-world differences in image quality vs the X-T5?
I love fuji x-h2s
Ey, Faizal westcott and Roman Fox content.
Love it 😊
Roman the video looks crispy really good with the colors. Did you do anything different? Cheers lovely informative content. I like the fit on the xhs for the handle. Quality camera even with its drawbacks.
Thanks!!
I think it's just a nice apartment I have this month. Also I have been spending a lot of time trying to get better at grading FLOG2 footage.
Nice video Roman; nice pictures(09.42- 09.50). Haha..i own (for about 8 years) a Fuji X-20(so not a XT-20 os XS-20, just the X-20 point and shoot camera).
This is a professional camera in my opinion.
Hey Roman, just a comment on exposure compensation in manual with auto ISO. There is an option to set a custom button to exposure compensation, but it’s pretty annoying to use in my experience. Really wish they would just let us assign dials to ISO or exposure comp in manual!!
Yeah, I re-programmed that little video record button to enable exposure-compensation, which I mainly need when doing bird photography. A side benefit is that I now don't have to worry about accidentally starting to record video. 😀
@@CWReace I did the same thing because it matches the EC button location on my GFX 50s II.
I believe you can now with the latest firmware!
What editing software do you use?
Thanks for the video. I was really curious to hear your take on the X-H2s's usability, because I attempted to switch to that from an X-T4, but I returned it within two weeks due to not being able to use the custom modes effectively.
Custom settings between different modes (the combined PASM stills modes, video mode, and C1 through C7 - so between these 9 modes in total) didn't make sense to me. White balance annoyed me the most, I would have expected the white balance setting to be preserved when switching modes. Instead, I either forgot to set it to the current environment after switching modes, or it got reset after the camera turned off. Turning auto-saving of changes in custom modes off or on didn't change this. How did you get around this? Do you always use auto white balance in all modes? Myself, I gave up on using the C1-C7 modes. :/
You touched on it briefly that the custom button assignment doesn't change when switching between stills and video modes. I would have really appreciated if the C1-C7 modes would have allowed custom button assignment too. In general, what was missing for me was being able to decide what features the C1-C7 modes set and which ones they would leave as they are.
Yeah there are some small inconsistencies with white balance as you mentioned but I think they will be ironed out with firmware. However overall I found that to be the only sticking point when switching modes. As well as the buttons not moving over. It is definitely not for everyone and I didn't really understand this system fully till at least a month in.
How'd you give up after 2 weeks? I hope you found something that works for ya!
@@isaiaharmstrong1799 I needed to make a decision within two weeks, otherwise I wouldn't have had the right to return the camera for a full refund. Ideally I would've spent more time with it. However, this was enough for me to see that (with the current firmware) there is no way I'd be able to use the custom modes without frustration. I understand how it works, I just don't like it. You've probably heard this repeated from many photographers, but the best camera is the one you enjoy using, and the X-H2(s) wasn't it for me, hence I got rid of it.
7:53 That is insane. I personally don't believe in the 'exposure triangle' as really only shutter speed and aperture affect the amount of light captured, I generally leave ISO to auto and use the exposure compensation if my scene happens to require an overall under or over exposed image. With this I can't? :O
I’m on the fence between the X-H2s and the LUMIX S5 ii x for low light photography and videography 😩
what lens(s) do you use??
Thank you
FINALLY!!! I actually own the XH2s and absolutely LOVE this camera! I shoot mostly video (6K Open Gate Baby!!!) with this camera. However, I do shoot stills (photos) as well. This camera is an amazing addition to my gear. I'm definitely happy with it. Looking forward to your next video about your settings on this camera also!
While in Picture mode (PASM) and out on the street, not filming in a room, do you find you are hitting the little red button by the ISO to get a quick video while camera is in pic mode ?? or do you just go to a "video" present and record video that way...
That button is set to switch to C1 which is my B Roll setting. So I use it all the time. However I have never hit it by accident.
Hi Roman, i just upgraded from the xt4 to the XH2s, and im noticing less sharpness and more noise on the XH2s! Any ideas why? Its not significant, but i do notice.
That is strange. I made the same upgrade and I didn't get less sharpness or more noise. Faulty unit perhaps?
Is this camera weather proof..can I take it to Antarctica for a holiday????
I would be quite curious to hear why you hated the X-H1 so much, I myself bought one used a few month back to go in tandem with my X-T2 for my own photography and some event work, and I haven't really found any major flaw in the thing except maybe battery life.
I have no knowledge of how the camera was at launch though, and I know it had a pretty intense firmware update cycle so maybe you just got it early when it was broken? I dunno
I just didn't like how it felt in my hand and found it dull to use.. at least that's how I remember it
Is a written guide in the works for XH2s/XH2? Keep up with the top notch content ❤
It is indeed! Will be starting soon on it
Much better than xt-5 ?
I know you are not using the XH2 I believe anymore. But alot of the ''button'' issues you mention in this video have been resolved with firmware upgrades.
Therefore I hope you still make a video @ 5:35 about this.
Great review, not being ableto assign iso to front/back dial is really beyond me. Just why? Apart fom that, XH2s is a fantastic tool…now thinking of selling of a few older x cameras.
You can now!
@@Indydi yes, that perfected the camera!!
You have camera shop?
If I wanted to shoot video, should I spend the extra and get the xh2s? After watching comparison videos I thought it was the same other than nothing being able to have a high shot per second count
yes, the xh2s has a much lower rolling shutter than the non s version
I have the Holy Trinity of Fuji zoom lenses, as well as several primes. Are there any issues with, lets say, the 18-135 and the HS2?
Can you describe what you call Holy trinity? I have the X-H2 and it deserves the best. I had the 16/80 which I used on my X-T3 but I immediately sold it after few days on the X-H2, quality image (specially sharpness) was disappointing for me. The 16/55 works well (the 18/55 : so so- don’t expect to much), the 10/24 is acceptable and the 50/140 is very OK (maybe the V2 one day )will be better.
@@gilleslast3561 Basically the f/2.8 zooms from wide to tele. A standard FF kit would be 16-35mm (or 12-24mm), 24-70mm, and 70-200mm. So the Fuji equivalent is the 8-16mm, 16-55mm, and 50-140mm.
@@professionalpotato4764 WIth the exception that I have the 18-135 instead of the 16-55.
You are hilarious 😂 British sarcasm at its finest! ❤
I can’t really justify it, but it want it!
I’m hoping they keep sending firmware to improve the AF. I’m considering one of these for video and wildlife. Possibly the S5ii but it would be nice if I could just use the same x mount lenses to my xs10
I can’t imagine the auto focus getting much better. It’s so freaking good already! I upgraded from an X-Pro3 to the X-H2s and the difference is huge.
Nope - go try a s5ii or any canon or Sony, the autofocus on the x-h2s is so poor in comparison. I shot with a7rv and S5ii - I’m giving Fuji 1 more few release then I’m out. They lock on and don’t release in blazingly fast times. Most shots are keepers where there is far more work on the x-h2s and only 70% are sharp. I tried the x-h2 and it’s even worse btw
@@georgedres7914 no its not poor in comparison. youre delusional if you think that way or you clearly havent tried the xh2s autofocus yourself. its not AS GOOD AS sony or canon, but its definitely getting pretty close....
@@wm1573 I’m not delusional nor a advocate of any brand but you need to deal with reality and go try a canon or Sony - they are miles ahead in AF
@@georgedres7914 likewise. Go try xh2s they’re not miles ahead anymore.
what is the highest iso that still looks good ?
That is an impossible question for anyone to answer. You can ask 20 people and you’ll get 30 different answers.
There is only one thing that i want from my XH2S.... possibility to connect SSD
Yeah agreed, that would be a game changer
I agree with everything bar the auto focus. Although better than previous it is still way behind canon Sony and even Panasonic is far stickier now. Fuji has had plenty of time to fix this but it’s just far to slow and hunts around too easily in comparison. It’s the main reason I’m looking at other companies products now and seriously thinking of going to S5ii. Go steal Canon or Sonys algorithms Fuji engineers but we have waited long enough - sort this out. A wonderful stacked sensor with a average auto-focus - what a plan.
Mainly a photo shooter and I returned the X-H2 because this thing was simply better equipped to do the job.
@@p3rrypm how do you find the focus? I still find it hunts compared to the others. If they could just sort this out I would start investing in lenses
I came here to listen about the kind of plastic the joystick is made of.
😂😂😂😂
Honestly there is no right or wrong between dslr layout and fuji's slr dials layout, its just down to personal perfernece, if you use slr more, you prefer xt, if you use modern canon/nikon/sony system, you like xh layout, they give you different experience. For dslr layout, you can switch modes easily. But, for fuji dials layout, you will be directly controlling your three key adjustments, aputure, shutter speed, iso, and exposure comp, so you will better understand and have control of your settings, as you can easily combine different modes by swiching "a" on and off, where as for dslr layout you just have to remeber those stupid modes and their letters. So, becasue the setting is like a traditional slr, you take more time to get a shot, and you will try to make it right, wait for the perfect moment, and you will understand how shutter, iso, aputure relates to your shot and their visual effects to your expression. So, for xt's slr layout, you shoot slower, (I can still be really quick as i do full manual all the time), you get to experience how photography really works, and you feel like your actually doing a composition. Ironically, you can even set everything right follow "suning 16 rules" before you turn on xt and just start shooting and get good results without looking evf or viefinder, becasue all settings are adjustable directly from dials and rings, just like a SLR film camera (that's why fuji gets so popular in film community). For xh2s's dslr layout, you can shoot effeciently, but then you are using more like a tool then a part of you, and you are trying to get fast results rather than taking time to get a perfect shot. So there is not right and wrong, and as a cinematographer who uses RED Komodo and Panasonic S1H, I would sell my S1H to xh2s simply for the sensor's video texture and fuji's overall experience, but I still prefer xt line's slr layout as I want to enjoy photographer rather than getting some fast results and get paid for that
Wow, the iso being d-pad only is so terrible. I really want this camera but for my uses, that might really frustrate me
right?! has this been fixed with firmware??
The ISO was never D pad only. At launch you press the ISO button and could spin any dial to your heart's content. With the latest firmware you can assign a dial to control the ISO like any other camera.
@@bigd7696 great to know, thank you!
@@devincutter_yup it's been fixed in the 5.0 firmware
Nice! But really expensive
Yeah and that is not including a CF card which can add a few hundred $ to the price easily. Hence why I only really suggest this for people who can make money from it.
About the quality/price ratio, just look at what other brands offer and you’ll find the fuji is super competitive.
Why even for photography recommending the XH line over X-T5?
I'm not actually recommending it over an XT camera, they are very different shooting experiences
Danke!
Thank you so much!!!!
I'M LAUGHING TO TEARS!
PLASTIC IMPACTING AUTOFOCUS AT MIDNIGHT 😂😂😂😂😂
Ur camera battery is low :)
Why is this video so flat
I really like the flat look in video and I was filming in pretty flat environments too
Fuji has lost its way. The film and camera division is losing money and with Panasonic, Sigma and Leica adpoting the L mount its left Fuji down a blind alley. Fuji cameras and lenses are overpriced and are not supported by the professional photographers community. Why settle for an APSC sensor when you can have full frame and a swag of affordable lenses from Panasonic, Nikon and Canon for less money.
I’ll tell you why. Cause it’s awesome and light. Much as I love Canon and invested in their glass I cannot justify carrying my fullframe bag when there’s no immediate need for it. And did you say pricey lens right after mentioning the L-mount? :) And yes, why do folks believe so much in full frame - them noisy iso days are gone.
I left Canon after using their cameras & lenses for nearly 40years. Rf glass is exceptional, but became cost prohibitive for me. I invested heavily in Fuji lenses which offer good build quality & yield fantastic images. The Viltrox 27mm f1.2 & 75mm f1.2 lenses also offer image quality that rivalved my Canon EF “L” lenses. Depth of field with these lenses allow for wonderful bokeh as well. 😊
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