Can a complete novice take GREAT pictures with an X100V?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 พ.ย. 2022
- This camera is like a cheat code for photography. In this video, I give it to my friend Chris who is a complete beginner in digital photography to shoot for two weeks. The results might be surprising to you.
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I love that comment on beginner naivety and just shooting wherever. Super important to forget everything you know from time to time and just have fun.
Shooting fearlessly. The greatest skill you don't even realise you have as a new photographer.
Nice to see someone not being hyper critical of someone just getting into photography. I don't know if it's just me but I find that a lot of 'Photographers' are incredibly snobbish and expect you to already know what you're doing before you've even tried. I've had someone tell me that everything has already had a picture taken of it so develop your own style instead. Style? I'm just trying to learn to get proper exposure and focus on my film camera.
Not every photo has to be a work of art, I enjoyed the ones of just him and his friends out and about the most.
100% agree. it's supposed to fun!
I love that he started spraying and praying but at the end he really started to think and explore a bit more with light and composition.
I specially liked the ones at:
5:24
7:56 (Top view)
9:08
9:11
9:23
9:29
I'll pass on your feedback Jorge, thanks so much!
Great video, and your friend did great! that camera is a total beast
Awesome video, I really loved the story you created and that you brought in a friend to truly show a beginner’s perspective. Keep up the good work and good luck to your friend as well!
Thanks Marissa!
this is a fantastic idea! Please continue this series I would love to continue watching these.
Thanks rob!!
I’m so glad I watched this video. It had such a good vibe! Chris has a good eye and it was great to see him experimenting with composition and depth. You are right about the benefits of being new and fearless and the only tip I can give to Chris is to keep shooting as much as possible with that same fearless mentality. After all, he’s inspired me to click my shutter button more often.
Thanks so much for comment, he's inspired me to do the same x
This was a really cool idea and video format, enjoyed it.
Thanks Mark!
Chris needs to give himself more credit! excellent outcome.
I’ll pass that on Tyler, Thankyou x
Great Job 👌🏼, Great idea 👍. Go on!
damn his shots with the x100f are gonna look dreamy and fit his work so well.
he's already doing great with it. I might do a follow up with him
Great video concept and he did really well!A creative will always be creative no matter what medium😊
Thanks Jeremy!
It’s great that Chris showed so much interest in the 📷 and was eager to learn. I’ve passed my x100v over to friends and fam. on a number of occasions, but the lack of image stabilization is always the biggest challenge. 😮
Would you believe that I passed mine to a nurse during the birth of my son and she photographed one of the most important moments of my life. Not a word of a lie!
I know sometimes the camera does over ride it, but in automatic mode I generally set the shutter speed minimum to 1/80th. That might help your stabilisation issue!
Last year gave my X100F to my friend to use in one week with portra 400 recipe, all photos was awesomeness, friend totally beginner in photo.
I’ve found that the cord included with cam, married up always with the apple USB>>lightning (so it’s 1 cable), is significantly easier than messing around with ejecting & inserting your SD card all the time. Just plugging in a cord seems way more straightforward for ppl.
That's an interesting thought! straight into the phone/ipad. I wonder if the speed is comparable also.
Brilliant video
Thanks Jye!
Really cool video, man.
Thanks Nick!
X100V (and F) make photography super simple and intuitive. My wife is far from a photographer and gets great results when she borrows mine. She leaves it on a Portra profile and is off to the races. She has an eye for our kids that I don’t.
It's such a nice feature of the camera. When my son was being born I handed mine to a nurse and we ended up with some amazing memories of his first moments. that was worth the price of the camera alone.
If you all cannot get X100 series cameras on hands, try X-A series with Fuji 23 or 35 lens lineup (both of them had F1.4 & F2 option, usually the F2 is the more compact ones). It is maybe not as good as X100, but again you still get both main 3 component of X100: Fujifilm JPEG Engine, Fujifilm famous film simulation, and their total control of ISO, Highlight, Shadow, Color, and Noise reduction; and all of if very accessible through their famous Q button setting, which is really beginner friendly. And trust me, I use X-A1 since 2014 so I know how good the X-A lineup images result are since their 16MP era. Maybe not as sharp as the other body that use X-Trans (X-A using bayer), but it is still really good result.
Also another note why Fujifilm camera is quite good for the beginner, is due how explorative nature they give to our hand. While their menu system is not the best looking, but you can go deep & advance setting for a such beginner class camera (X-A series), and even very accessible right on Q button. I mean, I not seen those available for beginner level body from Canon, Sony, and Nikon back in X-A1 launched. Even to get 1/3 step ISO & adjust Noise Reduction, as I remember for all Canon EOS body, it is on their deep config setting, and it is not available on their 1000 series, even 700 series is still hidden deep to get that feature, while Fujifilm X-A1 give it away with a simple Q button access.
Thanks for the very thoughtful and well written comment :)
@@PJPantelis your welcome! maybe the next video idea for you is to try it with fujifilm X-A series & 23mm lens combo and give your thought for...
_and lets hope it will not be another viral effect that cause X-A camera jump prices_
He probably has the same keeper rate as me lmao.
I love how he already found out what he likes to shoot with just 700 photos!
Honestly I find it so helpful to see the image with the “edit” applied to it already on the screen. I think it helps you determine whether a photo is even worth taking or not.
@@PJPantelis To be honest I have not used recipes properly yet, but I see where you're coming from. I went out today with a recipe pre-loaded and I think some shots I would otherwise discard are now keepers.
BRO! I LOVE THIS! makes me want to get one of these cameras for my nieces for xmas. but i heard they have gone up in price cause of tik tok
you are a very generous uncle! yeah they are pretty much on back order everywhere. I'd keep my eye on marketplace for an x100F around the $1100 mark if anything.
@@PJPantelis ahhh thanks for the tip and info. saved me time researching and watching utube
wanna adopt a latin niece? lmao
No but fr i was looking for this camara and there are some in stock but u see, since there is a few, prices are really UP specially for the silver version, i found one around 2k wheew
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Do you have the recipe for the first few pictures? Love the warm tones
I don’t unfortunately. I imagine it was either the Kodachrome or one of the Porta ones if I had to guess
Hi PJ can you please share what settings were used for the warmer style recipe used ? Thanks
Hey Rory, I’m pretty sure it was this one:
fujixweekly.com/2021/05/17/fujifilm-x-trans-iv-film-simulation-recipe-kodak-portra-800-v2/
he is doing better photos than me after 6 months with x100v and 2 years sony a6000 before that 😢
Honestly he did really well!
Could I ask you were you purchased that green lamp in your video? It looks great
The lamp is from Ikea and the bulb is philips hue
cool 😀 but the hardest mission today is to find one ... at least at the normal price
just found one on ebay for about 600$ then an hour or two later someone snatched it up, sad day for me.
wait is this the Preston market in Preston Victoria!
Sure is!
What app are you using to browse and view the pictures (starting at 1:38)? I'm a complete novice who just started taking pictures with an x100v, so I really appreciate this video. I learned so much - thank you
Capture one! Thanks heaps!
@@PJPantelis thank you! Do you have any recommendations for free software/applications that are similar to Capture One?
@@goodroc there is a free version of capture one called capture one express. Otherwise Lightroom is your best bet for around $10-15 per month
I have a Fujifilm XT4, a Fujifilm 23 mm f1.4 (35mm equivalent), and a variable ND filter. Should I in theory be able to take the exact same kind of photos as the x100v, or is there something else that makes the x100v’s images unique? I’m talking strictly in terms of image quality. I ask because I don’t want to drop another 2k+ if I don’t have to!
I believe they both use the same sensor and sounds like your lens is better than the fixed 23mm f2. Image quality will be the same if not better, I imagine ☺️
@@PJPantelis thanks!
Homeboy is ready for a 28mm already. Leica Q? LOL
The first taste is free haha.. next minute you’re robbing your grandma to buy L glass
@@PJPantelis Facts.
awesome, what recipes did he use?
01:13 there is a list :)
I didn't get this ISO set to what?
What are your auto iso settings?
160-3200 and shutter speed minimum 1/80th I think
In the case of this camera, the only challenge for the “novice” is to come up with $2400 CDN in order to buy a used one on ebay. ;-)
it's bananas
I have owned every model in the x100 line and have the X100V now, but this camera is no different then any other camera with a 35mm equivalent lens on it and as a matter of fact the X100 is full of limitation, I have now a Fuji XH2 40 Mp and a Fuji XE-4 with a 23mm f1.4 and they both are a better combo, plus you can change lenses if you so want to. No camera makes anyone a better photographer and in the case of the X100V it is just trendy now, so you just ridding in someone else wagon and putting more of the same stuff out there. No picture is better because it was taken with any particular camera.
Dude, nice video but sadly I have a short attention span and none of your other video titles have any real hooks. I would watch more if you had titles with some serious hooks, otherwise I shall leave it to the TH-cam algorithm god's to see you again.
Totally fair! It is something I’m actively thinking about at the moment. Thanks for the constructive input 👍
@@PJPantelis No worries dude. This is a great concept for a video and it certainly got me watching! so I know I will see your video pop up again!
No
Obviously. A beginner sets everything to auto and concentrates on composition. You don’t need a video to explain that.