5 Reasons why you NEED a Fuji X-pro 2 in 2021
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The Fuji Xpro2 is in my opinion one of the best valued Digital Cameras in 2021. It's a couple years old now but still competes with some of the newer Fuji Models. it's a great budget camera and also an amazing alternative for film shooters who want quality without busting the bank. In this video I give you 5 reason why you should choose the Xpro 2 even in 2021.
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As soon as a youtuber recommends gear, I tend to reel away from buying those products because prices skyrocket.
Did the $200-400 used figure just come off the top of your head? More like $700-1200.
"I found it at a garage sale for $5 lol!"
@@Adrian-wd4rn Lol yeah it’s always “look what I found today for $0.10 at the swap meat”
@@jsdhesmith2011 lol right? In actuality they paid way more for it, and then blast it all over social media to run up prices and then sell it on the used market for a fat profit.
They're killing the film industry rather than helping it with bs like that.
I don’t have gas so it don’t bother me none. I used to and I saw real quickly it wasn’t the gear you had that made better photos. I sold off about a dozen cameras and gave some away to friends and settled on one system with a few primes and I’m good for now.
@@jsdhesmith2011 Yep. I have a canon t5 DSLR, it's 18 MP but that's honestly GOOD ENOUGH. I have a yashica - D Thats GOOD ENOUGH, and two minolta srt201's, one as a main, the other as back up. They're GOOD ENOUGH. The quality between a well taken shot on a yashica is no less than the quality taken on a mamiya 645. Both produce tack sharp images.Then add much you tubers drive up cost of everything.
I've owned my X-Pro2 since the end of 2016 and I still use it to this day. In fact it is sitting right next to me on my desk as I write this.
It is a solid build and solid performer, and that shutter sound, oh so smooth and sweet. I have five other X cameras but the X-Pro2 is my main camera and I never feel I need an upgrade. That is how fantastic this camera performs. I also use it to back up my X-H1 on photoshoots without missing a beat, and I love the fact that I can save battery power by using the OVF even when you are focusing in the studio under modeling lights of your strobes.
I own my XPro2 for 2 years now. It is the best camera I ever owned. I love it.
$400-$500 where? Realistically you paying nothing less than $600.
yeah i been watching the prices and this sounds right
Yeah i paid $900 for mine about 10 months ago. You can maybe find an x pro1 for $400, but not the 2.
@@shannonpalmer the 2 is af a price poit where it makes mw wonder if i should just go for a used 3.
They seem to have went up quite a bit. I got mine for $500 shortly after the X-Pro3 came out. Now they go for $800.
Great video as always dude! I have always been interested in the X-Pro line of cameras
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but I bought two off B&H and they were $750-800 each. Honestly really cheap for cameras that are still so capable. Love using both of them with my 1.4 primes.
Literally looking at this camera for the past few days
Xpro-2 used is still expensive
Still rocking my X-T2. Fuji really make some special cameras :)
I’m thinking of getting a xt-2 or XT3 as a b camera for my my xt-4. How’s the autofocus REALLY on the xt2?
I love my xpro2, so this is a great video. Can you go over what lenses you use and recommend in another video?
Big Xpro2 fan as well. It's a joy to use and produces clear, sharp images with the 23 f2 lens. I do need to practice using the range finder more often.
You need to check you shutterspeed when filming. It's out of sync with the lights.
Great video! Love hearing the xpro2 is still going strong #fujigang 🙏
Nice one man! Been thinking of picking up a fuji as a second camera to play around with! This might just be the one!!
Go with the 7Artisans M to Fuji-X adapter. I've tried numerous M adapters for my mirrorless bodies and I've found the 7Artisans adapters to be the best made and most functional of all I tried.
focus performance, Is it enough in 2021? Compared to others for the same price?
Still rocking my X-Pro2!
Ordered one last week w/ the 35mm f/2.0, super excited!! I love my current digital camera for client shoots, but really want that "film experience" for casual shooting (and one day maybe client shoots too).
I am amazed that I just found out the origin story of your channel with this comment - what a total inception moment for me
Absolutely with you here, have two of them, with the 23 and 50 crons.
In U.K. they’re still so good that you very rarely see them on the 2nd hand market. People just don’t get rid of them.
Awesome video! How do the older Fuji X lenses do with this X-Pro2's AF? Thanks in advance!
did you consider the x100f since you enjoy the 35mm equivalent? im debating on that right as a digital option to my film photography
Great review, thank you 🌸
Just got mine for 500 and i'm in love
Do you prefer the xpro 2 over the xpro3? I'm not a fan of the LCD on the 3.
Do you think Is a good thing to change my fuji x100F for a xpro-2?
Thanks for the video! One suggestion - you should match your video shutter speed to your electric frequency so that there are no flickering bands.
Thank you so much for this!
Don't forget focus peaking. When you adapt manual focus lenses and turn focus peaking on you have the best manual focusing systems if not the best.
CN pick one up for $600. Worth the money or look at a xt3?
Have you tried adapting your summicron on it?
XPro 2 focusing is bad in dark place ? Thanks 🙏 I’ve got X70 now , which second hand camera should I get nowadays ? I am thinks of X100F or XPro2 .
I still have my xpro2 But I’m not sure if I should sell it to pick up the X100V.....it’s quite tempting
That thumb grip doesn't get in the way of you changing the iso?
is the fujifilm x100v any good?
Thinking about picking an Xpro 1 to use with some of my manual focus vintage glass. Very tempting haha
literally the dream camera for me
Im still on the XPro1, had it since September 2012, throw on the 18mm and I'm good. Its clunky as hell and massively outdated but I have the same sense of feeling for it as I do an old film camera, is it a modern classic, I think so.
Absolutely! I use my Xpro1 quite everyday. Either with the 35/1.4 or the 18/2. the 23/2 is way faster and nearly silent. But there is something about the original lenses, even though they are slower and noisier, just love them 📷✨
I have every generation of the Fuji sensors, XP1 is without a doubt the most “soulful”
Completely agree! I'm lucky enough to have a few camera systems but if anyone asks me which camera do I ENJOY using the most, there's no hesitation - it's the XPro1.
@@stevieb7121 great Stevie! What lense(s) do you enjoy the most on the Xpro1?
@Michel I usually take just the 18/2 and the 27/2.8 as it makes it such a small 'kit'. If I want to use the longer lenses, I take a bigger bag and the X-T20.
Yeah man, love my XPro2 paired with my Leica M2 or M5; they complement each other beautifully.
Hey really love your content this is amazing. What is your preferred editing software you use for videomaking , I'd love to have a conversation and maybe even collaborate on different methods in telling stories through video !
Does Xpro-2 has the same sensor as xe-2 ?
Have you tried to rescue those pictures from corrupt memory card with programs like Rescue Pro from Sandisc? It doesn't really work with RAW files, but I usually shoot RAW+JPG, and those programs saved my butt on number of occasions...
Would you ever try an Olympus digital camera ?
Nice video !
The Fuji X-Pro1 was my substitute until I could find a digital Leica rangefinder that I liked. When I broke one of my three X-Pro1 bodies, instead of repairing it, I replaced it with a Leica M10. However, the M10 broke too many times in the short time that I owned it. I returned it to the seller for a full refund. I then bought an X-Pro2 body. Loved the X-Pro2 body so much that I am no longer looking for a digital Leica.
Still rocking my xpro2 with manual lenses.
That will definitely my next camera.
Sold off most of my Fuji bodies. The X Pro 2 is the easy choice to keep. It’s solid. A very unique shooting experience too. People don’t look twice at me when I shoot with it either.
Whats the song you played in the beginning?
Thanks for this. But how can I film with it? I need to make 5-10 minute long videos that are not shaky. Any tips on that?
Sadly the xpro2 isnt any good for Video.
400$ used? LMAO it's more like 800-1000€ on ebay right now
i was about to say , i got mine used for like 900 i’m siccc
Get a xt30 instead on Amazon. Better sensor and newer features for the same price 🤷 I got my xt30 on sale on Amazon for $750 with a lens. Such a little camera with a crazy and powerful sensor
@@xxGravyBabyxx You dont buy the Xpro for the specs, but for the OVF and shooting experience. Really nothing Fuji makes competes with it in that aside from the X100
@@xxGravyBabyxx I own both X-T3 and XPro2 and the X-T3 pretty much sit on the shelf. It's not all about newer sensor.
@@xxGravyBabyxx naaah. The xpro is an experience. I had an xt3 and xpro2, sold the xt3 to invest in new glass. The photos from the xt3 were only a tiny, tiny bit better, but i feel inspired to shoot every time i look at my x pro. Never felt that way with the xt3 or xt30 that i had for a while.
King J! Just bought 1 for 1000.00 in 2023... No regrets! Tks. You've done well on purchase price! I don't agree an "entry level" camera but that's my opinion...
My little X-E3 took a dive and I had to get a replacement. As much as I wanted to get an X-Pro2 still used it wasn't in my budget. I couldn't find one less than $850. So I picked up a used X-T2, and another vintage lens for about $650. In the near future an X-Pro1 is still on my list.
Omg please do a video with the summicron on the x pro o.o i need it so baddd
I used to have an x-pro 1. sadly I had to sell it for a sony a6000 as I couldn't keep both and needed the 11fps that the sony offered. one day though, I will get another x-pro camera as I still love the system.
KJ, nice video. My own personal experience, as owner of both the XPro-2 and a Leica M10R, I can tell you the XP is in many ways superior to the 10R, specially if you’re a straight-out-of camera JPG shooter, are in a hurry, or want to feel relax about you equipment not getting busted. Plus the user experience on the XPro-2 is somewhat similar, yet easier. All to say that there’s really no need to spend $10K+ on Leica, nor $2K on XP3, when the XP2 can do mostly the same, and sometimes excel over said models...
xpro 3 or xt30?
Yes please do a video with the xpro 2 and a Leica lens👍🏼
Good music and of course the video.
I have my Fuji XPro1, and XE1 as I also use my 50 year old Nikon Nikkor Manual Focus lenses via adapter, and set in the settings to Peak Focusing, and also the lens that in what I am shooting with, so normally if I was using a 35mm Nikkor then I would set it for 35mm in the settings, and I am happy with it.... Good Video, and I agree with you, it is a very good investment.
I do the same with my X-Pro1. Use the Nikkor 50/1.8 pancake. Nice and compact even with the adapter. I can split it between my fuji and the Nikon FE which is nice! All time favorite combo though is the X-pro1 with the xf35/1.4 📷✨
I’m considering trading my xe4 for a x pro 2. Could you share your thoughts about this.
Thank you for the informative review.
Did you ever do this? I just did it a couple of days ago. I’m waiting for my xpro2 as I write this. The xe4 after a year of use just didn’t do it for me. I loved the size but it shut off a few times in the heat and I honestly missed the buttons and dials.
The XPro 2 got me hooked on Fuji. On my third Fuji camera. My daily drivers are the X100V and XT3.
I own a xt3 and am thinking of adding a x100. Do you find much benefit in owning both?
Loving my XT3 and X100V as well! Got a XT30 coming in today as a secondary gig camera and possibly an XPRO2 in the near future 😅 Fujifanboy here I suppose 😅 they are special cameras indeed!
@@tjeerdintveen1852 same thing here! Did you go for it?
@@Shmyrk nope, went analog to scratch that itch ;)
@@tjeerdintveen1852 that’s my other option lol. What’d you go with?
I can't find one body only for less than 800 please help
I have an X-T20 and I use my lenses from my A-1. Nice to have an entire FD kit with a digital and analog camera. Best of both worlds.
I don't know if it's my adapter, but I find annoying using FD lenses because the adapter has that lock-open thingy that's never in place
I have the x-t3, which is a great camera. But my xpro2 will be arriving in the mail tomorrow. I also want the x100v
I just bought a XE-1 for 100€ i am pretty happy with it i use it with a old 50mm F1.7 from Porst compared to my a7 the picture quality is amazing for the age of this little Camera
The Filmsimulation on the Fuji cameras are awesome i mostly shoot the Fuji in Jpg there is almost no editing necessary
i got an XE-1 back in June using with MC FLEKTOGON 2.4/35 Carl Zeiss Jena DDR.......fantastic images
@@derheilige5245 Probably the best combo of any digital camera out there for organic and close to film images.I use Flek with xpro-1 which has same xtrans-1 sensor.
Should I go with this or the new XE-4 ?
Complete different concept. I own a XPro-2 and a X-E3. I pick the E3 if I just want to shot some easy pics. If I go for my projects and want to take pics I am woring on later on, the XPro2 is with me.
You may got any recommendations for a camera which is pretty similar to the xpro2 (with all the film simulations etc.), but doesn’t cost that much?
Xt2. Scored mine last year with a vertical grip for about 500. Probably cheaper now
Fujifilm xe3. It's cheaper and pretty similar with the xpro2, with all the simulations and also rangefinder.
@@lezootrope5 alright I’m gonna have a look at it, thank you guys!
There are other Leicas beside the M series, that have more mp. The d-lux 7 is 17 mp or the Q-p has 20.
I bought a like-new xpro2 with 23mm f2 for $1000 on FB Marketplace. Came with metal handgrip, metal lens hood and Lensmate thumb grip. Shutter count ~8000.
Yo Jonathan, I recognize that 213 building @6:14 . A hidden gem, I must say.
Been using XP2 since soon after it came out. I'm not nearly done with this camera. I do come from Leica film cameras and I do use the Summicron 35 and 50 on the Fuji and they do work very well. I ended up owning the 23 f2 and its a good lens as is the 50 f2. But the 23 1.4 though big and not weather sealed is one of the best lenses I've ever used. If you get your hands on one I think you will like it if you can get over its size. The way it handles light is amazing.
Can you speak more to your experience with the manual focus Leica lenses paired with your Fuji? Do you use focus peaking or do you zone focus? Do you use the electronic viewfinder or the optical?
@@Rafa-yw8nu Funny you ask as I have one the 35 f2 on the camera now.. I use focus peaking. Yyou can use zone, and if using closed down aperture like 8-11 it's there, but I never really trust it and tend to focus the camera anyways. I tend to shoot more wide open as I think the lens is optimal at f4-8. If you get the focus right, the Leica lenses take nice pics. Very good contrast and nice out of focus areas when wide open or close to it. I tend to use the EV over the optical, but you can use the optical with the EV spot which if you can get use to it, works well and then you have a system that emulates a rangefinder system very well.
i need proof of "$400 used"
bro i swear. every photograph you tuber talking about ridiculously low used prices that i have no idea where they came from, it’s absurd
Me too mane
Exactly
Just hunt eBay and Marketplace relentlessly. Deals fall through and they go quick.
@@fosterb300 been doing that for the past month. Nobody is dumb enough to sell a camera like this for that amount of money
The music is cool, sounds like FRANCHISE by travis scott, XPRO Series are beautiful cameras, I really love my XPRO3
I purchased one in early 2022 for $850 in excellent shape with low shutter count; the average going price at the time was $800. I think there’s a high demand because of the high price tag on the Xpro 3 and it’s controversial inward facing lcd screen.
nice one bro
I have had an X-Pro1 and currently own an X-Pro2. I know a lot of people rave about the X-Pro1 and the image quality it produces. But as far as I'm concerned the X-Pro2 is just an all round better camera. When Fujifilm released the X-Pro2 they put right what wasn't quite right with the X-Pro1then improved on it.
If you’re a Contax G1/G2 shooter and want to shoot digital the X-Pro is perfect since they both kinda feel the same in terms of build quality and ergonomics but the X-Pro’s viewfinder is way bigger than the G’s
Wish Fuji had a lens as good as the contax 45mm, ooooffff!!!!😍
I saw there are complains about battery that dies too fast after a shooting and that you should have one extra on the side while shooting. Any of you can confirm this ?
Not that fast but if you’re shooting all day, it will definitely die. You’d want an extra battery. Wasabi makes excellent batteries for dirt cheap. Get a bunch of those and you’re good.
Definitely have one or two spare. It’s a lovely camera, but the battery on mine dies really quickly.
Cool man, I still use my X-Pro1 📷✨
Amazing camera. Just a shame it doesn’t support classic chrome on the sims. And the ISO is in the menu. Fast as hell with the 35 f2
@@kevrosas1 yeah I will defo get the fujicrons with it, sofar the 18/2 and 35/1.4 did ok, but they are slow and noisy. So will get the 35/2 for sure. Had the 23/2 to try, wow near silent and way faster AF. Also the older sensor pairs well with the newer lenses, takes away some of the ‚digital‘ look. I think at least.
Yeah some filmsims would be cool, ISO dial (even just for looks 😉 and better focus peaking (use some manual lenses too), other then that, still great!
Cheers from Switzerland
I'd go with an X-e3 - cheaper but newer sensor, than x-pro2 touch screen, range-finder feel. Same lens on an x-pro3 would give exactly the same photo x-e3 so unless the optical view finder really matters to you then save your money to spend on better lenses.
Be careful with your video settings, I see banding on your video.
Great content though. I have X-Pro 2 since it went out, and even if I now have a GFX100s, I still use it for everyday photos and travel.
The Fuji xpro series is actually more related to the contax G series of film cameras
...my best camera ever xpro2 🖤,I love so much,probably that’s why I own 2 😉👊
im waiting for xpro4 to come up. so that the xpro3 will drop its price then it’d be the time ill buy it
Too bad i bought an xpro 3. Usb c, cute sub lcd, and last but not least, the tilting screen. I do miss that the xpro 2 had a variable ovf though. Whack that they took it out of the 3.
Banding rolling up the video.
I scored mine new for $1,300. I opted for a new copy so I can break it in. I've wanted this camera for years. I call it the blue collar Leica.
I thought I would sell my xpro2 after I got my leica mp240. Nope. Still kept it. It just offers too much versatility that I keep it for certain everyday use. I enjoy the Leica more and head to head I prefer the files from it, but sometimes I feel “lazy”and don’t feel like thinking while using the Leica. If I didn’t shoot film with Leica on an M6, I doubt I would be invested in the digital M. The fuji is well enough.
Why not an X-T2? They go for less than the X-Pro 2 & have the same sensor in them as well as a recent firmware update.
Classy look (subjective) and optical viewfinder (ideal for street).
@@chrissoclone I shoot exclusively with adapted M42 prime lenses on my X-T2 so having a EVF with focus-peaking works really well for me. Plus I love the Fuji film simulations.
damn I own a Leica Q but I would love a xpro on the side!!
Leica Leica Leica, couldn’t care less! I’ve had my pro2 for years and love it! An auto focus camera is going to be better for street photography than any manual camera ever.
i would not adapt any manual focus lenses on that camera, since i honestly think the manual focusing on the x-pro series is crap... the manual focusing is much better on the x-t20 and x-t2 with any kind of lenses
I REALLY need a Leica M10, but I'll buy a Fuji X.
Unfortunately your prediction about the price in 2 years from the video were incorrect 😅 current marketplace price for used x-pro2 is 1000€
I own a Canon M6 Mark II and looking to test the Fuji ecosystem. But to be honest. The M6 is a tiny beast but is not WR, dual slot and/or limited lens selection. I want to know how compare the image quality between the M6 II and the X-pro2 or 3.
Cool video, btw there's some strange slow flicker line on you video
Curious to know what causes this, I get this too sometimes
@@heres_the_sauce it's the shutter speed of your camera - try to increase or decrease it
Shooting at a shutter speed which is a different interval then your lighting pulse.
For normal (i.e. old-fashioned lights) this could be 50hz or 60hz depending on location (so shooting 1/25 while being in a 60hz country is bound to cause problems)
If working with led-lights these could also have a pulse, sometimes in the range of thousands or ten-thousands times per second. If your shutter-speed doesn't line up, you get stuff like this.
@@jorismak @Nick thanks for the info thats super helpful!
New cameras may be more capable or easier, but old(er) cameras do not get worse…
The P2 is excellent.
Man, the way things work. I was the one that traded you the X-Pro2 and I missed it so much that I ended up picking up another one again recently. Hope you’re enjoying it bro!
Really wish youtubers would just be real about how much things cost. I'd get far more from a video acknowledging the pros and cons in relation to the actual! price rather than trying to convince me I can get this for almost half the price of what it's going for.
Will an X E1 work for 2021?
I have one too and I think the XE-1 with good glass is still a contender.