This was absolutely brilliant THANK YOU for sharing your wisdom. I have an x100t but am a complete novice. I have always wanted to do nighttime shots in the city. Slowly but surely I’m learning how that’s possible. Thanks for the inspiration!
Brilliant video. Great tips on photography and life too! I'm considering buying a Fuji X100V (I hate carrying gear and constantly changing lenses), so this was very interesting. I'm only going out now with and SLR + 35mm to wean myself over. I might need to use compensation more regularly. Liked and subscribed.
Hi Paul. I like your comment to be “in the moment.” I often go out for a walk with my camera & photograph various types of boats along the waterfront, adjacent to my house. I am always grateful for the scenery & images that I am able to capture. The light can be so very beautiful during the late afternoon/ evening hours. Regardless of the photography, I always have a sense of joy & peace when I am able to get out of the house & just “explore” with or without a camera in my hand. Love your channel. By the way, I also am a Fujifilm photographer- XT-3 bodies & Fuji lenses.😊
Hey Jeffery. Thanks for your comment. Yes, a camera can be a great tool to help us explore the world -- but it can also get in way. Like anything else, it all depends upon how we use it.
Great video, definitely more than "just a postcard." Your long exposures are still tack sharp but I know from experience that holding a camera stable for long exposures is a skill that gets better with practice.
Hey, Paul. Thank you for this video. I also have an X100T which I love very much. I'm still unsure of upgrading to X100V because I'm not a fan of joystick (D-pad for life!), though I have an X-E3 as well. Today I learned about AE bracketing which is very helpful. By the way, you looked cool during your press days. It reminds me of my press days too! You take amazing photos. Worth subscribing to your channel. Looking forward to your upcoming contents.
Hey L.J. Ha ha ha! I am glad you thought I looked cool. Those were my heavy drinking, cynical journalist days. I've sobered out and lightened up since then. It is a shame that all of the people who got paid to go out and gather factual information lost their jobs. As for the joystick on the X100V, I never missed the d-pad like I thought I would. I was very easy for me to adapt. I rather like having a bit of extra space for my thumb. Thanks for your kind words. I am glad you like my work. I just moved house, so it is going to take me a little bit more time to get my next video out the door. Everything is still in boxes.
Really enjoyed that. For purely selfish reasons I'd love to see you shoot around the Shijo-Omiya area, focusing a bit more on the "mundane" parts of life(I wholeheartedly recommend the katsu roll from Maruki bakery) and going deeper into getting the non-postcard shots. I don't necessarily think the area is going to draw that many viewers, but I can imagine a lot of photographers that visit Kyoto and Japan(or anywhere, for that matter) always chase that unique shot.
Hey Daruma, Thanks for your comment and idea. Hmmm... Shijo-Omiya...interesting choice. My plan is to create more outdoor videos. I am still a beginner and am trying to sort of the logistics of shooting something like that being a one-man-band. My previous attempts failed. I probably need some different gear -- and two more arms. It looks like Maruki bakery is on Matsubara Street about a block east of Omiya Street. I look for it the next time I am in the area. Do you live in Kyoto? Or were you a visitor?
@@PaulCrousePhoto I lived across the border in Shiga for a semester in university, back in 2011(autumn after Fukushima disaster), then again for one year in Kyoto from 2019 to March 2020. Was forced to catch a flight back to Sweden as prices soared and no job awaited me after language school. Lived around Shijo-Omiya, which explains my love for the area. Wish you the best of luck and hopefully a solution to your logistical problems, would've loved to help if I'd been on location.
@@foreigndaruma9825 Thanks for filling me in, Daruma. I have some friends who live a bit north of Stockholm. I've always enjoyed visiting Sweden. It seems exotic having lived in Japan so long. LOL! I'll sort out the logistics of video production. There is a lot to learn and a lot to screw up. I'm working on another one that has more to do with finding photos in mundane places. Cheers!
I've seen way too many people miss out on important life moments because they were messing around with their camera or phone. Just tonight, I saw a mother outside with her two-year-old, and she was playing with her phone instead of her kid. Life goes by way too fast.
@@alvinbartolome1239 I depends. If you are buying it in the US, then it sounds like a good price. If you are buying outside of the US, it is difficult to say. The dollar is incredibly strong now. I live in Japan. If I bought it in yen converted from the dollar value, it is not a good price.
@@alvinbartolome1239 Thanks seems like a reasonable price, especially since there are very few used X100 series cameras on the used market right now here in Japan.
Thanks for the great lesson. I am looking forward to more about X100 series and its settings. Do you recommend portable tripod? I encounter situations where there is nothing like a wall or a rock to support my camera, specially when shooting portraits
Hey Moataz, Thanks for your kind words and questions. 1. Shooting in all auto modes is perfectly fine. I do it all of the time. 2. Before you use a tripod, maybe you need to change your settings and practice your techniques. 3. Your shutter speed maybe too low. Go into settings and change two things. A. Set your maximum ISO to 3200 ISO. This is the highest I usually used on my X100T B. Set you minimum shutter speed to 1/125. This should help. 4.Practice holding your camera steady and squeezing the shutter button. Exhale. Too many people jam down the button and get blurry photos. Also, wait a moment after you take the photo. It takes practice. Maybe, I’ll make a video in this. I hope this helps.
@@PaulCrousePhoto Thanks a lot. A video about point 4 would be much appreciated. Do you personally use portable tripod? What do you think of the idea? I see a lot of recommendations for(JOBY JB01509-BWW) I see a lot of people insisting on low ISO setting, to avoid photo graininess. What is the cut-off point at which you have to go for higher ISO and not lower F (wider aperture) & slower shutter Speed?
@@mezomoza7 Hey Moataz, Thanks for your feedback. I will put that video idea on my “to do” list. You don’t need any extra gear, you just need to learn how to use what you’ve got. I never use a portable tripod for stills. If I use a tripod, I use a full-sized one. But I RARELY use a tripod. Also, don’t worry about photo graininess (noise). Modern cameras are amazing. They are basically grainless. It is not like film. Lots of people online don’t really know what they are talking about. It is better to have a sharp, slightly grainy picture than the opposite. Set camera to AUTO ISO. As I said before, set your max ISO to 3200 and your minimum shutter speed to 1/125. Then shoot in either A or P mode (all auto). I use P mode all of the time. Adjust your exposure with the Exposure Compensation dial. Set your sharpening to +1. Let the camera do the heavy lifting. Then, go out and practice taking mundane photos to see if you can get sharp pictures. Look at them as soon as you take them. Zoom in to 100% on the camera. Practice, practice, practice. Most people don’t do that. Hold your camera steady with two hands and squeeze the shutter. I hope that helps. I try to make that video relatively soon, but I am moving house, so it might take a while. Lots of boxes around here.
Hi Ernani. Thanks for your comment. I don't know for sure where you can get this grip since the X100T has been out of production for many years. You'll probably have to find one used online. I don't know about camera dealers in Latin America. You could try KEH.com in the U.S. I have had luck with them in the past. This is what it is called on the B&H website."FUJIFILM MHG-X100 Hand Grip for X100T, X100S and X100 Digital Cameras". They don't have anymore in stock. Be aware the the grips for the X100F and X100V do NOT fit the X100T. I hope this helps.
Sony ZV-1 with a Rode VideoMicro microphone. I also used a Zoom H2n audio recorder with a Rode lav mic as backup audio, which I needed on one take in this video. The ZV-1 is a good all-in-one video solution for video beginner like me, although I wish it had an earphone jack, so I can check the audio. I also used a Ulanzi WL-1 wide angle lens adapter -- but only for the micro shots. You can take it apart and it works as a macro lens. I find a selfie stick or tripod is easier to work with than the wide lens.
That was an absolutely wonderful video presentation. Thank you so much.😊
Thanks!
This was absolutely brilliant THANK YOU for sharing your wisdom. I have an x100t but am a complete novice. I have always wanted to do nighttime shots in the city. Slowly but surely I’m learning how that’s possible. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great! I am glad it was helpful for you!
Love your practical no bs videos. Subscribed!
Thanks, Tai!
That shot with the snow is gorgeous. Great video!
Thanks, Martin. I am glad that you like the shot. It is always good to be able to unique photo from a place you see often.
Really enjoyed todays video you have a good presence on screen and todays video was helpful for us ordinary folks just trying to get the shot.
Thanks, Randy. I am glad to hear that it was helpful for you. I appreciate your feedback.
This was awesome! Helpful, enlightening, inspiring. Kind regards from Australia, Brian.
Thanks, Bugsy. I am glad you enjoyed it. Your feedback really encourages me.
Brilliant video. Great tips on photography and life too! I'm considering buying a Fuji X100V (I hate carrying gear and constantly changing lenses), so this was very interesting. I'm only going out now with and SLR + 35mm to wean myself over. I might need to use compensation more regularly. Liked and subscribed.
Thanks, Roger. I mostly shoot in some sort of auto mode, so I use the exposure compensation dial all of the time. Have fun taking pix!
Hi Paul. I like your comment to be “in the moment.” I often go out for a walk with my camera & photograph various types of boats along the waterfront, adjacent to my house. I am always grateful for the scenery & images that I am able to capture. The light can be so very beautiful during the late afternoon/ evening hours. Regardless of the photography, I always have a sense of joy & peace when I am able to get out of the house & just “explore” with or without a camera in my hand. Love your channel. By the way, I also am a Fujifilm photographer- XT-3 bodies & Fuji lenses.😊
Hey Jeffery. Thanks for your comment. Yes, a camera can be a great tool to help us explore the world -- but it can also get in way. Like anything else, it all depends upon how we use it.
Photography is an adventure 👍
Thanks, Roy. It surely is. Are you back in Japan now?
Awesome tips! Thanks
Thanks, Paul. I am glad it was helpful for you.
Great video, definitely more than "just a postcard." Your long exposures are still tack sharp but I know from experience that holding a camera stable for long exposures is a skill that gets better with practice.
Thanks, Creative. Shoot a lot and edit ruthlessly. There are lots of not quite sharp frames -- but no needs to see those. LOL.
Hey, Paul. Thank you for this video. I also have an X100T which I love very much. I'm still unsure of upgrading to X100V because I'm not a fan of joystick (D-pad for life!), though I have an X-E3 as well. Today I learned about AE bracketing which is very helpful. By the way, you looked cool during your press days. It reminds me of my press days too! You take amazing photos. Worth subscribing to your channel. Looking forward to your upcoming contents.
Hey L.J. Ha ha ha! I am glad you thought I looked cool. Those were my heavy drinking, cynical journalist days. I've sobered out and lightened up since then. It is a shame that all of the people who got paid to go out and gather factual information lost their jobs.
As for the joystick on the X100V, I never missed the d-pad like I thought I would. I was very easy for me to adapt. I rather like having a bit of extra space for my thumb.
Thanks for your kind words. I am glad you like my work. I just moved house, so it is going to take me a little bit more time to get my next video out the door. Everything is still in boxes.
Really enjoyed that. For purely selfish reasons I'd love to see you shoot around the Shijo-Omiya area, focusing a bit more on the "mundane" parts of life(I wholeheartedly recommend the katsu roll from Maruki bakery) and going deeper into getting the non-postcard shots. I don't necessarily think the area is going to draw that many viewers, but I can imagine a lot of photographers that visit Kyoto and Japan(or anywhere, for that matter) always chase that unique shot.
Hey Daruma, Thanks for your comment and idea. Hmmm... Shijo-Omiya...interesting choice.
My plan is to create more outdoor videos. I am still a beginner and am trying to sort of the logistics of shooting something like that being a one-man-band. My previous attempts failed. I probably need some different gear -- and two more arms.
It looks like Maruki bakery is on Matsubara Street about a block east of Omiya Street. I look for it the next time I am in the area. Do you live in Kyoto? Or were you a visitor?
@@PaulCrousePhoto I lived across the border in Shiga for a semester in university, back in 2011(autumn after Fukushima disaster), then again for one year in Kyoto from 2019 to March 2020. Was forced to catch a flight back to Sweden as prices soared and no job awaited me after language school. Lived around Shijo-Omiya, which explains my love for the area. Wish you the best of luck and hopefully a solution to your logistical problems, would've loved to help if I'd been on location.
@@foreigndaruma9825 Thanks for filling me in, Daruma. I have some friends who live a bit north of Stockholm. I've always enjoyed visiting Sweden. It seems exotic having lived in Japan so long. LOL! I'll sort out the logistics of video production. There is a lot to learn and a lot to screw up. I'm working on another one that has more to do with finding photos in mundane places. Cheers!
@@PaulCrousePhoto Glad to hear it! Best of luck to you!
Great tips Paul.
Thanks for your comment, Pamela. I am glad it was helpful for you.
7:20 this got serious deep lol Thanks!
I've seen way too many people miss out on important life moments because they were messing around with their camera or phone. Just tonight, I saw a mother outside with her two-year-old, and she was playing with her phone instead of her kid. Life goes by way too fast.
Nice Pentax hood. :)
Thanks, Alvin. It does the job.
@@PaulCrousePhoto Do you think a lightly used T is fair for $550 USD? Thanks
@@alvinbartolome1239 I depends. If you are buying it in the US, then it sounds like a good price. If you are buying outside of the US, it is difficult to say. The dollar is incredibly strong now. I live in Japan. If I bought it in yen converted from the dollar value, it is not a good price.
@@PaulCrouse let me rephrase. Would yoh still get a T for 67k yen?
@@alvinbartolome1239 Thanks seems like a reasonable price, especially since there are very few used X100 series cameras on the used market right now here in Japan.
Thanks for the great lesson. I am looking forward to more about X100 series and its settings.
Do you recommend portable tripod? I encounter situations where there is nothing like a wall or a rock to support my camera, specially when shooting portraits
Hey Moataz, Thanks for your kind words and questions.
1. Shooting in all auto modes is perfectly fine. I do it all of the time.
2. Before you use a tripod, maybe you need to change your settings and practice your techniques.
3. Your shutter speed maybe too low. Go into settings and change two things.
A. Set your maximum ISO to 3200 ISO. This is the highest I usually used on my X100T
B. Set you minimum shutter speed to 1/125. This should help.
4.Practice holding your camera steady and squeezing the shutter button. Exhale. Too many people jam down the button and get blurry photos. Also, wait a moment after you take the photo. It takes practice.
Maybe, I’ll make a video in this.
I hope this helps.
@@PaulCrousePhoto Thanks a lot.
A video about point 4 would be much appreciated.
Do you personally use portable tripod? What do you think of the idea? I see a lot of recommendations for(JOBY JB01509-BWW)
I see a lot of people insisting on low ISO setting, to avoid photo graininess. What is the cut-off point at which you have to go for higher ISO and not lower F (wider aperture) & slower shutter Speed?
@@mezomoza7 Hey Moataz, Thanks for your feedback. I will put that video idea on my “to do” list.
You don’t need any extra gear, you just need to learn how to use what you’ve got. I never use a portable tripod for stills. If I use a tripod, I use a full-sized one. But I RARELY use a tripod.
Also, don’t worry about photo graininess (noise). Modern cameras are amazing. They are basically grainless. It is not like film. Lots of people online don’t really know what they are talking about. It is better to have a sharp, slightly grainy picture than the opposite.
Set camera to AUTO ISO. As I said before, set your max ISO to 3200 and your minimum shutter speed to 1/125. Then shoot in either A or P mode (all auto). I use P mode all of the time. Adjust your exposure with the Exposure Compensation dial. Set your sharpening to +1. Let the camera do the heavy lifting.
Then, go out and practice taking mundane photos to see if you can get sharp pictures. Look at them as soon as you take them. Zoom in to 100% on the camera. Practice, practice, practice. Most people don’t do that. Hold your camera steady with two hands and squeeze the shutter.
I hope that helps. I try to make that video relatively soon, but I am moving house, so it might take a while. Lots of boxes around here.
Hi Paul. Greetings from Brazil. I have a X100T, too. Where can I find this arc Swiss compatible base for my camera? Thanks and keep posting.
Hi Ernani. Thanks for your comment.
I don't know for sure where you can get this grip since the X100T has been out of production for many years. You'll probably have to find one used online. I don't know about camera dealers in Latin America. You could try KEH.com in the U.S. I have had luck with them in the past.
This is what it is called on the B&H website."FUJIFILM MHG-X100 Hand Grip for X100T, X100S and X100 Digital Cameras". They don't have anymore in stock.
Be aware the the grips for the X100F and X100V do NOT fit the X100T.
I hope this helps.
👍
Thanks, Antony.
What camera did you use for video?
Sony ZV-1 with a Rode VideoMicro microphone. I also used a Zoom H2n audio recorder with a Rode lav mic as backup audio, which I needed on one take in this video. The ZV-1 is a good all-in-one video solution for video beginner like me, although I wish it had an earphone jack, so I can check the audio.
I also used a Ulanzi WL-1 wide angle lens adapter -- but only for the micro shots. You can take it apart and it works as a macro lens. I find a selfie stick or tripod is easier to work with than the wide lens.
When ever I go tramping without a tripod I always bring a cardboard box of playing cards, works good, good grip, no scratches etc.
Hey Nevan! That sounds like a great idea, although I'd have to be careful not to lose too much money in card games. Ha ha! Thanks for the idea.