Watched it completely. You have nice humor and are down-to-earth in a friendly way, keep up the good work! Were those event shots from a worship session by the way? Greetings from Holland!
Appreciate the time and detail you put into this. Happy I came across your channel while looking up info for the xh2s. Keep up the great work!!! #subbed
By far the best camera within its price range for me. You can do anything with it. I foolishly sold it for the Nikon Z9, which honestly is probably too much camera for what I need. It’s also twice the weight and size. I’m going to stick with it for now, but I haven’t been impressed with a camera at its price point as I have with the X-H2S.
Thanks for your comment! Yes the settings I changed end up making the image softer, but that’s mainly to allow for better control in post, adding sharpness and noise reduction to your own liking. Also regarding High ISO NR, Fuji cameras is notorious for weird artefacting in the images even if the noise reduction is at 0, which is why I made it a habit to change the High ISO NR to -4 which removes the artefacting.
big thing about prores recording as well, is that u NEED a CFexpress card, if u dont already have one, u are gonna have ot spend more than 3 times for the same capacity v30 card, just not worth it
Thank you 🙏 Kenneth for your honest review. Much appreciate the BTS of using the XH2S in a real-world scenario. Subscribed right away 🎉😊 Curious about what happens if you incidentally change the battery without turning off the camera. That's my biggest clue with my x-t3 it lost all the settings and turns into a factory reset state. 😲 I didn't had that with Lumix cameras. Sure we have to shut down the cameras, but things can go wrong. Did you had issues regarding this?
Thank you for watching! Regarding the battery issue, you'll have to leave a fully charged battery in your X-T3 for a few days, for some reason the Fujifilm cameras need the battery charged and in the camera, even when you're storing it. That's the only way I've managed to fix that issue, leave it in the camera, leave it in off for a few days, fix up the settings to your preference and then go out shooting. And don't forget to leave the battery in when storing it! The charge will dissipate after a few days with no battery.
Okay thank you so much for this! I currently have an FX3 and although it's a great camera I'm feeling a bit bored of it (not to sound pertentious or anything!) it's a fantastic camera but the fuji film colours and "film like" look straight out of camera just makes me want to switch, as well as the "grain like noise". the only fear I have is struggling with the af, even tho I don't film sports or cars or anything like that, more so just vlogs, talking heads and narrative I am still worried a bit ahahha but I think it should be fine for what I need.
Honestly, when I first moved to Fujifilm from Sony, that was one of my biggest worries, but I found the XH2S’ AF is pretty good for what I need it to do - documentary, narrative and talking head. So what I would suggest is maybe rent it if you can and give it a try!
Arguably it actually is ahead of Canon and Sony systems in terms of specs irrespective of price. XH2S shoots 40 FPS stills continuous 14 bit raw. Internal ProRes and internal Pro Res LT… without an external recorder and black magic raw with an external recorder. AF with firmware 3 is very close to A1 levels. What it is missing IMHO is some of the video assist features of say GH6 (waveforms) or S5ii (LUT upload). These things that I feel a judicious firmware update could resolve if Fuji is serious about pushing this camera. Outside or that and irrespective of price, I feel it’s one of the most capable creative tools available.
It's not full frame tho, which is a massive con for a lot of users. Especially when it's priced in the same range as a lot of amazing full frame cameras. Also, not a lot of glass choice unfortunately. I've personally returned mine for these and couple other reasons - went with a different brand, and I am very happy with my choice.
Hi I follow your chanel and look at your videos about Xh2s. Im in dilema between xh2s and Panasonic S5II. I mostly make video in low light. What do you recommend?
Thanks for watching! I’ve actually never had a hands on experience with the S5II so I can’t say which to recommend, but based on what I’ve seen the S5II does handle low light pretty well, your safest bet is to definitely go Sony for low light, but there’s a lot of factors to consider other than the noise performance of a camera. If you know what you’re shooting and how, I think you’ll be able to determine the best choice for your own needs. What I do recommend is seeing if there’s a place around your area to rent the 2 cameras to test out which camera suits your needs, hope this helps!
Just curious. How do you expose for f-log 2? I saw you were +2 in exposure during the AF test. Also, I'm not sure I'm doing wrong, but my footage definitely looks noiser at the base 1250 ISO for F-Log 2 (Sharpness & Noise Reduction at -4). Your footage looked so clean! Are you using a denoiser?
I tend to try and expose to +2/3 but at the same time it really does depend on the situation, sometimes you can’t rely solely on the exposure dial you have to look at the image itself and see whether or not it looks good. And no, I wasn’t using denoiser, so it may be from exposure, if you don’t get the right exposure it might cause noise as well.
Hi. Very imformative and well put together video. I am photographer with close to zero knowledgo about videography. That I want to change now. I will be taking first steps while owning an XH2s. Where do I even start? Skillshare I guess :)
Glad you enjoyed the video! I would suggest checking out Film Riot on TH-cam before you decide on getting a Skillshare subscription, there’s a plethora of knowledge on filmmaking here on TH-cam. Once you’ve got an idea of the basics, your only limit would be your imagination.
1080P suffers quite a bit with the Fuji, huh? Well ... is it just with the Fuji? Or wouldn't the 1080P also suffer if you had a camera from any other manufacturer which had the same exact video specs?
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absolutely smashed the review! i just ordered the X-H2S and cannot wait haha.
Watched it completely. You have nice humor and are down-to-earth in a friendly way, keep up the good work! Were those event shots from a worship session by the way? Greetings from Holland!
Thanks bud, and yes it was a worship session from my church event held late last year
@@kwillim Nice! Are you Christian yourself as well?
I'm Catholic!
@@kwillim ah nice!
Appreciate the time and detail you put into this. Happy I came across your channel while looking up info for the xh2s. Keep up the great work!!! #subbed
Thanks for watching and subbing bud! Glad my video helps! 😄😄
By far the best camera within its price range for me. You can do anything with it.
I foolishly sold it for the Nikon Z9, which honestly is probably too much camera for what I need. It’s also twice the weight and size. I’m going to stick with it for now, but I haven’t been impressed with a camera at its price point as I have with the X-H2S.
I totally agree, the Nikon Z9 is no slouch of a camera either, but the price of camera and lenses for the X-H2S just makes it so worth it imho.
Please expand on the Important Settings, I noticed the After shot became a lot softer but it was such a small example
Thanks for your comment! Yes the settings I changed end up making the image softer, but that’s mainly to allow for better control in post, adding sharpness and noise reduction to your own liking. Also regarding High ISO NR, Fuji cameras is notorious for weird artefacting in the images even if the noise reduction is at 0, which is why I made it a habit to change the High ISO NR to -4 which removes the artefacting.
big thing about prores recording as well, is that u NEED a CFexpress card, if u dont already have one, u are gonna have ot spend more than 3 times for the same capacity v30 card, just not worth it
Thank you 🙏 Kenneth for your honest review. Much appreciate the BTS of using the XH2S in a real-world scenario. Subscribed right away 🎉😊
Curious about what happens if you incidentally change the battery without turning off the camera. That's my biggest clue with my x-t3 it lost all the settings and turns into a factory reset state. 😲 I didn't had that with Lumix cameras. Sure we have to shut down the cameras, but things can go wrong.
Did you had issues regarding this?
Thank you for watching! Regarding the battery issue, you'll have to leave a fully charged battery in your X-T3 for a few days, for some reason the Fujifilm cameras need the battery charged and in the camera, even when you're storing it. That's the only way I've managed to fix that issue, leave it in the camera, leave it in off for a few days, fix up the settings to your preference and then go out shooting. And don't forget to leave the battery in when storing it! The charge will dissipate after a few days with no battery.
@@kwillim@kwillim I appreciate the feedback, Kenneth. I will try it out.
Great video, I've been thinking of doing a few month review myself.
Thanks bud, and you should!
Thank you, loved your presentation and found it helpful.
Glad it helped!
Okay thank you so much for this! I currently have an FX3 and although it's a great camera I'm feeling a bit bored of it (not to sound pertentious or anything!) it's a fantastic camera but the fuji film colours and "film like" look straight out of camera just makes me want to switch, as well as the "grain like noise". the only fear I have is struggling with the af, even tho I don't film sports or cars or anything like that, more so just vlogs, talking heads and narrative I am still worried a bit ahahha but I think it should be fine for what I need.
Honestly, when I first moved to Fujifilm from Sony, that was one of my biggest worries, but I found the XH2S’ AF is pretty good for what I need it to do - documentary, narrative and talking head. So what I would suggest is maybe rent it if you can and give it a try!
@@kwillim okay perfect! Thank you for the response!
Hi Kenneth, what is your favorite mid range zoom for the fuji? I am debating between the xf16-55 or the sigma 18-50 or the XF16-80. what do you use?
Mate, you must be a psychic cause a new video is about to drop about this soon. So stay tuned!
th-cam.com/video/3PR7xbOh9Kk/w-d-xo.html
Arguably it actually is ahead of Canon and Sony systems in terms of specs irrespective of price. XH2S shoots 40 FPS stills continuous 14 bit raw. Internal ProRes and internal Pro Res LT… without an external recorder and black magic raw with an external recorder. AF with firmware 3 is very close to A1 levels. What it is missing IMHO is some of the video assist features of say GH6 (waveforms) or S5ii (LUT upload). These things that I feel a judicious firmware update could resolve if Fuji is serious about pushing this camera. Outside or that and irrespective of price, I feel it’s one of the most capable creative tools available.
Definitely! I think if they fix little things this would become the best hybrid system out there
It would be great if Fuji also added shutter angle via an update.
It's not full frame tho, which is a massive con for a lot of users. Especially when it's priced in the same range as a lot of amazing full frame cameras. Also, not a lot of glass choice unfortunately. I've personally returned mine for these and couple other reasons - went with a different brand, and I am very happy with my choice.
Informative video, interesting for all of us out there who want to invest their money to buy one. Thank you !
No worries at all! Glad you found it informative! 😄
Thank you from Germany ...
Hi I follow your chanel and look at your videos about Xh2s. Im in dilema between xh2s and Panasonic S5II. I mostly make video in low light. What do you recommend?
Thanks for watching! I’ve actually never had a hands on experience with the S5II so I can’t say which to recommend, but based on what I’ve seen the S5II does handle low light pretty well, your safest bet is to definitely go Sony for low light, but there’s a lot of factors to consider other than the noise performance of a camera. If you know what you’re shooting and how, I think you’ll be able to determine the best choice for your own needs. What I do recommend is seeing if there’s a place around your area to rent the 2 cameras to test out which camera suits your needs, hope this helps!
2:35 lol the guy was actually you. I instantly noticed when the mustache fell off! Must have been a fake mustache.
my english is bad, sorry. did you mention slowmo at 1080p is better than in 4k?
No worries, I didn’t say slow mo in 1080p is better, but you get 200fps in 1080p and only 100fps in 4K
@@kwillim Thank you! Very informative video.
No worries at all! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@kwillim the XT4 slow mo is better then SH2s if you see videos on it and I may get a XS20
Just curious. How do you expose for f-log 2? I saw you were +2 in exposure during the AF test.
Also, I'm not sure I'm doing wrong, but my footage definitely looks noiser at the base 1250 ISO for F-Log 2 (Sharpness & Noise Reduction at -4). Your footage looked so clean! Are you using a denoiser?
I tend to try and expose to +2/3 but at the same time it really does depend on the situation, sometimes you can’t rely solely on the exposure dial you have to look at the image itself and see whether or not it looks good.
And no, I wasn’t using denoiser, so it may be from exposure, if you don’t get the right exposure it might cause noise as well.
Hi. Very imformative and well put together video. I am photographer with close to zero knowledgo about videography. That I want to change now. I will be taking first steps while owning an XH2s. Where do I even start? Skillshare I guess :)
Glad you enjoyed the video! I would suggest checking out Film Riot on TH-cam before you decide on getting a Skillshare subscription, there’s a plethora of knowledge on filmmaking here on TH-cam. Once you’ve got an idea of the basics, your only limit would be your imagination.
Nice video!
Thanks bud!
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Yeaaa man!
1080P suffers quite a bit with the Fuji, huh?
Well ... is it just with the Fuji? Or wouldn't the 1080P also suffer if you had a camera from any other manufacturer which had the same exact video specs?
Personally, I feel like all cameras will suffer a bit at 1080p, but the Fuji suffers quite heavily with noise at 1080p