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19 hours ago, Django said:
@j-oc How is the 2K (FHD 17:9)? I assume no crop but is there any less binning artifacts than regular 1080p?
Not tried it, might have a look today.
19 hours ago, Django said:shame Natural Live View on Flog doesn't act as a "view assist". I'm pretty sure Johnny from C5D had said so in his initial H1 review..?
Unless there is some setting I'm unaware of, it doesn't do anything when you enable F-Log.
19 hours ago, Django said:as for the dual level indicator, so you can confirm it has pitch & roll? cuz all the H1 videos i've seen seem to only show the green horizontal roll indicator?
Definitely dual level.
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14 hours ago, Castorp said:
Nice. The Nikon D3 is one of the best feeling cameras I ever held. Incredibly rugged. If the XH1 feels anything like that I’m very impressed.
What’s the shutter release like? It’s supposed to be much more like a pro Canikon with a very light press.
The shutter being suspended in springs, together with that shutter release should make for a very stable exposure. Even discounting the stabilisation.
The shutter is the best thing about the camera - honestly. You need only the slightest half press to focus and little bit more to trip the shutter. Despite this, it is easy to apply the right pressure for the right task. And it is sooooooooooooo quiet.
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2 minutes ago, Kisaha said:
@j-oc thank you very much, I do not have more Thank you, or up votes! The fact that one needs the battery grip for headphone out, and larger video files, is not ideal, I guess. Even GH5 feels large and heavy on my hands.
Cheers.
No worries.
A couple of other random points:
1. It is a complex and highly customisable camera. I was expecting just to dial in my Xpro2 settings and be away but there were several things I needed to look up in the manual and try out numerous times before I really understood how they worked. On the one hand that's great because you can probably set it up just how you like it - on the other hand you really need to spend some time with it before you head out.
2. Eterna is lovely, I'm looking forward to creating some presets with it as a base. It's Classic Chrome with the low-con look of Pro-Neg Std.
3. Sounds obvious, but this isn't and doesn't feel like a little camera.
4. The EVF and stabilisation are really great.
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3 hours ago, Kisaha said:
It is tempting, it fixes so many issues I (and a lot of people) had with the older series, and the price is right, and has an S35 mode as well, I love S35, I wouldn't change a APS-C camera for a full frame, no way, but when the full frame has the S35 option as well, and costs as much, then..bonus! I said that before I knew anything about any A7iii or any other camera, the Fuji doesn't bring a lot to the table for NON Fuji users, I do not see a lot of people changing system for Fuji (actually I must have said those exact words), and then I declared enemy of the state number 1 and the such! It is just an educated guess, I love Fuji, and hope them the best, but they have to worth my money, because they are very hard earned!
Edit: As I said before, for Nikon users, Fuji is the preferable mirrorless system (at least around my circle of friends and co-workers), when the Nikon mirrorless is reality, a lot of the Nikon crowd will go back.
@j-oc I would like to know more about the touch operations, touch focus functions and how good the camera feels ergonomically. Also, how the camera feels with the (mandatory) battery grip.
Congrats to your new camera, enjoy!
I'm not really a touch screen guy because I have fat fingers! The silent camera controls are ok, but as someone else mentioned, once you have selected an option it closes the whole menu rather than returning you one back which could be annoying.
Touch focus is really nice. Its very versatile and you can set it up in multiple different ways - you can disable AF on the shutter button so it acts as a true START RECORD button for instance. I haven't tried it on moving objects or with continuous autofocus yet.
The camera feels good in the hand but very unlike every other Fuji camera. Its a real lump, rather than a streamlined tool like the XPro-2 or XT-2. With the grip on it feels like using a slightly smaller Nikon D3 or another one of those larger pro bodied DSLRs. How you feel about that will really depend on how you feel about those bodies. For me, I'm pretty much exclusively going to use it with the 50-140, 16-55 or the 56 (minus the grip) so it suits me pretty well indeed.
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5 hours ago, Django said:
@j-oc: Congrats & bon appetit! i'm curious about the touch to focus, if it can do a smooth rack focus?
does natural live view on F-Log apply a view-assist like function to preview footage?
also can't find anywhere in the manual if the H1 has dual-level axis level indicator (like GFX50) or single-axis like XT2?
Natural Live View is a bit confusing. It seems to make the image viewed (but not recorded) lower contrast for ease of viewing. According to the manual it removes the Film Simulation preview, but B+W simulations remain B+W. It has no effect at all when you enable F-Log.
It's a dual level indicator.
EDIT: just realised I didn't see your first question. Yes it can, but it works best on clearly defined objects not at close focus or infinity. The smoothness is also largely determined by your lens choice. There is a setting which I've not played with which allows you to change the camera's sensitivity to the autofocus point changing and the focus speed in continuous mode. I suspect if you tune these down you'll have a pretty nice looking rack.
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5 hours ago, Yurolov said:
Does the ibis do that weird jerky thing I seen in the videos?
How is the video af with face detect?
Thanks.
Not sure exactly what you mean by the jerky thing. It is really really good if you are trying to hold an image still, you can easily make a usable shot with the 56mm. If you are panning with it on you'll get the floaty floaty floaty move thing you get with all stabilisers - lens and body based.
It's good. It is generally better at side to side rather than back to front tracking and it likes simple scenes and lots of light - but it works.
5 hours ago, Inazuma said:Awesome. Could you please check how smoothly it transitions between exposures in different priority modes? (P, A, S, M with auto ISO). And also if it the autofocus jitters much on static or near-static subjects
S Priority is pretty smooth. Auto ISO is ok but not spectacular. A priority is noticeably jerky.
No, once its acquired focus it tends to stay put. The autofocus performance is pretty dependent on the lens you use. On the older ones like the 23/1.4mm and 56mm it is not as snappy, precise or as smooth as the newer ones like the 16-55.
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7 minutes ago, Emanuel said:
BTW, have you ever noticed this issue shown in the next links with your current Fuji camera going on your style of shooting at theatre along back light setups?
The vertical stripes? No, I've never seen that.
The Fuji cameras will produce a pink/purple flare if you jam a light right down the lens but you really have to force it. I can remember it annoying me once but otherwise its not a problem - sometimes I use it for creative effect.
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22 minutes ago, Emanuel said:
Very nice to know, my friend, what's exactly your name? Kudos for your course of life -)
Any shortcomings you had noticed?
Here's some informative link on topic:
https://fujiaddict.com/2018/02/27/fujifilm-x-h1-autofocus-explained/
No, it seemed very similar to but a bit faster than my Xpro2 but I was in a camera store, not doing my thing in a theatre so it was not possible to draw a firm conclusion.
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5 minutes ago, mkabi said:
Did you get to take home footage?
Just want to know if that moire and aliasing issue in 120p still a big issue.
Could have done if I wanted but I wasn’t bothered. I didn’t try any slowmo so can’t help you with that, sorry.
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15 minutes ago, mkabi said:
So you bought 2 X-H1s? Given that you only played with it for 10 min., how long did you get to play with the video functions?
I bought one, it will replace one Xpro2.
I dunno exactly how long. I was in the store for like 20 mins - did you want to know something specific?
14 minutes ago, Emanuel said:haha I mentioned the camera, pal! : ) Nice to know brexit didn't pop up yet ; ) Always accurate AF? :-)
Yep, seemed good. Like all Fuji’s you have to change the size of the AF box to get the best results for each scene.
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2 minutes ago, Emanuel said:
I am fully in love for this one here... How have you found AF? Where are you based in?
Love you too sugar!
The AF was very quick, responsive and smooth. But I was shooting mainly static things in a camera store not ballerinas so this wasn’t an exhaustive test.
Im in Manchester.
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3 minutes ago, mkabi said:
Wow... okay. Are you an existing Fuji owner, do you have lenses, other bodies, etc.?
Using a camera like this, what percentage do you figure you will use it for photography vs. video?
Did you buy it with or without battery grip?
Did you try the pre-production model or production model?
Depending on the answers that you provide, it will most likely incite more questions.
1. Yes, two Xpro2s, an x100s, the two big zooms, a 23mm, a 56mm and an 18mm.
2. I’ll use it for professional dance and theatre photography mainly. I shoot 3-4 little paid video bits a year but it’s not a huge part of my business.
3. Both.
4. According to the rep it was a finished production model. It should be in stores next week.
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I just got the chance to try out an XH-1 at a camera store. It’s awesome and I ordered it on the spot. Happy to answer any questions from my 10mins or so with the camera.
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11 hours ago, jhnkng said:
Nope, you can't punch in, and peaking turns itself off during recording. All the overlays you can turn on in the display settings menu stays on, but it seems everything else turns off. You can turn on the focus distance meter and kind of use that to mark your focus points, but it's not that accurate. The worse part is that it won't output a signal to an external recorder unless it's in playback mode, so really there's no getting around it.
Balls! That’s a pain - thanks for checking it out.
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7 hours ago, jhnkng said:
Which overlays do you need? All the overlays I have on stay on (except for the photo specific ones). Let me know the ones you like and I can have a look.
Focus peaking would be the main one. Im assuming that you still can't punch in focus whilst recording? Thanks for doing this!
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6 hours ago, jhnkng said:
Just installed the X-Pro 2 upgrade, the 4k looks WAY nicer than standard 1080p! I'd bought my Fujis for stills only, but I think there's a chance I'll be cracking them out for video as well!
Ive just installed the update but I’m travelling for the next day or two and won’t be able to bust it out. Is there now a way to stop all the overlays disappearing when you hit record?
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Cool review - but please don’t use the word ‘retard’. It’s cruel and unnecessary.
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7 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:
Hasselblad H3D and Pentax 645D is where it's at.
Not at £3000 or upwards it isn't. For me at least. With the difference in price you can get an almost unlimited about of TMAX.
If its good enough for Annie Leibovitz, Vincent Peters et al, it's good enough for me.
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The real sweet spot price wise is a used RZ67 with a 110mm lens. One of the greatest cameras ever and can be had in good condition on eBay for £800 or so.
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3 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:
December is a strange one, don't know why they are so slow! Maybe the other stuff is holding up 4K, like getting the autofocus tracking to finally work properly
I know winky-face but the autofocus tracking works great. I photograph dancers on underlit stages with it all the time.
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Word.
Am jazzed about this and can't wait until December - my favourite tool just became even more useful.
New music video for British legends "The Damned", shot on GH5
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Great stuff. What’s the location?