Tim Sewell

Nice. I have to say that any waxy skin I saw in that I would attribute more to the use of a trowel in applying make up than anything in the camera - but maybe I wasn't looking closely enough. Some of the shots had a very filmic quality to my eyes. There's certainly nothing in that video that would put me off using the X-T2 for the kind of video work I would be going after.

Ah. Well, to be fair, he does come across as one in the comments thread below.

@jonpais - I read you review and it was informative. As @meanwhile infers (and I can't find where he called you 'stupid' BTW) none of those shortcomings (and shortcomings they are) would be a deal breaker for me. The waxy skin thing could be. After reading the PetaPixel article I went through my own (still limited) collection of Fuji shots looking for the phenomenon. I found some - but they would fall into the category of shooting conditions where I wouldn't expect pristine results from any digital, or film for that matter, camera. I've also trawled the internet for Fuji-related stuff since I dived in to this system a couple of months ago and I've got to say that, on average, the (stills) visual content I've seen has been more consistently superior than I've seen basing my searches on other camera platforms - although that could just be that because of the system's niche appeal and usual prices it mainly attracts more accomplished photographers. I can't say that I've seen enough video footage to reach any conclusions about skin in that - so I'll have to do some more research.

But why would that be your advice?

Two things are combining that result in me needing to get some good answers from people who are doing client video work with Fujifilm cams. 1) I've decided to take the plunge and start offering photographic and video services part-time, for pay. I used to do quite a bit of pro stills work, so I'm pretty confident I can get going with that - the video I'll take more gradually. 2) I've fallen deeply in love with the X-Trans sensor. My quandary (if you can call it that) is this: I couldn't conceive of doing any kind of pro work with only a single body. At the moment I have a C100 mkii and a Fujifilm X-E2. I have a bunch of Samyang lenses, a bunch of EF and EF-S lenses and all manner of lights and grip stuff. I reckon that if I sell the 2 cameras and the 2 STM lenses I bought to go on the C100, plus a couple of other bits and bobs, I can raise around GBP3500, which should be enough to get me 2 X-T2 bodies and a lens or 2 (I already have the 18mm f2). Realistically I'd be mainly using the Samyangs for most of the sort of video work I'll be seeking, but I'd like a couple of AF X-mounts for the stills side of things. Now I love my C100's image and ergonomics - and I know I could always rent a second one for paid work; but there's no way I could afford to buy the X-T2s unless I sell it and the idea of renting for stills work doesn't appeal as I like to get really familiar with cameras I use for that sort of thing. For the avoidance of doubt - I'm fully sold on the Fujis for the stills side of things, it's the video I'm unsure about. So I'm hoping someone can answer a few questions to help me: 1) I understand that the X-T2 gives full manual control of all settings for video - is that correct? 2) Does the Fuji lens-based IS measure up to that in the EF-S STM lenses (the 18-135 and the 55-250)? 4) What kind of focusing facilities are available on the Fujis during video recording. 5) A lot of the X-T2 video I've seen has had poor motion cadence - can that be remedied? Can anyone point me to samples where it isn't in evidence? 6) The 4K looks great - what's the HD like? 7) I'm a little confused about the differences between the X-T2 and the X-T20. Is it just the weather sealing? Can they be easily matched (one of each would leave more cash for lenses)? Does the X-T20 have the new sensor/processor combination? 8) How are the X-T2s in use, ergonomically-speaking? 9) Is there anything I'm missing? Thanks in advance if anyone can help me out with these.

THe guy who did the one I posted used SOOC JPGs. But, y'know, Fuji....

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Excellent! I'm going to have to try this - would one use a burst shooting mode, or just manually click quickly?

I just found this on the blog of Kevin Mullins, an official Fuji X Photographer. It's 1000still frames shot on his son's birthday. I guess you'd call it a time lapse, but it's nothing of a kind that I've seen before. http://f16.click/

Sure - for me it's not the screen quality so much as the poor ergonomics of holding a camera out in front of my body and trying to twist a focus ring at the same time. I'm trying to improve my zone-focusing skills, but it's a long road..

I find that trying to use manual lenses on a stills body with no viewfinder is hit and miss at best, hence my getting the X-E1. Absolutely no way I'd buy a screen-only camera for manual lenses, even if it's got a famous German name!

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As @IronFilm says - It's not to use EF lenses (apart from the Samyangs, which are fully manual) - it's because the lenses I like are mainly OM and M42, which adapt to EF with a simple (and cheap) ring adapter.

Personally I am currently using an EF to Fuji-X focal length reducer as all my older lenses (mainly OM and M42) easily and cheaply adapt to EF, while my Samyang Cine set is all EF also. I previously did the same for my GH4 with an EF to M4/3 FLR.

I remember back around the early 00s seeing a lot of small local photographic retailers around the UK getting bought up by Jessops. I thought 'this won't end well' - and it didn't, as when Jessops went tits up countless small to medium size towns lost their camera stores. Here in Brighton we have one (re-vamped) Jessops and 2 independents, one of which does most of its business online. I suspect that may be the way forward for small photo retailers - have a small shop and subsidise it with/use it as storage for your online trade. As to 'winning back smartphone users' - I don't really think that's the solution, TBH. Even before smartphones, the number of young people buying 'proper' cameras was fairly small and 'normal people' only began buying them in truly huge numbers when digital first appeared. The industry has to trim its sails somewhat and concentrate on catering to and developing further the enthusiast market.

I recently picked up one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0032XQSN0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 For the price (cGBP80/90) it's absolutely fab - makes Final Cut faster and a lot more intuitive.

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Atomos retweeting this - don't know the details:

All I can say is that out of the ~20 people I know who own Canon DSLRs only 2 or 3 have ever even tried their camera's video mode.

Whoosh?

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I've always been a little unsure about this never-ending desire to see detail in shadows. I mean - sometimes, if there's something in those shadows that you particularly want or need to see then - yeah - I get it. On those occasions you need to expose (or light if you're able) to reveal it. But most of the time I just can't se the point. Film, video, photography - even used journalistically they're not reality, where you can see into shadows with your human eyes; they're a stylised representation of reality where you, as the artist, get to use light and dark to convey a 3d scene into 2d, to model and sculpt, to draw attention and imply emotion. Seeing into a shadow is important for a sensor demo but for art - especially narrative art - it seems a particularly silly aspect of the whole to get uptight about. FWIW I think the OP's teaser is a compelling and beautiful piece of art. His placement of black tones on the response curve is immaterial to that.

I braved the dampnes yesterday evening and took a walk around Brighton with my newest love: https://flic.kr/s/aHskZkSCDq

So any farmers in drought-stricken parts of the world - all you have to do is have me come to stay for a week and ensure that I have a new camera arriving. However - the couple of test shots I took in my kitchen this evening have been enough to convince me that I'm going to like this little camera!

I'm a freelance software developer with my own limited company (LLC in the US). The video thing started out as (and still is for now) a hobby, although once I feel I'm ready I intend to start taking on a few paid jobs - only at weekends at first until I can justify a day rate comparable to my 'day job'. This means that although I've financed my gear purchases with my own cash, I've been justified in doing it through my company, which means I get a small amount of tax relief on them. I've reached the point now, though, where anything I buy that's over a couple of hundred pounds has to be covered by selling something else. I financed my C100 mkii (which I love in an almost physical way) by selling three other cameras, so the only way I'll ever replace it is by putting it up for sale. You can also get a lot of grip and lighting stuff by camping out on ebay, although I do have a minor addiction to buying small LED fixtures - Lume Cubes, Amarans etc, which I can slip past my wife without her noticing too much!