The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

[Craikeybaby]

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Does anyone else find it odd that the X-H2s is not available as a kit, but the X-H2 is? Annoyingly it pushes up the cost to change from my X-T2 + 18-55 to an X-H2s + 16-80 vs going for either X-T5 or X-H2.

 

[Mr Perceptive]

Does anyone else find it odd that the X-H2s is not available as a kit, but the X-H2 is? Annoyingly it pushes up the cost to change from my X-T2 + 18-55 to an X-H2s + 16-80 vs going for either X-T5 or X-H2.

I suspect its becoasue the X-H2 is viewed as a general camera whereas the X-H2S is more specialist, and more likely to be used with longer focal length lenses. I'd quite happily add an X-H2S + 100-400 to my gear arsenal, but have no interest in using it with standard zooms.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I have never bought a camera with a kit in mind, so no, not bothered. I tend to have a lens in mind (primes) and kit lenses are usually zooms, slower zooms at that.

I have still yet to use the 15-45 I got with my X-S10, it's still in the box. I only got it because LCE was selling it at the same price as one without the lens.

 

[Craikeybaby]

I suspect its becoasue the X-H2 is viewed as a general camera whereas the X-H2S is more specialist, and more likely to be used with longer focal length lenses. I'd quite happily add an X-H2S + 100-400 to my gear arsenal, but have no interest in using it with standard zooms.

I mainly use my 50-140mm, but would also want to use it for everything else.

I have never bought a camera with a kit in mind, so no, not bothered. I tend to have a lens in mind (primes) and kit lenses are usually zooms, slower zooms at that.

I have still yet to use the 15-45 I got with my X-S10, it's still in the box. I only got it because LCE was selling it at the same price as one without the lens.

Fuji kit lenses are a bit above the standard kit lenses though. A standard zoom is probably my least used lens, but I wouldn't be without one.

 

[cambsno]

I would go for a Billingham, I know that they are expensive, but they are well made, and can last a lifetime (literally). If that is the style you want there really isn't any other substitute especially if you amortise the costs of the lifetime of the bag.

My choice would be a Hadley Pro 2020, with the additional shoulder pad - these are comfortable to wear (the shoulder pad makes a difference on a long day) and can be worn as a shoulder or a crossover bag, the handle is also useful (the strap can be folded in the top of the bag). Hard wearing and from a conversation with Billingham, Fibrenyte is more hardwearing than the traditional canvas. They are also very waterproof, I have roadtested this bit!

If you wait for sales they are often discounted (up to 20%).

I often use mine for one camera c/w lens, an extra lens, battery, etc, and there is still plenty of room for a bottle of water, glasses case, notebook, etc. Magazines, guides etc can easily be slipped between the insert and the bag side.

My first one (10 years old) has had an immense amount of use (equates to 33p a week to date!!), and is looking tired, with a some wear showing on one of the panels. Billingham offer a repair service and quoted me £37 to repair including shipping but I opted to treat myself to a new version in the last Black Friday Sales (20% off). Beacuse the inserts are the same, I can easily swap between bags and I will still use old one if I'm going to unsavoury locations, it won't stand out!

Quite a choice of colours from the traditional photographers tan to the more urban friendly black or sage green.

BTW Wex have a Billingham Promotion at the moment 10% - use coupon BILL-10 at checkout

Thanks, my issue with the cost is that over the years I have gone from DSLR and primes, to DSLR and 2.8 lenses, Fuji and bigger lenses and now primes. Who knows where I will be in 2 years!!

 

[Raymond Lin]

I mainly use my 50-140mm, but would also want to use it for everything else.

Fuji kit lenses are a bit above the standard kit lenses though. A standard zoom is probably my least used lens, but I wouldn't be without one.

Unless the kit lens is a constant 2.8 aperture at kit lens prices (a few hundred), I am not interested. Last time, I checked, it isn't. If it's like £800 or something for a kit lens....I would want that money go towards a prime personally.

 

[Mr Perceptive]

Thanks, my issue with the cost is that over the years I have gone from DSLR and primes, to DSLR and 2.8 lenses, Fuji and bigger lenses and now primes. Who knows where I will be in 2 years!!

The Hadley Pro 2020 quite happily takes my GFX and two lenses (even 3 lenses on occassions, but its starting to get a bit weighty for a shoulder bag then!) - they are remarkably adaptable. I use it as aircraft carry on as well, as it meets the small free bag criteria, and happily takes the camera gear I usually want to take and a paperback book, etc.

 

[Mr Perceptive]

I mainly use my 50-140mm, but would also want to use it for everything else.

Fuji kit lenses are a bit above the standard kit lenses though. A standard zoom is probably my least used lens, but I wouldn't be without one.

Haven't had a standard zoom lens for 3 years now.

 

[colourofsound]

I have never bought a camera with a kit in mind, so no, not bothered. I tend to have a lens in mind (primes) and kit lenses are usually zooms, slower zooms at that.

I have still yet to use the 15-45 I got with my X-S10, it's still in the box. I only got it because LCE was selling it at the same price as one without the lens.

Interested to know what the 15-45 is like; it looks so compact. I hear the main complaints are the motor zoom thingy being a bit slow

 

[Nod]

Bag advice please peeps!

Looking for something small for an XT3, 16mm 1.4 and 56mm 1,2. Would be nice if a small pocket for battery, potentially a 35mm f2 (although may sell) and possibly a small pocket for odds and ends although not essential (i.e. mini tripod, selfie stick etc..

I guess a Billingham style one without the £££. Doesnt have to look like a camera bag although all my others are (and have been) Lowepro. Am guessing it will be over the shoulder but may look at a sling type one. Hard to know online how nicely this combo will fit in so hit me up with what you use please

For a small, 2 prime kit, I would be tempted by something like a LowePro TopLoader wit a bit of foam atop the "spare" lens in the bottom of the nose.

 

[cambsno]

Leaning towards the Peak Design 3l, sling for looks and size

 

[jknights]

The new bells and whistles on the XT5 certainly help with the AF as does the extra MP but I see little difference between the image quality.

 

[jknights]

You can't go back if you still own one , its a bit like the 'more tea' at the mad hatters tea party!!

I'm not giving up on Fuji, my GFX and X100 are definitely staying - its all about having teh right tool for the job, and I'm in the very fortunate position to be able to put these in place. The trouble with @trevorbray is that he d never seems to have the right tools and his magpie tendencies mean that he is going down every available rabbit hole

So agree.
Right tools for the job is how I view it.
However I have to say that when you have only a hammer everything is a nail so that one tool gets well used. Horses for courses and everyman's budget is different.

 

[jknights]

I have never bought a camera with a kit in mind, so no, not bothered. I tend to have a lens in mind (primes) and kit lenses are usually zooms, slower zooms at that.

I have still yet to use the 15-45 I got with my X-S10, it's still in the box. I only got it because LCE was selling it at the same price as one without the lens.

15-45 works well if you shoot Infrared stuff. I also hear that the 15-45 is good for video use but my cameras are never used for video due to my ineptitude with video.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Leaning towards the Peak Design 3l, sling for looks and size

What camera are you thinking of?

One thing about the PD Slings are that the depth, not vertical depth, horizontal depth away from the body, it is not deep. So the X-S10 struggles because of the extra height of the camera due to that fake mirror box at the middle of the camera. If you are thinking of putting the camera with a lens attach with the screen facing up towards you for quick access. Some bodies might struggle in this orientation.

If you are like me, finds Fuji bodies a little short so add a base, then it exacerbate the problem, or have the PD capture clip attached at the bottom.

I feel the 3L is perfectly suited for X100 or compacts, or may be like 27/2.8 primes but not a 35/1.4 with a hood attached.

 

[Raymond Lin]

15-45 works well if you shoot Infrared stuff. I also hear that the 15-45 is good for video use but my cameras are never used for video due to my ineptitude with video.

Don't shoot video so never tried that either. I only am keeping it because my widest prime is the 23mm so the 15mm would be useful in an emergency.

 

[Mr Perceptive]

What camera are you thinking of?

One thing about the PD Slings are that the depth, not vertical depth, horizontal depth away from the body, it is not deep. So the X-S10 struggles because of the extra height of the camera due to that fake mirror box at the middle of the camera. If you are thinking of putting the camera with a lens attach with the screen facing up towards you for quick access. Some bodies might struggle in this orientation.

If you are like me, finds Fuji bodies a little short so add a base, then it exacerbate the problem, or have the PD capture clip attached at the bottom.

I feel the 3L is perfectly suited for X100 or compacts, or may be like 27/2.8 primes but not a 35/1.4 with a hood attached.

I'd agree with this, 3L is not actually that big, and if the available shape adds compromises then it won't work.

I would always err on a bag slightly larger then my gear requirements, this allows me to store water bottle, glasses cases, etc without everything being crammed in. A 3L bag that is tight to start with is no good on a summers day when you wnt to carry water, sunglasses, a hat, etc. It also allows for change in lens siize more easily. Bag choice should be made very carefully, othwise you afll into the photographers trap of having multiple bags as one is never quite right!

 

[colourofsound]

Anyone here ever played with the XQ2 or XF1? I'd love something 'cheap' and small for when out on the bike. The XF1 has the notorious lens error problem though and the XQ2 prices are mental at the moment. Any other (maybe even Non-Fujis) worth considering that are a little better than a smart phone and more fun to use?

 

[Mr Perceptive]

Anyone here ever played with the XQ2 or XF1? I'd love something 'cheap' and small for when out on the bike. The XF1 has the notorious lens error problem though and the XQ2 prices are mental at the moment. Any other (maybe even Non-Fujis) worth considering that are a little better than a smart phone and more fun to use?

I had an XF1, it prooduced nice images, but the potential ticking time bomb forced me to sell it before it became a paperweight.

In all honesty if you want a small pocketable type camera, you have to go a long way to beat the Sony RX100 series.

 

[cambsno]

What camera are you thinking of?

One thing about the PD Slings are that the depth, not vertical depth, horizontal depth away from the body, it is not deep. So the X-S10 struggles because of the extra height of the camera due to that fake mirror box at the middle of the camera. If you are thinking of putting the camera with a lens attach with the screen facing up towards you for quick access. Some bodies might struggle in this orientation.

If you are like me, finds Fuji bodies a little short so add a base, then it exacerbate the problem, or have the PD capture clip attached at the bottom.

I feel the 3L is perfectly suited for X100 or compacts, or may be like 27/2.8 primes but not a 35/1.4 with a hood attached.

XT3, 56mm 1.2 & 16mm 1.4

 

[Raymond Lin]

I'd agree with this, 3L is not actually that big, and if the available shape adds compromises then it won't work.

I would always err on a bag slightly larger then my gear requirements, this allows me to store water bottle, glasses cases, etc without everything being crammed in. A 3L bag that is tight to start with is no good on a summers day when you wnt to carry water, sunglasses, a hat, etc. It also allows for change in lens siize more easily. Bag choice should be made very carefully, othwise you afll into the photographers trap of having multiple bags as one is never quite right!

I thought the Wotoncraft Ryker is perfect, I mean it is....if you don't need to carry an iPad on you. It is great as a daily but not perfect when it is the carry on bag on a flight. Because my carry on suitcase do not have an external laptop compartment, I have to put the ipad/laptop inside the suitcase, it makes the customs section a pain. Having to open up the suitcase to get it out and everytime I want to use it, either in the airport or on the flight.

Which was why I got the PD 10L sling. I can actually fit more in the Wotoncraft (minus the iPad), due to the more box shape. I can fit a Sony A7R3 with a smallrig base comfortably, with a 35GM attached, and then even space to fit a 85GM and a 50/1.4 Zeiss. It is deceptively huge. Whereas the PD10L looks big, but the contour of the bag gets narrower towards the sides and top of the bag, making actual space limited.

 

[Raymond Lin]

XT3, 56mm 1.2 & 16mm 1.4

Get the 6L. I think you will struggle to fit that into the 3L, and I am imagining it all broken up. You might do....but it would be body on 1 side, 2 lens stacking on the other.

The sides of the bag is tapered, making fitting lenses, even the 56mm, difficult.

 

[Mr Perceptive]

XT3, 56mm 1.2 & 16mm 1.4

Two fairly fat lenses - you need 6L (Hadley Pro 2020 size)

 

[Raymond Lin]

This is what it looks like with the 6L. It looks like there is plenty of room but it really isn’t. The 2 sides are small. It’ll fit a pancake lens but not a chunky boy like the 56mm. So to fit a body with a lens attach I would place the camera sideways with lens facing to one side and then lens behind 1 divider. Thus only using 1 divider. The thing you have to appreciate is the sides are tapered.

And this is the 6L, with a 35/1.4, the same arrangement would not work in a 3L.

 

[cambsno]

This is what it looks like with the 6L. It looks like there is plenty of room but it really isn’t. The 2 sides are small. It’ll fit a pancake lens but not a chunky boy like the 56mm. So to fit a body with a lens attach I would place the camera sideways with lens facing to one side and then lens behind 1 divider. Thus only using 1 divider. The thing you have to appreciate is the sides are tapered.

And this is the 6L, with a 35/1.4, the same arrangement would not work in a 3L.

Wow, that does look quite snug!

 

[wibbly]

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X-H2 + XF16-80mm Kit £350.00
X-T5 Body £250.00
X-T5 + XF18-55mm Kit £250.00
X-T5 + XF16-80mm Kit £300.00
XF16mmF1.4 R WR £80.00
XF50mm F1.0 R WR £400.00
XF56mmF1.2 R WR £50.00
XF8-16mmF2.8 R LM WR £200.00
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Some useful savings there. I’m tempted by an X-T5 with a 16-80.

I love the image quality from my Z7ii but trying to see the focus box in woodland and landscape is really starting to p*** me off. Being colourblind sucks at times!

 

[yamahatdm900]

Interested to know what the 15-45 is like; it looks so compact. I hear the main complaints are the motor zoom thingy being a bit slow

I use one my infa red converted X-E2 its a cracking lens if you can get past the power zoom espically at the wide end. I compared to it a 16-55 at the wide end when I had one (16-55 that is) and was very hard press to the difference between them.

 

[LeeRatters]

A few from last weekend.


*** by Lee, on Flickr


*** by Lee, on Flickr


*** by Lee, on Flickr

 

[damianmkv]

Anyone here ever played with the XQ2 or XF1? I'd love something 'cheap' and small for when out on the bike. The XF1 has the notorious lens error problem though and the XQ2 prices are mental at the moment. Any other (maybe even Non-Fujis) worth considering that are a little better than a smart phone and more fun to use?

I had 2 x XF1 but one died and I sold the second

My journey was here ( hopefully this is allowed )

Fuji - New to the XF1 - now X30..gone..now X100T..gone. I’m back

Thought I'd pop in and say hi. Just got a XF1 so have been busy on a learning curve. The reason I got one was that I got fed up of lugging a d3100, d7000 and 5 lenses around so the d3100 and 2 lenses were sold and I thought I'd try this little camera. I wasn't expecting much from it, given...

cameraderie.org

 

[beercan]

Hey all.
I keep hitting the Q button on my new X-T30ii and it's driving me mad!
I've got the opportunity to exchange it for an XT4.
Other than the XT4 being slightly bigger, is there any reason why this is a bad swap?
Thanks!

 

[Dryce]

I keep hitting the Q button on my new X-T30ii and it's driving me mad!

You kind of learn not to .... after a while. It can be annoying while you adapt.

I've got the opportunity to exchange it for an XT4.
Other than the XT4 being slightly bigger, is there any reason why this is a bad swap?
Thanks!

I would go for the X-T4 unless size is an issue (The X-T30 with a small prime or zoom is convenient). X-T4 has a better viewfinder and IBIS.

 

[skullfunkerry]

Hey all.
I keep hitting the Q button on my new X-T30ii and it's driving me mad!
I've got the opportunity to exchange it for an XT4.
Other than the XT4 being slightly bigger, is there any reason why this is a bad swap?
Thanks!

I had a mk1 X-T30 and I disabled the Q button for exactly that reason. I have an X-T4 now and I love it; as @Dryce said the only thing that might be a negative is it's a bit bigger & heavier. For me, the viewfinder & IBIS are definitely worth the swap.

 

[beercan]

Thanks. The viewfinder was a minor niggle so that's a good bonus.

 

[leaky5]

Hey all.
I keep hitting the Q button on my new X-T30ii and it's driving me mad!
I've got the opportunity to exchange it for an XT4.
Other than the XT4 being slightly bigger, is there any reason why this is a bad swap?
Thanks!

I have not done that yet on my new Xt4. Going to have a longer play about with it later.
Will let you know if I think it could be an issue

 

[skullfunkerry]

I have not done that yet on my new Xt4. Going to have a longer play about with it later.
Will let you know if I think it could be an issue

The Q button on the X-T30 is on the thumb rest, it's virtually impossible not to keep pressing it. It's well out of the way on the X-T4. Just thought of another benefit over the T30: weather sealing.

 

[leaky5]

The Q button on the X-T30 is on the thumb rest, it's virtually impossible not to keep pressing it. It's well out of the way on the X-T4. Just thought of another benefit over the T30: weather sealing.

Yeah. Pretty much impossible to press it accidentally on the xt4

 

[cambsno]

Can’t find one on the Fuji website so guessing there isnt one but does anyone know of a square lens hood for the 56mm 1.2.
I have one that came with the 16mm 1.4 and it has a squareish cap that slides in the end of the hood. Seen a haoge one but prefer Fuji if possible and not as keen on the cap.

the 23mm 1.4 is 62mm as well so would there be any issue with using that hood.?

 

[beercan]

I had a mk1 X-T30 and I disabled the Q button for exactly that reason. I have an X-T4 now and I love it; as @Dryce said the only thing that might be a negative is it's a bit bigger & heavier. For me, the viewfinder & IBIS are definitely worth the swap.

After seeing the XT4 in person I decided to stick with the X-T30ii due to the size difference.

I've deactivated the Q button and moved the function to the Fn button to see if that helps...

 

[simon ess]

I started to think about an XT4 with its IBIS and focus stacking and then I slipped my XE3 with 27mm lens into my pocket and had a little word with myself.

This evening I had my first little play with a 7 artisans 35mm f0.95. And I can still fit it in my fleece pocket.

DSCF0512 by Simon, on Flickr

DSCF0532 by Simon, on Flickr

DSCF0534 by Simon, on Flickr

 

[Mr Perceptive]

I started to think about an XT4 with its IBIS and focus stacking and then I slipped my XE3 with 27mm lens into my pocket and had a little word with myself.

This evening I had my first little play with a 7 artisans 35mm f0.95. And I can still fit it in my fleece pocket.

DSCF0512 by Simon, on Flickr

DSCF0532 by Simon, on Flickr

DSCF0534 by Simon, on Flickr

Once the upgrade worm is in your head, there is no stopping it, best just to give in sooner rather than later, so that you can make use of your new purchase.

Myself, @trevorbray and most of the Sony equipment forum visitors are testament to this phenomenon