Great video, but can I rant about a hackneyed and totally over used phrase. Why does everything have to be a ‘Journey’? When we go on a journey, we leave things and places behind, only taking the fading memories with us, usually viewed through ‘rose tinted’ spectacles. Surely any pastime, hobby, or career which grows is an experience, where we take all that we have seen, learnt and connected with, with us and build upon it!?! (On behalf of the, let’s stop using trendy phrases society)

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There’s people who do and others who just talk about gear and what they’re going to do. You have to know the difference between a passion and a hobby.

Digital or Film, it will always be the eye behind the viewfinder that matters most.

You keep emphasizing convenience. In that case film photography is probably not for you, and you made a right choice stopped film photography.

I think the thing that could help with breaching the gap between passion and work is to sell books or prints

Thank you <3

You just saved me 650.00. Thank you! I will stick to my GoPRo Hero 12 and GoPro Volta.

Great video. Saving this as reminders to myself. Thank you

Wish you did all my youtube videos. Low key, aesthetic, good pacing, nice shots, informative. Thank you!

Agree 100 %

"Most unique?" One cannot have gradations of uniqueness. Something is either unique or not unique.

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I learned to not put much value on what others think. I got into photography to capture memories in the best way I can, as an artform with good cameras and in the darkroom. Getting published here and there was icing on the cake but I made sure I didn't let it go to my head because I still inherently just shoot memories. Photography is personal that I only need to please, not the next guy.

This deserves attention.

Such wisdom from one so young. Well done.

such great points! thanks for this video, pulls me back into reality

I just do both and don’t pay much attention to stupid disputes online.

" you just a monkey with a plan" 😅 ,lol

Great video, good on you for taking the time to articulate that and so succinctly!

True words!

3 years later Do you still have and use your x pro 1

It took me way too long to figure out what you have presented here. Great stuff.

Great advice

This is brilliant. The best advice I’ve heard since obsessively consuming photography based KZbin content about 3 yrs ago. Thankyou so much. I will be watching this video many times

There's only 1 way to get good at something: keep doing it over and over again. There's also a bunch of ways to accelerate that. But if you're not doing that something, you're not getting anywhere ever. I think people tend to focus and overemphasize those accelerators. For example in photography, "I will hard focus on composition", which is a good thing, but then for some people it turns into "this angle has no good composition I can think of, so I'm not taking a photo" (i.e. not doing that "something", the most important thing). It's very easy to fall into this mentality and I see so many people do so. Quite unfortunate.

Thank you for this! I'm at the beginning of my photography journey and I struggle a lot. I constantly feel like I'm not good enough and my style is too weird for people. In theory I know that I supposed to just be me and keep going but sometimes it's difficult to overcome fear of failure.

'Live your stupid life'? Seems like perhaps you are the one who needs to stop taking yourself so seriously.

Not sure I agree with 'stop trying to get good'. Depends on how you're trying to get good. Tutorials, courses, coaching, etc, to try to get good can greatly speed up the process and eliminate a lot of frustration that can cause someone to give up. Same with 'gear doesn’t matter'. Try doing sports or wildlife or macro without the right gear. Having the right tool for the job absolutely does matter. Not having the right tool could cause a newbie to get frustrated and leave the hobby. I enjoy your videos, but I think you need more than 5 years into the craft before giving this type of advice.

In my opinion, the best feature of the articulated display on the XT-4 is that it can be closed, which I do in 90% of cases.

1:19 wow that’s exactly what I would bring as well. Except I’ll add the XC50-230 to the bag for the occasional visits to the zoo or tourist places. And maybe I’ll pack the WCL-x100 instead of the 16-50.

we often look at cameras with their intended usecase in mind : street camera, sports camera, landscape camera, etc But I have the feeling that we often forget the "travel camera". The number of dedicated travel cameras is growing smaller and smaller, especially as the cameras getting released today are getting more and more powerful (and also bigger and bigger). I shoot with both Fujifilm APS-C (X100S + X-Pro2, for street works and personal stuff) and Nikon full frame (Z6, for everything else : landscapes, sports, events, portraits etc). Not that the Z6 can't do it for street but I enjoy it less in those instances where I focus more on my craft and process than getting the shot. I added to my camera lineup a micro four thirds camera, with the sole purpose of being a travel camera. Again, not that the X-Pro2 or Z6 couldn't handle that (they definitely can), but at the same time it felt like everytime I wanted to bring those cameras along in a trip, it was somehow too much of a headache trying to decide what gear to carry (the Fuji would be smaller and more stylish, but would lack things that would definitely come in handy if that's my only camera that the Z6 has, but the Z6 is bigger and the lenses can take a substantial amount of room etc). The choice of the micro four thirds (I ended up with an Olympus OMD EM-5 mark II) was really down to footprint, and features. This little camera allows me to use tiny lenses that don't take much space, it allows me to have a camera with decent ergonomics, a viewfinder, a flip out screen and IBIS for video as well as decent image quality. It also has feature that none of my other cameras have (like Live Composite or pixel shift high res modes). It's pretty much always packed in its dedicated bag, which slots neatly at the top of my 30L travel bag that I generally use for backpacking. In that little bag, I can fit all the spare batteries, flash, charger, lenses, microphone etc (and the camera itself obviously). I'm able to get the whole kit around 1.5kg, have a kit that can do video, high res photo, low light, and have a reach from 28 to around 200mm in FF terms. And on top of that it's weather sealed and pretty well rugged. Now when I'm heading out for a trip, I don't even have to think about what I'm bringing : I just grab the bag, slot it in my backpack and I'm off to the races. And that wouldn't have been possible if the E-M5ii (and most micr four thirds cameras, even the higher end ones) wasn't such a complete "good enough" package as a travel camera. I feel like modern cameras sometimes focus too much on doing everything, leaving behind some capabilities that made them great for travel (Fujifilm especially, their modern lenses have grown larger, and so did their cameras)

I picked this up right before my trip to Japan as well a few weeks ago. I enjoyed using it. My biggest negative about it is the smoothness of the auto tracking, or lack there of. It's kinda jumpy. But I think the image and colors are great! I just wish I shot in D-LOG M the whole time instead of when I switched halfway through my trip... Also, the internal mic settings are confusing. But overall, a fun camera that I want to use more!

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XT6 will come 2025?

Another and main weaknesses is: non-waterproof at all...

Since I’ve owned both the XT4 and the XT5, I think I can give a pretty good overall opinion of which to own. The XT4 was terrible at auto focus for photography nd I don’t know about videos since I don’t do any. But I hated the flippy screen. I wasn’t doing fixed photography, so most of mine was street and you need competent auto focus to capture your subjects! The XT5 has a lot more going for it if you’re a photographer, especially a street photographer. Better auto focus, ibis, better back screen. About the same as far as hand gripping. I used an LM thumb grip on both cameras. The biggest problem I had with the XT4, was I had to take it back for repairs twice. One because the flippy screen died, which I hardly ever used. And the shutter button froze. I quickly sold it once it was repaired again Been shooting with the XT5 for a couple of years now, and I love it! And yes, the 40 megapixels makes a big difference when doing street photography, as I can crop in and get a decent shot, better than I could on 26 megapixels. The biggest problem I feel that Fuji has is quality control, and auto focus.

you deserve much more views, your work is insane !

Thx for the info! I really appreciate the breakdown.

Film is overrated is , some ppl who use film are so snobby and elitist

One liner mainly for newbies; but I feel it has a place for holidays, and elsewhere. more gear = more confusion = more frustration = more loss of interest less photo dreams + less gear = more relaxation = enjoyable holiday ( that's new one)

Awesome set of camera gear prep trips for personal travel photography. Favorite tip is "Bring Less Than You Think". The weight issue is a major one for me, especially trips where you are running run every day for 8+ hours per day for 18 days in a row. In urban environments, lugging that big backpack may not be optimal as you bump into people/things in crowds, etc. Smaller backpacks and sling bags work better; but, then the size/weight issue become key. I tried bringing just a Sony RX100 IV camera once --- regretted it as it was too slow to startup/focus and get decent shots in anything; but, the best lighting. So a decent camera body with a good standard zoom is so much better. Aside from the two photography cameras; would you bringing something else for vlogging/video like that DJI Pocket 3 or you didn't need it either?

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Bro the Video quality is insane !!!!!

"Make room for a casual camera." This is a great idea for multiple reasons. A number of years ago, I took my Canon 77D with me on a trip to Germany. I told myself that I would not need a compact camera and I left my Canon G1X at home. A couple of days into my trip, my primary lens stopped working. It was an 18-135. I still had a 10-22 and a 55-250, but it would have been nice to have a spare camera that would have filled the gap. My lightweight travel gear now is an R7 with the 10-18 and 18-150 RF-S lenses. And I can add an RF 100-400 if I need to, which is not very heavy for the range. I also have a few small primes as well. And I will take my G5X II with me on big trips now as well to have a casual/backup camera.

I know a lot of professional photographers who uses to shoot film and think digital revolutionized the photography industry in many ways including cost per shot. I don't think this is an unfair assessment. I like shooting film but it's at the point I'm running out of organs to sell to get more rolls of film. So I totally understand

I keep going back to my old Pen EP5, with kit 12-45 for day walks. One good, oly 12, 1.7 for nights and set shots.

I am old enough to remember shooting film in predigital days, I don’t miss the expense of film and processing, and not knowing if the image worked ok, not good when travelling abroad for weeks. Digital is still an interesting way to take photos,using my Nikon D7000 & D815 cameras, and using my iPhone 14 I get shots after it goes dark that would be impossible on film due to restrictions on tripods at railway stations. Also with the age of film cameras there is the reliability question. There is a pompous air about film photography that is similar to what happened when Minolta brought out the 7000 autofocus camera back in the late 1980s.

It's hard when you have both film and digital but in the end, you just reach for your phone. Life....

Brilliant now XT5 has new firmware