Initially I Didn't Want to Review This Camera. The Fujifilm X-T50.

[@phil488pista9]

I have no issue with the flim sim dial. I bought it as a travel camera and I love it for what it is! Lightweight!

[@bigheadtaco]

That's great!

[@banana_necessary]

I wish Fuji would focus on production/availability of fewer models and focus on creating a good/functional control/transfer app for android and iOS. A lot of these models seem to be serving the same customer base.

[@villegas24]

and QC, as an owner of every generation of the xtrans sensor i can tell you that the QC of modern bodies is attrocious

[@bigheadtaco]

As Fujifilm grows, I think they are definitely experimenting more. However, it’s clear that cameras like the X100VI that sticks closely to their original formula works better than trying to follow trends or the competition. Thanks for your thoughts.

[@nickthaskater]

Their apps are so bad. Between ridiculous permissions, persistent location access and nearby scanning, and constantly running in the background sucking massive amounts of battery, they're just awful. It's less painful to just plug in a USB-C cable and transfer photos directly to my phone or PC, if not the SD/CF card.

[@tjkrueger2655]

The X100vi is the only body out of stock

[@villegas24]

@@tjkrueger2655 and the 27mm 2.8 pancake

[@joenowak2881]

I am loving this burst of daily content, Take! Selfishly, I hope you can keep it up but also, take care of yourself too and take breaks if you need to!

[@bigheadtaco]

Thank you! Will do! Just need to finish up all my vids for 2024. Thanks for your concern!

[@jamesmlodynia8757]

Alot of the less expensive Fujifilm cameras have a 26mp sensor and lack IBIS, So having the 40mp sensor and IBIS Makes the camera worth the price, now the XT5 is about three hundred dollars roughly more than a XT50 but it's price was more at the time of release, in time the XT50 will come down as most camera bodies do. When the first OM SYSTEM OM1 came out, this is the one that still has Olympus on the camera the price was just over 2000 dollars, today you can pick one up for 1100 dollars body only from the manufacturer web site, not sure how long this will be as the price has been reduced for several months.

[@rdog77]

Quick and concise video thank you. I do like your comments and I agree with one that it is a great alternative to the X 100 series, and I agree that the simulation dial should give you the option to change it functionality.

[@bigheadtaco]

Thanks for your thoughts!

[@discob61350]

I'm in Japan right now and have been looking for the x100vi all week. This video convinced me to go with this camera instead. Cheers

[@ReinoldFZ]

The lack of PASM mode is a plus to me because: a) beginners are coming from smartphones, not from PASM cameras, b) Fujifilm had entry level cameras with PASM mode and they weren't that popular. I am not a pro but so far I only use Aperture priority (by day), shutter priority (by night) or full manual mode (with my untamed Sigma DP2) I guess a beginner that don't want to learn will use just everything in automatic and will need only a film dial. The truth is that it seems a genius move.

[@Pixelpeeps-69]

Love your reviews 👏🏻

[@bigheadtaco]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@Pixelpeeps-69]

Click click click ! Great video 👌 I sold my xt5 for this camera as a small travel camera and I have the xf18 f2 and xf27mm and the sigma xf18-50 as a complete travel kit, I already have an xh2 so needed something compact enough to fit into my coat pocket

[@bigheadtaco]

Very nice! Sometimes you just need smaller. Are you okay with the smaller EVF? As I get older, it’s a bigger issue for my aging eyes!!

[@Pixelpeeps-69]

@@bigheadtaco yes the evf is a lot smaller than what I’m used to and the xt50 is just too small to use ergonomically especially with any lenses bigger than the Fuji crons , my fingers don’t fit around the camera especially when using the bigger f1.4 lenses with the grip fitted ! I only bought this camera as an edc for hiding this in my big jacket pockets so my wife doesn’t see it on me as she moans that I spend more time taking photos instead of talking to her 😂

[@cortezzz2007]

Right on point with the film sim wheel

[@Kevon420]

You mention somewhere a sensor between 24 and 40 megapixels, 32MP. Canon’s R7 has a 32MP APSC sensor which is very good. Unfortunately Canon doesn’t take their APS-C lineup seriously, and I wish the R7 had the ergonomics of the full frame R6 mk.II instead of its oddball layout.

[@bigheadtaco]

most brands have left the APS-C realm to Fujifilm, including Sony who actually makes the sensor for Fujifilm.

[@mick1967]

I have both cameras, the X-T5 and the X-T50 and I am seriously thinking about selling my X-T5 because the build quality of the smaller X-T50 is a better. My first impression when I once got the X-T5 was, that the build quality of the X-T3 was better than the X-T5. For example, the LCD on the X-T5 does not fit snugly against the body. When you tap the display with your finger, it rattles. There were some KZbinrs who also pointed this out in their reviews. It was a bit disappointing then. To be honest, I don't need the pro features of an X-T5. If I need these features I take my Nikon Z8. The Fuji are just for fun, when I need a light-weight inconspicuous camera. And the X-T50 sure does the job as well.

[@henrytong8707]

They can easily turn this into an X-E5 by simply removing the film dial and moving the EVF to the left turning it into a rangefinder style.

[@johnnydee7480]

I love my X-T50! It's my dream camera. It's a great travel camera, and you can do so much with it. I also love its size-it's a small camera that packs a punch. I hate big, clunky cameras. I cringe when I see people on vacation with their enormous full-frame cameras. It's over kill.

[@johnnydee7480]

I wish it was open gate, though.

[@hermessonofzeus4462]

If it was weather sealed it would be a near perfect family/holiday camera.

[@gregfriedler2727]

Film dial was a huge sell for me. I treat the cut-50 like a film camera and shoot jpeg with a simulation and never edit my photos other than cropping. I’m a hobbyist, I don’t have time to edit photos.

[@mikefoster6018]

I woudn't mind it if the film dial was instead AI subject recognition (bird, person, car etc).

[@gregfriedler2727]

@ would be nice to be able assign that to front or rear dial at the very least.

[@nickthaskater]

@@gregfriedler2727 except it's only there for the stock sims. Many instead use community or personally created sims. That's one of the biggest appeals of the whole film sims "ecosystem" and Fuji completely missed that with the silly dial.

[@iron_recluse]

Can it fit in the pants pocket with the 27mm on? Also how does it perform In lowlight for video? I’m considering for live streaming

[@bigheadtaco]

Depending on the size of your pants to be honest, but I would say no. It’s small but not that small. With a pancake lens like the 27mm f/2.8 you can put into a big jacket pocket.

[@MikeLikesChannel]

Film sim dial is such a mess. I lock Reggie's Portra or an Acros based black and white recipe. I like a consistent look, and flipping through sim modes ruins that.

[@cafeyvr]

I want!

[@bigheadtaco]

Do you really? 😅😅😅

[@user-sg6xv2kb8s]

I'm getting early Exacta coupled with Leica s 007 vibes from the styling. Cool looking (IMO).

[@bigheadtaco]

Ya the styling has grown on me, mostly because I saw it in person. Hopefully I captured it in a way that gives its true form.

[@trektn]

I don't care about the film sim dial, I want a small camera that feels and has the control of bigger cameras, things like this abstract from the shooting experience

[@thomashill5768]

Oh what could've been. Was so excited about this camera and they broke my heart...

[@bigheadtaco]

Is it the film sim dial that broke your heart? For me it confused me more than anything. I want to see an X-T50 II like they did with the X-T30 II, and just make that left dial blank. Problem fixed.

[@thomashill5768]

@@bigheadtaco Mostly yes. I just couldn't imagine paying that much for a camera and then having to look at that redundant dial every time I picked it up. It's an extremely clumsy solution to a problem that never existed. Replacing a useful dial with a useless dial is a double whammy of functionality loss. All they had to do was stick all the new bells and whistles in an xt20 and it would've been the camera of the year (the missing d-pad is also a huge step backwards). I know the answer is to just get the xt5 but that misses the point of Fuji shooters who love the small, powerful pocket rocket. I do worry a little about the direction Fuji is moving in.

[@bigheadtaco]

@@thomashill5768ya that’s the one thing that people have been complaining about. A dedicated dial for something that some don’t care about

[@jangarcia1338]

​@@thomashill5768@bigheadtaco Same happened with the X-E4. They just had to put a flippy screen on the older body and they totally ruined it.

[@fredbloggs545]

@@bigheadtaco I don't understand people who fail to grasp the concept of a Unique Selling Point. Fuji users gush about film simulations and then when Fuji put that USP on their camera, there are complaints. I'd bet that dial has sold a LOT of X-T50's to *NEW* users to the brand, which is a good thing. You don't bury your USP in a menu.

[@jangarcia1338]

This camera is too expensive for its construction.

[@Rumplestiltskin7]

I hate the film sim dial. It's so redundant

[@bigheadtaco]

I understand they were trying to attract a younger and newer consumer to the X Series, but would they have done the same thing to the X100VI? I say it makes sense with the X-M or X-A series, but not the X-Txx series…..

[@Rumplestiltskin7]

@bigheadtaco I agree! It makes sense on the X-M5. But on a 1400usd camera, it feels so gimmicky

[@gregfriedler2727]

I love it. All my hobbyists friends have the same problem. Photos sit on their camera waiting to be transferred and edited. The film dial frees me from editing. In fact the way this camera is set up makes shooting in manual more intuitive to me than anything else I’ve used. I’ve haven’t used the auto switch since I got it.

[@Rumplestiltskin7]

@@gregfriedler2727 But you can easily choose between film recipes with a swipe or the joystick. I much prefer an ISO or a Mode dial

[@fredbloggs545]

@@Rumplestiltskin7 The X-Txx has never had ISO, you weren't going to get one. It is a differentiator between it and the XT-5. Get the X-T5 if you need an ISO dial.

[@nickthaskater]

Fuji sticking a dedicated film sim dial on their new cameras is so... just, no. It makes them feel and handle like toys. All the people raving about film sims had no issue accessing them on older bodies like the X100T, and half of the fun is creating/using custom "recipes" for which the dedicated dial serves no purpose. Fuji misread the hype and pivoted in a completely wrong direction. I'm not holding my breath for the X-Pro4...

[@SpencerLupul]

why is there an SS logo on that storefront 😳

[@bigheadtaco]

That symbol is thousands of years old, found in Japan and China and other ancient societies. It was appropriated by SS

[@TheMiniatureStudio]

Why are you wearing two watches?

[@Mamo878]

And why do you wear only _one_ watch when there are 38 different time zones? ha

[@algirdasmikalauskas3373]

Well, nothing in this world comes for free. With such a tiny pixel, a very short shutter speed is needed. In photos with high magnification, even at short focal lengths of this lens, micro-blur is clearly visible. So with longer focal lengths and lower lighting, it is unlikely that you will be able to take clear photos with this camera handheld 😪 In my opinion, the optimal resolution for aps-c matrices is 26 - 28 MP.

[@fredbloggs545]

Are you going to spam every video with this copy and paste nonsense comment?

[@Jolicoeur220971]

La voix n'est pas du tout naturelle !