Fuji X100F - The Leaf Shutter Does Very Cool Stuff

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[@Teleken1968]

Great explanation on what makes a leaf shutter special. Thanks!

[@ge48421]

One thing worth mentioning: at 1/2000s the maximum aperture is limited to f/4, and at 1/4000s it is limited to f/8. It takes time for the leaf shutter to open and close, and the time it is fully open is too short to allow for a full flash exposure at 1/2000s. The X100F's firmware does warn you about this by showing exposure data in red.

[@BoorayPerry]

Yes, I was going to include that but I felt I was already so "tech" heavy lol.... Also, I shot one final image in the series at f4, 1/4000 and saw no difference in the image except for the one-stop exposure difference. Odd...

[@airgliderz]

Not an issue. Plenty fast as is, but I other advantage far outweigh it's adequet max shutter speed.

[@winchangkou]

Gé Weijers a regular camera with a string neutral density filter and strong flash. The F100. Is really a waste of money. I have onr

[@amitkrupal1234]

So at 1/2000 i can't shoot at f/2?

[@steverosenblum823]

Hi Booray--I have been steadily working my way through all of your X100F videos and I have to say they are truly excellent and are proving very helpful to me. In particular, you have really demystified the use of leaf shutters, flash, and ND filters for me. You are an excellent and natural teacher--I am a person who has been involved in educating people at all levels of the medical world and can tell you that effective teaching is not easy and you are great at it. I just subscribed to your channel and I have never subscribed to any KZbin channel before because of privacy concerns. In addition I have ordered some things from your links because I think you deserve to reap some benefit from all of this great work you have done. I really appreciate it. Thanks a lot!

[@BoorayPerry]

Steve, I can't tell you how much i appreciate you taking the time to write. This is possibly the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. It's great that you took the time to post it and I think that people don't realize how much it means to people like me who are putting themselves out there fully aware that they may get ridiculed for it (go read some of my other comments LOL). I'm so glad I could help you with a few concepts. Photography is very tricky and I'm always looking for ways to make it easier so we can concentrate on the art more and not so much the mechanics. :) Thanks again.

[@steverosenblum823]

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[@ytbenny1964]

That was a fantastic explanation. Thank you

[@DamenChoy]

Cool, you explained the benefits of leat shutter in an awesome way

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks!! 🙂🙂📷

[@ivanchronicles5898]

This is by far one of the most elaborative videos I have seen! great job

[@BoorayPerry]

Hey thanks! it's funny because it's one of my most popular videos and I didn't think anyone would watch it. I think it's popular because there aren't a thousand videos about the leaf shutter on You Tube so I get everyone who searches for it.

[@andymarkwell9936]

Having received my X100F just 2 days ago thank you for these really educational and enjoyable videos! Learning a lot about the functionality of the camera from them. You were also a factor in my decision to buy one! So yes, you've cost me money, but it's a real positive in this case!

[@BoorayPerry]

You are going to love it. Thanks for watching and thanks for taking a moment to comment. :)

[@ajsacil9840]

You are so good at breaking down the concepts on your channel! Learned a ton just binging your content in the last hour. Really appreciate these videos you're making. Cheers!

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks a lot for commenting! These comments keep me going. :)

[@82mccord]

I know this concept. I've been using Fuji X100 models for years. But, I could never explain it like that, especially in front of a camera. Kudos on you!

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks! No matter how many times I explain something I always think I could have explained it better 😁

[@brahmabeharrysingh5287]

I'm a fan of this camera and I haven't even bought it as yet. Thanks.

[@BoorayPerry]

Welcome to the cult. We have jackets.

[@wkpad1]

Now this i how all tutorials should be, you are a natural teacher, Booray

[@BoorayPerry]

That's very kind of you to say 😁😁

[@SamHolland]

Another helpful video, Sir. Thank you. Funny too :D

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks for the comments!

[@philhowell9873]

Thanks for the video - great detailed description of the benefits of a leaf shutter and how it works with high speed flash. The Fuji x100f is such a wonderful camera for so many situations and is totally replacing my trusty DSLR for my upcoming vacation, thanks for the videos focusing (no pun intended) on this great camera! 👍🙂

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks for watching!

[@SakaDeeJay]

Very clear and wonderful explanation, thank you!

[@vartikcsaba]

Very nice demonstration

[@waynebeaumont3274]

I came across your KZbin channel a while ago. While I don't shoot Fuji (my main camera is an Olympus E-M1 mark III), I do shoot with a Panasonic LX100 mark II. This camera shares a lot of concepts with your Fuji X100v. Very enjoyable and informative.

[@maurobertaccini5153]

LX100 sincronizza 1/2000

[@policeluber6720]

Max 1/800 SS on the leaf 🌿🍀 shutter ?????

[@daniellbrinneman]

Best explanation.

[@odemata87]

Ricoh GR has a leaf shutter as well Sigma Dp merrill and quattro camera's.

[@lazyeyedjake]

Very good explanation , loved it! Leaning more and more towards this system 😀

[@simonwilliams2109]

Thanks. Really great explanation.

[@mbottambotta]

Brilliant, thank you!

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks for watching!

[@pouchboy1]

Great explanation.

[@wtr4397]

Good Evening. As I begin to take on the process of using off camera flash, your videos have been quite informative. Understanding the leaf shutter in relation to flash photography is really a big deal. Based on your recommendation, I purchased the Godox system for my X100F. I spend much time sorting through reviews and videos before a decision is made. So, running across intelligent, straight forward explanations has been quite helpful. So many reviews and videos are about coolness; hands in the air, much body language, etc. It is nice to be able to watch a video that just goes to what Detective Joe Friday said.....”just the facts”. Wayne

[@BoorayPerry]

Hey thanks. Although sometimes I do ramble 😁

[@palapalamala]

Hello, I have a FujiXE2 and I was thinking about buying a Nikon D7100 or a Fuji100T. I guess that the Fuji100T also has a leaf shutter. Learning about the leaf shutter made me decide buy the Fuji. Not a lot of photographers talk about the leaf shutter. Why?? This is a great discover for me. You gave us the best explanation in the web. Thank you!!

[@BoorayPerry]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write that! It really makes my day 😁

[@kkaramath7104]

Thank you very much for the content, being a detailed oriented person I genuinely appreciate the content.

[@BoorayPerry]

We have to stick together! I like to understand how things work. :)

[@kkaramath7104]

@@BoorayPerry I agree 100%, I also believe once you understand how something works you are then able to best manipulate them into matching your creativity. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing your next upload.

[@joeltunnah]

Great explanation Booray. Even some X100F fans don’t understand the leaf shutter. I often see comments like “I hope the next version will have interchangeable lenses”. LOL

[@BoorayPerry]

That's a great point. People don't realize the leaf shutter is in the lens. :)

[@albertoskytwins3527]

Excellent video, it makes me love my X100F even more hahaha well done!

[@perfectdiver1]

Great video as always! I don’t really use flash but always happy to know more about the x100f. Thanks!

[@BoorayPerry]

Thanks!

[@ninelaivz4334]

Learned new stuff today. Thanks! But do you have to activate the leaf shutter like the ND filter or is it automatically activated when the flash is used? Is it only used in flash mode?

[@stephengatley8144]

I solved my flash power needs with an AD600PRO 🤩 it is a damned monster!. The missus was hand holding it at 1/1 power the heat surprised her!.

[@BoorayPerry]

It's a nice flash but big to carry around.

[@kenjihorvath6377]

I learned so much from this video. Thank you very much for putting this together. =)

[@BoorayPerry]

My pleasure 😁

[@oliverlison]

The X100F has a different leaf shutter. It is not a leaf shutter that has leafs with pivots around the lens and has a circular motion. The leaf shutter of the X100 is also like a garage door. Many cameras with this shutter design can increase the shutter speed with a smaller/darker aperature.

[@BoorayPerry]

Are you saying it's a focal plane shutter? I'm gonna need a link :)

[@theDanDeleon]

1:21 keep pressing multiple times and you have the boooray dance!

[@Dreyno]

The other advantage of the leaf shutter is that it’s practically silent. Great for street photography and candid shots.

[@mikelyon5595]

Nicely explained1

[@chrisness]

Thank you :)

[@lordgamish9410]

Thanks for the pecfect explanation. Don't if I go Xt3 or X100F

[@BoorayPerry]

That should be an easy decision since they are at opposite ends of the scale. XT-3 is a pro level camera and x100f is fixed lens, street and vacation camera.

[@anandsaha01]

That was such an awesome explanation!

[@BoorayPerry]

And this was an awesome comment! 😃😃

[@johnm2012]

I've never seen a leaf shutter that can work at 1/2000 second. The fastest I've seen is 1/500. The Seiko leaf shutters in my Mamiya RB67 lenses top out at 1/400, which is only about 2/3 of a stop faster than the 1/250 of the Nikon focal plane shutters.

[@oliverlison]

The RB67 has a circular leaf shutter. The X100F has a sort of garage door leaf shutter.

[@Lucamitm]

How is the aperture lowering flash power? And does a leaf shutter helps with some lines that come on pictures indoors sometimes? Thanks

[@BoorayPerry]

Every time your aperture changes your flash power changes. If your aperture is changed to let in half as much light then your flash has to put out twice as much light. If a line you are speaking of it is a dark shadow across the bottom of the image then yes that disappears when using a leaf shutter.

[@DLMlive]

A Neutral Density filter with the DLSR would bring about similar results... but the leaf shutter certainly was well explained, thanks for the info!

[@BoorayPerry]

The problem with using a neutral density filter is that it affects your flash power the same as if you had raised your aperture. a two stop neutral density filter will cut the available light from your flash by 75%. As I mentioned in the video this might not be a problem if you've got the flash 6in from your subject but if you are backing that flash up you're going to need every bit of power you can get. Of the 4 things that affect light in the camera (ISO, Aperture, ND filters, Shutter Speed) shutter speed is the only one that can limit the amount of light coming into the camera without affecting the amount of flash coming in.

[@stephengatley8144]

ND filters also affect the focusing abilities of the camera too!

[@DLMlive]

Not wanting to hijack this very good tutorial and, not owning or being an expert on Lief shutters, I can say for the DLSR ... that depends on the camera and low light capability. If you shoot with a Canon 50mm F1.2 at wide open in bright light with a Canon 5D MK4... then the ND will effectively get the shutter down to a usable range and high speed sync setting for fill flash if over 1/200 sec. The Leif shutter certainly gets it all done easier and dates back to the original concept. To discount the benefits of a lief shutter as a selected choice would be foolish from my own perspective but, like anything there are strengths and weaknesses. I think the lief fits certain styles of photography perfectly and may be a best choice.

[@BoorayPerry]

@@DLMlive The problem is that the ND filter will also limit your flash power and so will hi-speed sync. More likely you are shooting at f4.0 or higher for a portrait, which means less light from your flight than 1.2 (75% less). Then you add a 3 stop ND filter and now you are at 3% of your flash power. Add Hi-speed sync and you will cut it even more although I don't know the math on it. Remember it's impossible to use hi-speed sync without losing power. The bottom line is this: If you can get enough light on your subject at f11 and 1/200 to make it work than yes, a 3-stop ND filter will get you to f4 and still have enough light. But my experience on the beach has been that (on a bright day) you can't get enough light at f11 from the flash most of the time with a standard speedlight to overpower the sun if it is high and behind the subject. You need more flash power or a leaf shutter. That's why I use bigger lights on the beach. :)

[@DLMlive]

Thanks for the info... The lief definitely is going to be something I will look into and will be very useful. Your response is much appreciated!

[@miguelangelromero2130]

Muy buena explicación!! No tenía muy claro éste concepto. Ahora si jaja Saludos desde Argentina Ahora mismo me suscribo.

[@Bloggerky]

Very clear explanation; thanks!

[@studioedin5288]

hmm. I want a compact camera that can take wide, portraits. Was thinking of x-t20 and 23 f2 + 50 f2, 10-24. Or just get an x100f and tcl converter. I already owned a x100s and I loved it and also owned a xt-2 but it was too big to carry around with alot of lenses. Already got a A7r2 for more professional work so question is.......x100f or x-t20?

[@BoorayPerry]

How about the X-T30?

[@policeluber6720]

Bro u so wrong Canon with the 1/250 flash sync but my 70 $ ttl hss is its own shutter

[@richardgrenfell903]

Nice... I had no idea that a leaf shutter offered that benefit.

[@santosalvarezleon3105]

Great video

[@DUCzillaMonster]

best explanation, must be your middle name!! can you please explain how a electronic shutters works, 1/32000 on my xt4 but some say its 1/32000 for every pixel row on the sensor, that confused me

[@BoorayPerry]

I understand it that each row can go at 1/32000 but it takes 1/15 for the whole sensor to cycle through

[@DUCzillaMonster]

@@BoorayPerry so the sensor in es mode is working different then when using ms?!

[@BoorayPerry]

@@DUCzillaMonster That's my understanding, yes. I have a video about it on my channel but can't find it. Mechanical shutter exposes the whole sensor at once and electronic doe it by row.

[@DUCzillaMonster]

@@BoorayPerry kind of strange, should be way better and real 32000e if it goes at once, right?! A friend of my with a sony a9 is shooting jumping dogs who grabs a frisbee, always on es, how is that possible its razor sharp?

[@BoorayPerry]

@@DUCzillaMonster it's hard to answer that question without actually witnessing it. You have to remember that I didn't invent this stuff I just read about it 🙂

[@goal7779]

Thanx for the good explenation👍👍

[@dennisvanmierlo]

Does a leaf shutter affects the bokeh quality? Since it is basically an aperture that fully closes. Lot’s of greetings, Dennis 🇳🇱

[@BoorayPerry]

I don't believe so but that's a great question I I had never thought about it.

[@scruffkingman]

great video

[@kencox6166]

Good review but most top end camera can shoot High-speed sync flash that will allow your DSLR's ability to use a flash at shutter speeds faster than the camera's native sync if you use a flash with the feature. Nikon flashes has this as well as Godox Iv shot Actors head-shots this way at 2000 th a second at 2.8 with a D810 AND 85mm 1.4 lens with no issues :)

[@DeyvsonMoutinhoCaliman]

But they use more battery to do that, and need a stronger light that will make you spend a lot of money to get a really competent HSS speedlite. Try to use HSS in direct sunlight like shown in this video and you will realize that no, HSS is not the same thing. Leaf shutter will have more of a dramatic effect costing much less in battery life, you can even do it using your built in flash.

[@faisalkhan3]

Thanks for the video. If leaf shutter is so good then why doesn’t XT-3 have it?

[@BoorayPerry]

Leaf shutters are built into the lens. So, in order for the X-T3 to have it they would have to develop an entire new line of leaf shutter lenses. Because the x100f has a fixed lens they can make it a leaf shutter lens easily.

[@faisalkhan3]

Booray Perry thanks, I didn’t know that.

[@JonathanHsu92]

cool! If the leaf shutter is so useful, I wonder why camera manufacturers have chosen largely to use a focal plane shutter instead? is it more cost effective to produce?

[@BoorayPerry]

Well I'm no expert but I believe that a leaf shutter has to be part of the lens which would mean much more expensive lenses Since the x100F is a fixed lens that's not a problem.

[@fellowcitizen]

Cost and speed. There are several systems with leaf-shutters, yet they're exceptionally expensive Medium Format systems. Although leaf-shutters afford faster shutterspeeds with respect to flash synch, they're more difficult to drive to the extreme shutterspeeds of modern focal-plane shutters due to space and material constraints. Moreso within separate lenses, rather than the integrated lens-sensor modules like the X100F has - so, I think that the X100F leaf shutter has more range than the expensive interchangeable lenses. There are other compact cameras with them, though, with the low-cost Ricoh GR and DP3 Merrill having leaf shutters. The new GR III has a leaf shutter, yet they've taken out the flash, which has many street photographers "scratching their heads." You can just add a flash, of course, yet you'd be hard-pressed to find a flash which wasn't bigger than the 240g camera itself :) Leica's S system reflex cameras (not the L Mount Alliance series) have both a focal-plane shutter and select lenses with leaf-shutters. The leaf-shutter versions of lenses are more expensive. Hasselblad's X1D has leaf-shutters in all their lenses, and no focal-plane shutter. This means that despite the short-flange they can only use adapted lenses in electronic shutter mode. It's a very expensive system. Probably not a consideration of most camera companies, but the ideal interchangeable system would have optional leaf-shutter lenses, a focal-plane, and a short-flange. The closest to this is the GFX system, as it has a focal-plane shutter, short-flange and also adaptors for certain film-era Hasselblad lenses (which were actually designed and made by Fuji) which have leaf-shutter lenses. Basically, it works out cheaper to have a standard system with satellite leafshutter cameras for when you need it than to have a system built on leafshutter lenses which each cost more than any compact camera. The X100 line also have wide+tele conversion lenses. With the teleconverter added, it can become a 50mm f/2 equivalent lens with leaf shutter advantages - this affords moving portraiture with fast AF and flash - ideal for fashion; perhaps unique. There's a Fuji case study video of a fashion photographer who got the X100F because his $50,000 medium format systems couldn't do this. (The DP3 Quattro and DP3 Merrill have 75mm f/2.8 equiv. lenses, so they'd suit portraiture, though their AF is very limited.)

[@macmij]

Can you comment on the subject of rear curtain sync on say an xt4 vs trying to get the equivalent effect on an x100v when freezing motion on longer exposures?

[@BoorayPerry]

As far as I know, the only way to do it would be to use a manual flash and trigger it at the end of the exposure.

[@macmij]

@@BoorayPerry thanks Booray, I’m not sure how to accomplish delaying the flash until the end of the exposure on a leaf shutter but I appreciate your taking the time to reply. My suspicion is their probably isn’t a practical solution due to the leaf shutter.

[@FishPig1736]

Great video and very informative. First time viewer of your channel and I like your style. Has anyone ever mentioned how much you sound like Billy Sheehan? That's a compliment by the way.

[@BoorayPerry]

You're the first! Thanks for watching!

[@goal7779]

Im using the fuji x70 wich also has a leaf shutter. It seems when using off camera flash with a trigger it does not want to sync beyond 1/1000 even when stopping down the apperture. The on camera flash though does sync at higher shutter speeds when I stop down as per your demonstration. What is your experience in this regard when using off camera flash?

[@BoorayPerry]

Well I've never used the x70 so it's hard for me to comment. If off camera won't sync at higher speeds my first guess would be that there is a problem in the flash synch speed to start. I'm not the guy to get into this but I remember when the first off-camera TTL remotes came out you had to calibrate them to your flash. Maybe something like that?

[@goal7779]

Booray Perry Thanx Booray. The x70 is basically the sane as x100T. Have you tried higher sync speeds with a trigger on the x100f? Maybe my system is outdated, but thanx for the reply. Love your channel👍

[@BoorayPerry]

@@goal7779 I don't use OCF very often with the X100F. I like to have it available on occasion but I try to stay minimalist whenever possible. I don't think I've ever tried to use a really high SS off camera with it.

[@wixom2]

Shouldn't your ISO be 200, the base ISO of the x100F?

[@jimmyhill9591]

The X100F has a 'low iso' setting of 100 available in JPEG only. I believe he used that to keep it an 'apples to apples' comparison to other cameras.

[@wixom2]

@@jimmyhill9591 Thanks. Expect you are correct.

[@BoorayPerry]

Very perceptive! In order to test an extreme situation, I set the ISO to "L", which is 100. The base is 200 on the X100F to allow for more dynamic range. But if you were in an extrame bright situation and needed every bit of help you could get you could set to "L" and get another stop of knockdown. :)

[@noahkanenwisher4856]

does a faster shutter rate make the depth of field shallower? like would 1000 shutter f4 have a shallower depth of field than 250 shutter f4? regardless of the light, just depth of field

[@Farmalando]

No, only focal length, sensor size and aperture affects depth of field

[@BoorayPerry]

What they said... :)😁

[@totoroutes5389]

Actually, higher sync speed with strobe and focal plane shutter is possible with a compatible flash controller attached to the camera's hot shoe. Example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4OoqWqjmZ2AqZY

[@BoorayPerry]

... and the right flash unit with hypersync, correct?

[@vasyapupken]

it's not about a "leaf shutter". it's all about "fuji X100F's leaf shutter" because almost all conventional leaf shutters have maximum speed of 1/500 which is only 1 stop faster than modern focal plane shutters so any advantage is rather illusive.

[@BoorayPerry]

I did not know that! Thanks!

[@blueddd]

This was so informative, thank you!

[@jeffkim6729]

for once a very well explained video about flash settings.

[@BoorayPerry]

Hey thanks! That means a lot. :)

[@harryburnett7086]

#BoorayPerry Absolutely great explainiation < look I can't spell either can my auto-correct 😂

[@barzinlotfabadi]

Cool :o

[@wtr4397]

I fully believe rambling is part of the human condition. I know it well. I only have to look at my client’s faces when I get too far ahead of them to know the rambling has occurred. 🙊

[@dalex60]

Why does it take money to keep a KZbin channel running?

[@BoorayPerry]

You can't talk about great without owning the great and it also takes considerable time to make the videos.

[@mssapmaz]

Awesome explanation of leaf shutter. Thank you very much.

[@7775Kevin]

Very good explanation. Thanks!