Fuji Xt1 tips- Focus Check Tutorial in Manual Mode

[@laszlobacs]

This is a great video for refreshing my memory regarding manual focusing. I'm using the fuji xt1 with vintage manual lenses. Thanks for sharing.

[@jimmycphoto]

@laszlobacs ah very cool! i dont use vintage lenses in general, but ive always wanted to. get that touch that no one else is using these days. thank you for your nice comment.

[@dvineyard007]

I knew this back in 2016 when I had my new X-T2. I sold it in 2021 and just Bought a X-T1 to cary around and all I have is manual lenses right now. This helped me so much to get things into focus. This 8 year old video is still so helpful. Great job.

[@jimmycphoto]

interesting choice. xt1 is a great camera. I use the xt2 still. no need to upgrade for me. thank you for the kind comment. why only manual lenses out of curiosity?

[@dvineyard007]

@@jimmycphoto I started photography in 1999 as a need for images for software I developed. By 2010 I was doing as much professional photography work as I was software/web development. Things were always about speed, accuracy, perfect color etc. I lost my love for photography and by 2019 I had stopped photography all together. I sold my gear FujiFilm X-T2, lenses and my medium format Mamita film gear by 2021. Lately I started wanting to get back into it but for the joy of being creative only. Using manual lenses is like shooting film, it makes you slow down and forces you to really take the information from your viewfinder into account. I choose X-T1 because there has always been something special about the X-Trans II sensor I always loved. The way images look when processed in one of the film recopies I load into custom settings. I just really enjoy the whole tactile process of it.

[@mick2d2]

"Upgraded" my X-E1 to an X-T1 last year as I wanted more focusing (peaking) assistance with old manual lenses. I must say I'm really happy with the new addition as it makes focusing so much easier. Great video on yet another feature of this amazing camera. Thanks for sharing!

[@JohannesLabusch]

Gawd! I've had my X-T1 for over a year! And I've been too lazy all this time to really figure this stuff out. Thank you so much. Very concise.

[@jimmycphoto]

You are the only one to say concise about any of my videos. I thank you. I'll keep future videos concise (I'll try!).

[@jeff6660]

Hi Jimmy, I know this is off topic but I just had to tell you that Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan movies is one of my favorite actor/comedians of all time. He alone makes the Charlie Chan series so much fun to watch. Of course Jimmy's real name was Victor Sen Yung. However you Jimmy Chung also have an enduring personality much like Jimmy Chan so keep up the good work my friend.

[@jameselwood2915]

l recently purchased the xt1 and slowly getting used to it. enjoyed your tutorial video

[@jimmycphoto]

i have the xt2. i got it for the dual card slot. i never use both slots.... im not going to say i wasted my money... but... i kind of did.. for pictures.. cant beat the xt1... thank you forbyour nice comment.. i will make more for you!

[@chriscraig2215]

great tutorial Thanks for posting...... I've only had my xt1 for around a month but I already love this camera.

[@remoteviewer08]

Just subscribed to your channel! Hope you have tons of tutorials on the xt-1. So helpful. Thanks for posting.

[@vivahabbitvanassen]

Thank you Jimmy yet again I was trying to shoot some flash out side today but have a hard to getting it sharp. And I wanted to see how to do it right way.

[@jimmycphoto]

thank you so much habbit!

[@okaychegs]

Do you have a button on the shutter button? Looks like there’s on on there always thought they were only for the ones with the thread release

[@jimmycphoto]

yes i have a video on it somewhere.. but the xt2 has a thread for that. but.. for others you can buy a strong adhesive one. i literally bought rubber bumpers from home depot. by cleaning the surface well it lasted a long time to see if i would lile the feel of it. you can check out places like lolumina or other places like it.

[@2009shahidc]

Thanks, this is really helpful, this will solve a lot of the issues I have been having with shots....

[@jimmycphoto]

Shahid Chowdhury youre welcome, thank you for that nice comment. more content to come! 😁

[@alon3232]

Thanks for this great video, I have only one question regarding new FW4 AF modes. In either Zone or Wide/Tracking modes, When half-pressing shutter release, sometime several autofocus points (green boxes) are highlighted in green showing they achieved focus - my question is: which one of those boxes the camera is actually locking into for the exposure ? Sometimes there will be several boxes highlighted in a zone or wide/tracking - some will lock on objects in the front and some locked on objects in the rear - when I fully press the shutter release - which of those boxes is actually used by the camera as the focus point ? Couldn't find explanation for this in all Fuji manuals

[@davidjgiac]

Excellent video Jimmy. How about doing one on how to set up and use the 'Back Focus Button'. Thanks.

[@jimmycphoto]

David Giacalone great suggestion. thank you for taking the time to write this nice comment!

[@davidjgiac]

I sent your link on to a friend who uses the X-T1. I'm sure it will help her greatly.

[@0n596]

Great explained! My new xt-1 will not take any picture, I formatted the SD card. I have the same yellow small camera with ! on the screen. Screen is very dark. If I press the shutter release - nothing happens. Any idea what is going on?

[@Andrey.Balandin]

Perhaps, your shutter release priority is set to focus, which means the camera will not take a picture until it finds focus. Change the priority to shutter and it might fix it. If it does, you would then need to understand why the lens is not focusing - could be set to manual, could be a manual lens, or the focusing distance could be too small for an AF lens, or a faulty lens.

[@0n596]

@@Andrey.BalandinTks so much!

[@b.walter6646]

Jimmy, can you do the same focus assist thru the EVF? Thanks.

[@yukonchris]

Very helpful videos. I do have a few more questions though. Does the camera offer other options for visualizing focus, for example, coloured highlights (focus peaking), split image, etc...? If so, are these facilities, as well as the zoom to focus also available in the viewfinder? Finally, is there a direct method of moving the focus area around using a button, or combination of buttons, without having to access a menu item? Otherwise, a very informative video. Thanks.

[@jimmycphoto]

+Christopher Wheeler Hi christopher, very good questions! Yes, this camera really has several ways to do every little thing. focus peaking vid to come, and I set the short cut to adjust the focus position to the down arrow. I do have some tips here as well. Your question brought on alot of great ideas for videos. I'll get on them asap.

[@laika25]

Tell me more about the soft release button you're using

[@jimmycphoto]

I have some videos on it its literally a bumper cushion I got from a hardware store.

[@kylepierce8038]

Hi. I have a question about my Fuji X T1. It just started happening, but when I take a picture in Shutter or Aperture Priority AE, it takes a few seconds to process the shot and goes to a black screen that says processing. Is this normal? It wasn't doing it before for me. Thanks!

[@jimmycphoto]

you may have knocked the knobs out of the usual place. or some higher resolution or the drive knob. maybe it is on raw perhaps? its not a problem. but i knock those knobs around all the time and realize it too late sometimes!!

[@KyounoFuransugo]

Great videos, thank you. You are good at making it easy to understand.

[@jimmycphoto]

Kyou no Furansugo thank you so much for typing that. i hope to make more that answer your questions! :)

[@baotruongdr]

Excellent video presentation!!!

[@pungos7batch81]

Thank you very much you made my day for this tutorial.

[@jimmycphoto]

+dinosour verdugo thank you mr dinosaur!

[@wendybeausejour2235]

what about wide area focus using manual focus?

[@skepticspartan4795]

does that auto focus check carry over to the EVF

[@jonerdmann6512]

Yep it does.

[@skepticspartan4795]

Cool thanks

[@jackpan7]

Hi JC , Thanks for the video . But wonder where is the focusing ring in the front ?

[@jonerdmann6512]

There is a ring right behind you lens hood, that is your focusing ring... I hope this helps.

[@angeloperez8659]

I have xt1 body with manual nikon lens and it didnt work :(

[@jonerdmann6512]

This was great information, and video tutorial.

[@peterd8918]

How did you fasten the soft button to the XT 1 ?

[@jimmycphoto]

I made a video showing how I did it, here you go! : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJfGYXWqhb-Wo6s

[@XLVIIXLVII]

Why is focus check not working for me with a full MF lens? It won't zoom in prior to shooting. Can't figure it out...

[@XLVIIXLVII]

Specifially pressing the button not when I adjust focus ring. It should work when I actually tell the camera to zoom into the image right?

[@jimmycphoto]

Hi Kyle, is it a fujix lens?

[@frankyjunior6005]

Hi i have a problem with manual focus when in low light condition. So the lcd or evf will be very noisy and i got hard time for manual focus. I use 18-55 with xt1. Are you have a same problem? In good light condition it is very easy to do manual focus

[@Cagey7531]

sounds like focus peaking. You can turn this off, go to the 4th red menu, and then MF assist, and change it to standard, or digital split image.

[@jimmycphoto]

if it is really noisy, and the picture doesn't come out that way, then, uncaged might be correct, that you are in a focus peaking mode. I never would have thought of that. If its coming out noisy anyway, well, shooting in low light is very difficult and will come out in a way that reflects that. Is there anyway you can get more light into your shooting? or change the aperture/time settings?

[@kaiweihong311]

Thank you, Jimmy. This is very helpful and entertaining : )

[@jimmycphoto]

+Clark Hong entertaining? that's great news. I just watched it myself, and almost fell asleep! I'll have more vids for you soon! thank you!

[@kaiweihong311]

+Jimmy Chung haha, yeah. The "Jimmy in purple" part totally cracked me up. And for the rest of the video, you did a great job showing then instructions in details, which is particularly helpful for guys like me who are consumed by details. Looking forward to your new vids!

[@kukukaka3219]

thank you for sharing

[@jason.morgan]

Great help, well explained

[@kimmerettesew]

so great, thanks

[@noor811]

focus ring autozoom, nice! thanks!

[@bonynge5]

Very helpful, thanks

[@支蝗]

Have had mine for 3 years and it's only now to know how the turning wheel works in MF 😄

[@mariusvictorius4862]

Thanks a lot, Jimmy! This is very educating especially for a starter like me. Hope to see more interesting and useful vdo tips. Keep up the good job! i'm a fan! Cheers! :D :D :D

[@jimmycphoto]

+Marius Victorius wow, thank you!

[@andyvan5692]

nice tip, by the way does the "focus check" in the menu work for 3rd party manual lenses, aka the Samyang/rokinon manual prime lenses ? or does this come under the "shoot without lens" menu item, or do you use both together?

[@jimmycphoto]

I THINK focus check works with fujix mainly. But yeah, you are right.. using third party lenses works differently, but that's part of the charm. But unfortunately I don't have any third party lenses. I've seen some amazing work with samyang lenses.

[@DANVIIL]

Good video. Just bought the same camera from B&H Photo.

[@jimmycphoto]

how are you digging the camera? Is there a reason why you didn't go for the xt2?

[@DANVIIL]

***** I put my money into quality glass and don't need to extras that the X-T2 offers. I shoot in manual everything except White Balance. I love the X-T1.

[@SaranjivacSRB]

Damn, I'm buying a Fuji! (since I want to get into vintage lenses)

[@hhglasenapp]

Hi Jimmy. Thanks for your instructional videos :-)Just wondering, what kind of soft release button are you using on your x-t1?I can't seem to find any, mostly because of non existing threads to install it. A link would be really nice :-)

[@jimmycphoto]

+Hans Henrik de Glasenapp here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn-2o4tra7B9nck Technically I don't use a real one yet, but the one I would use and will probably buy soon is listed in the vid. Thank you for watching!!

[@thomasb3111]

impressive ;) and remember: this is liveView..

[@billpeterson8668]

VERY NICE THANK U.

[@brionniochoa6082]

ah! very cool! thanks

[@cheriallison9768]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@jimmycphoto]

thank you!

[@f1remandg]

Excellent learned a lot

[@jimmycphoto]

i'm glad!

[@estifanos3000]

Excellent..thx

[@jimmycphoto]

Estifanos Habts thank you!!

[@benbuckland]

Great video. Thanks a lot.

[@jimmycphoto]

Ben Buckland thank you for that nice comment!!

[@KnotsNerd]

I learned something!

[@jimmycphoto]

whew! thats a relief... :)

[@weedmanis]

Good stuff. Thanks dude! :)

[@jimmycphoto]

thank you!!

[@kentxx12]

More videos of the XT1 and not the XT2 Jimmy ;)

[@jimmycphoto]

ah, im sorry i dont have that body anymore. but alot of the functions i have planned to talk about are the same.. ill get those out soon!!

[@kentxx12]

@@jimmycphoto Thats good Jimmy :)

[@TheMrcodex]

Help fully ,tq

[@LEGOTROLL1]

thank-you !

[@jimmycphoto]

thank you!!

[@alcylon]

thanks fore this tip. :-)

[@louis_iii]

I hope you don't use the menu every time you change focus position. xD

[@jimmycphoto]

+Louis Penna I use the down arrow as the shortcut, how about you?

[@robomac2011]

Many thanks 👍