Fujifilm X-H2s Wedding Photography Behind the Scenes

[@bobdrawbaugh4207]

Some are saying the autofocus isn’t much better. But, man this video tells a different story. It really looks good to me.

[@jigjitsu5599]

Dp review right? Those are sony and z9 fan bois

[@Gundolf300]

Considering the current af-capabilities I kinda wonder how far thrown into a dark cave you have to be not to be able to tell the difference?...

[@professionalpotato4764]

I think that's only for video. Video AF does occasionally jump to the background and the way it recovers is too quick and jerky. For stills I don't think AF will be an issue anymore for the usual genres.

[@fotomonza8612]

@@jigjitsu5599 I feel like they never change settings on any brand they preview.

[@cooloox]

Without seeing the images we can't even form an opinion. A pretty little AF box tells you the camera has detected a face or eyes, but does not guarantee its in focus. When we see full res images at 100% we'll know how good it really is.

[@SeahawkMoments]

Definitely the best video of the new fuji by far. Well done. The AF is the biggest leap it seams and you alone brought this camera strongly into contention for my next purchase.

[@eastcoastiso3523]

Fuji X-H2s firmware 1.00 was the best one.

[@AnandaGarden]

Thanks, I'll stick with Canon support and the full-frame R6. Last Fuji I owned was an X-T20. Is Fuji still releasing products and letting users find the bugs? That was the case with the X-H1.

[@cooloox]

Ana's, someone with an R6 who used to shoot Fuji. What's your opinion on Fuji's high ISO performance, as I've never found an APS-C camera I've been happy with in that regard.

[@AnandaGarden]

I'm thinking depends on your standards. I can tolerate "reasonable" grain in ultra-dark scenes because I'm a utility photographer capturing mostly public events where darkness and grain can add to the mood. For art photography I'm guessing any APS-C sensor wouldn't do the job. I'm happier with the Canon R6, of course, which has excellent low-light shadow low noise. In dark situations I want the important bits to be lit reasonably well, and then I can often let the shadows go to h...l.

[@TheBlushingGiraffe]

So excited to watch! I was gonna get another XT4 as a second body this year as my photography business is picking up, but 👀👀👀

Hello, Im wondering what your shot look like indoor, at 1.4, 1/500s and iso 400. all the subject next to the one in focus might be blur ?

[@MADBAMtv]

I have a z6ii with a 50 1.2. Would you say I get another z6ii yo upgrade my current z6 second camera or should I check out the Fuji? I shoot a lot in lowlight and don’t want it if it can’t hand with the z6ii lol

[@TheBlushingGiraffe]

Hahahah loved the intro, John is the 🐐

[@seibu1]

Great video. The new AF looks fantastic. Might have to upgrade from my XT-4 especially as it seems we might be waiting till next year for an XT-5.

[@6whatnext]

AF reliability and high iso performance are the only 2 features that matter to me personally

[@JohnIvoryMusic]

The look/colors, final result/editing ease matters to me the most

[@6whatnext]

@@JohnIvoryMusic they were my original reasons for moving to fujifilm, shame they haven’t kept up with AF developments

[@d3v3ouzm1ndz]

JOHN BRANCH IV PHOTOGRAPHY SENT ME HERE!!

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Woooo. And I'm honestly upset that John didn't get a pre-production unit of this camera. He for sure should have been given access before me

[@d3v3ouzm1ndz]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto he's been shooting with them forever!!

[@de-graftasafo-adjei4646]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto ....and Pal2Tech

[@MSladekPhoto]

Awesome! Practical, informative and super fun. I'm headed to my local camera store (Kenmore Camera) this afternoon for a hands-on with the the X-H2S and probably will place an order. Liked and subscribed!!!

[@ewen9133]

I really love to see the same things with the screen recording with the Sony A7IV !! :) Thanks

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I wish Sony would allow it. Fuji and Nikon make it very easy to record while working. Sony and canon make the monitor hijack the lcd so you have to shoot from the big monitor all day which isn’t ideal

[@ewen9133]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto Thanks for your answer. I didn’t know that it was a Sony limitation :(

[@fardadpostwalatravels]

Just waiting for an X Pro 4 with this new sensor and autofocus

[@baotranphotography]

where do you get that atomos star? i could not find it even on ebay

[@lotharjoseph5040]

bro just i have a question please if you can answer,,in my country the price of nikon Z5 and fuji xt4 are the same,, which one i should buy?? i’m a portrait & studio & wedding shoter

[@camrolaguardia]

lmfao the moment you pulled out the camera with all the attachments made me do a spit take. XD

[@Silentwisher]

P sure there is no blackout if you shoot in 15+ fps with electronic shutter or just electronic shutter in general

[@mirrorlessthesis3599]

Best test on photo focus, is to take a picture! All the fuji camera will detect your face, but when you take the picture, that is what we are interested!! Is the picture taken focused!!

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Yes it is

[@alexauga]

Can't wait for the XH2 with the new 40mp sensor and this AF functionality 🔥🔥🔥

[@funfor1life]

It won't feature the same stacked sensor which is the only reason why Fuji was able to improve the AF so drastically in the H2s so I wouldn't get my hopes too high about the XH2 having the same high-end AF.

[@MelvinGarcia]

Ok, I’ve seen most of not all HS2S preview videos. The auto focus does work. I’m so excited about this. The only thing I’ve seen Fuji having big issues with is exposure stepping during zooming with most zoom lenses. Hopefully they sort that out before release because that new 18-120 will be ruined if not.

[@pkolloch]

Heyo, your videos mostly show the focus boxes. I assume that you have verified that the zone in the focus box actually ends up sharp?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Yep. The only ones on the wedding they failed on was user error. (When they went out of the zone field I had set up)

[@pkolloch]

@@TaylorJacksonPhotoawesome, thanks for the quick reply. I went into Fuji for photography and later discovered my drive for film making. Auto focus pulsing, aperture stepping, wild whitebalance switching were my biggest issues with the X-T3. I hope they got much better! (well, I usually work with a fixed aperture now)

[@bobulatorul]

I see around 7:00 that you are taking pictures because the screen keeps flickering but it looks like you are in video mode because it says 4K 30fps at the top of the screen. How can you take pictures if you are in video mode?

[@sbsheep]

Thanks for the interesting insight. AF looked really impressive in your other video, but here it's a shame the camera missed two nice moments. Namely the couple kissing during the group walk (7:12), and a smile during the walk-in at 7:43.

[@Eyeofkamau]

This is user error, look at the focus box and where it’s at. He’s in one of the widest zone af settings. If he would of narrowed it down or even set it to area instead of zone and had it on the bride & groom, rather than the people beside them, it wouldn’t have missed.

[@412foto]

AF is looking pretty darn good. I don't need all of the video specs of this camera and don't even understand 90% of them. But don't need a 40mp camera coming later either. but best AF for the system and a more robust body are always welcome (my X-T3 even with grip still feels like a toy which is nice sometimes but not always)

[@WalkingHeadPro]

I believe autofocus in video mode has some more limits and shortfalls than in photography mode yes?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

The unit I had still did the background pulsing a little bit at times. Significantly better than past cams tho

[@ruilinyuan3959]

Ancaster Mill?

[@CiaranWhelan]

What is the recording box sitting at the back of your rig?

[@andreeasoare1079]

Great camera, no doubt. Are you going to switch to Fuji?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Doesn’t switch photo to video fast enough sadly for my hybrid days, which is like 40 of 43 weddings this year

[@marqriley9460]

Oh snap, this is the one thing that should have counted as primary selling point with this hybrid camera!

[@SIQmai]

Are the custom settings on the wheel not fast enough in your opinion? I would think it would be the point of them: completely customizable and quick to change between them with all your settings saved.

[@marqriley9460]

@@SIQmai The issue is that the custom settings dial is on the left, meaning you can't flick the switch quickly with the thumb of your right hand which is holding the camera. May sound like a minor issue, but especially in high-speed situations like weddings those few extra seconds of moving the PASM dial may mean missing a shot. I hope there's some kind of solution to this in the release production version.

[@SIQmai]

@@marqriley9460 yeah that's true, it makes sense. I also wish the wheel was on the right 😕

[@ryanreyes5440]

After watching all the xh2s videos on autofocus it seems that af on stills is very reliable, but video af is still not reliable enough compared to others. This seems to be more video centric camera, I dont know why the af would be worse in video oppose to photo.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I uploaded a video af video today on the channel. Might be worth checking out

[@ared18t]

I'm calling it the Hutouse forever now.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Please do. I have extreme difficulty saying X-H2s. Hutouse is actually much easier

[@livejames9374]

Your videos always having me laughing, in a good way. This Fuji looks great. Canon R7 and this are sweet options for apsc cameras. The Z9 detection looked pretty impressive as well since the field of view was much wider (you basically have to go into crop mode for that full frame 24mm to get similar field of view).

[@zlatyklas]

I saw many comparison where r6 beats Z9.

[@hVF8KZuQPeCc8u]

Boy, I am getting confused. Several KZbinrs are describing the XH2s' video AF as pretty much the same, i.e. subpar. One KZbinr is going to jump ship from Fuji to Sony. Maybe some testers have newer firmware updates which explains the discrepancies? But anyway, the demo models people are testing are preproduction. The more important verdict will come when we can get the production model and put that version to the test.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I does actually seem like we all got different units. Its very strange. I like mine a lot.

[@younghils]

ur Htwos reviews have made me laugh like crazy...ur a comic

[@cooloox]

How good is Fuji's high ISO performance? . For example, would a Canon R6 or Nikon Z6ii shooter be happy with it, or would there be a noticeable increase in noise?

[@ArsenijeRadenovic]

Your videos about xh2s don't show up on search lol i saw your vid on IG and came here...

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Haha anyone that posted at exactly 10am seems to have been shadowbanned. It’s a very strange thing. I haven’t seen it before

[@Wileyinthestreets]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto I found your video searching up the camera so maybe it’s working now? Not sure. But thanks for the video and looks like AF is noticeably better this time around

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Yah it seems like the videos have been release to the world now haha

[@marqriley9460]

Shadowbanned, great band name.

[@errole]

Does the shutter close down when changing lenses? Like the Canon?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

It doesn’t on mine default out of the box at least

[@ared18t]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto good don't wanna accidentally touch the shutter.

[@SumrSurf]

All believable other than Tony Northrop in a forklift

[@errole]

How was the battery life

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Did 1500-ish photos and the battery was at half

[@israelsudry]

🤣🤣🤣 the intro..

[@sieyon]

what about the hybrid stuff ... switching from photo to video

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

It seems a bit slow if you’re running raws to both cards. Again, not final firmware. I’m also trying to get an answer on if the record button can launch into manual controls or if it’s only automatic video mode with an exposure comp slider

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

(Which basically means you’d have to spin the physical dial to get into manual video mode, which would not be ideal)

[@errole]

I notice the canon and Nikon are brighter.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

iPhone video of it rather than the screen record

[@josephryan5448]

Lower shutter speeds on the z9 and r6 with higher iso. The exposures were higher on the other compared to the Fuji, possibly leading to different af performances. Not sure that test is comparable.

[@timeandtides8701]

Hatoose!!

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

They have time to rebrand it before it ships

[@timeandtides8701]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto if they don’t, I’m switching to Sony 😜

[@adamsmith4778]

Xh2s has no blackout in some other reviews

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Interesting. I was on electronic shutter. I’ll investigate this. Who’s review had a screen record and it didn’t black out?

[@pedropulido4570]

7:12, you actually miss the kiss shot because the autofocus misses. that's one of the most important shots i've seen on your video and it misses.... yikes.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I have about 10 frames of it and they’re all fine. Maybe the 720p video wasn’t getting all the bits

[@RobertHarvey101]

There is zero chance Tony N knows how to drive a forklift. Zero.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Hahahah

[@gorann2231]

How much you get paid to lay us?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

You see inside the camera.

[@krazyk57]

00:04 😝😝😝😝😝

[@josephryan5448]

Don’t think the af performance was comparable, sir.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

What do you mean

[@josephryan5448]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto lower shutter speeds and higher ISO’s on the z9 and r6 at approximately the same f stop, will make the exposure higher in comparison to the Fuji. The Fuji should have been able to lock onto the subject at a longer distance just because of that. Not taking anything away from the Fuji but I feel having the same equivalent exposures should have been set first before saying that the xh2s has the same or better af performance. I do not mean any disrespect towards you, I just want a more accurate representation.

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I don’t think any of that would have a realistic impact. It’s also pre-production firmware on the Fuji, so clinical tests should wait for a real unit.

[@dizzicz]

@@djstuc second thing is, that I'm in a doubt that focusing is done during exposition. So I would bet some money that shutter speed doesn't matter at all (at least if its kind of comparable)

[@josephryan5448]

@@djstuc so Fuji fanboy boy here. Sorry that I made you assume that I was looking for an excuse to not like the camera but you really are barking up the wrong tree. I have six different Fuji models because i love what they do. Exposure does matter especially when comparing a full frame sensor that is over exposed vs an apsc that is exposed properly. Taylor you are right sir that it was preproduction firmware, which is why I took it with a grain of salt. I just wanted closer equivalent settings is all before we say that this af is better than this. Sorry if this offended you. Looking forward to your future videos.

[@bigdhav]

1:06 also known as Sony ergonomics.

[@martysender5539]

GREEN THIS GREEN THAT. HOW ABOUT YOU BECOME JAPANESE?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

Is this from your upcoming rap album?

[@martysender5539]

@@TaylorJacksonPhoto yep available in stores next week. kinda like dance like an Egyptian. cept you is Japanese. Fuji is a stills camera. video? meh. AF? meh. worse stability for video. prefer Panasonic/Lumix. made in Vietnam. So I'm dancing like I'm in Hanoi City

[@NOplayerq]

Does it allow you to restrict where it detects faces or is it always across the frame?

[@TaylorJacksonPhoto]

I run zone focus for photo and full or smaller zones for video

[@Eyeofkamau]

Yes, you can restrict. He’s shooting in the widest zone option