Fujifilm X100V: What is a LEAF SHUTTER and WHY is it AWESOME?

[@lefthandright01]

To addon some additional info to help people better understand this subject: Rolling shutter is caused mostly by the fact that modern shutters are vertical. Any object moving at speed horizontally can cause it on a mechanical shutter. To prevent it you need a faster shutter speed to freeze the moment. This would lead some to believe that the much faster electronic shutter would be better at preventing it. Unfortunately, electronic shutters can make it worse. The issue now is not the 1/32000 speed, but the processing writes speed of 1/60 of a second. As a general rule rolling shutter happens when either the subject is moving quickly and/or you're panning quickly or you're in a vehicle and moving quickly. If the subject is moving, then a shutter 3 x times faster than it is moving. If you're moving, then have a shutter speed 5x faster than you are moving. It's moving at 100 km/h= 1/300 or faster You're moving at 100km/h= 1/500 or faster it's moving horizontally at speed or you're panning at speed=mechanical It's moving at a pace your eye can follow easily without moving your head=electronic is fine

[@JayRegular]

Hey David! I can always rely on you for the real gem comments that supplement the video! This is great info which I think everyone can benefit from! Thankyou!

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

That thing about "electronic shutter makes things worse" only applies to "classic" sensors. New high end cameras with stacked sensors, like Sony A1 have pretty much no rolling shutter when using electronic shutter. And there are cameras with global shutter that have no rolling shutter, but this is basically expensive, professional filming equipment.

[@lefthandright01]

@@Stasiek_Zabojca The Nikon z9 has a stacked global shutter and matches the A1, they both still have rolling shutter. The technology can improve, but physics can't change. I believe what you;re saying is that in most film making nobody would use a whip pan that is fast enough for it to be visible and obvious. If they require that speed, they would perform the pan slowly and speed ramp it in post. Rolling shutter has improved in electronic curtain capture, but as long as there is a delay in sensor readout, it will exist in fast pans or recording ojects that oscilate faster than what the readout speed is.

[@JJARCHIE]

@@lefthandright01 hey , global shutter is here

[@lefthandright01]

@@JJARCHIE my comment was 3 years ago bro.

[@aftershok1289]

Honestly the best explanation of the leaf shutter and its benefits I’ve personally ever seen. Great job - love your content in general!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou so much for this! Greatly appreciated! 🙏🙏🙏

[@joec.1030]

Agreed!📷😊✌🏻

[@randomnumbergenerator3157]

My X100V is arriving this week and your videos are saving my life bro.

[@tayuanlee9700]

Just got an X100V. Love it. Your channel really helps me know my new toy. Thank you so so much!!!

[@GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff496]

Finally received the X100V that I ordered 6 months ago and this excellent presentation is really helpful ... thanks!

[@deannebalas1077]

This was so clear! I know next to nothing about cameras, but am now so excited to go and experiment with this and understand WHY my settings are changing the image!!! Thank you for this video!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Deanne! Part of the joy of photography comes from understanding more about the camera. The more you know the more you can create!

[@senior_ranger]

Great job! I see so many 100 vids, and they never mention this versatility. This is one reason the 100 is always with me no matter what other body/lenses I'm carrying.

[@oc2phish07]

Pretty good video and reasonable explanation of the operation of the shutters. The only point I would make is that your video could make people think that the focal plane shutter blinds move at up to 1/4000th of a second. They do not of course. What actually happens is that after the 1st curtain comes down to cover the sensor and then starts its upward journey to expose the sensor, the 2nd curtain starts to lift 1/4000th of a second later and remains 1/4000th of a second behind the 1st curtain until they are both closed. No matter what shutter speed you select on a focal plane shutter, the curtains always move at the same speed. Each of the selected speeds just starts the 2nd curtain's movement at that moment after the 1st curtain moves. 1/2000. 1/1000, 1/250, 1/60, 1/4, 1/2 etc.

[@boyantrifonov]

Hey, this was an absolutely OUTSTANDING video! So many complex concepts explained through: - Voice - Slides - Actual Examples I am a beginner in photography (but I know the basics) I think I understood everything in this video. You have a gift on teaching photography. (Or a lot of experience)

[@kvncnls]

Dude, have you always been doing your own graphics/video editing? You always have these great visuals/diagrams to explain photography/camera concepts and no one talks about it. Cheers dude!

[@JayRegular]

Thanks man! I guess people these days take these things for granted hey? But hey as long as people are getting value, I'm ok with that xD

[@garygordon5896]

Your videos are the best for learning about my x100v. Thank you.

[@zacharystudio]

this was extraordinarily helpful - thank you!

[@ZekeBriarcliff]

Yup. Top tier explanation of the leaf shutter, especially how it impacts flash photography. Other x100v explainers glossed over the benefits to flash photography.

[@BrendanEvan]

What an absolutely awesome little camera

[@JayRegular]

It's a gem👌

[@cinqo7]

Thank you very very much for your super explanation. Great professor!

[@rashikgmc9141]

Man You made such a complicated thing sound so simple that my Michael Scott brain got it right away lol! The thumbnail is amazing tbh it was your video that initially inspired and influenced me to get an X100V and this one makes me wanna love it even more. 🤍📸

[@JayRegular]

Thanks man! There's so much to love about this camera. It's special 😁

[@devincutter_]

What a friggin' awesome explanation!! Thank you Jay!

[@WillBowers]

Very very good informational video. Watched all the way through, your stuff is great

[@JayRegular]

Thanks William! Glad you found it helpful 🙏

[@DrZotac]

Best video on x100v so far! ty!

[@starryj63]

Brilliant! Perfectly explained and demonstrated.

[@AlexOnStreets]

Great explanation! As you know I just picked up a V the other day. And this is exactly one of the huge motivating factors in my purchase as a portrait photographer. I also use a Godox AD200 and other flashes. The ability to sync limitlessly and use the built in ND in a pinch is insane. Even in video now! After I sold my X100F last year I realized how much I missed the leaf shutter. Honestly, this really is the best camera Fuji makes.

[@JayRegular]

I know right? I wish more people knew about this feature but at the same time I don't 🤫 and also I'm hoping you will be making a video on flash photography with your new toy! Hopefully it's in the works 😉 thanks Alex!

[@Khoiboy]

BEST explanation on this subject for the X100! Thank you for all the diagrams and real world examples… helps big time 🙏🏻🙏🏻! I

[@JayRegular]

No worries! Glad you found this useful 🙏

[@mindzedge]

Awesome Jay! Loved your explanation 👏 and love my x100v, I have had it since August last year and still learning alot by using it, thanks mate from a fuji shooter in New Zealand 🇳🇿 👍 😎

[@JayRegular]

Hey no worries mate, just doing my part and supporting the x100 community 👍

[@joeljenkins9424]

Jay. This was great.

[@selishots]

Fantastic explanation!

[@FCW1875]

Jay, love your content and have been following your vid's for some time. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Keep 'em coming Jay!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Mark!

[@Enermaxify]

I bet this was a lot of work! Thank you for explaining! Not just talking, instead some real information! 🙏🏻

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou for watching! hope it was helpful

[@ClashingwithTofu]

Very good explanation! Thank you

[@michaelfedorsha8147]

Super informative and wonderfully done! Thank you

[@jeez0r]

I don't own an x100 yet I watched this , Your explaining is superb . I always thought the shutting was done by the aperture blades , gosh how dumb am I . Well not anymore lol . Thx Jay

[@manufranc0]

Great explanation, even in the complicated section you made it easy to understand. Good job! thank you for this !

[@pawpaw324]

Great explanation!!

[@ralfdiehl4677]

Thanks for your good explanation 👍🏻

[@stuartdrury4253]

Great tutorial on the leaf shutter, yes its overlooked and is a huge advantage if you are wanting to be creative too. Maybe that´s a video for later. Like you I Iove this camera.

[@JL-vk1rs]

fantastic explanation

[@imfing]

Great video. It's very informative and easy to understand! Thank you!😄

[@real1997]

Superb mate. Well done.

[@JayRegular]

thankyou so much!

[@muhsinaziz920]

The best explanation ever ! Thanks mate

[@doublettube7224]

Nice bideo,very helpful indeed! Thanks jay 🙏🏻

[@henrynguyen4132]

Nice explanation!!!! Thank you.

[@Pierrick101]

Love these videos so much ! Thank you for this !

[@photo97060]

Really really useful explanation. 👍

[@gilly2guitars]

I stumbled on this video by accident but I'm soooo pleased I did! You’ve just got yourself a new subscriber. Excellent info.

[@JayRegular]

Tha is for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@tonymurphy9112]

Very well explained and with terrific examples👌

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Tony

[@GerardFinbarRyan]

Excellent explanation with really clear diagrams. An exemplar, thank you Jay!

[@JayRegular]

Cheers Gerard 🙏

[@smbutte]

That was really well explained with good example material to further cement your instruction. Totally subbed. Thanks.

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Simon!

[@writerlywitterings]

Thanks a lot for a very informative video. I've been trying to justify this camera for a while, but I think I have to now. I'm selling my DSLR and Sony RX100 IV to get an X100V. Thanks for the videos. Subscribed.

[@ASH-gp6zg]

I’d just like to say that this video taught me more about flash concepts than any other video supposedly about how to use a flash. Till now I had no satisfactory explanation of the “1st curtain” / “2nd curtain” flash settings. Or high-speed sync for that matter. Or why there was an upper limit (1/250) on shutter speed when using flash (with my X-E4). Thank you!

[@dennisng4627]

Jay, thank you for your simplified, witty explanation on the differences between a leaf v plane shutter...really, about your ❤️ for the 100V. I didn’t feel a need for the V since I already owned the XP3 with 23mm f2 lens & other focal length lenses for flexibility. As a person of little 💵 & a lot less common sense 🤡, I made an impulse purchase for a V on eBay with 40 shutter count. I have to agreed with you for the ❤️ of the V. Regardless of the price this 📷 it is well worth getting a second job for a 100V. Thank you Jay for making understanding photography easy to understand & fun. ✌🏼& 📸

[@JayRegular]

Haha trust me, I am also someone with very little money to spend these days, but at the same time the x100v is probably the best camera purchase I've made ever. 🤙

[@vidiot9000]

Thank you so much for the great video!

[@1vegasdood]

Jay-Dood...XLT vid...thanks so much...I just bought a X100V and immediately I noticed the svelte quietness of the shutter...with your tut, I am going to experiment in a studio lighting situation. But, I had NO IDEA what the difference was.

[@JayRegular]

thankyou and enjoy your new camera!

[@thanyawong]

I have been a user of Fuji X100 series since X100T. I just understand clearly now what the leaf shutter is. Thank you. Next step, what I would like Fuji to consider is to make X100 series in full frame format.

[@whereismylife]

And create a monochrome sensor. a giant middle finger to the cost of a Leica Q and Q monochrom

[@augustetamulyte320]

now it all makes sense, thank you!

[@Jack-dj2tj]

Well done! Very informative.

[@mwales2112]

Great job explaining the differences between the 2. I love my X100V and though I don't use the flash much at all I love the built in ND filter and the silent Leaf shutter.

[@JayRegular]

Thanks! you never really know you need it until the day comes when you do, then you remember you can because you have the x100v and the stars magically align xD

[@thiz82]

Another great explanation by dr. Regular. Thanks!

[@JayRegular]

Thanks! Still working towards that PhD 😁

[@henrahmagix]

Fantastic explanation! Really clear and understandable 🤗

[@jal2550]

This was absolutely awesome man! Loved the explanation!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou!

[@youyao]

another great video Jay, thanks for the explanation !

[@TomKaszuba]

Very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@chris_jorge]

Brilliant video as always. def sold me on upgrading to the 100V.

[@JayRegular]

You won't be disappointed!

[@julesgardet659]

Thanks, good explanation.

[@byte_dance]

Awesome video, respect the effort you put in to this and the quality is outstanding. Thank you！

[@JayRegular]

Cheers mate! Thanks for watching

[@_parkphoto]

Amazing video!! Great explanation

[@JayRegular]

Thanks Austin!

[@doncristobal33]

Excellent explanation, I'm not so experienced so I enjoy that part of this is explained like for a 5 years old :)

[@JayRegular]

I wish people explained things like this back when I started out 🤣

[@vladislavscripcenco5007]

Very nice vid, thanks. Made me want x100v even more

[@JayRegular]

Haha one of these days 🤣

[@ivunchow]

Nice and clear explanation, reminded me of science class! I keep saying the only thing missing on the x100 series is a good manual focus system, it’s so close to perfect! Please make it happen Fuji 🙏🏻

[@JayRegular]

Thanks Ivan! Fujifilm within the next 2 years otherwise I'm switching to Sony 🤣🤪

[@JohnChubbSr]

Thank you, Jay. Amazing technology that I didn't even know existed.

[@JayRegular]

Thanks John! It's a hidden secret not many people outside of the cult know of 🤣

[@robd2467]

Brilliant explanation- result, viewer retention increased by one; I have Subscribed. See you soon - just need to catch up your past content. Keep up the good work - help me get better results with my X100V.

[@JayRegular]

Thanks Rob! My viewer retention is actually quite good this time around 🤣

[@xapor]

That was an amazing explanation. Thank you so much.

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Maxime!

[@Faded_Glow]

good job, mate !

[@bikerdash27]

Thanks, Great Video !

[@AdemVessell]

Absolutely amazing work 😁 great great great video

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Abu! 🙏

[@johnirby493]

Minolta A9 and later Sony cameras, with HHS flash had a flash sync of up to 1/8000 of a sec. with focal plane shutters. That was close to 30 years ago!

[@periodicmabel]

Jay you are so good at explaining things! I feel like you could explain quantum physics with ease ahaha very insightful video!

[@JayRegular]

How did you know what my next tutorial video was going to be? 🤣 Thanks Mabel!

[@shinaji08]

really nice that you explain the differences as well as explaining how to use diff settings for such situations. just a tip: if you don’t have it already, maybe buy a pop filter or maybe get a better microphone. i think that it would really help improve your video quality.

[@JayRegular]

Thanks! yes, I do have a pop filter for one of my mics, but not for the two others xD it's a consistency issue I still need to figure out eventually

[@leannewatts9112]

That was excellent. Thank you!

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou Leanne!

[@ldmndz4652]

Wonderful and informative content.....I can't wait for the industry overall to start using the "global shutter" in most or all consumer and "pro" cameras!..

[@JayRegular]

Haha that's the dream right? It won't be a while yet but when it arrives, it might revitalise the camera market once again and make a clearer seperation between phones and cameras

[@ldmndz4652]

@@JayRegular oh yeah great point about the "separation between phones and cameras"..I didn't think about that in that aspect haha

[@InstructorWest]

Lighting theory question: since the leaf shutter opens from center to edge, and then closes edge to center, the center should be receiving more light than the edges, correct? Why does this not show up as a very slightly vignetted image?

[@zfisher]

Really great explanation, well done. Do you do much flash photography with the x100v?

[@JayRegular]

Not regularly, but I do want to experiment more with daytime flash photography soon

[@backwoodstrails]

Great explanation. 1/4000 is nice. I shot for years with Hasselblad cameras and our leaf shutter only went up to 1/500. At that time, most 35mm film cameras would have a high sync of 1/125, so the leaf shutter was still an advantage using flash in bright light conditions.

[@JayRegular]

These days we have it a little better with flash units offering high speed sync, but it's still nice being able to shoot with the leaf shutter and not compromise on flash power output

[@nathanjon8879]

Nice detailed video

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou!🙏

[@DomCaligan]

Great explanation Jay! Didn’t know this is how lead shutter works/looks like 😄 now I just wish for a front facing screen and good to have IBIS on the x100

[@JayRegular]

Here's hoping at leas one of those makes it to the next model release 👍

[@VivekGupta-sh3lj]

Thanks. You have made up my mind about the camera. Quick questions: whats tat accessory you have in front of the lens, and which flash to get

[@JayRegular]

The accessory I have can be found in one of my other videos, do take the time to watch it. For flash, if you want a more powerful flash, look at the brand godox. I have the v860ii but they are other offerings too.

[@nickbakis1553]

Really great!

[@PixelGuy22]

Thanks for the great explanation. What lens hood are you using and how do you like it? Thanks again.

[@JayRegular]

Thankyou, I am using the lens hood from YC Onion, I like it, it is very well constructed

[@kabenny_]

So detailed!

[@mariodamato966]

Good explanation! Some people compare the X100V with the X-E4 because of the appearance but the maximum flash sync speed of the (beautiful) X-E4 is only 1/180 while on the X100V is 1/4.000! With high speed you can dim down the light of the sky without closing the apperture. One suggestion for other video: different flashes have a different duration time to each power (full, medium, weak) and some models need more time to work will full power than 1/4.000.

[@JayRegular]

It's hard to compare the two cameras but I guess that's what people want to see on KZbin right? 😅 And I don't hear many people mentioning this feature, either most people don't care for flash or I'm missing something 🤔 Haha if only I had more flash units to test with. I guess it all comes down to the size and power between the flash types i.e speed lights vs studio strobes etc..

[@MatheusPratta]

One thing that I'd like to point out is that, while aperture and ISO affect the flash effect in the image, the shutter speed doesn't as it is a very fast pulse (let's say 1/32000 of a second), so any shutter speed slower than that will always have the same "amount" of flash light on it. Meanwhile, the ambient light is affected by flash, so you can use the shutter speed as a form of balance between the two. Faster shutter speeds will have very little influence of the ambient light and can be useful when working with these orange street lamps, just use the flash on the subject and it will give you a better color, but that may end up giving that effect of having the subject exposed by flash and everything else underexposed. Meanwhile, slower shutter speeds will allow for more ambient light and can be useful when you want to use the flash as a fill light but still want things to look as natural as possible, as the ambient light will mix with the flash light. In terms of aperture and ISO, they will always affect all the light of the image, no matter it being flash or natural. So you can use that to control whether you want the image to be brighter or darker in overall terms. And finally, for those with manual options on their flashes, you can also use that to balance how much light and how further you want it to go. A direct pop most of times will give very unnatural results, so you can always use a wall or any white reflective surface to smoothen your flash, though by doing so you might need some extra power on it. The good side of this is that the lighting will potentially look more natural and more well-distributed across subjects (closer ones won't look much brighter than farther ones).

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

I don't like that graphic at 4:29. It could make some people think that aperture makes almost round beam of light into square beam of light, while in fact it doesn't change shape and projects circle that has bigger diameter than sensors diagonal (if we talk about lens designed for that sensor size) and that rectangular sensor is placed in the middle of that circle.

[@nasroullahdinally5140]

Hi Jay this is your first video I stumbled across but I am very impressed. I recently bought the x100 V with that feature in mind, the leaf shutter. I haven’t come across any other videos that talk or explain about that in so much details. Thank you for sharing. So I ‘m shooting outside in bright daylight I don’t need to activate hss on my Ad300 pro, do I.? And I can just shoot at 1/4000 sec and use the widest aperture as desired, correct?

[@JayRegular]

Keep in mind 1/2000 of a second is the maximum mechanical shutter speed at f/2. But yes your shutter speed limit is a lot higher with the x100v

[@emilladenburg3541]

What do you Think shutter life of the x100v, and is the shutter more dificult to replace?

[@WhoIsSerafin]

I've been in photography 16 years and never used a leaf shutter and have to say this is appealing, but appealing enough to get without ibis on my Olympuscameras? I just can't make up my mind when after the camera accessories we are looking at 1500 dollars. But it's very tempting!!!!!!!

[@JayRegular]

I guess the true benefit of using the leaf shutters is when you are working with flash. the downside is that leaf shutters usually only exist on fixed lens cameras, so it's hard to compare it to olympus ibis as it is a different function entirely. I will say the olympus Pen-F is a pretty tempting option for street photography though :)

[@johnyjsl9219]

Good job brother. When the leaf shutter opens and closes, the center seems to open first and close last so doesn't it get more light than the outer areas? What am i missing my brother down under? Also the overall exposure of the sample photo taken with 100V is worse than the other so I was confused a bit.

[@JayRegular]

I think it also has to do with where the aperture and shutter is placed within the lens, the rear lens elements disperse the light so that it hits the sensor evenly? I'm not that deeply technical so forgive me if I'm wrong 😅

[@ac5aa]

I had always heard that was the one downside of a leaf shutter. In some cases it would cause vignetting on certain exposures. I didn’t have my F100V long enough to prove or disprove that.

[@budthecyborg4575]

Fuji needs to start making leaf shutter lenses for the X-mount system.

[@JayRegular]

They'd have to make a new system if they do that

[@budthecyborg4575]

@@JayRegular You'd think if Fuji can do remote zoom control they should be able to add a shutter mechanism to the lenses.

[@arifkizilay]

thank you.

[@SamoScopom]

And won't there be a vignetting? Since the middle of the frame will be exposed longer than the edges

[@mikafoxx2717]

It's in the same point as the aperture at the apex of the lens, so it will only cause the image to fade in and out quickly instead of create visible shadows.

[@deanrobertnoble138]

My Fuji XF10 also has a leaf shutter like the X70. Both fixed lens though, as you say.

[@JayRegular]

Shame they are discontinued, would be really awesome to see a newer version of these compact cameras

[@k.irsyad]

this video explains very clearly why people are buying this camera now. im already own a canon rp for my part time job. i could just use my rp for my personal use. but its been so long now that ive been wanting a fujifilm camera for fun use. this camera being hype right now really makes me want to buy one. could you show us a real photo you took taking advantage the features u explain here ? because i dont know why would i want to use flash because the lighting are just too harsh.

[@JayRegular]

Tbh, the built in flash isn't that powerful and because it's front facing, it ls really only good for say indoor situations when you want to take photos of people in dim lighting

[@arjunap9863]

Great! Were those x100v shots taken with the built-in flash?

[@JayRegular]

Yes the example photos were all shot with built in camera flash