My Favorite Way to Focus Fujifilm Cameras

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[@ozwrangler.c]

Yes, Fujifilm …. Send Chris some Fuji gear, including a XT3! He’s doing Fuji customer service for free 🙏💕

[@kylecouture1917]

This guys energy is really something else. I am just getting into photography and this guy will be the reason I buy a FujiFilm camera.

[@Duckquack-1]

This is a fantastic tip! It allows you the best of both worlds.

[@robertpulido3449]

Thanks for everything you do for us, I learn so much from you I appreciate your time

[@nicolaelliott7468]

Wow. Thank you for not only explaining back button focus so I understood it for the 1st time but your option sounds great. Will def try this.

[@harshavardhan5238]

Pal2tech you are simply the best at whatever you do. Keep it up!! And congratulations on the award!! 💯

[@alexbenvenuto4172]

I love your back focus method on manual focus. I just upgraded from a x-pro1 to a pro2 and finally I was able to figure out how to set it on this camera. I’m sure I will experiment it soon. Thank you and keep up the good work. You are the #1 Fujiman!

[@Diaaze]

i love your energy and the info you provide on this channel

[@lynnehelm]

Your best video yet! Very timely too as I have been struggling with focus in bird photography. Thank you!

[@TiffinboxTV]

So well explained. I got so much out of this video. Thanks, Chris!

[@alexandershirokov175]

Amazing stream! I did not know about the appointed focus button, I used half-press with an offset like on my old Canon camera. And thank you so much for the video with a review of your favorite lenses, I bought the Fuji 90mm F2 and I'm extremely happy!

[@AnitaAML]

I forgot the fundamentals to my Fuji. Your smile and your energy gave me the impedus to go back to my Fuji fundamentals and bring them back into my memory. Thank you so much.

[@Sandyvan1234]

Great Video, thanks! This is how I have my xt3 and xt4 cameras set up! 😊

[@RobiDee]

Another great tip with the paltotech back button focus setting, set it up on both my xt3 and XT30, thanks 👍

[@pgknighton]

Wonderful tutorials delivered in an entertaining way. Thank you. 👏👍👌

[@alicksasylum]

Another great video. I've messed with BBF but wasnt very confident with it but, after watching this video I will definitely be using it. Always look forward to you videos your the 'go to man' for Fujifilm. Keep up the great content and enjoy your hiatus.

[@mglures]

Just switched over to Fujifilm and so glad I found this channel! Have learned a ton. Thanks

[@fwfeo]

Have fun on your time off! I'm using those settings for real estate photography, because when you take multiple shots with different exposures for room and windows, you need the focus and camera position to be identical for the window pull in Photoshop!

[@stefanwarbanski]

love your positivity and teaching style

[@ZiitsprungMedia]

i tryed this method... and its really awesome!! So simple! Great Thanks!

[@Alpha-qh5ys]

Your tips are so useful and clear thanks a lot for sharing, my level in photography is increasing so fast !

[@Teddy-ne3gd]

Greetings from Germany. Awesome video, thanks a lot. I put back button focus to my front button (Fn2 on X-T3) using my middle finger. It works fine.

[@ianrandy]

Genius. Just discovered this channel and its upped my Fuji game a lot already!

[@mikec1851]

Hey Chris Really enjoy your training style, energy and the topics you cover. I might try this back button focus option on my X-S10 if it is possible. I have the 16-55mm f/2.8 and agree with you that it is like 4 primes in one lens, I love it. All the best from Sydney, Australia

[@f1remandg]

Fantastic, went over it again and it’s a great hack!

[@juancarlosguzman2827]

Thanks for sharing back button focus tip. I will adopted, great video as always

[@swagonman]

I’ve been doing it this way on my XT1 for many, many years. I prefer it!

[@dougnelson423]

Chris, great tutorial on back button. focus. I didn't care for the AF ON as it is a little small and sometimes hard to find. But now, using the rear command dial is awesome. Thanks for all your great tutorials, very helpful indeed. I just switched over from the Canon R5 and have not regretted the move.

[@Bullshark1969]

This is awesome. Thanks for this. So much more convenient☺️👍

[@mgscheue]

Very nice! My X-T5 arrives in two days. I've always liked to decouple the AF from the shutter button on my Nikons so I'll definitely be doing that.

[@mikenovello3888]

This was hugely helpful. thank you. I am fairly new to the system and had not figured out focus lock and the best part about using this technique is I get the benefit of focus peaking as well so I can real time see i my image is sharp. Now that I can lock a subject and continously see how sharp it is. Just a huge leap forward and will save me MANY wasted shots.

[@Bronzatto]

ok Chris, this is awesome! another great content… could not expect less from you. thx a million

[@gerardozavala9788]

Yes, I agree! Please Fuji send Chris ALL THE GEAR , watching him, made me buy your XH 2. Now I am trying to figure up how to use it through his videos. Thank you Pal2tech.

[@edwardabrantes2520]

Hey bro you done a good job please keep it up its workin great on my old Fujifilm XT2 thanks again from New York city

[@truckingpix]

Hello nice video... I bought a 16-80mm in 2019 and it is one of my favorites, and most used lenses.. it came as a kit lens with the X-T4

[@mcyavel1]

Ii's really a very, very good bargain!! Hello from Switzerland, and thank you for this focus way!! Your site is for me the first and the one in photography technic. Me and my X-T4 are very satisfied....

[@timnightingale4325]

Chris, thanks for the back button focus tutorial. Very good. I think even I got it, so everyone else must have. I know you have done this before, but a vid on focusing for wildlife would be hugely helpful. I love my XT-3 but birds in flight is a disaster for me. Am sure it my set up. Help urgently needed! Thanks Pal.

[@StreetWorksProject]

That is a really great tips for back focus. 👍

[@HinesInSight]

I loved the live show here Chris! I can tell you love what you’re doing! I’ve had Nikon cameras my whole life (since 1977) and got into the Fuji xt4 last year. Great camera system but I’m finding it hard to learn it all. But you’ve helped me considerably through your channel here! Thanks! Still gotta learn more and keep experimenting with what you’re teaching.

[@hildebrand142]

me too, a lifetime of nikon and switched to fuji xh2 recently. yikes! you're right . . . LOT to learn.

[@tsvetomirnikolov5487]

you're awesome! the way you explain is so funny and understandable

[@tracymarshallproductions898]

Excellent! Very comprehensive!

[@gniearambulo]

Thank you for sharing, great tips :)

[@TomGibson7777TG]

For landscape I use the small front button on the XT 2 and 3 when on a tripod. Handholding, shutter button.

[@kyriakosdamanakis4012]

Oh my god this guy is amazing , when i stay home and relax after work this is the channel i ll visit , You should come to Crete island Greece , the biggest island of Greece and we go shoot together , I have xt2 , soon I ll go for xt5

[@daaknait]

BBF in manual focus mode changed everything. Thanks for the tip.

[@wat2349]

Another great video. I really like your 2nd method utilizing the AF-M option as it is so easy to switch back to AF-S and auto focus mode on shutter half press. However I find that I can use the already- assigned AF-On function button rather than having to assign a separate function button as when I press the shutter the Shutter AF automatically has no effect. Certainly that is the case on the X-S10.

[@Garethcostan]

Hey could you explain this to me im struggling, also got the x-s10

[@kjincanada]

The most useful tip!!!! Thank you.

[@pal2tech]

You're so welcome!

[@vegaknight8770]

Great workshop!

[@ianlewer2328]

Nailed it !

[@noahklein360]

Awesome, thank you

[@jerrycasier6224]

Congrats from Belgium Europe!!! 👍👍👍

[@nanoulandia]

The AF-On customization looks like a winner! I sometimes have conflicts between where I want to focus on and which part of the scene I want to expose for (I am usually on aperture priority mode). This trick should make it easier to fix that. As for the 16-55mm lens, it is a great lens for sure. I just wish it were a big smaller and lighter, because it's a bit of a beast.

[@poyntz55]

Thanks for the video tutorial, pretty sure it works on my Xpro3, sorry i couldn’t watch live, funny time in Australia for me

[@keithsr.]

Another great video!

[@elenaivanova624]

Thank you!

[@jacobsaw743]

Great video as usual 👌

[@fengshuischoolindonesia6161]

REGARDS from Indonesia. Amazing tutorial. Thank you.

[@iaincphotography6051]

Cracking stuff Chris.

[@Festvangelist]

Excellent Fuji content on your channel. I own the X S10. The X S10 does not offer the front focus mode dial so 1 option is to activate the Manuel Focus mode and depress the AF ON button to get an auto focus lock. The location of the AF button is perfect for me. Also the rear dial on the XS10 does not activate if you try depressing it…only rotate. In addition I have the red highlight outline of the areas in focus activated, my eyesight is not great ( seriously poor ) so manual focus is too hard for me. I like continuous focus ( although I generally I use SF-S ) because it does exhaust the battery faster than it would say on the on X T4.

[@Moemorca]

você me ajudou a entender a minha XT4 thank you

[@mennoschot5447]

I found that another great method to focus is to use autofocus and keep either the shutter or the af-on button pressed while adjusting the focus manually (x-s10 but probabably also on the other models). Rgrds Menno

[@armandomorales5857]

nice trick! thanks !

[@gurui13]

grateful!!!!

[@annjeanne3256]

Joining late from Paris but joining And I thank you very much 😀

[@drshawnie]

Finding your certificate of award must feel super good!

[@fonzireyes]

I'm still waiting on my camera but I feel like I already know the most of it just from your videos. Sub'd!!

[@notachannel4u]

Your Sheltie is barking. Great dog!

[@martcolc5830]

I would love to see the award winning photo!

[@superflystevie]

Love your channel! 📷👍🏾

[@pal2tech]

Thank you so much Steve!! 🙏

[@findo999]

Thank you

[@fergusbuchanan5615]

Great livestream - only caught it near end but since watched it after the event. Many thanks - you got me into Fuji system some time ago now. Hope you get to review the upcoming Tamron lens when it is available. Best Regards Fergus Buchanan

[@pal2tech]

Thank you so much Fergus!! 🙏

[@youmarci]

Best channel ever!

[@marcratner9477]

I have an X-T4 with the 16-80mm lens. I never zoom during a shot as it looks cheesy to me (like a ‘70s TV show), so any ‘wobble’ is a non-issue. But…the lens is a bit hefty for my taste. I chose FujiFilm/APSC to keep my gear small and light. I hear the 16-55 is a top-notch lens but it’s significantly larger still, so not an option. I might adopt the 18-55 ‘kit’ as a solution for everyday use.

[@sageleibenson2188]

this guy is awesome

[@madhatter42o]

Love your channel throughly. How would this technique work in continuous shooting. I do bird photography and try to refine my focusing skills. I almost worry i almost over focus sometimes and so it's not easy to focus when there's a background or the focus skips off the bird into the Grey sky.

[@angelicaamora11]

Fujifilm user from Philippines! 🇵🇭

[@FLORAMORAITINI]

Good morning from Stuttgart. I have my first fuji camera, and need plenty of help for settings. Hope they work for XH2S. Thank you

[@richardkoerner6721]

Thanks!

[@pal2tech]

Hey Richard! I’m so sorry man for the delay in seeing this… I get so behind lately in managing my YT account and am trying to get help. But seriously, thank you so much for your kind donation!! This means a lot to me and really helps out the channel!!! You ROCK!!! Thanks again and all the best to you!!!

[@NJM1948]

Got to this late!! but great video. The newer? 16-80mm is awesome. I have it on one of my Fuji's constantly. Only had it a few months so maybe the newer production is better? I also don't do video so can't comment on that side

[@FlorianCortese]

Love the intro!!! Sorry I missed the live portion, Unfortunately I had to work :(

[@pal2tech]

You were missed!!!!

[@samson40a]

On my XT2 if I use manual focus I can just press the af on and get back button continuous focusing. Used to use it all the time on my Nikon but find it more difficult on Fuji.

[@MarcLerchs]

Brilliant as usual. and don't forget Belgium, please... ! ;) :) :p

[@adryrojas7113]

Hello there from Mexicali Mexico 👋

[@stuarthaythorn183]

Hi from across the pond

[@f000x1337]

This method is the workaround to get Back Button Focus on the X-TX0 models.

[@matchesder]

Hi Pal, I tried your idea to focus with the Lever in M. The regular AF-On button is doing the same thing you’re promoting. Did I miss something? Or is just a preference to have the function on the dial rather than the button next to it?

[@iRabb]

I like to use the function button on the front of the camera (FBF?)

[@govindrajanv5857]

What Steve perry is to Nikon, Chris is to Fuji! So much value.

[@greggharris9002]

I usually focus like you do. Just got xt5. It did not seem to allow me to pick subject / bird/ etc when I switched to manual focus. DId you find this as well.

[@musabbirchowdhury6678]

Pal pls suggest be a best Type c to Type a cable for my fujifilm xt4.

[@LeslieBigos]

I think I might have some conflict with another setting. I assigned my rear command dial as in this video. When in S mode, when I press the command dial, it does an AFL (auto focus lock). But in M mode, the rear command dial does nothing. Any ideas for me?

[@harryknapp6418]

but what about in video mode, do we have options for video shooting without moving the camera via a finger stab ?

[@pawankumartodi1064]

I want to know what do you do incase you want continuous focus. Do I have to change the manual focus button to C or there is any other way out. I would feel obliged if you can clarify it.

[@joao.s.cardoso]

I use the same technic for back button focusing. Just be aware that when you do this while on MF the focus area configuration is limited. You don’t have as many options as when in AF. Have you noticed that ? Not that it makes a difference for me.

[@anderskoroly7902]

Sweden 🇸🇪 says good evening😁

[@richaneesh]

You were winning awards before I was even born.

[@chriskarl8349]

Hello form Vienna !

[@hepgeoff]

I like back button focus for certain situations. But shooting an air show with fast moving jets this last weekend wasn't one of those situations. I used continuous focusing and shutter button focus instead. Question: When do you think Fuji will fix their terrible app?

[@thinkdee_]

Chris when i set the playback at the front button just as you suggested, if i click the same button again it won’t go back to live mode. How can i go back to live mode without having to click the playback button again at the back.

I was 1 day old when Chris made the winning photo.

[@YaoiHoshi]

I wasn’t even born xD

[@tunguy]

Hi from South Africa