My Filmmaking Setup (Fujifilm XH2S)

[@GawxArt]

This made my day

[@CineDailies]

fuji gang on DECK. loved using your luts, thanks for letting me try them out!

[@serr]

Thanks for the feedback on them bro!

[@venzwhittmer]

Yo Serr. I'm a photographer and now studying film making as an ultra beginner. I would like to thank you for your videos man it pushed me to try. You're a great teacher and an inspiration for beginners like me. Been watching your stuff lately and It helped me a lot. Thank you man.

[@serr]

I have another video coming out in the next few days, so stay tuned! Also, if there are any other questions you have about my setup feel free to drop them here and I'll try to answer them.

[@prasanthmenon8521]

Thanks a ton bro, this is so helpful. Looking forward to the next one! cheers!

[@prasanthmenon8521]

What monitor do you use with the m1 mac mini?

[@serr]

@@prasanthmenon8521 I just recently picked up the apple studio display! Before that I was just using a benq ultra wide monitor. Wasn’t the best in terms of color though.

[@o.l4890]

@@serr hello, I've been a subscriber since so long and I'm very happy to see your style evolve and change , your new use of desaturation but keeping the contrast fits you well . Btw I really want to get an xt3 for a nice deal to get started but I also need to get a laptop to edit 10bit footage .so do you think 8 bit is enough? What laptop specs do you recommend for a short film ? Should I sell my vintage anamorphic adapter that I found for a bargain to get more money or should I keep it?

[@4noamusic]

Where is the best place to buy the lenses you use?

[@fanimations2363]

You have one of the best footages taken out from Fujifilm XH2S! Just great person behind the cam!

[@TheWrongAbdulla]

Here I am looking at a Fujifilm rig build before even getting the XH2S...LOVE IT

[@Avioncthomas]

Exactly me 😂

[@lookintok]

Keep being the motivation to go out and film something! Looking forward to seeing what you have in store next!

[@nigelianzamora]

Bro, your footage is gorgeous. Thanks so much for this video.

[@cooperhaaland]

Incredibly versatile build and your LUTs are so reasonably priced and such a great starting point for trying to get that more filmic look. Great stuff.

[@SquiggyWigginz]

Serr. Wife and I really love your channel. I dropped the bomb on an early Christmas gift and bought her this camera and 2 lenses. Now I'll have to get her those cinema stuff you have. Very cool. Liked and subscribed.

[@patrickispeppa]

Really strong, unique content! Hope you're doing more uploads, I love you video style as well as your in-depth explanations! :)

[@jboremus]

The best channel on KZbin. Keep up the amazing work serr

[@sk8rn8thegr8]

love the way you color grade bro. im a stills guy but these videos always inspire me to get out and improve my video skills

[@IvernIvern]

Can you do a video on what camera settings you use? Thank you!

[@WellRfilms]

The Zeiss lenses are great! I have the 35mm 2.4 too and it has a good sharpness at f2.4. These are original Zeiss lenses made in the former GDR. So they are technically real Zeiss lenses. There also was another Carl Zeiss factory in West Germany after the 2.World War, where for example the Planar lenses or the lenses for the Contax cameras were built. After the cold war the two Zeiss companies were reunited.

[@whateverinbetween9444]

I would like to see you walk me through your post-production, and how you play with your nodes and luts.

[@theconnorbacon]

Just a heads up to anyone purchasing this rig, the battery hinge now comes with 2 female ends so you'll need 15mm male extension pieces to lock the battery plate into your 15mm rods.

[@AlfieWeaverLeonGale]

idk what it is you do, but your grading is honeslty so so good. every video i'm in awe of your colour grade

[@francescapaluan4987]

the colour grade is incredible

[@dominika5252]

your videos are always so beautiful and inspiring to me as a fellow creative !

[@serr]

Glad they can serve as inspiration for you! Thanks for watching :)

[@dougmacmillan1712]

Thanks for doing a nuts and bolts video. It's a great complement to your creative video. NISI was smart to send you those filters. I checked them out and it's not a bad price for the set. That would cover my needs.

[@ChristopherShipe]

Great video Serr, thank you for your insight on a convenient rig, hope you're doing well.

[@serr]

Thanks so much Christopher! Im doing great, I hope all is well with you too :)

[@collinausbury]

great video man - you really sold me the idea of the Jena's

[@iamkayotto]

Nice video, congratulations on the Scoopic. Looking forward to see a video on that.

[@FTrovatten]

Ugh… *Opening eBay*.. Love the setup! New to your channel as well - quality mate!

[@marcellobarbusci]

Congratulations mate. This is special gear

[@kevosi]

had the same experience with recording BRAW where it just felt like the highlights were horrible - but realized you have to expose differently for BRAW and started using false color on the video assist and I was surprised to see how much the highlights were clipping even when they looked alright on the monitor - so I exposed to the highlights and I actually am really loving the image that's coming out of it - FLOG2 is still great but for anyone looking to use BRAW, this was something I found interesting

[@JackAmeen]

does all the shots took on fujifilm .. if yes .. am buying this camera and lens kit ..

[@dragonstone6594]

Very cool setup. Please keep us updated on external BRAW for the X-H2s.

[@MikeGrayFilm]

you work is fire bro!

[@serr]

Appreciate that bro!

[@grainybrews]

Huge inspo for my career! Thanks for doing everything you do mate.

[@Babsdoproductions]

That’s tough, I’ve been slowly getting Zeiss lenses both Jena and Classics/Contax and they’re really competitive with modern options. I don’t think you could go wrong either way but it depends how you shoot, like you said you wanted more wide options and the newer Zeiss lenses are the way to go there but there is a point of the vintage funk of the Jenas. Good luck with that decision but good on you for starting out with some of the best vintage lens options and for great deals too! Personally, I’m looking at getting a set of ZF.2s but potentially mixing with some of the newer Milvus line for lenses that really benefited from the updates, however, it just depends as I could save up and go full Milvus to keep things simple, we’ll see.

[@jtchalatsis]

Such a great video, thanks for sharing your rig details, I've been waiting for the video! Also love the footage, as always, looks fantastic. Thank you for the inspiration, I'm even tempted to grab a 35mm Jena for my X-T3!

[@Eyeofkamau]

Been waiting to see your rig set

[@lomane_]

Finally get upload

[@nigelianzamora]

Could you explain how you add mist in Davinci?

[@aaronsapaen]

Inspiring stuff Serr. I just started using Davinci and I’m learning a lot through your powergrades. Keep motivating my friend!

[@how2dodis]

thanks for the video bro, can I ask you which lamp you got there? 3:12

[@foggymossstudio]

Great work! Love it!

[@CiprianTrip]

Man you should record audiobooks. Great voice! Great content as well, I love that you're applying that anamorphic crop to your work.

[@BartRosfotografie]

Wow inspiring setup. Thanks for this

[@jojoegge]

could you make a drive folder with 2 or 3 videos of you in flog? I´m thinking bout buying this cam but want to test the coloring process first. would be a great help!

[@ericscion5770]

Im about to buy a vmount for my xh2s. With the v mount, Can I power the camera with usbc ?

[@kevosi]

hey man thanks for this video! just got the xh2s and have pretty much the same setup - this feels like a dumb question but I can't figure out how to just get video to the blackmagic video assist but still record internally - when I set it up to output video to the monitor, I no longer can record internally - my video assist is updated and I can get it to record braw externally - but agree with you that the quality is off with braw externally so I just wanna use the monitor but record internally - thanks!

[@kevosi]

nm just figured it out! for anyone else looking for the same answer - Menu > HDMI OUTPUT SETTING > HDMI OUTPUT INFO DISPLAY > ON > make sure RAW OUTPUT SETTING is off

[@MikeEbrahimi]

Give us a heads up man. Love this stuff

[@heyhey5963]

Heads up: your link for the top handle goes to a different handle (non-NATO) than what's shown in the video.

[@danijelbogdanic6387]

Hi @Serr thanks for this very informative video. One question why did you get rid of the BM 6k pro, and how does this camera compare to the XH2s?

[@_o__o_]

please make a video about grading xh2s footage

[@johny3889]

Amazing video, like always! I’m just very curious as why you changed your BMPCC for the Fuji. I got a BMPCC for the RAW recording. But I’m temped by the XH2S (and the 15 Stops in Flog2) - I have a XT3 and have shot some beautiful things. Big fan of Fuji. Might switch back. Would love to know about what made you decide to get rid of the BMPCC.

[@QualityVideoService]

Looks great, very nice.

[@AlexZapata-]

I am not sure if you are familiar with the LUMIX G7 but any tips you can give me for that?

[@juliangigante]

I would love to upgrade my xt4 to the xh2s but I fear the huge problem fujis have with overheating I shoot weddings and rolling for long periods of time causes the fujis to overheat often

[@jean-pierrehoude3241]

Super inspiring work. That intro song felt perfect with your footage. Can you please give me the title of this song? Thanks!

[@_mar1]

What song did you use in the intro???

[@yb-1881]

Bonjour, merci pour tes vidéos très inspirantes. Je possède le X-T30 et le X100VI pour la photographie, mais j'aimerais réaliser des courts-métrages. Que penses-tu du XS-20 pour débuter (est-ce vraiment un bébé XH2S) ? J'hésitais avec le X-T5 mais j'ai l'impression qu'il est plus orienté photographie. Et le rapport qualité-prix du XS-20 me semble superbe...

[@micah_hamilton]

Love this!

[@daveyjones830]

can someone please explain what a conversation lut and how to use one to me like i’m a five year old

[@jeffmcbeff6084]

Beautiful!

[@Danobot11]

How do folks find the Fuji autofocus while using speedboosters?

[@acaiv1797]

Nice rig!

[@braveheart6047]

Some guy on TikTok recommend you. Nice work man 🙏🏾

[@InsertVFX]

do you regret selling the Blackmagic camera? or do you think that the fujifilm is better?

[@seanmolloymedia]

Your videos are so informative and helpful for me, stoked I found this channel. Would you mind explaining what process you use for the grain in your work? It looks perfect to me and I'm always experimenting in post with different sizes and such. Thank you and keep the vids coming!

[@daniel.h2488]

really wish there was a camera like the xh2s that can shoot 4k braw. 6k takes too much storage, and i don't want to crop

[@ruisearts]

Hello sir, just walked in on your channel today, instant fan. Did you happen to sell that kit?

[@CineDailies]

@serr what size focus gear did you get for the 20mm from simmodlens?

[@serr]

I got the size large! (70mm-73mm).

[@kadeemcreates]

Chromatic Ab for photo isn’t a problem with post production software, if only they had that for video

[@ektar_100]

Loved the intro 👌

[@figgyfigs]

does the monitor have any issue displaying when shooting in 6.2k open gate? also recently got FilmVIsion II and its been awesome thank you!

[@MrMilanina]

Thanks for this. What about batteries on your monitor, do you always keep them in even though you power the monitor from micro V mount battery?

[@tamirplatzmann]

How is the AF vs the Xt4? I’m pro, the Xt4 AF isn’t good enough. And how is the quality vs the Xt4?

[@AlfieWeaverLeonGale]

please can you let me know what song it was at the beginning. been seaching everywhere on music bed and i dont know what it is

[@bluelighthousemedia4538]

Did you test the Fringer Pro II Canon Fuji adapter on this camera?

[@Miniaminism]

Hey @serr Funny to see how your footage from the XH2S cinematic video appears very different and "low quality" on this export. Any idea why ? Regards from France.

[@Hellofriendzzz]

Hi Man, true artist , I was just wondering if the BRAW is now working well , has there been a recent update which solved the problems ? I’m about to invest all my savings in either the bmpcc 6k pro or this camera , please let me know which one you would pick

[@joaocunha3546]

Hi Serr. Does that Jena’s lenses compare with Jena II MC macro lenses? Japanese made? Do you know anything about them? Thanks, awesome video 👏

[@nirvana4698]

hi.. the footage in the beginning . what aspect ratio is that?

[@achdigitalphotography711]

Hey Serr, I watched one of your KZbin videos where you talk about B-Raw not being very good with the XH2-S. Is it still the case? Thank you

[@theXcut.movies]

What v-mount battery do you use for your setup?

[@legroux859]

What’s the song of the first minute of video ?

[@nosatori]

Great video with so many good ideas! One question: Do you ever use a gimbal? I’m a still photographer just expanding into video using XH2 and XH2s and I’m blown away by your steady footage with the handle-based rig. I’ve also built one and for me it’s a very slow learning process trying to get steady footage from it.

[@dhyanverco]

Would love to know the song used at the start

[@wilbertandrews]

i think sigma art zoom lenses are also good for cinematography, there is a special cinema kit from pchood but for aps-c sensor. just as good planar T from zeiss

[@swatrick_payze]

hey serr, thank you for your inspiring videos. may I ask, does the video assist monitor support all resolutions of the xh2s? e.g. if i want to shoot 4k 60fps? thank you so much and keep it up!

[@leanymunoz]

hola, crees que importa mucho que marca de monitor se usa en caso de usar la fuji xh2s?

[@hungry_horse2484]

Always love your work Serr, Thanks for sharing, Silly Questions -What would be your fav lens to go on with Fuji camera setup ,what's your thought on using native fuji lenses for video? And finally do you have any recommendation for zoom lenses to go along with this camera for starting out with video.

[@serr]

Thanks so much! Favorite native fuji lens for video would probably have to be either the 16mm 1.4 or 18mm 1.4! For a zoom lens you can’t go wrong with the 18-55. New sigma zooms for x mount are all great aswell 👌

[@hungry_horse2484]

@@serr Thanks for your reply ,appreciate it.

[@aramisgrey3711]

What type of adapters do you use for these lens sets?

[@thomasherman-polloni2967]

Hello Serr, thanks a lot for sharing all your thoughts about your cinematography. I'll be interested by buying some Zeiss Jena lenses for my Xh2s. Did you use a speedbooster or a simply adapter for EF to FX ? Thank you !

[@bronzehawk3646]

is speed booster worth it? ive seen people saying it reduces image quality?

[@andr101]

Hey great content and thanks for sharing your knowledge! I have one issue though, what resolution is this video? When I go full screen, the image doesn't really fit to the screen, instead it is seen with black bars on the sides (both top, bottom and left, right).. Previous video doesn't behave like this one, very strange.

[@andr101]

never mind, now it's gone, I can appreciate your video full screen.. cheers

[@SummersSnaps]

Thank you!

[@cinematic_monkey]

Hi. Great setup. How do you find the higher iso in terms of noise? I downloaded some samples and it looks like my old gh5 footage noise wise. What are your thoughts on the matter?

[@ВикторПелевин-м2ъ]

Please tell me which adapter do you use?Finding a wide angle on Fuji is a difficult task.If also for shooting a video, then the situation seems impossible.

[@ghas4151]

I’m looking to get some Prograde Cobalt type B cards for the X-H2S. What would you say is the ideal card size for video? Is 165GB enough?

[@kagantekkaya788]

yes this one

[@2020-k8v]

Ohlala the old 35mm F2.4 is marvellous - What lut or other to you use for the images with this 35mm ? (kids in grass, girl walk in street, …) Thanks

[@Integr8d]

what did you pay for the second set of lenses, if you don’t mind sharing?

[@Dennis94913]

Been using the XT3 for a couple months, is the moire on videos caused by the camera not having an OLPF?

[@modernbassheads5051]

Selling my Sony a7sii for this camera, what do you think good idea ?

[@Ditto_Film]

한국어 자막 대단히 감사합니다. Thank you very much for Korean subtitles.