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@jimgiraffe5253

Жыл бұрын

casey, what setup would you buy to do timelapses and nightlapses with an intervalometer...bare in mind you may be coming from a panasonic fz150 that has the sensor size of a baby duck. oh and what lens would you use for mostly landscapes .... all in the aid of the perfect timelapse

Ah, you caught the rare, elusive, Toneh Bird! I’ve shot those, too!

I am still satisfied with my X-T3. The photography and video still amaze me, even after 3 years of use.

@Yupthereitism

Жыл бұрын

You’re easily amazed

@Bharath-gi5yj

Жыл бұрын

@@Yupthereitism guess it's way to happy Life

@justgosee

Жыл бұрын

@@Yupthereitism I still use my GH5... :P

You just need to pull the diopter dial out before you turn it to sort your EVF focus! 👍

@cameraconspiracies

Жыл бұрын

Yes, my friend figured that out for me lol.

@DUCzillaMonster

Жыл бұрын

@@cameraconspiracies same with the xt4😂

@smithbrownjones

Жыл бұрын

Alternatively, you can hold the dial firmly, and then move the camera to the left. 🤔

I brought a used Olympus em1 mark 2 for 800$ and discovered that the eyepiece was broken and glued back on. Two months after my purchase the om1 was released and it tanked the prize of older Olympus cameras. So I payed over price for a broken camera. Hope my misery brings comfort to you KC

@praetorian3571

Жыл бұрын

Why would you invest in used Olympus gear?

Great channel. I love waking up to these

@ActionXander

Жыл бұрын

My morning routine includes coffee and Camera Conspiracies before clocking in for work

@AmB39

Жыл бұрын

@@ActionXander I usually wake up shortly after he posts these so I wake up in bed to his videos. It’s honestly a nice way to start the days.

@ActionXander

Жыл бұрын

@@AmB39 I'm an early riser so its nice to see these premiere right when I'm done walking the dogs and have my brew/tea ready 😀

I really enjoy your humor in times of complete frustration and feeling of being taken to the cleaners with Fuji’s bird tracking claims. I am hoping firmware will fix this very soon…till i her different I am holding put on purchasing one. Thank you

Love the videos, keep up the good work. I typically do the total opposite of you and couldn’t be any happier. G9 owner with recent S1R purchase … you hate them and I love them 😂. You’re videos keep the 2nd hand LUMIX gear nice and cheap … appreciated 👍🏻

@Not_Yuto_Horigome

Жыл бұрын

i love my s5 too! I typically disagree with most of what casey says as well.....hes funny though so i still watch. lol

if the box is the right place, the object detection/tracking from an image processing /computer vision pov is working. This is probably done using a convolution neural network or "AI". However the focusing is done in two further stages, feature extraction to measure how sharp the region of interest is and then an algorithm that controls the focus motor that should aim to maximise the sharpness features. I'd imagine the feature extraction aspect is working well, particularly with the hardware available in modern camera sensors and chips. Unfortunately every lens focusing system is slightly different, and there are also user parameters which can override the focusing speed. This makes the continuous focusing algorithm for controlling the lens focus motor a non-trivial problem, For single point focus it's less of an issue as it doesn't have to constantly update, it only needs to lock on once. it's hard to say whether they can fix it with a firmware update, they can probably improve it, but it may work better on some lenses than others. if human eye detect has improved, I suspect it's lens specific

@berzoidberg3272

Жыл бұрын

Hold up, it’s using feature extraction to determine /sharpness/?! Not uses computer vision then PDAF or CDAF?!

@534A53

Жыл бұрын

@@berzoidberg3272 I highly doubt they are using computer vision to determine focus. Just using it to determine the location of the focus points on the sensor to activate PDAF/CDAF in only that region.

@berzoidberg3272

Жыл бұрын

@@534A53 that's what i always assumed, i can't imagine any sort of ML system being fast enough.

I’m in love with this camera and I do think the autofocus is spectacular for stills and video eye detection for people… but so far I’ve had the same results with birds. It’s very frustrating. It seems to find the bird right away and everything is good! And… then we lose the bird for no reason lol. I’m glad to hear your 240 looks bad too lol. I thought I was doing something weird. To be fair on the autofocus though, I don’t seem to remember my old r5 being much better in video. I’ve got lots of clips where it dropped the ball hard.

@jaegerschtulmann

Жыл бұрын

that's such a shame as the camera is touted for fast action! what's the point of shooting so many frames per second if you can't track and keep focus on fast moving subjects! just based on footage from many channels it seems Canon and Sony are still miles ahead in AF.

@heymikeriley

Жыл бұрын

@@jaegerschtulmann it tracks perfectly fine for stills, video is where the issues are but like I said, the r5 wasn’t much better. There’s a reason professional video shooters use manual focus. I don’t believe any brand is there yet with their video autofocus. I haven’t seen any examples of something I’d trust more than manual focus yet. It’s nice to have the Fuji autofocus reliable enough for b-roll though. Reduced the mental strain of always needing to manually focus everything all day lol

@heymikeriley

Жыл бұрын

@Ops Blac agreed. I was looking at old footage from my r5 the other day and it had the same problems with dropping autofocus during video. No camera does it perfectly.

Thanks for the honest review. I guess I made the right decision on waiting for the x-t5. I thought the whole purpose of the double stack sensor was to improve on AF over the x-t4.

@philippk819

Жыл бұрын

So you think the X-T5 will have better AF than the X-H2S? Or do you just mean the supposed advantage of the stacked sensor over a non-stacked one isn't worth the higher price? The stacked sensor isn't just about AF speed but speed overall. Higher frame rate for stills (guess you don't need a stacked sensor for 4k 120 video), less rolling shutter when using the electronic shutter. Faster rraction times in general.

Great video .. Thank you for being real.

I have used the 100-400 a *lot* for wildlife (admittedly stills) including a lot of birds, and my tip is that it seems to focus a lot better when not at 400. If you back it off a little, it often acquires auto focus a lot better. Others have covered the diopter pull-out lock - but just to add that this was a key requested feature from the users of earlier X-series cameras where the diopter never seemed to stay in position... so, sorry. We asked for that.

@OhhhBugger

Жыл бұрын

Uhm....that sucks though?

Thanks for do auto focus on animals as this is what I would have bought this camera for, I think I’ll wait for xt-5. But for me the 150-600 is a great lens and twice as nice as the 100-400

@philippk819

Жыл бұрын

First of all, there is no way the X-T5's AF will be better. It probably will have the same AF as the X-H2 since it is said to get the same 40MP sensor. Secondly, the 150-600 seems to be the better choice for AF performance.

For the diopter adjustment, do you have to pull it out, adjust and then push it in?

7:20 you might try turning off the in camera noise reduction and then eliminate noise in da Vinci or something like topaz AI that surely will work better, same thing happening with my X-T4

Hi Kasey, great video as always… not too sure about your vlogging lens.. maybe it needs cleaning, it looked greasey or cloudy… have you been cleaning it with camphor oil? or am i missing another cinematic trick?

13:29 - some of the best entertainment on KZread

I feel like a traitor. I bought a Sony A7iV, haven't sold my XT3 yet, but I'v published it for sale already. Trying the Sony for one week, it's the first time I can shoot the random behavior of my youngest son and my dog. All in focus. Sorry Fuji, I love you, it's not you, it's me.

@RandumbTech

Жыл бұрын

Did the same thing. But sold my T4. I almost cried when I saw how good the Sony tracks the subject and focus keeps up. My only issue with Sony is that it’s taken me the better part of a month to get the colors right for my taste. But now that it’s done, it’s simply amazing. And the fact that the price of the H2s is same as A7iv is laughable. 🤣

@DDVlogAR

Жыл бұрын

@@RandumbTech Yeah, getting used to the new system, photos are much (much!) sharper. And there is something about full frame, man. There is certainly a 3d something, can't tell what it is but I can see it and I like it very much. At first I wanted to go back running to my XT3, but now that I've customized the buttons in the Sony, I'm loving this camera. Today I bought V90 sd cards and tried the HD 120 fps. Mindblowing! There is a reason why Sony is number 1 (or 2 after Canon). Regarding colors, for now I'm just adjusting contrast, highlights, shadows, saturation, etc. and I like the photos I've taken. I tested my Leica R lenses, combined with the A7iv photos are beautiful straight out of the camera (no autofocus though...)

Man I love your videos, no holy cows. I bought the XH2s after great expectations, having used the XT4 with 100-400 for 2 yrs for wildlife on 5 safari trips here in Africa plus all kinds of other photography. Results were Fine but the AF have serious limitations. I also have a Sony A9ii with 200-600. Plan was to sell the Sony once the XH2s arrive with the 150-600. Forts the 150-600 f8 is a big fail so after testing decided I will never buy the lens. The 100-400 if OK but needs an upgrade. The XH2s will, initial tests made me exited, then I started to experience the frustration of inconsistency, AF shows it locked onto the bird or subject, but out of focus. Put the XT4 on and my success rate is slightly better. Compared to the A9ii... Long story short, sold the XH2s and the 100-400, kept the XT4 for travel and the A9ii with 200-600 for wildlife. Reality, Fuji is not up to it when it comes to serious wildlife, that is fine.. I still love the XT4.

@aj-zk1wx

Жыл бұрын

why is the 150-600 a failure in your opinion?

@amitkrupal1234

Жыл бұрын

@@aj-zk1wx Even i thought same why are many photographers assume 150-600 will fail then realized f/8 at 600 on APS-C sensor, what was fuji thinking.

@aj-zk1wx

Жыл бұрын

@@amitkrupal1234 yeah I mean, f/8 definitely isn't ideal. But 600mm f/8 is equivalent to somewhere around 900mm f/11-f/13 full frame. Take the Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 as an example...you'd need to throw a 1.4x converter on it to get to 840mm f/9...on the Fuji you'd be within one f-stop of that but have a greater focal length. Either setup is going to require some good light

@jamesm8935

Жыл бұрын

f8 gets you f8 light gathering, on APS-C. No difference to full frame in terms of brightness. And you were going to crop your full frame anyway. Equivalent to full frame the F8 becomes F12 or whatever in terms of background blur, and for wildlife you don't want the most insanely shallow dof... Don't forget for the fuji crop if you run that 150-600 at 400 f6.x you get something roughly equivalent to the full frame offering. Ultimately the different is up to whether you are happy with a small sensor and what generation of tech your sensor is (good high iso performance?)

@rvpcqp

4 ай бұрын

@@aj-zk1wx You can slap a Sony a6700 onto the 200-600 and be at 900mm f6.3 (f9.5 DOF)… that’s why this is a major Fooji fookup. Nobody cares about the 0.5 lbs weight savings but the extra 2/3-1 stop makes a massive difference.

I wanna see some Pentax wild life vlog in the future!!!

The father and son sparrow scene was outstanding! Thanks for all your magic!

@LexTNeville

Жыл бұрын

pretty sure it was a mamma sparrow

@DDVlogAR

Жыл бұрын

@@LexTNeville No, I heard the little sparrow call him dad. I'm pretty sure. He even said that he hated him. Such an emotional scene.

Love your content... I just bourght the XH2s anyway and love it! Have you seen there's a firmware update for the autofocus which included 'The bug has been fixed, which caused that the focal point of a lens was sometimes behind the subject when shooting the small object by selecting “SUBJECT DETECTION'. Wondering if that would help with the issues you found.

I have this combo and it does the exact same thing with birds. For photos, it focuses very well with birds, but in video - it needs serious work.

thanks for review! I didn't found any review of X-H2 with this older lens, which is seems like not keeping up because of older construction or something, reviews with newer tele lenses with X-H2 showing much better result, but imo if you can trust those reviews

@quite1enough

Жыл бұрын

also, did you had focus limiter turned on or off during the video?

I’m convinced that the 100-400 just has very poor IS since it’s an older design. But hopefully we’ll see a firmware update that helps improve performance with that lens. I’m using the 70-300 and 1.4TC and have actually found the results to be rather good. My biggest problem with this AF system is that the camera takes far too much control without the photographer being able to override it with manual inputs. For example, subject tracking. The camera is just like “I got this” and it tracks absolutely everything in the frame it thinks is that subject. Where you have your AF selection point placed has absolutely no influence in what it focuses on. With the Canon R7 and R3 you can track subjects and only track what you place your AF box over by either focus and recompose which is very quick and effective - it then to tracks THAT specific thing quickly, or by moving the AF point with the joystick or touchscreen. This system is bad. I had a lineup of lorikeets perched on a rope and the X-H2S eventually focused on every one of them even though I have the AF set to be as sticky as possible and ignore other subjects. I don’t believe these settings actually change any characteristic for subject tracking performance.

The video I've been waiting for! I don't understand the level of noise you're getting on your footage. The XT-4 was so much better with this in the 120-240 fps shooting modes 👁️👄👁️

Hey cassie, you are poping the diopter wheel up like a watch crown before turning it right? It is the same as the x-t4 diopter switch.

Eye adjustment is done by pulling out the dial to adjust then push back to lock it so it dosent accidentally move!

I would advise you to keep XH2S for a while until Fuji releases further firmware updates. Let's hope they improve the AF. But I don't think the HD240 can be improved, that one sucks!

@hitthesynth6417

Жыл бұрын

In fact it can. It can come Frome numerous factors and a lot of them are fixable. Can be sensor overheat and in need of the optional fan, can be internal processing, NLE interpretation of noise pattern (davinci said they still doesn't fully support xh2s files)... Even if it comes from oversampling algorithm it can be fixed. Let's just hope it will because it's an awesome technical masterpiece otherwise, that sensor readout is out the rouf.

You are absolutely HILARIOUS. LOVED THIS!

thanks for the video...I think I need to wait...for the f perfect camera ...xt4 without recording limit would solve my biggest problem with fuji

I once bought the Panasonic G95 as a KZreadr scrub camera. So much potential, so much AF frustration.

Here’s a story of woe. Ordered a jib for my ship once. Cost me 9 pieces of gold which is like $1999 US roughly. Arrived in a box with a Proaim label. Crew spent two hours trying to rig it but it was completely incompatible. Terrible sailing after that until we landed at Capetown and sold the rum for a new (actual) jib. That hurt. *shrugs* Great toad shots, thanks.

Before yo destroy the viewfinder adjustment have you tried pulling out the knob and then turning it? Like adjusting a wristwatch.

Do any of your cameras have pre-record (aka cache recording)? It'll change your life - no more wasting cards while waiting for action.

Thank you for validating my sony purchase. ;) Much appreciated.

I agree about the ibis jerkiness. Very abrupt. Worse in boost mode.

@AsuquoTravelsProductions

Жыл бұрын

He is using a big lens and is hands are clearly shaking bad. If he needs a smooth video then he either gets a gimbal or use a tripod. Because I have the XH2S and haven’t experienced any issues with ibis or autofocus.

THANK YOU!!!!!!! :) you saved me money! I always thought that my oldest xt4 is still great!! By the way, the small insect is a kind of cicada!

It's like that film about the little boy at Christmas. The box is telling you it's in focus but until you truly believe you wont be able to see it :)

Well done, hope your camera store connections let you borrow and review the canon R7 with the RF 100-400. Maybe the Xh2s diopter has a push/pull button feature to allow you to adjust? Not sure haven’t had the chance to test one out yet. But I’m assuming you already figured it out……

@ConstantGeekery

Жыл бұрын

It does indeed pull out like a watch crown to allow you to turn it.

If David fussed so much over the right stone we would all be giants. Love it, still using my Nikon 7200 and vintage Helios waiting for you 🤣🤣

Pull the diopter wheel out before turning it, make sure you have the latest firmware and test out settings for AF behavior. There's effective software for noise removal to look into. For capturing (stills) moments, there's also the PreShot ES mode to consider, where the camera temporarily stores frames in the buffer as long as you're half-pressing and keeps them if you full-press, but from my tests shooting a running counter, it unfortunately seems to only keep a pace of 10 fps while half-pressing and only switches to your set frame rate for the burst AFTER full-press. I'm sorry to see that you're having a rough road, hopefully things will improve. If not, I'd sell it, because the big bucks should go towards improving wildlife, not face vlogging.

@JetBen555

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure this is all for video AF only - on the stills side, the XH2S AF is actually pretty damn good

@itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837

Жыл бұрын

@@JetBen555 Yeah, you're right. I hope it's still of use to someone reading it, at least.

@AsuquoTravelsProductions

Жыл бұрын

My problem with many of this Fujifilm XH2S videos is that from listening to them make false misleading statements about the camera you tend to understand that many of them didn’t take the time to fully understand the camera. I have the XH2S and the ibis as been fantastic especially since i have been shooting all handheld and even in lowlight the autofocus performs great.

Could you try to use Flog1 or even provia or eterna? maybe the increase in contrast helps the AF and noise issue..

It looks like you will have to use a regular AF with AF-ON. By the way, you didn't complain about the exposure hiccups while zooming, and it looked okay in the epilogue video. What do you think about that? I heard it didn't improve.

I think upgrades to the software will come. Stacked sensors are worth it.

I hope my story would make you feel a little better. I bought Sony 10-18 F4 the older version. It is rather bad and very expensive. It exclusively can only be used for video and that also in highest codecs settings or else there will be grain all over the image.

AF/Detect Lesson 1A (again!!!) -- "Detect" does not mean acquire/hold focus. The systems/components/firmware code to do each are separate. Obviously the AF system is still rather lacking -- whether or not the camera can detect an animal's eye or not. Sorta like I can detect a great looking woman at a bar -- but my system which would allow me to "focus" on her, chat with her, start a relationship, get married, have kids -- that may fail (and does!) miserably, regardless of how well I can *detect* her....

@kalapede1

Жыл бұрын

And what is the point of this detection at all ? When it cant focus there...

@aengusmacnaughton1375

Жыл бұрын

@@kalapede1 Yup -- but that's how these cameras work. Then they can claim fantastic 'detection" -- without actually claiming the same for the AF....

If you use Topaz VEAI and play around with the settings and upscale to 4K, you can get more usueable 240 fps shots. I tried it with my A7S III 240 fps stuff and it's pretty good, not perfect but better than the out of camera footage. I have a video about it on my channel showing the before and after.

Your wildlife commentary cracks me up xD

I ounce bought and XT3… I still have it, works great. Bought it on a sale for for 999.99

I’ve got the same hunting/focus drifting on xh2s and 150-600 only seems noticeable in high frame rates.

You say you suck at your job. I would say that you are an confident expert with more knowledge and skills than most others in this field. You are Excelent. I hope Fuji listens to you. Have you considered to just train and train on manual focus so that it would become as good as your native language? You would outshine everyone, and I would say that you are close already. I enjoy following you on your quest and your humour i great. Don’t give up. Continue chasing your dream. :-)

You should test if the AF is worse in FLog2 compared to something more contrasty.. some cameras struggle with that apparently.

What is that harness you are wearing for carrying your camera? I checked you affiliate store and it was not listed there. Great videos and great sense of humour.

When I got the X-T4 the diopter was a pull out to adjust. Maybe it’s the same on that camera. Last video you made about buying this camera I left a comment about it being overpriced and the response was it’s so much better than x-t4. Hmm 🧐

Don'´t feel bad, man. We all purchase things under a visceral need, you will come around with the XH2S. You'll have a better day I'm sure. Keep it. I bought a rhino slider for almost 2k... used it three times, sold it for 600 usd... good times! It's just money, man. Pieces of paper that can't shoot video.

I couldn't stand the autofocus on my X-H1. After MUCH trial and error, I managed to tweak the setting to the point where it works perfectly 95% of the time. Now that I've tweaked my custom settings/film recipes, You couldn't pry this camera away from me for any price. Fuji's system requires hours of effort to tweak to your use-case, but once it's there - it's unlike anything else.

@Lukas_Seidl_1

Жыл бұрын

You mean then it's on par with the competition for your use-case if that. You write it works perfectly "95% of the time" - so not perfectly.

@daveericson8447

Жыл бұрын

@@Lukas_Seidl_1 it works perfectly for 95% of the time, which means it's perfect for 95% of the time and not 100% of the time. Pretty understandable that

I don't shoot video but would you please be able to give your honest opinion on the tracking for stills and the quality of the images. I've seen some reviews describe the tracking for bird photography as excellent although worryingly some have described the images as 'muddy' and actually worse than previous Fuji models. How do the photography image quality compare to your Sony. Thank you in advance.

Fuji made a camera specifically for Camera Conspiracies, but they designed it before you switched from vlogging to wildlife. Poor Fuje. I bought the 12-35 t/2.8 for my G100 and it looks silly on it. Hope that makes you happy!

One question, did you enable the boost Image Stabilization? Because the menu says to keep it off for moving shots.

@cameraconspiracies

Жыл бұрын

No.

@richaneesh

Жыл бұрын

@@cameraconspiracies I was hoping and praying you would say yes it was enabled. It is now disappointing 😞

You have to pull the diopter button out to make it turn for adjusting so you don’t turn it accidentally.

I'm a point focus and recompose type of photographer. Fujfilm is perfect for me.

You can tell he secretly loves this camera. The image quality looks fantastic. 👌

Thinking about buying one of these, do you remember which firmware version this was done on? Version 3 FW release notes talk about big AF improvements, I'm looking for 4K 120 like you for wildlife. Thanks.

Your insect friend at 7:50 is a treehopper (a/k/a thorn bug). Related to leafhoppers, froghoppers, and cicadas.

@IanWilkinson

Жыл бұрын

Yup - you beat me to it :)

To turn the viewfinder adjustment you have to pull the wheel out first

Could the problems be due to communication between the camera and lens? It’s a pretty old lens

Your out in Wild Life vlog shots in this video make me feel like I just got out of a heavily chlorinated swimming pool after several hours. Is that a Sauna Mist Filter or did you use Lamb Fat on your lens to get that look?

Why is the 4k120p of the sony (5:30) so soft?

Ducks only work for Sony a7siii, as printed on the Duck Union card. The Fuj AF looks to be just as good as Panasonic and/or the Sony a7sII. Both primarily contrast AF. The Sony a7sIII, continues to be the wiser choice.

@AsuquoTravelsProductions

Жыл бұрын

I have a XH2S and most of is claims in the video are total BS. It’s either he hasn’t taken time to understand and setup his camera properly or he is just giving out false misleading information.

I never thought a sparrow conversation could be so funny 😂

Wow that frog detect is amazing! Nice image. It looks as good as that Canon full frame you used a while back, not the crappy one you used recently. The Fuj might be better than the A7S3 in 4K120

@smashingfables6307

Жыл бұрын

The studio footage looks amazing too. If it weren't for the 7 white hairs on your beard I would have thought you were a teenage girl. With a beard.

@smashingfables6307

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, Fuji "has done it for pleasure..." So I guess you are pleasuring yourself. I don't blame you with Fuji's teenage girl skin look. I would also pleasure myself If I could make myself look Fujiesque, but I only have enough for an A7C.

Interesting video. I kind of wonder. Is your 100-400 fully firmware updated? Did Fuji do a recent firmware update of the 100-400 to pare it with the H2S ( I do not know that). So far the review on this camera are very bipolar. Not sure why. I guess I will have to find the time to go out and review it on my own.

@cameraconspiracies

Жыл бұрын

Everything is updated, there is no new firmware for the 100-400mm. I was hoping there was.

@kapilesh14

Жыл бұрын

I don't think that even a firmware update will do much. We are talking about 4k 120p where you have a ridiculous crop which reduces the phase detect points. In my opinion even if the processor is fantastic it has so much less phase points to work with. While a7Siii has only 10% less phase detect points in 4k 120p. I am not saying that a7Siii is a gold standard for wildlife autofocus but you can't beat mathematics there.

Bad recent purchase: The Sony battery grip for the A7IV. ...ridiculously over-priced, and, I hoped it would be more comfortable to hold in portrait mode, but now it's too heavy.

The Suckling Sparrow footage was phenomenal-everything else was underwhelming. Sadly. All I want is the perfect wildlife camera…

You need to pull the diopter adjustment control, then you can adjust it

Anything I look at in terms of specs and reviews always circles me back to Sony… they just have the most bases covered!

Terrible purchase decision: Fringer EF-FXII (new) with sigma 150-600 C (used with only 100 Canadian dollars off) to use for wildlife with my xt4. I regret it definetly. lots of focus hunting.

Hey Kasey I subbed on your Rumble make more content there please and keep up the good work🙏

As someone who really wanted this camera to be a home run, I feel bad for you and bummed out for me. Looks like I'll wait until the X-h2 comes out... If you take it back to Aden Camera, I wouldn't blame you.

" Its a Tony Bird, its not what I ask for" LOL on that one! Casey, hear me know and believe me later,(old snl skit) I would buy a tshirt with that blurred out pigeon Tony bird, with text of "Tony Bird" , for us long time viewers of the channel and know the brilliance of the video when you first called out the Tona when Tony took us to the beach and we could not see it. haha Seriously make that shirt maybe put your alien logo or something else on the shirt as well. you'd sell a million of them I tell ya. Your welcome and I want a cut :) bummer on Fuj though. Cheers Capn

It seems like Fuji autofocus and stabilization algorithms are locked in its DNA and no matter how much we want to believe in Kaizen we will be devastatingly disappointed 😔

@philippk819

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I beg to differ since I have been using the X system since 2012. It has come a long way AF-wise since then. And not just in new model increments. I cannot speak for improvements in the IBIS realm though since I'm still using the X-T2 and X-Pro2. But I'm about to get an X-H2S and X-H2 to replace them...

X-H2s has a locking diopter. You need to lift the button before adjusting. I hope you see this before you get the wrench out.

You may have noticed this, but it wasn't clear in the video. You mentioned a few times that you were using animal auto focus, but there is also a separate setting specifically for birds under the subject detection menu. Maybe that would help?

@cameraconspiracies

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It was on bird.

@traffbros

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@@cameraconspiracies What kind of "bird"?

The toneh bird got me good

I bought three bags of frozen falafel and two of them were funky.Straight to the trash. That's all I got man.... Enjoyed the video.

i'm using xs10 with 70-300 and it's very good for birds and other animals. maybe you just need a newer lens. 150-600 might do the job?

yea i think the 240 looks bad because it has something to do with flog2 and 1080 together!!! i made a 1st impression video about the camera and i shoot all my youtube in 1080 and tried out flog2 and it was just as grainy!!! not sure why but it was pretty frustrating lol

@cameraconspiracies

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Flog is slightly better, but still terrible.

Have you u tried popping out to e diapter? Ie pull like an old watch dial

I need this camera now it focus worst than my G9 I need this!

I’m sure Aden camera would be willing to take it back and provide a refund/store credit. They seem like really good people there. I got soooo much fanboy hate on my Fuji AF videos. Nice to see my initial findings confirmed by experts such as yourself. You should have trusted your instincts when goofing around with the camera at the shop a few weeks ago. Lesson learned…or not 🤣. Keep being you Kasey!!

Your frog conundrum reminds me of that dancing frog from the looney tunes. Sorry for your loss

I got this camera im feeling the burn to but for people it's great 👍 👌

The XH2s is the way to go if you like super stable, out of focus birds.

Ken Rockwell was right all along - get Fujis for people and travel compactness and ignore them for everything else.

@tobyr8555

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But the kicker is they’re not as compact as they used to be!

I bought the 8-16mm for $1400. 2 years later still don’t know how I feel about it. Heavy ass lens and no filters:/

If it helps, I bought an SSL Big Six while in studio moving limbo. I've used it twice in the last 6 months. Got myself a vintage Lexicon PCM-70 and PCM-80 in a deal I couldn't resist. They're not even hooked up yet because of this moving BS.

What noise pattern!?! Watching on my iPad Pro it’s barely noticeable. Perhaps editing in post on a large screen, high-res monitor you’re seeing it, but post KZread upload… nada. Looks pretty good.

@alexnrs8700

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This was hilarious btw… had me laughing out load at the end. Thanks!!

lol Kas, you just learned to ETTR on video like the real pros do. We are getting there, just need that colour passport thingy to nail WB. Awesome bird on bird feeding footage tho, really good to be honest, shame about the focus hunting.