Xt1 is slowly but surely becoming a classic, even outside the fuji family. One thing I've not seen mentioned is that due to the specific noise pattern*, you can up-res an image before processing, and it looks _very very_ good. I've done multiple 30"x40" prints, to great feedback. * The noise looks very non linear, more akin to film grain. I know the preference is for 'clean' images, but to me that just makes everything look sterile and artificial.

I have the Xt1 and I've recently gotten a bunch of manual focus lenses and it's just alot of fun. The Xt5 is a Tesla and the Xt1 is a old 911. You'll get to your destination with both just depends what kind of journey you want.

@ChrisOrange

Жыл бұрын

Love that! 👍

@janivauhkonen

Жыл бұрын

I'm clearly out of mind because I have an xt5 and I like to use manual lenses because it's retro 🥰

@JeDxDeVu

Жыл бұрын

@@janivauhkonen you've have Tesla with stick shift.

@jungleboy1

Ай бұрын

and from this video and comment alone i now am a proud owner of an XT1...

I have my X-T1 mainly because of you, Chris, and my need for a second body to use when kayaking with my 16-80 and my X-T3 with the 70-300. No need to change lenses. I got it January 22'. It seemed as though the used price went up every time you did a video about it. I traded in my X-T3 for the X-T5 to get IBIS and just got the 18mm F1.4 to go with it. The X-T5 is more like the X-T1 than the X-T3 was. I love the shutter release on both more. The X-T5 jpegs have their own magic like the special sauce of the X-T1 jpegs. The X-T5 is really more of a direct decedent of the X-T1 than any other X-T camera so far in my opinion. The X-T5 goes back to the original intent of Photography First of the X-T1, it's great great grandfather.

I love your enthusiasm for Fuji cameras it always adds something to the videos. I used to shoot with canon but now use an x-t3 which I love, I have a few lenses but the 35mm f/2 is on it most of the time.

I just bought a band new xt1 yesterday,very lucky to find one with the kit lens 18-55.thanks to your channel I’ve learned a lot about these special cameras. My xe2 is slowly dying,I noticed it 2 weeks ago so I decided to get the xt1 with the same sensor just in case it packs up finally. Thanks Chris,great video as always.

I have two xt1 bodies, so is gratifying to hear the image output isn't crap, in relative terms. I've captured some wonderful images using the 16-55 and 50-140, and before that with the humble 18-55 on xe1 and xe2. I'm aiming for an xh2s next; though I do mainly landscape, I also capture people in live action so critical focus is ... critical. Thx for all your work, Chris. The how-to material is great, will be referencing.

I had my own journey with the X-T1. I got my first when it came out and traveled to paris on my 40th birthday with it instead of bringing my Nikon gear. I fell in love with it, had 3 lenses with me in a pretty small bag and took some of my favorite images using it that trip. Fast forward in life i had both the X-T2 and 3 and also the X100F, sold all that and went through the leica Q ( two times! ) and now the last couple of years after i started film i also wanted to adapt vintage lenses to also give my digital images a bit of an analog look. So i decided yet again on a X--T1 because i know its a great camera, and especially for adapting lenses the smaller body suited me well. And yet again i have loads of fun with it, even bought a fuji 16mm f2,8 with Af to play around using it with the family. And the X-T1 comes with me almost as much as my Nikon or leica if not more :D Cheers!

The XT1 is also the camera that saved fujifilm, and therefore provided a wider clientele. It is with it that Fujifilm prospered.

I have the XT1 for images and the XT2 for video and webcam work. and feel no need to spend a lot of money for little if any improvement.

Thank you. Nice review. The XT-1 is still what it was... a nice honest, tactile camera that takes a very good (but, not as sharp) photo. All comes down to what do you REALLY need.

I've been watching lots of your videos and you put out some really good content - thanks and well done! Maybe you do in some video but it would be greatly appriciated if you could clarify your relation to Fujifilm? Are you in any way sponsored by them, or do you just happen to perfer their products over their competitors? I mean no disregard, just curious. Keep up the good work!

This video was timely. I have the XT1 and just bought an XT5. I'll probably still use the same 18-55 kit lens as well as the XF27mm R WR I just bought for walking around Europe.

I'm lucky enough to have an X-T5, T4, T2 and E1. It's been interesting to see how they've progressed from the X-Trans 1 and X-Processor 1 to the 5th generation. I've never shot with an X-Trans 2 camera like the X-T1, but hope to get hold of one (or a T10 or E2) this year to complete my set. I have to say that of the four I currently own, the image output of the X-T2 is the nicest to my eye. It has a really lovely "look".

@richardwells1709

Жыл бұрын

I have the X T2 camera. Very happy with the images. Will be keeping this camera for the future

I still use my X-T1 regularly, had it converted to 830nm infrared and the images are wonderful particularly when paired with the 14mm 2.8. I’ll continue to use it till it eventually dies. Even survived a dunking in a lake 💪

@tomdauben

Жыл бұрын

I've been pondering getting an XT5 and then converting my XT1 to infrared. Where did you get it converted Noel?

@noelbodle8863

Жыл бұрын

@@tomdauben Hi Tom had mine converted at Protech Repairs just down the road from me in East Sussex

@tomdauben

Жыл бұрын

@@noelbodle8863 Thanks Noel, good to know a recommendation

Fun video, thanks! I have a X-T1, how lucky I am! And I wonder if I'm going to a X-T5, for Ibis and also to have a more reliable AF!

I went from a canon rebel T6i, to a Fuji xt-1. That was because I could do an even swap. I love the fuji, and I love that I get photos SOOC that I actually like! Yes, only vintage SLR lenses on it.

In first scene it was rather the poorer vintage 3p lense compared to the stellar XF16-55. Besides of the nicer colour rendering of XT-1 sensor, especially skin tones, the XT-1 is still more than suffient for most - as well as the 16MP are still good enough for DIN A2 and even A2 prints. If AF / CAF, IBIS use with long teles and flash syncro is not key hardly any hobby shooter will push the XT-1 to its limits. It´s less about gear and rather about the one using it.

I'm stuck in the middle - X-T3!

I feel you could get about seven or eight different Fuji film cameras and put them side-by-side and take the same photo with the same lens and Shane film simulation and you would probably get very similar results from nearly all of the Fuji film camera bodies that have been released in the last seven or eight years. Is that a bad thing no it is not a bad thing whatsoever. It's just the ergonomics size and different way cameras operate. That will give you a very similar result, but some people are more focused on their traditional dials, but then they also have now cameras that are more aimed at people who came from DSLR, so it is fantastic because you can do it your way and it's a matter of finding the camera body that suits you and then working with what you have. I have been only a member of the Fuji film family so to speak in the last six or eight weeks with a small X - S 10 camera but it is absolutely fantastic and it's really made me think about the different Fuji film cameras that are available as they are wonderful cameras. I've kind of gone through just about all of the different Fuji film cameras and read their reviews and listen to KZread commentators talk about each model and honestly you'd very rarely find a brand of camera where people are bagging. Yes the auto focus is not perfect on some of the models, but does it have to if it takes another split second or 2 to get a photo it doesn't matter. If you're that short of time, then maybe consider a different Robbie. Yes, there are probably different brands of cameras that are better at video. Hello Sony hello Cannon... But you know that buying a Fuji film, probably the XT5 and a new HS-2... Have probably stepped it up a notch, and now pretty close to sony and cannon. In terms of the XT5, it's probably just a suped up fully upgraded XT4 and again, that's not a bad thing. I don't like seeing cameras that totally change from the previous model, as it is too much of a learning curve, and you move away from what made the previous camera good there are a couple of manufacturers that are guilty of this.

It's unclear to me if Chris took the comparison pictures with the same lens, or if he used the X-T1 with the TTArtisan manual focus lens and the X-T5 with the modern zoom, which of course would be a bit like apples to oranges.

Used to own X-T1, X-T2 and X-T3. I thought I'd love X-T1 colors but for some reason in this comparison I do prefer X-T5 colors. Might be the lens also? Both are fine but I would get X-T5 because of IBIS, 40 MP , autofocus and dual card slots.

@michelk5

Жыл бұрын

It was just the opposite for me, i prefer the output of the xt1. I own the xt1 and xpro1 but my favourite is still the xpro1 though!

@adrianguggisberg3656

Жыл бұрын

@@michelk5 Yeah, I liked the X-Pro1 the most as well, in terms of colours and textures. But it was too difficult to use. I went to XT1, which was somewhat usable, to X-Pro-2, which was very usable but something with the colour was wrong with this sensor. Now I have the X-Pro3, which is brillant in every way, and I dont think I will buy another digital camera, as long as this one works.

@Magnum0peth

6 ай бұрын

​@@adrianguggisberg3656have you had any issues with the ribbon cable of the screen? Some people seem to be having problems with it.

@adrianguggisberg3656

6 ай бұрын

@@Magnum0peth I had no problem or malfunction with any of my FujiX cameras, lenses and other gear thus far. That doesn't mean I like or would recommend all of it. As for the ribbon cable, I may not be the best person to ask because I don't use camera displays a lot. For what it's worth: no issues.

I have both an X-T1 and an X-T2. I actually prefer the rendering on the X-T1 but the ease of operation of the X-T2 keeps me using it.

@muatao9943

6 күн бұрын

Right?! Same here! Got the XT1 new at the end of 2017 for $650. Only got the XT2 on sale 2019 mostly because of that darn ISO dial on the XT1😅

Can I buy a T1 and use that for a few years while I build my lens collection and then later on buy a newer, more modern body and use the same lenses?

@ThepPixel

Жыл бұрын

Yes, all the fuji lenses that work on xt1 will work on xt5 and vice versa

I make some pocket money from motorcycle photography; I use the XH1 for shots of them in motion. They're great cameras, and I can't afford the XT5. But the XT1 is my favourite for everything else, and I'll never sell mine, either.

i had xt1 to xt3, came from nikon d600. never satisfy my need as a wedding photog. i need sharp image.

The X-Trans I and II are unique in terms of aesthetic, X-Trans III has a cleaner look… Based on your user experiences, how much of X-Trans II's look been replicated into the X-Trans V?

@ChrisOrange

Жыл бұрын

definitely some, but obviously much cleaner images with XT5 sensor. Colours are lovely.

Hello Chris, thank you for the great videos and comparisons, keeping us entertained. I've spent so much time researching XT1 vs the other XT models and I've owned the XT1 and currently the XT5, I find the XT5 better in every aspect, perhaps yes color rendition film-like goes to the XT1 but then ISO performance, noise free images, dynamic range, resolution, overall performance, XT5 is just way ahead that I find it hard to go back to the XT1. Another good thing about the XT5, the colors it produce are v similar to the XT1, the colors have this same texture and beautiful rendition.

I will patiently wait until T40 comes out with 40MP don’t really need the bells and whistles.

As an amateur it's a no brainer. For the price the T1, T2, and T3 are all bargains. I was planning to buy an XT-2 back when I decided Fuji was going to give me the best bang for the buck. As I shopped at the time I stumbled upon a T3 that came with the 18-55 and a bunch of other stuff at a price that I couldn't beat just buying a T2 body then having to buy lenses. These are all good cameras. Just need to a while to find a great used one.

If you love the XT1, you’ll also (probably) have a lot of fun shooting with the XT20 (baby XT2). 😊

xt5 is the natural evolution both rock though

Pictures from both T1 and T5 look very similar; difference is almost $1,600 higher for autofocus. Nah, I'll pass and wait a few years until T5 is affordable.

@ChrisOrange

Жыл бұрын

Makes sense - if you don’t need all the fast AF then the T1 is perfect

why not use the same lens? the difference will only be the camera.

XT5 is overpriced rn. Need to go down by 200-300 usd, which will happen in 2 years and it will become the best valued Fuji camera then. Currently it is either xt3 or xt4. And among xt1 and xt5, Xt1 is better valued.

@ChrisOrange

Жыл бұрын

yep - XT1 is just so good. Not sure they'll better it.

The XT1 was a special camera. It was almost usable and if everything worked out, it produced amazing photos. Particularly with the 35/1.4 lens. I still have it, but never use it because it's too slow. Still use the X-Pro3 for about halve of my shooting, the other half being the Leica M4-P.