One of the first things I do with any new Fuji is turn on BOOST to improve the EVF fps.

shes truly a beauty mr wong, a new face of vintage fuji.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

The design is beautiful.

That is one impressive looking camera shop Robin..Reminds me of the shops I worked in on and off starting in the 70s --(back when dinosaurs roamed the earth) until the mid 90s. I would have to travel about 50 miles to get to a well stocked, full service camera store now..Local dealers stores look more like garage sales. I admit I've considered jumping to the Fuji system a few times over the years--I'm happy with OM and Panasonic and just WAY too deep into M4/3 to change out. A true higher resolution sensor would be nice for M4/3. Thanks for sharing your perspective..

Robin, great video. It is good that you review new products of other brands. It will make your channel better and contribute to the users.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

First of all, I did not review the XT-50. I said in the beginning in my disclaimer. Secondly, I always try and explore different products. If you have been around for sometime, you would see my videos on Pentax, Sony, Nikon (many many many Nikon), Canon, Sigma, Fuji, Panasonic.... seriously come on, did you NOT SEE any of them????????

@angeloplayforone

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong Yes, I see al your videos. What I meant is that by preview new products your insights may be valuable. Maybe I did not express my point correctly in the first place. Sorry for that. Also, regarding the controversy around Gerard Undone video, I read you Facebook post and blog. I agree 100% on all points you put forward. Even Gordon Laing reacted on Gerard video saying he is an journalist for 30 years. As being a journalist that you go to all this events to cover the news of new products.

Hi Robin, the Eye Tracking is excellent, great job Fuji. I think all Mid-range cameras should be Weather Sealed, not so much for entry level cameras but for Mid-range cameras, they should be Weather Sealed. Nice camera shop with great staff. Thanks for sharing Robin ☺️

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

It shows tracking during live view, but during capture, I think the accuracy isn't 100% foolproof like Sony. Yes, I was hoping the XT-50 would be weather-sealed!

@seaeagles6025

2 ай бұрын

I guess the accuracy is close enough to do the job. Maybe the next Fuji will be Weather Sealed. Thanks Robin ☺️

Thanks for sharing! You got a lot of out of the Fuji in that short time with the camera.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

The Fuji XT50 is not a bad camera, just overpriced, and I wish it is weather-sealed

Always a pleasure to watch your channel my friend.

Thanks for the video!! You are so kind!!

It's a shame that brands don't send cameras to you. As other KZreadrs have mentioned, they only send them to people who are almost certain to speak positively about the new gear.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

There are pros and cons of working with brands. If you get favors or special treatment from the brand, no matter how fair or balanced your reviews are, people will always be skeptical because of the special connection. Not having ties makes me more credible, and I enjoy the independence.

@gordon3988

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwongwell said!

@r423sdex

2 ай бұрын

Who cares. Go and try it for yourself.

@bastian.michel

2 ай бұрын

@@r423sdex Very insightful comment.

@olasek7972

2 ай бұрын

Clearly not true, Fuji sends their lenses to Dustin Abbott and boy to get anything positive out of him is like pulling teeth

Great video Robin. Very honest and to the point. It has been awhile since I watched one of your videos sir. My apologies for that. Have a nice day sir.😊

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here

Awesome video Robin, thanks for sharing your opinion. It's one gorgeous little camera. One little feature that seems superfluous but I love is that the green LED lamp turns on when AF is acquired, just a little good thing in life. Would like that to be adopted by other brands in every camera :)

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate that! The LED AF confirmation is a good idea, but the camera's AF needs to be really reliable, or else we get false confirmations, which can be misleading and frustrating. Hence I'd still always look at the LCD or EVF and observe carefully the place that is supposed to be focused and make sure it is visually!

Great section in the end, it summarizes my only gripes with the Fujifilm system overall. The sometimes-unreliable eye AF and the waxy skin texture have been two annoying things that I have experienced countless times with the X-T4, X-T5 and the X-S20.

I appreciate your video. I am shooting with an old x-T2. I keep wanting to upgrade but really i just need to use what I own. Still i appreciate the video as its a body ive been interested in.

For a mid level camera would you prefer the xt50 or the xs20?

Thanks for pointing out the lack of WR. I was trying to decide between a X-T50 and a X-T5 to be a second body to my X-H2. I was so close to going with the X-T50 as a smaller camera option; but, as you noted, the lack of WR in a mid-tier camera really got to me. \Given the X-T5 is only $300 USD more than the X-T50, I think I'll go with the X-T5 for the WR. Better EVF and not needing to buy a L bracket/finger grip to make the camera hand-holdable are also pluses.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Yeah for that price they are asking I am expecting weather-sealing!

Excellent video 😊!

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Glad to see your review. This isn’t a bad update to the 30. I know some are upset by the price but 1) everything is getting too expensive and 2) adding IBIS and their 40mp sensor justify at least some of that jump. I personally did not like my results with the 40mp sensor in low light, but it has undeniable advantages in certain circumstances. I hate that they wasted a physical control on film simulations when ISO is much more useful, but I would just make the slight jump up to an X-T5 if it were me. +1 to Fuji for giving an update to a mid-level camera. I give them credit for leaning in on something that their loyal community loves while other companies make these weird cameras with tons of compromises like S9 or that nuts F8 pancake.

@chrismiller4863

2 ай бұрын

@@JackBurton-qp4hc if I get another high mp camera and I am not happy with performance I will give it a shot.

Good video Robin!

I am looking to upgrade my mirroless. I have an old Olympus OMD-e mark 5ii. I need a camera with quickly get photos to my phone. I am. It a pro, just an active photographer and poster. How is this one? What about the Omd-e-mark 10? Is it worth paying for the Sony a7iV? Thanks

Thank you :)

Nicely done! Hard to imagine any camera these days not delivering good performance. How would compare the IBIS to say your OM? It probably quite good, but not quite at that level I suspect. And yes, unfortunately no weather sealing although it looked like a robust build overall.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

I did not test the image stabilzation this time. I did test the X100 VI, I'd say it was equivalent to 5-Axis IS from E-M1 original, or E-M5 Mark II

@gordon3988

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong that seems consistent with what I have seen others share. Gordon at Cameralabs thought it was around 4 stops (less than the 7 Fuji suggests), which was quite effective for photos. Nice camera!

Robin love the wide angle perspective, what lens are you shooting with? The lumix Leica 9mm?

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

It was the DJI Pocket 3

A comparison with the Fujifilm X-S20 would be nice.

Very nice Review. Robin. Great camera. I wish I could afford a Fuji camera. I would Prüfer the XT-4 because of Form Faktor and fully tilting display. But the x50 is also great. I very like the film simulations There is only one weakness of Fuji: the font/scripture of Menge is to small for me. A great pity. Wish you all the luck, Chris

@Quattro5081

2 ай бұрын

"There is only one weakness of Fuj":...you forgot AF!

@wickie4801

2 ай бұрын

Ok, right! For me otherwise not so important, because I don't shoot action /wildlife or something else.

Thanks Robin! I love the quick preview of the X-T50 and being able to view through your eyes different camera stores from Malaysia! On first glance I definitely get the impression that's it's solid and hefty feeling camera. I wish the hand grip was slightly larger, I wouldn't mind adjustable grips like on the Pentax KP.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked the quick preview. XT-50 looks really good, the only issue is the asking price, and if they had weather-sealing that would justify the higher asking price. Yes, the grip needs improving, I agree.

Very interesting camera, looking great too. I'm surprized with the "blackout" times after taking each picture, it feels like 0.5 seconds of a completely black screen...

@martinphilipps8678

2 ай бұрын

maybe in the image quality settings there was clarity used. clarity slows down the jpeg engine considerably, no matter if positiv or negativ values are used for clarity. for quicker jpeg development one should always keep clarity at 0

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

you mean clarity was enabled and the images still look so bad? Wow

@fredbloggs545

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong Your jpeg artifact issue was the NR setting being too high, not clarity. Clarity being on gives a processing delay and is nothing to do with artifacts, it is actually very effective as a tool to increase the image quality. My guess is that you didn't default to settings after somebody had used it before you?

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

It was default. The only settings I played around with was AF

What’s the viewfinder like to use with glasses? 👍

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

I have never had any issues using ANY viewfinder with glasses.

4:00 I think the viewfinder can go up to 60 fps if you enable power boost mode

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

if I have to go into the menu to fix something, that is a bad problem.

@fredbloggs545

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong It isn't to "fix something", it uses more battery power. You just complained about an issue without bothering to read the manual. 🙂 Seriously though I wish it was on by default and had to be switched off, it is silly crippling the EVF by default.

@boggisthecat

2 ай бұрын

@@fredbloggs545 It’s difficult to understand why these sorts of decisions are made. My guess is it’s to get the headline shots-per-charge number up, as that is something that people do look at on the spec sheet. (I would also guess that this has to be calculated with the camera at ‘default’ settings - so it’s a marketing / buyer education fault.)

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

When I see the viewfinder being so bad, I won't look into the menu. My mind is made up - this camera has bad EVF and I won't buy it. To convince me later you have lost a customer.

@boggisthecat

2 ай бұрын

@@JackBurton-qp4hc That seems like a fair point. If I were selling this retail, I would set up the display model with the best EVF options, and instruct the customer on how to set it up.

Fuji, always add weather sealing! Always!

You need to dial down noise reduction and sharpness to - 4 in the menu to get rid of artifacts and waxi skin.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Why is the image quality not optimized from the start? Why cripple the camera? Making skin waxy and giving those weird artifacts cheapen your product. I'd rather have a clean 12MP output than those weird/flawed 40MP file. They look useless with these problems. I never noticed these issues with any other manufacturers, only Fuji.

@Tech_Stuff_and_Other_Stuff

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong Fuji logic is still a mystery to all of us... like FW 6.0 that transformed AF of my X-H2S in AF from an X-T4... They take one step forward and 3 steps back, it's the Fuji way...

Ya the thumb grip could be bigger like the XT-5, The grip could be larger so I can get 3 fingers on like the XT-5. Oh and ya the EVF would be a lot better if it was like the one on the XT-5. No wonder the XT-5 is now out of stock everywhere. Fuji has pushed all the mid cameras to close to the price of the xt-5 and has economics and button layout that people actually want.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

True, the XT-5 isn't asking for that much more

@fuelediowa

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong right. The way Fuji has done their releases this year and supply chain issues sure does look like they want to sell more XT-5's keep up the work Robin. Wait tell you push one of these to their limits.

maybe the artefacts will be ironed out later on? pity fuji didnt opt 26 megapixel and weather-seals otherwise i would have opted for Fuji and small M43 package. i wonder how this would compare to the R7, which i have. which would be kind of fun doing if i could visit malaysia. X-T50 and Canon R7 with 18-50mm Sigma comparison? yes please.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

I don't have the R7 so I can't make any comments. I don't think the JPEG issues will be resolved, they have been around for some time.

@ProbablyAnAmateur

2 ай бұрын

i do :D maybe i can someday if i get my hands on a 18-50mm Sigma 😄. shame about the issues Fuji has with the weird artefacts, but it still looks like an attractive option if I thought hard enough about trading in almost everything. not tempted to at this time.

Awesome video Robin! What do you think of Fuji's film simulations?

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

They aren't worth talking about.

I have an xt5. Would there be any point to my getting an xt50 as well?

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

No idea. I don't have the XT-5

Hey Robin, I would prefer it if you use the Dji Mic for this kind of videos. Because the echo is quite prominent. Do you think this would help? Thank you for these impressions.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

As I have explained before, no. DJI mic won't help. I have tried ALL kinds of methods. The room noise is too loud, the only type of microphone that can work in this case is dynamic. The DJI mic is condenser. Have you tried shooting with a lavalier mic in a super echo-ey room? Try it. You will see what I mean. I wish I could bring the camera out to film my talking head, but it was crazy windy and noisy (because of large steel fans) outside and the audio indoor is cleaner. Trust me, I don't want the echo too. I brought my own usual Sennheiser lavalier mic, it is almost worse (because it records in mono, not stereo).

@bastian.michel

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong Thank you for explaining. Again learnt something new.

You should review the xt5 😊

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Sure. Send me one!

With some of the other X bodies there is a Boost mode that among other things improves the refresh in the viewfinder

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

The viewfinder should be good and usable right from the start. If I were to go into the menu, then it is the camera's problem for not making things optimized for the photographer.

@dangir1783

2 ай бұрын

​​@@robinwong the standard viewfinder is set to 60 FPS on all Fuji cameras for Avery 120 FPS you have to set it boost mode and even cameras from many years ago are done like this.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

It was not 60fps. It was more like 20-30fps.

It is beautyfull piece of kit and makes great pictures but many other cameras do it too its more about preferences what is your daily camera and lens

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Not many cameras have the combination of 40MP high resolution, 5-Axis IS, great video spec, super reliable AF and all in such a compact body. Name anything you can think of, I am sure NONE.

@chrismiller4863

2 ай бұрын

I would pick Fuji’s own X-T5 over this. Better viewfinder, better ergonomics. No wasted wheel on film simulation. It is a little more but still much less than most flagship cameras today.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

That is a bad choice since X-T50 is a mini X-T5. For you to name X-T5 validates my point that you can't find "many other cameras" as you have mentioned earlier. That was clearly a wrong point. You had no other camera choices but to revert back to Fuji.

@chrismiller4863

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong oh I wasn’t disagreeing with your comment, just saying I think X-T5 is a better mid level camera.

nothing beats GM1 when you simply pull it out of the pocket any time.

Got a mint condition XT3 in box for 600 USD 😂

Please review the new 16-50 lens

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Sure, send me the lens and I will review it.

Is it just me or are people in Kuala Lumpur just nicer than people down here in Melbourne?

I have a question that's not related to photography. Often, when I see your content-whether it's a Facebook post, blog post, or another KZread video-I immediately think of something to comment or ask. But then I hesitate, not wanting to create more work for you. Every question I post requires your time to answer. Yes, I'm a channel member, but I know that my five dollars a month doesn't make a significant difference. So, if I keep posting questions, it might not be fair to you. What do you think? Should I continue sharing my ideas and questions, or should I limit them to only the most important ones? Please be honest. I don't want to create unnecessary work for you.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Feel free to ask any questions you have. If I have too many things on my plate I will reply them later.

@bastian.michel

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong ❤️

When you mention Canon and Sony, are you talking about their APSC bodies?

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Canon R7, Sony A6400, APS-C, weather-sealed. Many, many more examples

No Worry, they’re all out of stock in Malaysia.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

They are NOT on sale yet

FUJIFILM X-T50 or CANON R7??

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Canon has no image stabilization. Fuji wins.

Shame about the price

If not brand loyal, just for a few more hours, Panasonic are selling direct their full frame S5, which is a very well specified full frame water resistant camera complete with their 20-60 lens for £899 complete, delivered. The body is about the same size as a G9 micro four thirds or this Fuji XT50. The lens is quite big though. This is only in the UK and makes use of the Panasonic web site 10% extra discount for a first order. This unit cost about £2100 with the lens when introduced. Yes I know this video is about the Fuji X-T50 but for buyers that are flexible with branding, they should not ignore value propositions when they see them and then only if they actually need a product at the time or soon.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Panasonic S5 is much larger and heavier than XT50. Trust me on this, I don't know how you compare the sizes. Also, S5 does not have PDAF, which is a huge thing for those who do C-AF and tracking moving subject a lot, both in video and stills. Not having PDAF made the S5 almost crippled, and the S5 II fixed that. That is the reason why it is selling for so cheap now, because why get S5 with all the focusing problems, when S5 II fixed that? XT50 is still offering a few advantages over the S5 - higher resolution, smaller body package, superior AF system.

I’d rather get the X-T5 for basically the same price.

@KK-ch8qi

Ай бұрын

Fuji basically launches this XT50 to push the price of XT5 back to its retail price. It was cheaper before the launch of XT50.

@mariusmocan8491

Ай бұрын

@@KK-ch8qi Really!? That’s odd

Just wait for the X-T50 mark 2... they will fix all the missing / annoying things from this new camera.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Let's wait.

@stephane153

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong The no-go for me with this camera is the film simulation dial... not sure what they were thinking about really. An ISO dial would have been better. I do own an XT3, I like it a lot and a Lumix GM-1 with primes (my go-to pocket monster).

Expensive, gimmicky film sim knob, no weather proofing, small battery, one sd card slot. 😢

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

This is a mid tier camera. Yes it is overpriced, but I don't expect mid tier camera to have dual card slots, or larger battery. If you want the best of the best, go for the flagship option. Fuji has a few.

@Bob-mn7ob

2 ай бұрын

@@robinwong fair enough. But too expensive. But you have a nice video. Thanks.

The price increase here in Canada 60% over the XT30ll. Not happy. Also the Film Sim is meaningless to me Again, not happy.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Then look elsewhere. There are so many other cameras to choose from. You don't have to be stuck in one place.

Mid level? Lol you can shoot movie on that one given a good lense.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

Because there are higher level cameras from Fuji. So it is mid level. They claim it themselves.

@chrismiller4863

2 ай бұрын

Come on, this is a ridiculous comment. Mid-level means it isn’t targeting a budget consumer nor is it in their flagship line. It is in the MIDDLE. Shooting video is hardly noteworthy any more and this is missing too many video centric features to be considered seriously for that.

Nothing serious. Nothing special. And no weather sealing. Not for me. Thank you very much

@stephanweiskorn6760

2 ай бұрын

We'll buy a Nikon Z5 same price USD 1400...

A complete overpriced mid level cmera in my humble opinion.

@robinwong

2 ай бұрын

The pricing depends on what you are looking for. If it fits the photographer's needs perfectly, it won't be overpriced. Just because a camera is not suitable for you, it does not mean it will be bad for everyone else.