Starlings make every image much better 😅

I like the buddy videos! Nice images, crazy kit. Gordon's a good friend to have!

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Brian, I tend to head out with other photographers when I can, you can bounce ideas off each other and of course it is better company! It was very kind of Gordon to let me have the Fuji for a couple of days, and I made a few bits and pieces for his review of the lens - since I had the chance to use it for an interior photoshoot. It’s all about who you know!

Nice one Ben, what a beast that "£10,000 Fuji" is! I'm still more than happy with my well used X-T2, as I am a "£300 Fuji" kind of guy!! Super interesting to see it though, so thank you for sharing. 🙂

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Greg, it is a mammoth of a camera indeed. My first use of a Fuji in fact, but I am intrigued to use one of their smaller camera. I might ask Gordon nicely to borrow his X100V. He seems resistant to letting it out of his sight! :-)

The pier photos were amazing and the increase in detail is obvious. Nicely done.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Clark, the morning we visited with the Fuji was not amazing, but it actually took the pressure off as we weren’t chasing the light. The detail in the files is amazing isn’t it!

Hi Ben, just to notice that you can obtain exactly the same image with the GFX 100 first generation. And you can easily find one in mint condition for less than 4000€ (sorry I'm french and can't think in £). I purchased one last year on eBay absolutely new, never used, from a shop, for half the price of a new one (replacing a full set around a Sony A 7V) and felt in love with it. I think that I will never go back to full frame ! Have a nice day !

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Hi Jean, I have not used the mark 1 to understand what the difference is, but I am sure that also has incredible image quality. I don’t see myself jumping up from full frame to medium format anytime soon as I shoot a lot of video and have built up quite a collection of lenses for Sony and Canon over the years. It was nice to see what I am missing out on with the Fuji medium format system though. I would like to try a Fuji APS-C next…..

Everyone should have a friend like Gordon. Was great to see you get your hands on the camera and lens Ben and hopefully your kidneys are still intact after revealing the prices of the gear.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Hey Jim, yes I still have my kidneys. I really enjoyed shooting with this epic camera setup, I don’t think I am ready for medium format just yet. The detail you get is incredible though!

Love the colourful building shots, the TSE Len's are great I used the Canon 24mm TSE mk 2 for years before I changed to Fujifilm XT, a great thing to do is to shift 3 times to create a pano without any fuss, also tilting can give you massive depth of field at a smaller f stop and as the lens is bigger the the sensor the image quality is pin sharp.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Hi Richard, I still own and use the Canon 24mm TS lens, I think I have owned that for over ten years now and that was the reason that Gordon leant me the camera and lens to get my thoughts on it. Good advice on the pano stitching capabilities.

Ohhh that’s a lovely video and the detail is soooo impressive in those shots. I genuinely roared at the music and light in the bag. Very funny. Thanks Ben, I needed this!

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Now I know how to make a golden glow and light rays in the edit….more of that to come :-) This was another fun morning out and lucky that we could share images as your entire memory card corrupted!?! Another reason to collaborate with other photographers.

It's always good fun to have a play with a different camera. Glad you enjoyed your time with that camera and that amazing lens. Pixel peeping becomes addictive with cameras like that!

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

I think it keeps the mind engaged when you have to try out new things, as I could operate my cameras in the dark I know them so well. I think this was the first time I had used any Fuji. The different aspect ratio would take me a while to get used to, I am so used to have a different ‘frame’ to compose my images to.

@richardfrancis5683

3 ай бұрын

@@benharveyphotography I love the 16:9, or 65:24 ratio's these days. For me, those ratios allow for more interesting compositions and they seem to tell a story better.

Great video Ben, nice to see what you did with it!

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and Fuji for the short loan. It was great to experience without selling a kidney! The detail in the files is something I have never experienced before.

@cameralabs

3 ай бұрын

@@benharveyphotography yeah they are pretty epic, I love how you can just keep zooming in and in!

We have the 100 T+S for creating stitched panoramas with a flatness akin to the legendary Fuji 6X17 is a piece of cake - we are still awaiting the 30mm T+S

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

I haven’t looked into it, but I understand that the 30mm is in demand and everyone is awaiting stock. I have watched Gordon full review on the lens and the optical quality all the way to the edges is incredible! As for stitching panos together with the GFX 100 I hope you get to see some large prints that you create :-)

@nelsonclub7722

3 ай бұрын

@@benharveyphotography I have the 30mm now - its awesome - mega front lens shade accepts filters of 105mm but you can take it off and go for smaller - with the supplied tripod ring it balances the GFS100II with a grip (gives you 2 extra batteries) nicely - London Camera Exchange kindly supplied - also a MCEX 18mm - although I have just found that GFX do an adaptor for HC lenses (a collaboration between Fuji and Hass where Hass kept the system going and Fuji did not) and so in fact there may be a cheaper solution on offer for some in the Hasselblad HTS 1.6 T+S adaptor and Hc lenses - cool beans

Did you add a link to Louise ? Nice to see the old pier. Cheers Ben.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Hi, yes the link to Louise’ Slovenia video is on the end screen, but KZread tends to put adverts right before it annoyingly. Link here again. Enjoy! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZx-zMeGlZCTn7g.htmlsi=nkZfsOMYUgnGIfw7

@mapledelight

3 ай бұрын

@benharveyphotography Cheers Ben. Enjoy your vids in that area as I used to live that way before moving to the Lakes so get nostalgia from your south coast vids, thanks. Will check Louise W channel. I must have seen her work at Limestreet Station Liverpool a few months ago, great stuff.

@mapledelight

3 ай бұрын

@@benharveyphotography also. Frickin loved your fine art b@w architecture vids. Superb ! Love to see you go on another fine art trip sometime... Indulgence.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Yes, that’s right her images that made it into the book is doing the rounds in the various train stations. We are heading there in April sometime to see it in the flesh. That will be a future video no doubt. Whilst we are in London I might capture some fine art images, and I do have some ideas for future fine art videos - but it is being allowed out at the weekends to seek out contemporary architecture that is the problem. I need to tie it in to when I am in London already. There are many contemporary buildings that will suit it in Brighton.

It does look a super camera and lens combo - nice shots of the pier Ben

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Cheers Nick, much appreciated.

Fantastic images but a little too big for my shirt pocket. Loved the Eastbourne building images too. Who knitted your hat and scarf, Ms Welcome? Thanks for sharing, always enjoy your videos.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. It’s not a nimble camera, that’s for sure! I couldn’t get it to fit in many of my camera bags and I have too many! The hat and scarf was a gift a few years ago, not bespoke, from online somewhere.

Ben, it’s only £10k, I’ll have two please. Will you come & be my minder. Joking aside, detail & resolution are what these sudo medium format cameras are all about. It would be interesting to see how good they are when compared to a 6x6 or 6x7-inch film based propper medium format camera. Someone may actually make a digital camera or digital back with a huge sensor that size. I’ve only ever shot one digital medium format camera & that was a very early example of a Hasselblad X1D 50 C at Park Cameras. Not that impressed, to be honest. I believe the latest version of the 50 & 100 models are said to have better image quality & colour than the equivalent Fuji models. They are beautifully built as well. Being machined from a solid billet of magnesium. Alas, they are all fantasy cameras as far as I’m concerned. Ben, you’re happy with a 24mp full frame & I’m happy with a 45mp full frame. That has enough zoom & crop potential for anything I currently shoot. If I need to read the clock at the end of the pier, I’ll put a 200-500mm lens on. A much less expensive option, if not quite so convenient. Shame you had so little time to play & the weather was naff. All in all an interesting piece. What’s next Ben, free fall parachuting with your iPhone? 😂

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. I say in this video that I don’t need the resolution, but I could have done with it in the video I am editing for a few videos time. I went out shooting Deer at Petworth and 400mm was nowhere near enough. I borrow an 800mm which was pretty damn good for the job, I still had to crop in a bit. 100MP would have been much appreciated, although the weight and cost of it not so much!

wow thats a nice camera

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

It’s pretty special isn’t it! Painfully expensive and heavy though. Very happy that I tried it, as I can clearly see what money buys you in photography. It would be interesting to see what an upscale ‘normal’ photo looks like against a native 100MP photograph. ..

where is the Slovenia link?

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

Hello. The link is on the end screen, but KZread loves to put adverts right before it. Link is here also. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZx-zMeGlZCTn7g.htmlsi=nkZfsOMYUgnGIfw7

In my humble opinion they should just give you the camera. Just saying.

@benharveyphotography

3 ай бұрын

I agree. I will cover postage and packaging, that seems fair :-)