Re: From the #1 complainer about Fuji AF...
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rattrr75 wrote:
Hooray! Any thoughts on video yet?
I don’t think the H2S is the one for me, for a variety of reasons but I’m at least feeling that I won’t be mad for waiting for the X-T5.
A situation like you demonstrated here is challenging for the X-T4 for sure but I get enough keepers in such scenarios that I’m not mad. But if the X-T5 can appreciably improve that, then I’ll be very happy.
There are also really good practical reviews now of production cameras coming from various YouTubers that are longtime Fuji shooters and are in a place to make useful remarks, like Reggie B and Hybrid Shooter. All very promising…
Actually video is what I use my cameras for the vast majority of the time and is what I do for work. With the majority of the people on this forum being photo people I thought I'd gear my thoughts towards that.
My two cent tour of video:
The AF is also vastly improved and wouldn't stand out amongst the crowd in a negative way when compared to the A7Siii or any of Canon's hybrid options. Things get a little more complicated depending on what you are shooting. AF when using 120p is a noticable step down from slower frame rates. Not unusable but little things like when face detection is on and the subject turns away it starts to hunt in the old school Fuji way. I think I'm finding that just using the focus box is the way to go with 120p. Need to work with it more to really be able to hammer home an opinion. Also with regards to 4k 120p, I'm not sure why they even give you other options than what will actually work and look good. That is, don't even bother to use that frame rate without enabling h.265 4:2:2 700 mbps. Those setting look great. Anything less has a lot of artifacting. Also be prepared for your computer to have a stroke editing those files! Otherwise it's smooth sailing. Even dinosaurs like the OG 23 1.4 actually focuses in a usable and surprisingly quick and accurate manor. I'm really starting to land on the fact that although the lens used certainly comes into play, the issue all along with specifically video was the horrid algorithm and slow processor.