Have you guys seen these AF results with the X-H2s?

This guy is a Canon shooter and he’s showing the thing is faster and has longer reach than the Canon R5 and R3.  I’m psyched to finally see a Fuji at the top for AF tracking and I hope it translates better to the real world.

X-H2S Focus Test.

FuzzyDice wrote:

This guy is a Canon shooter and he’s showing the thing is faster and has longer reach than the Canon R5 and R3. I’m psyched to finally see a Fuji at the top for AF tracking and I hope it translates better to the real world.

X-H2S Focus Test.

It's promising, for sure - but it's an expensive camera, so it ought to be.

What would be interesting is a comparison with something like the Canon R7 - which is obviously not a direct competitor, but is a crop body which has inherited much of Canon's latest AF work from the R3, and the more intuitive tracking mode (compared to the R5/6 which sort of combines face + tracking).

Even more interesting will be when the rumoured XH2 high res model comes in September, without the stacked sensor - and we see how it's AF compares to the stacked XH2S.

nightowlnz wrote:

FuzzyDice wrote:

This guy is a Canon shooter and he’s showing the thing is faster and has longer reach than the Canon R5 and R3. I’m psyched to finally see a Fuji at the top for AF tracking and I hope it translates better to the real world.

X-H2S Focus Test.

It's promising, for sure - but it's an expensive camera, so it ought to be.

What would be interesting is a comparison with something like the Canon R7 - which is obviously not a direct competitor, but is a crop body which has inherited much of Canon's latest AF work from the R3, and the more intuitive tracking mode (compared to the R5/6 which sort of combines face + tracking).

Even more interesting will be when the rumoured XH2 high res model comes in September, without the stacked sensor - and we see how it's AF compares to the stacked XH2S.

Worse than the X-H2S as it lacks the stacked sensor but still faster and better than the X-T4 (which is already great) because of the new processor and firmware.

EuronGreyjoy wrote:

nightowlnz wrote:

FuzzyDice wrote:

This guy is a Canon shooter and he’s showing the thing is faster and has longer reach than the Canon R5 and R3. I’m psyched to finally see a Fuji at the top for AF tracking and I hope it translates better to the real world.

X-H2S Focus Test.

It's promising, for sure - but it's an expensive camera, so it ought to be.

What would be interesting is a comparison with something like the Canon R7 - which is obviously not a direct competitor, but is a crop body which has inherited much of Canon's latest AF work from the R3, and the more intuitive tracking mode (compared to the R5/6 which sort of combines face + tracking).

Even more interesting will be when the rumoured XH2 high res model comes in September, without the stacked sensor - and we see how it's AF compares to the stacked XH2S.

Worse than the X-H2S as it lacks the stacked sensor but still faster and better than the X-T4 (which is already great) because of the new processor and firmware.

Yes, it's even the official answer from Fuji representative. The question is :  will be the XH2 slightly above the XT4 or slightly behind the XH2S ?

nightowlnz wrote:

FuzzyDice wrote:

This guy is a Canon shooter and he’s showing the thing is faster and has longer reach than the Canon R5 and R3. I’m psyched to finally see a Fuji at the top for AF tracking and I hope it translates better to the real world.

X-H2S Focus Test.

It's promising, for sure - but it's an expensive camera, so it ought to be.

What would be interesting is a comparison with something like the Canon R7 - which is obviously not a direct competitor, but is a crop body which has inherited much of Canon's latest AF work from the R3, and the more intuitive tracking mode (compared to the R5/6 which sort of combines face + tracking).

Even more interesting will be when the rumoured XH2 high res model comes in September, without the stacked sensor - and we see how it's AF compares to the stacked XH2S.

Canon’s claim is that all of their bodies have the same AutoFocus and this guy showed the Fuji outperforming it.  This tells me it might be the best on the market honestly and many of the reviewers didn’t have the final firmware, which was said to improve the camera dramatically.

FuzzyDice wrote:

nightowlnz wrote:

FuzzyDice wrote:

This guy is a Canon shooter and he’s showing the thing is faster and has longer reach than the Canon R5 and R3. I’m psyched to finally see a Fuji at the top for AF tracking and I hope it translates better to the real world.

X-H2S Focus Test.

It's promising, for sure - but it's an expensive camera, so it ought to be.

What would be interesting is a comparison with something like the Canon R7 - which is obviously not a direct competitor, but is a crop body which has inherited much of Canon's latest AF work from the R3, and the more intuitive tracking mode (compared to the R5/6 which sort of combines face + tracking).

Even more interesting will be when the rumoured XH2 high res model comes in September, without the stacked sensor - and we see how it's AF compares to the stacked XH2S.

Canon’s claim is that all of their bodies have the same AutoFocus and this guy showed the Fuji outperforming it. This tells me it might be the best on the market honestly and many of the reviewers didn’t have the final firmware, which was said to improve the camera dramatically.

I am going to receive my XH2S today or tomorrow (the camera is in transit right now).

From the various review I have read, the XH2S is great, better in some areas , like tracking small subject (it really shine here). In general the tracking is excellent but from time to time, or with uniform subject (such as a female lion) the AF can fail . Other camera like the Z9 R3 or A1 can do better (but not that much)

So even if it's the best AF out there, it's one of the best, and in practice you can do the same shoots as other stacked flagship cameras.

It seems like the hype is real this time. Only on Sony or Canon I could track my kid on a swing full speed and get sharp pictures at any point

Did the test today with the X-H2S, worked like a champ. That was even with the old 35 1.4.

My X-T4 was nowhere this capable.