Intro

In the last months here on FujiRumors I did work harder than ever before, slept 3 or 4 hours max. for entire weeks, had no spare time, canceled my flight to Cambodia to meet the kids at KNGO, the project we support here on FujiRumors because of the X-H1 announcement, drunk a lot of coffee, and dedicated heart and soul to give you guys the best Fujifilm X-H1 coverage I can.

At the same time, I replied to something like 30 to 50 emails and personal messages a day, and many of them are from fellow X shooters, who would like to be featured on FujiRumors.

I apologize if this time it took longer to feature you, but the Fujifilm X-H1 buzz just made it hard to share mixed zones.

So today’s mixed zone is massive, and yet it is just about a fraction of the content people asked me to share. I will share the rest in future mixed zone episodes, catalogued in a way that it makes sense. And since we had so much to talk about the Fujifilm X-H1 in these months, I will keep this one 100% X-H1 free :)

Also, there are a few guest posts in the pipeline, which I will also share, and I apologize if it all takes so long.

With that said, below is some content you might want to check out.

The Thai Youtube channel Banana Camera reviewed the Laowa 9mm F2.8 for Fujifilm X mount. They used it on the Fujifilm X-H1.

It’s Thai, so if any Thai FR-reader could make summary for us in the comments, that would be amazing.

Of course I didn’t understand a single word except “sawadee kap“, but the video shows a lot of sample images in different conditions as well as a quick test chart that demostrate sharpness in center and corner at f2.8 and f8.

I will link to those parts in the video, that show sample images. Just click on the link, and the video will open exactly where the images are shown. I will also include some of the samples as screenshots below.

And while the review does deliver lots of samples, there is sadly not one astrophotography image. I know some of you guys are looking at this lens as a possible option for astrophotography. Personally I will stick with my lovely Samyang 12mmF2 for that. And since I also own Fujinon XF 10-24, I don’t think I’ll get the Laowa 9mmF2.8. But you never really know when GAS hits strong, so… ;)

For the full video, check out Banana Camera

• 0:15 – backlit image. Shows sunstars. + Seascape Image
• 1:04 – panning + low light + slow shutter speeds + image that shows distortion
• 1:30 – close up with seascape + flowers close up
• from 1:52 to 2:33 – specs (but you can also find them in the official Laowa 9mm 2.8 announcement)
• 2:49 – seascape + backlit
• 2:53 – short 4K video
• 3:37 – more samples
• 4:02 – street photography in low light
• 4:19 – architecture photography
• 5:00 – seascape with close up
• 5:15 – short 4K video on the sea
• 5:28 – backlit / sunset
• 6:24 – more seascape and beach shots
• from 8:43 to 8:59 – series of shots taken in a cave. Low light, high contrast and dynamic range, sunstars
• 9:26 to 10:26 – backlit image from the cave + more cave shots
• 12:57 to 13:23 – mixed shots from Bangkok, Portraits inlcuded
• 13:34 – Test Chart images at f2.8 and f8 to show center/corner sharpness
• Video continues until 15:14 with more samples
• Sawadee kap :)

We have shared the official Laowa 9mm F2.8 announcement here and a hands on at CP+ here.

Fujifilm X-H1: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
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Sample Images

Fujifilm X-H1 vs Panasonic GH5 vs Sony A7SII

It’s time for comparisons, and this time Vistek compares the video features of Fujifilm X-H1 with the Panasonic GH5 and the Sony A7SII.

Here is a summary for those of you, who can’t watch the video right now, but make sure to check it out later at Vistek Youtube.

Profiles Comparison

• X-H1: Super impressed with ETERNA profile. Great latitude and color. Shadow boost pretty nice and in post he even got some highlight detail back. He lost some highlight details in face, but he could probably get that back with further tweaks
• GH5: Panasonic Cine-D profile. Highlights quite blown out. Mid-tones seem quite milky
• A7SII: Set to PP5 and Cine 3. Highlights are super clippy and the profile shows the least amount of dynamic range. Despite that, he was able to tweak the exposure without roasting the skin highlights
• WINNER: X-H1, because ETERNA profile has the most dynamic range and requires less tweaking in post. FujiRumors summary: it makes life easier ;)

LOG Comparison (8 bit for Sony and Fuji, 10 bit for Panasonic)

• WINNER: Sony S-Log3, but he says that “I’m still not convinced that F-log isn’t quite as good though it would be nice to see it supported fully by Resolve“

High ISO

• ISO 3200: Sony looks good. Fuji has more grain and some artifacting. GH5 has most artifacts and grain
• ISO 6400: Sony looks like 3200. The X-H1 holds up quite well. No real color shifts. The GH5 has major color shifts.
• ISO 12500: for 24MP APS-C sensor, the X-H1 actually holds up quite well. Like on Sony no real perceivable color shift. It has more grain, but not unusable. You can probably clean up a lot in post and come up with a nice image. GH5 no comment.
• WINNER: Sony A7sII, but no surprise. The downside of the Sony: it’s a 12MP sensor, hardly serious photography specs. Best all-rounder for stills and video is the X-H1.

Video Autofocus:

• X-H1: not as responsive as he would have hoped, but when it works, it works. [Firmware Update, Fuji?]
• GH5: often sluggish or completely non responsive
• A7sII: snappy and accurate. By far best AF in video of the 3 cameras
• WINNER: A7sII

IBIS:

• Larger sensor is going to be less stable than smaller sensor.
• WINNER: GH5, followed by X-H1 and last A7sII.

Button Design and Layout

• X-H1: simple, clean and easy to use
• GH5: very intuitive, but also a bit cluttery, which slows the reviewer down a little bit. Has a fully articulating screen. Good for vloggers.
• A7sII: everything is in weird places. It doesn’t feel intuitive.
• WINNER: He does not want to declare a winner, because it depends on your taste… but the X-H1…. ;)

Fujifilm X-H1: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
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Fujifilm X-H1 Review

ePhotoZine just published their full Fujifilm X-H1 review, and they confirm what we already noticed, when we pixel peeped in the imaging-resource X-H1 lab test: image quality is improved over the Fujifilm X-T2, due to “slightly better noise performance at high ISO speeds“.

Another reason for the “improved” IQ is IBIS. Over at our X-H facebook group, there are really many people very happy about the new life their OIS-less lenses like the XF90mmF2 got thanks to IBIS. They shoot at 1/4 shutters speeds with the XF 90mm, where in the normally they would use 1/100 or even higher. Overall they now have a lot more keepers than before.

They end up highly recommending the Fujifilm X-H1, because “if you want to be able to create high-quality looking video as well as shoot impressive still photos, then the Fujifilm X-H1 provides the best of both worlds.”

Here are the Pros and Cons… read the full review at ePhotoZine here.

• PROS
• In-camera image stabilisation
• Improved High ISO performance
• Excellent colour reproduction
• Numerous film simulation modes
• High resolution electronic viewfinder
• 3inch multi-angle tilting touch-screen
• Rapid focus
• CONS
• 310 shot battery life (without battery grip)
• Battery grip required for headphone socket
• Size may be too large for some

Fujifilm X-H1: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
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The Photography Team Youtube – Fuji X-H1 IBIS Test compared to Fujifilm X-T2 – 90mm Lens

Fujifilm X-H1 Roundup

We already reported yesterday about the AUTO ISO bug and about the occasional lock-ups. And we also recommended you to use only Fujifilm approved SD-cards to avoid your camera to freeze, as well as using the NP-W126S batteries.

So, if you want to read more, and see the full list of Fujifilm recommended SD-card, read yesterday’s article here.

Now a new video showed up, showing how the camera locks up when using E-Front curtain shutter. We do not know if the tester has a “Fuji approved” SD-card. But I thought to share it anyway, so that you guys can try to duplicate it. You’ll find the video down below, but first feedback is that issue can NOT be duplicated by others.

My personal opinion is that the E-front fail is due to a faulty sample.

Also in this roundup, some IBIS tests, comparisons to Panasonic and more.

I will give you the link down below, and all the youtube videos will be also embedded in the article after the links.

• fuelledbyadventure – Testing the colour profiles of the Fujifilm X-H1
• roberthclarkphotography – Fuji X-H1 • First Impressions
• macleancomms – New Fujifilm Interview with Jeff Carter
• Milos Paprica youtube – Fujifilm X-H1 E-Front curtain shutter fail
• Test Footage: Fujifilm X-H1, Low Light from Michael Russo on Vimeo
• Noah Bershatsky Youtube – Fuji X-H1 + Fuji 23mm f2 vs Panasonic G9 + Olympus 17mm f1.2 Autofocus Test
• Noah Bershatsky Youtube – Fuji X-H1 Initial Ramblings, Vlog Test, and Fuji vs Leica Lens Comparison
• Lok Cheung Youtube – Fujifilm X-H1 Hands-on First Lok at CP+ 2018

Fujifilm X-H1: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera

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