Imporant disclaimers:
Disclaimer 1: Sony A7III is an amazing camera
Disclaimer 2: I share this post, no to attack Sony, but because DPReview claims Fujifilm has the same issue, and gives a wrong explanation that I want to correct
Disclaimer 3: I love DPReview
Disclaimer 4: Keep in mind Sony A7III is still pre-production model
No bad surprises this time it seems.
As you can see above, the Fujifilm X-H1 boxes are right now arriving to stores and waiting for the March 1 embargo to ship them to customers, although I we have seen in the past that some stores decide ship a few days before the embargo ends.
The image above has been shared at our X-H1 facebook group by thepixelconnection
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We have already shared Palle Schultz’s Fujifilm X-H1 overview here as well as his X-H1 field test in Nepal here. Now the trinity concludes witht the Klaus Bo & Palle Schultz Reportage in Nepal on youtube here.
And here is more Fujifilm X-H1 content to check out.
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So it happened again, Sony launched yet another A7 series camera, the brand new Sony A7III.
The “battle” between Sony and Fujifilm is definitely an exciting one in the industry.
Not only because they both keep release great products, but also because their different philosophies.
As we have written here, Sony acts “fast and furious“, and never hesitates to put as quickly as possible the latest and greatest specs into their cameras.
So it can happen that, within a few months, they announce the Sony A6300 and shortly after the A6500 with IBIS. And not to talk of the infinite variations of Sony A7 (and now also A9) cameras.
Fujifilm on the other hand, is definitely not in a hurry when it comes to release new iterations of their cameras and they focus to support their customers with frequent firmware updates for their cameras.
But also the Fujifilm world sees major “specs-jumps” in their line-up, just not as rapidly as in the Sony world.
A good example is the Fujifilm X-H1, which now has IBIS. Fujifilm worked very long on their IBIS system, because they say they wanted their IBIS system to work perfectly without affecting image quality. Hence, it took them more time to come with an ideal IBIS solution for their cameras.
I am not here to judge which philosophy is better. At the end it will be the market to decide who’s the winner.
However, I have personal preferences, and in my case, I prefer to buy a camera that I know Fujifilm will take care of over next few years, giving me nice firmware updates.
Also, a potential downside of acting “fast and furious“, is that, maybe, sometimes, certain features will look great on the specs sheet, but not work as that good as intended in real life use.
For example, as imaging-resource tested here, the weather sealing on the Sony A7rIII has some serious design issues. And recently there were also some doubts about the Sony’s IBIS efficiency. Not to talk of all the overheating issues Sony was dealing with for a long time.
But in any case, it is undeniable that Sony is pushing the industry and continuously raising the “specs-bar“. This is a huge merit we acknowledge also here on FujiRumors.
Pro Shooters had about one hour time to test the Fujifilm X-H1.
One hour is not that much time, but enough to quickly compare some Fujifilm X-H1 features to the Sony A7RIII. They look at IBIS, 120p slow motion, 4K 200mbps, Slog2 vs Flog, and do a codec stress test.
When it comes to IBIS, the Fujifilm X-H1 is far superior. I am actually quite shocked how bad the one on the Sony A7rIII looks like in the video. I mean, if this test is correct and the IBIS on the Sony was not broken, then the Sony A7rIII IBIS looks good on the specs sheet, but not really in real life use.
Also the codec stress test shows that the 200 Mbps of the X-H1 make quite a difference over the 100 Mbps of the A7rIII. Much cleaner image on the X-H1.
They conclude their quick comparison with just one word: “Shocking”
You can see the video at Pro Shooters Youtube
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The video above, shared by Erkan Özgür Yılmaz on youtube here, shows the Fujifilm X-H1 with XF16-55mmF2.8 video autofocus compared to the Sony A6300 with 16-50 and the Fuji X-T2 with XF18-55.
At the moment I would be very careful with any comparison that is out on the web, since the test for sure uses still a pre-production firmware, and we don’t know if it’s the latest one. Also, we don’t know which AF tracking settings were used on those cameras.
So watch the video, feel free to comment here on FujiRumors, and keep in mind that what you see is pre-production firmware. In fact it seems strange to me that the X-T2 with the same settings and a slower focusing lens (the XF18-55) is more successful than the X-H1 with a faster focusing lens (the XF16-55).
DPReview wonders, what does the new X-H1 bring over the X-T2?
I know that there are tons of articles like these on the web, so I will point out only, what so far has almost passed unnoticed, and that DPReview makes well to highlight, and some important confirmations, like the improved AF.
“Less obvious improvements, but equally significant to serious videographers include a video-specific shutter speed of 1/48sec, which will give a 360, 180 and 90 degree shutter angle for 24, 30 and 60p footage.
phase-detection autofocus system has been seriously upgraded […] Quite how Fujifilm has managed this without upgrading the X-H1’s processor (which is the same as the one used in the X-T2) is a mystery to us, but it’s impressive.
The X-H1’s eye sensor can react in as little as 0.15sec, when your eye is raised to the finder (compared to the X-T2’s 0.4sec).
Fujifilm has been putting ‘DR’ dynamic range expansion settings in its mirrorless and compact cameras for years, but the X-H1 expands on this (no pun intended) with a ‘Dynamic Range Priority’ mode. This has two settings: weak and strong, which use the camera’s existing DR modes in combination with flattening of the highlight and shadow ends of the tone curve. This gives a flatter, wider DR version of DR200 and DR400% modes, respectively. There’s also an ‘Auto’ setting that selects which level to apply.“
You can read it all at dpreview
Last but not least, listen in the video below, how the shutter sound of the X-H1 compares to the one of the X-T2. Video shared by Bjorn Moerman on youtube here.
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