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Fantastic Feedback… How is it Possible?

We have reported several X-H1 bugs (which will be fixed soon via Firmware update) and some more negative X-H1 feedback. And yet, there are some, who simply have a fantastic camera. A good battery life, an incredible autofocus and more.

Looking at our great Fujifilm X-H1 facebook group, in many cases, the fix is as simple as that: get the settings right!

Reading the manual helps a lot (so you can stop panic’ing when your EVF/LCD suddenly stutters… you will discover it’s a power saving mode you can turn off ;) ).

But the manual does not tell the whole story.

There are a lot of tips and tricks to make the camera work best for your needs, that I highly recommend to read books like the ones of Rico Pfirstinger, who shares plenty of useful tips and tricks about the X100F, X-T20, X-T2, X-Pro2 as well as older cameras like the X-E2, X-T1, X-T10, X-E1 and X-Pro1.

Since the Fujifilm X-H1 shares many similar features, and carries all the X-DNA inside, it might be useful for you to maybe grab the X-T2 book, which will in large part also applicable to the Fujifilm X-H1.

With that said… let’s share today’s Fujifilm X-H1 roundup :)

Great Battery Life?

Some Fujifilm X-H1 users over at our Fujifilm X-H facebook group report surprisingly good battery life for the X-H1. For example, Miklos wirtes:

Many people complain about the battery performance of the x-h1. I use it mostly for sports. Here is my experience. With battery grip after shooting one soccer game in close to zero degrees centigrade the first battery in the grip at 64%. The other two still at 100%. 1300 shots taken. The camera and the grip are both in high performance or boost mode. Also, I do not review photos while I shoot sports. Do we need better battery performance than this??? In case someone is interested also to see the photos at miklosphoto

X-H1 for Weddings

Fujifilm X-H facebook member James use his Fujifilm X-H1 for his first wedding. I will share his impressions here, but in order to comment and interact with him, you better check out his facebook post in the group.

Shot my first 2018 wedding. Initial Thoughts on X-H1:

• No bugs or issues. At all. Thankfully!
• Highly Responsive.
• Focus was very accurate in low light. Low light simply isn’t an issue.
• ISO performance is amazing (I use 1.4 and 1.2 lenses so that helps a lot).
• QUIET. I don’t think the bridal party knew I was taking any pictures lol
• With the Godox trigger system and flashes, it tends to have a millisecond or so delay when clicking the shutter. Wasn’t too thrilled about that but it’s not a dealbreaker.
• Shot close to 1000 raw photos until the battery was at 23% and I switched it then. Definitely can blow through a 32GB card at compressed raw file settings with one battery.
• Noticed in broad daylight that the back LCD screen really needs to be brighter.

That’s all for now! I’m absolutely wiped! Lol

X-H1 Reviews

But the X-H1 review flood does not end here.

X-H1 Review + Laowa 9mm F2.8

• roycruz – Whatever the Weather – Fujfiilm X-H1 and Laowa 9mm Zero-D Test and Review
• Venus Optics is now taking pre-orders on the Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D

The Photography Team Fujifilm X-H1 Youtube Series

• click here: X-H1 vs X-T2 Real World Review of The Focus Tracking
• click here: XT2 vs XH1 Real Word Review of The IBIS
• click here: XT2 vs XH1 Real Word Review Low Light Environmental Shot
• click here: XT2 vs XH1 Real World Review of The Shutter Sound
• click here: SpiderLight Hand Strap – Fuji X-H1 Recommended – For Mirrorless Cameras

& More

• sin-space – Comparin X-T2 with X-H1 and Eterna with Classic Chrome
• ohm-image – Enter: Fujifilm X-H1
• lemondedelaphoto – X-H1 hands on
• joengphotography – Soccer Game with Fujifilm X-H1
• fstoppers – Fujifilm X-H review
• williamchua – Fujifilm X-H1 launch at Chijmes
• keithwee – Fujifilm X-H1: Final set of Eterna Samples
• roycruz – Fujifilm X-H1 – Pushing IBIS and a Taste of Eterna in Street Photography
• camerajabber – Fujifilm X-H1 Review
• Keoni Ahlo Youtube – Fujifilm X-H1 Unboxing & First Impressions by a Regular Guy
• mjrusso – Fun with X-H1
• dsphotoblog – Fujifilm Eterna with the X-T2
• erohne – Fujifilm X-H1 at the Norwegian Nature Photo Festival
• phoblographer – Review: Fujifilm X-H1 (The Perfect Fuji With a Big Problem – the ergonomics)

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Videos

Markus tests the ‘extraordinary’ Indirect Litemotiv 190 from Elinchrom and adapts it for the Flashpoint Xplor 600 Pro.

guest post & all images by Markus Klinko

If you already read my recent article on this site about cross brand adaptations, you know that the Elinchrom Zoom Spot 18–36° is one of my current favorite key lights.

In order to maximize my adaptation of these spots for Flashpoint XPLOR 1200 extension heads (Godox H1200) and the new AD600 PRO units, I made sure to add the small reflector that is a standard for all Elinchrom flash heads, to my adapters.

Initially, I combined the Phottix Elinchrom to Bowens adapter with the reflector from the Elinchrom Quadra adapter, by adding a custom, acrylic tube piece.

This solution proved to be not as durable as I hoped, and I since found a simpler solution. I now use the entire Quadra adapter, but added a Bowens low profile custom mount to the back of the Quadra adapter, and also eliminate the stand adapter piece entirely. This is by far more solid, and avoids struggling with the lesser Phottix adapter.

Elinchrom deserves much praise for keeping a theatrical follow spot in their line up, which they also sell at a very reasonable price. Both Broncolor and Profoto have sadly long discontinued their own versions of the theatrical zoom spots.

Elinchrom Indirect Litemotiv Octa 190cm

Fujifilm X-H1 Vs. Sony A6300 Vs. Fuji X-T2

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).

Fujifilm X-H1 versus X-T2

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

X-H1 Vs. X-T2 Shutter Sound

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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Is the Godox Witstro AD600 Pro a substantially better flash than its predecessor, the AD600?

guest post & all images by Markus Klinko

I have now had the Godox AD600 PRO in my hands for 48 hours, since posting my ‘first impressions’ review. What have I discovered since, and is it a substantially better flash than its predecessor, the AD600?

I used the brand-new Pro unit earlier today on a fashion shoot for Berlin-based fashion brand, Hadas Hinkis.

Since in my first round of clinical testing, I had already determined that one PRO has roughly the same output as the twin H1200, when paired with the legendary Broncolor Flooter S, I felt confident to bring only the PRO on set.

As expected, the PRO performed flawlessly during the entire shoot.