This Camera Made Me Love Photography Again

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This is the exact reason why i bought an XE4.. fujifilm are so much fun to use and not having to edit the photos makes me want to shoot more with it.. more than any other camera i could possibly think of

I still love my XPro1 - for so many of the same reasons. Personal work using different equipment and processes is also what I had to do to prevent burn out. I also really enjoy adapting vintage rangefinder lenses to it.

I agree completely. My love of photography was rekindled when I purchased the X-Pro 1. I shoot raw and enjoy the images I can achieve. Also, I previously greatly missed the aperture ring (on my Canons) which I knew from my analog days. With the X-Pro 1 I have the best of both worlds (digital & dedicated dials).

I use Fuji X-Pro1 and X-Pro2 digital mirrorless cameras professionally. I love to use 6x7 and 6x9cm medium format film cameras for my personal photography.

I bought my first Fujifilm camera based on 20% good reviews and 80% it looked cool af. I’ve been through a few since then, currently got an X-T4 and I absolutely love it. I still save the RAW files (compressed), but I very rarely touch them - it’s quite surprising how much detail you can recover from a JPG these days. Love the shots in this video too - off to check out more of your stuff now 😊

Many people fall in luv with the X-Pro. I am looking forward to the X-Pro 4. I luv the Fujifilm X cameras. I upgraded from X-T20 to X-T5 but might switch to X-Pro 4 ... will see when it comes out

This perpetuates the myth that film photography has zero or minimal post processing. In fact back n the day we spent far more tie post processing than we do today. That’s why every newspaper had a darkroom with a full time team of technicians - to free the ‘togs to get back out in the field taking more photos. Typically we’d spend up to an hour on a negative, often more if it required creating complex masks with fancy feathering or blending multiple exposures etc. Then after the print you might spend another half hour spotting (ie cloning nowadays) the print. Slides offered slightly fewer options (you could control ISO speed(a bit) and contrast and saturation(risky!) but not much else) but we still had similar issues when printing them. Working with digital is just so much faster in post, plus more comfortable and safer - no poisonous chemicals to deal with!

Great video. I didn’t plan it, but, slowly and eventually I ended up with a x-h2, x-pro3, xpro2, xx100v and x-m1. I’m a professional musician by trade and have had a love affair with photography, for fun, for 60 years. So I shoot who, what, when and where the mood or my job takes me and I’m only mildly interested in who looks at or likes my photos. Now, to your video, my fav cam, in the digital era, is the xPro2 with the pro3 a close second. Way back, in film days, I loved the Leica M3 and Nikon XP, two fab rangefinders, so it’s no coincidence that I like the modern equivalent. Messing with film recipes is so much fun, it’s like the old days of film/developer combos. Just some old dude thoughts. Keep on with your videos.

I shoot both (compressed) raw and jpg saving into distinct slots. I'll keep the JPGs and treat the raw files as a temporary backup (or if I really do want to process the raw), but periodically I'll delete older raw files from the card, so no storage issues.

Xpro2 is my dream camera at the moment. I used to have an xt20 and missed the sensor ever since I sold it. I prefer an optical viewfinder so the xpro2 seems perfect. It’s just so damn expensive.

I also picked up this camera paired with a fuji 35mm f2 and I'm so happy that I did. It so fun to use! I've been enjoying film photography for the last couple of years now, but due to increased cost I have felt the need for a exiting and nice looking digital camera

Awesome video man. Just subscribed. Congrats on almost getting to 100k. Good stuff. I had the same experience with the x100v. I shoot full time and got tied of taking my main gear out on for fun. But those Fuji film sims really took my experience to a new level.

It was the X-Pro for me too. It was a Leica I could affford, with great lenses and small enough for street photography. I’m a Fuji X devotee, from the XT-1 onward.

About 8 years ago I was in a similar place, started to dislike photography a little, and wanted to rekindle my love - oddly I bought a Leica X typ 113 - its closer to a film camera than the fuji - incredibly simplistic, and doesnt have the film outputs - so you still need to post process to a degree. It has transformed my engagement with photography, and taken some of the best images ever for me. This led to me buying a Nikon Df - as my second camera - So I now carry both, and have three lens for the Df - I do prefer the X, and worry about it expiring as Leica no longer make them. But the Df is a really decent foil and has pulled some cracking images in recent years. My next camera could be anything, as I will have to resolve that if the X fails - and Fuji would be my natural home, purely as Leica withdrew from the Dx sensor arena.

I’m being badass watching your video while I should be working wishing I could be a photographer, must be great doing a job that you enjoy and give people joy from your photos. I inherited a couple of old film cameras from my Dad a few years ago and I understand exactly what you’re saying about film and I want to go out and use them but I didn’t realise how expensive film can be until looking the other day, then you got to get the damn things developed. You’re making me want to go shoot the streets 😂 Excellent video Tom 👍🏻

I really appreciated your comment about jpgs essentially forcing you to be more conscientious about shooting. I always shoot Raw+Fine or normal (clients and personal work), and now I'm starting to think it's been a subconscious crutch. Shame on me. I will challenge myself (with my own work), if for no other reason, than to save money on ssd drives and cloud storage space. Enjoyed this very much.

Hi Tom Can't agree more with you - the X-Pro2 is the best RF style camera there is! Sadly I sold mine with XF23mm f/1.4 (MK1) to part finance an X-H2, although a brilliant camera, I wish I hadn't. I did have a fix for my "sadness", an old X-Pro1+ XF18mm F/2, which partly eased the pain. I knew your advice would be sound, when I saw in the background to your video an old black Canon FD camera. I still have my black EF + 50mm F/1.8 lens, but like you, using it in the "field" although very satisfying the cost of D&P, and waiting to see the results was a bit too much "faff". However try using the 50mm Canon FD lens with an adapter, on the X-Pro2 and a "classic neg" simulation with the contrast, saturation & sharpness turned right down; for a totally joyish shooting experience!

Ha, i’ve just stumbled upon your channel and find myself pondering getting a Fuji for just the reasons you note. And yeah, those X-PRO models…U la la! 👍

This video has some timeless points, inspiring, and is also a great example of content that is keeping those used bodies nice and expensive 😢