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what's up guys Eber here with hard-rocking axe and guess what fujifilm decided to send me $10,000 worth of camera gear I repeat 10 grand worth of camera gear so I've got to fujinon lenses over here and I also have this Fuji film xh1 mirrorless body so let's check it out all right so you can clearly tell that this stuff isn't geared towards the average consumer in fact Fujifilm is targeting the set of four cinematographers who are looking for a hybrid solution where they can take advantage of a digital cinema style glass paired with a pretty compact body and this looks certainly interesting definitely unique if you ask me because I'm typically used to seeing you know cameras like red and already paired up with this type of glass but being able to have that mounted on a mirrorless setup is definitely fascinating and I'm you know I'm approaching this video as a newbie because I'm pretty new to this stuff I haven't played around with you know prime or zoom lenses in the first place it specifically lenses that cost so much so this is like a first time experience and this is my no means a full dedicated review I'm not the person for that but I'm just gonna be sharing my experience using a setup like this especially since you know these are some of the opportunities you get and definitely you know it's also something that I'd love to share with you guys so let's talk about Fuji film and this whole ten grand set up alright so what do we have here well let's kick things off with the body this is the xh1 Fuji films flagship mirrorless camera and it features a twenty four point three megapixel aps-c size X transpose CMOS three sensor which is actually the exact same one found on their xt two camera that costs a lot less than the XH one coming to think of it the XH one is pretty much identical to the xt two in terms of the physical design you get the same physical dials to adjust the ISO and shutter speed you also get the same dual SD card slots for flexible recordings the exposure compensation dial has been replaced by the one point two eight inch LCD ink display that shows the main settings like battery status the f-stop shutter speed and white balance and all the other kind of stuff it's certainly a welcome addition over the XT 2 but more specifically I think it's a unique implementation on a camera body in the first place because I personally don't or can recall any camera bodies that are currently in the market that feature an ink display and this by itself is pretty unique because you know it's a great way to check battery status if you're in the middle of a shoot and if you just want to make sure that you have enough battery you can just quickly grab the camera look at it and you can judge whether or not if you have battery life instead of having to turn on and turn off the camera so it's certainly one step away again little details that create a whole seamless experience using the camera some other features that I want to point out is that this camera now comes with five axis image stabilization which the xd2 didn't come with so that's definitely an awesome upgrade but I also want to talk about the electronic viewfinder on the XH 1 now if you recall watching my XT 2 review I had great things to talk about the electronic viewfinder and I have the exact same say for this setup because it's by far the best experience using it especially when composing shots outside in direct sunlight and when the screen doesn't really get that bright the viewfinder is the way to go and again having that electronic viewfinder it's super sharp and crystal clear it's very bright as well but there's also one thing that really boggles me with the release of the XH 1 because if you think about it when the XT 2 came out I had a few concerns with this internal recording capabilities for instance it was not able to shoot any slow-motion but at the same time it didn't have the capability to shoot to shoot epilogue which is fuji films flat profile internally on the XG 2 and when fuji film released the xh 1 this camera sort of addressed all that by including slow motion capabilities and internal epilogue recording what's really odd is that fuji from rolled out a firmware update to the XD 2 that added all of the concerns that I had for that camera so now you actually could pick up the XD to update the firmware and you can now get the ability to shoot F long internally plus also you get the whole slow-motion capabilities as well so it really comes down to you know which camera really perfect or which is probably the best pic if you're choosing between the XC 2 and the XH one because I feel like Fuji film is competing within themselves with the release of the XH 1 and now with the updated xt 2 with just the firmware thing so it's kind of confusing I'm kind of left in this spot where I really can't recommend which one should I go with if I were you I mean I would probably go with the xt 2 because it's a lot more cheaper and if you update the firmware you're looking at a pretty solid camera that can compete identical to the XH one moving on to accessories and there's this the vertical power booster grip and if you recall watching my xt 2 review i had great things to talk about that accessory in fact it's a must-have accessory for a puji film camera I have the same thing to say for the xh1 because this thing can Colt up to two batteries so you can shoot for longer periods of time without worrying about battery life it also improvises the ergonomics especially for shooting portraits because you can control the shutter speed and the aperture along with a few more functions when you have oriented the body vertically you also get extra features like a headphone jack for monitoring audio extended 4k recording to approximately 30 minutes and a boost mode that improves burst shot performance now before we came to the MK X lenses I just want to quickly go over my thoughts on F log I did do a few comparisons between the XH 1 and the C 100 to see if there was a difference in dynamic range and quite frankly there was in fact the highlight recovery with the Fujifilm color profile is actually a lot better compared to the C 100 and that also makes a lot more sense because the internal recording bitrate is actually a lot higher compared to the C 100 and I also love the colors coming out of for this Fujifilm camera - I mean looking by these samples you can definitely tell that Fuji film is really a solid camera when it comes to displaying or just outputting great colors and if you spend some time tweaking and tuning the grade I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get some amazing results with the XH 1 and lastly let's talk about the exciting stuff which is the Fuji non NK x lenses so this is the 18 to 35 millimeter T 2.9 cinah lens and for those of you are wondering what t21 n stands for it's essentially the actual test value for the aperture compared to the theoretical value with some of the photography lenses so for instance C Sigma 18 to 35 millimeter lens comes with an F 1.8 aperture which is the theoretical value but in some cases I would have to compensate for the exposure you know in post some cases but the reason why you know a lot of these cinema lenses have the T rating or the T reading is for the fact that they're more accurate so if you are shooting on multiple exposure levels you know for a fact that you're shooting with an accurate aperture control and that's why they sort of referred to this as the T stop compared to an f-stop so that's something to consider and of course implementing T readings especially with photography lenses is definitely expensive I'll actually leave a link to an article that actually describes the whole differences between f-stop and T stops really well so if you're interested in reading that definitely make sure to check it out so this lens is geared to deliver the best optical performance and comfortable operat ability in professional film environments it's a complete manual ins meaning us user would have to adjust the aperture focusing and the range and no it does not come with auto focusing capabilities so it's not really ideal for photography but I've got to admit the build quality of this lens is outstanding the whole body is constructed out of metal and aluminium materials it's also a heavy glass weighing a little over a thousand grams which isn't too bad since mounting it with a compact mirrorless body makes it this ideal for typical running gun situations the weight balance is good especially when you mount this lens on the tripod with the included bracket and overall it was a really comfortable experience shooting with this system I should also mention that the other 52 135 millimeter lens weighs exactly the same as the 18 to 35 millimeter lens so if you were in a running gun situation if you had this setup on a gimbal and if you wanted to swap lenses you can easily do that without having to recalibrate your gimbal setup and I think that's pretty cool and all of this translates to its hefty price tag of 4,300 US dollars per lens and to give you a little bit of context you can actually pick up these sony a7 3 merliss camera with the 24 to 70 millimeter f 2.8 G M lens for the exact same cost so for those of them who are actually getting into these lenses know exactly what they're looking for in the first place and I think pricing is more of a secondary a concern because at the end of the day all they want is a system that works flawlessly something that they can rely on and these lenses do exactly that now that being said there are some key advantages opting for a sinister lens instead of a traditional photography lens so one of them is obviously the physical aspect which I talked about earlier but there's also the three manual rings that feature gear pitches that allow the use of third-party accessories like adding a follow focus so for instance if you are working in a film in Ireland where you have someone that's actually pulling focus for you but you're just behind the camera composing and making sure everything is in perfect composition you can actually mark certain levels within the focusing range and you can have you can just make sure you can tape that particular portion and you can have your second camera operator you can make sure that he's right in focus just when he switches from you know the foreground to the background or something like that where he doesn't have to miss that particular mark so that's one of the advantages of playing round or just using cinema class in the first place is just giving the extra flexibility especially when you have someone else taking control of the focus ring I should also mention how smooth and satisfying these manual rings are when it comes to pulling focus or even zooming into a subject there is no resistance whatsoever and it's far superior to my Sigma 18 to 35 millimeter lens and the end results are pretty amazing there are also things like suppress focus shift while zooming and this essentially eliminates the need to refocus a subject after zooming in and out so for example if I'm shooting someone for a client work and if I'm shooting I'm literally trying to focus or zoom into that subject while recording I wouldn't have to punch in and make sure that the subject is in focus because that could disturb what that could introduce camera shakes within the video and that's something that I don't want to compromise on especially if I'm you know working for a client I want to make sure everything is consistent and clear and that's again it's it's a mind.you detail but at the end of the day it really creates a big difference especially when it comes to your final delivery because your your whole story is basically consistent and that's again a pretty cool advantage and when it comes to shooting with these cinema glasses and lastly there is suppress lens breathing and this feature maintains a consistent angle of view while shifting focus especially from the foreground to the subject and this is a pretty cool addition in fact it's probably one of the first things that I realized when playing around with the cinema lens because normally when I am trying to focus from a subject or from foreground to subject I do notice breathing with my normal Sigma lens but it's something that was not able to notice with the with the digital lens or the cinema lens so it makes a lot more sense especially when you're composing or if you're working again in short films and these are just mind you things that just add on to the whole experience when it comes to shooting or just sitting behind the camera and making sure that your composition is well tacked so having talked about some of the features that the MK x-series lenses offer compared to a standard photography lens especially for you know cinematographers how was it like actually for YouTube to be honest it's not ideal for me personally and let me explain to you why alright so here's a more realistic scenario where if I'm taking a shot a close-up shot of this local on this headset so I have this camera positioned at this angle and I really want to go in so I'm literally at fifty five limits right now but as you can see the the lens actually has a pretty difficult time trying to focus that's because the minimum focusing distance on this lens is actually along higher compared to the Sigma so we're talking eighty five centimeters which is the minimum focusing distance compared to thirty or about thirty centimeters with the Sigma lens so you know from a flexibility standpoint I like to move the camera around the different angles and I like to shoot at certain positions so you know this setup wouldn't be ideal because I would obviously have to compensate for that by moving the camera a little bit behind which isn't too bad but again it's that one extra step that I don't have to do which I don't have to with this setup over here because again the minimum focusing distance on the Sigma lens is a lot shorter and of course therefore it just helps my workflow a lot easier so what I'm gonna do right now is just roll some of the footage that I shot with this camera and you guys can tell for yourself for what the quality looks like especially with this camera shooting in 4k at 30 frames per second I also did shoot with the f-block profile and I did spend some time color grading in so definitely let me know what you guys think about the results in the comments down below treat your ears with the incredibly comfortable HD 5 EDX Jubilee headphones from mass drop and some Heiser delivering sound expected from $500 headphones but only for 150 bucks making it one of the best price to performance skins available check out and join the drop-down below well guys that pretty much concludes my experience using 10 grand worth of gear from Fujifilm now let me be honest with you guys this stuff or this stuff isn't geared towards everyone out there it's really geared towards a specific workflow certainly not for me because you know as a youtuber specific specifically for someone who shoots tech videos I like the flexibility of having the Sigma lens with the c100 because I can go in and shoot macro shots and do all kinds of stuff which I necessarily won't be able to do with this setup it's really geared towards documentary filmmakers you know someone who doesn't want to compromise on things like lens breathing and of course be able to get that consistent optical focusing while zooming in without losing focus so those are the little things and of course the build quality and the reliability that you get with some of these lenses those are the some of the things that makes this lens sort of stand out from the traditional photography lenses that are out there in the market so this isn't a full review I wouldn't treat this as a full review by any means this is again me scratching the surface I'm a noob at this when when it comes to testing the stuff so I definitely had a lot of fun testing out this setup and I can't wait to see what Fuji film has planned out for the future with their mirrorless and their cinema style glass and how they can serve wark hand-in-hand and what they have planned out for future filmmakers so I hope you guys enjoyed this video let me know what you guys think about it in the comments down below make sure to subscribe for more similar content in fact don't forget to check out our new boot sequence channel for the latest tech news and rumors and you can also check out some relevant content over here I'm you are with hardware connects thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one