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Taylor Jackson has been posting a lot about the improved autofocus in the Fujifilm X-H2S and while I do not fully agree with how enthusiastic he is about the improvements they are certainly there to be seen in his footage. Judging autofocus above good enough is kind of hard to do because the times you’re going to be annoyed with the autofocus of your camera are largely going to be the times where it failed.

I watched all of his footage pretty closely and there were a few times that the camera misfocused, but not for long enough to lose acceptable focus on the subject. The Fujifilm X-H2S is a decent improvement over the X-T3/X-T4 autofocus system, but it does not appear to be Sony good yet. Maybe Fujifilm will be able to match Sony with some firmware updates, but we might have to wait for the Fujifilm X-T5 to see that level of AF.

If I need super fast snappy AF I am still going to grab a Sony camera for the time being because Sony outperforms my AF expectations in almost every way and it has for a while. I would concede that it does look like Fujifilm caught up to Nikon and Canon AF though because in my experience they do not match Sony.

While I personally do not mind the high price point of the Fujifilm X-H2S I believe it will be hard to justify over an X-T3/X-T4 unless you need some of the video features that the X-H2S adds. There is simply no reason to “upgrade” from competent enjoyable cameras to a less enjoyable camera that might track slightly better and comes with a lot of useful video features. It will be interesting to see if the X-H2S helps grow Fujifilm’s base or if it will be a flop like the X-H1.

Fujifilm X-H2S:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF18-120mm F4.0 LM PZ WR:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF150-600mmF5.6-8 R WR:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Earlier today we had a lot of interesting products launched during the X Summit. Now the Fujiguys are taking over with their live post-show so stay tuned for any interesting developments.

Live Blog:

10 years of X mount lead to the 5th generation X-trans sensor and processor
Been calling the X-H2S the speed camera for anything that’s moving in photos or video
The Stacked sensor helps with everything and getting ride of rolling shutter
AF is extra sticky now
5th generation sensor is twice as fast as 4th generation
AI AF will blow you away
The AI only needs a birds head to know what it is tracking
You can shoot 6.2k videos and just film the still
X-H2S is in line with the Sony A1 and Nikon Z9, but it is smaller and lighter with more battery power
APS-C is a great balance between size, weight, quality
X-H2S IBIS technology can replace a gimbal
Very high resolution through the EVF and it is crystal clear so it should make DSLR fans happy
CFExpress is a great addition that allows for 720mbps compression
Files have lots of latitude and dynamic range of 14+ stops
ProRes RAW is new to X-Trans
X-H2S has almost everything you would want for video
Image quality isn’t just about pixel count
Too much isolation can be a bad thing, especially for video
APS-C is ideal for filming
When X mount launched video quality was quite poor
Fujinon has always been in the cinema world but now they have a truly great camera for cinema
X-H2S has two grips the standard and networking grip that allows you to transfer files instantaneously
X-H2S also has an accessory fan that integrates with the camera and is powered by the camera which is useful in hot conditions plus it is weather-resistant
You can tune how the fan works yourself to maximize performance
The fan is unnecessary for stills
The X-H2S can be used to shoot events like the Olympics
The X-H2S can be a 4k live stream camera
Now they are showing clips
X-Trans provides superior noise performance
Fujifilm video has a pleasing mood to the footage
4k 120p adds a lot to production value
X-H2S has a great dynamic range and color
4k 120p is clean
Smooth exposure adjustment
Pair of X-H2 cameras which is a first from Fujifilm (I really hope X-H2 isn’t PSAM!)
The new lenses are being launched largely for the 40MP sensor that is coming
Hopefully the 40MP sensor will maintain the noise performance of the 26MP sensor

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