My sirui CF tripod broke where the CF rod connects to the legs area.

Replaced it with a manfrotto CF travel tripod used from e bay. Really awesome and sturdy. I also noticed that while there are many CF tripod, a lot depends on the other non CF parts as well to see how light and sturdy it is in the end

Yes there is. U can google the models and see the weight. Manfrotto ball heads are expensive so my ballhead is sirui lol

i was wrong i am actually using a gitzo.cant remember my model but mine is an old gen body only traveller series cf tripod. i got it for 200usd

If you are interested, i should be able to get a used xt20 for you around 1.6k, but i will be back in malaysia only on the 3rd week of Jan.

You would be better off served with an xpro 2 and an 18mm f2. A very underrated lens. Not sure which x100 you have.

Did a photoshoot recently with the xpro2 and 21mm rokinon and 35mm mitakon. My first paid shoot actually, looking to turn my hobby into a side gig.

Have to say, i love manual focusing (i sold and no longer use any fuji lenses, except a cheap long 50-230 zoom for landscape) with the xpro line. Manual focusing with all the dials and pseudo rangefinder really gives the joy of photography back. I tried going into the a7r3, and resold that camera, its too.... easy.... to take a picture. If all you care about is the result, then sure. Images below processed using my own presets on top of provia. Bought an xpro 3, should be arriving tomorrow.




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Already sold my xpro 2 actually. Shipping my xt2 out tomorrow as well to another buyer. Still have a spare xt20 though.

got you. consider the cost of the wide lens, vs selling your x100s and getting an xpro 1 with an 18mm if the 18mm is what you love more. Its smaller, and potentially cheaper if you can get a good deal. If that is not an option, then yea, the wide lens is a good lens, it just makes your x100s larger than it would have needed to be

Manual focusing is not that slow, if u switch to evf and use focus peaking. Its actually very fast, like i can easily track a 2 year old running around at f0.95. You should try it. I dont use face autofocus because sometimes it just does not lock or locks on to the wrong face. Quickly turning the manual focus ring lets me immediately see where in the entire image is peaking and snap the photo. Its way faster than spot focusing in the centre and recomposing.

The catch is u gotta try this with a manual lens, because fuji's fly by wire manual focusing is garbage.

I dont think there is anu solution other than sending it for repair at fuji

Instax has very low dynamic range. Always Expose for the shadows

The hidden screen makes the camera look nice. And thats about it. It is the only rangefinder style fuji camera at the moment that can change lens and shoot from the hip. More importantly be aware that there are no framelines wider than 23mm in ovf

similar in what sense? IBIS? video? what do you do with it?

if you are doing indoor studio shooting where you are mostly shooting people, i'd go with a used XT20, its really cheap and u get most of the amazing film simulations. why spend more money when you don't need to.

Never experienced this before on the XT 2 when I had it, if you think its that product line.

I use Iridient X Transformer myself. Am happy with it.

I have owned the XH1 before, and it is a great camera. However, i sold it and moved on because of the weight. You move to mirrorless to go small and lightweight, and the XH1 was heavier than many DSLR full frames.

I would keep the XT2, and shoot at higher ISOs. Don't be afraid of noise, I have shot at 6400 with no complaints from clients. It adds to the aesthetics of film.

You may want to check on that. Some shops wash their hands and basically say, you need to ship it back from country XX from where it came from yourself.

You can still ask Fuji Malaysia to fix it. But they will charge you for it.

AKA assume you have no warranty

If you are just shooting for fun, go with the XT10 instead, save some money. It has most of the film simulations you would commonly use except for across. You don't really need fast AF for what you are doing. However, if the extra 8 megapixels means a lot to you, then go for the XT20.

Get them used. If you want to go even cheaper, the XT100 or even the X-A7 is pretty decent.

If you want to save money on lenses, the manual focus lenses have amazing character and are significantly cheaper than fuji's.

The meike's are the cheap but good lenses, but i dont like the focus throw feel of those lenses.

For manual focus I use and recommend: Kamlan 28mm f1.4, Mitakon 35mm f0.95, Rokinon 21mm f1.4, Rokinon 12mm f2

For AF, the 18-55 f2.8-f4 is pretty good all rounder if you don't want to do primes. If u absolutely need AF, then save some money and go for the 23mm f1.4 viltrox, and the Fuji XC 35mm f2.

In the end, good photography is comes from the photographer not the gears. The xe2 and xt10 are definitely more than capable. And manual focus lens can definitely do more than "for fun shooting". I have used them for paid shoots.

My advice to you for the cheapest combo is the following:

Xt10 and xe2 are great cameras. At 16mp, image quality is fine. What is lacking however is low energy bluetooth which helps a lot in camera to phone connection. If those two are not major factors, go for it. The xt10 and xe2 should not be more than 300 usd equivalent.

For pancake, the 18mm and 27mm are great. However, both hunts sometimes when auto focusing. Not ideal if you are shooting wide open street photography. The 27mm is expensive and not worth the price.

There are manual focus lens options that deliver better image quality for cheaper. I recommend:

Meike 28mm and meike 35mm, which are cheap and have a good balance between character and image quality. And they are very small.

If you want manual focus with max image quality and character, the rokinons/ samyang are amazing, but their price used are around the same as fuji's f2 small lenses.

Fuji's f2 small lenses used are good for street photography, but suffer horribly from aspherical aberrations. Means shooting close up shots will net u horribly soft images. Their corner sharpness are also eh. They are still decent lenses, but because of these, never pay full price for them. Get them used.

I am currently testing and using the viltrox 23mm f1.4 autofocus lens. And its price to quality ratio is pretty good. There is some vignetting, may not be suitable for all situations shooting jpeg. If u do landscapes more, i recommend the 21mm rokinon over this, as they are around the same price rokinon 21mm used = viltrox 23mm brand new