腹肌南波灣！用富士拍照吧 富士X-E5開箱體驗：23mm餅鏡頭絕配

How you doin'? That's right! I got to try the Fujifilm X-E5 before you! If you want to see me using the Fujifilm X-E5, you have to head over to the Adorama channel because I teamed up with them to do a little bit of a showcase. So there you'll see my photographs, you'll see me being an idiot. Please go to the Adorama channel and show me some love there with a little comment and say hello to Seth Miranda here. Seth Miranda's, you know, pizza box reflector. You can use the, you know, the wax paper that's inside the pizza box to diffuse your light. We have a silver reflector. Oh, hey! All right, story time. The first thing I noticed when I took it out of the box was the first impression was how heavy it was. I had previously reviewed the Fujifilm X-M5 and that definitely was an entry level, a little more plasticky camera. But anyway, the first thing I noticed was its heft and build quality is definitely better than the X-M5. Also, one thing I'm noticing with some of the newer cameras is that the leatherette sometimes feels more plasticky than other times. So there must be different grades of that material. Yes, the X-M5 is in a different category than the X-E5. So with the release of the Fujifilm X-E4, its predecessor, Fujifilm's aim was to sort of make, you know, distractions go away, get rid of all buttons, get rid of all dials. But it made the camera a little harder to use. I was not really a fan of the minimalism. So we got some stuff back. And I kind of like this about Fujifilm. They definitely, if you look at other camera brands, no names, they definitely stick to the same formula, camera after camera. And it reminds me of two things. Number one is like bands. You know, you love the music from a certain era, an album. But then when they try to change, you kind of, you don't, you're not on board, OK? Fujifilm throws things against the wall, see what sticks. They're just trying things. But here on the Fujifilm X-E5, we now have a rear dial. And we also have more function buttons. So there's a little switch on the front that has a function button you can push in. There's a function button on the back. And I found that it was easier to use the camera than the predecessor X-E4. The next thing I noticed was the screen. It's a fully articulating screen and one of my favorite kinds. Now,people who knock this kind of screen are always saying that you can't put a microphone on top of the camera. Kind of totally agree with that. But personally, I find that this is more photography-based camera. And I think that I really like to tilt it so that I can look down and capture moments, you know,stealthy like. Next thing I did was check the battery. And then I was like, it's not the new one. And that's a little tough because especially if you have image stabilization going on and you have like the screen on, it could really drain your battery. So it's not, it's not wonderful. Let's just say that. Also,there's a built-in grip. Again,with the X-E4, the minimalism, they completely made it like an ice cream bar with no grip. So this one has a little bit, it's a little bit easier to hold, which is fantastic. The next thing that struck me was the little recipe dial. And when I first saw it, I was kind of like, oh,I like this implementation better. If you're going to do a recipe dial, I would have preferred, again,design. I'm not a camera designer, but I would have preferred if that full window right there was a big ISO window, you know,like ginormous numbers that are magnified, kind of like a Rolex watch, you know,window. But Fujifilm really is doubling down on this whole film sim dial. And they have the best sims. So they might as well, you know,put them out there. And I definitely, and I mentioned this in my X-T50 video that I really do like to see what happens to one of the colors with all the film sims. So I do like the film sim dial to change on the fly that way. But in reality, when you make a recipe or when you have a film sim that's your favorite, it's pretty much parked there. So sometimes the film sim dial kind of collects a little bit of dust. So I would have preferred it to be a drive dial. And we'll talk about that in a second. But actually ISO dial would have been super awesome. I also found it interesting that this was the first time in the menu,Fujifilm menu, that the word recipe was used. And the word recipe for me I first saw on the Fuji X Weekly site, which Richie runs. Hi,Richie,if you're watching. And just the community creating, you know,film emulations called recipes. And Fujifilm, I don't know if they've teamed up with Richie, but they use the word, and there's no copyright on the word recipe. But moving forward, it'd be great if Fujifilm can sort of preload or do what Nikon is doing, which is with the app, you can send recipes without having to punch in like the white balance and move over and the clarity. So yeah, that maybe is something for the future. Next thing out of the box is the 23mm 2.8. I thought this was a great idea. I do love the 27mm, which is kind of almost, it's like a 40mm equivalent. But a 35mm equivalent a little wider for street, I think makes sense. And it also is for people who maybe can't get an X100 series camera. I thought it made the camera like a perfect size. But then when I first tested the lens, and this is not an official sort of review, but the lens sort of has the same kind of,you know, autofocus motors, like you can hear them and all that. Again,this is pre-production. Here's the 23mm 2.8 with the X-Pro. Not really seeing that pumping. Again,this was a pre-production model, pre-production firmware. So take that with a grain of salt. But I definitely noticed the lens, you know,moving. All right. So for Adorama, I needed to make content. So the first thing I did was I went out and took some cityscapes from Weehawken,New Jersey. And we have 40 megapixels. And 40 megapixels is great for detailed work. And I think people are going to, the benefit with 40 megapixels is more detail. The negative of 40 megapixels is more detail. And I think if you're doing street photography and you sort of are in love with the Fujifilm system, you come from a place where film and sort of soft character is a little bit more your vibe than crystal clear, clarity kind of stuff. Now,when I was doing the cityscapes, I also noticed the IBIS. OK,testing the handheld IBIS. Handheld IBIS here. The handheld IBIS. Handheld IBIS recording 4K 60. And I think it's probably one of the biggest features of this camera is the image stabilization because a lot of the older cameras don't have image stabilization, but they have video features. And so that really limits what you can kind of do with what lenses you have. You need a lens that has optical stabilization. But I found that that was the most fun to shoot a little bit of video, you know,of the cityscape and the sounds and then shoot some photographs. So I only had a few days with the camera. So the next morning,freezing morning, but I went to the Manhattan Bridge, which,by the way, is completely overdone. Shooting the city downtown and Chinatown from the bridge through the fence is something that's very popular. But I decided to go with something safe because I needed to shoot as much as I could for the Adorama video. But it's always nice there anyway. Who cares if other people have done it? Who cares? I didn't do it. So I went. I shot through the fence. I got all the tropey shots. And again,I slapped on a wide lens for the first time,which was neat. And I got to see what the image stabilization did while vlogging. Although the audio, I didn't have a microphone and the train kept going by and it was so windy. This is what that sounds like. X-E5 with no microphone. This is the internal microphone. 10mm So unusable. But it was really nice to see. That was a Reala Ace simulation,I think. And yeah,the video looked so pleasant. I didn't change anything on there. It was straight out of camera. Which is how I like to shoot,by the way. I don't like to shoot in log and grade and go through all the different looks. I just want to turn the camera on and record some video. Because of the IBIS, I was able to get some slow shutter speed shots. And that's what IBIS is great for as well. Your background can be completely still. And then you can get like streaks of lights. And it was in the morning and it was bright. So I was able to get a few cars that were blurry. But I think if I went out at night, it would have been super cool. Then I walked around Chinatown. I took some street photos in Chinatown. And this is where I noticed as I was filming video and photo that I was a little annoyed usability-wise by the drive mode. So with my Nikon Z6 III, which I'm using here to record myself now and the Z8 and also the X-T20, all of them have drive dials that you can switch to video very quickly. Sony A7 IV is another example. And as a hybrid shooter, ZF,that's another one,sorry. I'm just like naming cameras now. All of them are like video,video,video. Switch,pop,pop,pop. Video,video. This is you have to push a button and you actually have to go up one to video that when you want to go to. It's a little bit slower because you have to do it through the menu as opposed to a switch. So personally,I prefer cameras with a switch because I'm a hybrid shooter when I go out and shoot. All right. And then the third time I went out to do photography for Adorama was I went to Soho and the aim here was to sort of pick a recipe. I made three recipes because that's what's cool about the camera is you can put three of your own recipes onto the dial. And I was going to shoot all three. But what ended up happening was I was looking at the back of the camera and one of them sort of like Wes Anderson-y kind of. I can't,I apologize. I can't remember where I stole the recipe from. It was definitely either X Weekly or was a YouTube video I watched and then I tweaked it to myself. So it really is mine. But that's kind of what's cool about the recipe community like Reggie who did Reggie's portrait. People shared that all over. He didn't make any money off that. He didn't make any money off that and people kind of love that recipe because it looks really,really good. So I was shooting in sort of like zone focusing. I was like F8 trying to capture moments and what ended up happening was I did a little auto focus test of my daughter with the 23mm. She just ran at me 8 frames a second and I'm checking them and they're all in focus,right? I was like what? What's going on here Fuji? So I decided to go out another day because I was like,you know I was shooting everything with F11,F8 just so that everything would be in focus. I said let me go out and try to shoot at 2.8 and use the AF like the tracking and it didn't hit every shot but the camera I've kind of just used the wide zone and let the camera pick a face and sometimes without even looking and I was capturing moments at 2.8 and so I found again it's pre-production I don't know if,you know will they make it worse post-production? By the way going back to the Soho those were my favorite photos for the feel not for the resolution not for any kind of gimmicky stuff it was just how the light was hitting and what people were doing and yeah,that's my photography we should pause yeah,we're talking about a camera here but we should talk about that the tool you use is secondary to mood and light and color and moments so going out with any camera don't worry about upgrading or buying go out with any camera and capture something OK,what the heck just happened? We need,what the? My background,this was one of my favorite photos that I captured by the way and this was with the face detection and that mural was in the background and it detected her face and I didn't have to focus It didn't affect It didn't detect the mural face which was pretty interesting I would say the top feature is in the box you get a rope That's right,a rope strap That was the first time I ever seen a hip cool strap in a camera box so that was kind of neat No,that's not the main feature but that is pretty cool I'm gonna say image stabilization is great I'm gonna say the video looks fantastic 6K video,you have a beautiful look especially the silver one I got the black one to try but silver one with a silver 23mm lens gives you the X100 look which is great Good function buttons The camera seems quality Those are all bonus,bonus,bonus The things that were kind of You know,not deal breakers and not negatives The 40 megapixels is something you're gonna need to decide if it's important to you If you look side by side 40 versus 26 megapixels From far away you can't really tell a difference It's only when you're cropping in And speaking of cropping in This camera advertises that That you can just walk around with one lens And you can,with the little lever You can sort of crop in I prefer to crop in post But reality is 23mm Sometimes it's a little wide And if something's happening across the street Or you wanna go in a little bit Sometimes it's kinda nice to just punch in Cause you know you're gonna crop All the junk on the outside anyway But I don't know if it's useful enough To take up the function buttons Cause you can,you know The function of the little switch You can make that whatever you want I did enjoy the 40 megapixels for my cityscapes However I think that Personally the way I use Fujifilm cameras Is I kinda wanna just capture moments And street photography And so 24 megapixels of the older cameras To me,I like Another meh is the battery It's not a deal breaker But you need to get more than one battery I did notice when I put a little plate on the bottom It didn't block the door Which I thought was really cool Another meh for me Cause I don't really use my phone While I'm using my camera But there's a new Bluetooth button To kinda like send your photos To your phone Alright the last one we should Pretty much talk about is price Because I don't know the price of the camera But just by looking at the rumors Which are usually pretty close It seems like it's gonna be kind of expensive So that brings up the question And we have the same question with the X-Half online Is it worth it for that much Well if it's not worth it to you You're not gonna buy the camera You're just mad because you can't buy the camera It's the same how I feel about a Leica I'm just mad about them prices So that's something That's a little unfortunate With what's going on now But maybe it'll change in the future And the prices will lower And the X-Half wasn't supposed to be 849 US dollars 100% not supposed to be And the same with this camera It's not supposed to be at this price Anyway tell me what you think in the comments And I'll see you guys next time Peace