Tried something a bit different here: a more structured breakdown with chapters and background overlays to make things easier to follow.

Let me know:
• Do you like this slower, talking-head style?
• Are the chapters and cutaways useful or distracting?
• Would you prefer more examples, more field shooting, or something else?

Really value your feedback as I figure out what’s most helpful to share.

Drop your thoughts. 👇

One other tip I’d say, as someone who’s been a hobbyist photographer for over 40 years now, is take pictures that please you, don’t get hung up on others liking them or commenting on them online. Photography is a personal hobby, so if an image pleases you that’s good. What anyone else thinks doesn’t matter (although praise is always nice).

I just purchased one last month, I’ve been thinking about it for over a year, no regrets. The hardware is a piece of art, and the photo quality is stellar.

Top tips for sure ! When I got my X100V, I spent the first few months with buyers regret before getting used to it ... especially finding the recipes that suited what I was looking for and assigning the front dial to exposure compensation. Been playing around with spot metering since watching your video ~ game changer!!!!

Aperture priority is essential to smooth imaging with any camera. I was a professional cinematographer for many years - Vice Chairman of the ACS for three years. I always shot at f8 (so f5.6 for DOF crushing and blurring and f11 for long shots in plain air - but only if needed). An ND filter gives you a lot more control over an f8 aperture. Why f8 – to mange the 'look' of the entire movie in camera. Give it a try - master f8, even as a five finger imaging exercise.

Thanks for the tips bro!! 😎

Brilliant mate!! Keep it up 👌👍

Thanks for the video. I wish you would’ve shown some example photos for point 5

Great video and great channel. I come from a Nikon d500 and an array of prime and zooms. Subjects were mainly fast moving wildlife, birds and action shots.
I made the bold move of getting rid of all my kit, and getting the x100vi. 3 young kids and more stuff to lug around meant it was much easier to have a decent and capable ‘travel’ type camera. Boy was it an adjustment!

Keep up the good work. Great style and content 👏

In the metering part it is important to know that youncan either couple or decouple the metering to your spot meting AF point. Coupling is handy if you have strong contrast and you want to meter for the blacks ór for the whites.

One thing to bear in mind about the bad photos you don’t like is you can actually use them as a learning opportunity. What went wrong? Did you overexpose? Underexpose? Used too slow a shutter speed on a fast moving subject? What do you not like about this shot? Is it too busy? Does it not evoke what you want it to? Mistakes are just as valuable as successes with art.

I would also suggest looking at books on painting composition. The same rules apply to photography. I would also try looking for videos or instagram accounts of artists who do plein air painting (digital or traditional) who show the scene they painted. Look at what changes they made to the composition, what colour choices they make and the design choices that strengthen the image. It’s a fun way to start getting a feel for “what would make this shot better?” because whilst you can’t move a building, you can move yourself, the angle, the crop, potentially the time of day.. you can make a lot of changes that can make the composition of that shot better.

And finally (sorry this ended up long) Look at other photographers. Pick one you like. Pick ONE aspect of their work you like. Really think about how this one aspect makes their work appealing to you. Try to figure out how they achieve this. Then on your next outing, try to emulate that. Maybe it’s that they always have very strong shadow shapes. Maybe they colour grade to mad an image look dreamy by using softer and desaturated colours. Maybe their use of negative space is great. Maybe their images are always very provocative, or dark, or have political commentary. Whatever it is, see if you can incorporate it into your own work. It will probably take a bunch of experimenting and research and general trial and error. You can keep doing this with different artists and it will help you slowly develop your very own style.

I just pit my hands on it , bought it two days ago. Im used to Canon. And yeah not that easy to use it, but I take it as a Challenge it forces my eye to develop . But yeah not that easy...

Ref Point 6: I work on the 1 in 300 rule as a start, and with practice and development of a style (which is personal) that soon reduces to 1 in 100, now for me it's about 1 in 50. The reality is luck, but the more you practice, the luckier you get! And occasionally, you get an absolute corker (1 in 1,000). Ref: X100F and VI 35mm, going to try the 28mm conversion (I photograph New Town post-war Architecture). Great observations!

great video... what is your 50mm ? link ?

I struggle with what to set my custom buttons to do   Not sure what the most beneficial ones would be.  I shout a lot of different stuff.  Pets, portraits, travel photos, hiking photos. Just not sure what I want those buttons to do.

I’m a wedding photographer who shoots Sony professionally, but I recently picked up the Fujifilm X100VI for travel and everyday life. I also have a 4-month-old, so the goal was something smaller, lighter, and easier to carry around while out with him.

Here’s where I’m struggling.

I really love the X100VI — the size, the experience, the simplicity — but I keep feeling like the photos aren’t as sharp as what I get from my Sony bodies (a7III / a7C). When I photograph my son, especially his face, the images sometimes feel a bit soft or almost fuzzy. I can’t tell if I’m doing something wrong, if it’s settings, or if this is just the Fuji look.

For context (and yes, I know this sounds ridiculous):

I previously bought and sold the X100V four separate times. Total love-hate relationship. Every time I sold it, I missed it. Every time I bought it back, I questioned the image quality. I’m fully aware I’m crazy for doing that 😅

I think part of my issue is that I’m so used to shooting weddings on Sony with zoom lenses that my brain now thinks creatively in terms of flexibility. Even when I love the Fuji files, I miss being able to reframe the way I’m used to.

The decision I’m debating:

Sell the X100VI and my a7C, and consolidate everything into a Sony a7C II paired with the 24–50mm G series as my one everyday + travel + family camera.

So my real question is this:

If you could only pick one setup for everyday baby photos, travel, theme parks, and beach days — would you stick with the X100VI, or go with the a7C II + 24–50mm G for the flexibility and perceived sharpness?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s made a similar move, especially people who shoot both Fuji and Sony. Am I overthinking this, or is this just a case of being spoiled by full-frame zooms?

My biggest issue is the focusing. Sometimes hunts for far too long.

Thanks for sharing very helpful, what strap are you using also what accessories aswell camera looks great 👍

I love this! 😅 I've definitely been a victim of taking one great photo on the X100V, followed by an awful one, and then being puzzled by why 😂. Just recently purchased the Fujifilm WCL-X100 II Wide Angle Conversion Lens. Not had the chance to use it yet, but looking forward to trying it out. I'd love to see if you've had the chance to use this at all and what your thoughts are.

Great tips! I’ve done all these things, given I have about 8 years of experience with photography, have had more than 10 different cameras and primarily used primes. I am finding that the image quality just doesn’t compare to the Ricoh GR III X. I was not expecting the same quality as the Sony A7C, but given the hype I was expecting the quality, detail and sharpness to be on par with the Ricoh at minimum. I’ll have to keep using it and see if some tips from ChatGPT work. Negative noise reduction, not using DR200/400 and not under exposing may help. If not, I’ll be selling it soon. It’s a shame because I actually have a lot of fun using it and I’m really comfortable with it now, especially making film sim adjustments on the fly.