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UK Pro here with 35 years in the wedding and portrait game in the beautiful Cotswolds. Lots of people do not understand that the real power behind MF is in the crop - we used 2 x GFX50's for our weddings and I came across a situation where a picture would really benefit from a mega crop - a little flower girl carrying a basket of petals - shot on the GF30mm from a bit of a distance. I needed to separate her from the background and turn it into a portrait - I went as far as Whitewall - who make our digital albums - would allow, and could go no further than I really wanted becuase of res. Even when creating a bit of a grainy sepia. Whilst it still made the album as it was, and everyone remarked on it - I couldn't help feeling that more could have been had from a 100MPX so that is what we did. Although to be fair we actually went down the Hasselblad route with 2 X2D's and a 907x for proper waist level portrait and group shots - matched to a few Nikon protocol Profoto A10s and it worked. Beautifully. Some commenters below have stated 'It's not worth it if the clients don't notice, it's only you' butwe argue that it is these subtle differences and many others we use which has always separated our work from the other pro's and the weekend wedding warriors out there. In the old days wen everyone was shooting square, Hass, Rollei, Mamiya and Bronica, we chose to shoot Mamiya RZ 6x7 with a couple of Nikon F90x's over the shoulder for the candids. Becuase no-one was doing that, today that separation is 100MF vs 50 or 60 FF and that gap or margin is narrowing constantly. Other benefits over Fuji is that the Hass has full flash sync at all speeds, is simpler and nicer to operate, for us they produce much cleaner images with proper colours and generally gives us nicer pictures at the end of it. Also Hass Apps are up there with Leica Fotos for ease whereas Fuji apps are a bit clumsy, not well thought out, slow and very unuser friendly. We personally find ALL Fuji cameras are far too complicated, especially under pressure as you are never really sure wether you have turned something on you shouldn't, have not turned on something you should, have turned off something you shouldn't or turned off something you should!! Hass = frame, focus, fire. Internal memory as well and the new 2.5 lenses are robust and minute. One downside aprt from the obvious investment is the fear of moisture!!!! Good luck all and always invest in yourself if you are serious about what you do. Full claim - I used to be a Fuji Ambassador and Fuji Lecturer hundreds of years ago - I have nothing against Fuji except a slight moan about the 110mm which is a fantastic portrait lens until you play around with contrast which is when strange things happen. Not so with the old Hass XCD 80, the new 90mm 2.5, (possibly the best portrait lens on the planet), and the old XCD 135mm Carry on.

Shade. Dude. They legit have it on a golf course with no trees. Help me!!!

How to edit Distortion photos sir....

Watching in 2024, and one can argue it's the best camera even 2 years later.

1:07:31 🤦‍♂😆

How do you attach two flashes to a camera?

Thanks for always sharing such wonderful quality & detailed videos 🤍

Talk about teaching while doing - this video is a must see for all aspiring to shoot, whatever your style is! Magnificent brother

I wonder why 2nd camera is an xt3 over xt5? Pls advise...

Yes , would like to see the .. x-t5 and xH2s comparison 🔥

I love that you show a little behind the scenes footage too.

just be careful with Canon and 2 card slots. Most 2 card slot Canon cameras are NOT crop sensor cameras. In fact there is probably only 1 crop sensor camera with 2 card slot = 7D mk ii.

I started in August and I'm a natural man! I fell in love with it I have a alpha a7 iv right now and a few 0.95f lenses so far 0.95 has been perfect for my style of shooting.

Can we get a bit more GF lens reviews please?

Mind blown! This was incredibly clear, concise and entertaining all at once! Thank you for the amount of effort put into this!

I have my first big wedding on Saturday June 29th a little nervous and scared. I’ve done portraits, cake smashes and Christmas portraits but not a big event. These videos you post are make me calm down a little.

What wrist strap do you use here.?

How is the Photo Autofocus for someone moving towards the camera? (Bride down the aisle…) it looked good in the video part, how is it with Photo? I wouldnt mind 50-70% hitrate, dont need the 95% of a Sony/Canon/Nikon, but still the ability to hit SOME shots with movement would be nice…

it looks sooo good

Yesss Fuji fam getting it done 👰🤵‍♂

Don't forget you can rent gear. That lets you trial it before buying and use gear you may need for only a few days a year.

If a 2nd camera body isn’t an option at the moment, would you recommend getting 1 prime and 1 solid zoom to cover all of the mentioned focal lengths? Current using a 23mm f2 on my Fuji xt4 and I’m debating whether to get the 16-55 f2.8 or another prime like an 85mm equivalent. Love your videos!

4:55 Hey that’s me 🤣👋🏼 (wearing the Fujifilm Camo hoodie)

The Monitor options in the settings is not available with my iPad Pro M1, may I ask how to set it up?

Hello John, great video. I have 2 questions. I see you use the 80mm at f1.7 for group shots. Are everybody in focus when you use it that wide open? And what is a 80mm f1.7 equivalent to an APS-C lens? Thank you

Would love to hear some more reasons as to why this camera is your preferred one! I didn’t really get anything from this short that would suggest it’s worth upgrading my X-T3, other than better grip and some more MPs.

Thank for this video. En France les mariages sont organisés différemment et nous n’avons absolument pas le temps de faire toutes ces photos du couple. Les mariages commencent par la mairie souvent à 14h30, une cérémonie laïque ou église vers 15h30/16h, un cocktail vers 18h et dîner vers 20h

This was really informative thank you so much :)😊

Paired with a new prime like 23mm 1.4 or 33mm 1.4 this sensor delivers amazing sharpness and resolution

Shooting my first wedding as a lead photographer tomorrow. This video is incredible and so appreciated!

Lifesaver!!!!! Thank you!!!

Nice film, here, JB. It was perfect to watch on the Mac while editing a wedding on the MacBook in preparation of another wedding this Saturday Like watching Bball highlights before a game! lol

How much some should be set aside for a first look? We're doing our first look at a garden around 20 to 30 min away from the wedding venue, and 30 minutes away from where I'm getting ready (I'm the bride and I'm getting ready at my parent's house). Wedding starts at 6pm, but I cannot figure out for the life of me when to do it. I asked my friend (the photographer) when it should be, and he asked me when it would be 😵‍💫 Send help, my wedding is in 16 days

Hello John , can i use rhe presets on my ipad pro with lightroom ?

Thank you for your detailed and professional wedding teaching video, it is very helpful! I love it very much !

Thank you so much for the information. It’s been very helpful. I’m definitely thinking about taking one of your classes.

Do you know what my dream camera would be a GFX 50s iii with XT5 dials.....mmmmm dang...with fast focussing

I have dilemma....I have fujifilm GFX 50s ii, XT5 and a Nikon D850....literally a camera for each job, I want to buy a GFX 100s ii (new model) ....my gut feel tells me to sell the 50s ii and keep for the sports .... Oh my gosh you sound like the same as me. I went from a Nikon D8 50 to an XT5. I wanted to go smaller but then I missed the low light performance of full frame but I love the Fuji colours so I went into GFX. I'm sure 1 million other people on this planet have done that as well I just love Fuji colours. There is no way I'm leaving Fuji film. Sony and Nikon have very clinical looking photos sharp as attack but no character

Thank you for this! I have now the GFX100S II and shoot weddings with the 50S the last years. I love the system.

Do you use filters (polarized, ND, etc.) on your photos? As far as I remember, I don't think you have ever mentioned it in your videos. Second question: Do you recommend I upgrade my XT4 to the XT5? Thank You ;)

What is the camera holster that you are using? The link above is for the suits. Couldn't find one that can attach a bag to it.

Please turn the music off!

Does it support cfexpress type B cardm

Does the camera support cfexpress type b cards?

Love this❤ Alot of people can learn from your wedding photography tutorial❤❤

This is not a video.. this is a MOVIE!!! Thank you!!!!!

Hearing you say they needed to back at like 6 blew my mind! Guessing they had 4/5pm ceremony? Wish more uk couples would have later ceremonies, they be getting married at 1pm and first dance at 8pm 😂

Hi John, I'm considering to buy... but have been struggling with the size of the icons on the desktop, as well as the effects/control panel in Premiere pro/Photoshop. It's all super small. Is it easy to make those changes? How do you find your way?

Hi John, the best BTS I’ve ever seen!!! I know this wedding was a little while ago but i was wondering if you have contact info or a link to the videographers video? I film and shoot weddings so it might be cool it seems how his footage turned out after seeing him work. Thanks again!!!

Thank you so much! Can you tell me where your harnas is from with the bag on the back ;)