Preview: Fujifilm X-H2s
Wednesday 1 June 2022, 17:17 by Elja Trum | 3,600 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Fujifilm announced a new mirrorless camera yesterday, the Fujifilm X-H2s. A 26-megapixel camera focused on speed and video. We were able to get started straight away with a pre-production model.
Fujifilm X-H2s Specifications
- 26-megapixel APS-C-format CMOS sensor
- 40 frames per second (15 with the mechanical shutter)
- 4K video at 120 fps
- 5-axis in-body image stabilisation (7 stops)
- Improved autofocus
- Option for HEIF (10-bit) photo files
- 5.76-million-dot electronic OLED viewfinder (120 fps)
- SD and CFExpress Type B memory card slots
This new Fujifilm camera will probably initially appeal mainly to videographers. If you also do a lot of video as a photographer, this could be an interesting choice.
The camera is of course also very suitable for action and sports photography, wildlife photography and bird photography. The camera is so fast that I preferred to switch back to a slower continuous mode.
Compared to its predecessor, the Fujifilm X-H1, quite a few things have changed on the outside. Whereas you previously used large dials to set the shutter speed and light sensitivity (ISO), this is now done digitally.
Fujifilm is responding more to the wishes of videographers with this. They have less need for these physical dials for these settings. As a photographer, I consider them one of the advantages of Fujifilm cameras.
We probably will not see this change in the cameras that are more focused on photography. It is of course still perfectly usable, and it now looks more like the way other brands approach it.
Also useful for videographers: the body has a full-size HDMI (type A) connection. This allows you to make a sturdier HDMI connection. The mini-HDMI cables are always somewhat vulnerable.
Some of the buttons on the camera have also received a pleasant upgrade. They are made of rubber and can now be used more easily by touch.
The photo above was taken with an XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR lens on the Fujifilm X-H2s. The herons unexpectedly started chasing each other and the X-H2s tracked the action well. I did little more than try to keep the birds within the frame.
Price and availability
The Fujifilm X-H2s will cost 2,749 euros. The new camera should be in shops in July. Fujifilm has already indicated that availability will be limited due to all the shortages on the market.
Accessories
You can also optionally buy a fan for the Fujifilm X-H2s (199 euros). You can screw this onto the back of the camera after folding out the screen. The fan keeps the camera cooler, allowing longer recordings to be made.
Compared to the X-H1, the cooling performance is already better thanks to these changes. At an ambient temperature of 25 degrees, you can now film continuously for 90 minutes without overheating.
If you use the optional fan, you can film for as long as 240 minutes. With the fan attached to the body, the display can no longer be folded in.
Two grips have also been announced for this camera. One is mainly for an extra battery, the VG-XH for 449 euros, while the other adds various extra options for sending files faster, the FT-XH for 1,099 euros.
Fujifilm XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR
The first thing you notice when holding this lens is how light it is. The weight of 1,605 grams does not seem to match the size of the lens. You would expect it to be heavier.
In practice, it is therefore also quite easy to use handheld. This super-telephoto zoom goes from 150 to 600mm, but that is of course without taking the camera's crop factor into account. Converted, this is a 229 to 194mm lens.
For photographing animals, it is a very nice lens to use with the X-H2s.
The 150-600mm is 99 millimetres thick at its widest point and has a length of 31.45 centimetres. It consists of 24 elements in 12 groups and is weather-sealed. The minimum focusing distance is 2.4 metres.
The Fujifilm XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR will cost 2,199 euros.
Fujifilm XF 18-120mm F4 LM PZ WR
This new lens is quite special. It has a useful zoom range with a constant aperture of f4, which is handy. What stands out even more, however, is the electronic zoom ring on the lens.
With this ring, you can zoom in and out as you are used to doing with compact cameras or video cameras, for example. You move the ring slightly to the left or right and the lens zooms in or out electronically.
There is also a more traditional zoom ring on the lens next to this zoom ring. Both methods can therefore be used.
The lens mechanism also makes it possible to zoom in and out remotely. For example, you can attach it to a camera under a drone and zoom in and out during the flight.
The lens consists of 15 elements in 12 groups. The minimum focusing distance is 60 centimetres and the aperture consists of 7 elements. The filter thread is 72mm. It weighs 460 grams.
The Fujifilm XF 18-120mm F4 LM PZ WR will cost 999 euros.
About the author
Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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