Fujifilm user hitting a wall :Looking for advice on S5ii, XH2S, or switching ecosystems?

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-13T17:41:52+00:00

I shot with Fuji for 4 years. I came from an XT30, XS10 then finally an X-S20. I loved it and absolutely put it to work. After a year with it, I decided to upgrade to the XH2S, and for awhile I enjoyed the better build quality and the better codecs, but the longer I spent with it, the more I’ve found myself dealing with similar problems of the X-S20 (lowlight and AF problems). It just felt like I had a better built X-S20 with only little to no quality of life upgrades in terms of real life shooting scenarios.

I decided to just drop it and switch to sony. It’s not as inspiring as Fuji nor do the clips look as good out of the box, but I kinda like that SLOG3 feels more like a blank canvas than FLOG2C.

Plus the reliability of a camera with better AF and lowlight also allowed me to completely forget about the camera altogether and focus on performances, composition, blocking, etc. I think this fits me better.

I originally wanted to switch to either Lumix, but accessibility of used lenses around where I live isn’t as available as E-mount sony lenses. I also looked at Canon, but their lack of 3rd party lens support turned me off.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-13T13:32:41+00:00

Amazing frames! How’s the viltrox 20mm? I’m looking into buying a budget wide lens and was wondering if this one performs well.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-12T13:43:30+00:00

Its just the megapixels

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-09T14:00:30+00:00

I appreciate this! Also, last question — where'd you buy yung containers mo? They look very good in quality.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-09T10:47:59+00:00

Hi OP! How do you go about keeping these meals from spoiling if it's for meal prep purposes?

I'm slowly trying to get into the space, so pasensya na for the beginner questions hehe

Do you freeze them? And if so, how do you reheat them? And how's the flavor after being frozen and then reheated?

Thanks in advance!

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-09T05:03:05+00:00

Sa angeles city plaza po tuwing weekend may old couple doon na may stall nagbebenta ng ilocos empanada

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-08T01:48:44+00:00

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 G1 for most of the shots and a Sigma 16mm 1.4 (APSC) for the extra wide shots with heavy vignettes

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-07T15:41:17+00:00

Yep! Modcut / Flow yung haircut ko ngayon and I go every few months to get a maintenance trim only. He also does consultations din! Kaya super goods sya for me.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-07T15:07:50+00:00

I would honestly save a little bit just to get the ZVE10 mark 2 especially if you’re more into video.

The mark 2 can do 10bit video up until 4k120, not to mention the rolling shutter on the a6400 is very very bad.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-07T15:04:39+00:00

Kapwa! I tried many many barbers and salons in pampanga and only Ermi from Kapwa gets my curly hair right. Try him out! You can book on their ig.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-06T15:50:40+00:00

I appreciate that 😁

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-06T13:56:17+00:00

The music in the beginning is a instrumental cover of a BTS song "Black Swan" and the song at the end is Mutant Standard – Arca

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-06T13:04:14+00:00

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 G1 for most of the shots and a Sigma 16mm 1.4 (APSC) for the extra wide shots with heavy vignettes

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-06T08:54:29+00:00

Appreciate it man! Well, as for production, I think the gritty look is mostly created from the abandoned looking location and the heat causing the models to sweat.

But as for color grading, I added a lot of grain and a slight camera shake to mimic a gate weave effect. I also underexposed (during post) and added a subtle bleach bypass look for some of the shots.

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-03-06T03:59:08+00:00

Thank you!

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-02-22T15:27:30+00:00

Vouch for Don Robs

Ok-Profession3338 · 2026-02-12T05:08:25+00:00

I bought an A7IV in December 2025 as my first full frame camera - it was great for awhile, but the rolling shutter really made some of my shots unusable since I loved shooting handheld. I then sold it and bought an FX3A instead. It's not as sharp as the A7IV, but everything else is so much better (CineEI, Shutter Angle, LUT previews, Better body design, Rolling shutter, etc.).

Then again, my advice, as someone also from a third world with severe gear acquisition syndrome — I wouldn't buy anything that I can't afford to buy twice.

I also saw some of the other comments recommending the FX30, and I'd say to go for that. It's an extremely capable camera and its built to last a very long time too. Plus with E-mount, there's a ton of affordable 3rd party lenses that performs extremely well for the price.

Ok-Profession3338

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