What does a Leaf Shutter Do? The Fuji X100V Leaf Shutter

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The Fuji X100V has a leaf shutter for a reason and it's probably not for the reason you think.

00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Focal Plane Shutter
02:01 - Differences
03:52 - Leaf Shutter Speed
05:55 - Cost
07:15 - Max Shutter Speed
09:25 - Benefits

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[davidhori]

I've had my X100-T for seven years, and this is the single best explanation I've seen on the difference between the two types of shutters.

[willstith]

I love using off camera flash with this camera. Sometimes I forget that other cameras can't just sync at any speed and get the black bars when I go back to them. The Leaf shutter really is my favorite thing about the camera. Although I do love a lot of the other stuff.

[bobboothby]

Best & most complete explanation of leaf shutters I've ever heard. Focal plane as well! After 50+ 10:08 years of photograpy I learned something new. 😮

[dennisjones]

Every time I envision a leaf shutter the first thing that comes to mind is the opening segment of an older James Bond movie and the great music to go with the final gun shot.

[backwoodstrails]

Shot with Hasselblad cameras for 30 years, every lens had a leaf shutter. The ability to do high speed sync was very helpful. You explained the difference well. Central shutters on the old Voightlander cameras were simply an in-camera leaf shutter.

[charliejg]

Your hose analogy was not only humorous, it was completely concrete and easy to understand for pretty much anyone. Have a great week!!

[POVwithRC]

Ohhh, THAT'S what makes it different. I legit had no idea! Thank you.

[julimohedano]

Did you know that the X100 original camera already had a leaf shutter and an ND filter, as do all the iterations of the X100?

[expatant]

The X-100V is a tremendous camera in so many ways, managed to get mine a year ago after a long wait. Brilliant presentation as always. Cape Coral was Ian's target last year and it's not something I would want to experience again, now you have Idalia headed your way, stay safe!

[benny]

Very good explanation about the mechanism of different shutters type, and the advantage of using leaf shutter! Good Job!

[ЭтоДрючинский]

Cound't think I'll find something new regarding tech side of photography, but you surprised me! Thanks, that was interesting

[AcidShtz]

great explanation, I did not know exactly what a leaf shutter was and now I understand it. I am very excited to receive my X100V in a few days! definitely subscribing to your channel!

[jdb]

You need to create a practical guide for the Fuji 100V meaning making the practical features and benefits of the camera useful. They don’t exist. You’d be a great teacher. Greetings from Lakeland 👍🏾

[lionheart]

This makes so much sense as to why this little camera is "slightly expensive".
I hope I can get one eventually, or that they keep this with the upcoming X100(6?).

Thanks Booray!

[mariodamato]

Being so good for fill flash that's a reason to have an optical viewfinder, so you can see the the scene with our human eye dynamic range. So we take a picture not seeing, for example, the face of the model because the camera is set to the brightness of the sky in the back. The face of the model will be lighted by the flash or in the edition.

[heidiwynn]

Your videos are so incredibly informative! Thank you so much.

[chris]

Thank you for sharing that you had cancer. People don’t talk about it and it makes it much more frightening.

[InstructorWest]

Here's a technical question: If leaf shutters open from the center and then close to the center, isn't the center of the image getting a longer exposure than the periphery?

[GrenvilleMelonseedSkiff]

Excellent summary of the leaf shutter … thanks! Last year, not long after acquiring the X100V, I watched your video about using that camera’s flash for bright sunlight portraits. I was amazed at the results when I tried that technique for a still life snap! As I recall, f2 aperture, 1/2000 second shutter speed, ND filter optional and finally, dial in an ISO value to achieve the desired brightness of that delicious bokeh background … with flash on of course … magic!! 📷😀 PS: Stay safe … hurricane Idalia headed your way.