Can a complete novice take GREAT pictures with an X100V?

This camera is like a cheat code for photography. In this video, I give it to my friend Chris who is a complete beginner in digital photography to shoot for two weeks. The results might be surprising to you.

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[bibibo]

I love that comment on beginner naivety and just shooting wherever. Super important to forget everything you know from time to time and just have fun.

[MonkEsquire]

Nice to see someone not being hyper critical of someone just getting into photography. I don't know if it's just me but I find that a lot of 'Photographers' are incredibly snobbish and expect you to already know what you're doing before you've even tried. I've had someone tell me that everything has already had a picture taken of it so develop your own style instead. Style? I'm just trying to learn to get proper exposure and focus on my film camera.

Not every photo has to be a work of art, I enjoyed the ones of just him and his friends out and about the most.

[salicatus]

I love that he started spraying and praying but at the end he really started to think and explore a bit more with light and composition.
I specially liked the ones at:
5:24
7:56 (Top view)
9:08
9:11
9:23
9:29

[jimbob]

I’m so glad I watched this video. It had such a good vibe! Chris has a good eye and it was great to see him experimenting with composition and depth. You are right about the benefits of being new and fearless and the only tip I can give to Chris is to keep shooting as much as possible with that same fearless mentality. After all, he’s inspired me to click my shutter button more often.

[TylerCheeseman]

Chris needs to give himself more credit! excellent outcome.

[markwiemels]

This was a really cool idea and video format, enjoyed it.

[marissar.]

Awesome video, I really loved the story you created and that you brought in a friend to truly show a beginner’s perspective. Keep up the good work and good luck to your friend as well!

[stylishpuzzle]

this is a fantastic idea! Please continue this series I would love to continue watching these.

[ChrisBrogan]

What an exciting project! That is really awesome. (Yes, I'm seeing this a year later. shuddup.) ;)

[joejojo]

damn his shots with the x100f are gonna look dreamy and fit his work so well.

[partsandlabouruk]

Great video, and your friend did great! that camera is a total beast

[alexdavismittp]

I’ve found that the cord included with cam, married up always with the apple USB>>lightning (so it’s 1 cable), is significantly easier than messing around with ejecting & inserting your SD card all the time. Just plugging in a cord seems way more straightforward for ppl.

[MikeLikesChannel]

X100V (and F) make photography super simple and intuitive. My wife is far from a photographer and gets great results when she borrows mine. She leaves it on a Portra profile and is off to the races. She has an eye for our kids that I don’t.

[rlivain]

It’s great that Chris showed so much interest in the 📷 and was eager to learn. I’ve passed my x100v over to friends and fam. on a number of occasions, but the lack of image stabilization is always the biggest challenge. 😮

[adityasixviandyj]

If you all cannot get X100 series cameras on hands, try X-A series with Fuji 23 or 35 lens lineup (both of them had F1.4 & F2 option, usually the F2 is the more compact ones). It is maybe not as good as X100, but again you still get both main 3 component of X100: Fujifilm JPEG Engine, Fujifilm famous film simulation, and their total control of ISO, Highlight, Shadow, Color, and Noise reduction; and all of if very accessible through their famous Q button setting, which is really beginner friendly. And trust me, I use X-A1 since 2014 so I know how good the X-A lineup images result are since their 16MP era. Maybe not as sharp as the other body that use X-Trans (X-A using bayer), but it is still really good result.

Also another note why Fujifilm camera is quite good for the beginner, is due how explorative nature they give to our hand. While their menu system is not the best looking, but you can go deep & advance setting for a such beginner class camera (X-A series), and even very accessible right on Q button. I mean, I not seen those available for beginner level body from Canon, Sony, and Nikon back in X-A1 launched. Even to get 1/3 step ISO & adjust Noise Reduction, as I remember for all Canon EOS body, it is on their deep config setting, and it is not available on their 1000 series, even 700 series is still hidden deep to get that feature, while Fujifilm X-A1 give it away with a simple Q button access.

[_Jeremyxlewis]

Great video concept and he did really well!A creative will always be creative no matter what medium😊

[sunstroke]

Last year gave my X100F to my friend to use in one week with portra 400 recipe, all photos was awesomeness, friend totally beginner in photo.

[ChopperHunter]

Could I ask you were you purchased that green lamp in your video? It looks great

[kwa_nguyen]

BRO! I LOVE THIS! makes me want to get one of these cameras for my nieces for xmas. but i heard they have gone up in price cause of tik tok

[maclo]

Do you have the recipe for the first few pictures? Love the warm tones