2024's Best Kept Secret: Should You Buy the Fujifilm X-Pro 2?

What’s your daily walk around camera?

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Excellent Video Man, with some beautiful images, (with beautiful colour ! ). I will deffo look out first one … Thanks !

Scalpers aren't people

Yo fresh, that markup is crazy bruh💯 keep up the great work

I believe I have been influenced

28mm or 50mm for everyday family and street photography. 35mm is just boring. I hope someday they make a 28mm X100.

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Sid Spur

What lens are you using on yourXPro2?

If they could firmware add the ability to have multiple white balance color shifts I’d have no qualms with it but that’s a pretty stupid qualm. I have a graphite xpro2 I got for $900 (which I thought was crazy back in like 21) and I really stopped and became a prime only let me think about my shots photographer. My wish for an x pro 4 would be ibis and more aspect ratios like 65:24. That plus the pixel shift multi shot would be awesome.

I had the xpro 2 but unfortunately found Fuji cameras aren't for me. As I'm a Lightroom/Photoshop user and shoot raw 99% of the time, I couldnt deal with the worming effect when sharpening the images. It is a great camera otherwise.

Your thought on x pro 1 ?

I used to be a Canon guy but switched to fuji, ive shot sonys and man honestly i love my xt and xpro the most. They look amazing, easy to capture moody pics, the whole 9 yards. Only downfall is low light situations. Yeah you can shoot at f1.4 but i honestly am not a fan of every pictures background being completely blown out. Thats fujis apsc line biggest downfall imho. Loved the vid broski. You got great style

How do you keep it looking so prestine!? My X-Pro2 has been my daily driver since it's release. It is beaten up quite moderately - it does not look that clean. But I do agree with your points, both the film and recipes. It's a great piece of kit, especially for 2024.

I bought the xt2 for the half the Price. Great Build quality Same sensor. Cheers

so what about xpro1 compared to 2?

Great video, im a X-Pro1 shooter and i'm looking for a X-Pro2 or X-Pro3.

Sadly the voigtlander lenses don't communicate with the x pro 1 or 2 just the 3 which is definitely missed opportunity. Itd be nice to have parallax correction with manual focus.

I HATE companies going the way of Supreme and Rolex. Releasing products slowly to blow up the prices. That is why I’m going old Lumix and Olympus. All these old cameras are just for fun, travel, hobby, and daily life. We all know photo pros shoot Sony which justifies their high prices since its really paid work. Everybody don’t be fooled by he hype. Fake scarcity is pushing the prices of all their old cameras.

This video got my attention. I have sold my Fuji gear but now I want to reconsider. Thanks for posting.

Try the original x100 - even more 'filmlike' than the xpro2. Way less capable but if you're coming from film, it don't matter

Hi, thanks for video. You are so right about the crazy prices on the X100 models. For a fixed lens camera, are you kidding me. Some great videos on using the Panasonic LUMIX GX9 with good fixed lens of your choice. For so much less money. Less than half. And you can add many good lenses and change when you want. What a crazy idea. Who wants to spend $1500 - $2000 for a single lens camera. Maybe if you have money to burn. Which most owners do not.

I really enjoy this video as xpro 2 user. This is my fun and fidgeting camera 😂 there’s something I can’t describe about it and always gravitate me even I have a full frame sony (a7c) for paid job. I’m excited about your recipe, did you apply color shift in your “Nostalgic” recipe?

I agree, the X-Pro 2 is hard to beat… I have the Graphite Edition, beautiful… I also swear by the X-Pro 1, I have 2 of those, used mostly with Minolta and Konica vintage lenses. Absolutely can’t justify an X-Pro 3. When you get a chance, get an X-Pro 1 if you want to get close to film look.

Better question ... should I buy a spare one, for when mine breaks beyond repair?

I'm also in process of looking for fun everyday camera to shoot in street, travel and family photos out. I hesitate between Fujifilm XT2, XT5, XPro 2. Hard to choose.

Nice stuff i just bought one for 700

Great review and "dick-down my wallet" may just be my new favorite phrase I'll probably never have the chance to use 😆

I traded a black x100f for a graphite xpro2
Best trade ever!!

I have the XT5 for work and will a back up camera with me
Is it an idea to get the x pro 2 next my XT5 camera?

Honest review thank you. I have a black and graphite version of XPRO2, black and graphite version of XT2 and a X100. My go to is the Black XPRO2.

Just wanted to let you know you are a standout. First video I watched from your channel and then immediately subscribed. I've been trying all the Fuji film cameras. I settled on two x-t-4 one with a full spectrum conversion. I'm really enjoying learning infrared photography. My other keeper is the E-E1. Took that out yesterday with my new Laowa 10 mm F4. That's a very interesting tool. Very well done video!

I purchased a Xpro 3 two years back, got a great price too.

I thought the same that it would be my fun camera, to go with my workhorse full frame Canon R5.

Nowadays the Xpro 3 is my go too camera, I absolutely love it!
Feels such much more fun and creative to use, not to mention it can go everywhere with you without breaking your back 😂

The Fuji pro 56mm (85mm equivalent) f1.2 is also stunning, great in low light but with an ND works superb in the day too.

All lenses have the same compression. Only the crop changes. With a longer lens you can isolate the compressed parts, but they're in there even with a 35mm. It's the parts far away, no matter what lens.. or eyes. When you look at cars in a huge parking lot, it doesn't matter what lens you use, it's the cars in the far end that are compressed and hard to count. The difference is that with a 300mm you can crop out the far end, in camera so you don't have to do it in post and waste pixels.

Hi from Holland and thanks for helping me make the right choice. This video made me choose the X-pro 2 a few weeks ago and I love it. Still using my older Pentax K5 as well with over 40000 clicks, but the X-pro 2 helped me to enjoy photography again more than (or then?) ever… dankjewel!

Great video Sir. I have X-Pro 1 and love it. Looked at the 3 and said to myself. The money saved would pay for a good overnight trip. It did & no regrets.

This may be the video that tips me over into the X-Pro2 fan club. First, lovely family - and beautiful photos of them. Thanks for showing this, as I think we all want to be able to do this with our gear: take lovely pics of those we love. Next, gorgeous, smooth, professional video. Props. And then the easy-going, conversational soundtrack, just very chill. Love it. Talent and charm in one. Oh, kinda reminds me of the camera you're reviewing. 😀 Good luck. And thank you.

I paid $1495 for my X100V when they first came out, and it was well worth the upgrade from the X100F; but l agree, it is not worth $2095.

I’ve had one and the X-pro3 is junk. Might be buying my third X-pro2.

Hey together i am not a Fuji fan at the moment because i shoot with Nikon but yesterday i bought the x-pro2 for 370 swissfranks NEW! And i couldnt resist😅 now i habe a Body without lense😂. As more as i watch videos and digg deeper in the Fujiorama the more i want to buy a lens and try it out ❤

How’s video? I’m looking for a Fuji for edc but also start videos again want an all in one sort of

I actually own a X-E4 and a GRIIIx.
However, even liking them both quite a lot, one thing bothers me. None is weather sealed.
I’m travelling to Iceland and such feature could be really needed.
My question is: do you think it would worth changing my X-E4 to an X-Pro2? I have a 23mm f/2 and a 35mm f/1.4 (not WR, I know) which I want to keep using. I’m not thinking about any X-T or X-H models as, first I want to keep it very portable and second, I barely do video.
Thanks a lot for your advice!

X-PRO2s are now going for well over a thousand used. Actually, prices of most used range-finder style Fujis are priced very high. Ended up getting a mint zero-shutter X-T30ii for only $500. GAME OVER. LOL.

What base plate with grip is that? Super cool.

I love Fuji cameras too. Great video. Thank you.

Your film is wow.

Just started photography with the fujifilm x pro 2 6 months ago. Was travelling for 5 months and it was worth the purchase. I even made some money. Now I want to get a new lens or some new lenses. I have the 35 mm 1.4 lens and absolutely loving it. Any suggestions? (What do you think of the 56mm F1.2?)

If you consider the xpro2 old then my xpro1 is ancient but it still takes beautiful images. I purchased the xpro2 when it came out but found that the xpro1 files were much better. There was something not right about the xpro2 when editing.