Why I Chose the Fujifilm X-T3 over the X-H1 for Wedding Photography
Wedding Photography with Fujifilm
Reggie Ballesteros picked the Fujifilm X-T3 for his wedding photography business, and not the Fujifilm X-H1. Why?
You can see it in the video above. Down below a summary for those, who are in a hurry and can’t watch it right now.
Why X-T3 is better for weddings:
- Low Light AF: X-T3 has -3EV autofocus, whereas the X-H1 is at about -1EV
- AF speed: X-T3 has fastest AF in AF-S and AF-C
- X-T3 has 100% phase detection coverage (X-H1 only center part)
- Good enough image quality in low light, dynamic range and ISO performance to deliver high quality images to his clients
- X-T3 is smaller and lighter
- X-T3 has better video specs and features
- X-H1 has IBIS, but it stabilizes only camera shake. It does not freeze the motion of people in your picture. That you can only do by raising shutter speeds or flash
- at weddings he captures lively images of people in motion
- he usually shoots at 1/250s and in low light he drops down at a minimum of 1/160s. He never goes slower than that, unless he uses flash
- one of his workhorses is the 56mmf/1.2, and with that lens, IBIS would only be effective at slower speeds than he uses
Raggie then asked other X shooters, why they think the X-H1 is better for wedding photography, and they said:
Why X-H1 is better for weddings:
- some drop down to 1/10s to do exterior shots. But Raggie takes maybe 2% of exterior shots on a wedding
- some say they don’t trust that their hands are steady enough
- a good reason is if you use the 90mm f/2, where IBIS becomes effective at 1/270, which is faster than what he shoots (1/160). But the XF90mm F2 is the least use lens in his lineup
- X-H1 ergonomics are way better than X-T3
- X-H1 shutter is very quite and discrete
- X-H1 has better high ISO performance over X-T3, because X-T3 has more megapixel. It’s not a huge difference, but a little bit there is difference
- X-H1 smooths out any handheld video. It does not replace a gimbal, but gives you stable handheld look
Conclusion:
- he could find IBIS useful in less than 5% or 10% of his shots
- he uses autofocus 95% to 100% of his shots
- if he must buy a camera based on better autofocus or IBIS, he goes for the one with better AF
- there is no best camera for everybody, just cameras that suite your style better
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