Fujifilm Camera Settings for Street Photography

Share your methods of shooting in the comments below! Love learning from you guys. :)

This is a great little refresher for me! I’m trying to dial in my manual settings/zone focusing. One thing I’ll ask is why you never use exposure compensation? Is that not a faster way to quickly adjust for the light?

can you post link where you got the red shutter button?

Range focus.

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That is a great post Omar but I have a question for you?🤔🤔🤔 Don’t you think it would make life much easier if you just used auto ISO!

Very important information for me. I bought FUJIFILM XT30 II with XC15-45mm kit lens.

Great job always Omar, thanks

I looove 🤓

Thank you

I’ve watched a lot of instructional videos on shooting street and this was the most helpful for someone starting out and learning street photography

Yep, auto ISO is my go to!

Thank you, Omar! I followed your method yesterday in downtown Asheville. I got great JPGs in focus and well exposed. Only minor tweaks. Now I just need to add a smaller camera as my XH1 is too big to hide. Lol. Really appreciate all your work and sharing your skills. Cheers!

I'm brand new to Fuji system, so far you have been of a great help

Omar man cant thank you enough today i took my favorite shot ever using this sitting thank you

I've been a Nikon shooter for YEARS, and only recently got a Fuji x100f. Used it a week and returned it, then ordered a Fuji x100v since I do like the small x100 line. The Fuji menus are driving me crazy, and before the new v arrives I hope to read enough and watch enough videos like this one to be able to use it better than I did the x100f. Totally UNintuitive menu system, for sure, but I'll get there with the help of videos like yours. THANK YOU! You're a great "instructor!"

Hi Omar, very helpful video, I like all of you videos. Like you I like to shoot manual and find if I use Auto ISO this impedes my flow and means I end up making more adjustments so as not to clip the highlights(due to auto ISO). Manual shooting means I can set my ISO in line with the light I have on the day and then set my aperture and shutter as require. I end up using the "Sunny 16" rule most of the time when street shooting and expose for the highlights and pick f8 or f5.6 minimum with 1/250+ shutter speed. If there isn't enough light for these minimum settings then I increase my ISO from 250 accordingly. My rough guide for ISO is 200 sunny days, 400 full cloudy days, 800 bright indoor, 1600 low light indoor, 3200+ dark interior & exterior. Keep it up Omar! :-)

What's the big push on using Fujifilm cameras for street photography? Seems like every other reviewer is using this brand. Are these videos being sponsored by Fuji? Just asking -- it seems so curious

which camera model is this..??

Hi Omar. Your videos are always great. I am not a photographer by profession, a medical doctor who got interested in photography. I started with a Nikon 3200 and now I shoot street with Fujifilm XT3 35mm f2. I started with full auto and now I am fully on manual mode however I still use AF and never tried manual focus. Can you make a video in zone focusing?

I’ve always been scared to use manual. I jist kept everything on auto. Until i got my xt-10, I shot with a nikon and found it more difficult to adjust manual settings. The fuji makes it easier to recall. The old school dials are so much friendlier to the eyes and easier to adjust on the fly. Your videos are so helpful for this learning photographer

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I found it simple to map the ISO to the front Commander dial, and map the shutter speed to the back Commander dial. You can have easy access to the aperture by the lens ring.

Awesome tips

I loooooobe your video

AWESOME!

So well explained

ISO is not a part of exposure...

is the xt 4 any good for photography? Because I have a hard time with the iso and SS .. my phtoograhy is to dark! And when I compare with the sony a6600 sony is much sharper! Please help :)

Thanks for the great video! I was just thinking by the time you have moved SS to 1000 and changed 2 stops on the ISO dont you miss the action of the person on the bicycle? Or does it become second nature. Cheers

For my Fuji x100f I usually set the shutter at 120/ sec and set aperture to an appropriate dof, like for the depth of a car or boat... and then simply adjust ISO. I use the built in ND in bright light to take advantage of a wider aperture, and later turn it off and continue to adjust up ISO to compensate as the light reduces later in the day. Not many things move fast enough to blur at 120/ sec with a 35mm lens, but it is easy to bump up if needed for something really fast. 1/ 30sec is perfect for capturing great looking motion blur. rarely do I need to go beyond 1000 ISO but the images are acceptable at 1600. You are right when saying the auto ISO is not a good choice.

You are great bro .. good luck

Eyes track movement. Hands waiving around in a video that aren't doing anything should be eliminated. A simple shot of the camera will do during those times. Otherwise, outstanding videos.

I have a Fujifilm xt30 camera and it came with the xf18-55 kit lens, what would be my best lense option for shooting travel video/travel vlog video footage, i know it will be a wide angle lens but which is the best one to use? Thanks?

Hi Omar. Dou you ever use Sunny 16 rule on the Fuji system for street photography. Does this work on this system. Anyone showing a vid on the Fuji system explaining this?. Love your work man. Cheers Julian

Love your video. I do just travel photo on vacation, streets, buildings etc - trying to get mirrorless camera and really thinking abt grtting Fujifilm T3

Leave ISO on auto... so much easier!

I usually use the third method, priority aperture mode with auto ISO (200-6400) and minimum shutter speed of 1/125.


If everything goes dark, honestly I prefer my speed drops than a subexposed image.

Great video...but that knob on the far right...wat does that do..???

So where's the proof? Why would anyone use these settings or advice if there's nothing to reference or proof that you even understand these settings? Not hating, just think it would help your credibility in future vids.

Will those settings work on Canon cameras?

damnnn, your explain and all about it really easy to apply even as beginner hehe, thank you so much, even im not a fuji user but i really i need knowledges about aperture, shutter speed and ISO, now i’ve learn already from your videos. thank you so much 😊

Omar, that was a great video, man. I would love to hear more about manual controls depending on the situation. Big thumbs up.

Great tips, thanks for sharing your knowledge !!!

I just got a xt30 and watched a bunch of videos etc but can't seem to get my camera into the modes i want for focus. Can anyone help. I walk around , trying to capture people on the street of often moving . SO what auto focus setting do I need to lock on and capture a person or face as i walk past? With my old Sony i would stick into continuous and it would do a pretty good job of fixing the person walking towards me . I am at the moment massively struggling to get it to lock fan track . Help please