DPRTV: Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D GFX Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 21, 2023

Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D GFX:
Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Adorama

The Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D for GFX was announced at the end of last year and generally. DPRTV posted their review, which you can watch above or check out excerpts from the review below:

  • Fully metal construction
  • Super smooth focus ring with a nice clicky aperture ring
  • Great for doing hyper-focal focusing
  • 77mm filter threat
  • Comes with a metal hood
  • 550g, it is quite compact and lightweight for what it is
  • Fully mechanical lens
  • No electrical contacts
  • Very low distortion, so minimal if any correction needs to be done after
  • 18cm is the close focus distance, so 1:5 magnification
  • Bokeh has nice smooth transitions when things are out of focus
  • 5 bladed aperture
  • Round bokeh balls, but when you stop down, you get pentagons
  • Quite dramatic sunstars even at f/8
  • No major loss of contrast
  • Lots of ghosting
  • The center and corners improve as you stop down to f/5.6, but f/8 and f/11 are pretty ideal
  • Upclose there is almost a bullseye pattern of sharpness
  • The 100MP sensor might want a little too much from the sample they used, but it is great on the 50MP sensor
  • A great option if you only shoot this wide occasionally otherwise, go for the Fujinon 20-35mm or Fujinon 23mm

Fujifilm GFX100S:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujifilm GFX50SII:
B&H Photo / Amazon  / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX50R:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX 50S:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujinon GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F 4 R LM WR:
B&H Photo  / Amazon / Adorama

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Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 Pro Now Listed On Amazon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 20, 2023


The Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 Pro is now listed on Amazon. A detail that I have not seen listed elsewhere is that Viltrox Pro lenses have a 3-year warranty in the Amazon listing, but it also mentions if anything happens the first year that, a new lens will be sent to you.

Black
VILTROX 13mm f/1.4:B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 85mm f/1.8II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Silver
VILTROX 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon

Fujifilm X-T5 Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Fujinon 500mm f/8 OIS Patent Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 19, 2023


A Patent has been found for a 500mm f/8 XF lenses from Fujifilm. The details are below:

overview

  • [Publication number] JP 2023-8740
  • [Publication date] 2023-01-19
  • [Title of Invention] Imaging Lens and Imaging Device
  • [Application date] 2021-09-21
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 306037311
    [Name] FUJIFILM Corporation
  • A telephoto imaging lens that is compact, lightweight, and has good optical performance, and an imaging apparatus that includes this imaging lens.
  • [0004]
    In recent years, there has been a demand for a telephoto imaging lens that is compact, lightweight, and has good optical performance.
  • [0005]
    The present disclosure has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a telephoto imaging lens that is compact, lightweight, and has good optical performance, and an imaging apparatus equipped with this imaging lens. With the goal.


Example 1

  • Focal length: 484.785
  • F-value: 8.2
  • Angle of view: 3.38
  • Back focus: 63.817

via asobinet

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Tokina SZ 300mm PRO Reflex F7.1 MF CF / SZ 600mm PRO Reflex F8 MF CF / SZ 900mm PRO Reflex F11 MF CF Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 19, 2023


Released “Tokina SZ 300mm PRO Reflex F7.1 MF CF / SZ 600mm PRO Reflex F8 MF CF / SZ 900mm PRO Reflex F11 MF CF”, a compact super-telephoto lens exclusively for APS-C, popular with Makuake.
Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. (President: Toru Yamanaka) is pleased to announce the launch of the Tokina SZ 300mm PRO Reflex F7.1 MF CF / SZ 600mm PRO Reflex F8 MF CF / SZ 900mm PRO Reflex, a compact super-telephoto lens for APS-C that has been well received by Makuake. F11 MF CF” will be on sale from February 3, 2023.

Overwhelmingly lightweight and compact super telephoto lens “SZ PRO”

  • Beautiful ring bokeh
    An optical design that achieves beautifully connected rings.
  • Uncompromising macro quality
    You can enjoy macro photography at a maximum magnification of 0.4x (1/2.5x), which is close to that of a macro lens.
  • The focus ring rotates 270°, which is close to the angle of rotation of a manual focus movie lens, allowing for precise focusing.
  • Three mounts available
    Developed for APS-C format mirrorless cameras. Three mounts are available: Sony E, Fuji X, and Canon EF-M.

*The focus is manual. Aperture priority AE (A) or (Av), or manual (M) is only supported.
* It is necessary to set “permission of release without lens” depending on the camera. Read More »

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Fujifilm Firmware Bug Fix Released: For X-T5, X-T4, X-T3, X-S10, X-T30II, and X-T30

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 19, 2023


We told you about the bug a few days ago here and Fujifilm has released the fix on time as promised. You can download the updates below:

The firmware bugs have been fixed, which caused that the cameras rarely froze right after the completion of the firmware update with the current version using a smartphone (tablet) in which Camera Remote application software was installed.

Note:

When updating the firmware with the revised version, please be sure to update the firmware using an SD card according to steps below.
Detail of firmware update steps

<Updated history>
Jan. 19, 2023
Revised firmware has been available since January 19, 2023.
Download them from our firmware download site for digital cameras and install them.
・FUJIFILM X-T5 Firmware update Ver.1.02
・FUJIFILM X-T4 Firmware update Ver.1.71
・FUJIFILM X-T3 Firmware update Ver.4.51
・FUJIFILM X-S10 Firmware update Ver.2.62
・FUJIFILM X-T30 ll Firmware update Ver.1.21
・FUJIFILM X-T30 Firmware update Ver.1.51

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Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 Pro Now Shipping Through B&H Photo

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 18, 2023


B&H Photo has started shipping the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 AF Pro, but they must have only received a hand full of lenses because I ordered the day they were listed for presale, and mine hasn’t shipped yet. B&H Photo also changed the status from preorder to add to cart. I think this lens is going to be very hard to get with a long line of people waiting for one, so make sure to put your order in if you want to receive one anytime soon. Viltrox also makes some other great lenses which are listed below:

Black
VILTROX 13mm f/1.4:B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
VILTROX 85mm f/1.8II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Silver
VILTROX 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon
VILTROX 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon

Fujifilm X-T5 Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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