Best Third-Party Lenses of 2021 For X and G Mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 21, 2021


I shot a lot of Astro in 2020 and was getting a bit bored with my large first-party glass collection so I tried a few dozen third-party lenses that interested me throughout 2021. I hope to post more lengthy reviews of each lens in the future but I am still sorting through everything I shot in 2021. You can find more samples on my Instagram.

Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
The Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art is an amazing lens on the Fujifilm GFX100 with minimal vignetting without a focal reducer and none with. It can resolve an impressive amount of detail and most of my favorite Milkyway captures were made using it on the GFX.

TTartisan 7.5mm f/2 Fisheye
The TTArtisan 7.5mm f/2 fisheye is incredibly sharp and only a mild fisheye on X-mount cameras. It’s great for single-shot Milkyway photography, but it is also very good up close. The TTArtisan 7.5mm f/2 stands out as one of the easiest to focus third-party lenses I own due to how bitingly sharp the lens can be.

IRIX 45mm f/1.4
The IRIX 45mm f/1.4 is a great lens that vignettes a little if you have IBIS turned on, but very little with IBIS turned off on the GFX100. You won’t find a wider faster native G-mount lens for the GFX at this time so this lens is unique. I hope we see more lenses like this from IRIX in the future because I have heard good things about IRIX glass on GFX.

TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25
TTArtisan made some of my favorite lenses this year and the TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 is one of the more unique because it out Leica’s the Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH for a fraction of the price. The TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 vignettes on the GFX100 a little so it is best to turn IBIS off when using it, but the bokeh can be amazingly creamy and glass this fast can be a lot of fun for low light and astrophotography.


Venus Optics Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO
Venus Optics made some of my favorite lenses last year, but they didn’t release many impressive lenses this year. The Venus Optics Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO is a lens for photographers that like character and flare. While this lens isn’t perfect it is reliably imperfect and can be used to create some interesting effects with off-center light sources.

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Fujifilm Support and Show Room Holiday Schedule

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 20, 2021


“Product / service inquiries” “Repair service” window
About the support service system during the year-end and New Year holidays
Thank you for your continued patronage of FUJIFILM products. The support service system of our “Product / Service Inquiries” and “Repair Service” counters during the year-end and New Year holidays is as follows.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Support service system during the year-end and New Year holidays

Product / service inquiries

◎: Special support ○: Business days ×: Holidays

○: Business days ×: Closed days* For business hours, please refer to the information for each inquiry window from “Support Information” posted on our website.
Inquiries (support information)
* About inquiries by email
“Inquiries by e-mail” to the above counter will be received even during the holiday period.
We will respond to replies sequentially from Tuesday, January 4, 2022.

* For business hours, please see the “Service Station List” posted on our website.
Service station list (repair service)
* Please contact each window for the return date of the repaired product.

○: Business days ×: Closed days

* Please check each website for business hours.

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* Please contact each window for the return date of the repaired product.
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The Last 3 Fujifilm GFX50R and The Last Holiday Savings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 19, 2021


The Fujifilm GFX50R is discontinued according to B&H Photo and it has sold out from every retailer we deal with except Moment where they only have 3 left. This is your last chance to grab the Fujifilm GFX50R for the incredibly low price of $2,999.

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Fujifilm GFX 100S In Stock!

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 18, 2021


The Fujifilm GFX100S is in stock on Amazon, but it won’t be for long so hurry if you want to grab one before the year ends. The Fujifilm GFX100S has been sold-out since its announcement in February, with inventory showing up for a few hours here and there. It’s a combination of high demand and the parts shortage so if you want one do not delay.

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Reidreviews: Fujifilm GFX100S, GFX50S II, and Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 17, 2021
Fuji GFX 100S With Fujinon GF 50/3.5 WR, ISO 320, F/8 @ 1/600  Photo © 2021 Sean Reid/Reid Photography

Fuji GFX 100S With Fujinon GF 50/3.5 WR, ISO 320, F/8 @ 1/600  Photo © 2021 Sean Reid/Reid Photography

Reidreviews is one of the oldest and most consistent high-quality paid review sites on the web and I, like many, started following Sean Reid when I transitioned into Leica digital cameras from my Leica M3. I have always enjoyed his content and I was very happy when his website was updated to support HTML5 over the flash interface that he previously used for a bit too long. If you believe affiliate links and advertising impact the impartiality of reviews then there is no better resource than Reidreviews that I am aware of for photographers.

Reid recently covered the GFX100S/GFX50S II along with the Fujinon GF 50 f/3.5 in his traditional style so if you are curious about his thoughts I encourage you you check out his site www.reidreviews.com. The GFX100S/GFX50S II review consists of a detailed 18-page side-by-side field and studio test of the GFX 100S and GFX 50S II. It looks at autofocus speed, buffer capacity, resolution, vignetting, color rendering, and various other aspects of these cameras’ performance. The Fujinon GF 50 f/3.5 review consists of a full field and studio review of the GF 50/3.5 tested on the GFX 100S and GFX50S II.

I asked Reid to choose one particularly interesting thing he noticed in his test results. His answer: “Though it is not really surprising, it is quite interesting that the GFX100S shows visibly less color moire than the GFX 50S II. Both do quite well but that 102 MP sensor certainly does have an advantage in this respect. Moire is an aspect of sensor performance which often seems to be overlooked.”

Reid has previously reviewed other Fuji G system cameras and lenses and those article topics are all listed here: https://www.reidreviews.com/articleindextable.html

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Samyang AF 12mm f/2 X Now Shipping and In Stock

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 16, 2021

Samyang AF 12mm F2 X: B&H Photo / Amazon

Samyang’s first autofocus lens for X mount is now available and shipping. I intend to pick one of these up for the next Milkyway season myself since Samyang has always made quality lenses for Astro. I just hope the weather is better next year.

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