https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yv_zKpdL6S4 A Overman posted on the DPR forums a short video of his XF18mm making an odd squeaky sound that makes my German Shepard come running every time I play the video. Hopefully, this is a one-off issue, and Overman states that the lens still works fine even with the annoying noise. Has anyone else […]
Sigma just announced 3 contemporary prime lenses for X-mount the Sigma 16mm, 30mm, and 56mm f/1.4. All of Sigma’s lenses are light, compact, metal, and have some weather sealing, but the Fujinon WR lenses are probably sealed a little better and most Fujinon lenses have aperture rings. All are known commodities with good image quality, […]
DPRTV posted a video today about Medium Format vs Full Frame vs APS-C, but it seems they conflated a lot of medium format secret sauce arguments into a pretty good equivalent FOV/DOF comparison. Arguing about the look of medium format is much like arguing about the Leica look, you either see it or you don’t, […]
The Fujinon XF 18mm f/1.4 was an interesting move by Fujifilm and while it is has been universally praised for its resolution it still hasn’t won everyone over that already loved the Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4. I think the above video by Gajan Balan does a good job of relaying why the XF18 hasn’t won […]
The Fujinon XF18mm f/1.4 R LM WR has been very well-reviewed since its launch and now lens tips has released its review, which says basically the same things the XF18mm is not to be missed. I’m starting to warm to the XF18mm myself and will likely add it to my collection soon even though I […]
The Fujinon XF18mm f/1.4 R LM WR has been getting a lot of praise lately, but it still might be a hard sell to XF16mm f/1.4 owners like myself that really enjoy the manual focus ring design of the XF16. I do not think there is any doubt that the XF18 is a great lens […]
