Fuji X Series

Funky-Melon said:
Credit to London Camera Exchange, they've been brilliant, we're in Tier 4 here and they still have staff in the shops to deal with complaints (though you aren't allowed in). Called to check they had new stock, dropped old camera off, they had a quick check to make sure everything was in the box and 10 minutes later called me saying a new kit was ready to pick up :)
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I have always found them excellent to deal with. I've never had the pleasure of visiting a store as I'm in NI but I've bought plenty of gear off them over the years online and they have always been first rate.
 
Also just ordered the 35mm F2, went with the XC35 rather than the XF.

Next will be something with a good focal length, maybe the 55-200.
 
Yep, no hot pixels on this one, lens seems sharper too so I must have just got a dud kit.

Took a few sample shots tonight - Straight off the camera.
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This one was ISO 4000 and hand held at 1/25 of a second, very sharp and very little noise.
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ISO 1250, 1/6, hand held
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Random one of xmas tree lights using MF, ISO 160, 4/5 second, hand held :)
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I didn't realise there was a firmware update for the 16-80 to fix the autofocusing issues, which may also explain why my previous X-T4 missed a load of shots.

Stretched the ISO to 10,000 for some random rubbish shots and was impressed with the IQ. Very impressive for a crop sensor :)
 
So continuing my foray into the Fujifilm world I took delivery of a 50-140mm yesterday, a lens I have long sought after.
However possibly between a combination of high expectations and being spoiled by my 90mm f2 I haven’t found the lens to be especially sharp wide open at 2.8, particularly at wider focal lengths (50-100mm).
Now I would never expect a zoom to be as sharp as a prime, especially the 90mm, but what is odd is that my 55-200 is noticeably sharper wide open than the 50-140 although admittedly wide open on the former ranges between f3.5-4.8. When the 50-140 is stopped down to f4 and beyond it is pin sharp and much better than the 55-200mm and easily rivals the 90mm.
To notice the differences requires a 100%, even 200% zoom so maybe I’m guilty of pixel peeping?

For anyone on here that has experience of the 50-140 what have your own observations been?
 
Isn’t the 90 f2 considered one of the sharpest Fuji lenses? Will probably make other lens look softer in comparison.
 
GMac11 said:
So continuing my foray into the Fujifilm world I took delivery of a 50-140mm yesterday, a lens I have long sought after.
However possibly between a combination of high expectations and being spoiled by my 90mm f2 I haven’t found the lens to be especially sharp wide open at 2.8, particularly at wider focal lengths (50-100mm).
Now I would never expect a zoom to be as sharp as a prime, especially the 90mm, but what is odd is that my 55-200 is noticeably sharper wide open than the 50-140 although admittedly wide open on the former ranges between f3.5-4.8. When the 50-140 is stopped down to f4 and beyond it is pin sharp and much better than the 55-200mm and easily rivals the 90mm.
To notice the differences requires a 100%, even 200% zoom so maybe I’m guilty of pixel peeping?

For anyone on here that has experience of the 50-140 what have your own observations been?
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No experience of the 50-140, but I started using my (adapted) Canon 70-200 f2.8 II on my X-T3 recently, after years of just using primes. I actually thought maybe there was something wrong with the lens as it was nowhere near as sharp as I remember it. After spending some time looking through old Canon 40D/50D RAWs, I've come to the conclusion it's rose-tinted memory. It's still a fantastic lens, and to be fair it's not optimised for Fuji or mirrorless, but most of the memorable pics I took with it had been subsequently processed and sharpened, and the higher pixel density on the Fuji shows everything up when I pixel peep.
 
LiE said:
Isn’t the 90 f2 considered one of the sharpest Fuji lenses? Will probably make other lens look softer in comparison.
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It is indeed, if not the sharpest. That’s why I’m assuming I’ve been blinkered by that lens in respect to the zoom.
But as mentioned I expected the 50-140 to be sharper than the 55-200 at the widest aperture - perhaps I’m expecting too much from it?
 
GMac11 said:
It is indeed, if not the sharpest. That’s why I’m assuming I’ve been blinkered by that lens in respect to the zoom.
But as mentioned I expected the 50-140 to be sharper than the 55-200 at the widest aperture - perhaps I’m expecting too much from it?
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I don’t have experience with those lenses, may be a good idea to look at some reviews to see what the feeling is with sharpness.
 
Just picked up a brand new XF50mm f2 from Curry's Clearance on the bay for £320. There's a 20% off deal on that shop. Unfortunately only available in silver but by far the cheapest for that lens, it even undercuts used prices.
There were 9 available when I purchased mine.
 
GMac11 said:
Just picked up a brand new XF50mm f2 from Curry's Clearance on the bay for £320. There's a 20% off deal on that shop. Unfortunately only available in silver but by far the cheapest for that lens, it even undercuts used prices.
There were 9 available when I purchased mine.
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Solid price.
 
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