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Fujifilm Fujinon GF50mm F3.5 R LM WR lens
Technical Data Manufacturer Fujifilm Model Fujinon GF50mm F3.5 R LM WR Web www.fujifilm-X.com Elements/construction 9 elements in 6 groups (including 1 aspherical surface) Angle of view 57.4° (diagonal) 40mm equivalent Tilt/Shift n/a Max aperture F3.5 (9-blades, rounded) Min aperture F32 Min focus distance 0.55 m (1.8 in) Max magnification 0.1x Mount GF mount Filter size 62mm Length 48mm (1.89 in.) Diameter 88mm (3.31 in.) Weight 355g ( 11.2 oz) Price £949 inc VAT ($999) Check price & availability: WEX UK | Amazon | Park Cameras UK B&H Photo US | Adorama | Amazon As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
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Fujifilm Fujinon GF50mm F3.5 R LM WR lens review
What is it? The Fujifilm Fujinon GF50mm is a highly compact and relatively lightweight lens for Fujifilm medium format mirrorless cameras. It’s the equivalent of a 40mm on a full-frame 35mm camera, and at one time, back in the 70s, this focal length was hugely popular. Much of that had to do with price, as they competed with medium-speed (F1.8/2) 50mms – the kit lenses of the day – and were often sold as a more affordable alternative. These smaller and lighter 3-group, 4-element Tessar ‘pancake’ designs were and still are highly compelling. Indeed, the Olympus Zuiko 40mm F2 is around £600, secondhand, and the Contax Zeiss T* 45mm F2.8…
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Fujifilm Fujinon GF30mm F5.6 T/S review
What is it? The Fujifilm Fujinon GF30mm F5.6 T/S is a highly anticipated lens in the GFX system. Why? Because, it’s the first serious challenger to the Canon TS-E lenses (and the Nikon PC Nikkors), which are routinely adapted to fit on the larger-sensor GFX cameras. As a 30mm lens designed to cover the 44x33mm MF sensor, it is the equivalent of a 24mm in full-frame 35mm terms and is, without doubt, the most popular focal length for architecture and interiors. The manual-focus lens will also appeal to landscape photographers. (Arguably, a 35mm tilt/shift might be as popular or even more so (the Nikon and Zeiss 35mm shift-only models are…
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Fujifilm Fujinon GF20-35mm F4 R WR
Technical Data Manufacturer Fujifilm – Fujinon Model Fujinon GF20-35mm F4 R WR (equivalent to 16-28mm in 35mm format) Web www.fujifilm-x.com Elements/construction 14 elements in 10 groups Angle of view 108° to 76° (diagonal) Max aperture F4 Min aperture F22 Min focus distance 0.35 m (13.8″) Mount G mount Filter size 82mm Length 112.5 mm (4 in.) Diameter 88.5 mm (3.5 in.) Weight 725 g (25.6 oz) Price £2349 inc VAT ($2,499) Check stock and prices of the Fujifilm Fujinon GF20-35mm F4 R WR at the following retailers: WEX Photo (UK)| Park Cameras (UK) | MPB Used (UK) B&H Photo (US) | Adorama (US) | KEH Used (US) Articles…
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Fujifilm Fujinon GF20-35mm F4 R WR lens review
Fujifiilm’s lens division Fujinon has introduced an ultrawide-angle zoom for its medium format GFX mirrorless cameras. Kevin Carter looks closer Fujifilm’s GFX medium format cameras offer the compactness of mirrorless with the benefit of a generous 44x33mm sensor, so thumping great big lenses for full-frame 54x40mm 645 DSLRs is becoming less of a thing. Indeed, as Fujinon used to supply the components for Hasselblad’s now discontinued HC/HCD models for the H series cameras (which were then assembled in Sweden according to my contact at Hasselblad), it’s little surprise that they’re not only filling that void but expanding what’s on offer with their brand of lenses. These GF lenses don’t…
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Fujifilm GFX 50R Medium Format camera price reduced, showing as discontinued
Several UK retailers have the Fujifilm GFX 50R medium Format camera reduced currently, from £3199 to just £2199 at WEX [advertiser link]. Park Cameras in the UK has it listed as discontinued and has one demo body left.
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Capture One Pro for Black and White Conversion
Capture One Pro has one of the best (if not the best) B&W conversion options of any software application to date. Here we give you a mini-sampler of its capabilities. Black and white images are probably most authentic and compelling when the original image was conceived with the idea of it being in mono. Typically that means it was originally composed without strong colour influences, but that’s not necessarily so. Take the image above as an example, it was one of a series captured with the 50MP Fujifilm GFX-50R and the 45mm F2.8, equivalent to a FF 35mm, and it works well either in colour or B&W. So how do…
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Hasselblad X1D II 50C camera and XCD 35-75mm F3.5-4.5 zoom announced (Updated)
Hasselblad has announced an update to its cropped medium format mirrorless camera, in the form of the new X1D II 50C. Although it shares the same 50MP cropped (essentially 44 x 33mm) MF CMOS sensor as the original, it has some improved features and a new processor to speed up operation. This includes quicker start-up (now just under 4 seconds, from my time with the camera at the London launch) and continuous shooting now at 2.7fps, while black-out times between shots have also been reduced, claims the company. Other improvements include a new, larger 3.6-in 2.36-million-dot touchscreen at the rear with some menu and UI changes. The viewfinder display has…
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Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera with IBIS announced
In addition to announcing the new rangefinder-style Fujifilm GFX 50R and three new lenses, see here for more details, Fuji took the opportunity to make a development announcement. The 102MP GFX 100 medium format camera is a more conventionally styled model than the current GFX 50S and will include on-sensor PDAF across the entire frame. Information is sparse but the 102 megapixel sensor in the GFX 100 is expected to be 43.8 x 32.2mm sensor, like that found in the 50S and 50R models. The GFX 100 also features sensor-based image stabilization – a first in medium format, and 4K video from the X Processor 4 engine. A mock-up was shown…
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Fujifilm announces rangefinder-esque GFX 50R and three lenses
Fujifilm has announced the GFX 50R, a rangefinder-styled medium format model based on the earlier GFX 50S. It adopts the same 51.4-MP cropped medium format sensor (43.8 x 32.2mm) as its sibling and much of the rest of the internals, albeit in a smaller, more compact body and with a significantly lower ticket. The GFX 50R adds Bluetooth connectivity with a smartphone and offers a similar build and weatherproofing as the 50S. The built-in OLED viewfinder is a smaller 3.69M-dot unit but offers a reasonably generous 0.77x magnification. At the rear, the 3.2-in 2360K-dot touchscreen LCD uses a conventional tilting mechanism. The 50R has dual SD card slots with support…
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