Fuji Lens Reviews

Change your focal length, renew your vision: Using the XF 10-24mm f/4 in Turin

03/07/2014 By Heather

Too often I’ve wandered aimlessly around Turin with a standard 35mm or 50mm equivalent attached to my camera, hoping in vain that the buildings, monuments, streets and people will somehow reveal an unknown facet of themselves to me to cure the monotony of the daily shoot. Don’t get me wrong: I love being out on the streets of this vibrant city with a camera in my hand but sometimes, everything around me, regardless of how beautiful, tends to lose its significance. I believe this is a common ailment called photographer’s block.

Fujinon XF 18-135mm: The weather-sealed travel lens is finally here! – Guest post by X Photographer Max De Martino

16/06/2014 By Mathieu

Update: check out more pictures taken by Max De Martino with the new XF 18-135mm lens here!

Today Fujifilm announced its first weather-sealed zoom lens and X Photographer Max De Martino got a sample right before he started his new photography project. Max generously shared his impressions with us and allowed us to publish the English version of his post as well as some pictures. The same thing happened three months ago when Max shot the first wedding with the Fuji X-T1.
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Sometimes, it’s just about love – A Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 Review

06/05/2014 By Mathieu

Sometimes it is challenging to be totally objective. Reviews aren’t just about technical charts and specifications, but also about feelings, perception and the various influences around you. This past weekend I got the chance to test the new XF 56mm f/1.2 by Fuji. It is a standard portrait lens (85mm equivalent) so a proper portrait session was unavoidable. However, this time, instead of looking elsewhere I decided to take some beautiful portraits of my better half. I often take photos of her in various conditions and with various lenses for the sake of the website, including some less-flattering lenses. (Think the Fuji 10-24mm!) This time, I had the chance to make things right. It was hard to not love the results in the end!

Three days walking through the Cinque Terre with the Fuji X-T1 & XF 10-24mm f/4

28/04/2014 By Mathieu

Note: in December 2014, Fujifilm released the firmware version 3.00 that adds several new features to the camera including electronic shutter, Classic Chrome picture profile and many other things.

Despite living only three hours away from the Cinque Terre National Park, I had never set foot there before. There isn’t any particular reason except that I was probably waiting for a good excuse to go there, and that happened exactly last week when Heather and I took advantage of the long Easter weekend. Fresh air, long walks and a new camera/lens to accompany us: the perfect combination to escape work and enjoy one of the most unique and beautiful places in Italy.

The Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4: Hands-on & Comparison with the X100s

28/10/2013 By Mathieu

We photographers love fast apertures. We are like kids at Christmas, yearning to see just how blurry and ‘bokehlicious’ the background can get. And not that there’s anything wrong with that, as a famous comedian once said. A fast aperture lens is always nice to use. And if it is a wide fast aperture lens, even better. I find these lenses way more fascinating than telephoto or portrait lenses because of the focal length factor. With a wide lens, the mix of vastitude and shallow depth of field gives more punch to your photographs and brings them closer to the much-desired full-frame look.

Now that I’ve gone mirrorless, the only lens I really miss from my full-frame gear is the 24mm f/1.4 by Nikon, the best lens I’ve ever used. Though my time with it was brief (I sold much of my Nikon gear six months later), it was love at first sight. The Fujinon XF 23mm f/1.4 reminds me of it, even though it doesn’t have the same equivalent focal length.

Another case of love at first sight, perhaps?