ePhotozine Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0 Review: “Top Tier Performance, Impressive Chromatic Aberration Performance… Magical!”

So, you are waiting for your pre-ordered Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0 to finally be shipped?

Well, then don’t read this post, or it will just make the waiting harder ;).

ePhotozine’s has just published their Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0 review, and it’s a very positive one.

For example, they write:

we suddenly realized we have shot about three times as many images than usual for a review. Clearly there is something that really gels with this Fujinon lens. It has that sense of being a “pixie dust” optic, one that has a little magic attached to it.

I like the reference they make to its “magic”, because Fujifilm deliberately tried to “copy” the magic of the Fujinon XF35mmF1.4. How? Well, Jonas Rask said it best:

The images coming from XF50mm f/1 R WR has those exact same undefinable traits that makes me love my XF35mm f/1.4 so much. The sharpness that is sharp, yet not overly sharp. A flattering kind of sharpness that seems more rounded, organic and less digital/clinical.

[…]You know that “magic” that everyone is referring to when talking about the old XF35mm f/1.4? […] The focus on making a character lens instead of a “perfect” lens. And that is EXACTLY what the XF50mm f/1 R WR is. A lens full of character, but not a perfect optical creation.

Now, Fujifilm can easily create clinically perfect sharp lenses (just look at the XF80mmF2.8 for example), but evidently this time, considering the goal of this lens, they decided that creating one with a special character was the smarter way to go.

Let’s move on.

As for the chromatic aberration, which is a serious challenge for any ultra-fast lens out there, ePhotozine writes:

CA (Chromatic Aberration) performance is also very impressive, centrally being close to zero as we stop down slightly. The edges are also kept under one half of a pixel, which is very satisfactory.

PROS:

  • Excellent sharpness
  • Low CA
  • Low flare
  • Low distortion
  • Portrait friendly at open aperture
  • Weather-resistant
  • Handles light sources at night well
  • Balances well with camera body

CONS:

Verdict:

[…] It performs really well, right in the top tier […]. Focusing is razor accurate. It is an absolute joy to use on the Fujifilm X-T4. It is an exciting lens to use, and has the aforementioned “pixie dust” magic ingredient. […] Overall, it has to be Highly Recommended.

You can read the full review and see the charts at ePhotozine here.

As you might know, Fujifilm is currently overwhelmed by the huge amount of pre-orders, a Fujifilm manager officially apologized for the shipping delay during the X summit, and here on FujiRumors it skyrocketed to the very top of the 2020 lens sales, far ahead of any other Fujinon lens.

Fujifilm crafted a massive winner.

Let’s hope they will also be able to ship it one day!!!

Firmware Update for Viltrox 23mmF1.4, 33mmF1.4 and 56mmF1.4 Released

Viltrox has released firmware updates for the following lenses:

Details of the fix:

Fixed the problem that the focus would twitch back and forth in AF-C mode

 

IBIS COMPARISON: Fujifilm X-S10 vs X-H1 vs X-T4 – Smarter Wiring, 30% Smaller Side by Side with Older IBIS Units

In the latest Fujifilm X Lab episode (which is in Japanese and you rely on a ridiculous automatic google translation that often does not make sense), Fujifilm engineers and managers talk about the Fujifilm X-S10.

They talk about the challenges of shrinking IBIS, how they changed the wiring to make it smaller and more power efficient and other things.

But what is most interesting for us, is that they showed the brand new IBIS units of the Fujifilm X-S10 side by side with the one of the Fujifilm X-H1 and Fujifilm X-S10.

As we have learned during the the launch event (which we shared in our huge X-S10 live blog), the IBIS unit on the X-S10 is about 30% smaller over the one on the X-T4.

And looking at the images below, you can really see how the X-S10 IBIS is clearly smaller than the X-T4 IBIS, not to talk of the X-H1 IBIS, which is the first IBIS Fujifilm ever created (well, that’s not technically not correct, but seriously, we don’t count this one, ok?).

It’s impressive how rapidly Fujifilm is proceeding with the miniaturization process of its IBIS, which is a declared top priority for Fujifilm.

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Viltrox 85mmF1.8 II Firmware 1.0.7 Released

Viltrox has released a firmware 1.0.7 for the Viltrox 85mmF1.8 II. Down below you can find details and download links.

  1. Fixed the problem that the video focus speed is too fast.
  2. Fixed the problem that the video focus speed is too fast when the lens is used on the model with non-adjustable video focus speed
  3. Fixed the problem of not being able to focus in video focus
  4. Fixed the problem that the video focus speed adjustment is invalid in some models
  5. Fixed the problem that auto focus did not respond when video focusing

You can access the firmware page here and download the firmware file here.

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