Best Prime 2015? “No Debate: a one-horse race: Fujinon XF 90mmF2 – New King of Sharpness!” – Imaging Resource

 

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Over the last years, the terrific quality of Fujinon lenses has been awarded many times. These recognitions are no surprise for X-shooters, who use these lenses on a daily basis. It is actually the main reason why we bought into the X-system (so says the FR-Poll taken by Fujifilm and displayed to the press).

But the challange now for Fujfilm is to improve, what is already amazing… and with the XF90mmF2 WR lens, Fuji won this challange. It is a spectacular lens. The best Fujinon lens so far.

That’s why imaging-resource, when they declared the best prime of 2015, said:

There was no debate in our discussion for the Best Prime Lens of 2015 – it was a one-horse race and the Fujinon 90mm f/2 was that horse. […] this lens is the new king of sharpness [… ] a rare case of one’s jaw dropping when looking at a blur chart!”

The choice for the best zoom was much harder, with three zooms conteding the Award. At the end it goes to the Canon 11-24mmF4 L, and the second place to the Fuji XF50-140mmF2.8 (now $200 0ff).

Read more at imaging-resource

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And Now You can Get the “X-T10: 115 X-pert Tips” KINDLE version in USA !

 

The Kindle version of Rico’s book “Fuji X-T10: 115 X-pert Tips” is ready and available for download here. NOTE: It’s Kindle Only and with DRM.

If you want to get it in multiple Formats (Kindle, ePub, PDF) and DRM-free, then you better wait for the eBook to be ready at RockyNook here. I’ll let you know as soon as it is online.

You can get the German version, “Die Fujifilm X-T10: 115 Profitipps”, here at AmazonDE or get it in multiple formats (PDF, epub, mobi) at dpunkt here (printed version here).

NEW FUJI X MOUNT LENSES announced by HandeVision :: 24/F2.4 – 35/F2.4 – 50/F2.4 – 75/F2.4 – 90/F2.4

 

HandeVision is back now, and announced a couple of new lenses, the HandeVision IBERIT f2.4 / 24, 35, 50, 75 and 90mm. They will start shipping in early 2016 for a price that goes from 480 ~ 660US dollars, depending on focal length and camera mount.

Sure, we have already lots of Fujinon lenses covering more or less the same focal lenght, but Samyang has shown that with a sound price/performance ratio, X-shooters are definitely willing to buy third-party lenses. I also own the Samyang 12mmF2 and it’s a lens I really enjoy to use for my landscape photography… and looking at the 38,942 views and 158 comments of the Fuji X Forum thread to this lens, I’d say I’m not the only one.

So it all comes down to IQ… if HandeVision can, with the IBERIT series, deliver a series that is good value for the money, I’m sure there will be enough X-shooters ready to grab one.

And if they send me one again for testing, I’ll be happy to ask my lovely friend Ellie if she’d like to play the model again ;) .

Here is the specs table (the 24 has not specs listed for now)

 

Here is the full press release

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