SIRUI Sniper f/1.2 Autofocus Prime Lenses for Fujifilm X Mount Unveiled

During IBC 2023, SIRUI gave CineD an exclusive sneak peek of their first-ever autofocus prime lenses, called Sniper. There will be three lenses, designed for APS-C mirrorless cameras, Fujifilm included.

  • Sirui Sniper 23mm f/1.2
    – 30cm minimum focus
    – about 400g weight
    – about $350
  • Sirui Sniper 33mm f/1.2
    – 40cm minimum focus
    – about 400g weight
    – about $350
  • Sirui Sniper 56mm f/1.2
    – 60cm minimum focus
    – about 400g weight
    – about $350
  • Two more Sirui Sniper lenses coming in 2024

You can see the watch the CineD interview with Sirui below and check out all the details at the CineD article here. Crowdfunding campaign will start on Indiegogo.

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Electronic contacts for software correction support, EXIF, etc, but no Autofocus

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Capture One 23 (16.2.4) Adds Fujifilm GFX100 II and Latest GF lens Support

Capture One 23 (16.2.4) has added support for the Fujifilm GFX100 II and for the following G mount lenses:

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Fujifilm GFX100 II has 21% Better Autofocus Tracking Accuracy than GFX100S and We are All saying it Wrong!

Autofocus Boost

Fujifilm USA manager Michael Bulbenko has shared a video called “Understanding Fujifilm GFX100II“.

Now, I will let you watch the video below, where he runs over the specs.

But there is one thing that Michael Bulbenko says that I’d like to hightlight because I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere else:

  • better autofocus accuracy: “the GFX100II has a 21% improvement in the hit rate of locking on to focus compared to GFX100S“

That’s of course a welcome improvement if you shoot in autofocus continous.

More accuracy combined with higher frames per second (8fps on GFX100II vs 5fps on GFX100S) will lead to more keepers.

But I dare to say that, if you are like me and shoot with your GFX in single AF or max 3 fps, then the 21% improvement are welcome, but not crucial.

What’s more important , for my shooting style, is the new autofocus algorithm and how reliable it is in tracking eyes/faces/subjects before I even press the shutter button.

My X-T5 is a huge step forward in this regard compared to anything else I owned before in the X series.

If the GFX100II has the same “confidence”, then this would be a big deal for me.

We are Saying it Wrong

Also curious: throughout the entire video Michael calls the GFX100II “the second” and not “two“.

And just today, Fujifilm USA released one of their fun product launch videos where they underline again that it’s “the second” and not “two”.

I guess the memo did not arrive to Fujifilm Japan, because during the Fujifilm X Summit, the Japanese managers kept calling it Fujifilm GFX100 “two” ;).

With that said, you can enjoy both videos down below.

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