Sigma X or Fujinon XF: That is the Question!

Sigma X Mount

When I started with Fujifilm MILC about 10 years ago and my bank account at that time regularly and literally hit the zero mark as I spend all my remaining resources into summer travels (and gear that I needed to capture those travels), I would have loved to have cheaper autofocus options for the X mount. But there were not. So I mostly stuck with a few XF lenses (and some manual focus lenses).

Oh, how nice would it have been if 10 years ago I could have bought something like the Tamron 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 for my travels, or even the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 for portraits.

A wider range of affordable third party AF lenses would have facilitated my X system build-up. But with none of that around, I just bought slowly into it, sometimes wishing for lenses for certain images that I could not afford.

Today it’s different.

For those who just start out with the X system or do not have or want to invest a bigger amount of money into lenses, these Sigma X mount lenses are a terrific option.

That’s why personally I consider them a wonderful addition to the X system, even though they are close to what Fujifilm already offers.

So let’s dedicate the Sigma X mount trinity a little roundup :).

Written Reviews

  • alwinkok – Sigma 30mm f1.4 – Never Too Late (lots to love but also a few downsides)
  • asobinet – Sigma 56mm f/1.4 for X mount review

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DPRTV: Five Best Handling Digital Cameras of All Time


Outside of technical stuff like image quality and autofocus, there are some cameras that just make you happy when you hold them. To celebrate great ergonomics, Chris Niccolls runs down his top five handling digital cameras of all time.

DPRTV ranking:

  1. Canon EOS R5
  2. Nikon D750
  3. Fujifilm X100V
    Many people love the analogue control experience of the X-T line. Chris prefers the ergonomics of the Fujifilm X-S10 and Fujifilm GFX100S. But at the end Chris picks the Fujifilm X100V because it is a refined and pocketable camera. Hybrid Viewfinder is nice to use. Flip out LCD is so thin that it does not make the camera bulkier. Compact 23mmF2 lens. Fits in pocket and very nice to use.
  4. Leica Q2
  5. Pentax K1

Of course these kind of rankings are extremely subjective. Let us know in the comments what your favorite Fujifilm camera is in terms of ergonomics.

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Best Solutions for Processing Fujifilm RAW Files in 2022 :: DxO PhotoLab for Fuji Shooters :: ApolloOne Photo Viewer and More

A few exciting things happened on the X Trans demosaicing front recently.

The arguably most exciting event was DxO finally supporting Fujifilm X-Trans files with DxO PhotoLab 5. And from all I could see so far, the results are absolutely fantastic. So much so, that, even though I am a hardcore CaptureOne user and lover, I think DxO PhotoLab 5 will be the one software I will check out in depth in 2022 as it seems to perform better than anything else.

Thomas Fitzgerald, my go-to source for all things X-Trans files editing (links below) says that DxO is the best X-Trans converter for “Pure Image Quality” in combination with DxO’s DeepPrime noise reduction technology. A downside: in order to use Fujifilm’s film simulation, you have to purchase also the “DXO Film Pack” as an extra.

If you are using DxO PhotoLab 5 already, feel free to let me (and us all) know in the comments what you think about it. Are you happy with it?

Speaking of DxO, recently they also added X-Trans support to DxO PureRAW 2.

And since we talk editing, I thought to make a mini-roundup with some of the editing related articles, including the ones of Thomas mentioned above in this article.

X-Trans Roundup

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Fujifilm X-T4 Dynamic Range Data (vs X-T3, X-Pro3)

Photons to Photos has published its Fujifilm X-T4 dynamic range measurement data.

The Fujifilm X-T4 basically performs identical to the X-T3. The Fujifilm X-Pro3 seems to be superior, but as Blill Claff from PTP explained to us:

The X-Pro3 appears to have improved PDR but it is an illusion.

It’s well known that Fuji implements the ISO setting in an unusual way.
In this case they have given ISO 320 to ISO 12800 an addition 1 stop boost.

Fuji uses a proprietary Exif tag called “Raw Exposure Bias” to indicate how much they have shifted the raw data from “standard”.

Adjusted in Excel for Raw Exposure Bias we see that the X-Pro3 and X-T3 are essentially identical. (They shift to dual conversion gain at a slightly different point).

You can access the chart here.

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Sigma and Samyang Fujifilm X Mount Autofocus Lenses Reviews

Since Fujifilm opened its lens protocols to third party manufacturers, lots have happened rather quickly in terms of autofocus lenses for the X system.

So today I decided to dedicate a roundup to the latest X mount autofocus additions to the system, the Samyang 12mm f/2.0 AF and the Sigma X mount trinity.

Overall I can say that none can match the very latest releases coming from Fujifilm (with the XF56mmF1.2 getting an overall performance boost in 2022, too).

But it is also true that price matters and the new third party AF lenses definitely offer a fine performance for the price.

X Mount AF Roundup

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