Low Cost 135mm Lens Options (& Comparisons): Fujica 135mmF2.5, Pentacon 135mmF2.8, Tair11A 135mmF2.8 & more!

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FXF member KwyjiboVanDeKamp started a hot & very interesting topic here at the Fuji X Forum. It’s a comparison between lenses with a 135mm (203mm equiv.) focal length. A topic dedicated to those who don’t have the money for the XF 50-140 ;) .

You can see & compare the performance of various 135mm lenses shared by the FXF community here. If you also have some experience with 135mm lenses, feel free to share your findings and images in this thread.

Until now, the discussion (and samples shots) includes the following lenses:

– Tair 11A 135mm f/2.8 with 20!!! aperture blades
– [shoplink 37193 ebay]Fujinon EBC 135mm f/2.5 with 6 aperture blades[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37195 ebay]Pentacon 135mm f/2.8 with 15 aperture blades[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37196 ebay]Fujinon 135mm f/3.5 M42[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37197 ebay]PORST Tele MC Auto D 135mm f/2.8 M42[/shoplink] – [shoplink 37198 ebay]Zuiko 135mm f/2.8[/shoplink] adapted with Speedbooster Ultra
– [shoplink 37199 ebay]Vivitar 135mm M42 f2.8[/shoplink] with Zhongyi Speedbooster
– [shoplink 37200 ebay]Canon 135 F3.5[/shoplink] – Takumar 135 F3.5

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TOP OF THE SHOTS at the X-Shooter Facebook Zone!

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Mads Pihl‎: Ice cruising in the Disko Bay in Greenland on July 1. Fuji X-T1 with Fuji XF 10-24mm 10mm – f/4.5 – 1/3200 – ISO 320 — at Disko Bay.

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Here are the most liked images of the Fujirumors facebook photostream… and keep it up, share and vote your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:

1) SHARE & DESCRIBE: go to the Fujirumors facebook timeline and submit your favorite X-shot (and a short description) in the timeline by selecting “Photo/Video” .
2) VOTE & COMMENT: All the images will be displayed at the Fujirumors facebook photostream. You can vote & comment the images there.

NOTE: The next selection will start from those images shared starting from July 5 !

Enjoy the X-shots ;)

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Steven Dempsey‎: Shipwreck. Fujifilm X-T1 10-24mm

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Uwe Richter‎: X in Blue. Holocaust Memorial Berlin. X-Pro 1 & XF 18-55mm

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Ken Jacques‎: Love. Love Love, The Fuji X- Series camera. XE-2 with kit lens on this shot in Arches National Park.

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Dylan Goldby‎: Mrauk U, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Fuji x-t1, 16mm f/1.4

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XF 90mmF2: “The MUST-HAVE Companion for a Portrait Photographer ” Olafphotoblog & more Reviews!

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image courtesy: olafphotoblog

XF 90mm F2 WR
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

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So here is another one, who fell in love with the latest Fujinon lens: Olafphotoblog here! They posted a buntch of images and a list of thoughts about the XF 90mmF2 WR (I’ll share just a few points here on FujiRumors):

  • When shooting wide-open, the bokeh is creamy and pleasing to the eye.
  • Edge transitions are gorgeous and ceaseless, allowing for dreamy look.
  • The micro-contrast is nicely balanced for portraiture work.
  • The sharpness is top-notch and on a par with the XF 56mm F1.2 and XF 35mm F1.4.
  • Autofocus works much better with the latest update. We played with a face/eye detection function and found it sometimes takes a bit longer than we would like before it locks. We will write more about this in our upcoming posts.
  • With Fujifilm’s film simulations, which are tuned to photographing people (beautiful skin tones), the XF 90mm is a great fit.

Here are a few more reviews: Rico’s XF90mm First Look. / 90mm + MCEX Tubes at jasonpitcher / Fujifilm XF90mm Review at leighmiller PART ONE and PART TWO / XF 90mm Review at wimarys / Hands on review at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Review at patricemichellon /

image courtesy: patricemichellon – 100% crop

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Fujifilm will launch the first X series camera with 1” sensor in about 3 months (Anonymous Source)

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According to an anonymous source, Fuji will announce a X series camera with an 1” sensor in the next few months (around September / October). It could have a fixed zoom lens with a range similar to the one of the Fujifilm X-S1, which has a 24-624mm zoom lens.

Sounds a lot like the Fujifilm X-S2, but this is not part of the rumor.

Anyway, will we soon have the first X-series camera featuring a 1” sensor?

To be clear, the grain of salt is mandatory with every rumor I share (especially anonymous rumors). Don’t take everything as a fact, just because my rumor hit rate is of almost 90% in 2015 – btw, many of them shared by anonymous sources.

I hope I will be able to confirm it via trusted source as soon as possible, and that I can say once again: “Hey, I told you” ;) .

stay tuned,
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RUMOR: XF100-400 and XF120mmF2.8 delayed! (anonymous source)

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An anonymous source told me that both, the XF100-400 and XF120mmF2.8 1:1 Macro, have been delayed.

The reason for the delay? The source said that Fuji was not fully satisfied with the IQ of the 100-400 and they want to improve it further. Also, Fuji was (and still is) very busy to satisfy the high demand on current WR lenses.

In the latest roadmap here, Fuji expected the XF100-400 to be available in March, and the XF120mm in May. The anonymous source did not share any new expected release date for now.

MESSAGE TO THIS SOURCE: Thanks for sharing. In case you decide to share more information in future anonymously via rumor box, feel free to give yourself a nick-name. If you do, please write your next message in a way I can recognize you are the same person, who shared this rumor.

stay tuned,
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