From the top of a mountain peak in the Dolomites (see video here) we told you this:
We said no more no less than this.
However, I see the rumor is spreading the wrong way around the internet, so sources have now reached us to out again and would like me to clarify.
So I’ll do it now.
We already reported a few months ago about the upcoming Meike 55mm f/1.4 autofocus lens coming for Fujifilm X mount.
You can also see lots of images of the lens shared in that article.
Now a few specs have surfaced (see below) on Japanese and Chinese websites via asobinet and 独立摄影师联合会.
This will be Meike’s second AF X mount lens after the Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 .
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CineD has reviewed the brand new Sirui Sniper f/1.2 series of lenses that can now be backed at Indiegogo, as we reported here.
In short we can say: it has its flaws (quite a few of them), such as lack of sharpness wide open, visible chromatic aberration, not ideal bokeh, jittery IBIS (communication problems with the camera) and what not.
So it is far from an optically perfect lens.
However, it has definitely its character and CineD liked working with it, because it has its peculiar identity (something we often don’t find in optically “perfect” lenses).
Or, as the Sigma CEO said here “it’s easier to make a perfect lens, than a lens with character” [Note: which is why I LOVE my good old XF35mmF1.4 R – see it in action here in Barcelona]
You can look the video above and read the article at CineD here.
One of the questions is how accurate the Fujifilm GFX100II eye autofocus is.
A kind source decided to answer this question, and passed me an internal Fujifilm slide about the Fujifilm GFX100II, which shows that, for portraits and coupled with the Fujinon GF55mm f/1.7, Fujifilm has calculated a 97% autofocus accuracy.
This is of course for portraits. We are not talking about the accuracy when tracking any athlete running at full speed or something like that.
But I guess the most realistic scenario for the combination GFX100II and GF55mmF1.7 is anyway portraits or not really fast moving subjects (people at a wedding etc).
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The TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 autofocus lens was pre-announced in early October, and now it has been fully announced and you can pre-order it here.
The first mount available is the Fujifilm X mount version here.
You can also find the first reviews about this lens online.
