Why I Sold the Godox TT350F and Which Flashes I do Recommend
guest post by Alexandru A. – contact me at fujirumor@gmail.com if you would like to contribute with guest posts
First off all I apologize for the boredom of this article. I wanted to do videos, comparisons, tests, photos, etc. but it is full season, I have 2 children, a day job and no time on my hands.
I jumped to the mirrorless realm from Nikon and I am glad I did. After I sold all my Nikon gear all I was left were my 3 Nikon flashes SB600 SB700 and SB800. For a period I continued to use them with the Fuji system but this had limitations. I shoot events and I like to have one flash on camera and at least 2 off camera. I have 2 X-T2 bodies so the numbers did not add up.
When I was at photokina 2018, I stopped at the Kipon booth, and checked out the Kipon EF-FX 0.7x focal reducer (the quivalent of Metabones’ Speedbooster). Since I couldn’t test it, all I can say it that it feels very well build.
If you want to know more about it, definitely check out the Kipon Baveyes EF-FX ”Speedbooster” review at Mattias Burling Youtube.
PROS
all metal very sturdy build
USB port for firmware
similar results to Viltrox and Metabones focal reducers, and no so buggy like the Viltrox
AF for stills is pretty good
CONS
with some lenses swirly bokeh (the reviewers likes it, but some others might not like it)
X-H1 IBIS sometimes gives vignetting and ND sometimes creeps into frame
AF is not as reliable as native lens
not for streets and sports photography
Video AF is not great
You can purchase the following Kipon Adapters for Fujifilm:
“This product is the 2nd generation adapter for mounting Canon FD mount lens on FUJIFILM X cameras. It is equipped with 4 groups of 4 focal reducer lenses that reduces the focal length to 0.726 times in the adapter, even with cameras adopting the APS-C size image pickup device, it is possible to shoot with the original full frame angle of view of the lens.”
Recently Florian suggested a Fujinon XF400mm F4 for wildlife photography.
As to expect, you guys discussed his idea, and made your own recommendations, which Florian now collected in the poll down below (thanks). Feel free to drop your vote.
DPReview tested the Fujifilm X-T3 capabilities and concludes that the X-T3 “lives ip to its impressive specifications“. You can check out their video related review here. Their key points:
stunning video that lives up to X-T3 impressive specifications
Zebras and magnification during shooting make it easier to capture footage
Video works well enough to be usable for all but the most critical work
Lack of in-body stabilization makes it a tripod or gimbal camera
Video AF: generally holding focus steady unless it finds itself with nothing it can focus on. With a little tuning we generally found we could get the result we wanted for a range of different shooting situations
The Movie Silent Control mode, while fiddly to use, makes the X-T3 one of the most pleasant cameras for shooting both stills and video on
The X-T3’s 4K appears a little more detailed than the 4K output of the Sony A7 III. 1080p output isn’t as impressive, though it’s more detailed than the A7 III’s footage. This advantage is maintained into the 120 fps mode
DPReview also allows you to compare the video stills studio test. Check it out here.
Max Yuryev
Max Yuryev says the Fujifilm X-T3 a phenomenal camera for video shooters. Some key points of the video we share below (or see directly on youtube here):
it’s handsome
kit lens feels so solid, very good performer
tally light when filming, so you know when it’s recording
eye detection during video is very impressive feature
so many video options
H265 codec needs lots of CPU power when editing on computer
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