I have the 16mm f/1.4 and have found at f/2.8 it removes all the coma in the top corners. Love using it for astro.

Awesome video

This has to be the most accurate comparison between lenses for any system on KZread. Amazing work, really impressed by this. Also quite surprised, I was expecting the 8-16mm to be on top of the list by quite a margin so when I saw that the actual best performer for Astro was the XF16mm F1.4 I was quite astounded although it is an amazing lens (probably one of the sharpest for the X Mount). In the end, the best was the conclusion, you pretty much can get more than good enough results with any of the aforementioned lenses, and that's great news for us Fuji shooters. Keep up the good work!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, really happy you enjoyed it!

11:18: »How-aewah!« - love it!

Phenomenal review. It's clear a lot of hard work went into this video. Thank you!!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and yes it did take a ton of work, I'm glad you appreciate it

It's the first time I'm watching such a scientific but simple video about Fuji's and in general photography. Thanks so much. I'm gonna watch all your previous post soon.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Comments like that make it very worth while producing content like this.

Thanks for sharing your list of best lenses for astrophotography. I have used the following lenses on Fuji mirrorless cameras: 12mm f/2 Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 Zeiss Touit 14mm f/2.8 Nikon (adapted) 16mm f/2.8 Nikon fisheye (adapted) 16mm f/1.4 Fuji 18mm f/3.5 Nikon (adapted) 16-55mm f/2.8 Fuji One lens that I own but have not yet tested is a Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 fisheye.

@dmitryh3913

8 ай бұрын

Viltrox 13mm f1.4

What an effort on this one! Thanks for making it easier for me to take my 14 f2.8 out for an astro shoot..

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome man, hope you get exciting results!

"The 14mm is best at 14mm. **looks at camera, cheeky grin** Well done." LOL dude you got me. Really appreciate the thorough breakdown of all the lenses at their best astro settings. I can't imagine how long and how much thought all of that took, but well done, very solid video. And as a night time shooter myself coming to the Fuji system this video is perfect for me. Thanks also for making the cheat sheets, definitely going to come in handy!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you! I really appreciate the time you put into that comment, and all your constant support and messages really helps.

@StarlordStavanger

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography No worries man, I believe we both share a legit passion for the Fuji system and that resonates through all your videos ya know. Also, you break things down well enough that anyone can follow and understand. Just keep doing exactly what you're doing man, always have fun with it too if you can! And hopefully in the coming months there's an update to that van build of yours, I know some of us haven't forgotten heh heh.

If you’re Australian try to keep things at adeen just so you can say adeen several time when talking about it. Better image quality at 16mm or 20mm or any other focal length? No, keep it at adeen because adeen. Outstanding video. Thank you for your time putting this together.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha i am not Australian and I'm also a little confused by your message sorry

@demonsaint1296

3 жыл бұрын

You’re not Australian. What was I thinking? Some of your accent is a little similar sounding to me. Just should have complimented you on the time taken for this excellent video.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I appreciate the compliment all the same. I am from New Zealand which is pretty close to Australia, but very much not the same country

I love how much you tested this! I'm curious how the Samyang 12mm F2 stacks up against the Fuji lineup, since it's a very popular and very cheap lens that I see used for Astrophotography quite often. Also definitely interested in seeing that editing video!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Yes me too on both topics! Cheers for the comment.

@NukeSPO

4 жыл бұрын

I’d also be very interested in the Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f2 comparison. I’ve been using it for years, and I’m happy with it, but I’d like to see a comparison test.

@BackFocus11

4 жыл бұрын

@@NukeSPO YES!!!! And throw in the Zeiss Tuit 12mm f2.8 for giggles too

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha if I can get my hands on one, I will

@MikeKline

4 жыл бұрын

@@NukeSPO same here. Been using the 12mm for a few years on my Fujis and am happy with the results but... a comparison would be nice!

Brilliant, mate! Subscribed :)

Would be interesting to see how the longer lenses do at photographing, say, Andromeda. The 90mm is a tad shortish, but given it's wide aperture, sharpness, and basically no aberrations I would expect it to be a great performer.

Crazy how deep you dived into this, hats off to you sir 🙏🏼 great info

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Thanks for helping me explore in finding the "best" fuji lens for Astrophotography.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

No worries at all.

Very ingenious testing system, and very thorough, and although quite a complex subject, easy to understand - thank you

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thank you

Just bought my first fuji with the 18-55 kit based on your video- Cant wait to get out and shoot. Thanks for the content!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

I'm excited for you, if ya have any troubles running it do feel free to sing out in these comments.

@ldr8276

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography thanks man! Really appreciate it. Keep up the great work 👊🏽

Thank you for this- a fantastic analysis and you did all the hard work for us!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great vid! My best settings with the 16 1.4 is, ISO 800, 4 mins, f/2.8. 😁😁😁

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

You should give my suggested settings a shot, you'd notice a HUGE improvement in star sharpness and detail.

@RyanLunaPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography I was being facetious. I use a star tracker, and those are my go to settings when i use it.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhhh that makes far more sense.... Wouldn't the drop to f/2 still really drop down those aberrations though, they are pretty bad at f/1.4

@RyanLunaPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography I track at F/2.8.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha sorry text kills some of the humor, my bad hahahaha

Wow, this must have been a lot of work. Best review I have ever seen. It should be Fuji who feels lucky enough to have ambassador like you! Thumbs up and subscribed.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha you are far to kind, thank you!

Amazing amount of work went into this. Thank you so much. Very helpful.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Definitely the most informative and well-produced video!!!! Thank you so much

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks, thorough and useful! I have four of those lenses. I am a lapsed amateur astronomer, If I were still energetic and still serious I would "invest" in a star tracker.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

wowser. wicked video. that was just the info I needed and magically it's a new moon tomorrow.. will shoot and report back.. have the 10-24 and the kit 18-55 will see what goes best :)

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

Haha all the best

Wow! crazy to see the 18-55mm do so well. Awesome video, great work.

Great video, I'm completely new to astrophotography so a lot of this is over my head, but I appreciate how you meticulously broke down each lens!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and best of luck

Great work man! We had plans to go to great barrier island but lockdown day 1 was on the date we should take the boat. Got stuck in Taranaki a few months instead. Great time though. Got some nice astro shot up on the mountain. Now back in Sweden. Miss the NZ night skies.

Amazingly helpful video! Thanks for putting in the hours to put it together!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you taking the time to comment, I appreciate it.

WOW... awesome review/report... thank you for such detailed analysis...

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

No worries at all, thank you

Great info and well produced video! Keep it up. I bought the 16 mm 1.4 lens specifically because it was the best for astrophotography. Great lens

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

this is just incredible! you've done a great job creating something I've always wanted to see. I learned a lot about fuji lenses and settings for astrophotography in this video. Thank you!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy to help

This is amazing. Your knowledge blows me away.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There are a few more follow up videos to this on one the channel now if you feel like even more.

@pouchboy1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography I have subscribed and am going to go through all your videos. I want to learn how to do more complex photography than just the normal crap I throw on Flickr. I appreciate the help.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

If you have any questions do sing out, and thanks for the sub.

Fabulous vid, very thorough, informative and helpful. In a sea of rather similar content and reviews, this one really stands out!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome video. So glad I stumbled across it. Thanks!!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Perfect timing, heading to Pembrokeshire with my new XT3 and 16-80 f4 next month, and want to try some astro. Biggest take away from all your hard work for me, is I can get some decent results without a specialist lens (though obviously I’ll be buying more as I go). Have dabbled with my m43 kit, so interested to see difference

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Best of luck man, if you have any questions about improving your shots after your trip and just want to share send me a link back here.

Hi Thomas, first off: thanks a lot for all the work you are putting into your videos! You are truly creating valuable content. I’m not sure if you read this because it’s an older video, but I am wondering if you could get a hand on the new Viltrox 13mm f1,4 to check how it stacks up against the Samyang 12 mm and also the Fuji primes. Thanks and best regards, Thomas

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, unfortunately I don’t have a way of getting hold of viltrox lenses as they haven’t replied to my messages. Thank you kindly for the words of support though and all the best

@tomleo4670

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography Thank you for your kind reply, appreciated. Understood. That´s a pity. Maybe someone can borrow you one some time :-)) all the best from Germany

I think its nice that the "kit lens" does so well and that the XC "kit lens" does an admirable job as well. I just used my 18-55 at a dark sky site and was pleasantly surprised by how well it did. If I were to pick up another wide angle Fujinon, probably the 8-16. But I have an 8mm Fisheye from Altura that did very well also.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Fujis "kit" lenses are blowing my mind how incredible they are for how cheap they are.

What a great review indeed!!! Amazing! Wish you had included other brand x-mount lenses like Sony Touit 12mm, Samyang 12mm and Laowa 9mm! (Next video perhaps?) Another subscriber here! Cheers from Australia!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Other lens will come as I can find the lenses to borrow. The samyang 12mm isn't far off though, and cheers for the sub

@GusPotenza

4 жыл бұрын

I run a Facebook group for Australian/New Zealander Fujifilm shooters (although our NZ membership is quite low in comparison and therefore our presence in NZ is proportionally small) if you ever come to Australia let us know and we can try and arrange gear for testings through our retail and manufacturer partners 😉 Cheers

@GusPotenza

4 жыл бұрын

m.facebook.com/FujifilmXAU/photos/a.221377964632060/2042978639138641/?type=3

That is the most entertaining as well as informing fuji lens review I ever watched! With that thorough process, you answered almost all questions relating astrophotography with a fuji setup. Could have added the Samyang 12mm f2 fuji mount. I'm interested how that would stack up!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

I got your back buddy. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5xks5ajeNqwZLg.html

@arghyadipsen2429

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography haha! Fastest reply ever! Thanks a ton man!🙏

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

No worries, cheers for the support man.

Thank you so much. Amazing how much effort you have put into this. I would pick the 8-16mm f2.8 over the 16mm f1.4 just because of the wider view. But it is soo expensive! Have the Samyang 12mm f2. Performs pretty well although strong coma along the edges. But that‘s just pixel peeping 😉

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

I have the samyang at the moment and plan to have it's review on next week. And yes I really like the look and wideness of the 8-16mm as well for astro

Thank you for sharing. I had the chance to see a rocket launch in 2018. Unbelievable experience. I shared a pretty fun montage of the trip to my channel.

This was a wicked good video! I've got the Samyang 12mm for my X-S10 and am motivated to point it up to the sky to see what I get. If good, I'll buy the Sigma 16 f1.4. Thank you for putting so much quality work and time into this . I'm subscribing mate! Now put another shrimp on the "Bobby"!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Hahah Is a “shrimp on the bobby “ meant to be a go at my accent? Because I’m a from New Zealand not Australia, very closed but I believe the correct joke should be related to sheep hahaha

@mattcero1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography Copy that! I say that to dudes from England, Scotland and Ireland as well, please know. Great work and the rating system was a great summation of it all.

I wrote a somewhat lengthy comment about why you should use capture one instead of Lightroom. But YT is bugged and didn't save it, so I'll leave it at that, but feel free to ask if you're interested about how I came to my conclusion and why I never looked back.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

I did buy capture one, and I do like the way it handles Fuji files better, as 90% of my time editing is for work, I am just so comfortable and fast in LR the IQ difference wasn’t worth the speed difference for me, and resent LR updates have bridged my issues even more so.

@raven9ine

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography really? The IQ with fuji files in LR when I last tried it was totally unacceptable, those worm like patterns were way too ugly , plus the CaptureOne is much faster at processing Fuji files, it's like day and night, even if at the time when I switched to CO I was new to it, that speed difference almost made up for it. Meanwhile since I know CO, it's a whole different story. And if you don't "just" get the Fuji version, you can use CO for all your cameras if you use not only fuji cameras? It's an adjustment, but if you can overcome that, it's totally worth it. I mean why all those great cameras, expensive lenses and then use software that destroys your images?

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I work all day every day delivering Fuji files edited in lightroom. I won New Zealand Landscape photographer of the year from exactly that, I’m not saying CO doesn’t have some advantages, but I am saying LR currently does a more than go enough job for a working pro

@raven9ine

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography what's flight room? I'm sure your photography skills are top notch, and the software you use doesn't change that, I'm just saying there's potential lost. The worm fragments also are mostly visible at 100% and less on prints, but still it's lost potential. Switching to CO will slow you down at first, but unless you're always editing on a beast of a machine, I think the much faster processing of CO for fuji after a while, will speed up your process even.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry I meant Lightroom (have now edited the comment) I work a lot at 400% and have zero worming with my workflow, I also work very heavily in a digital and print work and I think the issues you’ve experienced with LR just no longer exists And it CO defence I haven’t used it for over a year so maybe the newer version are more to my workflow tastes as well

Bloody hell. What a review. Added this to my 'Watch Later' videos... permanently! Appreciate the hard work here. BTW I found you because I'm eyeing the 14mm f2.8 but worrying it's so old maybe it's not 'all that'..... this might have tipped the scale to convince me to get it!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly have no inside idea but I think there must be lots of mark II lenses in the works so if you worried about the age of the lens of snap up a second hand one of go towards some of the new lenses like the new 18mm Or get the 16mm 1.4 etc

Thanks for the review, I have the kit lens, will try it out tonight.

Thank you for the great Video.... Can you please give your opinion on the new 56mm 1.2wr for astrophotography as well. I would be grateful for your time and effort. Some people say the old version had issues while focusing in astrophotography. So your opinion with regarding the new version will be priceless. Regards and Have a Lovely Day

Thank you so much for this! I don't do astrophotography but since I own the 16mm f/1.4, maybe I should give it a whirl!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

You should, I send me ya images I'd love to see how ya get on

Really well done and very helpful. Nice work.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What a fantastic review!! Thank you

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Sir! What a review !!!! Thanks for saving us so much time and for the clear examples. New subscriber!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and you're welcome.

Hey Thomas! Have you tested Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 XF? Could be quite amazing for astrophotography too?

Really good explanation Tom! I already have the 18-55 f/2.8-4.0 and the 10-24 f/4 and was looking for a better lens from Fuji, but that winner's glass is expensive. Came across to your channel from the post you added in Astrophotography for Fujifilm FB group btw ;)

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the comment man. Good skills more than makes up for not top tire glass. If you can't afford the best, don't, creativity and knowledge will do far better than money every single time.

Thanks Thomas for the accurately describing the technicalities each lenses pocess! Now that we have XF 18 MM 1.4, please would you share your suggestions how better this lens in reducing the abberation

You know how speeding up KZread videos is a great life hack? Well, I had to slow this one down and yet wasn’t able to grasp all of it (:

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah sorry about that and I agree.

@taleofahorse3457

5 ай бұрын

i love how fast you go. As a kiwi who has to listen to 45 seconds of dragged out drawl every time i check my voice mails - i say thanks Thomas. i follow you as my #1 learning source because i get so much out of your videos! ✌️😁

Thank you so much for all of this! I have to admit, that was incredible info and appreciate the hard work to get all this data. Here’s an idea for a future video if you’d like. Bokeh quality of lenses 😊

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh good one, thank you!

I had great luck with my XPro2 and only wide lens I have the, 18mm F2 using F2.8 at ISO1600/3200 at about 6-10 seconds on my first try. Acceptable minimal star trail if you're not a pixel peep. I need to experiment again with 3200\6400 at 10 to 15 seconds, but that is pushing it.

Excellent review/comparison of Fuji lenses in Astrophotography. Loved the detail and explanation on every single aspect, just subscribed to your channel! Will check your other videos and keep an eye for new ones, keep that great work, thank you! :)

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, the encouragement means so much and I really appreciate it!

Wow Tom! That was amazing! So I finally got around to watching some of your videos and I’m so impressed, I must have been inspired to as next thing I know halfway through this video I found myself outside shooting the sky Haha Epic man 👌

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Inspiration is what it's all about, and I love the support, thank you again.

Wow, thanks for doing this mate!

Thank you

Hi Thomas, I'm new to your channel and wanted to thank you for all the donkey work you've done, which you are now sharing with us. I shall put this into practise as I live near Dungeness in the UK and am dying to get some Milky Way shots.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and all the best.

Cheers Thomas, this was really interesting!! I always use my Samyang 12mm f2 for astro, but I might just try the 10-24 one night. Thank you, looking forward to more very informative updates from you!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it.

Hello! I know this is an older video for you but it is fantastic and super informative! (and I just discovered it) I was just wondering if perhaps you have had a chance to add the more recent 18mm 1.4 prime to this list? I am just curious as to how it performs compared to that 16mm 1.4. Thanks for the very interesting content!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t done a heavy test on it, but it’s outstanding and either would be a fantastic purchase. I’d pick the 16mm if you’re into landscapes and the 18mm if you’re into video. But that’s getting very picky

@Argolich

2 жыл бұрын

Well thanks for the reply!! I appreciate your thoughts :-).

I downloaded your cheat sheets for a couple of the lenses and I noticed that they were based on Fujifilm’s 26.1 Mp sensors, I now have an X-T5 and was wondering how the 40Mp sensors affect these results 🤔

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

6 ай бұрын

Use a slightly shorter shutter speed by maybe a second or so, but this only depends on how fussy you want to be. I’d follow the cheat sheet exactly to get started and you should be able work out what your happy with after a bit of experience

Valuable video, thanks.

Great content, really informative. As many stated, it would be really intersesting to hear about that samyang 12f2 in astro rating too, as it is quite popular in fuji users. Also the 23f1.4 and even the 35f1.4 (was surprised myself when i tried that one) might be interesting for astro, given their big aperture, might be a reason to consider those too. About raw development, i can def recommend you to give capture 1 a try. At first I really didnt wanna change from lightroom, but it is just that much better for fuji raws that i never looked back since.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

The samyang 12mm video is about two weeks away, and while the 23mm and 35mm can very much. E used for astro, their required short shutter speed to avoid star trailing doesn't make them as good as the wider options, but they would be fantastic for star trails. Cheers for the suggestions and comments though I really appreciate the time

Love it! So so good (and I could actually understand it all, which was super encouraging:-) My big question is, have you had a chance to have play with the Sigma 16mm f1.4? Im currently on Canon ef-m and looking round for a new system that hasn't been abandoned by its manufacturer (x-t5 on the shortlist). Had very pleasing results with my ef-m Sigma 16mm, but always wondered just how much better the Fuji actually is.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Unfortunately I haven’t tested that lens sorry

@gemmawatson6100

5 ай бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography All good, you have got a fantastic channel, awesome to see so many top images coming out of Taranaki!

Have you tried/rated the Zeus’s Tuition 12mm F2.8 for Fujifilm? Just wondering where this fits in with your list of best Astro lenses for Fuji.

Superb video! You earned a subscription.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you?

I have the 23mm f/1.4 and just recently started using it on the night sky. I had to order a light pollution filter though because those city lights are just way too bright in my area. I'm hoping that lens is just as good as the 16mm, just a little less of the sky captured.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

It's pretty impressive for it's mm range

This was an amazing video! And it's so hard to find more technical stuff about fuji gear. Specially regardin the aberrations. I know you are fuji ambassador, but it would be amazing if you could compare the zeiss and samyang 12mm in this group. At the end, they are part of what people are getting into when they get fuji bodies.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Samyang review is 2 weeks away, getting hold of the third party lenses has been a struggle at the moment in New Zealand so I am just working on the kindness of my viewers to lend them to me. Cheers for the support though mate, I really appreciate it.

@calebe16

2 жыл бұрын

One year later and there is a new Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 on the horizon. :-o It sounds like it will be an interesting contender. :-D

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Exciting sounding lens

Great video, I’m glad I found it, even 3 years later lol!! Have you compared some of the third party lenses to the Fuji 16mm f1.4? I’ve been looking at the sigma 16mm for 1.4, the Samyang/rokinon 12mm f2, and the recent TTartisan 10mm f2 and they all seem pretty great for astrophotography too. Do you have any opinions or recommendations? It seems the Fuji would make the most all-around sense since it has autofocus, but if I wanted a lens mainly for astrophotography, those others are much cheaper. What do you think?

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 ай бұрын

I have a review up for the samyang and have a little experience with most third party options and I would say they can be great. Like maybe a 50% chance it’ll be as good as reviewed. Because I’ve also seen a lot with flaws and soft patches

@shirokuro73

4 ай бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography thanks! I’ll look for your review!

Really nice video. Thank you for your hard work you put into this video. Love to follow you for more content. I will go check the website from time to time to see if you had time to compare more lenses.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I'll be posting videos of those lenses here before adding them to the website. But I really appreciate the support

Fantastic Review, thank you

Thanks, this was very useful. I'd be interested in how the Samyang 12mm and Laowa 9mm perform. BTW, my best lens is the Televue NP101 540mm f/5.4 telescope on a Vixen Sphinx GEM to track the sky. The telescope is diffraction limited (so zero observable aberrations). I've added a 10:1 focus reduction gear for accurate focus. I use 2min to 5min exposures with that. Since I'm using the XT1, I have to use Bulb with an iPhone wired-headphones as a remote shutter release and a paper clip to hold the mic button on them. Good polar alignment is critical at this focal length. I also have a small, low-cost sky tracking mount for more mobile use with my Fuji lenses. With lenses, I stop down a bit to eliminate/reduce the coma in the corners, and then take longer exposures by using the tracking mount. The great thing about Fuji is the sensor captures the deep 650nm red wavelength of Hydrogen-Alpha without modifying the camera. That's a big deal.

Excellent video.

wow so much epic info!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

One thing you didn't mention was if there was any difference using electronic shutter or mechanical shutter for these milky way shots. Shutter shock can have an affect on the stars too. Great video!! I need to try my 16 1.4 at f2 more hahaha. Next time it's clear out, I'm going to give a shot. Took note of your settings...maybe I can improve mine!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

I personally have never ever had a issue with shutter shock or leaving IS or IBIS on with longer shots on any newer camera, I have ton a little testing, but not for every lens. But I have the feeling both of those two issues may be fading into our pasts. BUT still a very good point to consider and like I said I didn't think to compare for this testing. Cheers for the comment I do honestly really appreciate it.

@nerwin

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography I never had shutter shock be an issue with Fuji, although I do like using electronic during milky way shots. But I haven't really noticed any difference but it would be an interesting experiment. When I had my DSLR, shutter shock was a real issue and there was a mode to lock the mirror up before the camera actually took a picture and this resulted in my milk way photos being way sharper. I am really surprised how my Fuji camera handles Milky Way, it's almost as good as the full frame Nikon I was using before. Very impressed. But I do not like focus by wire, feel like I'm adjusting it every single second haha. Although the focus clutch on the 16 1.4 helps.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Focus by wire doesn't bother me as I'm checking focus every single time I touch the camera anyway. The clutch on the 16mm is a interesting one, I love the idea of it and I do use it, but when I was shooting astro at f/1.4, when I'd slip the ring back/forward to lock it into place I always felt like I was pumping it out of focus just a little, like it didn't want to move exactly where I had it. This is a VERY minor personal issue with the lens, and not one that would ever make me consider not buying it again.

@nerwin

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography I think it's a feature. You preset a focus and quickly go back and forth. Sometimes I've set it at the closest focus distance for macro and I can quickly pull back to the ring boom its already there. It can be handy in certain situation. So you use autofocus for milky way? It doesn't work on my XT2, even with a bright star. Just hunts 😂- Hence why I just bought an XT3. Hopefully this helps with the auto focusing department.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Oh no I mean when I can to manual focus on the front of the camera (not the lens) and then switch back a forth with the clutch I find it never felt like it locked perfectly into the same focus distance, like it has little cogs that you can't see that has a shift into one of a few spots if that makes sense. And hahahahah no I'd never auto focus for astro, the 16mm 1.4 might be the only lens that could though, but I've never tried.

What about 3rd party lenses for Fuji? Ever tried one? I’d love to see a video about this.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

I've tested the samyang 12mm f/2 but I have many more fuji lenses to test before I can do third party plus they have so far declined to reply to my requests for lenses to test

Thank you for an excellent insight into these lenses. When it comes to Star Trails which of these lenses do you think will have the least distortion. By that I mean I have seen great Star Trail images where the middle of the image has perfect concentric circles and as they get closer to the edge of the frame the trails change from concave to convex, if you know what I mean. The 16mm 1.4 has my attention after your exhaustive testing and I would like to know how it performs for Star Trails, distortion wise. I am just using Capture One Express for editing and I am not sure how much lens correction is possible. Thank you again for your excellent work and making everything understandable.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

Fuji remove pretty much all distortion in their jpegs. So if I jump back and forth between JPEG and RAW I can get an idea for the distortion. And I did plan to measure this. However I very quickly found out that just about all of them have next to no distortion, though as a general guide the 8-16 and the 10-24 were the worst, but still both with VERY little. Not that I have released my review for it yet, but the 16mm 1.4 would be my choice for trails as well.

@trevordouglas9853

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography Many thanks Thomas.

Great review. Thank you

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

HI Thomas. Very informative, its going to take a few go through to fully digest and fully comprehend but with the way you presented I am confident to get there. I am new to Astro and working with an X-T4 and have an 18-135 and a 23mm f1.4 lens. The first question is do you have a sheet forthe latter? My second question is exposure length. For spot stars your table for the 18-135 f4.5 @30 deg works in order of 11 sec . If I put that combo in PhotoPils it suggests around 8.6 sec. So wondering about why the difference . Thanks Paul

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Either will get you sharp enough stars but both 8 and 11 are going to be very dark with that lens so I’d suggest just pushing it a little more to 11 to make up for the lack of aperture . No I do not have a sheet for the 23mm I think but I do remember it is great for astro

Great vid - amazing amount of effort. Thank you. A question for you: all things equal - which would be the better camera for milky way photog: GFX 100s or 50s Mkii?

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Both are horrific, I’m not 100% sure why but my main guess is lenses choice. I’ve done quiet a bit of testing and really recommend not using medium formate for Astro work…unless you have a tracker, than I’d get the 100s

This is a very helpful review indeed. Having come over to Fuji from Sony, I was a bit sceptical that Fuji glass could do as well as Sony glass at astro. I guess it can. I has used the Zeiss Loxia 21 for astro and it excelled. I wonder how the Zeiss Touit 12mm would compare to fuji's finest?

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, and all the best

Great video! Exactly the content I’ve been looking for. Subscribed and ready for more. Wondering how the Laowa 9mm would do in your tests. I own one but would love to see your comparison.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

I would love to test the Laowa 9mm but unfortunately don't have a way to getting my hands on one so it's review will not be any time soon sorry

A very thorough test! Any thoughts on the Samyang 8mm f/2.8 II fisheye and the laowa 9mm f/2.8?

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t used either of those lenses BUT I do own lenses from each brand. And while I feel the bang for buck from each brands can be fantastic, I also feel their quality control isn’t as good as Fuji’s as you could also get something of very average value

Really great video !! What about the 18mm f2??

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately at the time this was the only lens I couldn’t get my hands on

Thank you mate! :)

I'm curious where the 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR fits into this line up now.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

I am about to buy the 18mm so will create a review for it eventually once I’ve had a bit of time with it

It is thanks to this series that I got to know you. It's been a long time since the publication of this movie, but I think it is worth returning to the topic for one reason - Viltrox 13 / 1.4. Could you test it? best

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

If someone in the world would like to send me one, I’ll test it

I REALLY want to see you make this test again with the new 18mm F1.4 R LM WR Fuji released, which is supposedly extremely impressive.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

I can tell you it’s better than every lens in this video for Astro if that helps

@TwinIonEngines

Жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography As a happy owner of said lens, this makes me very excited haha. Can't wait to go and try it out at night! Any ISO/Aperture settings you'd recommend for it?

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

You could pretty much follow the same rules for the 16mm but error with a slightly faster shutter speed by maybe a second or two if you can be that exact

@TwinIonEngines

Жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography imtervalometer always present to save the day 👍 Thanks Thomas! You rock

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

No YOU rock!!!

Just WOW! Subscribed!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate that, thank you!

Very thorough.

Such great information, it’s only a matter of time until your channel is 100k subs plus, the information is just too good. Quick question, how would you rate the Samyang/Rokinon 12mm if you threw it into this bunch (roughly)? I have been thinking of buying that lens as a dedicated asto lens, given it’s small size and price.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the kind words. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5xks5ajeNqwZLg.html

Can you test the Fujifilm 18mm F1.4 for astrophotograpy and compare the results with other fujifilm lens? I would like to see if this is worth purchasing the 18mm f1.4.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately due to Covid getting hold of Fuji gear consistently to test pretty much came to a halt, so while I would love to unfortunately it won’t be happening any time soon sorry

What a great video, I’m very new to astrophotography have 23mm f2 what do people this of that lens as a starting point.

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

Check out my 23mm vs 23mm video, it covers Astro for those two lenses in it.

@DanielJHillier

Жыл бұрын

@@ThomasBusbyPhotography will give that a watch now. Thanks :)

I watched your video w/great interest, but because I am a Sony user I can’t apply your lens recommendations, and I want to understand your methodology so I can apply it to Sony or Sony-compatible lenses. Exposure time? Do you mean the 500-rule or the NPF- rule (avoiding star trailing) Aperture area? You mean widest F/ stop? Angular area? You mean the len’s horizontal angle? Knowing what you mean will help me apply your formula to my lenses. Thanks

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

Жыл бұрын

That’s a very long answer to give. Instead check out. www.lonelyspeck.com/ I got all my info from here and applied it to Fujifilm. All the best.

@moshesalama

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Great review sir!!! Just curious what picture profile are you using and also white balance? Would appreciate your answer and thank you in advance!!!

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

4 жыл бұрын

I was shoot in RAW so picture profiles have no effect, and at 4000k WB. The cheat sheets on my website tb-photography.co.nz/astro Are all the settings and tips I'd use for each individual lens if that helps.

Hey thank you for all the work. Since the fuji 16mm f1.4 is better than the samyang (12mm f2), what about the the 18mm f1.4 ? It should be between them right ? plus, the 18 is sharp at f1.4..

@ThomasBusbyPhotography

2 ай бұрын

Yeah the Fuji 18 would be the new top of the list

Splendid video, but maybe a new video is needed to update the info with the new fuji xf 18mm 1.4, viltrox 13mm 1.4 and the coming soon sigma lenses