Which lens would you buy? Or if you already made your choice, which was it?

@MarcS4R

Жыл бұрын

i have the 110 and i love it , best lens i ever used

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcS4R 100000000% agreed with you! The 110 was the reason I couldn't live without upgrading to the GFX system!

@oxeneers

Жыл бұрын

I still stand by the 80mm, more versatile and has that XF35mm f1.4 and XF56mm f1.2 "character" vibes :)

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

@@oxeneers I love the 80. I did go with the 110… but I would even consider the 80 as a night HDR / LE lens as I can just pano. AND get crazy DOF out of it. Really solid lens. Just remember, the GF110 has better bokeh than the XF56mm… Get ready for that video ;)

@tombube49

Жыл бұрын

I have both. I like the 80 for indoors and size. The 110 is faster focussing and has more compression and better sharpness. But all lenses are too sharp

Just picked up a 110mm yesterday after almost two years of working with the 80mm. Aside from the actual focal length, which is rather interesting, I never loved the 80mm. The CA was a noticeable problem from the start. And it wasn't just wide open. It was happening at f/2 and f/2.8 too. And as much as I wanted to love the lens, I didn't. The shots were never quite as sharp as they should be for a nearly $3,000 prime. The 110 is a magnificent lens and performs the way an expensive prime should. And it's on sale right now for under $2,300. Feels like a steal.

@MikeBanom

5 ай бұрын

Well said! I didnt own the 80, but I did test it out a few times. I enjoyed it, but didnt love it. The 110 was love at first use! I got mine back in 2022 for that same sale price!

Wow the image compression difference in the portraits is much bigger than I expected. Very helpful review. Than you for making this.

@MikeBanom

11 ай бұрын

Happy to make it. Be sure to share it around! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!

Nice work and spot on your evaluation and conclusions. I purchased both lenses and returned the 80mm due difficulties to focus and lesser image quality

@MikeBanom

8 ай бұрын

110mm friends 🤜. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the excellent review! Just last week I bought the 80 1.7 lens because it was almost brand new and was a really good deal offered on eBay. Now, I wish I had gotten the 110 instead but I’m still really glad to have it. Thanks for all your hard work.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jeff! The 80 is a really nice lens, I personally went with the 110, but I dont think you made a horrible choice. They are both top notch!

Thank you for your work - this has been really helpful!

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Dimitar!

Good comparison. 110 was pretty easy to pick out in most photos because of the difference in focal length. The background items in the 110 appear larger than in the 80.

@MikeBanom

2 ай бұрын

Great point, thanks for watching!

@sebastiang7183

2 ай бұрын

@@MikeBanom I still found the comparison extremely useful. The CA of the 80 and autofocus would annoy me.

The focus sounds were very helpful to hear. I have lenses that make so much focus noise that I cannot use them for video unless I use an off camera mic. For photo does not really matter as much. Appreciate this unique review perspective. Thanks and keep up the great videos.

@MikeBanom

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!

Great video Mike, very comprehensive and entertaining, I have the 110 and I love it, the GFX100S is an absolute game changer, 📸

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Niall!

Great job my friend.. I like your style .. Hope your channel grows

@MikeBanom

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I have some big videos coming out very soon, stay tuned and spread the word if you can!

This review is so helpful. Thumbs up guys

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

Thanks for your expose. As I have them both, they both have their specific applications.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Literally the most detailed comparison on the entire internet. So good man, congratulations on this!!!

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Dylan! I am pretty proud of the video, and I also stand by what you said! HA. I think if you are on the fence between the two lenses, this will give you what you need to decide. I just need the entire internet to see it.

I like your honesty.. I did have both lenses at one point

@MikeBanom

7 ай бұрын

Which did you like better / which did you keep?

Thorough report 👍🙏👍greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 😊

@MikeBanom

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching from all the way over there!

The noise comparison and recording was actually very helpful! Thank you for doing this, helped me for decision towards linear motor lenses.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.

Great video. I have both :) I found the AF motor from the GF80 faster, but I like both

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! For medium format, the AF on both lenses is acceptable for sure. Just… not amazing.

Great video, I appreciate the effort

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful!

Thanks for this great review!I have both these lenses and agree with you on all the points mentioned.I think the 80/1.7 has more magic in it , the 110/2 is digital perfect I would catalogue the 80 at same league as the XF 50/1 and the Nikon 58/1.4 G. Less perfect but more magic.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment! I have never used the XF 50/1. How would you describe it in relation to both these lenses? Curious to see how you would describe the additional magic on the GF80 too!

very helpful thanks.

@MikeBanom

7 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Which lens do you gravitate towards?

Such a photogenic dog!

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Chief is quite the looker!

Amazing video! ~ Julian

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment Julian!

I have both. Each lens is incredible for portrait photography in sharpness and bokeh. Advantage 110 faster and more reliable autofocus. Advantage 80 lighter smaller wider FOV. Can’t wait for the 55 1.7 coming next month. Hopefully will have the same linear motor the 110 has with the weight of the 80.

@MikeBanom

8 ай бұрын

I'm a bit late on a response, but the crazy thing is that the 55mm 1.7 has very fast AF! It is pretty heavy though.

@philotimo5089

8 ай бұрын

I finally got mine 2 weeks ago. Has the same motor as my 80 1.7 but surprisingly the AF works better (as your realized also) than the 80 on my 100S. also the 55 has better capability for closer focus for semi macro photography. the weight of the 80 and 55 are almost identical a 2.0 lbs. I am definitely enjoying the lens.

All GF lenses _except_ the 35-70 kit lens have an aperture ring - but mistakes are only human!

@MikeBanom

8 ай бұрын

I might not be real… I could be a robot… or fully rendered via AI 🤷‍♂ (then the mistake would be unforgivable!)

@Gman1044

8 ай бұрын

Many humans are mistakes too

Truely the best and most comprehensive comparison of these two gems... i personally mostly prefer the 80 mm (ff equivalent 65mm), because it has a great bookeh without the starting compression at 80mm ff equivalent of the 120... and for portraits the "sharpness falloff is perfect 👌

@MikeBanom

Ай бұрын

Thank you sir, I appreciate that complement! Honestly I prefer the 110, but you cant go wrong with either! I have a comparison like this coming out on the GF20-35 vs GF23. Stay tuned for that!

@user-jp9js9th8o

Ай бұрын

@@MikeBanom actually it depends on the concrete situation... many times the 80(65)mm is a bit too short, simply technically speaking...

We’re at the elegant end of the photographic gene pool

Great video. I faced that struggle last month. Seems like I did the good choice going with the 110 :) Question about the AF test. Why not testing both with the same FStop. As far as I understand it focusing with 1.7 will always be harder than with a 2.0

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Steve! You made the perfect choice going with the 110 IMO! But also if you find that you need a wider FOV… the 80 is still waiting for you 😂 If you are familiar with some of my older videos… I was not very good at being concise, so I just simplified the test to shooting wide open. I think a more fair test would be bumping to f3.2 or around there. But I also figured its the GFX, the AF is not going to be super specular. Just enough to be dangerous!

Hello Mike I am considering GFX system, what do you think about landscape photography by using GFX? Which lenses would you recommend for it?

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

It's def very great for city landscapes!! The GFX is great for anything, unless its fast motion. Although you may even get that to work out depending on your settings. I think the GFX would be perfect for landscapes. As for what lenses… Well it depends on what focal lengths you need. But I'd most likely recommend the GF20-35 and/or the GF45mm for landscape. That should get you covered for most ranges. Both are phenomenal lenses.

Great video, thanks for the review. However, I would say you missed one important aspect. 80 and 110 have completely different characteristics and when you read up on Fujifilm's intentions when creating the 80, they were going for a much softer look. 110 is supposed to be a clinical lens for pixel peepers, while the 80 is full of character, made somewhat for the religious followers of the XF 35mm f/1.4.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Well said, and good comparison to the 35/1.4! Def a good point to bring up. Some imperfections truly bring out different characteristics. Thanks so much for watching!

I have both, but I prefer the 110mm. The optics of the 80mm are nice, but they shouldn't have used the stepper motors in the lens and indeed the aberrations can be an issue wide open. I hope that for the upcoming 55mm f1.7, Fuji returns to using lineair motors. I have the feeling that the early GF lenses (the 23mm, 110mm and 250mm) have been made almost uncompromising in quality, while the later lenses have been designed/built a bit more economic and have higher reliance on software-based corrections. But with that they probably mirror this trend with their competition, and they remain great lenses!

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Well said! I really hope they use a linear motor for the 55/1.7 as well! I am very much looking forward to that lens. Hopefully it will not be plagued with chromatic aberrations wide open.

Thank you for the comparison Mike. Today, and for the very first time, I am considering a Fujifilm camera. Fujifilm released the GF55mm /f1. 7 along with the new GFX100 the 2nd. It looks like a very interesting camera. That new 55mm should be quieter, but a better performer compared to it's bigger sibling the 80mm /f1. 7. What is your opinion on this new lens?

@MikeBanom

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! To be totally honest, I'm a big fan of ultra wide and tele. Not really in between. Recently I tried out the XF18mm 1.4, a 27mm equivalent, and I fell in love with that MM. That's been stuck in my brain. I own the 50mm 3.5. I regret the purchase. I've tried the 45mm 2.8 for a few weeks, and it didn't have enough bokeh for me. I'm currently testing the 63mm 2.8. I'm a pretty big fan. But after seeing a video on it by John Branch IV Photography (check it out, he did a GF45mm vs the new GF55), I think I'm REALLY sold on the 55mm 1.7. It looks incredible, with enough background separation to satisfy my needs. I will be getting my hands on it and will have some videos coming out on it in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for my true opinion!

@---us7qf

10 ай бұрын

@@MikeBanom cool, thanks and looking forward to your opinion.

great comparison, great photos too. The 110 is a perfect lens. the only lens that comes close to it is the 120mm f4 macro lens, version 2 on the hasselblad H system (that one is made by fuji as well) I haven't shot the new phase one lenses. the 110 is a stellar lens. the 80mm on a traditional medium format is your normal lens.. the 80mm f2.8 H lens is , overall a better lens compared to the GF 80. but hey you get 1.7.. a true 1.7 not a gimmick like the mitakon.

@MikeBanom

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Interesting to see the hassleblad equivalents. I have never used one, maybe one day! I think the 80 is still a solid lens, but the 110mm is my choice.

@bryangoldbergphotography

5 ай бұрын

The 90V on the X2D is absolutely magnificent. If only they had continuous AF. That's the only thing, because of the types of shooting that I do, that is holding me back from using the X2D as my primary.

I think you’ve helped me make a decision on my next lens. Definitely the 110 f2.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!! I'm very happy to hear that! You cant go wrong with the 110. There will be 0 regret. Thanks for watching Jason, I appreciate you!

@Edwin--

Жыл бұрын

I agree, one of the best GF-lenses you can buy.

I actually like my Canon EF 135mm f/2 with the Fringer.

@MikeBanom

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great lens!

I would pick (and did pick) the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 :-).

@MikeBanom

Ай бұрын

Well this was more of a… native choice kind of video 🤷‍♂

Maybe you'll be able to help me. I'm hesitating whether to buy the GF 110 or the GF 80. The latter is quite slow and noisy, so I'm leaning towards the GF 110 F2. But it's a lot of money. If I don't really care about autofocus, which is slow on the GFX 50S II anyway, would the Voigtlander Apo Skopar 90mm LM be a good choice? Vignetting is minimal, and I think the quality will be similar, am I wrong?

@MikeBanom

10 ай бұрын

Unsure about the Voigtlander. If you want a recommendation on the 110 vs 80, personally I went with the 110. I love it! The 80 is great too, but the 110 is perfect for me.

@bryangoldbergphotography

5 ай бұрын

The 110 is on sale right now. Picked it up yesterday.

@rotorfpv4117

5 ай бұрын

@@bryangoldbergphotographyin Poland no

80 is better in low light. You get a little extra light with the 1.7 vs 2.0 but you can also use a slower shutter speed without blur. So the 80 is noticeably better in low light.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Very true.

Nice video, but I am not convinced by the sharpness comparison when shooting the plant... The focusing should have been done manually on one specific part of the plant, and sharpness comparison done only on that part... Looking at random areas of the photo does not really precise information about sharpness...

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

It wasnt a random point. I didnt use AF. I selected the front leaf manually with both lenses.

The sharpness comparing part was wrong, 11:28 when you listed them wide open side by side, the 80"s image file hasn't been loaded entirely, if you went back and checking 9:19, you may see the fully loaded 80's wide open F1.7 image, totally the same sharpness level with 110's at F2.

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Hmm. You may be right here, or it may have been some wonkyness with LR in viewing side by side. Good catch. Also, thanks for watching!

110 all the way ;-)

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

💯 agreed!

contrast is way nicer on the 80

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

Unsure if true.

... only the Fujifilm GF 35-70 mm f/4,5-5,6 WR does not have aperture ring, as far as I know ...

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

I believe you are correct!

Interesting but these really are portrait lenses. So some of the test should have been portraits

@MikeBanom

Жыл бұрын

I don't disagree. Portraits aren't really my thing. I did include one, but yeah, valid point

no no the 35-70 doesn't have an aperture ring :)

@MikeBanom

8 ай бұрын

Crazy to me! Lol

@MikeLikesChannel

7 ай бұрын

It’s also the only GFX lens made in Vietnam versus Japan. It’s a kit lens made to meet a $ level, but a fine kit lens just the same. 😊

110 feels better

@MikeBanom

4 ай бұрын

Agreed good sir!

@helloianzakharov

4 ай бұрын

@@MikeBanom I even don’t know how to explain and it may vary from shot to shot, l percept it like more magazin-ish look. Sounds horrible, don’t know how explain in other way. Thanks for your content I am on the way to Fuji