For those who are unware, Dustin grades equipment quality based on the number of times he says "really" and "really, really" during his review. This being a fact, the Fujinon GF 55mm is obviously highly rated by him.

I always apreciate your indepth looks and these chart shots are very helpful. Thank you.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure.

I appreciate your thorough reviews and your opinions!

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure

Thank you for your excellent review. I am tempted, as I really like the focal length and the image quality seems great. It is unfortunate indeed that they still don't use linear motors in these lenses, as to me the GF 110mm f2 with its linear motors is still the most appealing design.

best review of my life! Diligence is otherworldly! thanks!

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 ай бұрын

That's kind praise. Thank you.

Thanks as ever Dustin. How does its IQ stack up against any/all of, the GF 45, 50 and 63mm's I wonder :)

Hi sir, regardless of focal length. Do the sharpness, contrast, and detail on par with the GF 110? TY

Very precise, detailed and very logical analysis. Wish other reviews (by others) were as good, but regrettably this is not the case.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the nice feedback

How would u compare the image quality to the Leica s lenses?

Glad to see the old coffee mug shot still hanging!

Nice review, thanks.

@DustinAbbottTWI

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Do you ever engage the pixel shift mode to capture true RGB and compare the downsampled (100MP in this case) shots to remove sensor interpolation issues from lens tests?

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 ай бұрын

I did not.

On the subject of expensive 50s: Any hint if you will be testing Voigtländer's new Canon RF mount Nokton f1? Manual focus, but electronic connection for EXIF and focus guide (!) :-)

good to see they fixed the CAs That was the main problem with the 80mm

@nv6791

8 ай бұрын

The CA deterred me from the 80mm. If character is desired then a vintage lens of similar focal length is the safest option. You are catering to a niche of a niche if your client desires character at 102mp. The 110 won me over thanks to Dustin and Jim Kasson's exceptional technical analyses. When you're spending this type of money, its best to be careful.

Great review! As always 🙏 I’m also curious as to how this lens compares to my 63mm in terms of field of view and separation 🤔 As I don’t think I could keep both $$🥺

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

I don't think I've reviewed the 63mm, so I can't comment there.

@andrewgifford7740

8 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI not yet anyway, hint hint :) here’s hoping!

@mahdimanesh4221

6 ай бұрын

I believe the 65 is obviously smaller and a lot lighter but also extrudes when focussing. It made the 50R feel wobbly 😅 and it is 2.8 but even that 65 is an amazing lens compared to almost anything you get out there for the price and using 100MP. If you have the money and don’t mind the weight, pick the 55 😊 The 65 is great also for closer portraits and the bokeh is still very nice as well for half the price but AF is certainly slower again.

Awesome review Dustin. I tested it for two weeks and had similar disappointments. Was not my cup of tea. However outstanding image quality.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

Autofocus remains a weaker area for the system, but the image quality is superb.

@GastonShutters

8 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI indeed. The overall experience was slow which is not a problem for certain situations. But certainly I don’t see this system suitable for anything entailing fast pace. I actually went with the Hasselblad X2D because of size, weight, ergonomics and simplistic approach. I don’t need Eye AF or video as I’m working on an architectural Art Deco Project.

Really stunning image quality from this one. Though I must say I’m surprised at the criticism of the AF (from commenters too). I mean really? It’s a huge aperture MF portrait specialty lens. If you need super fast and precise AF with tracking, there’s a lot of Canon/Sony/Nikon offerings for that. That’s not really the point of this lens or MF

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 ай бұрын

I take your point, but the problem is that Fuji markets their MF cameras and lenses as full frame alternatives, which invites the comparisons.

Hey Dustin, do you find this lens to be at Zeiss Otus level? How do this medium format cameras and lenses perform in the contrast realm?

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 ай бұрын

That's really impossible for me to say, as I've never tested Otus lenses on a camera sensor anywhere close to as good as this.

@patricioderito3722

7 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI I understand, I guess what I meant is if you found the lens' contrast similar to an Otus-like quality purely from your eye point of view. I've been following you for a while now and everytime you come across a lens that you love, you ususally compare it to the otus haha. I've always guided myself through that haha.

@DustinAbbottTWI

7 ай бұрын

This lens is very good, but I'm not sure it is Otus good.

Thanks for the 80 side by side 🙌

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure.

Quality review, as usual 👍. Optically, this lens is unbelievable! If it had AF on par with my 50/3.5, I'd seriously consider one. But the Af is a bit of a deal breaker, same as with the 80mm. Pity.

I’ll wait to get it used for $1900. That’s a great price for it.

@jerrylee188

7 ай бұрын

i got mine from BH used for $1699 already haha.

LM focus motors are faster, but not as accurate with heavy glass. Sony is no benchmark here, as they don't have MF lenses. MF lenses are different .... The XF 56/1.2 WR and 50/1.0 are much too loud indeed and the motor design looks outdated (my reason to return the 56/1.2 WR immediately), especially at this price point, whereas the Viltrox 75/1.2 is silent (no speed daemon too, but I left the 50/1.0 at home while shooting a conference yesterday, using the Viltrox, which isn't as disturbing in a silent environment).

thanks , distortion is too much

Considering the price, the flare is a bit....

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

Fair enough.

old one mow a feasible buy

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

Old one?

@RyuMasterEX

7 ай бұрын

Older lenses are now cheaper I assume is being said

According to Fujifilm, it is not called Mark II, but The Second. Thanks for the review.

Awesome review! Fuji continues to baffle me: "Let's make a $7,000 state-of-the-art camera with lots of video features, a super sharp $2,300 portrait lens, and then stick in a noisy, slow autofocus motor and no detent to declick the aperture ring!!!"

Really and really really

@DustinAbbottTWI

20 күн бұрын

???

@KevinAroni-uz5rl

20 күн бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI really and really really... ???

Huge size, slow AF, good IQ, still the good ol' medium format lens recipe. Part of me was expecting the new GFX can be a breath of fresh air and catch up in tech quirks with the FF brands, but alas.

@DustinAbbottTWI

8 ай бұрын

The problem with the notion of "catching up" is that FF isn't a static target; it keeps getting better. I would say that GFX has caught up to where FF was a few years ago, but not where it's at now.

@qingyunwang3802

8 ай бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Fuji could've used the linear motor to increase AF speed. It's been widely adopted since say 2019 and They used it before (110/2 comes to mind). They certainly can do it better.

@robertleidner9703

8 ай бұрын

Your wish doesn’t mean that it can happen bud. This camera is for image makers not spray and pray “artist” like yourself.

@zKMotion

8 ай бұрын

@@robertleidner9703 Probably a Sony shooter that sprays 100 shots within 2 minutes

@el_fucko

5 ай бұрын

@@qingyunwang3802 "Huge size"? What are you, nuts?

Coming from the Sony A7R5, when the Fuji rep came to my monthly meetup at my studio, and I tried this camera for around 30 minutes taking photos of guests and doing some reportage… I absolutely hated it. Slow autofocus, faster than the previous version but still so so slow, and the image quality compared to the Sony + 50 1.2 was lacking. I’m sure there are scenes where this sensor outperforms the Sony, but some percent of those I could just use stacking or high res mode. It’s just not for me… if they produced these and lenses that were 1.0 full frame equivalents I’d be more tempted to justify their existence. For me what this does is done better by Leica on the fun end and Phase one on the IQ end.

@robertleidner9703

8 ай бұрын

Tell me you’re not a photographer and just a shooter without saying it. ^^^^

@RicanStudio

8 ай бұрын

@@robertleidner9703 If shooters make money and run a business and photographers don't then I'm a shooter. I'm not a retired lawyer with a hobby. This camera doesn't offer me anything other than looking good, if you go down the road of taking your time yadda yadda just shoot large format film. There is no reason why a camera has to be slow to make great art.

@robertleidner9703

8 ай бұрын

@@RicanStudio just keep telling yourself that to protect your ego.

gfx 1.7=FF 1.0=APS-C 0.75

@jacksmith-kw9ex

8 ай бұрын

no,f1.7 on gfx=1.36 on 35mm

@Tbonyandsteak

8 ай бұрын

@@jacksmith-kw9ex Never, more Specific gfx 50mm f1.7 = FF 29.4mm f1.0= Apsc 19.6 mm f0.75

@Tbonyandsteak

8 ай бұрын

@@jacksmith-kw9ex you got to compare with the same DOF and FOV. Gfx are 1.7 times larger than an 35mm fullframe

@gameshoes

8 ай бұрын

@jacksmith is right. Not sure how you got your crop factor math.

@Tbonyandsteak

8 ай бұрын

​@@gameshoesfujifilm themself. Pretty sure they tons more about this than ff fans

roolly roolly

@DustinAbbottTWI

4 ай бұрын

????

@bbones3318

4 ай бұрын

I lost count how many times you said roolly roolly@@DustinAbbottTWI

As usual with Fujifilm, a let down in autofocus. Okay but unreliable.

That is an ugly camera. Lens is dull too but wonderful image quality. Fuji should seriously consider employing a new aesthetic design team. Actually many camera manufacturers could too. I haven't seen a new camera that caught my eye for a long time.

@ryanhoviolin

8 ай бұрын

If Fuji’s cameras look ugly, what would you call sony’s offerings? Pile of s**t i guess

@miljo2146

7 ай бұрын

@@ryanhoviolin🤣 exactly, sony makes the ugliest cameras in my opinion. Greetings to you violin friend✌🏼

@frontstandard1488

7 ай бұрын

I fully agree with you! Their aesthetics are terrible. I have a Contax slr and it still looks beautiful 24 years old. For the Japanese this is surprising, as their aesthetics through history are impressive. Perhaps the 80s permanently screwed them up.