Can't beat the 15-45 lens for the money . It may not be a perfect design , but it its optically superb. Good shout Nigel 👍.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

If nobody has mentioned this you can assign on the XS-10 fine zoom to the focus ring but need AF+MF disabled for it to work. Also on the XS-10 zoom level does return on switch on. These are more a body/firmware issues than with the lens itself.

I have one in my bag usually attached to my XE-1. Great little lens that's surprisingly sharp. Under rated for sure.

Amazing little lens! Been using it past few weeks to pair with my X-T20 and it is the perfect partner and will stay on for street photography. 👍

Thanks for bringing this lens up for discussion - I'd forgotten all about it. While I don't like the absence of an f-stop ring, I have a lens or two w/o the ring and use the wheel on the camera as you pointed out, so that's not a deal breaker, but losing your zoom spot should the camera be turned off, is (to coin a phrase) a "turn off" that will require some thought. Nice video with great sample shots 👍

Sounds good so I've just ordered one.

I feel much the same about the Lumix 12-60 f3.5-5.6 Nigel. It’s 24-120mm equiv on my Olympus EM5 mkiii and is my go-to lens when I’m not shooting on vintage lenses. A great value lens and weather sealed too!

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

That sounds like a very nice little lens!

Thanks for the information

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

No worries

I have this lens on an XT-1. Definitely my grab and go lens. Never been disappointed 👍

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

It's a great little lens - enjoy!

I agree very nice image out of this lens, low weight and size however the problem I have had is the electronic zoom which is difficult (for me) to find the focal length, it also rattles. If you can get past that the image quality is excellent. Currently £134 from MPB UK.

@daveleo7248

8 ай бұрын

Exactly how I feel. *Very* nice lens, but the electronic zoom is an annoyance..

@hermitmonk52

8 ай бұрын

What they said. Mine went to help pay for my A7 gen 1.

Loves your videos, any suggestions for a vintage lense to experiment with astrophotography? Ideally work with pentax v x dslr

Thanks!

Love the wide angle possibilities of this lens - does it have in camera DOF/distance scale? I remember reading something that it does not but that does not really make sense?

Always Enjoy your Videos I sometimes binge view them 😊

@zenography7923

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them, thanks!

I have the lens myself it is a useful lens to have on the streets i like it very much.......

I bought mine beacuase I am poor and old and I needed a wide angle for my XT4. I have no problem recommending it, despite it being plastic, non weather sealed, and having the stupid power zoom. Mine cost me £150, but considering the price of wide fuji lenses, a complete bargin. And yes it is very very sharp.

@philhodgkinson1460

8 ай бұрын

I am poor and old too... boo hoo......

I have it's sister, the Fuji 16-50 3.5. On the older bodies it came with, you had to press the macro on the back ring, (my X-M1) like pocket cameras from that period. Not so on the later ones. Always good to make sure you have the latest firmware in these lenses. My 16-50 came out with a version II. Auto focus is super fast on later bodies and center sharpness is as good as my 16mm 1.4 Fuji. So shoot some macros in various zoom positions to see what's the sharpest. I just used it for a portrait shoot because I didn't want to think about the camera (my Fuji X-H1) or the lens. Plus both the body and lens are stabilized. Everything I hand held was nailed. So, check your firmware against the Fuji versions online. And nice day out there!

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

I'm usually quite late to update firmware - I'll give it a go!

@barrycohen311

8 ай бұрын

The also have the Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS II Lens. Amazingly, it is an excellent lens. It came with my XT-20. I though it would be trash...But it freaked my head out, regarding how good it is.

I got this lens on the X-A5 that I bought for my wife to use as a point and shoot version of my X-E's. I've never used it at all, I wonder how it compares with the more expensive kit zoom, the 18-55mm? I'll have to give it a try, it certainly produces lovely images on the X-A5. The images you have posted look really nice, I must say, Nigel. Fuji glass is very good, probably the best of all kit lenses by any manufacturer. George

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

This one's certainly a nice one - if a little short of the blurry stuff!

I only have one Fuji lens for my full spectrum converted XT100, and it's this one. Bought it dirt cheap used just to have an auto focus lens. I expected to mainly use old manual lenses adapted, but I've ended up using the 15-45 a lot! Impressed by the optics in such a cheap lens... could do without the electronic zoom though.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

One can't have everything, I guess!

@thedondeluxe6941

8 ай бұрын

Unless you pay more!😄@@zenography7923

@zenography I just picked up an 'as new' Mir 1B 37mm F2.8 M42 mount lens on Ebay for £65 (£102 delivered from Kazakhstan). It was a bit of a gamble and I got it for the bokeh effect possible by flipping the front lens. However its turned up today and its an absolute gem of a lens! On the Fuji GFX, no vignette and lovely sharp contrasty lens. Looks like a very underrated lens and potential for a feature on the channel.

@zenography7923

7 ай бұрын

Now there's a thought, thanks!

It's always the 12 inches behind the camera, that matters, not the gear. “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!” ― Ansel Adams "

@caw25sha

8 ай бұрын

Ansel Adams obviously had a very large head 😀

@WMedl

8 ай бұрын

Do you select your lenses and your cameras blindly? Such a weird reply to a lens test video!

@marcp.1752

8 ай бұрын

Gratulation for the honk of the day, this is bar far the most silly YT reply i've ever seen since 2000 here. FYI, i do shoot since 84. @@WMedl

Nigel, the best point and shooter with a 1.5" sensor and a 28-112 zoom is the original Canon G1X! You can get a really nice used one for under $200. I got mine for $148! It is amazing. All metal construction. Fully articulated screen. Built in 3 stop ND. 60 sec exposures. Big files and gorgeous jpegs. Do your channel a favor and let them in on this little gem of a camera.

@michaeld5888

2 күн бұрын

Terrible close focus with the original G1X needing to switch to 'macro' at some distance and the G1X II is a better bet fixing the problems though dropping the naff optical viewfinder. I have had had both. The sensor is nowhere near in quality to a Fuji one in poor light. I would recommend looking on a comparometer before going for this one. A Fuji with a 15-45mm seems a more flexible option.

11:55 They claims 3 stops for the IS. I agree with you about power zooms, and another thing is they eat into battery life. I'm surprised it has such good optical performance. There's a lot of talk at the moment in the Fujifilm community about which lenses can take advantage of the new(ish) 40mp sensor. I wonder how this would fare.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

It would be interesting to find out!

I use to own this but I found it annoying to not know my distances haha but the glass was really nice and it was excellent for my indoor studio for talking head videos

Well it won't be 125 for long now. Enjoy your very detailed informative reviews.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks

@zenography7923

5 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

As usual, a great review. I know some lens snobs will say a plastic mount lens is junk. My 2 oldest lenses, and by oldest I mean lenses I have owned and used the longest, have plastic mounts, were very cheap and are really awesome lenses..

@caw25sha

8 ай бұрын

I think it depends how often you change lenses. If you do it regularly I suspect you might start to see some wear.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

They do seem to wear well, it's true!

If you turn off AF+MF in X-T2/T20/E3 & newer bodies, the zoom behaves much more predictably and easily adjusted. The 15-45 has become my preferred grab-n-go when I wish to go light and casual.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

It's certainly light and casual, no doubt about it!

Is there a way to make this lens remember the focal distance? When I view an image, it then goes back to the widest focal distance and loses by setting.

I bought one of these in early 2022 for £55 when I got an X-E1 and wanted a light wide lens for street photography.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

You got a bargain there, for sure!

@robmay3570

8 ай бұрын

I also have the 16 - 50mm 3.5 -5.6; I mainly use this with my X-T10 I don't think it is quite as the 14-45, on my X-T1 I bought the fabulous XF 18 -55 2.8 - 4 the Japanese made one this lens is in a different class, I consider to be on of the finest zoom lens in it class. I would never sell this lens or my X-T1, I am not interested in video only stills and the XT1 dose those best

Yes a great lens I seem to use mine most of the time and leave all the others at home it’s nice at family get together’s so light and the results well it’s so good to get remarks like so much better than my mobile phone 😂

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

A great little lens, enjoy!

Nice but very electronic with it's irksome side....but you can't have it all... Reminds me of plastic mount canon lenses either good or bad.... Cheers Nigel....

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

Shame there's no manual zoom on this one but as you say, you can't have everything!

This is only af/is-lens I have. I've used it mostly taking pictures of our cat in action etc. Otherwise I use (too many) mf vintage lenses, even if they aren't optically as good as the 15-45. I have this old guy disease and just enjoying using antiques from my anologue youth. Whenever I've had temptation for something modern, I haven't found a good reason go beyond this cheap & sharp multitool.

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

I know what you mean about the old guy disease!

i just wonder where you get this price of it. on netherlands websites its around 250 euro

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

There are quite a few used here for around £125/150 - the new cost is £250, or thereabouts.

@nobbel65

8 ай бұрын

250-300 EUR is the price for new ones (also in Germany). Used ones can be found for roughly 150 EUR (I have become curious, too). I even found one online for 100 EUR --- with fungus.

It is much better than the Sony 16-50 f3.5-5.6 of similar size.

just in case someone thinks about it. no adapters possible for this one on mft cams. otherwise nice lens

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

Shame!

Great lens but I hate the motorzoom....

@dodde001

8 ай бұрын

As always, a great Zenography video. Thanks for that

Plus... Lets all Club together to buy Mr Zeno a packet of disposable razors. Get a grip you Old Hippy

@wanderlust139

8 ай бұрын

How rude. You get a grip

@zenography7923

8 ай бұрын

:)