Fujifilm XF 8mm f3.5 review ULTRA-WIDE first looks 

Hands-on first-looks review of Fujifilm's widest XF prime, the 8mm f3.5! Check prices on the Fujifilm XF 8mm f3.5 at B&H: bhpho.to/3ot3uAu // WEX UK: tidd.ly/42b1KJQ Buy Gordon a coffee: www.paypal.me/cameralabs Gordon's In Camera book: amzn.to/2n61PfI / Amazon uk: amzn.to/2mBqRVZ Cameralabs merchandise: redbubble.com/people/cameralabs/shop Gordon’s retro gear channel: ru-vid.com Check MPB to buy and sell used gear: bit.ly/3ULU9yL Check eBay to find vintage gear: rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=1&pub=5574908462&toolid=10001&campid=5338329149&customid=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg Lost photos? I recover mine with: www.dpbolvw.net/click-100568658-13808570?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stellarinfo.com%2Fphoto-recovery-software.php Equipment used for producing my videos Panasonic Lumix S5 II: amzn.to/3Hf5IcI Sony A6400: prf.hn/l/pRO0wp5 Sony e 24mm f1.8: amzn.to/2TqWNzk Rode NT USB mic: amzn.to/3AdHcUp Rode Wireless Go II mic: amzn.to/3xkCvGo Rode Lavalier Go mic: amzn.to/3ygzzKY Godox UL150 light: amzn.to/2VpVbXE Godox QR-P70 softbox: amzn.to/3yQfGdF MacBook Pro 14in (16GB / 1TB): amzn.to/3PrKbPV Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

“Hi, this is Gordon from Cameralabs and the number of camera gear releases this week has given me a nervous breakdown”

How nice of you to come and do a review in my homeland Malta. Thanks for the nice shots and i must admit after seeing your review this will definitely be on my shopping list very very soon.

Thanks Gordon. Waiting excitingly for your Fujifilm camera review!

I just picked up one of these yesterday. Looking forward to trying it out on the streets of London later this week on my X-Pro2 and X-T5.

🔴 as always I like it the very focused and reduced to the max style of your reviews 👍

Amazing lens Gordon. It seems like a fun thing to use.

I’ve heard the 10-24mm is not sharp enough for 40mp sensor. It will be interesting to see how the 8mm performs relatively to both 8-16 and 10-24.

Any chance you could look at focus breathing? That's the only thing that I'm not seeing covered in any reviews I've seen yet

Not exactly the same kind of lens, but I have been using the Viltrox 13mm 1.4 and it's amazing.

I just want this for vlogging, wow

Nice review!

I like the short succinct videos

I think I prefer my all manual Laowa 9mm f2.8 for Fuji. It is very good price too.

Not sure what I would do with this lens(if I bought it). I already have the 10-24mm and that serves me well as a street and landscape lens. I it was f2.8 and I shot astro then yes.

sono un fotoamatore e attualmente uso il 14f 2.8 ma questo 8mm è ottimo e leggero sarà il prossimo acquisto 👋👋

Hi Gordon, How would you say IQ of this lens compares to the XF 8-16 zoom @ 8mm? Many thanks!

How do you find the edge sharpness of this lens? Finally got my hands on the 8mm. I was so looking forward to it but I am disappointed. The image corners exhibit Fujifilm's trademark blurring. I thought the 10-24mm is somewhat bad at the corners but this 8mm is no better or even worse. I totally did not expect it from a prime lens. At f/3.5, the corner softness is very noticeable and unacceptable if zoomed in. At f/5.6-f/8, the softness improved but only slightly.

Looks good...

Hey sorrt for bothering, but would you recommend me this lens for landscape photography

I was just about the buy the 8-16 based on your review doh!!!

First but not last. It ist so good to have Homeoffice. 😁

That X-S20 is a tease.

I don't quite understand who this lens is for.. it seems a bit too wide with the corner softness/distortion for architecture and a slow F3.5 means no object/background separation and really not enough light for nightscapes or low light photography/videography. At F5.25 full frame equivalent you are close to iPhone territory (which is around F6.2 full frame equiv). I recently upgraded from the Samyang 12mm F2 to the Viltrox 13mm F1.4 and in low light especially it is a monumental difference. I appreciate there is a big focal length difference, but compared to samples from this 8mm I seem to be getting significantly better results with the Viltrox.

Fujifilm seems to be doing everything correct with the X system.

Very expensive for an APS-C slow prime lens.

Laowa 9 mm is 2.8 and comes at 350 euros used.

£800! Bloody hell

A ultra wide angle lens for landscape and vlogging

Ugh I so wanted this to complete my kit. F3.5? No thanks. Not for that price.

Welcome to Malta (Gozo)!!!

Seems that Fuji wants to push vlogging.

More interested in the camera… 😂

It is certainly Fujifilm priced..

Did I hear $800?

To my opinion, this is hugely overpriced, slow ultrawide prime lens. At about 500$ it would be somehow worth buying, but 800$? Ok, the sacrifice of 2mm at a wide end is significant, but the price and versatility of the 10-24 zoom is much more attractive

Too wide, too expensive, too limited, IMHO

Just dont see the point of this lens, already a good 10-24mm outhere, fuji give us somthing useful like new f2 glass

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