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.
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.
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 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.
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 $$🥺
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.
I‘m very interested in buying this lens for street photography and to replace my 45mm GF by it. Is the AF speed better with the 55mm? I love the 45mm but the AF speed on my 100S is a bit slow in some situations. As a street photography oriented photographer I wonder if this lens makes sense
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you, it would be fine if it would be slightly better than with the 45mm. I don‘t shoot like crazy but it is nice to not have this pumping AF.
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 (!) :-)
Great review. And a lovely lens. As you say, the cost is high, but so is the quality and yes, no higher ( in fact lower ) than some full frame lenses. Your moggie is beyond adorable. Never work with children or animals, especially one like that! Cheers and thank you 🙏👍
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.
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 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.
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!!!"
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).
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 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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
