XE Series should be the right direction for Fuji. It is totally unique style camera which you couldn't find from Canon, Sony and Nikon. Instead of launching new unique X-E5, Fuji just presents X-T50 or X-S20 in this year. Fuji just puts products line that other brands also have and they are better.
with the rise of decent offerings from the likes of ttartisan, 7artisans, etc, it becomes ever more difficult to justify the price of the voigtlander on a fuji body, particularly if you're more concerned about character than you are edge to edge sharpness and clinical perfection. is the voigtlander better? absolutely. but is it 8x better than similar products? the honest answer there is most likely no. their pricing appears to still be structured around the theory that "yes, we're expensive, but not as expensive as leica and we can get you similar build quality and performance." unfortunately, that theory falls apart when talking about fuji.
Totally hear what you mean, this lens is definitely more of a luxury item than one you need but I really enjoy shooting with it and it makes me wanna go out and use it and that’s huge for me
@@davevaynI have both the Voigtlander 27mm f2 and TT Artisan 27mm f2.8 The Voigtlander is worth every cent. The TT Artisan vignettes badly even at F8.
I bought one a few months back, and also love it: the way it looks and feels gives me great pleasure when I'm using it. It also helps me take pictures that I like. Did you try the 18mm yet? I bought one of those, too. Back in the day, when I shot film on a Pentax ME Super, I used a 28mm lens all the time. So, I figured that I'd love the 18mm from Voigtlander just as much as the 27mm, but MORE because of it's focal length. But actually, I find that I prefer the 27mm for what i now use my camera for, and the 18mm is a little wide. Still, I'm happy to have it in my kit. Both are joyful to use, and the manual focus is effortless; mostly, I just zone focus, and I don't really think about it. Nice review.
I haven’t used the 18mm yet, for walking around the 28mm equivalent is usually a little wide for me but if I ever feel the need to go wider I’ll pick it up for sure
i also have that combo and i love it! people that only judge it by technical details don‘t understand it! i just love how it looks on the camera and how small it is! this makes it something completely different than those big ‚serious‘ cameras where you need a camera bag.
I have it on my XT5 - it's so much fun to use. Only critique is the focus throw from 3m to infinity is so small, would have been great to make that a bit bigger for precision. Didn't realise squarehood had been teasing a lens cap, definitely picking that up as soon as it comes out
Travelled around Japan with it on x-pro3. Took Fuji glass too and tbh rarely took Voightlander off the camera. Absolute joy to use and unique satisfying images.
Great Review! At f2 it has some "retro-vibes" with the vignette, the okay-ish sharpness and the not so stunning contrast. At 2.8 it produces some fantastic light-stars for night photography and at f4 it has this really really nice look i can't get enough of♥. From 5.6-8 fantastic sharpness for landscapes - all in all a nearly perfect lens for me. Btw: The lenses have nothing to do with the original "Voigtländer". I think from around 2000 Cosina produces the Voigtländer branded lenses. The quality of their X-Mount lenses is still stunning (same with their Leica-M-glass).
I think it's the only lens I'm interested in as long as I have the Nokton 35mm f/1.2. It's even more compact, gives you a wider point of view with less character, but still with a very nice rendering, and I like that it has a hard stop at infinity.
my favorite lens is the new fx23mm. 1.4 Lm WR by using xt5 >> i going to buy this lens >> right now i'm practice how to manual focus by using fuji len the 23mm. and set it to shooting without len and evf +5 so u can see the highlight when focusing better but the second screen is very small to my eyesight but still i m manage the nail focusing about 85%
Yo bro love this video! It’s my First manual lens after a decade not using canon (I think) - one question: can you use the aperture ring with the the wheels on the camera like with the Fuji lenses or are they exclusive to af lenses? I usually switch iso to aperture but tbh not a big deal if I have to use my other hand haha.
i have this and also the nokton 35mm f1.2.I find myself focusing faster and more precise with the Nokton than the ultron.Other than that its a nice lens
@@calebbrunkow a bit bigger but i feel that focusing it is more precise.Maybe its just me,i bought 27 just a few days ago while the 35 im using it for 3 months allready.Time will tell after i will spend some more with 27
@@calebbrunkow the biggest jump in the fuji system was when they did the next gen (xt1 to xt2, xpro1 to xpro2 and so forth) the sensors went from 16-24. But also, the interface got a lot easier to operate (i.e. the inclusion of a joystick for focus points). Once you get past the notion that you're dealing with the latest/greatest, you'll have a really good time. There has been a general consensus on the internet (two word to never put together, Internet consensus) that that first two trans sensors, despite being 16mpx were the best.
@@calebbrunkow You can really tell it in yellows and reds. The reds are less magenta and more red red. yellows, seem to glow. Most of us "day shooters" don't need the fancy stuff, but I do love the color renderings.
This is kind of an obscure question but important to me: does the aperture stay open until you half-press the shutter when not wide open? I am annoyed with fuji lenses because when I try to zone focus at f8, the aperture does not stay open but rather closes only on half-press, which delays delays each shutter actuation slightly in comparison to shooting wide open (but then you cannot zone focus).
It's hard to say if it's my favourite, as I love my Canon FD 80-200 f4 L, but the lens that is almost always attached to my Fuji is the TTArtisan 27 f2.8 with a 1/8 diffusion. Like you I think it's one of best or most versatile focal lengths, and I really enjoy it for everyday and travel shooting. I wish I could afford the Voigtlander, or even the Fuji 27 lol, but I actually really like the character and bokeh of the TTA 27.
Still new to photography but I really love the look and size of the Voigtländers (The Fuji & TTartisan look like toys to me) and am tempted to go for either this one or the 23 1.2. Just tested some manual focusing on my Sigma zoom lens with my dog and found it pretty managable with the red or yellow focus assist and the focus scale at the bottom, but am a bit concerned about shooting in the sun as the LCD is a bit dark then and I don't love using a viewfinder with glasses. Would you say the bigger sized 23 1.2 would help with focusing? 40mm is still super small imo and it gives more space for my hand on the aperture ring and has a larger focus throw as well I think.
Very interesting video about this quality lens. Makes me think abour purchasing the voightlander 27mm f2. Currently i use the kipon iberit 35mm f2.4 on my fuji xe4, and am quite satisfied with its perfotmance
I just got this lens (like hours ago) and it's the first time I've used a manual lens on mirrorless and it feels amazing, honestly better than it did with my film SLR since I can see focus through the whole frame using peaking. It also feels amazing and it's so tiny. It's cute! Looking forward to taking shots with it. I'm a bit nervous about focusing, but practicing on stuff in my room I find myself being surprisingly fast.
@@calebbrunkow And I now also got an X-E4 to go with it. Damn what a combo! Incredible to have this image quality and subject separation in such a tiny package. I can't think of anything (digital) that can do the same.
