From a recent DPR post: I view every GFX file at 1:1 and if it is not sharp, it gets instantly deleted. Fealty to the God of Sharpness is getting out of hand. Not that there’s anything wrong with a sharp image, if sharpness is what’s needed to make the image a success. But sharpness… [Read More]
Fuji 30/3.5, 32-64/4 on GFX 50x, foliage
This is a continuation of a series of tests on the new Fujifilm 30mm f/3.5 G-mount lens. Today I’m comparing it with the Fuji 32-64 mm f/4 zoom. I did this earlier with a Siemens Star target, which is unforgiving; it was designed to be so. What if we just aim the camera at some… [Read More]
Fuji 30 mm f/3.5 OOF PSFs
There are two pieces to bokeh. The first is what things look like when they are well out of focus (OOF), and the second is how the transition from OOF to in-focus happens. The second is complicated, but the first is very simple. What you see when part of the image is well OOF is… [Read More]
Fuji 30 mm f/3.5 focus curvature
I used the quick-and-dirty focus curvature test (Photoshop > Filter > Stylize > Find Edges, then convert to B&W) on a picture of my driveway and entry pavers with the 30 mm f/3.5 Fuji G-mount lens wide open on a GFX 50S. This is excellent performance. Compare that with a more typical wide… [Read More]
Fuji 30 mm f/3.5, 32-64 mm f/4, GFX 50S, Siemens Star
I used to say that the Fujifilm 32-64 mm f/4 was the second best zoom I’ve ever used — after the Nikon 180-400/4. But then the Fuji 45-100 f/4 came along and I decided it was a two-way tie for second. The obvious standard for judging the new Fujifilm 30 mm f/3.5 is their great… [Read More]