A reader chided me for not using the same methodology when testing my copy of the Fujifilm GF 100-200 and another reader’s copy. To review, I tested my copy with a very complicated program that analyzes stacks of focus bracketed images, white balances the raw MTF curves, fits curves to critical measures, and calculates metrics… [Read More]
Sample variation in the Fujifilm GF 100-200 at 200mm
When I measured the performance of the GF 100-200mm f/5.6 lens at 200 mm, I got good, but not great results. In fact, it was about the weakest performance I’ve seen with the excellent line of GF lenses. Ever since I published those results, people have been saying that their copy of the GF 100-200… [Read More]
The GF 100-200, the blind men, and the elephant
In Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain tradition, there is a parable that goes something like this: A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town. None of them were aware of its form. They said: “We must know it by touch, of which we are capable”…. [Read More]
FF equivalent focal lengths of Hasselblad XCD, Fuji GF lenses
The question of equivalent full frame focal lengths of the Fujifilm GF and Hasselblad XCD lenses comes up over and over. I thought I’d post that information here, and then I can link to it when the topic comes up again. There are three common ways to calculate equivalent focal lengths: by sensor width, by… [Read More]
Fuji 35-70 GF transfocal bokeh
There are two important aspects to bokeh. It seems most people, when they hear the word, think immediately of the look of parts of the scene that are for out of focus. That’s a good thing to think about when buying, selecting, or using a lens, but the, ahem, focus, of today’s post is going… [Read More]
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