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]

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]

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]

The Fujifilm 30 mm f/3.5 lens plugs a big hole in the G-mount prime lens stable, sitting as it does between the 23 mm and 45 mm lenses. In terms of landscape mode vertical angle of view, it’s the equivalent of a 22 mm f/2.5 lens. It has been anticipated eagerly by the GFX community,… [Read More]

There’s a new mode in the firmware released today for the GFX 50S, 50R, and 100: auto focus bracketing. You set the near distance, the far distance, and the interval, and the camera bangs away between those focal points. But what does it use for a step size? Using a GFX 50R and the 23mm… [Read More]