In this post, I compared the Sigma 35 mm f/1.2 lens on the Sony a7RIV with the Fujifilm 45 mm f/2.8 lens on the Fuji GFX 100, using a Siemens Star target. In this post, I’ll show you some images of foliage using the Fujifilm combination. Here’s the scene: I set up the camera as… [Read More]
Sigma 35 mm f/1.2 lens on Sony a7RIV
In this post, I compared the Sigma 35 mm f/1.2 lens on the Sony a7RIV with the Fujifilm 45 mm f/2.8 lens on the Fuji GFX 100, using a Siemens Star target. In this post, I’ll show you some images of foliage using the Sony/Sigma combination. Here’s the scene: I set up the camera as… [Read More]
GFX 100 w/ Fuji 45/2.8 vs a7RIV w/ Sigma 35/1.2
I got a request to test the Fujifilm 45 mm f/2.8 on a GFX 100. I’m throwing the a7RIV with the excellent Sigma ART 35 mm f/1.2 E-mount lens into the mix for a comparison. I thought I’d do a visual test this time, and I’ve been finding images of a Siemens Star to be… [Read More]
Image quality effects of format size — example 2
In the preceding post, I showed you crops from this scene: from exposures with the following cameras: Fuji GFX 100 + Fuji GF63mm F/2.8 R WR (49.77mm equiv.) Sony A7R IV + Sony Planar T* FE 50mm F/1.4 ZA (50mm equiv.) Sigma SD Quattro + Sigma 30mm F/1.4 DC Art (45mm equiv.) Sony A6000 +… [Read More]
Image quality effects of format size — example 1
There has always been interest in how much improvement is possible through increasing format size. Manzur Fahim, a frequent contributor to the medium format DPR forum, recently posted a series of distant landscape images from the following camera/lens combinations: Fuji GFX 100 + Fuji GF63mm F/2.8 R WR (49.77mm equiv.) Sony A7R IV + Sony… [Read More]