AZSteve wrote:
Thanks for your detailed reply, maybe I should do some more careful testing. . . One of the most puzzling things here is that f/11 is the great leveler, as they say. My infinity testing with the 100-200mm at 200mm seems to show f/8 a hair sharper over most of the frame than f/11, just what you'd expect from a well-performing lens.
Yep, that'd be the compromise you make for depth of field over maximum image detail. The difference is so little in real world use that it's not something I ever worry about.
No hands on experience to share but, fwiw, I can tell you that the main (historically) Photo magazine in France ("Chasseurs d'Image") has shared in one of its yearly lenses review special edition a consolidation of all their reviews of Fuji's GFX lenses.
I do recall clearly (*) that, in their standard sharpness chart, the 35-70mm was clearly ahead of the 32-64 mm at all (same) apertures to my surprise.
Maybe they got "golden copy" of the 35-70mm or the 35-70mm has less variation or is better than the 32-64mm at short distance ?
Granted that there's far more optical qualities than just sharpness (distorsion, vigneting, flare, ... you name it) but, as I was suprised, I thought that I would share this info here.
(*) as my goal was to assess these standard zooms as this would likely be the first lens I would own if I embrace the GFX ecosystem some time.
hello,looking to buy gf32-64. found used in good price. what is bad part of gf32-64 and to what look before buying. at local shop. does any problematic parts can be with used gf32-64-dust,focus problems,ring playing etc?
No real bad part to it. Zoom should be smooth and focus fast.
leonasj wrote:
hello,looking to buy gf32-64. found used in good price. what is bad part of gf32-64 and to what look before buying. at local shop. does any problematic parts can be with used gf32-64-dust,focus problems,ring playing etc?
leonasj wrote:
hello,looking to buy gf32-64. found used in good price. what is bad part of gf32-64 and to what look before buying. at local shop. does any problematic parts can be with used gf32-64-dust,focus problems,ring playing etc?
One of the best all round GF lenses I've used. One of my favorite lenses. No inherent weaknesses that I can find. Almost zero barrel or pincushion distortion throughout the range. Sharp. If it's a used copy and it's in a shop, go and shoot some test images through it. The only negative is that it does not have stabilization built in, but that's not something that would keep me from buying the lens.
I didn't notice this thread before, thank you all for the useful real world comparisons among GF zooms. I have a GF50S with 20-35 and 32-64 shooting landscapes almost exclusively. Planning to add the 100-200 but waffling on keeping the 32-64 vs. 35-70 or 45-100. The appeal of the 45-100 is stabilization since my body is not. But I think I would rather have a FL gap between 64 and 100 over 35 to 45. I wouldn't mind the weight savings of the 35-70 but not sure that's enough to make me change. I've been very impressed with both 20-35 and 32-64.
SGinNorcal wrote:
I didn't notice this thread before, thank you all for the useful real world comparisons among GF zooms. I have a GF50S with 20-35 and 32-64 shooting landscapes almost exclusively. Planning to add the 100-200 but waffling on keeping the 32-64 vs. 35-70 or 45-100. The appeal of the 45-100 is stabilization since my body is not. But I think I would rather have a FL gap between 64 and 100 over 35 to 45. I wouldn't mind the weight savings of the 35-70 but not sure that's enough to make me change. I've been very impressed with both 20-35 and 32-64....Show more →
If I were you I'd buy the 35-70 and then sell the 32-64 to me win win for us both
mard22 wrote:
If I were you I'd buy the 35-70 and then sell the 32-64 to me win win for us both
That's like the idea that you give me $40, I'll loan you $20, I'll owe you $20 and you will owe me $20 so we'll be even
I don't know, I should use the 35-70 at some point. I really like the 32-64, it would be hard to let go.
If I were only allowed a single GF lens for my GFX cameras, it would undoubtedly be the 32-64mm f/4.....Well, and the 250 and that danged little (not) 30mm t/s lens.
I think of the 35-70 as Fuji's answer to a MF kit lens. It's very good, but the workhorse 32-64 is better. At f8 or smaller, probably nothing between them. Wide open, probably a little more to be seen...
It, like the 50, is small and relatively compact compared to it's brothers, and that is a big plus -- a lens you carry and use is always better than one that gets left home in the cabinet. But the 32-64 is a pretty great lens, not too huge, and rarely gets left home by me. FWIW only
win win for us both 