Jman13 wrote:
My understanding is that all X100V accessories should fit the X100VI.
On my X100V, I use the LensMate thumb grip, which I find dramatically increases the quality of the hold for me. I also have a JJC front grip with arca-swiss plate, but I only use it when I'm going to use the tripod...I prefer the feel with just the thumb rest.
I use the Haoge combination filter/hood, which was like $35 or $40 and kills two birds with one stone, at less than half the price of the Fuji filter adapter and hood. It's also more compact, and allows me to use the stock Fuji lens cap.
These are only $25 with both hood and filter (filter will go in storage reserved for beach trips), gonna try it. The one thing I dont like about the square version is how badly it blocks the flash.
Thanks, I appreciate the effort. To my eye on this comparison, it looks like the v might be a bit wider than a true 35mm fov. Can you compare the v to any (several?) 35mm lenses?
Geoff D F wrote:
Lenses are often only approximately their nominal focal length. The Fuji 16mm f1.4 R WR has a slightly narrower fov than the 16mm f2.8 Fujicron, for example. Also, the 28mm lens on the Leica Q is reportedly more like a 24mm fov.
It is not something that has even bothered me or ever even noticed in practice because I have never found a lens so far out that it made any real difference.
The Q lens being 24mm is by design given its massive distortion that is fixed with software, requiring a large amount of crop.
chiron wrote:
Thanks, I appreciate the effort. To my eye on this comparison, it looks like the v might be a bit wider than a true 35mm fov. Can you compare the v to any (several?) 35mm lenses?
Don't have any, except for the V =)
Either way should show you the difference between your preferred 40 and the V's 35. I will say my overall preference is 40 as well but the V doesn't "feel" much different while shooting. Not something I notice or worry about.
Jman13 wrote:
My understanding is that all X100V accessories should fit the X100VI.
On my X100V, I use the LensMate thumb grip, which I find dramatically increases the quality of the hold for me. I also have a JJC front grip with arca-swiss plate, but I only use it when I'm going to use the tripod...I prefer the feel with just the thumb rest.
I use the Haoge combination filter/hood, which was like $35 or $40 and kills two birds with one stone, at less than half the price of the Fuji filter adapter and hood. It's also more compact, and allows me to use the stock Fuji lens cap.
1. The 23mm lens provides an angle of view that is in the range of typical 35mm lenses on full frame.
2. In real-world photography the differences between the angles-of-view among lens in this range are so trivial as to virtually always be meaningless. (For some reason, the old story of “The Princess and the Peal” just came to mind.)
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chiron wrote:
So in fact is it wider or narrower than its nominal focal length? Or is it pretty much on the mark?
I ask because I actually prefer a 40 fov to a 35 fov.
Assuming this means 40mm on full frame or 35mm film, on Fujifilm APS-C the lens providing the closest approximation of that is the 27m f/2.8. Using my round number of 1.5x crop, that lens gives the angle of view of just a bit longer than 40mm. (Put that lens on the XT 5 and you’re good to go.)
Of course, you could very slightly crop your X100vi 23mm (e.g. 35mm AOV) to get this. It isn’t all that different.
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Regarding “big, square hoods” on small cameras. The do look cool and they amplify the desired “I’m retro” effect. ;-) I kind of like them in some cases, and I still use one on my 35mm f/1.4 and occasionally on my 23mm f/1.4. But if your goal is a smallest possible (e.g. “pocketable”) package, those hoods don’t help, especially once you add that cap. (My preference for this sort of thing is the tiny hood on the 27mm, though the coolness factor is significantly diminished as most observers won’t even think you have a hood on the lens.
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Jman13 wrote:
On my X100V, I use the LensMate thumb grip, which I find dramatically increases the quality of the hold for me.
Fujifilm may have missed an opportunity in this regard. They added a tiny “tab” on the back near the upper left corer on my XT5, sort of just below the EC knob. It is a subtle thing, but it provides the extra balance point that Ithink some people are looking for when they add after-market fake film advance levers.
I think all hoods will block the flash a little bit, but from what I gather, the Haoge square hood that tapers at the front, blocks the flash much less than something like the SquareHood Model V, which is more like a traditional square lens hood that flares out at the front.
The square hoods that don’t “grow” like a horn are a good way to get front element protection without glass. I don’t even use a lens cap on my Fuji 35/1.4, and when I check it, it’s never even dusty.
It’s too bad there’s no bayonet for the X100’s. That’s why I have the Nisi. Nobody likes to feel their finger on glass, but I don’t mind as much when it’s a filter!
CKrueger wrote:
The square hoods that don’t “grow” like a horn are a good way to get front element protection without glass. I don’t even use a lens cap on my Fuji 35/1.4, and when I check it, it’s never even dusty.
It’s too bad there’s no bayonet for the X100’s. That’s why I have the Nisi. Nobody likes to feel their finger on glass, but I don’t mind as much when it’s a filter!
This is the main reason I went with a square. It protects my stupidly expensive mist filter very well and I rarely have to clean it, all without needing a lens cap.
RobDMB wrote:
Does this hood setup block the optical viewfinder or flash at all? Also, do you still need the Fuji adapter ring?
You do not need the Fuji adapter ring - it screws right on to the outer threads after removing the decorative bezel.
The hood is visible in the viewfinder, but (EDIT after getting home and checking) has a small amount of intrusion into the bottom right corner. I don't find it particularly objectionable, though.
I have an underutilized Leica Q but I’m tempted by this simply because of size/weight. Seems foolish to consider another purchase when I already have a fixed-lens camera…
dranakin wrote:
I have an underutilized Leica Q but I’m tempted by this simply because of size/weight. Seems foolish to consider another purchase when I already have a fixed-lens camera…
Even though the Q is deeper than the X100V (owing to the larger lens), I suspect if you don't use the Q that much you probably won't use the X100 that much either? That's just a hunch, I could be wrong.
But it seems, based on the used prices of the Q, that you could sell yours and buy an X100VI with a big chunk of change to spare.
I'm crossing my fingers for an XE5 at some point, with a 40 MP sensor and IBIS.
I got the Hoage or Haoge, whatever it is. It's nice that the filter (I have the black satin) fits inside it instead of behind it. The square hoods close off enough of front where you'd really have to hit something right for it to damage. I hardly use a cap too
RoamingScott wrote:
This is the main reason I went with a square. It protects my stupidly expensive mist filter very well and I rarely have to clean it, all without needing a lens cap.
