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 Re: Adapting Lenses to the Fuji GFX - 50s | |
I picked up the Kipon EF-GFX E adapter earlier this week, some brief impressions from using my EF glass on the GFX:
- 17mm f/4L TS-E - crazy wide (I think I need a geared head...), coverage is good, nice sharpness/detail, contrast isn't bad but this lens is quite susceptible to loss of contrast due to stray light sources (which is something I was very aware of going in). From the time spent using this lens on my old 5DIII, it was sharp wide open without any movements and was acceptable at maximum shift in the corners when stopped down, for the most part that seems to be the case on the GFX as well.
- 24mm f/1.4L II - a fair amount of mechanical vignetting, bokeh gets very busy towards the edges, would not recommend adapting to the GFX.
- 35mm f/1.4L II - some slight mechanical vignetting in the corners, much better than the 24mm f/1.4L II, usable if you don't mind a bit of cropping in post.
- Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art - coverage is great, vignetting isn't that bad, even wide open, seems to clear completely on stopping down, and the lens hood does not noticeably increase vignetting, either (which is not the case with many of the other lenses mentioned here). I find the bokeh to be quite nice, especially after you've stopped down a bit, and color is pleasing. Honestly, this lens is a great fit for the GFX. I was initially thinking I'd sell it with most of my other Canon glass, but not anymore. It's a keeper.
- 100mm f/2.8L IS Macro - this one also surprised me, vignetting isn't too bad at either end of the focus range. Usable, particularly on a tripod - would be much better if there was a way to enable the stabilization, and the short throw on the focus ring once you've left the macro range makes attaining focus manually quite difficult for non-macro subjects. I'm tempted to hang on to it because the one native GFX lens I own (the 32-64mm f/4) has a rather restricting minimum focus distance.
- 24-70mm f/2.8L II - quite a bit of mechanical vignetting throughout the zoom range, wide or telephoto, it never cleans up. Would not recommend on the GFX.
- 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II - a bit of mechanical vignetting from 70mm up to around 180mm, and even then there is a fair amount of regular vignetting, which doesn't completely clean up even after stopping down. A surprising amount of pin-cushion distortion @ 200mm towards the edges of the GFX's sensor, very noticeable if you have straight lines in your frame. Personally, I would not bother using this lens on the GFX.
- 16-35mm f/4L IS - a fair amount of mechanical vignetting in the corners at 16mm until about 20mm, I guess it's usable past 20mm if you don't mind the traditional vignetting. Given that I own the 17mm tilt-shift and am planning to purchase the Fuji 23mm f/4 (mostly so I'll have access to a weather-sealed ultra-wide), I doubt I'll hang on to this lens much longer.
- 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II - 100-135mm isn't bad, but there is some mechanical vignetting in the extreme corners for the rest of the zoom range. I suppose if you really need a telephoto and don't mind a bit of cropping, you could do far worse. Other than the vignetting, the image quality is quite decent, very sharp lens with a very short minimum focus distance - however, due to the lack of image stabilization, it's quite difficult to accurately frame and focus while shooting handheld.
I'll probably post some sample images in the next week or so, hopefully featuring subjects more interesting than those found in my apartment.
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