I see that someone shared the "official Fujifilm list" of lenses to "get maximum benefit" from the 40MP sensor APS-C cameras.
Folks who use Fujifilm and are familiar with their lenses generally regard this list to be marketing nonsense. A few examples:
- The new 27mm f/2.8 R WR is one the list... but the older version of the lens that has the same optics isn't.
- The 16mm f/2.8, which is not generally regarded as one of Fujifilm's sharpest lenses, is on the list. But the much better 16mm f/1.4 WR is not.
- The 35mm f/2 is on the list, but the older 35mm f/1.4 is not. The two lenses are generally regarded as being optically equal or the f/1.4 is regarded as being very slightly sharper.
- The excellent 18-55mm f/2.8-f/4 lens THAT FUJIFILM SELLS IN A KIT WITH THE XT5 is not on the list. ;-)
- The 14mm f/2.8, which is one of the very best lenses that Fujifilm produces, is not on the list.
Most folks recognize that this is pretty much a list that appears to have been put together by Fujifilm marketing to encourage people to buy NEW Fujifilm lenses. :-)
As to whether or not it is worth going to 40MP on a APS-C sensor camera and whether lenses can work well with that... rather than wildly speculating it is better to wait and see how it turns out as folks get their hands on the camera.
(For may part, I made a few real-world photographs yesterday using the XT5 with the 27mm f/2.8 R WR and they show quite a bit of detail. I've briefly used the 50-140 and the 16-55, but only while going through the manual. I'm anxious to see how my other primes work, including the 90mm f/2 and the 80mm f/2.8 macro.)
Finally, as I've written a few times, most people with a 26MP camera from the previous generation, such as the XT4, probably aren't going to see life-changing improvements in the image quality or, for that matter, astonishing improvements in other aspects of their camera's performance. People just getting into Fujifilm, moving from a different model to XT, or who skipped a generation or more of updates are likely to appreciate a number of the improvements to AF, IBIS, and more.
Dec 16, 2022 at 06:18 PM
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