rbf_ wrote:
Whoa, I expected you to wait for the XP4 but I think this will work out for you well as I expect the XP4 will continue with it's rear screen design in the name of body differentiation. The body is a bit thicker due to the new battery but I think it's a good tradeoff as I like the new batteries a lot. I just pulled a couple out of a bag that hasn't been out in over a month and the batteries had lost only around 5% of charge. IBIS and som extra resolution is nice to have as well.
I realized that a) I don't know when an XP4 will be released, b) IF an XP4 will be released, or c) what its feature set will/would be. I also realized that over the years of using the XP2 I have gravitated more and more to using the EVF almost all the time. So it seemed like time to let the XPro system go and move to a full EVF system.
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The rest of this is NOT a reply to rbf, but instead a follow up on the silly Fujifilm list of lenses that are (and by omission, not) supposedly ready for the 40MP sensor... and to the general question of whether Fujifilm lenses can provide sufficient detail to the APS-C 40MP sensor.
I was out for a walk late today, so I took the XT5 and stuck the old Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 on it. This is one of the lenses that Fujifilm did NOT include on the infamous list of ostensibly suitable lenses, which some interpret to mean that it isn't "up to the challenge of the 50MP sensor." To make things more fun, I shot handheld. (Love the IBIS on the XT5 with these small primes.)
This is just a nondescript photograph of some autumn leaves, created only as a way to see how the lens performs — no intention of producing any kind of memorable photograph. So no need to comment on how swell or awful you all think the picture is. ;-)
This is handheld at 1/30 second at f/5.6 and ISO 400. First a scaled down version of the full image after my more or less normal post-processing workflow...
Next is a 100% magnification crop from just above and to the right of the image center where there are some leaves with nice, crisp edges. This image is a 144 ppi resolution, and if you want to sea it more or less at the accurate size, grab a ruler and resize your screen so that it is about 5.1" tall/wide....
(Depending on your monitor, how you have it set up, and whether you have changed the magnification of the FM display... you might not be seeing a true 100% size. Those of you with printers could keep the pixel dimensions the same while setting the resolution to 300 or 360 to see how this plays out in a print. Hint: You'll get a very small print that would come from a much larger full image.)
It seems pretty sharp to me. There's plenty of detail, and I don't think the image is failing to live up to the potential of the sensor, even with this handheld shot.
So, if Fujifilm thinks this lens isn't good enough (heh, right...) to work well on the 40MP sensor, I guess that other lenses will be even better? Or something?
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One more thing. Earlier on this page someone wrote: "The implication that Fuji is making inferior glass at the same time they are releasing more demanding sensors is quite the indictment for a brand you are such a staunch defender of."
I was confused by that. I knew that I hadn't implied that Fujifilm "is making inferior glass" or otherwise providing an "indictment of" Fujifilm. So I looked back at all the other posts since that person's previous post... and I still can't see any other posts that say or imply any such thing.
Perhaps that poster can identify what this refers to?
Dan
NOTE: These images are on a server of mine and I may not keep them there permanently, so the links may eventually not work.
rbf_ wrote:
Whoa, I expected you to wait for the XP4 but I think this will work out for you well as I expect the XP4 will continue with it's rear screen design in the name of body differentiation. The body is a bit thicker due to the new battery but I think it's a good tradeoff as I like the new batteries a lot. I just pulled a couple out of a bag that hasn't been out in over a month and the batteries had lost only around 5% of charge. IBIS and som extra resolution is nice to have as well.
I realized that a) I don't know when an XP4 will be released, b) IF an XP4 will be released, or c) what its feature set will/would be. I also realized that over the years of using the XP2 I have gravitated more and more to using the EVF almost all the time. So it seemed like time to let the XPro system go and move to a full EVF system.
- - -
The rest of this is NOT a reply to rbf, but instead a follow up on the silly Fujifilm list of lenses that are (and by omission, not) supposedly ready for the 40MP sensor... and to the general question of whether Fujifilm lenses can provide sufficient detail to the APS-C 40MP sensor.
I was out for a walk late today, so I took the XT5 and stuck the old Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 on it. This is one of the lenses that Fujifilm did NOT include on the infamous list of ostensibly suitable lenses, which some interpret to mean that it isn't "up to the challenge of the 50MP sensor." To make things more fun, I shot handheld. (Love the IBIS on the XT5 with these small primes.)
This is just a nondescript photograph of some autumn leaves, created only as a way to see how the lens performs — no intention of producing any kind of memorable photograph. So no need to comment on how swell or awful you all think the picture is. ;-)
This is handheld at 1/30 second at f/5.6 and ISO 400. First a scaled down version of the full image after my more or less normal post-processing workflow...
Next is a 100% magnification crop from just above and to the right of the image center where there are some leaves with nice, crisp edges. This image is a 144 ppi resolution, and if you want to sea it more or less at the accurate size, grab a ruler and resize your screen so that it is about 5.1" tall/wide....
(Depending on your monitor, how you have it set up, and whether you have changed the magnification of the FM display... you might not be seeing a true 100% size. Those of you with printers could keep the pixel dimensions the same while setting the resolution to 300 or 360 to see how this plays out in a print. Hint: You'll get a very small print that would come from a much larger full image.)
So, if Fujifilm thinks this lens isn't good enough (heh, right...) to work well on the 40MP sensor, I guess that other lenses will be even better? Or something?
It seems pretty sharp to me. There's plenty of detail, and I don't think the image is failing to live up to the potential of the sensor, even with this handheld shot.
- - -
One more thing. Earlier on this page someone wrote: "The implication that Fuji is making inferior glass at the same time they are releasing more demanding sensors is quite the indictment for a brand you are such a staunch defender of."
I was confused by that. I knew that I hadn't implied that Fujifilm "is making inferior glass" or otherwise providing an "indictment of" Fujifilm. So I looked back at all the other posts since that person's previous post... and I still can't see any other posts that say or imply any such thing.
Perhaps that poster can identify what this refers to?
Dan
NOTE: These images are on a server of mine and I may not keep them there permanently, so the links may eventually not work.
Dec 16, 2022 at 11:31 PM
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