The new Fujifilm X-M1 is a terrific camera. The X-M1 is fast and agile and it is also amazingly compact - yet it will not suffer on the terrific image quality due to the large APS 16mp X-Trans sensor which has performed so well in the current X series models. Users familiar to the X system will notice the shades of X-E1 and X20 in the camera layout. I can see myself and many others picking one up to complement my X arsenal. I also need to try it out with the M-Adapter to see how the focus peaking works with Leica lenses on the new LCD. Hopefully more on that soon.
After a short time with it to evaluate the feel and ergonomics I set out to shoot with the XF27 standard lens on my X-E1.
As always - I am not doing a review of the camera - that will be left to the professional sites.
One of the highlights I enjoy is the tilt LCD. A very welcome addition to this capable body. I do not have one yet - but look forward to shooting the X-M1 soon.
I got to work with the standard XF27mm lens for a few days and look forward to more time with it - but for now a quick peak. Full details of the lens below. Follow up note - I was using a pre-production lens without the latest firmware on my X-E1 and X-Pro1 (which has since been released) so the lens was not being seen at its fullest capability. These are quick snaps and I apologize for the missing metadata. The lens is solid and incredibly compact. No surprise there from an XF lens.
These images were NOT all shot with the X-M1 - but some were and I'm working on a page of X-M1 images. This is a page showing the XF27mm.
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| ISO 320 F/6.4 @ 1/150th |
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| ISO 200 F/4.0 @ 1/2200 |
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| ISO 400 F/5.0 @ 1/60th |
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| ISO 200 F/4.5 @ 1/45th |
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| ISO 400 F/2.8 @ 1/400th |
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| ISO 200 F/5.6 @ 1/50th |
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| ISO 1600 F/2.8 @ 1/100th |
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| ISO 1600 F/2.8 @ 1/50th |
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| ISO 1600 F/2.8 @ 1/70th |
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| ISO 1600 F/2.8 @ 1/100th |
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| ISO 640 F/2.8 @ 1/20th |
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| ISO 640 F/2.8 @ 1/105th |
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| ISO 200 F/5.6 @ 1/1400th |
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| ISO 400 F/6.4 @ 1/1480th |
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| ISO 200 F/16 @ 1/480th |
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| ISO 200 F/5.6 @ 1/800th |
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| ISO 200 F/5.0 @ 1/105th |
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| ISO 200 F/5.6 @ 1/1600th |
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| ISO 200 F/3.6 @ 1/1600th |
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| ISO 2500 F/2.8 1/170th |
FUJIFILM LAUNCHES THE HIGH PERFORMANCE XF27MM F2.8 COMPACT LENS
New XF27mm lens features a small footprint and outstanding image quality
“With today’s announcement of the high performance XF27mm, photographers now have a new lens choice and a perfect complement to the compact X-Series that will allow them to capture stunning, high quality images in a wonderfully slim design,” said Go Miyazaki, president and chief operating officer, FUJIFILM North America Corporation.
FUJINON XF27mm F2.8
The all new FUJINON XF27mm lens gives users a fast F2.8 lens with a fixed focal length that is similar to that of the human eye, providing accurate and natural results based on the photographer’s view.
The FUJINON XF27mm F2.8 lens features:
• A slim footprint measuring 23mm in length and weighing only 2.75oz that encourages easy, everyday photography
• Autofocus design that uses a high-torque DC motor to shift each of the 7 lens elements in 5 groups (including 1 aspherical element)
• A seven blade round diaphragm for distinctive bokeh for photography complemented by a shallow depth of field
• Advanced optical design that allows the maximum amount of light to enter into the sensor for sharp and clear images, and a Super EBC coating for effective control against chromatic aberrations
• High quality, metal construction focus ring
In order to optimize the FUJINON XF27mm F2.8 lens, Fujifilm designed the lens without an aperture ring to deliver a compact and lightweight body. Users should update their camera body’s firmware to enable aperture adjustment with the camera’s command dial.
Firmware can be found at http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/.
The FUJINON XF27mm F2.8 lens will be available in July 2013 for $449.95.
The current Fujifilm lens family includes the following FUJINON XF and XC lenses:
• XF 14mm F2.8
• XF 18mm F2.0
• XF 27mm F2.8
• XF 35mm F1.4
• XF 60mm F2.4
• XF 18-55mm F2.8-4.0 OIS
• XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 OIS
• XC 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS
*1 35mm format equivalent
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So just to clarify - these are all taken with the 27mm (apart from the product shots)? Reason I am asking is that there seems to be some distortion on some of these shots that I would not expect from a lens like this...
ReplyDeleteDoes the silver version of the 27mm pancake use the same metal construction as the previous XF lenses?
ReplyDeleteAgree with the first Anon comment as to which lens was used.
ReplyDeleteBTW 'compliment' in your first paragraph should be spelt 'complEment'
Thanks for correcting it, Brandon :-) You experts set the standard !!
DeleteI think you guys need to remember it is a 27mm lens. A 27mm will completely have distortion regardless of its true cropped FOV.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comments. We will wait until the pro sites do their reviews and analysis. I am sure that will be out soon.
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