Zeiss 32mm for Fuji - Let's Talk About It
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
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I have this lens and love it. The 48mm equivalent fl is actually pretty handy, where you have enough reach and enough space for all around shooting. The design is beautiful and it looks good on any fuji body, especially the smaller ones. The one really bad thing: the rubber aperture ring is fragile. It gets loose over time to the point I can’t change aperture with one finger; I have to use two fingers. Try it and you’ll see what I mean.
I just bought this lens recently with latest firware (which is pretty old in itself) but the focus breathing is definitely there on this one. AF is slow. And that is on the latest body XH2S with fast stacked sensor readouts.
I love that people in digital photography are talking more and more about the rendering, look and willing to be subjective! This video is a good example of that. While I prefer the cleaner rendering of the Fujicrons myself, I loathe the idea that they are somehow more correct. They aren't, they're just another look!
I wonder what you think of the 1.2 Voigtländer lenses. They're also a series of lenses opting for a rendering with more character over having the cleanest rendering.
Either way, thanks for making the video and sharing your thoughts!
I recently purchased the Voigtlander 23mm 1.2 for fuji, and I love it. The rendering, the bokeh, beautiful.
Completely agree with you about the newest lenses looking sterile. They have a very artificial/digital look to them straight out of camera. I much prefer the older Nikon lenses. The colors are even much better too. I am never selling my fuji xt2. I have really fallen in love with the jpeg output, and for high dynamic range scenes I have just been shooting in 200% dynamic range setting. The highlight fall off looks more natural than the raw files do. I have tried using capture one but the jpeg color output and rendering is still way better in my opinion. I will shoot raw and jpeg and just tweak the raw in camera to jpeg conversion if needed to make them look the best before importing into lightroom. Then just mild adjustment and they look amazing.
I like the look on the older bodies. That being said love my new setup fuji / Ricoh GR setup. Fuji xt30 with the and Fuji 18mm f2. Similar field of review as the Ricoh, faster auto focus, tilt screen plus the ability to change lenses.
I have it - yes there's a freshness and a sparkle to it... definitely a great lens
Zeus’s put out a firmware update for this lens to address auto focus performance. Version 1.03 is the most current. Not sure if you mentioned this or not because I’m only halfway through watching the video! I just bought a used 32mm on EBay (looks like it was dropped) but the image quality is great, especially wide open. I like this focal length so I’m keeping this and my Fuji 35 1.4.
Finished: sorry, you did mention the update. 🤣
Hi Eric, I tested this lens with my XT2 against my Fujifilm 35f2 and world's apart regarding character. Yes the 35f2 had faster auto focus but the Zeiss has better rendering and Sharpenss which was the ultimate winner. I'm selling my 35f2 and the 32mm Zeiss
you're keeping the Zeiss?
@@ericrjennings Yes Eric
@@vernondekoker8797 I don't like the 35 f/2 because of native distortion.... the Touit is great ; would never part with mine
Hi Eric,
I'm struggling right now with whether to get the Touit 32mm for my X-T30. I usually use old MF lenses, rather rarely AF. The pictures look exactly as I like it. I fully get what you mean with the strange Fuji rendering. Just selling my 23mm 2.0 because I never got along with the results.
May be you can answer one question. Is focus by wire working well for you? Is manual focussing precisely possible?
By the way, thanks for the informative video.
Nice video, curious if you found the AF to be better with the newer bodies (cant imagine how it wouldnt be), or if you got the 12mm
Ok interesting… I’m also one of the guys who followed the recommendation from gxace about this lens.
Really like the look of the bokeh and the sharpness as well. Regarding AF-S, it’s ok on my X-T1, but AF-C is barely useable. You definitely need to prepare yourself if you want to shoot some moving subjects. Once it hits the focus, it works well even in darker condition. But the initial hunt is sometimes very annoying.
Hey man, really enjoy your videos and share your taste for classic (vintage) looking lenses. Just bought an X-T4 and want a normal lens that has great 3D-pop rendering, about to buy this Zeiss lens but wanted to know if there are others in your opinion that achieve that look (always Fuji X-Mount lenses, but also Canon EF adapted will be fine). Thanks again ;')
For Fuji x-mount I think the Zeiss 32/1.8, Fuji 35/1.4, 16/1.4, 23/1.4, 56/1.2 are all decent at that
I think you photo is very cute!
It looks like GX's video (and now yours?) has already had the effect of removing this lens from "hidden gem" status. I can't see a used copy anywhere under 380$, which in my opinion is too much. The Sony E mount version goes for under 300$, even in excellent condition. Oh well.
Sorry about that
cant find it for under 800 now
It's beyond me how this superb IQ lens has this atrocious build quality and huge retail starting price. there are dirt cheap chinese lenses that are built better.