First Look: Fujifilm XF1.4x TC WR Teleconverter Lens

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First Look: Fujifilm XF1.4x TC WR Teleconverter Lens

by Rico Pfirstinger

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Rico’s XF1.4x TC WR Full-Size Sample Images

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X-T1 with XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR + XF1.4x TC WR
(shot with X-T1, XF56mmF1.2 R APD)

By attaching Fuji’s new 1.4x teleconverter between the XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR zoom lens and any Fuji X-mount camera, you can expand its focal reach to 70-196mm. In “full-frame” terms, this equals a maximum focal length of almost 300mm.

X-T1, XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR + XF1.4x TC WR, 196mm, f/4, Lightroom

By expanding the original focal length by a factor of 1.4, we are basically cropping the image that’s captured by the host lens, so only 50% of the light that’s entering the lens is actually transmitted to the sensor. This means that the speed of our lens+teleconverter combo is going down one stop: our fast XF50-140mmF2.8 lens turns into a slower XF70-196mmF4 zoom lens.

X-T1, XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR + XF1.4x TC WR, 196mm, f/4, Lightroom

In order to communicate correctly when a teleconverter is attached, the lens and the camera both require firmware updates to transmit the correct EXIF data and to make sure that the electronic distance and DOF scale remains accurate. The new firmware files are supposed to be available on October 29. Fuji says that for things to work correctly, we have to first update the camera body and then the lens.

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REVIEW: Samyang 21mmF1.4 on Fuji X-A1 :: 50mmF1.2 Samples Online (on Sony A6000)!

 

In late September Samyang announced the 21mmF1.4 and the 50mmF1.2… with a definitely intersting price tag.

So how do they perform?

After the dslrmagazine test here, now also ephotozine published its review here. ePHOTOzine’s VERDICT:

“The Samyang 21mm f/1.4 is a pleasure to use, and after a while we can adapt again to using a fully manual lens. Depth of Field is directly observable on the screen as we are fixed at the working aperture. The f/1.4 aperture is bright enough to make focusing easier and stopping down the lens manually to take the shot becomes second nature. It is a lens that has a very pleasing character, not technically perfect but very much a photographer’s optic. In the real world of image making, I can see that there will be many users who will extract fine images from this.”

50mmF1.2 samples can be seen at photographblog here (mounted on Sony A6000).
21mmF1.4 samples can be seen at photographblog here (mounted on Sony A6000).

IN STOCK CHECK

Rokinon 21mmF1.4 – AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama
Rokinon 50mmF1.2 – AmazonUS / BHphoto

miXed zone: X-PRO2 wishlist (with POLL) :: X-T10 Vs. E-M5 Vs. A6000 shootout :: 90mm Reviews and more!

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henrysmithscottage made an X-PRO2 wishlist. Go trough it here, and then feel free to vote the Poll I made out of henrysmithscottage‘s wishlist.

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You can’t get enough, here is what 10 Faithful X-Pro1 Users Would Like to See on the Fuji X-Pro2 at mirrorlessons.

X-T10
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

X-T10 vs E-M5 II vs a6000: Mirrorless Shootout at Tony Northrup youtube / X-T10 review at kenrockwell / Review at pcmag / Review at the Spanish site quesabesde (translation) / Review at donsphoto / Fuji X-T10 detailed hands on review at Maarten Heilbron youtube / Fstoppers Reviews the Fujifilm X-T10 at fstoppers /

XF90mmF2 WR
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

Fujinon XF 90mm: Initial impressions from a most impressive lens at imaging-resource / Fuji XF 90 mm – Thoughts and a brief Review at jonasjacobsson / Images From The Fuji XF 90mm at findingrange /

Fujifilm X-T1

Ode to Old Hollywood at michellegeorgephotography / Why I Sent Back The Fuji X-T1 For An Olympus OMD-EM5 II at Spyros Heniadis youtube / A photo every day nearly three years now taken with the X-T1 and shared at dave-hileman / Best Mirrorless Camera for Travel: Fuji X-T1 at adventurouskate / Mischkah Scott in Spain – nsfw – Fuji X-T1 with primes at prophotonut / Ten Days on The (Sandy & Wet) Road with the X-T1 System at xshooters / Tips for using Fuji’s XT-1 in a corporate setting at whitecubestudios /

X100/S/T + TCL/WCL

A Pain That I’m Used To at x100c / Why I love my Fujifilm X100S at kenlyonsphotography / X100: Last Light of Day in Edinburgh at macleancomms / Hitting the Streets with my X100s at nathangilmer / Daily Adventures with the Fuji X100s at mattmccordphotography / A Quick Trip with the Fuji X100 at colinnichollsphotography /

other X-series cameras

Fuji X-A2 Field Test Part II: Testing performance and going beyond the kit lens at imaging-resource /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

Fuji 16-55mm review and vs 18-55mm at Lukas Gisbert-mora youtube / Why I Swapped the Fujifilm XF 18 for the XF 18-55 at rivalsvs / Architectural Fine-Art in Frankfurt with the Fujifilm XF 16mm f1.4 at bjornmoerman / Some pictures taken with the XF 56mm F1.2 at olneyphoto / Another Look at the Ultra Wide Fujinon Zoom at macleancomms / 50-140 review at focus-numerique (translation) / Ash Hill House with the Fujinon 14mm f2.8 at lensedbyoliver / Portrait classique au Fuji 16-55mm at massofocus (translation) /

Travel X / Switch to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

image courtesy: olafphotoblog

On The Road with the X-series at olafphotoblog / Goodbye Leica – Hello Fuji at luminous-landscape /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Fuji X JPEG Only iPad Workflow – Refined at hendriximages /

a bit of everything

Pin Up Girls + Hot Rod! A Fujifilm Workshop In Singapore. Image courtesy: ivanjoshualoh

It pays to always have a camera with you at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Paris Street Photography at ianmacdonaldphotography / Using the Fujifilm X-Series to Document Family Life at f16.click / Cuban X-Shooter Arien Chang Castan documents life on Cuba at arienchangcastan / My 3 Years With Fujifilm X-Series Cameras And Lenses at bradleyhanson / The Gap Between Making and Processing Photos at andrewsgibson /

Photographs of Angel, who is currently living with Stage IV Breast Cancer. Images on facebook and at donaldmfallsphotography. Shot with Fujifilm X-T1, and mostly Rokinon 85mm T1.5 Cine (EF) and Super Macro Takumar 50mm f/4 (M42) by using EOS-FX ZY Optics Lens Turbo II (Focal Reducer). For the Super Takumar, Donald used M42-EOS adapter in order to adapt it to EOS-FX Lens Turbo II. His lighting was just simply Godox products, Godox QT-600, Godox V850 and FT-16s remote trigger.

#BB Magazine Volume 3

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Bride shoots her own wedding with Fuji X-T10 :: Italian Workshops (test all Fuji gear) from 24 to 27 Sep. :: & more

SELF WEDDING

Self Made Wedding: Bride photographs her own wedding day with an X-T10. Make sure to check out more at p6drad-teel

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ITALIAN WORKSHOP with Fuji X-photographers

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There is an Italian 4 days Photo Event coming up soon, with X-photographers like Max Angeloni & Donato Chriulli. During the Workshops you’ll be able to try out all Fuji X cameras & lenses! If you are interested, make sure to check out the details here. Organized by the facebook group semplicementefotografare.

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XF90mmF2 WR
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

First Day Impressions of the FujiFilm XF90 – What is this Sorcery? at caveiraphotography /

XF 16mm F1.4 WR
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / PCHstore

Review at focus-numerique (translation) /

Fujifilm X-T1

NSFW: Amersham BTS shoot with Dave Kai-Piper from Dave Kai Piper on Vimeo. / Malojian and Paddy Nash at flixelpix / Fuji X-T1 shots at pablosartor /

X100/S/T + TCL/WCL

Fuji X100T – small, beautiful camera, takes great images and is impossible to use at anuragyagnik / Things I like about the Fuji X100T – Part II at aboutphotography-tomgrill / X-Photographer Per-Anders Jörgensen “Eating With The Chefs” on youtube /

other X-series cameras

X-PRO1 + 18mm + Cosyspeed Bag – Street Photography – Street Hunt #16. Spyros Papaspyropoulos in Istanbul, Turkey – youtube

Lenses

X-mount lenses

Long-Term 35mmF1.4 review at admiringlight / Fujinon XF50-140mm f2.8: The Flexible Friend at macleancomms / Fujifilm XF 18-135 Lens Under a Tuscan Sun Review at suspectphotography / Some pics from my X-T1 and the 10-24mm & 50-200mm at mattrussellphoto /

other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes

Nikon D750 vs Fuji X-E2 with Sigma 120-300mm at stanleyleary /

Travel X / Switch to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

300 – (Traveling with Fuji) at littlebigtravelingcamera / X-T1 does weddings – Take 2 at johncaz / Bye bye Fuji & back to Nikon in French at k-pture (translation) /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

X-Trans Sensor and Capture One Pro at thewanderinglensman Part IV / Simulating Fuji X-Series Dynamic Range Settings in Lightroom at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Acessories

Lens Protection at andybushphotography /

a bit of everything

One Camera, One Lens… at rivalsvs /

The Verge declares X-T10 Best Mirrorless for under $1,000 + No other brand is so seriously committed to mirrorless as Fuji!

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II? Nope! The Sony A6000? Wrong! … It’s the Fujifilm X-T10!

The Verge just declared the Fuji X-T10 the Best Mirrorless Camera you can buy for under $1,000” They say they “really like the X-T10 for its combination of features, performance, and design […] it offers the all around best package“!

But the X-T1o get lots of love not only from The Verge.  Also dpreview loves the X-T10 more than the Sony A6000, the Nikon D5500 or the O-MD E-M10:

“The A6000, the D5500 and the O-MD E-M10 might seem more appealing or capable. […] But from my experience having shot with all of these cameras, the X-T10 is hands down the most pleasurable of the bunch to use. Fujifilm makes cameras for people who love cameras, not specs“

One more? Comparing the EOS M3 with the Fuji X-T10, even hardcore Canon shooter Steve from CanonWatch said:

“Someone looking for her first mirrorless camera may be better advised to have a look on the similar priced Fuji X-T10, if the 24MP of the EOS M3 are not a game-changer (the X-T10 has 16MP). I think no other brand is so seriously committed to mirrorless as Fuji. And they make great gear with all the features you may want on a mirrorless camera. Not to mention the lenses.”

Well, I guess I was right, when I recently called the X-T10 the most underestimated camera ever.

Fuji X-T10 – USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / AUS: Camerapro

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