Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 First Review and Sample Images

The Venus Optics Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 has already been announced in China.

This is why a FR-reader found a review of the lens already in Chinese on youtube (used on a Sony A6600).

As usual, I am going to save your time by going through the automatic google youtube translation and make a summary for you as well as share a few screenshots.

You’ll find it all down below.

Summary

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Fujinon XF18mm f/1.4 R LM WR Announced: Reviews, Samples, Pre-orders and More

Fujinon XF18mm f/1.4 R LM WR: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera

XF18mmF1.4 LIVE BLOG – Refresh This Page

Pre-order Options

→ Fujinon XF18mm f/1.4: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera
→ LH-XF18 Lens Hood: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera

Press Release, First Looks, Samples etc.

Official Fujifilm pages

Reviews, First Looks and Samples

  • B&H Explora – Fast and Wide: Announcing the FUJIFILM XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR Lens
  • jonasraskphotography – When waiting is worth it! – The Fujinon XF 18mm f1.4 R WR FIRST LOOK
  • ivanjoshualoh – Sweet Eighteen. (XF18mm WR)
  • keithwee – Review of the Fujinon XF18mm f1.4 – A Love Renewed
  • fujilove – The Perfect Everyday Lens? The New Fujifilm XF18mm F1.4 R LM WR
  • dpreview – Hands-on with the Fujifilm XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR
  • dpreview – Fujifilm XF 18mm F1.4 R WR pre-production sample gallery
  • fujixpassion – XF18mm F1.4 – Welcome to the F1.4 Family
  • thepixelconnection – A First Glance At The Fuji XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR
  • fujifilm-x – LENS STORIES: Stefan Finger x XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR
  • williamchua – THE NEW FUJINON xf 18 mm f1.4 lens
  • photographyblog – Fujifilm XF 18mm F2 R Review
  • f16.click – Fujifilm 18mm F1.4 Review
Links to Follow

Mixed News

Videos by DPReview & Co

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DPReview Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6 Field Review and Silver Award

DPReview published its field review of the Fujifilm XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR. The lens gets the silver award.

I am a bit confused, like when they complain about autofocus speed and chromatic aberration, but only if used with the XF 2x TC WR teleconverter. So they put it in the negative list, even though it’s not about the performance of the lens itself.

It’s also a bit confusing how they complain about the lens feeling plasticky, but at the same time they say it is well build and also light. So a Pro (well build and lightweight) turns into a Con (but it’s plastic!!!)

Maybe they just needed to make the Cons list longer and to find a way to complaint about Fuji AF again. I mean, it’s a 2x TC, what did they except?

Anyway, here are their Pros and Cons are:

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DPReview TV Fujifilm GFX100S Review

DPRTV published its Fujifilm GFX100S review.

  • compact nature for street and travel photography to use without tripod thanks to IBIS
  • handling is excellent, great grip
  • lightweight and compact camera
  • lenses can get bulky
  • he prefers it over the GFX100 body
  • he likes that GFX100S has no integrated grip. Should be as compact and small as possible
  • he likes the customizability
  • he loves the AF-ON position, but does not feel like a solid press
  • EVF is not bad, but not on GFX100 level
  • 85fps EVF refresh rate in boost mode is good for stills. For sports and action better reduce the EVF refresh rate
  • 3 way tilt screen is nice on a tripod
  • top LCD is very customizable too
  • nostalgic negative has nice subtle warm tones
  • the 100 mepapixel justifies the higher cost over full frame, crazy resolution and tons of dynamic range
  • 14bit RAW and 16bit RAW difference is negligable. Better shoot 14bit and have a snappier camera
  • pixel shift multishot gives 400MP images. But it’s fairly slow to take all 16 images. It’s hard to take advantage fully of it. You can’t look at the final result in camera (it’s like this also on Sony)
  • IBIS: with GF110mmF2 he can get full resolution images at 1/125th shutter speed. Even at 1/80th IBIS can work great. With a 30mm lens he can get great results at 1/30th
  • best AF on any medium format camera. Tracking works pretty well, but you can compare it to APS-C or FF. Autofocus is also lens dependent. Some zooms work faster than the GF110mm.
  • face/eye detecion is quite effective
  • with lenses like the GF80mmF1.7 you get very shallow DOF, so a good eye AF matters
  • Video: works better than GFX100. Longer time before overheating and better IBIS
  • ProRes RAW: you have control over ISO and exposure adjustment, but not on white balance adjustment
  • GFX100 had bad lag when using an external recoder in RAW video. GFX100S is much better. And you can use EVF and LCD while outputting RAW on the GFX100S
  • very capable medium format camera for video
  • favorite medium format camera he ever used
  • GFX100S does what the GFX100 can do for a lower price and smaller body
  • GFX100 is hard to justify now that the GFX100S exists

In short: the GFX100S is amazing :)

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Fujifilm GFX100S: 10 Thoughts on Using it for Weddings, 5 Things I Don’t Like and So Sensational, it Should not Exist

There is only one positive thing in having to wait so long for my Fujifilm GFX100S: I have more time to think on which GF lens I should get.

What does not make my waiting easier, though, are all the stellar reviews the Fujifilm GFX100S is getting by photographers all around the world.

Some, like Dollar Store Creative, say it is so sensational that it should not exist and they just cry in front of those amazing files, which can be mistreated to taste and yet keep holding up no matter what.

Others, like Joseph Ellis, used it also for weddings and share their initial thoughts about it (which we will sum up for you below).

And more down below.

If you are like me, hence waiting for yours to be shipped, I warmly invite you NOT to check them out. It won’t make the waiting easier.

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Fujifilm GFX100S Roundup

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