The Fujinon XF200mmF2 will be the next len to ship, followed by the Fujinon XF8-16mmF2.8 one month later.
From my testings at Photokina, I can just say that the XF200mmF2 will be legendary lens for Fujifilm. But don’t believe me, and check out the first looks below ;).
julieedwards-x.blog – Fujinon XF 200mm F2 and the Dancing Queen – Real Life Experience
30 fps with no EVF blackout, but tacking tends to slow down to about 12 fps and only an average of 8.5 are in focus
tacking side to side is only OK, like the Sony
better than Sony A7III and A7rIII
APS-C, less DOF and more noise. He says Fujifilm can fix both this by releasing fast lenses (such as the XF200mmF2, which is full frame equivalent 300/2.8 [I add also the XF33mmF1.0]
When I was at photokina 2018, I stopped at the Kipon booth, and checked out the Kipon EF-FX 0.7x focal reducer (the quivalent of Metabones’ Speedbooster). Since I couldn’t test it, all I can say it that it feels very well build.
If you want to know more about it, definitely check out the Kipon Baveyes EF-FX ”Speedbooster” review at Mattias Burling Youtube.
PROS
all metal very sturdy build
USB port for firmware
similar results to Viltrox and Metabones focal reducers, and no so buggy like the Viltrox
AF for stills is pretty good
CONS
with some lenses swirly bokeh (the reviewers likes it, but some others might not like it)
X-H1 IBIS sometimes gives vignetting and ND sometimes creeps into frame
AF is not as reliable as native lens
not for streets and sports photography
Video AF is not great
You can purchase the following Kipon Adapters for Fujifilm:
DPReview tested the Fujifilm X-T3 capabilities and concludes that the X-T3 “lives ip to its impressive specifications“. You can check out their video related review here. Their key points:
stunning video that lives up to X-T3 impressive specifications
Zebras and magnification during shooting make it easier to capture footage
Video works well enough to be usable for all but the most critical work
Lack of in-body stabilization makes it a tripod or gimbal camera
Video AF: generally holding focus steady unless it finds itself with nothing it can focus on. With a little tuning we generally found we could get the result we wanted for a range of different shooting situations
The Movie Silent Control mode, while fiddly to use, makes the X-T3 one of the most pleasant cameras for shooting both stills and video on
The X-T3’s 4K appears a little more detailed than the 4K output of the Sony A7 III. 1080p output isn’t as impressive, though it’s more detailed than the A7 III’s footage. This advantage is maintained into the 120 fps mode
DPReview also allows you to compare the video stills studio test. Check it out here.
Max Yuryev
Max Yuryev says the Fujifilm X-T3 a phenomenal camera for video shooters. Some key points of the video we share below (or see directly on youtube here):
it’s handsome
kit lens feels so solid, very good performer
tally light when filming, so you know when it’s recording
eye detection during video is very impressive feature
so many video options
H265 codec needs lots of CPU power when editing on computer
Fringer just upload a video on his youtube channel (video above), showing the Face/Eye detection tracking using the Fujifilm X-T3 with Canon EF600/4L II adapted via Fringer EF-FX AF Autofocus smart adapter with firwmare ver. 2.50.
As you can see, the eye/face AF works really very well in his video demo. He writes:
“To my surprise it works incredibly well on X-T3 when doing AF-C tracking. I set X-T3 to AF-C mode, CH (11 fps) and Face/Eye detection on. The focusing object is a person riding a electric motorcycle moving fast towards the camera.
30 pictures were taken in less than 3 seconds. The focus areas were cropped at 100% scale and combined to the following picture“
guy on motorbike tracked using face/eye AF on Fringer Smart AF Adapter
“I also tested video mode Face/Eye tracking. Thanks to the great improvements of PDAF performance and coverage of X-Trans IV CMOS, both still and video mode works very well.
The new firmware ver 2.50 for Fringer EF-FX AF smart adapters will be out soon, and it will add support for Canon EF600/4L II.
And since we are speaking of Fringer adapters, check out also the latest reviews about the Fringer EF-FX Pro.
phoblographer – Adapter Review: Fringer EF-FX Pro (Tested on the Fujifilm X Pro 2)
dcfever – Fringer EF-FX Pro smart adapter on Fujifilm X-H1
Randall Herrera Youtube – Fuji XT3 Eye AF (Part2) and Fringer adapter on Sigma 18-35 and XF35mmF1.4. Works much better on Fujifilm X-T3 than on Fujifilm X-T2. Sony still a tiny bit better.
