The $100 rebate on the Fujifilm X-T5 ends today, and so do all the lens deals, except for the $100 rebate on the XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR, which will go until February 16.

X-T5 Deal

• Fujifilm X-T5 – save $100
  BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama

Zoom Lenses

• XF 16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR – save $100
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• XF 16-50mm f/2.8-4.8 – save $200
  BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Nuzira / Moment
• XF 16-80mm f/4 – save $200
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• XF 50-140mm f/2.8 – save $200
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Prime Lenses

• XF 8mm f/3.5 – save $200
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• XF 18mm f/1.4 – save $100
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• XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR – save $100
  BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Moment
• XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR – save $100
  BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Moment
• XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR – save $100
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A company called Jintu has launched the Jintu AF 27mm f/2.8 for Fujifilm X.

Look, I get it that this is an incredibly affordable option and hence lenses like this are welcome additions for many. I mean, the Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR costs just way more that these cheap Chinese lenses, so it’s nice to have more affordable options.

But all these Chinese lenses come without aperture ring, except for the TTArtisan 27mmF2.8.

And even on the TTArtisan 27mmF2.8 the implementation of the aperture ring is far from ideal. The aperture ring is thinner than the focus ring and it is mostly just as smooth as the surrounding case. I find Fujifilm’s solutions better, where the aperture ring is much larger and sticks out from the case almost everywhere, giving a much better feel and find experience.

This is why, no matter how cheap all Chinese offerings listed below are, I personally find the Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR still the best 27mm option, at least for the way I like to shoot. I am aware that this is very personal, and there might be many for whom an aperture ring is not an important feature, or even they prefer not to have one.

It wouldn’t surprise me if this lens is also one of DJ Optical’s creations, rebranded according to the company that purchases it. That might be the reason why most of these lenses look almost identical.

• Jintu AF 27mm f/2.8
  Amazon US / Amazon DE / Amazon UK / Amazon IT

Other 27mm options

• AstrHori AF 27mm f/2.8
  Amazon / BHphoto
• 7Artisans AF 27mm f/2.8
  Amazon / BHphoto
• TTArtisan AF 27mm f/2.8 – White Color
  Amazon – BHphoto
• TTAritsan AF 27mm f/2.8 – Black Color
• TArtisan AF 27mm f/2.8 – Silver Color
• TTArtisan AF 27mm f/2.8 – Twilight Flame Color
• AstrHori AF 27mm F2.8
• 7Artisans AF 27mm F2.8

I have expressed my negative opinion on certain releases coming from China here.

• Why (Some) Chinese Lenses are Starting to Bore Me

I don’t know if there was any year in Fujiifilm’s history, in which they have sold as many cameras as they did in 2024.

Sure, the sales have largely been pushed by the Fujifilm X100VI, which broke all sales records among all brands in the history of mirrorless camera sales.

But there are even more cameras that enjoyed a huge success.

If you look at the MapCamera 2024 sales ranking (one of the largest Japanese camera stores), we can see that the Fujifilm X-T50 placed 2nd. And the two year old Fujifilm X-T5 still holds the 5th spot.

This is surprising, since Fujifilm struggled throughout the year to ship their cameras, especially in Japan (and Asia in general), where the situation was even worst than on other continents.

1. Fujifilm X100VI
2. Fujifilm X-T50
3. Sony A7CII
4. Nikon Zf
5. Fujifilm X-T5
6. Nikon Z6III
7. Sony α7IV
8. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
9. Canon EOS R5 Mark II
10. Nikon Z8

As far as the other brands goes, I am very happy to see the Nikon Zf so high in the ranking, although we listed 9 reasons why the Fujifilm X-T5 is just the much better pick over the Nikon Zf, with one of them being the lack of lenses with aperture ring, which is a quintessential part of the manual control shooting experience. And sure, no joystick, no dual UHS-II, bigger, heavier, more expensive, no film simulations and other reasons that made the Nikon Zf a no-go for me.

And yet, I hope this will motivate also Canon and Sony to create their own vintage camera versions.

via MapCamera