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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Fujifilm X-T3 Pros: QI, Dual UHS-II slots, Mount VG, PC sync Cons: Battery, Grip, Obscene VG, Rolling Shutter in Electronic Opinion: Camera that I have been loving for 5 years and that I still happily hope, to the point of getting a second one used two years ago. The IQ is really good, in combination with the fixed ones it churns out really good images. AF obviously not up to date with the new proposals but, if you use LM fixeds, it still holds up very well. WR (and has been tested with rain, spray, sand,...). Sensor that, I don't know how, gets very dirty (and I'm not one to keep it maniacally, shooting almost only with fixed lenses happens to change lenses in practically every environmental condition, from the sea to gyms). Despite everything, it has its downsides. First of all, the battery, small that lasts a spit, forces you to turn the camera off and on again so as not to consume a lot of it. The grip is small, with large lenses it holds badly. The VG is pitiful: it adds a piece to the camera grip but, personally, I find it even more uncomfortable due to the discontinuity between the two parts; it does not allow you to charge all three batteries at the same time but there is a separate charger for those in the grip; the buttons are placed randomly, in completely different places than the orientation they have on the camera, in fact forcing you to look where the heck they are (or not to use them, as I do, if not for the shutter release); The front button is not replicated, effectively preventing you from using a function when shooting vertically, because the one on the camera becomes very uncomfortable to reach. Finally, the rolling shutter with electronic shutter is indecent, in fact making the high-speed shot at 20 fps useless, better keep the mechanic and make that go well. sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR Pros: Construction, QI, arca-swiss tripod bracket, programmable buttons Cons: f/8, price, length Opinion: A very valid goal. Plastic construction but very good, internal zoom, WR, programmable buttons on the barrel, good IQ (much, much better than the 100-400), collar with arca-swiss bracket (finally, I would say). The AF could be better. For me this lens has 1 real negative aspect and two non-positive aspects (but that you have to swallow, given the choice in the Fujifilm X system): the real con is the price, 2000€ new is a lot for a lens that makes several compromises. First non-positive aspect: f/8; What can I say, in many situations it means ISO from 6400 upwards, on APS-C it is not the best. Second non-positive aspect: the length; and here I connect to the first, the lens is long, a lot, to the point of not being in an ICU medium of f-stop if not diagonally; At this point, in my opinion, you could have enlarged a little more even in diameter and do 5.6 over the entire range, so as to have twice the light (also because the diaphragm closes quite quickly when you start zooming). I'll keep it until the budget allows me the 500mm f/5.6, but I already know that it will leave sooner or later. sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR Pros: Dimensions Cons: AF, IQ, price, tripod bracket Opinion: What can I say, the first telephoto I bought at Fujifilm, a disappointment on all fronts. IQ not up to par (maybe because for all the other focal lengths I use fixed lenses, but I didn't like it at all, even compared to other telephoto zooms from Fujifilm and other systems). Sloth AF, despite the LMs, could not hook (let alone follow) even subjects that were not so dynamic. Decidedly high price. Ridiculous tripod bracket, so small that it is barely grippable, with a single thread prevents you from tightening a plate without it rotating, it is not arca swiss (I will never understand why some insist on making brackets without arca swiss profile). The only real positive note is the size, in relation to the equivalent focal range. sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Pros: Weight, size, price, WR, minimum focusing distance Cons: Sharpness, AF, no tripod collar Opinion: Focal range that is personally very useful for photos in nature. Minimum focusing distance that allows, at 300mm, to isolate almost macro-style details. Size and weight allow you to always have it with you, not common for a telephoto with an equivalent range of 100-450mm; Surely the openness is not the best, but somewhere you have to make compromises. Unfortunately, sharpness and AF are not the best, in fact making me prefer the 150-600 whenever portability is not so binding. I find a senseless omission that of the tripod collar; They could have found a solution, also because it extends a lot with the zoom and the camera-lens is quite unbalanced on the tripod (in addition to the fact that shooting vertically with the grip becomes impossible). sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR Pros: IQ in all its aspects; WR Cons: AF Opinion: Fantastic goal. The image quality is impressive: it has no aberrations; sharp; fire-off switch soft fire, without giving the cropped effect; already excellent yield at 1.2. The only big problem: the autofocus. Evidently Fujifilm wanted to castrate it to keep a sense in the 50 f/1, I can't explain otherwise the choice not to put the LMs in this lens as well. In dynamic situations it makes you lose some shots and this should not be accepted, but the rendering of the image is such that it makes me go well. Not to mention the fact that it weighs and bulks (and costs) much less than the 50 f/1 sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Pros: IQ (for the type of goal); weight; dimensions; price Cons: non-WR Opinion: A lens that I had and sold only to replace it with the 70-300. It is not WR but it remains built with dignity (more than I expected). Coupled with the 10-24 it forms a very interesting kit for light rides, covering a nice focal range. Very good image quality for all applications. Price all in all good. sent on August 02, 2025 |
| Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS Pros: IQ (for the type of goal); weight; dimensions; price Cons: non-WR Opinion: A lens that I had and sold only to replace it with the 70-300. It is not WR but it remains built with dignity (more than I expected). Coupled with the 10-24 it forms a very interesting kit for light rides, covering a nice focal range. Very good image quality for all applications. Price all in all good. sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4 R Pros: IQ, Price, Size, Weight Cons: AF, no WR, chromatic aberration Opinion: Lens I've been using for 5 years, the only one I've kept all this time. Small, light, relatively cheap. The image quality is fabulous. MA: extremely visible and ubiquitous chromatic aberration; Dinosaur-like AF, slow, noisy and with the front element coming out; it is not WR. That said, I use it safely for CrossFit events, cursing for 2/3 of photos out of focus but enjoying each one that comes into focus. For less dynamic things it is a fantastic lens, also used in landscaping with excellent results. Surely sooner or later I will get the new 33, but I will never sell this one sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR Pros: Yield, AF, WR, Weight, Dimensions Cons: nothing Opinion: Perfect lens, if you want a 35 equivalent. Used in CrossFit races in combination with the T3, it did not miss a fire, despite having movement situations in practically all directions. The performance is excellent in every area. Excellent construction, right weight and size given the quality. It's worth the money without a doubt, at least on the 26 sensor (I didn't try it on the 40MP). sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR Pros: Yield, f/1.4, weight, dimensions, WR Cons: AF, MF clutch (argument below), chromatic aberration Opinion: Lens that I love, but that is not without problems. The AF is not able to track subjects, especially at f/1.4-2. the MF clutch is very comfortable in landscape and astro, hell in dynamic situations: it doesn't take much for it to move, putting the camera in MF and making you lose some shots, even if it doesn't sprint completely towards the MF position. AC marked against the light (especially, but not only, with metal objects). Unfortunately a new version is missing, the 18 is not a 16 and already the 16 is a hair tight every now and then, for my taste. sent on August 02, 2025 |
 | Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS WR Pros: focal range, size, weight, internal zoom, screw filters, WR Cons: edge/corner solving, f/4, price, invasive backlight ghosting in some situations Opinion: Had it for two years and then sold it because f/4 for gym use is very limiting. For outdoor use and where the aperture is not a problem, the lens is a good compromise between quality and weight/dimensions. AF is also good for dynamic situations, it does not reach the performance of LM lenses but does not leave too much to be desired. In backlight it presents ghosting with the presence of the polygon deriving from the slats, it does not always do it but when it does it is marked and very visible. In the corners it loses a lot in terms of resolution, it is then up to the user to understand how important this is. The price, as with almost all Fuji lenses, is a hair too high. In combination with the 55-200 it can form an excellent kit for light outputs, covering a nice focal range (obviously with lower yields than other solutions, but physics imposes compromises). sent on August 02, 2025 |
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