Best Fujifilm Telephoto Lens? Fujifilm 55-200mm vs 50-140mm Field Test and First Impressions
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2024
- What's the best Fujifilm telephoto lens? We take the Fujifilm X-T3 on a field test to compare the 55-200mm with the 50-140mm lens while shooting sunset in downtown Seattle. Sample photos and 4k video footage is also included.
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We are living on a strange world. I see guys talking to a lens, with no sample no nothing, just talking to the lens and no one is complaining. Now I see this great video with samples and everything you need from a lens and 123 dislikes? What is up with that? Well done. This video is better than most camera related boring videos I see on youtube.
Yeah, a bunch of strange comments in our opinion too and then people with herd mentality just pile up. We like to take gear out in the field to see what it's like and give the first person impression. Thanks!
@@Gemini_Connect Most people that criticize, can't do anything really. It's sad actually. Just don't pay attention to it. Criticism will not make you grow. Good comments will, that's all you should care. Just ignore any irrelevant crap. Best of luck. :)
I completely agree with you. Anyway, the girl really doesn't know how to hold a zoom lens with his hands.
@@heisenberg470 I agree...The way she is holding the lens tells me she knows nothing about cameras or photography...and she's using the 50-140 with the lens hood on backwards !!! LOL LOL LOL WE DON'T NEED PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEWS FROM PEOPLE WHO CAN'T EVEN USE A CAMERA CORRECTLY!
@@Gemini_Connect Learn how to hold a camera first, though, and how to use a lens hood lol
SAMPLE VIDEO - SHOT 100% HANDHELD WITH X-T3 - bit.ly/las-vegas-fujifilm
Some are asking why we're testing telephoto lenses with no tripod. The purpose of this video is to find out how good they are to shoot with handheld.
Omg, the video stability is incredible!
Enjoyed, thank you. I've just recieved a new XT3 with the 18-55 and 55-200 and so far they are both fantastic.
Awesome, I hope you enjoy them both!
Very interesting and informative video thanks 🙏🏻
I think it's a great video to share it from the third person perspective, which made me know about the distance. It's very useful.
That was the point! I'm glad you appreciated it
With left hand under the lens the whole rig will be much more stable. Additionally, you can press your elbow to your body to get even more stabilisation - that way we old dudes used to stabilise our equipment back in the day, without any IS, OIS or whatever...
Agree 100%. I've used the Canon 300mm f/2.8 with my Mark III without a tripod before. Harder to hold, but you can still get good shots if you stabilize your body.
Yes Tomislav. I can shoot steady without OIS on 50th of a second without any problems just by following these simple rules you wrote. Depends on the focal lenght of course, but with anything up to 70mm I'm good.
Brilliant video, I'm subscribing to Gemini connect. I had the 55-200 and it was great. I then sold it for the 50-140, and it IS better, absolutely my favourite lens ever (including expensive Leica). It's too heavy to carry around all the time, though, so I'm going to get another 55-200 as well, hopefully second-hand, for the ease of use (more money than sense, but with the 10-24 it is a manageable package to carry). Your videos are great, I can't hold it that steady even when it's warm. When taking the pictures of Seattle, why not rest your elbows on the handy fence they kindly built there for you?
I have been photographing for nearly 60 years and was a bit of a snob, hardly ever using the screen to take pictures, it always had to be the viewfinder. Having seen this video, I'll use the screen much more now. I do wish you had forgotten to take the lens cap off the 50-140, it would have made me laugh. We've all done it!
Fab test! Thanks!
The opening on the hood is to adjust filters without removing the hood
Thank you! This was really helpful for me :)
Welcome and and thanks for watching 😊
The little window you opened up on your lens hood at 9:15 is for you to be able to turn a circular polarizing filter with your finger while you have the lens hood connected.
I own the XF50-140 F2.8 lens, and I can't figure out someone making a video of a lens having this smart hood feature, couldn't understand why this opening in the lens hood, is surely proving that she doesn't use polarizers, that is always tricky to adjust when the lens hood is on.. She hold the camera lens like she was using a phone. This video doesn't even try to track BIF and compare the two lenses on the ability to tract birds. Nice people but not very informative for anybody wanting to make their mind between the two.
I found this to be an excellent video. Well done.
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
That silver X-T3 sure is a beautiful looking camera. Looks like a camera should look!
Yes, it is a gorgeous product and with a very classic look!
I really want a 2 camera harness, with two XT3 bodies... one with the 16-55/2.8, another with the 50-140/2.8... and a bag with the macro lens, 16 and 56mm primes...and the 100-400...
and a little pocket sized camera setup like the x-t20 woth a 27mm f/2.8 ....
Fuji has me in love, and I will be starting my adventure into this ecosystem just as soon as I can...
I'm not coming from Canon, Nikon, or Sony.... rather from Pentax ... I still love Pentax, but the manual controls and styling of the X-T1, 2, and 3... they bring me right back to the days when I learned on 35mm film...just with autofocus...
thanks for the video, Go Hawks!
Hi, what bag are you using? Sorry for the out of topic question.
Those are think tank turnstyle bags
Great video
What settings do you guys use?
Was the video here 1080 or 4k?
Whats your camera bag though?
For Me , Sport , portrait , event and landscape is what I use the 50- 140 . Canon equivalent 70-200 is . and monopod ? I like when you popped out the polarizer door very comical .
I feel you’re right on about the color of the Fuji film simulation . I think it will spoil you. I very seldom shoot raw with my H1 Or X-Pro2. Have not felt the need to. Nice video.
Same here. I (Martin) also have the x pro 2 and xh1 and since the order came out I've gotten rid of my DSLRs and shoot mostly jpg. So many don't get this and sneer but the jpgs are THAT good
Which bag do you use? It looks nice and comfortable.
It's the Think Tank Turnstyle. They're really good!
Thanks for your quick reply! @@Gemini_Connect
I have the XC 55-230mm it’s pretty good for the price. Especially on sunny day. So inexpensive too. Thanks for the video
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
Keep it coming and Ignore the Arrogant comments...dont let them get you down, there are more people like me who appreciates you... Thank You...
I tried both for a while and ended up selling the 55-200 and keeping the 50-140. Don't use it much, but when I need it I have no regrets about going with the bigger, heavier, more expensive option. And totally agree, the images and color saturation out of that lens are amazing. Just my opinion, but part of your issue with the lager lens might be your shooting position. Holding it from the top rather than cradling it from underneath looks uncomfortable and I know there is no way I could have kept it steady with that technique.
Yeah the image really is beautiful from it. The videos from it came out quite steady actually
@@Gemini_Connect The OIS in the 50-140 is noisy but it's also the best of any current stabilized Fuji lens except maybe the new 80 macro. I've shot it at full zoom and 1/30 with no noticeable camera shake. Amazing optics.
Lovely colors, stills and clips. Greetings from Venezuela.
Fuck you diego
For landscapes, the larger aperture doesn't matter, plus most zoom lenses aren't their sharpest wide open. The 50 140 is really a portrait lens but could do landscapes well, the 55 200 probably a better option for landscapes and its as sharp as the 50 140mm
That piece is for a polarizing filter so you can rotate it without removing the lens hood. When we use the lens for video, we use a monopod: ruclips.net/video/HCFWOMafQN0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/xAy_S8_BilA/видео.html You can get up to 4 and a half stops of lens stabilization on the 50-140 lens.
Hi you two, good effort, perhaps you should mention that the 50-140 is two stops faster than the 55-200, which relates to the physical properties of lenses, faster lenses have to be much bigger to let in more light which allows the slower shutter speed for the same exposure!. I am quite surprised to see you using such expensive and fragile equipment without any strap, I carry my XT2 with a long strap over one shoulder, one end fixed to the lower battery extension fitting on the camera and the other end on the tripod mount with an attachment that allows for tripod mounting as well. This combination lets me carry the camera at my left hip, with the lens, usually the 100-400 but also the 50-140, pointing downwards so that the focusing mechanism is resting at the lower end of its travel, actually it is only the horizontal travel position which is not advised because it allows the focusing mechanism the slop freely from on end to the other which may cause degradation of the buffers. This is an unfortunate characteristic of Fujinon lenses with linear motor focusing systems with very low friction, which are only active while the camera is switched on.
This comfortable and safe, carrying position allows me to walk around with both hands free, but when I want to shoot I can quickly swing the camera and lens up into the desired position, checking its settings and turning it on as I do so, but at all times the whole lot if securely attached to me at all times. There are of course any number of occasions when I find the combination of straps and gadgets getting in each others way, especially when I'm carrying a bag of spare lenses and binoculars, not to mention telescope and tripod, those last the ones most often left in the car. Sometimes I yearn for the good old days of point and shoot bridge cameras, light weight, no lens changing, no bother with checking settings, and of course no really good pictures either!, into every life a little rain must fall!.
Now that I have done this comment I realise that once again I've been banging on about things that are probably of little or no interest to you or any of your followers, my only excuse is that I find it useful to go over some of what I've learnt this last ten years, the exercise of putting it into words that at least appear to be logical and consistent is I think, good for me!. Any comments or observations on that theme would of course be welcome. Cheers, Richard.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment. We did say it's a 2.8 and that's why it's big. We do use black rapid straps when we shoot. Just not for this video
Hi Gemini Connect, sorry about that, once again I was so busy with my own thoughts I didn't listen properly, thank you for your response. Cheers, Richard.
Great video! I was thinking of getting the 55-140mm but the smaller reach and more $$$$$ I'm really not sure. 55-200mm looks interesting, any advice? Thank you.
We have both lenses. Started with the 55-200mm and it is definitely smaller and cheaper, so better for travel. It isn't as sharp though and also does not perform well in low light. So it really depends on how you plan to use the lens.
Hi! I have been considering 55-200. Would like to know if the stills are straight from the camera or processed. I am new to X-T3. I am still not comfortable with their menus. Thanks.
The stills are straight out of the camera. Using Fuji's excellent film simulations gives you JPG images that don't even need editing. It's one of the main reasons why we shoot Fuji.
@@Gemini_Connect Lovely. Hope some day I will become proficient with the camera's controls to get such awesome images straight out of the camera. Thanks.
18-55 and 55-200 love it
Great comparison thanks 👍🏽
Thanks for watching, Michael! Glad you enjoyed.
Is the noise normal,I just got the 50-140 lens and I hear a fan like sound when the camera is on?
i bought a fan and it sounds like a lens is focusing
The lack of subject separation made me avoid this lens (50-140 )
Hi, how can you see the difference in image quality between those two lenses from looking at the back of the LCD screen? :p
Didn't you see the photos and videos included?
you would want to disable ois when you put it on a tripod
Out of curiosity, do you like the fugi 18-135 lens? I'm wondering about that vs the 18-55.
We like the 18-135 and think it's a great all-around lens if you shoot in good lighting, prefer a wider focal range, only have the budget to buy one lens. However, if you can buy a couple of lenses, the 18-55 is better as it is more compact and allows you to shoot in lower lighting. Our personal setup that we love is the 18-55 as our all-around lens and the 55-200 as our telephoto zoom.
More info on those lenses here:
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@@Gemini_Connect thanks so much!
@@allenschneider1847 you're very welcome!
Why your shutter button is red? Is it a X-T3?
It's an add on for Fujifilm cameras: amzn.to/32I4Qro
The 55-200mm is a great lens but it's not equivalent to 300mm. This is a common misconception. All the smaller sensor does is crop the image. It does not change the focal length in any way. It's still a 200mm lens with the reach of a 200mm lens.
Fair point, thanks for the clarification.
Zoom wise it’s a 300mm equivalent perspectief wise it’s a 200mm. I guess that’s a good way of looking at it
Did you ever make that top 10 sunset spots list?
time to clean the sensor or lens 6:30
Lol a constant problem 😅
Newer sensor on Xt3 doesn't give better looking images vs Xh1....it is just that Xt3 has better AF and eye tracking but not necessarily better IQ than Xh1...
That hasn't been the case in our experience of using them since they've been released
May I ask what kind of difference you see vs both? Is it rendering bettering on xt3? Or the whole image looks better on Xt? Asking since I've used both...
@@nivin3 In general, the X-T3 has faster and more accurate autofocus (AF), especially after this recent firmware update that gives it equal AF to the X-T4. Don't know about you, but we consider AF (especially face and eye detection) to be camera IQ, and it is loads better on the X-T3 compared to the X-H1. In fact, I don't think the X-H1 even has eye detect. The image quality for both photo and video is also slightly sharper and better on the X-T3 compared to the X-H1.
Fuji's OIS is unrivaled. Never seen anything that looks as "gimbaled" as their lenses.
50-230 fo life. Best $100 I've spent
Thomas Hill YES BRO!!!I Have IT and IT’s A BEAST!!
The only problem of 50-140 is price not dimensions🤣
It's 1600$ in italy
Yeahhhh it's an expensive lens, but the quality is sooo good. Also, lenses like that last a long time if you take good care of them, so they're worth the cost in the long run.
@@Gemini_Connect it's good but too expensive for me, i just bought a 55-200, hope it's a good one, other youtubers gave me a good feedback
@@v_stands_for_value124 The 55-200 is a great lens. We started with that as our main telephoto lens and used it for years before buying the 50-140. Totally fine to start with a cheaper lens and upgrade as you're able to. Hope you enjoy the lens!
It makes no sense whatsoever not to use a tripod with those lenses in that situation.
you can shoot without a tripod with this lens alright, and that's part of what this test shows, DOH!