Thank you for an interesting video with this lens which I'm considering to buy. Some great shots i think, however it would be really great if you could show just basic info about iso, focal length and aperture along with each image as these things can be hard to judge just from the photo itself, yet are very useful to know for people evaluating and comparing this lens to the 100 to 409 for example. Anyway, thanks again for sharing.
Nice video. I’ve just bought this lens - awaiting delivery today. I have already bought the Fujifilm X-H2S, so I’m looking forward to trying out this combo later today. BTW, the dragonfly is a Common Blue Damselfly.
Hi Wayne, I missed this video earlier and I am not sure if you will get these comments but other people might find them helpful, the first minor point is that the Dragonfly you photographed is actually one of the blue damsels, either Azure or common blue, the emperor is much larger!. The second issue is the way one can assign all sorts of buttons for all sorts of purposes, my favourite is the little one on the front of the camera next to the lens that is for me in the perfect place to use for 'back button' focus, which in this case is really 'front button' focus!. My main reason for favouring this one is that it is possible to press it gently to acquire focus without moving the camera at all!, a significant issue when trying to hand hold the camera with the 80mm macro lens. I am the proud owner of the 100 to 400 and am a bit frustrated by its small aperture which demands very good light for high dynamic range, this bigger lens is even narrower and while I would love the bigger each it does cause the same issues. For a long time I was anticipating the 200mm F2 as the perfect lens and low and behold it is just far too expensive for me!. Cheers, Richard
Would you recommend the body and this lens for sports photography? Mainly football, I don't want to buy too many lenses and have to switch constantly, I want to have one that I can position myself properly and get good action shots. I'm thinking about upgrading to the XHS-2 and need a lens to reach the action.
@@garrett1144 yes it would be a good combo for the fast action sports! The lens is quite long but lighter than it looks. With the Xt4 I had to depend on faster lenses but here both the camera and lens are fast to capture the images :)
wow it seems like a great lens, definition seems very good , having the xt3 and the 100 -400 lens this seems as a very good choice,the great iso capability of the camera will set you super good fotos looking forward to the next video this
Thank you Victor. I’ve been using the lens a lot and will be making another video once I’ve tested it some more. It’s working well with the X-T3 so far!
Always enjoy your videos and the story that goes along with them. I almost feel that I am there with you ☺️ Thank you for your first impressions of this lens, I look forward to seeing it on more of your little adventures in the future 🙏🏻
How much better is it after use than the 100-400 with the 1.4X tele Better = Image quality, handling, Focus speed 560mm @F/8 vs 600mm @F/8... is not enough on its own to justify selling the 100-400 with 1.4x TC and buying the 150-600 for me thanks
I've a lot of experience with the XF 100-400mm but have not owned both lenses at the same time to compare in an ideal fashion. I've already recorded a review video of the XF 150-600mm in which I discuss all these points, it requires a lot of editing but should be available within the next week. For now and in short, based on my experiences, the new lens does offer advantages in the points you mentioned. Hope that helps for now but my review video will go into more detail.
Thanks for watching. I understand it’s a tough decision for many people. I think it mainly depends on money and your requirements regarding focal length and aperture. For me I felt the XF 150-600mm would best suit how and what I photograph.
Looks a great lens. I currently have the 100-400 with my XT4 and sometimes use the 1.4 teleconverter. I really like this lens and would love the 600 but probably would have to get rid of the 400 to help with the cost. Worried this would be a big mistake if I didn't get along with the new lens. I Will just have to start saving. Enjoyed the video
Thanks for watching and your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. The XF 100-400mm and 1.4 teleconverter served me well too so I understand your uncertainty, I think quite a few people will be torn between these two lenses. Ultimately I made the choice based on my style of photography and the subjects I shoot, I felt this lens would be best for me. Having both wouldn’t be a bad thing!
Some wonderfull pictures. Thanks for the review. I just ordered the lens for a week on rent basis for the full moon in november. I do hope it works with my x-s10. I didn't understand the reason for those focus buttons. What do they do?
Thanks! The lens should work fine with your camera. The focus control buttons can be used in various ways, in the video I was using them to focus (they can do the same as the AF-ON button on your camera). If you enjoyed this video you may find my full review video useful, it's on my channel too.
I enjoyed this video. I also have bought the 150-600 lens for my XT4 but only been able to have it out a couple of days due to weather. it is winter here. I am curious as to what focus method you are using. I use single point and have reduced the size of the square mainly because I am photographing in dense foliage. I made a mistake the first day as I had put on the 1.4 extender. It was quite overcast and I ended up using too high an ISO. The second day I used it was bright light but where I was the birds were quite a long distance. Despite this an using f8 I was surprised at how shallow the depth of field is which was easy to see because I was using red focus peaking on mudflats. My shots on the second day were much better. What shutterspeed were you using for the birds in flight. I had mine set on 1/2500 but even then some were blurred.
I too use single point AF - what you said you are doing sounds correct (at times it will be difficult to get focus perfect shooting through dense foliage). Birds in flight can be a challenge and there will often be a lot of out of focus shots. The necessary shutter speed depends on the bird and what it is doing but 1/2500 would be fast enough in most situations for what I normally photograph. Often I’m using a slower shutter speed than that but faster is better if you want to freeze wing motion. I’d recommend using the lens for a while without the TC to get familiar with it. Thanks for watching!
@@WayneRobertsonPhotography Thanks The bird I was having trouble with was a local kingfisher and they flutter around getting crabs but seem to move quite fast. It was certainly better without the TC and I also discovered I had a polariser on the lens that day which di not help as I lost the equivilent of a stop just from that. I am going to a place where there are a lot of slower birds so will see how I get on there. I am using slow continous at 8 frames a second but might try the high continuous to see if I can get more action shots.
A kingfisher in flight can be a difficult shot to capture sharp - your shutter speed was good for that, even faster if possible wouldn't be a bad idea. With no TC, no polariser and slower birds you should have more success - good luck!
Excellent and un-pretentious review. Thanks. I've been using this new lens with my X-Pro 3 for the last few weeks and really enjoying it. I see that you were using the Focus Control buttons. I haven't been able to use these yet - I was under the impression that I have to wait for a Fuji Firmware upgrade in order to use them on my X Pro 3.
Thank you for watching and your kind comment, I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the lens too. Yes I was using the Focus Control buttons, there is an update available for the X-T3 which was partially for this lens. I updated my camera before using the lens, hopefully your awaited update won’t be long.
It’s difficult to pick out a single solution for you. I’d advise researching options within budget by Nikon or Canon to start with and see if you find something suitable for you.
I often had the 1.4 TC on my 100-400mm lens. That combination versus the 150-600mm with no TC is very similar weight so I don’t notice much difference. Comparing lens for lens the 150-600mm is slightly heavier but overall I’ve not had any issues carrying it around. It’s going to be down to the individual but I hope that helps.
Its kind of sad that at 600mm its F8. which make it unusable when there is less light like in sunrise hours where all the animals activity really happens. They should have made it F6.3 at the long range like sony, tamron, sigma. What is the max f-stop at 400mm?
You mean that 1/3 stop makes the difference, really? All those long range zooms have a clear limitation with low light situations, the only viable solution are prime 600 mm but that’s a different world. If you can’t shoot, just look.
Don't underestimate the ability of X bodies to handle high iso (up to 12800). Combined with good noise reduction software, it is absolutely useable. Of course of $6000 FF body plus a 800mm F5.6 will be much better. But not the same price point...
Not unusable at all. I’ve been shooting loons and shorebirds pre-dawn all summer. F6.3 to f8 isn’t even one full stop. Just compensate with a slightly lower shutter speed or a slightly higher iso range.
Thank you for an interesting video with this lens which I'm considering to buy. Some great shots i think, however it would be really great if you could show just basic info about iso, focal length and aperture along with each image as these things can be hard to judge just from the photo itself, yet are very useful to know for people evaluating and comparing this lens to the 100 to 409 for example. Anyway, thanks again for sharing.
Exactly the video I was looking for, Thank you 🙏 😊
I have this lens with the x-h2 body. I'm in love with this combo. Fantastic for wildlife.
Brilliant review and awesome pictures and videos, well done.
Thank you!
What a great video. Less talking and lots of sample images for us to see the results. Thank you!!
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
Greetings from Ireland. Excellent review and images best review of the lens by far thank you.
Thanks very much that is kind of you! I hope you enjoy my future videos on this lens, best wishes.
I really enjoyed watching your video Wayne. Very nice photos of the birds. Looking forward to seeing more videos about this lens.
Thank you Daren! I’ll have more videos up about the lens in the coming weeks. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
Nice video. I’ve just bought this lens - awaiting delivery today. I have already bought the Fujifilm X-H2S, so I’m looking forward to trying out this combo later today. BTW, the dragonfly is a Common Blue Damselfly.
Thanks very much. I’m sure the lens and camera will be a great combination, enjoy them! 👍🏻
Looks like a fab lens.
Hi Wayne, I missed this video earlier and I am not sure if you will get these comments but other people might find them helpful, the first minor point is that the Dragonfly you photographed is actually one of the blue damsels, either Azure or common blue, the emperor is much larger!.
The second issue is the way one can assign all sorts of buttons for all sorts of purposes, my favourite is the little one on the front of the camera next to the lens that is for me in the perfect place to use for 'back button' focus, which in this case is really 'front button' focus!. My main reason for favouring this one is that it is possible to press it gently to acquire focus without moving the camera at all!, a significant issue when trying to hand hold the camera with the 80mm macro lens.
I am the proud owner of the 100 to 400 and am a bit frustrated by its small aperture which demands very good light for high dynamic range, this bigger lens is even narrower and while I would love the bigger each it does cause the same issues.
For a long time I was anticipating the 200mm F2 as the perfect lens and low and behold it is just far too expensive for me!.
Cheers, Richard
my camera is the Fuji X-T20. I recently got the XF150-600mm , I have not tested it yet, but i hope it goes well
Lovely pictures! I bought this lens and XH2S too and it’s much faster than XT4 to capture birds in flight from my initial impressions too…
Thank you! I’d love to try the XH2S for birds in flight I imagine it’s very good 👍🏻
Would you recommend the body and this lens for sports photography? Mainly football, I don't want to buy too many lenses and have to switch constantly, I want to have one that I can position myself properly and get good action shots. I'm thinking about upgrading to the XHS-2 and need a lens to reach the action.
@@garrett1144 yes it would be a good combo for the fast action sports! The lens is quite long but lighter than it looks. With the Xt4 I had to depend on faster lenses but here both the camera and lens are fast to capture the images :)
Looks like a very good lens, some fantastic photos you managed to get, especially like the woodpeckers.
Thanks very much! Woodpeckers are some of my favourite birds to photograph.
wow it seems like a great lens, definition seems very good , having the xt3 and the 100 -400 lens this seems as a very good choice,the great iso capability of the camera will set you super good fotos looking forward to the next video this
Thank you Victor. I’ve been using the lens a lot and will be making another video once I’ve tested it some more. It’s working well with the X-T3 so far!
Always enjoy your videos and the story that goes along with them. I almost feel that I am there with you ☺️ Thank you for your first impressions of this lens, I look forward to seeing it on more of your little adventures in the future 🙏🏻
Thanks very much David! I’m glad you enjoy my videos and I’ll be sharing more about this lens in the future 👍🏻
Great video! What kind of bag do you store that in? Or do you just keep it out the whole time you're out?
Thanks! Mostly I have my camera out ready to use otherwise it’s just in my normal camera bag.
How much better is it after use than the 100-400 with the 1.4X tele
Better = Image quality, handling, Focus speed
560mm @F/8 vs 600mm @F/8... is not enough on its own to justify selling the 100-400 with 1.4x TC and buying the 150-600 for me
thanks
I've a lot of experience with the XF 100-400mm but have not owned both lenses at the same time to compare in an ideal fashion. I've already recorded a review video of the XF 150-600mm in which I discuss all these points, it requires a lot of editing but should be available within the next week. For now and in short, based on my experiences, the new lens does offer advantages in the points you mentioned. Hope that helps for now but my review video will go into more detail.
Really nice work, man!
Thanks very much!
Great images great lens but the first image of the dragonfly has got something about it. It's full of crisp clear light; spiritually uplifting.
Thank you very much Tony I appreciate that.
Thanks for the review. I am still unsure if I should get a used 100-400 for half the price..
Thanks for watching. I understand it’s a tough decision for many people. I think it mainly depends on money and your requirements regarding focal length and aperture. For me I felt the XF 150-600mm would best suit how and what I photograph.
yeah , but less sharp and only 400 mm
Looks a great lens. I currently have the 100-400 with my XT4 and sometimes use the 1.4 teleconverter. I really like this lens and would love the 600 but probably would have to get rid of the 400 to help with the cost. Worried this would be a big mistake if I didn't get along with the new lens. I Will just have to start saving. Enjoyed the video
Thanks for watching and your comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. The XF 100-400mm and 1.4 teleconverter served me well too so I understand your uncertainty, I think quite a few people will be torn between these two lenses. Ultimately I made the choice based on my style of photography and the subjects I shoot, I felt this lens would be best for me. Having both wouldn’t be a bad thing!
Some wonderfull pictures. Thanks for the review. I just ordered the lens for a week on rent basis for the full moon in november. I do hope it works with my x-s10. I didn't understand the reason for those focus buttons. What do they do?
Thanks! The lens should work fine with your camera. The focus control buttons can be used in various ways, in the video I was using them to focus (they can do the same as the AF-ON button on your camera). If you enjoyed this video you may find my full review video useful, it's on my channel too.
I enjoyed this video. I also have bought the 150-600 lens for my XT4 but only been able to have it out a couple of days due to weather. it is winter here. I am curious as to what focus method you are using. I use single point and have reduced the size of the square mainly because I am photographing in dense foliage. I made a mistake the first day as I had put on the 1.4 extender. It was quite overcast and I ended up using too high an ISO. The second day I used it was bright light but where I was the birds were quite a long distance. Despite this an using f8 I was surprised at how shallow the depth of field is which was easy to see because I was using red focus peaking on mudflats. My shots on the second day were much better. What shutterspeed were you using for the birds in flight. I had mine set on 1/2500 but even then some were blurred.
I too use single point AF - what you said you are doing sounds correct (at times it will be difficult to get focus perfect shooting through dense foliage). Birds in flight can be a challenge and there will often be a lot of out of focus shots. The necessary shutter speed depends on the bird and what it is doing but 1/2500 would be fast enough in most situations for what I normally photograph. Often I’m using a slower shutter speed than that but faster is better if you want to freeze wing motion. I’d recommend using the lens for a while without the TC to get familiar with it. Thanks for watching!
@@WayneRobertsonPhotography Thanks
The bird I was having trouble with was a local kingfisher and they flutter around getting crabs but seem to move quite fast. It was certainly better without the TC and I also discovered I had a polariser on the lens that day which di not help as I lost the equivilent of a stop just from that. I am going to a place where there are a lot of slower birds so will see how I get on there. I am using slow continous at 8 frames a second but might try the high continuous to see if I can get more action shots.
A kingfisher in flight can be a difficult shot to capture sharp - your shutter speed was good for that, even faster if possible wouldn't be a bad idea. With no TC, no polariser and slower birds you should have more success - good luck!
Is this lens scratch resistant?
Please post more, maybe at a local zoo? Would love to see more before purchasing this lens
I have a new video about the lens appearing on my channel later today. It contains a LOT of photographs and video, I hope you enjoy it 😀
Excellent and un-pretentious review. Thanks. I've been using this new lens with my X-Pro 3 for the last few weeks and really enjoying it.
I see that you were using the Focus Control buttons. I haven't been able to use these yet - I was under the impression that I have to wait for a Fuji Firmware upgrade in order to use them on my X Pro 3.
Thank you for watching and your kind comment, I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the lens too. Yes I was using the Focus Control buttons, there is an update available for the X-T3 which was partially for this lens. I updated my camera before using the lens, hopefully your awaited update won’t be long.
@@WayneRobertsonPhotography Understood - thanks.
Nice review.. did you just say you use XT3 with this lens? Because im planning to get XT4 and xf 150-600..
Many thanks! Yes I was using the X-T3 with the lens.
I have a question...What camera bodies does this lens fit/compatible with?
It is compatible with Fuji X mount bodies e.g. X-T3, X-T4 etc.
Which camera did you use in this video?
Please tel me.🥺
I made this video a long time ago but from memory it was a XT3.
@@WayneRobertsonPhotography I'm confused about that is xt3 a better option for Wildlife?
There are much better cameras for wildlife than the XT3. If you are meaning which Fuji is best it’s the XH2S.
@@WayneRobertsonPhotography As a beginner which low budget camera should i bye for wildlife?
It’s difficult to pick out a single solution for you. I’d advise researching options within budget by Nikon or Canon to start with and see if you find something suitable for you.
Nice image at 4:12. Juvenile (male?) chaffinch, I think.
What does the weight of the lens feel like carrying around as compared to the 100-400?
I often had the 1.4 TC on my 100-400mm lens. That combination versus the 150-600mm with no TC is very similar weight so I don’t notice much difference. Comparing lens for lens the 150-600mm is slightly heavier but overall I’ve not had any issues carrying it around. It’s going to be down to the individual but I hope that helps.
Its kind of sad that at 600mm its F8. which make it unusable when there is less light like in sunrise hours where all the animals activity really happens. They should have made it F6.3 at the long range like sony, tamron, sigma. What is the max f-stop at 400mm?
At 400m the widest aperture is f/7.1
Yeah, I agree. Due to that ISO needs to be up rather quickly and as we all know thats an issue at Fujis. UNFORTUNATELY
You mean that 1/3 stop makes the difference, really? All those long range zooms have a clear limitation with low light situations, the only viable solution are prime 600 mm but that’s a different world. If you can’t shoot, just look.
Don't underestimate the ability of X bodies to handle high iso (up to 12800). Combined with good noise reduction software, it is absolutely useable. Of course of $6000 FF body plus a 800mm F5.6 will be much better. But not the same price point...
Not unusable at all. I’ve been shooting loons and shorebirds pre-dawn all summer. F6.3 to f8 isn’t even one full stop. Just compensate with a slightly lower shutter speed or a slightly higher iso range.
Where is my Fujifilm XF 300mm f4.0?