Fujinon XF 30mm F2.8 LM WR Macro Review + IQ Breakdown
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a review of the Fujinon XF 30mm F2.8 LM WR Macro along with a detailed breakdown of the image quality. | Read the Text Review: bit.ly/FujiXF30Mda | Visit the Image Gallery: bit.ly/XF30Mpics | Purchase the Fujinon XF 30mm F2.8 Macro @ B&H Photo bhpho.to/3hZ2Qri | Amazon amzn.to/3GoDhb9 | Camera Canada shrsl.com/3ve06 | Amazon Canada amzn.to/3k27ULR | Amazon UK amzn.to/3X4YKg2
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro and Concept
0:45 - Build and Features
2:45 - Autofocus
4:00 - Image Quality
5:00 - Conclusion
5:45 - Detailed IQ Breakdown
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Excellent review as always. Really high standard of evaluation. I've used this lens quite a bit and have found it an extremely attractive package as a versatile carry around lens. The bokeh is a little disappointing as the review illustrates but in my own shooting it is very hard to find examples of any disappointing softness between the centre and the edges. I am thinking of one close up of a dewy flower that is absolutely stunning, for instance. Viewers of images with this lens have remarked on the striking nature of shots with this lens, even on shots to infinity, so it is well balanced in my view particularly in view of its size and weight. Very quickly I formed an attachment to this lens I don't quite feel with my xf33 1.4, splendid though that is. As Dustin says, this is likely to be a very popular lens for Fuji junkies, a great alternative to the 35mm f2 on account of its versatility as a close up and macro lens.
I'm glad you are enjoying it.
Oh, and great review btw. :)
Thanks
Ahhh, I look forward to the review of the Fuji 150 600 lens I spy in the video!
I'm working on it now.
@@DustinAbbottTWI
THE go to place for my lens reviews, thankyou! Eagerly await the full review of the 60 600 Sigma and how the optical challenges of a 10x zoom stack up against the 200-600, which I own and love, hope it's a compelling option for Sony users!
Pal2Tech, who is very good on Fuji, loves it. I think he should have mentioned the limitations including the lighting problems at macro. This made up my mind : I'll take the 33mm plus maybe a 3trd party longer macro.
I'm glad the review helped.
That is a really good and helpful review. I am now considering buy my friend a new lens as gift. Which would you suggest from : 33 F1.4 , 30 f2.8 and XF 55-200mm F3.5-4.8
Optically I would say the 33mm F1.4. It's a beautiful lens.
I haven’t seen your lens reviews before and I’m left wondering, in spite of you helpful final comment, how this lens compares with other new Fuji lenses. Are there similar trade offs in each? Do others stand out across the criteria? A little more comparison might help until we get to know your reviews better. Thanks. Geoff
Hi Geoff, it is difficult to do a lot of comparisons and keep videos brief. I've done a number of other Fuji reviews, and I would say the image quality here is good but not great...particularly in the mid-frame. Most lenses have unique strengths and weaknesses, and frankly there aren't a lot of other Fuji lenses that compare to this one - it's their first wider angle macro lens.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thanks so much for taking the time to respond!!
1/12 sec shutter could be a source of your sharpness issue. Could you do the same test with a good light and 1/250 shutter?
If you are referring to my chart tests, they are done with a several second delay on a very robust tripod and with great lighting on the test chart. It's the same process I've used for hundreds of lenses. That's not the problem.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you for the reply. it seems your shutter speed is too low for a great lighting. if you compare lenses does it makes more sense to keep all camera and lens settings the same? a little more consistency is always better when you compare hundreds of lenses, ist't it?
I am looking for a general purpose 30-35 mm lens with the function of taking close-up photos (not necessarily pure macro) for the Fuji system at a reasonable price. The lens must not spoil the Fuji colors either. I watched dozens of videos and read many tests and all the lenses are soft. Maybe you can suggest something? Regards.
I do like the 35mm F1.4, but it isn't cheap. The 35mm F2 is also a very good lens.
Thank you for the information.
Dustin thank you for review. This is not a great lens. Which macro lens for Fuji will produce the sharpest, most contrasting high-quality picture? The best. It doesn't matter if it's manual or autofocus.
What to choose for Fuji tx-5?
I would recommend the Laowa 65mm 2x macro: bhpho.to/3Wa59FS | It is manual focus, but it is incredibly sharp and has 2:1 macro capabilities.
An excellent objective review. I can accept bad corner sharpness but the midframe sharpness kills the usability of this lens. The 40 megapixels on apsc is very demanding as is. I believe even the Sigma 18 to 50 is a superior walkaround 'macro ish' lens as it is about the same size but offers more than good .36 magnification on the wide end and .2 magnification on the long end if minimum focus distance is a concern.
I'm definitely not crazy about this.
@@DustinAbbottTWI crazy about what?
@@M.Redsky He's saying he isn't crazy about this lens, meaning he doesn't like it that much
Dustin, great review as always. BUT a small suggestion: you know better than to photograph a product like a camera without dusting (intended) and wiping. A little distracting.
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Hi Dennis, the truth of the matter is lenses that have seen some use (like certain loaners) are not as easy to clean as you might think...and macro photos with lots of light tend to highlight dust that isn't as easy to see under normal conditions.
I kinda hate how modern lenses are being designed with profile corrections in mind. I guess it brings the cost down but I wish the optics were designed to be amazing without correction.
For example I have the 50mm f1, which lets in a okay amount of light (which is why I have it), but it’s not as amazing as it could/should be. If I prepare to take a photo but then twist the lens a little bit so that the contacts looses contact, the resulting image is way darker. Meaning the profile correction brightens the image and brings in more noise.
This might be a lot to ask, but I wish reviewers like you also tested the T stops of lenses. Before profile corrections have been applied I mean.
Commiserations on your 50mm f1 being a piece of s*** that loses contact to the terminal contacts on the body. Its s*** like that made me sell all my Fuji gear last year. I shoot Pentax and the only time I've experienced a lens lose contact was a really old sigma prime lens I was testing out to buy, I guess the machining at Sigma left a little too much play in the lens mount.
I bought the 56mm f1.2 years ago, and was terribly disappointed with the lens pouch/bag that it came with. Most of my Pentax lenses come in glorious padded bags. I just picked up a limited lens today and it has a leather pouch with felt lining.
The build quality on Fujifilm gear leaves a lot to be desired.
Pixel peeping is the devil.
Every company is using DSP in their lenses and all the major software vendors offer "lens correction" as a standard feature - but you don't have to use them when editing/creating JPEGs - to my knowledge it is just lens correction/vignetting correction anyhow. T-stop data I've seen from DxO suggests to me that many lenses, if they are not identical to their rated aperture, are off by less than a third of a stop or so - not really a big deal. Frankly many modern lenses are so damn good the differences are borderline academic - which is why pixel peeping is required to identify the "problems".
The 50mm f/1 likely has great transmission, but a rather heavy vignette that "darkens" it. Honestly for portraits I often prefer a vignette (and lower contrast and sharpness). The beauty of the 50mm f/1 is that it sharpens way up by the time it hits f/2 or so, so you can have a softer/sharper look if you want it. My main issue with the lens is its AF performance, highlight bloom, and aberration issues. For $1,500, the lens should have been even better. But if you don't like yours, you can send it to me and I will take good care of it for you!
I am FAR more bothered by the fact that Dustin apparently got a copy of the new lens with tons of dust in the barrel that was blatantly apparent in the photo tests. This should not be happening with new products that are as expensive as these!
While it is true that all lenses have some degree of profile corrections, there are lenses (like this one) that rely on them more heavily than what I would like.
BTW if you are unhappy with the f/1.0, you should try the new 56mm f/1.2 WR. It loses a half-stop to the f/1.0 but is well corrected optically and excellently sharp wide open at f/1.2 (my feeling is that its native vignette and distortion characteristics are good but I haven't bothered to test them specifically). It focuses closer and I assume its AF is also a bit faster, but in my experience so far that has been a bit of a mixed bag. In what is probably an unhelpful description, it seems quite punchy, fast, and accurate in good light. But when the lights go down, or when subjects are closer to the MFD, it can hunt or slow down quite a bit, to where I find nailing shots a lot more work.
Think I might just get the ttartisan 40mm macro and be done with it....
It's a pretty strong value for money.
Just throwing it out there, but 35mm F2 with a tiny extension ring in your bag? - extra stop of light, nicer portraits/low-light, more portable and cheaper :P - I'd love to see a comparison of that actually!
Those things are true, though you probably won't see 1:1 macro or quite the same up close performance.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Hmm, even with say a Meike 10+16mm (26mm total) stacked tube?
I think it could make an interesting video. Of course the 30mm is impressive for the convenience, but for those that say do 80% non macro and 20% macro, the 35mm + extension tube kit may be a better choice. Just a theory anyway, would be interesting to find out :)
@@DustinAbbottTWI ok, I just tried it with a 26mm extension tube and the 35mm F2, this is how close I can get to an Apple Watch crown: ruclips.net/video/erNFuCsn0cw/видео.html
@@DustinAbbottTWI I was looking at bit more into it, you can actually get all the way to 4:1 macro on the 35mm F2 by stacking several sets of extension tubes before the image will start getting too soft - it will be bulkier than the 30mm but it's possible. You can also improve the macro performance of the 30mm past 1:1 by adding an extension tube.
I would say from your video that it was at least 1:1, though definitely with lower contrast and detail than a true macro lens.
1cm working distance... Sad!
Thank's for the good review 👍😀
It's pretty insane.
I wonder how this compares to the Voigtlander 35mm f/2.0 Macro Apo-Ultron available on X-mount, hardly any reviews of that lens, but for those who don't mind manual focus it could be a brighter and potentially sharper alternative in the normal focal length macro category.
I suspect that lens is sharper if the 50mm (which I have reviewed) was at all representative.
Voigtlander wide lenses for fuji dont get good reviews.
@@Tbonyandsteak What "Voigtlander wide lenses..."? They only have one, and the lens I refereed to is not a wide angle.
@@Bayonet1809 you got your answer
@@Tbonyandsteak Not conclusively, Dustin just suspects that it is sharper.
Does it perform well in xt30 II?
I didn't review it on that, so I don't know.
who can recommend a good nonfuji macro. I just bought the 80 and was mugged a week later.
I 100% recommend the Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x Macro. It is super sharp and gives higher magnification than most: bhpho.to/3qVDsqf
I have found much the same results on my X-T5. I just got this lens a few days ago, and so far, I am unimpressed. As a newly released lens, I expected better optics. My XF56mm, for instance, is sharp at the full aperature range, but this 30mm is almost useless at f16 and f22 for macro work that needs to be pin sharp, and I don't find that using it as a general walk-around is even as good as the XF27mm. Has anyone else found anything similar? I was disappointed, given the superb quality of my other XF lenses.
The X-T5 is a very demanding platform, but yes, I thought it should have been sharper.
what is your advice for using this lens in dental photography with a ring light at F22 ? Would it be sharp on the both sides and center? Best regards
My biggest concern would be how close you would have to get. It should be sharp enough (though at F22 diffraction will soften the image, as it would with any lens). 30mm doesn't give you much "working distance", so I wonder if you wouldn't be better served with a longer focal length that would allow you to not have to place the camera nearly in your patient's mouth.
@@DustinAbbottTWI that was what i was thinking. Thank you so much.
I have been waiting to buy this lens but now I totally will not get her ..thanks a lot Justin
I'm not sure Fuji would be happy to hear that, but my job is to report what I see.
@@DustinAbbottTWI that is why most of the best reviewed are not sponsored by the brands. I will keep with the 70-300 and 23 and 50 f2 I only wanted this to have a good macro with range for street and no more need for the primes . Since I have xt5 now I would get not good photos neither macro or street sadly and now there is no other alternative for this line of photos I was in my mind. Third party are not an option also within that desire so I mest adapt and manage with what I have. The 50mm F2 with the tubes is very good also. Thanks a lot
the 3Artisans for 100 bucks got decent reviews. lol. has anyone tried it? I might just go with an extension tube for now. That will probably give me the best quality paired with thre 56 1.2.
My favorite macro for X-mount is the Laowa 65mm F2.8 2x macro. It's amazing.
@@DustinAbbottTWI yeah i looked into it. looks interesting. that's a 90mm reach harbetter than the 4omm.
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Thanks ;)
To me, this lens doesn't make a lot of sense. For 1:1 you have to be so close as to be virtually impractical. I think I will stick to my 80mm f/2.8 Macro with OIS plus my trusty old 35mm f/1.4.
I'm inclined to agree. I'm glad the potential is there, but practically it is going to function more like a 1:2 macro in most situations.
@@DustinAbbottTWI that's my experience with it. But I think this lens has to be viewed for what it is: a general purpose f2.8 walkaround lens that focuses as quickly as the best Fuji has to offer and is weather sealed... it just happens to be capable of macro at 1:1.
Sold and/or marketed primarily as a macro does a disservice to the lens, and may lead to disappointed buyers. 30mm simply is not the ideal macro focal length.
I've owned the 80 (razor sharp, but slow focus, and bulky), TTartisan 65mm 2.8 1:2 macro (MF only, tricky to use but very sharp), and the 60mm f2.4 is anyway only 2:1 and has a slow noisy AF. Still have my extension tubes which work very well on e.g. the 90 and 50-140 (but forget using the lens for anything else while mounted).
What the 30mm brings is the ability to mount and forget about it. It's fast accurate AF and the focal length makes it very versatile. And you'll never get too close to a subject. It's not as sharp as the 80mm, but I'm using it so much more. I think this pairs well with the 70-300 as a lightweight two-lens set-up that simply brings the user maximum enjoyment and convenience even if optically there are better (bigger, more expensive, less versatile) performers out there.
What gives me pause for thought is my 23 1.4 LM WR. Sure it's "only" 1:5 magnification, but is as sharp as the 80mm, and uniformly across the frame. A close crop even on the x-t3 and you'd be forgiven for mistaking it for a macro lens. You won't get into the eyes of a fly... but neither will the 30mm.
I'd love Fuji to release a 70mm f2 with similar capabilities...
@@DustinAbbottTWI so sad that Fuji took this shortcut afraid of the competition..we all wish a light macro to play around, the 80 is very expensive and heavy....I CAN SEE that soon Sigma or any other brand will make auto focus lenses for fuji, or MAYBE Fuji will create a lighter cheaper plastic version of the 80 mm but with great IQ. people just doesnt want the "Red Badges" only...
The 80mm fuji is very heavy to carry around in the field
We want more viltrox 75mm lens images and videos...
I'll cover it again when the Sony E-mount comes out.
AI generated is something even we can do, right?
I'm not sure what the context is for this. What exactly are you asking?