Fujinon 70 300mm Telephoto Zoom Lens Review I've Got it at Last!
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- My review of the new Fujifilm Fujinon 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens! Yes I've Got it at Last! It's a cracker and now at last I can get in that much closer to my subjects. Shooting handheld at 300mm 457 mm focal length (full frame equivalent) and with 5.5 stops of image stabilisation, it's relatively compact and lightweight too! All video shot hand held, with some shots resting elbows on a fence. And yes, it's VERY Sharp!
Camera used Fuji XT3 and for Audio a Rode Micro + Tascam DR-05X
Outro music by geographer from the RUclips Music Library.
Film the local birds.. The feathered ones 😂 brilliant. Great review.
Haha, yes indeed! Cheers
Absolutely love your style. Subscribed and look forward to reviewing all your videos. I just purchased an X-T4 and will soon be getting the 70-300. Best to you from the USA
Thank you so much for your kind words and for subbing! You're going to love the flexibility of the 70-300. Happy shooting! Cheers👍
I sold my 55-200 in anticipation of buying this lens. Given that I’m still waiting for the new 27 mm 2.8 that I ordered in mid March, I wish I hadn’t sold the 55-200. I can understand your enthusiasm with receiving your lens after what likely felt like a LONG wait. Enjoy your new lens!!
Yes, it was a long wait! Not sure what caused the delay (probably Covid) but great to have it at last. my 55-200 is now up for sale. Cheers!
Just acquired the lens and looking for affirmation. Wonderful review, Nigel! You covered all the basics and threw in humor, great footage and commentary as well…
I got along with the 55-200 for travel, and do love the sharpness and qualities of the 100-400; but it hard to use “ with a moments notice” scenario.
Thanks for your kind comments! Yep, it's great lens and a recent firmware update has improved the focussing whilst zooming too! I would've loved the 100-400, but practicality, cost and size ruled it out for me. I's used almost on a daily basis on my travels etc! Cheers👍
I ordered this lens in February and received it right on time when it was released. (For once, I was ahead of the curve.) I used it extensively to shoot a powwow with AF-C and found it to be rapid focusing and very sharp with my X-T4. It's not only a bargain, but also an excellent lens.
Yes, I was late-ish in ordering, but it's been well worth it. Great lens! Cheers!
Fun review, just placed an order on this one for myself as well :)
I'm sure you're going to enjoy the results from this lens! Cheers👍
Greetings from the States…A great review, thanks Nigel!
Cheers Lou, glad you enjoyed it!
I have this lens arriving in a couple of days and I can’t wait, your video has me looking forward to getting out with it even more - I really enjoyed your review and sense of humor! 😂
You're going to love using it Tom! And, thanks for your kind comments too! Cheers👍
I have a new rule. I only subscribe to reviewers who actually shoot good photos. Why listen to anyone else?
Haha, thanks Micky! Well, I hope you subscribed to my channel👍?
As said, more than the lens... you pictures are awesome. Waiting to get this lens
Thank you very much Philip! I hope you enjoy using the lens. Cheers!👍
Great review as ever.
"Mrs H says NO" made me laugh.🤣
Hahaha, thanks Peter! You have to keep the Mrs happy!
Hi Nigel. Great review. Just to say, I have the 100 to 400 Fuji lens, which is very nice. Image quality etc. But it is very heavy compared to the 70 to 300. I do a fair amount of walking around with my cameras and the 100 to 400 is too heavy for me, to do that. ( I tend to use a Sony RX10MK4 - which is lighter and has a massive zoom). But as you say Fuji lenses do produce some consistently good results. I love my Fuji cameras
Thanks for your comment! Yes, the 70-300 is a lot more portable and lightweight and I use it a lot. If I could justify (and afford it) then I would love the 100-400, but the portability issue is a problem. Cheers!👍
Your craziness won me over
Hahaha cheers! You're guitar playing is excellent too!
Love the 1921-ish opening segment, hahaha. Priceless! 👍
Hahaha, thanks a lot Paul, there will be more Fuji related videos to come! As you probably realise, my channel is quite varied👍
@@NigelHarperPhoto Variety is cool! 👍
@@paulyan1946 Thank You!👍
Fantastic review Nigel, I find it hard to leave the house without the 70-300mm
Thanks Chris! Yes, I do too! Cheers
@@NigelHarperPhoto any opinions on the 18mm 1.4?
@@chrisscott-mckenzie548 No, I don't own the lens unfortunately! Cheers
In case no one has mentioned it yet, the image stabilizer can be turned off in the menu. I think you can put a shortcut for it on one of the buttons on xt3 and newer cameras. You can also put a shortcut in the customizable menu.
Hi, Thanks for mentioning that! It can be turned off in the camera settings on the XT3 something I'd forgotten to show! Cheers
Does it work on x-h1 too?
@@brothertinful I'm not sure as I don't own theX-H1. But Pal2Tech might. Cheers!
Fantastic review. Most reviews have insufficient images and video to get a decent look at what a lens can do. You nailed it. Nice vocals too. So envious of you English with your sophisticated accents. Nice pics mate - great vid too. Astia looked good. Do you do a special white balance when you shoot? Or just use Auto, or Outdoors??? Many thanks, Cam from NZ.
Thanks very much for your flattering comments, much appreciated! Regarding white balance, it's normally set to daylight, as I usually shoot raw files (along with jpgs) and adjust colour in post if needed. Cheers!
I will definitely get this lens, I love my 55-200 but I want the extra reach and the almost macro capabilities. Great review; I like your good vibe and your British accent. Greetings from Taiwan.
The 55-200 is a great lens, but the 70-300, (as you say) gives that extra reach, as well as weather resistance and closer focusing. Thanks for your kind words. Cheers!
It’s a great Lens , loving mine with the XT3. Greetings from Alberta, Canada.
Yes it is! Cheers Lloyd and happy shooting!
Great sample shots. Thank you.
Thanks very much Richard!
Excellent narration..photography and videography
Thank you, much appreciated! Cheers👍
@@NigelHarperPhoto My pleasure nd Cheers!
Great review great images and totally concur. My sympathy for England in the final!!!
Thanks very much! Yes, we were so close! But as soon as it went to penalties, I think we knew it was all over! Oh well next time maybe? Cheers
@@NigelHarperPhoto indeed very close. A bit of a tease in my comment as I was rooted for the other guys…..so I had to be enemy with my British friends for an afternoon. Good fun!!!!
Very good review 👍👍👍
Thanks very much Jacob👍
Beautiful video!
Thanks very much Adam! 👍
Great review. I’ve wanted one of these lenses for awhile and finally seeing they are becoming available again. But I own a 50-140 (with the 1.4 and 2.0 teleconverter). So I’m having a challenge justifying this newer lens. Though i could use the extra reach, and avoid some cropping to preserve picture quality.
Thanks Bill! Your lens with a 2x converter would give nearly the same reach and I guess with a F5.6 max aperture. The only variable may be picture quality? Cheers!
I see you have bought the ‘Fewgee’ 70-300. I bought the ‘Foogee’ 70-300 and I reckon mine is just as brilliant😂😂😂😂😂. Seriously though it is a great lens and I am now using it on the X-T5 and it is showing its image quality even more. It certainly coped with the higher Rez sensor and is getting close to the quality of the 50-140. I need to test it more on fast tracked subjects to see how good the pair work together because when I used it on the X-T4 it wasn’t good and regularly didn’t nail focus even in single focus mode where as on an X-T1 body I would nail it every time. Perhaps the Ibis was conflicting with the OIS. So far it is working really well with the X-T5.
OK OK, I know, I've always pronounced it Fewgee! Hahaha and it's probably to late to change now🙃 Anyway, after over a year with the 70-300, I've decided to review it again. I'm still using a pair of X-T3's and sometime in 2023, may go for either the XH2 or XT5, we'll see! Anyway, the one frustrating issue is nailing focus with a moving subject ie bird in flight on full telephoto in single point or multi point focus. The lens hunts and I usually miss the shot. Fuji X-T3 focus system maybe the issue, who knows. Anyway, I'm going to produce a video on this and we'll see if it's the lens, the camera, or my crap technique! Cheers👍
PS Good luck with X-T5, the spec looks awesome!
Excellent Video. Just got a 70-300 and this video convinced me.
One thing.....is it Few Gee or Foo Gee?
Local birds.....feathered ones......HHAAAAA!!!!!
Haha thanks! It's FooooooGeeeeeee! Hope you're pleased with your lens! Merry Christmas too!👍
A "FewGee!" I like it!
Hahaha! I just can't help saying FewGee, when I guess it should be Foogee!
Nice review of a great looking lens, especially good for wildlife. I have the X-S10 so it will suit me very nicely for wildlife walkabouts! The only problem is that it seems to be on pre-order still here in the UK.
Thanks very much! Yes, I can't remember waiting for a new lens for quite so long! But anyway, I was on the list (WEX) for 3 months or so. Cheers!
@@NigelHarperPhoto Wowser! Guess I'll have to wait a while then.
@@koolkutz7 Yep, but I think it will be worth it!
I subscribed for more local birds... feathered or non-feathered 😂 Cheers Nigel!
Hahaha! Thanks for subscribing Jan, and have a Happy Christmas too! Cheers👍
50 FPS can cropped your sensor down so it means the video is not a real 4K maybe a little bit less 10% and expand back to 4K. so there is a quality differences between the FPS numbers.
Better to use 4K at 25fps with Eternal during low light or night.
Yes, I agree! Sometimes I use 25fps, but it's because i often slow my wildlife footage down for a smoother slo mo and shoot 50 fps that works for me. Cheers!
Question, does 55-200 keep focus when zooming? I meant that 55-200 won't go completely out of focus like 70-300 when you zoom in or out? This important to me as I will use it for video. Thanks.
Hi John, That's a good question! The 70-300 holds focus only if you zoom in or out slowly with the autofocus hunting very slightly. So the slower the better! However, the 55-200 was a lot better in this respect as you can see in my 'Rampa' video which was mostly shot on the 55-200 - ruclips.net/video/DW7AuNYG-tM/видео.html So, rapid zooming with autofocus is not recommended! And although I do mostly shoot video with it (in 4K) I rarely ever zoom whilst shooting. I'm glad you brought this up, as having had the lens now for nearly a year, it's time I did an update and will look at ways to try get around the issue! Cheers👍
Wow. Your Rampa video is very reassuring. The focus stayed spot on while you are zooming. Thank you so much for your help.
@@johndao5870 Thank you! The 55-200 is a lot better for zooming than the 70-300 whilst filming. Sadly I no longer have the 55-200! Cheers
good video… thank you
Thanks very much! Cheers👍
aaaaaaah you made my day.
Thank you very much!👍
Just to let any 70-300 lens owners know. The focus tracking has, (with a recent firmware update) now been much improved! See Link - ruclips.net/video/GD6qplnjbJE/видео.htmlsi=zP-GOuoR9H9V-T9k Cheers👍👍
Superb
Thank you!👍
Ha, great humour, great review. Apparently great lens. Unfortunately here in Germany no delivery date known. Maybe 2022 -
Oh, I just wanted to subscribe when you brought the remark about England winning against Germany. So I subscribe maybe in 2025 :-))
Thanks very much! I'm surprised after all this time it's still not in Germany? Sorry about the football remark, but we have been waiting win to again for 50 odd years! Hahaha - Cheers!
Fantastic
Thanks very much! Cheers!
Great video - out of interest, what shutter speed did you film the 50fps footage at? I recently tried 50fps at 100th sec and although it looked great in a 25p timeline slowed down to 25p, it looked really staccato and strange with bird movements at 50p/100th in 25p timeline.
Thank you! The shutter speed I use is double the FPS rate so 50fps is 1/100 sec and in a 50fps timeline usually. Slowing down below 25% in Final Cut is just about OK, but using 'Optical Flow' it smooths any jerkiness out quite well. I shoot everything in 4K, which gives me great cropping flexibility, as mostly I output in 1080P. Cheers👍
I enjoyed the review. Not the match! Greetings from Germany, Nigel! Cheers Dirk
Thanks Dirk and sorry about the match - hahaha, but we had to win sometime, as we've become too used to seeing them lose so often over the years!
@@NigelHarperPhoto So true, Nigel! Seems that we both have not been born when England won the last match ;-)
@@Dynamail I was around then in 66' (a young teenager) and many years later briefly met Bobbie Moore!
Mine is very disappointing. Not as sharp as my much cheaper xc 55-230 and the focus ring has no damping. I am wondering if mine is faulty.
Hi Raymond, Sorry to hear that, as you must have a faulty one! I use mine virtually every day and it is, (as generally acknowledged) a very sharp lens! I'd send it back toot sweet. Cheers👍
OK OK! I know it's Fooji and not Fewji! Hahaha, I'll get it right one day😂👍
there is still the tamron 18-300mm to look at.
Yes, perhaps someone will do a comparison test regarding optical quality and speed of focus? Cheers👍
Great review. Still not available everywhere I tried. Where did you purchase yours ?
Thanks
David
Thanks Dave! I bought it from WEX and was on their waiting list for around 3 months. Bit of a drag, but worth waiting for! Cheers
great review. At what range were you from the herons?
Thank you! The heron was approximately 7-9 metres away I guess, and I was shooting between 200 - 300mm focal range. Cheers!
FROM THAILAND 69 >> Beautiful photo and video tpp manytnanks for sharing
Thank you very much for commenting. Cheers!
Fewji?
Yes, I know, I'll get right one day. Cheers!
Was that scrumpy you were drinking?
Haha, probably or something stronger! Cheers
Great review! Lol
Thanks very much!
Can't get this lens anywhere 😢
I got mine from WEX, (UK) after a 2 month wait, but also had my name down on Park Cameras too! I'm really not sure what the problem is? But Google round all the camera stores. Good luck!
e-infinity uk have them