Fuji 55-200 manual focus

All the lenses i have used with xpro1 are uncannily accurate when it comes to auto focus ability, the speed at which they focus does vary a fair bit though. Working with the fuji 50140mm zoom lens luminous landscape. I spent about five weeks in vancouver with the xe3 and leica summicron 50, learning manual. Switched to my 18 55 at 55 and it autofocused no problem. Fujifilm x camera lenses 55200mm focal for sale ebay. I use the aelafl button to acquire focus or use the front ring to manually focus the area in focus is highlighted with the focus peak option so i know precisely what is in focus 3 and focusing at short distance less than 50 cm. I would only get either the new fuji 55200 or an older manual lens with aperture ring. The lens body is made of plastics down to the lens mount. My take on the xt1 is pretty much the same as kevins.

But having said that the 55200 is fantastic with the extensions tubes. Apr 30, 2016 at the end of the day, both the 55 200 and the 50140 dwarf any of the fuji bodies. The lenses also have fujifilm s signature aperture ring that allows the user to twist to select the aperture. Jul 24, 2018 in this video, well give you some options if youd like to manually focus your fuji lens. Hi all, i wonder if youse can help me with a lens query please. After a while i got back on track with writing my impressions on fujifilm gear. It has spent the intervening time mounted to my x pro 1. You have to move a switch on your camera to go between auto and manual focus. Its optical design incorporates two extralow dispersion elements and one aspherical element, which help to reduce a variety of aberrations in order to achieve greater clarity and sharpness. One question, hopefully not irrelevant the fuji flash is a rebranded sunpack with an af assist beam built in, however fuji has disabled it. This is a lens you can trust even in toughest of the shooting.

I shot the pole vault and it worked ok but i may have moved as the runner came towards me, went up in the air and over the bar as i believe the camera lost focus. Zoomed to 55 so i could compare to my 18 55 and same. Theres a rubber ring to control the zoom and another rubber ring for manual focus. The fuji xf 55 200mm ois is optically close to perfect, and is also very well built, making it the worlds secondbest apsc telephoto zoom after the fuji 501402. With the rains we have had here in phoenix i expect a good desert bloom this. I compared shots of an arbor, taken with the nikon d610 and 28300, with this. Was a guest this afternoon at a friends wedding, whilst using my xpro 1 and attached fuji xf 55 200mm lens on auto focus mode or selected s on the xpro 1 body i could not get the little focus point box to light up greenin focus, it kept on showing a red box and wouldnt focus for some strange reason. A focus distance guidance is provided in the camera viewfinderon the lcd this works quite nicely. Id already been impressed with the image stabilization on the 55 200 but combine that with the new fuji s constant focus and 8fps and it makes for a compelling combination.

In this video, ill cover when i manual focus and how i use the xt20s manual options. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Id already been impressed with the image stabilization on the 55200 but combine that with the new fujis constant focus and 8fps and it makes for a compelling combination. We make every effort to ensure our prices are accurate. I was a little apprehensive when i ordered the new fuji 55200mm zoom lens. Reminiscent this image was taken during my very first outing with the 55 200. After the beautifully wellengineered lens hood on the olympus lens, all others are put to shame. If you are looking to get into the fuji system, and need a telephoto lens, this is a great option until fuji gets some constant aperture telephoto zooms on the market. Freed from filmera design constraints, these can provide image quality to match slrs in a much more portable form factor. About a month ago, i took advantage of the discounts available and purchased the fuji xf 55 200 mm f3. As kevin has mentioned, i recently acquired a fuji xt1 graphite and recently used it along with the new 50140mm fuji lens on my shoot on the big island in hawaii. The fuji 55 200 doesnt have quite the clarity of the canon lenses, but it is great value for money, especially if you dont use it very often. Over the past few years, the digital camera market has been transformed by the arrival of mirrorless compact system cameras.

I spent about five weeks in vancouver with the xe3 and leica summicron 50, learning manual focus standard, with magnification but no focus peaking. Reminiscent this image was taken during my very first outing with the 55200. I mainly shoot portraits and a bit of fashion so i was interested to see how it performs in the real world. Fujifilm x mount lenses and fujifilm camera bodies both scream high quality the 55200mm has this continued quality. All forums fujifilm x system slr talk change forum. About a month ago, i took advantage of the discounts available and purchased the fuji xf 55200 mm f3.

The all metal build features two extra low dispersion elements and one super extra low dispersion element for superior optical performance. My lens roadmap is complete, the nikons are being retired. Painted lady 55 200mm at 5mm with 16mm extension tube. But its when i paired the lens with the xt1 that it really began to shine. I used the 55 200 wide open at whatever that aperture happened to be at the selected. The focus ring is a little narrow and has no hard stops at either end of the focus range. Autofocus is silent, almost instantaneous, and always accurate. The only gotcha with this fuji lens, like all of them, is that while autofocus is very good, manual focus is nowhere near as good as a dslr lens.

This is the image i think of when im out shooting foggy sunrises. Covering a versatile telephoto range, the xf 55200mm f3. Manual focusing is also reasonably easy, especially given the new focus aids added to the x pro 1 with the more recent. Photography is a form of exploration and this time we will touch a bit on moving beyond native lenses into the bigger playground together with fujifilm xmount cameras. Well discuss the various fujifilm focus options that you may find on your fuji xt2, xt20, xh1, xe3, etc. Theres a key difference in that the 50140mm has a marked auto aperture ring, whereas this takes the form of a switch on the 55200mm. I have both of the fuji tubes and use them a good deal, especially for flowers. Nov 11, 2015 after a while i got back on track with writing my impressions on fujifilm gear. This fuji xf 50140mm ois wr is a fast and optically nearperfect telephoto lens. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Hello, everyone, the thumbnail is a photo i took with rokinon 12mm f2 on fuji xt2. Luckily, this lens is capable of handling a multitude of light settings and zoom settings to produce steady, crisp images every time. Jan 04, 2018 hello, everyone, the thumbnail is a photo i took with rokinon 12mm f2 on fuji xt2.

One of the first lenses i purchased was the fujifilm 55200mm xf f3. Discussion in adapted lens forum started by rcartes, apr 19. Covering a versatile telephoto range, the xf 55 200mm f3. Was a guest this afternoon at a friends wedding, whilst using my xpro 1 and attached fuji xf 55200mm lens on auto focus mode or selected s on the xpro 1 body i could not get the little focus point box to light up greenin focus, it kept on showing a red box and wouldnt focus for some strange reason. Zoom and focus are internal, so nothing moves externally. The best option is the new fuji telephoto zoom or an older manual focus zoom that will have an aperture ring. Fujifilm x mount lenses and fujifilm camera bodies both scream high quality the 55 200mm has this continued quality. Macro focus is good ive never had a 300 mm focus so close. The big question with all fuji lenses is the auto focus system. I tested the lens in a live show where the lighting was pretty strong not to dark e. Get the best deals on fujifilm x camera lenses 55200mm focal when you shop the largest. Focusable lenses itself have been around since the early 1800s and considering that autofocus did not appear until the 1980s, there is potentially quite a lot of manual focus lenses with interesting character waiting. That said the lens does struggle with focus, sometimes on seemingly easy to focus subjects. Today in this video i want to share some of my thoughts on.

This is a typical fuji xf lens, made in the style of the previous 18 55 mm lens released earlier. Built with optical design that offers a large maximum aperture, and a linear motor that delivers highspeed af performance, while featuring the image stabilization function that allows the use of shutter speeds 4. Jan 04, 2015 the focus ring at the very front of the lens feels good and is very smooth to use when in manual focus mode. Entrylevel models provide compactcamera like handling and simplicity, while highend cameras such as the sony nex7, olympus omd em5 and. Ive owned some of them in different mounts, so when i switched to fuji i wanted to cover the maximum range with the minimum lenses. Manual focus question xt2 and 55 200 zoom started 8 months ago questions thread forum. Its imagestabilized oir and weatherresistant wr its a solid bar of precision that feels great to use. Manual focusing works by wire thus by triggering the af motor. Regarding the ois optical image stabilizer fuji claims an efficiency of up to 4. Apr 03, 2017 hi, i bought a 55 200 mm lens which is very sharp. Last year i bought in to the fujifilm system as a way to have a lighter kit while not sacrificing image quality. Telephoto zoom lenses are very popular because of their versatility and space saving compared to having several prime lenses to cover the same range.

If you have read my other blog posts about fujifilm or follow me on instagram, you know i love shooting with my fujifilm cameras. To use autofocus to focus on the subject in the selected focus area, press the button to which focus lock or afon has been assigned the size of the focus area can be chosen with the rear command dial in manual focus mode, you can use this feature to quickly focus on a chosen subject using either single or continuous af according. The fujifilm x series is a serious bunch of camerasand if youre going to pair them with a telephoto lens, youre going to need a lens as serious as the fuji xf 55200 83300mm f3. I decided that if i was going to put the 55 200 on my xe1, the extra size of the 50140 was irrelevant. Both about as sharp, but the fuji revealed so much more detail. I noticed that in manual or autofocus mode with single point focusing with thext2 stick, the focus is often wrong. This time i would like to share with you my opinion on using the middleclass telephoto zoom from fuji, the fujinon xf 55200mm f3. I used the 55 200mm as a macro lens, and the results were very good for such a general purpose lens. Zoomed to 55 so i could compare to my 1855 and same. Its optical design incorporates two extralow dispersion elements and one aspherical element, which help to reduce a variety of aberrations in order to achieve greater. Aug 22, 2018 reminiscent this image was taken during my very first outing with the 55200. Apr 09, 2014 theres not much bad to say about the fujifilm fujinon xf 55200mm f3.

I absolutely love the color rendition and how it captured the beads of water as interesting out of focus bokeh balls. Super fun using the manual focus settings on the fuji cameras. Today in this video i want to share some of my thoughts on manual focusing with rokinon 12mm f2 lens on. Apr 29, 2019 i compared shots of an arbor, taken with the nikon d610 and 28300, with this. This time i would like to share with you my opinion on using the middleclass telephoto zoom from fuji, the fujinon xf 55 200mm f3. Both the zoom and the focus rings are smooth in action without being loose. Built with optical design that offers a large maximum aperture, and a linear motor that delivers highspeed af performance, while featuring the image stabilization function that allows the use of. The fuji xf 55200mm ois is optically close to perfect, and is also very well built, making it the worlds secondbest apsc telephoto zoom after the fuji 501402.