Fuji Showcase Fujifilm 16mm f/2.8 WR

[gryphon1911]

Picked this up yesterday....I think it will be a favorite in short time. Was able to hand hold the lens at night at 1/2 second!
Easily doable at 1/20th of a second. Some sample images below.

Images SOOC using a custom Panatomic X film simulation I' m working on:

Film Simulation Kodak Panatomic X

Film Simulation = Acros + Y
Sharpness = +3
Shadows = +4
Highlights = +4
Grain = Off
Noise Reduction = 0
Dynamic Range = DR100
White Balance = Auto
Color = n/a

I think the tones are a little too crunched....will probably open up the shadows and pull down the highlights some in subsequent tests. Also, Panatomic does have a bit of grain, so will probably put noise reduction on -1 as well.

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[Bobby Tingle]

I was wondering when someone on here would get the new 16mm. Great start with it.

 

[gryphon1911]

I was wondering when someone on here would get the new 16mm. Great start with it.

Didn't expect too....but it was so tiny! WR doesn't hurt either. Pretty darn sharp at f/2.8. I'm liking it a lot. I', also a fan of the new design lens hood. More confident on attaching/removing and that it will stay on.

 

[ggweci]

Great set of images.

I don't have a Fuji at the moment, but if I did, this would be high on my list. Pair this and the 35mm f2 with either the X-Pro or X-T series and you have yourself a great, small, WR kit, with fast AF.

 

[gryphon1911]

Great set of images.

I don't have a Fuji at the moment, but if I did, this would be high on my list. Pair this and the 35mm f2 with either the X-Pro or X-T series and you have yourself a great, small, WR kit, with fast AF.

Got an XPro2 on the way (should be here Tuesday), and I think the 16 may live on that for a while. I'm a fan of the 24mm FOV. I also have the Meike 35mm f/1.7, so that might be on there or the X-E3.

 

[gryphon1911]

I manipulated the OOC JPG to give a little more latitude. Used the Panatomic Film Sim in camera.

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Same image as the neon inthe OG post, but from the RAW. Processed in Lightroom.

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[redsim74]

Looks good, this may be next on my purchase list.

 

[AndyH44]

Good looking pics.
Mine will be delivered tomorrow! Really wanting this to be THE lens!

 

[gryphon1911]

Good looking pics.
Mine will be delivered tomorrow! Really wanting this to be THE lens!

I think you'll love it if the 24mm FOV is something you enjoy.

 

[AndyH44]

I think you'll love it if the 24mm FOV is something you enjoy.

Not only enjoy, but absolutely need in places like Yosemite, Kings Canyon & Sequoia, etc. Don't really want anything wider than what this will give.

 

[AndyH44]

Well ....... it arrived this morning so I did a couple comparisons against my awesome XC 16-50 II. I was shocked by the results, but probably not what you're expecting. Testing on my X-M1, X-T1, and X-T20 pretty much showed the same differences. Only at infinity was the 16 f2.8 marginally sharper at any f-stop.
In camera RAW processing using +3 sharpening brought the f2.8 even with my XC 16-50 at +1 sharpening!
I'm going to do more comparisons but it appears I have a very "soft" copy.

 

[AndyH44]

Sharpening +4

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[AndyH44]

Well ....... it arrived this morning so I did a couple comparisons against my awesome XC 16-50 II. I was shocked by the results, but probably not what you're expecting. Testing on my X-M1, X-T1, and X-T20 pretty much showed the same differences. Only at infinity was the 16 f2.8 marginally sharper at any f-stop.
In camera RAW processing using +3 sharpening brought the f2.8 even with my XC 16-50 at +1 sharpening!
I'm going to do more comparisons but it appears I have a very "soft" copy.

Recently started using this lens again and finding that other than at close distances wide open, it is producing really great images. It seems it likes a bit of underexposing so I'm making some small tweaks to a custom setting for it.
Here's a SOOC pic from a quick trip to Yosemite yesterday ...

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