Fuji Fuji 14mm Info

[stanleyk]

The first part of this video has some good info on the upcoming 14mm

Fujinon 2012 XF Lens Review | Fuji Guys

 

[softgui]

Great - thanks for the link

 

[stanleyk]

I was wavering on whether to get that one or not. I have it pre-ordered, I think now I'm sold. Something Nikon has to go......with no reservations.

 

[softgui]

On the 14mm, the mechanism to switch it to manual focus is a bit left-field I reckon.

The M focusing mode on the camera body has always been the way to switch - why specifically have they employed this new method on this particular lens ?

 

[Ray Sachs]

The manual focus "clutch" mechanism is similar to the one on the Olympus 12mm and new 17mm. The advantage is that it introduces hard stops at each end of the focus scale and makes the lens feel like a true manual focus lens instead if a focus by wire lens (although it technically still is). It also allows the lens to have useful distance and DOF scales on the barrell of the lens, which makes it easy to set up for zone focus and hyperfocal shooting. This last poin is less critical on the X-series cams than on m43 cams because Fuji already has very useable electronic distance scales in the various viewing options (even the OVF). But the Olympus 12mm is already a pleasure to work with for this clutch mechanism and I'm sure the new Fuji and new Olympus will be too.

One thing I wish the Fuji Guys had shown was the view through the X-Pro's OVF with the 14 - I'd really like to see where the framelines line up.

-Ray

 

[phrenic]

The manual focus "clutch" mechanism is similar to the one on the Olympus 12mm and new 17mm. The advantage is that it introduces hard stops at each end of the focus scale and makes the lens feel like a true manual focus lens instead if a focus by wire lens (although it technically still is). It also allows the lens to have useful distance and DOF scales on the barrell of the lens, which makes it easy to set up for zone focus and hyperfocal shooting. This last poin is less critical on the X-series cams than on m43 cams because Fuji already has very useable electronic distance scales in the various viewing options (even the OVF). But the Olympus 12mm is already a pleasure to work with for this clutch mechanism and I'm sure the new Fuji and new Olympus will be too.

One thing I wish the Fuji Guys had shown was the view through the X-Pro's OVF with the 14 - I'd really like to see where the framelines line up.

-Ray

Very interesting..any idea if its just that lens that will get the clutch? I wonder if it can be implemented on the unreleased zoom lenses too..

 

[Wolf]

I saw a price of 900+ euro in a webshop today

 

[Armanius]

900 Euros!?!? Yikes!

I didn't get the 18/2, because I was waiting on the 14/2.8. Maybe the 14/2.8 will have a motorized AF built into the lens for faster AF.

 

[stanleyk]

Looks like the release date for the 14 is Jan 19 in Japan see:

Release date Fujinon lens XF14mm F2.8 R January 19, 2013 | Fujifilm Japan

The translation is pretty wacky.....

 

[Ray Sachs]

Its pre-ordeable on B&H at $899. Just a bit more than the Olympus 12mm was at launch...

-Ray