Fujifilm’s New XF 56mm F1.2 R WR

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Fujifilm’s New XF 56mm F1.2 R WR - How Much Better?

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ZY Cheng

Күн бұрын

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@lukaslatal Жыл бұрын

Great first review of the new lens only in 4 minutes ! Your video contains all necessary information, straight forward. Thank You :) Btw, I was considering to buy "old" version of 56mm, but now, with image upgrade of the new one, the winner is obvious.

@MTCBKK Жыл бұрын

Have to agree with you re:AF. Jonas Rask said the new one's AF is leaps and bounds faster than the old one. I received mine yesterday and was shocked how slow the AF is...

@GrandHuevotes Жыл бұрын

Great this is what I came here for. Debating switching my old 56 for the new one. Trying to get out of that cycle though of wasting money lol.

@paceyombex Жыл бұрын

X-H2 is not just the highest resolution x-mount camera, it's the highest resolution APS-C camera to date. About the new 56, yeah I think it deserves the "mark ii" moniker. Unlike the updated 10-24 which only has a new aperture mechanism and WR with identical optical performance, the new 56 is different enough from the OG to be a completely new lens. The AF should be good enough, especially considering the OG was entirely adequate for its intended purposes.

@DuncanCox Жыл бұрын

As a 56mm MKI user, my main reason for upgrading would be the autofocus system. While I understand it’s not the same motor as the recent lens replacements, does it do a better job at acquiring focus and holding focus while using AF-C focus mode. The old can not be trusted.

@LetsBeHonestImAPrat Жыл бұрын

From the reviews I’ve seen the autofocus system in the new cameras are much better but also this lens is much better than the older version, especially in video

@DuncanCox Жыл бұрын

@@LetsBeHonestImAPrat I’ve seen similar.it’s on preorder 😊😊

@LetsBeHonestImAPrat Жыл бұрын

@@DuncanCox Yeah I am waiting for the X-T5 with hopefully everything the x-H2 has plus the old school dials that I need, just hope they also give us a good grip plus the old school design, that with the new 56 would be a dream come true, happy trails for you and your family

@simon359 10 ай бұрын

Glad I kept my original 56 1.2. I like the quality of the image better, as it’s not so clinical. With the XT5 and using limit focus, it’s very fast! Save yourself a lot of money by keeping the one you have or get a used W version. Plus it’s a lot smaller in size for Street photography.

@Sleepyboiwonder 9 ай бұрын

I would but I need my WR lol

@user-wh8wm9oh4z Ай бұрын

just buy a new one. You can't resist lol

@simon359 Ай бұрын

@@user-wh8wm9oh4z Finally did buy the new one, it’s a little bit faster on auto focus, so it seems like it was worth it. Getting more hits than ever, so again it’s definitely a better hit rate than before!

@textdriven Жыл бұрын

There may be a good reason for not including the linear focusing motor. Someone the other day pointed out in a review the reason for 35mm 1.4 very unique look is because when it focuses it moves all the glass inside in lens. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it was the same with the 56mm.

@thesoobz Жыл бұрын

Finally! i was trying to find out how to identify the difference. Thanks haha

@photomaker4502 Жыл бұрын

Problem of upgrading to a 40 mp crop sensor is that all my exiting lenses would show weird artifacts on images. I can’t really afford to buy newer lenses like the 56mm 1.2 “wr” version to compliment the image quality of the new 40mp sensor camera. I think my x-pro3 will be my last camera from fujifilm if this is the way fujifilm is heading towards….that is, the higher mp cameras. 🙁

@ams914 Жыл бұрын

How do you know this? Are you speculating or do you have evidence?

@powbobs Жыл бұрын

And now the new app only supports the newer cameras.

@GuagoFruit Жыл бұрын

So the naming is like the 27mm F2.8 R and R WR, except this time it's actual improvements and not just an aperture ring. I'm calling it now, knowing my luck, they'll release the 14mm F2.8 R WR next month seeing as I just bought a 14mm F2.8 R.

@anthonyultra2 Жыл бұрын

Yeah the difference is noticeable with a magnifying glass otherwise old one is winner for me (more compact, lighter and a lot cheaper now) :)

@MelvinGarcia Жыл бұрын

It’s a stepping motor because adding linear motors to all that lens would’ve made it much bigger and much heavier. I use the 50mm 1.0 with the H2S and I see no issues with auto focus while taking photos so I expect the same kind of performance from the 56mm. Even manually focusing the 50mm with the stepping motor is smooth as butter for video, so a stepping motor doesn’t always mean jumpy, slow focus pulls.

@paulinfrancis Жыл бұрын

I also have the 50/1 (X-T4). It will be interesting to see reviews comparing the new 56/1.2 vs the 50/1.

@larrynguyen85 Жыл бұрын

Fujifilm says the autofocus is driven by an “evolved” direct current (DC) motor that supports high speed and accuracy

@SiddhantParkar 10 ай бұрын

I like the bokeh from the older one. Has a vintage look to it.

@byroncho Жыл бұрын

thank you for this. this is a huge upgrade from the old one..

@akcine Жыл бұрын

I have to ask, what is your audio setup and how do you edit your audio. It is impeccable. i am trying to improve mine and would love to learn from you if at all possible.

@batdroid2705 Жыл бұрын

Yes please! Tell us

@markbernhardt6281 Жыл бұрын

quiet room, some sound dampening tiles on the walls and a microphone boomed just out of frame.

@eagleeyephoto8715 Жыл бұрын

The biggest reason to upgrade is close up? Well you can get mcix 11 or 16 ring for 80$ and you are at even closer distance. Btw better contrast does not mean you will get better image. For some details in someone skin on the face is contrast last thing you are looking for.

@Ghound Жыл бұрын

Can you do a review comparing the new 56mm 1.2 to the 50mm 1.0?

@_o__o_ Жыл бұрын

image quality is marginally better... no need to upgrade

@stefan33uk Жыл бұрын

Not sure about your comment at 0:50 about refreshed lenses getting smaller and lighter. The new Fuji 23, 18 and 27 are all bigger and heavier! And also the 33 if you consider that as a replacement the 35.

@josephlai1078 Жыл бұрын

Great video and review. Do you think this is a good night time street photography lens?

@Rickymanso Жыл бұрын

How about the focus speed comparison between the old and new lens

@Ghhrjovi Жыл бұрын

I got the lens several days ago, to be honest I am not happy with it, the DC motor is way too noisy for any video work, and I found some weird auto focus bug, when focusing in the same area(usually happen in low contrast condition), horizontal shot can focus and vertical shot cannot, this is so annoying……

@ericthestone Жыл бұрын

How's the DC motors perform on the new lens though? almost no video review actually shows how it compares to the old lens. Still noisy like before? Keep up with subject in AF-C?

@collinausbury 10 ай бұрын

Great video thank you!

@AndreiDimaReviews Жыл бұрын

Nice and quick review.

@appleblows1 Жыл бұрын

How does this lens stack up against the 50 f1.0?

@ryanzhang1964 Жыл бұрын

really wanna see an af speed comparison between the old one and new one...

@benjones8977 Жыл бұрын

I’ve learned that you can use the focus limiter on the original 56, 1.2 and get better results than you might think. Why upgrade for a minimal auto focus difference ?

@mariusmocan8491 Жыл бұрын

WTF they still put the old motor type in the new 56mm!? So Viltrox probably makes a faster lens with their 56mm f1.4. I’m shocked at how dumb this is.

@alasha161 6 ай бұрын

Images on the old lens look better, more cinematic quality

@saiyan_princestudios9790 Жыл бұрын

Really the best person to buy this lens is a professional photographer that just switched to the fujifilm system.

@jeffwilcox9987 Жыл бұрын

So it focuses closer, looks better, doesn’t have the onion rings, has better contrast, has weather sealing, remains the SAME price and folks are complaining that they also didn’t upgrade to focus motor?? I can imagine being married to a person who complains like this……

@rifz42 Жыл бұрын

1:58 when you say there is more contrast, what part are you looking at? I don't see much difference.. maybe youtube compression?

@jeez0r Жыл бұрын

I have the old one since only 2 weeks ago , I feel shat on lol

@EDHBlvd Жыл бұрын

I believe they do not call it “II” because the optics are all different inside. It is different than the other “II” lenses they have released like the 10-24mm, because those were optically the same.

@paceyombex Жыл бұрын

I think it's the exact opposite, and the new 56 actually should get the "mark ii" moniker because it's more than just an update, with 10-24 as an example. 10-24 didn't (and shouldn't) get the "mark ii" because it's practically the same lens, with added bits. The new 56 on the other hand, is almost an entirely different lens, and since Fuji themselves claimed the new 56 will replace the old one, yes it actually deserves the "mark ii" moniker.

@27hdyx6b3ym3w Жыл бұрын

What was Fuji thinking not putting in linear motors for focusing on this revised version of the lens? Disappointing.

@ks_portraits Жыл бұрын

Because then you wouldn't need to buy the 1.0. It'll be smaller, cheaper and just as fast focusing than the 1.0. It would be a no brainer which one to purchase at the point. In a nutshell, they did it not to cut the sales of their flagship 50 F1.0.

@YanFries Жыл бұрын

You want fast photo autofocus buy the linear 50mm, you want fast video autofocus buy the new 56mm with stm. STM is better for video

@paceyombex Жыл бұрын

Idk, tried the old one for portraiture and street, never disappointed me, not even a little bit. It was designed as a portraiture lens, so it doesn't need to be the fastest in terms of AF if it could be smaller.

@MikeyYuanY 5 ай бұрын

@@YanFriesis the old one still good for video? Over the viltrox 56mm f1.4?

@tomkro9704 Жыл бұрын

What about AF speed ?!

@eliaspap8708 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Review. Some great info there. Does the new one suffer from micro focus jitters when Auto focusing? This is annoying with older version also the screen would change slight brightness and it’s not a pretty sight when continuing focus.

@BenjaminKanarek Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this review. I own the original 56mm f/1.2 as well as the Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 lens and thus am on the fence.

@matt88169 Жыл бұрын

How does the viltrox 56 compare to the Fuji 56 in your opinion-image quality and AF speed? do you notice big differences? New 56 looks like a dreamboat but other than some fringing the viltrox has impressed me for portrait/people candids so far it is a great lens.

@mousbleu Жыл бұрын

The lack of LM motors is really a shame.

@parmanduke Жыл бұрын

Instead of paying $998 for the new 56 f1.2 get the 50mm f1.0 used for about the same price.

@just_eirik Жыл бұрын

Somehow I missed that they announced this lens! Thanks for the comparison! Could you do a light transmission comparison between this and the 50 f1? I have the 50 f1 and I’m wondering how much light I would be giving up if I switched from that to this new 56.

@noenken Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile Sony is stuffing linear motors into absolutely anything.... Almost every new Fuji product release I want to ask them what the hell they were thinking. It's getting really frustrating. 😕

@stefan33uk Жыл бұрын

Well haven’t Fuji been putting linear motors into all their new lenses except this one?

@noenken Жыл бұрын

@@stefan33uk They haven't even put linear motors in every GFX lens. But I don't mean only lenses, I mean general design decisions. It is rumored for example that the X-T5 will not get a battery grip. Another one: Fuji confirmed that they have no intention to build a GFX100R. And I don't think I need to explain anything when it comes to the X-Pro3... They are just doing things wrong for my taste.

@stefan33uk Жыл бұрын

@@noenken oh I don’t know about the GFX line. I don’t tend to buy the newer Fuji gear but I do hope they start focusing on compact lenses again. The newer 1.4 lenses are all too big and heavy, especially with the lens hoods. I look forward to the upcoming 30mm macro and 8mm lenses.

@drs-Rigo-Reus Жыл бұрын

filter size is 62 (old) and 67 (new), another difference.

@dicksonshafthandler5002 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this very informative yet concise video. Much appreciated.

@edwing3948 Жыл бұрын

Great review. How do you think this new lens compares to the older 90mm f2? Obviously different FL but both are used for portrait work so curious how they compare. Also the 90mm f2 has LM autofocus so assuming a lot faster AF?

@JumpingWatermelons Жыл бұрын

I had a 90mm and the old 56mm.. I'd guess the image quality for the new 56mm at center is similar, since I believe the 90 was slightly better. IMO 56mm is much easier to work with unless you're in a studio with a lot of space

@nicekit 11 ай бұрын

Hi ZY and all... after watching this video , i have some question.. Not sure if i will get a reply on this comment.. i am currently on Fuji Kit Lens 18-55mm and i am ready to upgrade to a higher aperture based on my pictures statistics , i usually either shoot at 18 or max out 55mm. and some in between So i am considering Fuji 18mm 1.4 WR as the current upgrade.. and a 56mm f1.2WR in the future While keeping my kit lens... Is the above better or i just get 16-55 f 2.8 it is quite a lot of stop differences and i only benefit if i zoom pass 18mm into 55mm. because my current kit lens have 18mm in F2.8 thank you for any input

@saiyan_princestudios9790 Жыл бұрын

It’s an amazing lens but if you already have the 56, the 50 f2, the 50f1, the viltrox or other off brand ones, I really don’t see why you would buy this. Unless you really want some amazing bokeh in the rain

@Snapit551 Жыл бұрын

How does this compare to the Fuji gf110mm f2

@yttean98 Жыл бұрын

Short, sweet and to the point, and Is that Pommy accent I am hearing?

@immanuelkuhrt8508 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call cat eye bokeh an improvement, but to each his own.

@drs-Rigo-Reus Жыл бұрын

Where is my 18mm f2 r wr??

@ekjellgren Жыл бұрын

More toneh?

@lucaslamb3511 Жыл бұрын

Anyone have an opinion on the Sigma 56 1.4 vs Fujifilm 56mm 1.2 WR?

@anthonyultra2 Жыл бұрын

why not getting the one Fuji 56? not much price difference compared to Sigma there

@yourtallness Жыл бұрын

Does it still have that double clutch mechanism for focusing that was annoying on the Mark I?

@mekore 3 ай бұрын

too good of a glass that they had to cut corners on the motor, I'd rather pay a bit more..

@FrankRomerophoto Жыл бұрын

So you are implying that it focuses just like the old one. Meaning that it doesn't focus that well in very important situations. Also, no mention on how well it does when filming, I hope it's not as bad as the old one.

@christophergibbons8748 Жыл бұрын

I'm so confused by this lens upgrade, like would I get this or the 50mm F1 for portraits?

@BrendanEvan Жыл бұрын

I just bought the 50 F1 largely due to the WR designation and the slightly wider aperture. But it was $350 more than this new lens 🥲

@GrandHuevotes Жыл бұрын

They’re roughly both similar but I’d give the edge to portraits to the 50 F1. Closer working distance and likely slightly better bokeh. Both would look extremely similar though.

@smakersify Жыл бұрын

silly question, i know this is made for higher pixels, but does this work on a xt4?

@outoforder0 Жыл бұрын

yes

@muffinberg7960 Жыл бұрын

would you recommend this lens for getting bokeh in online video conferences? or would you have a better suggestion for task only? My current understanding is that the lower the f value the better, but I feel like with this shallow of understanding I'll make a mistake with my purchasing decision.

@Baronvonbadguy3 Жыл бұрын

Get a 18mm or 23mm 1.4 for video conferencing. 56mm is WAY too tight and will need to be very far away.

@muffinberg7960 Жыл бұрын

@@Baronvonbadguy3 thank you very much. I appreciate you. so I will be going for a 1.4f 23mm. would I benefit from changing the f? for example could 23mm 16f or 18f work better? otherwise I am just going to go for the 1.4f 23mm. thanks again for the reply.

@Baronvonbadguy3 Жыл бұрын

@@muffinberg7960 if you're just going to use this for video conferencing I would save yourself a whole lot of money and get the 23mm f2 lens. It's much cheaper and will offer plenty of background separation (blurry background). I don't think 1.4 will offer significantly better images for the purposes of video conferencing. The higher the f stop value (aperture size) the more in focus everything is. Generally when you want to blur out the background you want a lower number and/or a longer focal length. In your case a longer focal length won't work because of the space limitations of a desk environment. If photos are your primary goal and the conferencing is the secondary goal then go for the 1.4 and have fun.

@muffinberg7960 Жыл бұрын

@@Baronvonbadguy3 ooh ok, I see it now. Previously I received suggestions to purchase 1.8f sigma lens. when I saw a lower f value I thought it would be better. I only want to use this for the video conferences, and indeed placing of the camera minding the deskspace limitations is my priority. I'll go with a 23mm 1.8f or 2f depending on the deal I find. Thank you again for your time on this.

@samsen201 8 ай бұрын

I'm a bokeh sucker. that is why I'm a sucker of Onion Ring bokeh. If new one has eliminated it, it's a complete deal breaker for me. I keep the old and good bye new.

@EricaZeng Жыл бұрын

英语说得超级棒哦！

@hyperhoo1736 Жыл бұрын

NO LM bye then

@lewis7394 Жыл бұрын

For a $1000 lens, they really should have put a linear motor in. Even if it had to be a 1.4 to accommodate. I tried the new 56 and it focused worse than the original 56 on my X-S10. Very disappointing. 90 f2 it is!

@LockeLeon Жыл бұрын

It is a portrait lens so AF isn't that important

@noenken Жыл бұрын

It's the other way around. The AF is slow so it's unfortunately just a portrait lens.

@tokemyers9262 Жыл бұрын

85mm is also a key ‘B roll’ lens for video shooters. Fuji is pushing video hard and yet still doesn’t have an 85mm equiv lens with fast/silent video autofocus. Very very frustrating

@LockeLeon Жыл бұрын

You have the 50mm f/2 which has great AF and it is tiny

@tokemyers9262 Жыл бұрын

@@LockeLeon the ‘fujicron’ WR f2 lenses are great but far too jittery for autofocus video work

@LeeD345 Жыл бұрын

Old motor is such a joke from fuji especially when they have already make it bigger, I guess no one would ever buy a 50mm 1.0 then. Such a bummer

@AjiNMoto Жыл бұрын

We will see the results soon i guess, but this is a Portrait lens, if it gets you focus better than the older one, it is a win (which i bet is gonna be the case, no point fuji makes a new lens that doesn’t solve the biggest problem with the predecessor)

@frankfeng2701 Жыл бұрын

Two main video features---linear AF motor and de-click aperture ring---are missing and the AF performance is questionable. No wonder most pros won't invest in Fuji no matter how many video features Fuji try to pack in their bodies.

@stefan33uk Жыл бұрын

Fuji is not really the right choice for videographers unless you’re trying to save money. Photography wise I do think they hold their own against Sony Canon and Nikon in both image quality and user experience.

@adycoke2 Жыл бұрын

90mm f2 is focusing as close as 60cm.....

@I9BlackI1Knight Жыл бұрын

Dang I need more money :/

@PeterPrism Жыл бұрын

60 mm f2.4 x ever

@stefan33uk Жыл бұрын

This is the right answer

@tokemyers9262 Жыл бұрын

Hugely disappointed by this lens. Bigger, heavier but still slow AF. They should have made it f1.4, kept the weight and size down, and included a linear motor. I have the 18 1.4 and 33 1.4 so have been waiting to complete my photo/video prime set with this lens but it just doesn’t fit my hybrid needs. Real shame

@tokemyers9262 Жыл бұрын

Just to add that I’ve now tried the pre-production lens st the Fuji store and any improvements in autofocus are barely noticeable over the mk1 The reason for this lens’ existence is weather sealing, better close focusing and improved resolving power. That’s it

@CO8848_2 Жыл бұрын

So not for video

@Okay_Okay123 Жыл бұрын

Autofocus still🤢🤦

@lesberkley3821 Жыл бұрын

What the devil is this Bokey nonsense?

@art_means_artificial Жыл бұрын

not worth to upgrade

@1111undici1111 Жыл бұрын

I like the old one better, I think it has more character and I like character what comes to photography. To me photography is not about aiming to have as clinical photos as possible. I've got the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD version that was manufactured in Japan. It probably has even more character, it's a beautiful lens and the build quality is superb! The only thing I miss is weather resistance that it lacks.