If there's anyone we should listen to for the best Fuji glass, it's this guy. Great recs!

I think the new Viltrox 27 1.2 Pro that’s coming out soon will get added to both your kit and mine when it’s released. Their 75mm Pro is apparently awesome so that wider lens will be more useful everyday

The 16-55mm after the last firmware has become more usable for videos and I'm really appreciating it!

Great video! I’m currently using the xf 18-120mm f4 and the xf 23mm f1.4 mk2; I also have the Voigtlander 23mm f1.2 for personal photos. Even with the Fujinon glass I manual focus around 90% of the time, the focus by wire isn’t the best but it’s just fine for product photography for me. I’m really heavily considering the Viltrox 13mm as I need something wider to use in my tight studio at times…

Hi! I really hope you or anyone else may be able to help. Just found your channel while trying to figure out which lens to get for my first Fujifilm XH2. I'd love to use it for filming. So far I've been using Canon Rebel + Canon 50mm 1.8 lens, which is great both for filming and product photography, with a lovely soft quality and bokeh. I want to upgrade my equipment and make my videos more cinematic. Your video was very helpful, now I know more about different lens for Fuji, but I'm still having the hardest time deciding which lens to choose to start with, any help would be very much appreciated! Thank you :)

Always good to see a fellow Indiana person.

Happy to have found your channel, just moved to Chi from SF. Happy to be here in midwest.

I got the Fujifilm XT-5 when it came out and got a 23mm 1.4 prime used on ebay and literally have not taken it off since. I'm looking at that 13mm now though Ooooo baby! Great video as always man! Keep inspiring!

Your Fuji content has been such a huge help over the past few months. Really appreciate it! If I could ask, what LUTs/transforms are you currently using with FLog2? I’m still trying to find a rec709 transform that I’m super happy with. Thanks!

Very nice short gear talk. And I really love your new space! About glass I use: on the #cine_x_one (x-h2s rigged up) mainly the Fujinon XF18-120. It's the best 'cheap cine lens' fuji offers right now. Second are my three Canon vintage fd lenses 24, 35, 50 SSC. Third a SIRUI native x-mount anamorphic lens. And on the cine_gfx (gfx100s rigged up) only the GF20-35 for my ongoing project 'Multi-Exposures in an Urban Environment'. Next step are some DZOs in PL mount (with the Octupus adapter for the x-h2s and an GF to PL adapter for the Gfx100s....

So insightful as always! Would love to know more about your dialog processing to get your audio sounding so full and clean!

My current kit on the XH2s, is the 18-35 from sigma with the Fringer EF to Fx pro II adapter and the 75 1.2 Viltrox, oh man I Havent even wanted anymore, this lens kit is legit perfect, short wide medium and long focal lengths!

Man Im so happy I found you! Im starting to get more into video and definitely need to check out these lenses!

great video. you mentioned the 33 1.4. It's a must have you'll fall in love with it.

That logo animation in the intro is amazing!

I bought a Viltrox 13 for my Nikon Z50 this year and I LOVE it, except my camera doesn’t have IBIS 😫I’m planning to sell my old Nikon photography kit and an old Fuji x100t to make the switch to Fuji (xs20) and I was looking for my first lens for it. I hadn’t even thought of buying a second Viltrox… but now i can imagine with that IBIS it being stuck on my camera forever. Super wide isn’t for everyone, but i love it for my own work.

Great video. I know it might not be the most popular choice but I got the 18-120mm and have loved it. It’s my go to for day to day family footage and I plan on using it for some documentary type projects. I have been holding off on getting the 13mm as I love my fuji 16mm 1.4 but it not ideal for video. I’m debating on whether going for the 13mm viltrox or the new Fuji 8mm.

The 16-55 has the exposure stepping issue. You have to set ISO to auto to make the exposure stepping smoother

I assume that you have the latest FW for the 16-55? Because I don't see the exposure shifts! Because yeah, finally, Fujifilm fixed that dreaded exposure shift when you zoom in and out using the 16-55 lens! I use the 16-55 for photography and 18-120 for video. But I can finally just bring the 16-55 for my photo and video work (if I don't need the range).

Been eyeing on the Sigma 18-50 2.8 for Fuji since I sold my 16-55 2.8

Great video! If you’re looking for a 35ish AF lens for Fuji then that new 33mm 1.4 is really magic!

My setup is the 18 1.4, 33 1.4, sigma 18-50 (GREAT walk around lens) and the 70-300 for those compressed shots …. I feel tempted to get the viltrox 13 but I don’t know if it’s too wide for me … but I might :p

Sounds good,Adobe Podcast 👏🏼

I was always underwhelmed with the fuji 16-55. It didn't have a lot of personality and I always felt uninspired by the image when I shot with it. I do think people sleep on the fuji 90 f2 (probably one of my favorites) and the new 33mm is fantastic.

I NEED TO GET THE 13MM

8:12 I would love for Fujifilm to create a premium grade 18-50mm F2.

You and Gxace have definitely given me more than enough reason to get that 13mm. I have the Sigma 18 - 35, the Zeiss 32mm, and some canon fd primes but I'd really like to go even wider. Thanks for the informative and entertaining videos. Question! When filming but talking from behind the camera (like at 3:08) do you even need to use an external mic anymore when paired with the adobe ai podcast tool?

Dropped this video at the perfect time. Just got an XH2S and I need some video lenses.

You make me want to buy back my TTArtisans 17mm 1.4 for MFT that I sold to get my Rokinon 16mm. Miss how compact and full of character it was.

I love your content keep up the good work

Always wanted to get the 13mm for my Fuji but didn’t have IBIS for vlogging! Loved my 16-80mm other than the F4 as well! Still deciding between the X-H2s and ZV-E1 but I’m leaning towards Sony for video and Fuji for photography 😅😅😅 Love your vloggy style videos as always!!😁

I got the 13mm for 6 month now And its solid

Thank you for this video.👍 Also have the 13mm f1.4 and 16-55 f2.8 paired with the xh2s. although the image quality of the 16-55 is outstanding Sometimes i ask myself if the sigma 18-50 is an alternative when it comes to travel. (As it is lightweight)

So cool man, appreciate your content and just subscribed, it’s curious you talk about the 7artisans 35mm f1.2, I just got me the 35mm 1.4 and I’m just loving it, in fact it’s been on my XT-3 for the past few shoots, so anyway thanks again and keep shooting.🎥🎬

I used to get the same size variable in the filter for every lens, but the thing is that it tends to vignette when you close down

Sigma already made 18-50 f.2.8 for fuji. What you think about it?

Damn, you live in South Bend? This is just a shot in the dark but i think it be cool to kinda shadow your team on the job or something. I'm in Lake County. Been following you for awhile. Very informative

Have you ever used the Viltrox for live streaming? I have a XT3 and an adapted Sigma 18-35 1.8 and auto focus hunts a lot. So thinking about getting something native to see if it would be better. Thanks in advance.

I got 16-55 f 2.8 and its a great piece of glass,after the firmware update when finally its possible to make dolly zoom without exposure stepping (or way less visible stepping) i discovered another issue and i dont know it is normal or something goes wrong.When i am taking the shot and moving forwad and decreasing focal lenght or moving backward and zooming in there is no smooth transition in the frame and i dont know why it happend? Im wondering maybe IBIS causes that weird effect but after disabling it issue still remains.I am using focus servo motor on my Weebill 2 so its not caused by user error and unsmooth rotating of zoom ring,also when i am zoomin in/out without te moving camera forward backward smoothness is great.

Okay, so I have a BMPCC 6K Pro that I use for commercial projects. I am looking to get a hybrid camera that would allow me to grab photos, but also film quicker content for social media utilizing smaller, quicker size and open gate. But, I won't lie to you that I am stuck between choosing the Fuji X-H2S or the Lumix S5IIX. I love my x100v, and I know some romanticism has got me longing for the Fuji, but that S5IIX has got me conflicted! What are your thoughts?

Really enjoyed this type of review! I know both are good but is there so much difference between the Sigma 18-50 f2.8 vs the XF 16-55 f2.8? Would appreciate your thoughts about this!

Can I ask your opinion about Viltrox 13 vs 7artisans 12mm T2.9? Since you own both? I mainly do photography, so it should be evident to choose the Viltrox, but I really want to try to have a cine lens as well. However I'm a bit afraid of manual focusing it.

I am still not sure about the viltrox 13mm...there is a massive shaking in the corners in your clips. I own the 23mm, 33mm, 56mm and the 85mm. So I am actually an viltrox Fan 😊

The only thing I hate about the 13mm f1.4 is those spot flares it creates at night. They’re soo weird. I would rather have a normal flare. I guess it does help in photography, because it’s easy to remove, but for video, I hate it. BTW I’m not sure what is the difference between the focus ring of the Viltrox and the Fujinon that one feels premium and the other feels cheap, considering they both focus by wire?

What was the 23mm prime lens? Was it a fuji? And would you recommend if i still want to use the camera for stills photography? Thank you

We finally got good weather here in Michigan 😅

The 16-55 looks like par focal when zooming in and out.. how is that? 😮 nice video btw!

Nice job, I do like your style, I still have the xt3 I want to stand out with my current photography, what cinematic lens do you recommend

If you had to choose one, would you choose Viltrox 13mm or Fujifilm 18mm? I will shoot promotional films and create content

You did a zoom with the 16-55 and I didn't see any exposure stepping... Does that lens not having the dreaded fuji exposure stepping? I'd kill for a lens with a decent zoom range that DOESN'T exposure step. I've had to use other zooms like canon for that reason with my XH2s.

Second the Viltrox 13mm. I think they could have made it lighter but it’s quality.

nice video like always, but i wonder on what kind of mount can we put or Fuji lenses, like i have a XT5 with a large park of lenses now and looking for a more ciné camera, but it seems that i am stuck with my lenses ....

Fantastic video 👏🏻 I’m new to video side of things and do you think the Fuji xf18-120 is a good lens for video or are the lenses in your videos better ?

how do you find the manual focusing on the 16-55 2.8 to be? I've heard that some fujifilm lenses are quite jittery when manual focusing.

7:15 I didnt notice any exposure jumping when you zoomed like is known to happen on the fuji bodies. Is it just less noticable here? It is a known issue, and I see it all the time on my tamron 17-70.

Hi, great video. What do you think of the Fujifilm 18-120mm f4 motorized zoom? The reviews there are from photographers but it is a lens designed for video. Greetings from Argentina!

On thanks god! Maybe you can help me here, so I bought the fuji xf16-55 and it’s great but, when I’m zooming in it automatically changes exposure for me but I’m shooting in full manual all the time. Do you know why? I’m using the xt4. There are several videos about this issue on KZfaq but they don’t bring solutions… thank you and I love your channel and what you do 🙏🏻

@CineDailies Pleas help me! 🙏 I have xH2s and Viltorx 13. The same set you show. Yesterday I noticed that the AF speed settings had no effect. Could some other setting on the camera be causing this? I have settings in manual movie mode, AF-C and AF mode Area. I also suspect that the new 5.0 firmware in the xh2s body may cause this. Any thoughts on this?

This may sound stupid but how do you set those autofocus and tracking speed at 6:10

Have you ever tried the XF18-120mmF4 LM PZ WR? I am curious about your experience with this lens.

Curious though why the Fuji 16-55mm and not the sigma 18-35mm with fringer adapter

So you choose the VILTROX 13mm F/1.4 over the 7artisans 12mm T2.9? Great reviews!

TIL you live like an hour away from me, lol

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One thing to fix though, you keep on saying FX while it’s actually XF 😂. Just pointing that out

ND people don't care what the weather is at all lol

Sigma 18-35 🫡

i don't like it.