Fuji 16mm f/1.4 Is Shipping

Amazon has received its first shipment of the new Fujifilm XF 16mm ƒ/1.4 R WR wide angle and has 14 more in stock as of this writing. If you pre-ordered, you should be getting a shipping announcement soon.

On the bad side, I'm turning into a Fuji fanboy (that's a term I don't allow on this site, usually—seems derogatory). Not good. I need to stay brand-agnostic. Sigh.

Mike

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Stephen Scharf: "The new Fujinon XF16 ƒ/1.4 WR has already been getting rave reviews from the official Fuji X-photographers who have had late prototypes or early production samples. Looks like Fuji has hit yet another optical home run.

"But what most of us X-T1 shooters are excited about are the significant improvement of autofocus performance and functionality coming at the end of June in Firmware Version 4. For free."

Bruno Masset: "Agreed [that 'fanboy' is derogatory]. May I suggest we henceforth use on this blog a more PC term, like 'fanperson'  ;-)  "

Mike replies: It shall be done, henceforth.

Comments

[John Krill]

One of the advantages of my One Camera, One Lens, One Year project is not having to consider any other lenses for the camera. So I'm saving a lot of money right now.

But after March 2016 look out!

[John Krumm]

That lens looks very good in early samples. Fuji primes have both attracted me and scared me away from the system. Funny how we all have our psychological limits with money. For me, used to m43 prices, I am less likely to buy a lens more than $600. $1000 sounds like a lot for primes. But it does look like a good one, and we don't have a lens like it in micro fourthirds.

[Kirk in PDX]

I don't own a Fuji camera, but I have to confess a significant interest. Can I be a fan if I have only shot with a rented X100s that I didn't like enough to buy? Fuji seems to have a lot of momentum, and are producing some compelling bodies & lenses.

[Dennis]

There's no question that "fanboy" is derogatory.

[Stephen Scharf]

For Kirk in PDX:

You might rent an X100T and see what you think. I rented the X100S for a two week vacation in the Tetons, and didn't like it well enough over my X-Pro1 to buy it.

The X100T, IMO, is a much better camera, notably zippier and more responsive in use, with faster AF, and a number of mechanical engineering and control interface improvements that made it a compelling value proposition for me.

It is now my most-used Fuji X-camera.