The Fuji 16mm f1.4: Fuji's most useful lens.
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- The Fuji 16mm is Fuji's most useful lens. It can do everything; portraits, landscape, snapshots, video. This is my all-time favorite Fuji lens.
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00:00 Opening
00:33 Overview
01:35 Fuji's Most Useful Lens
02:52 Build Quality
03:34 Manual Focus and Auto Focus
05:00 Image Quality
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05:56 Who is this lens for? - Věda a technologie
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THANK YOU SO MUCH
Yes.
But i always want to buy stuff after his videos. 😔
Facts
One of the rare people who doesn't just say 'cinematic' for the sake of it! Incredibly beautiful images as always too!
Dude has the coolest videos in the whole internet.
Thank you so much! If only that were true hahah.
His xt3 review is what sold me on the camera
Honestly been waiting for this one. It’s always such an inspiring and refreshing experience to watch you talk about gear and imagery with so much care. Bought my xt3 with the 16mm 1.4 a year ago and this kind of video just reminds me of the excitement of something new, which 2020 kinda took away from us. Excellent as usual :)
I'm glad people enjoy my rambling, because that's what it feels like I'm doing at times. haha. I'm glad that the video made you feel that, its really encouraging to here. Hopefully 2021 is kinder to us all.
Insane quality video as usual, amazing aesthetic and unique style. I feel guilty getting such amazing content for free, keep it up (please)! :D
Much appreciated! Continue to watch guilt free!
@@GxAce Agreed. Bought the Preset Pack to support and I no longer feel guilty. :p
It's cool going back to your older videos and seeing your story and style in the earlier stages and how it evolves to where you are now. Badass as always!
This is *hands down* my fav Fuji lens. After just a few days of shooting with it, I sold the 10-24mm because I knew this one would spend far more time on my camera. The close focusing distance combined with f1.4 opens up so much room for creativity.
Your sci-fi video style is mind blowing cool! And those movie-like stills: Awesome! Truly unique.
I'm glad you like the style! Thanks for watching!
Picking this lens up tomorrow! I love your cinema-styled shots, going to try something like that!
So just ordered this with the X-T3. Arriving monday. Can't wait!
Awesome! You will love it!
Amazing content! Brilliant quality, attention to detail, practical effects. All wonderful.
Thank you kindly!
I am so happy. I've been travelling around Asia with my 23mm F2 for a few years, but I had to take a break because of COVID. Now I am slowly getting ready to leave again, and I always felt this lens is the next step for me since I am doing people, travel and documentary and I wanted a wider field of view. I bought the 16mm F1.4 like 10 minutes ago and after seeing your video I am even more pumped. Great video man!
Beautiful pics from this lens -- and thank you for traveling back in time to tell us! Looks like the lens will hold up extremely well in the years to come.. how awesome you located one in top condition!
It's tough finding this vintage stuff these days.
Yes, this was one of my favorite Fuji lenses, when I shot with that system. Even saved me on a paid shoot, that had horible low light, with black ceilings, didn't know what I was going to do; but, this lens allowed me to get some amazing shots!!
Awesome! It's a really great lens for sure!
DAMNN this production quality is insanely good.
Thanks so much!
Damn bro. I can’t even imagine how many hours of filming and editing go into your CZcams videos! Mad kudos!
Fantastic cinematic review. Always a pleasure to watch. ✌🏽
Somebody get this man to 1 million
That would be nice haha. Thanks for watching!
@Fabian Wilson Wow! I do care! What are the odds?!?
@Preston Rowen It’s most likely fake from what I know and even if it was real, try to respect other people’s privacy, I realize it’s your girl but still, shouldn’t you be trusting her? I’m just saying lol..
This hacking my gf's IG involves two (hacked) accounts where the first will promote the potential malware and the second will kind approve of this. So both of these comments might come from one person. I've seen some of these in other comment sections as well.
@@patriksaagim I agree it's very likely
You are totally right about the combination of the wide angle focal length, 2.35:1 aspect ratio and colour grade/edit of these photos creating a cinematic feel. Your images are beautiful, I can very easily imagine them being translated into a moving image/film medium. Keep up the great work!
Yeah it's really fun to make single frame "movies" :) Thanks for watching!
My guy is back! Thanks for the review!
And so are you! Thanks for the comment my friend!
Bro these photos are amazing! Thank you for blessing my eyes.
This video could not have been presented at a better time for me. I have just ordered a DJI gimbal and have been researching as much as possible about manually focussing lenses to use on the gimbal. For my office use, talking to head type scenario I determined that 16mm is the right field of view for my needs, but the 8 to 16mm is only F2.8 and I was looking for something faster. Everything that you presented in this video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for the work and effort you put into producing this video!
Wow! It's great that you found the video then! I think the lens could be a good fit for your situation!
So good as always- keep up the great work!
Thank you!!!
Excellent review and discussion of the benefits and cons of this lens. Love the video, grabbing one shortly to complement my xt2 for weather proof street and coastal photography. Love the points you made, and the performance, character and weather sealing outweigh the size issues for me.
Definitely would love to pop it on an xpro 2 someday though!
Just wow. Your content and style is so great. The shot at 6:35 is my favorite. Just went to the cabinet and grabbed the 16. I think when it makes sense for me to travel again I’ll be rocking the 16, 35 1.4 and 90 with the T4. Thought I might just do the 16-55 but sometimes I forget what a marvel the 16 1.4 is. Thanks for the video.
Thanks!! That's one of my favorite photos too! Sounds like a good plan!
Ayyyy, been waiting for this!
Hope you enjoy!
Seeing these photos I think I've made up my mind about what to pick. Thanks man!
Your videos are always awesome! Keep it up!
Thank you!!
Wonderful wide angle presentation! You really show us the awesome movie examples! Thanks!
Man, I love your style and your videos! You got me pretty hyped about the fuji stuff, I think I need to buy into the system now :D
If it seems like something that will work for you I don't think you will be disappointed!
Love it! I think this will be my next lens after I graduate from my XC 35 mm. I love how prime lens really challenges the photographer to strategize positioning to tell a story with the picture.
Primes are the way to go ;) Thanks for watching!
Stellar production. Way underrated channel!
Your videos are art, not in the market for a lot of the things you review but they are inspiring and I learn a lot (after thinking I know everything about photography) and they are just so visually pleasing.
Wow, thank you so much! I'm glad you can learn things from my videos!
The only Fuji camera I am planning to buy is the X100F or V, I just stick to shoot film. However I do enjoy watching your videos immensely for the visual content. You are so good at identifying a location and light and turning it into a cinematic scene. Great stuff.
The x100 is such a good camera! Thank you so much for your support of my channel and for the kind words!
Man, i loved this, beautiful pictures, beautiful video, trully cinematic images, well done.
Thank you so much 😀
Man, you are so slick, fantastic graphics, well done matey.
Your photos and your techie set design for your background and product shots are freaking awesome!
Glad you like them!
Very well done my friend, great video review. Thank you!! Very helpful, and super fun to watch!
Glad you enjoyed it!
always a pleasure to watch!
Thanks so much!
best reviews on CZcams as always! and completely agree on the 16mm f/1.4, I think I could shoot nearly anything on this lens
Thank you so much!! It really is an amazing prime lens!
Best in the game. GxAce always with the most incredible videos.
Thanks my friend!
Love every video you make!
Thank you so much for the support!
Funnily enough I've been looking at getting a wide angle lens for my XT3 and was initially torn between the two 18mm ones, and then this video resurfaced into my recommendations - this lens splits the difference in terms of price AND is a faster lens than the cheaper 18mm, so I'm going to have to do some more thinking!
Yours is easily my favourite "camera channel" on CZcams, really love the effort and style that goes into your videos!
I have goosebumps every time I watched your videos! Nice work
That’s amazing ;). Thanks for watching!
I was thinking about this lens for like 1 month now. I got an XT3 with the 35mm f2 but it just isn't wide enough for the photography i want to do.
This video was just beautiful and had such a great mood. You've convinced me to pick this up when I can.
Good choice! I think you will enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
Just so much effort gone into this video. Beautiful aesthetic hahaa!!! You've made up my mind!
Great video as usual! The 16mm 1.4 is probably my most used lens..
Thank you so much my friend! It's a great lens for sure.
Such an amazing channel. Thanks
Your videos are so different from any other reviews! Really like this retro sci-fi style, it reminded me original Alian movie. Keep it up! You definitely deserve more views!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you like the style as well!
Definitely the most creative and coolest camera review I’ve ever seen
Wow, thanks!
Love my Sigma 16mm 1.4 on Sony. Didn't really take it outside to take pictures yet, since I thought it's too wide (I only use it for talking head shots). Now that I saw your pictures I'll definitely do it though. Thanks for the inspiration!
That's awesome! I'm glad I could give you some inspiration! It really is a fun way to shoot, especially if you like giving things a bit of a movie feel :) Thanks for watching!
Stupendous artistry to your photos. Really really high level!
Amazing video, as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice one keep up the good work
Please make more contents man, you’re awesome, insane quality! I’d love to see an X-s10 review made by you, I’m about to buy it, I need a confirm lol
Thanks! I will try to keep making videos more often!
Casey, I'm a new fan here and recently subscribed because your videos and photography are unbelievable. Truly masterful. I want to take my photography further because of content like yours - where and how did you learn to shoot like this? Thank you for these videos! They are magnificent!
Beautiful video with fantastic atmosphere like always!
I very much agree that it's a good focal length for doing all kinds of stuff. My 16 2.8 is my designated tourism lens which I specifically got to document museums (I worked in making installations for museums so I always look for inspiration when travelling). To my big surprise I ended up loving not only the photos of museums and such but everything from street scenes, group shouts to even a few portraits (yes, at 2.8!).
And since you're the one who inspired me to got a Pro Mist filter. I've been using one a bit the last few days and I really like the results. Definitely gives me a part of what I like when I shoot film.
Thanks for watching! It's funny that you mention museums because I actually had a section in the video talking about how this lens could go from taking awesome cinematic portraits to just taking a photo of a cool detail of a museum exhibit to show your family later.
That's great to hear! I'm glad you picked up a diffusion filter and are enjoying it!
Great video. You have me really intrigued on the 24mm idea. I’ve pretty much constantly shot with the 56mm which I love but I’m thinking about trying something wider.
This video is insanely good and very inspiring!
Haha I literally have one coming in the mail today. And then I see you just put this video out. Great video as always 👏
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks!!
Brilliant as usual! Thank You!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Your style is pretty cool, WOW, I love that
Really like the photos! And this lens seams really cool. Never used such a wide lens, but I kinda want to try it something like this.
Your production is absolutely insane and top notch.
Thank you so much!!
New subscriber here! Casey I just wanted to say I love your style. I’ stumbled here because I’ve been shooting exclusively with the 16 1.4 for the last few months. It’s very challenging to fill that much frame but I’m getting better. I really love your composition and just subscribed to your IG. Great stuff!
Where were the shots with the temple?
I really do like the 16mm lens line with Fuji. I'm just a huge fan of 24mm/35mm focal lengths. I have the 16mm 2.8 one, but I would love to get to that 1.4 aperture for night shoots.
Banger as always!
Appreciate it!
Inspiring. Your work is gorgeous.
The production quality of this channel is just something to behold
This is my go to lens for all my CZcams videos. Love it.
Solid lens!
@@GxAce it really is
Very nice "Blade Runner" look, as always... I was at a buying webpage watching this very same lens and caressing the "BUY" button. Coincidence?
I think not!
Hahaha. Thanks for watching!
You're right about the 16/24 mm telling a story. I have the EF 24mm 1.4 from Canon and it's the only dslr lens that I still own for my mirrorless system. I really hope they will rebuild it for mirrorless sometime soon.
Just found your channel, started with the Zeiss 32mm video (big Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 fan here but you entertained me with your presentation) and now this.
I love my 16mm f/1.4 and agree with everything that you said here.
I'd just like to add more detail to the manual focus clutch system that I use often. Besides simply focusing, pulling the clutch ring back also reveals a set of DOF scales which allows you to set either zone or hyperfocal distances (for specific apertures) all while looking down at the lens. This being a wide-angle lens the strength for landscapes and cityscapes is enhanced by this feature... no guessing or getting out some DOF calculator, just stop down and move the infinity mark to the aperture in use then look at the same aperture on the other side of the scale to see if it covers your needed near-range.
Just picked up a pristine used one today.. my first lens to go on my Xt5 for my foray back into photography since moving to Thailand. Nice review and perspective on this lens..
Just found your channel, damn the videos are good! Really glad that I found you today, keep it up!
Thanks so much!!
If I ever go back to Fuji I would have to get the Fuji xpro 3 with this lens I miss shooting with this lens
That would be a wise decision ;)
Great intro and very tempted to get this lens.
Your vids are next level
it baffles me how you only have 42 K subs, you should be on the millions. Great content
Just realising I haven't subscribed when you've unwittingly become my favourite reviewer.
Seriously good photography as well as great reviews
Thanks!!
I'm a Sony shooter, but I love my 16mm f/1.4 Sigma for all the reasons you said, it's just an amazing focal length that really challenges you to think outside the box. Amazing video man, I'm always so happy to see new content from your channel.
Such a fun focal length for APSC Thanks for watching!!
Same here!
Was wondering how the Fuji will compare to the Sigma… 🤔
As always, those product B-roll shots are god tier
I appreciate that!
A lens I always like to see discussed, from the channel I always like to see discussing gear. My day is already great.
Wow! Thanks! I hope you enjoyed my thoughts on it!
@@GxAce definitely 🙂 your video on the X-T3 was one of the motivating factors for me to switch to Fujifilm. I don't have the 16mm yet, but I will soon get it, when possible. From everything I've seen and heard, it seems to be that flexible lens you're describing. The Samyang 12mm f2 lens is my only wide angle option right now, and it's a bit too wide for more casual shooting. I have a feeling that the 16mm will be perfect for the wide angle casual and documentary shooting. Though I have to say that the 18mm f1.4 to come is make me consider holding out a bit, just to see if that would be a better option for me.
So true, it's wonderful for shooting flowers
Absolutely!
If you want a smaller 16mm, the Fuji 16mm f/2.8 is lovely. I have that lens and enjoy using it so much. Though the f/1.4 would be even better if you don't mind the larger size.
I think its hard to call this lens under rated, given the glowing reviews it gets, but its versatility cannot be stated enough.
I was never one for shooting wide, but this lens is getting me out of that habit and is making it very enjoyable to get wider shots. The close focus also means I can get away with not carrying my 80mm macro all of the time.
Ps. Quality content as usual. You could probably start doing videos on kitchen utensils and I would still tune in. Also absolutely love the preset pack!
Yeah I feel the close focus is really what makes this lens really special, and until mirrorless, there weren't many lenses for APSC that were this wide and this fast. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoy the pack! You can look forward to my Microplane Cheese grater review any day now!
Bought it because of your review! Thanks
Your vdo is beautiful. Very slick. Keep up the great work..
Thank you! Cheers!
Some of the best videos on cameras thank you. How would you compare this to the Touit Zeiss 12mm ? I had this 16. But am debating which one to buy again after my loss
I have a 10-24 and 23 f2, so getting the 16 would be mostly used for candid shots shooting weddings I guess, but yeah. Its tempting!
Damn man, good video, great images.
Dude, wtf is this production quality! It's like you're in a spaceship and whole thing looks like a movie. Literally the only channel I'm clicking the bell for.
Hahah. Thanks so much! I'm a fan of trying to make things actually cinematic, as opposed to most other youtuber's interpretation of the term :P
@@GxAce I'm just sitting here watching your videos. The way you shoot your lenses among weird machines, it makes me feel like you live in a janky post apocalyptic claustrophobic spaceship. Really amazing how you've created this whole unique vibe and look. I expected to see millions of subs but nope. You need one viral video and that will happen for sure. Finally realized your face cam shot makes it look like you're in some Star Wars movie, your hoodie and jacket helps with that a lot too.
@@GxAce Also the music. Damn, the futuristic sounds just add to everything.
I agree with all the loving comments 🥰. Your style is amazing and so inspiring. Been waiting for more content from you and here it is ❤️ Will definitely look into your luts. I’m also very curious as to how you expose and grade your videos. I’m too a sucker for sci-fi look. I which you all the best my friend , and thank you 🙏
Thank you so much! I am planning to do a video soon-ish about my grading!
@@GxAce immensely looking forward to that. If you find there is a demand for your content maybe a Patreon account or anything alike could be an option, given that you actually have time for CZcams 😅.
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There is no channel with a better style and quality!
You are far too kind, thank you!
Amazing!
This channel deserves 1M subs yesterday.
your esthetic is mad! sub'd!
You're intros are the best I've EVER seen. Keep it up!
Also, that image of the flag through the fence is very powerful. Keep that one for your future book!
Thank you very much! I will definitely add that one into a book if I ever make one hahah.
First time here, see first seconds of video and go vote like for this and subscribe! Bomb video🔥