Fuji Lens Roadmap Update?

Signalz1123 · Nov 18, 2015

Fuji has not updated their lens roadmap in quite a while. Do you think they will provide an update with new lenses when they announce the XP2 in January? Or have they released the bulk of their intended lenses already and the roadmap is no longer necessary?

Rod McD · Nov 18, 2015

Signalz1123 said:
Fuji has not updated their lens roadmap in quite a while. Do you think they will provide an update with new lenses when they announce the XP2 in January? Or have they released the bulk of their intended lenses already and the roadmap is no longer necessary?

Though it might be interesting to know, they still haven't finished this one. The 120 macro and 100-400 zoom remain to be delivered early next year. Anything new would presumably be due well after those two....

For me personally, I could only be tempted by a system of lenses similar to the 35/2 - small, light, high grade, close focusing and sealed. All with an aperture ring but this time Fuji, a focusing and DOF scale please..... Highest priority for me (not that I live in the illusion that Fuji designs lenses for me) in order: 23/2, 16/2.8, 75/2 or similar. No interest big fast lenses - if that's what I'd wanted I'd have stayed with a DSLR.

Cheers, Rod

surelythisnameisfree · Nov 18, 2015

Totally agree with the last point. Mirrorless system weight savings are often negated by the size of the lenses, no matter how optically brilliant they are

Phil1 · Nov 19, 2015

I feel there is a valid place in the Fuji system for big fast lenses - for those who want or need them - and to establish the 'professional status' of the brand.

BUT I couldn’t agree more with Rod & ‘SurelyTNIF’. I share their preference for a range of equally good (or even better IQ!) lenses with a slightly smaller aperture, water resistant, with aperture rings and proper DoF scales. To the lenses mentioned I’d add a 15mm 2.8 or f4, a 135 f2.8 or f4 and a 260mm f5.6, all with much better AF.

However, I do also use wide aperture lenses a lot (for different purposes) and for all of these can I please beg Fuji to provide a really good IBIS in the next iteration of their cameras? It would give a 3-4 stop light gathering potential for all their primes – and the odd zoom – which would be incredibly useful for event work & parties etc in low light.

Going back to the 'small is beautiful theme, the 35mm f2 is a big step in the right direction in my view – please keep it up Fuji!

Phil

a_c_skinner · Nov 19, 2015

When the current roadmap is finished they will have a fairly comprehensive outfit of lenses. Fuji remains a niche player (wrongly in my view) and I doubt they will see many sales in more esoteric offerings, so my guess is the set is largely complete. We can all write wishlists but I'm not sure the sales are there for a lot more stuff.

davidge · Nov 19, 2015

Rod McD said:
For me personally, I could only be tempted by a system of lenses similar to the 35/2 - small, light, high grade, close focusing and sealed. All with an aperture ring but this time Fuji, a focusing and DOF scale please..... Highest priority for me (not that I live in the illusion that Fuji designs lenses for me) in order: 23/2, 16/2.8, 75/2 or similar. No interest big fast lenses - if that's what I'd wanted I'd have stayed with a DSLR.

I am totally with you on that, although I'm not particularly worried about sealing.

Just a Photographer · Nov 19, 2015

Signalz1123 said:
Fuji has not updated their lens roadmap in quite a while. Do you think they will provide an update with new lenses when they announce the XP2 in January? Or have they released the bulk of their intended lenses already and the roadmap is no longer necessary?

There may be many reasons and for PURE speculation it might well be that after Fujfilm has finished this roadmap for APS-C they may change sensor size and start all over again.
Only Fujifilm knows what plans they have for the future.

Even though I do not have problems with an APS-C sized sensor my cameras.
Still my guesstimate is that they will be forced into Full Frame by their competition.

Alessandro Catuogno · Nov 19, 2015

Hi.

We are happy with the lenses we have now.

Maybe a tilt and shift, and a good tele,are my wishes.

But before, we need a pro flash system.

Signalz1123 · Nov 19, 2015

Rod McD said:
Signalz1123 said:

Fuji has not updated their lens roadmap in quite a while. Do you think they will provide an update with new lenses when they announce the XP2 in January? Or have they released the bulk of their intended lenses already and the roadmap is no longer necessary?

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Though it might be interesting to know, they still haven't finished this one. The 120 macro and 100-400 zoom remain to be delivered early next year. Anything new would presumably be due well after those two....

For me personally, I could only be tempted by a system of lenses similar to the 35/2 - small, light, high grade, close focusing and sealed. All with an aperture ring but this time Fuji, a focusing and DOF scale please..... Highest priority for me (not that I live in the illusion that Fuji designs lenses for me) in order: 23/2, 16/2.8, 75/2 or similar. No interest big fast lenses - if that's what I'd wanted I'd have stayed with a DSLR.

Cheers, Rod

Im with you on small and light is the reason I got into mirrorless in the first place, and super fast heavy glass negates that benefit. Although it won't help in the bokeh department, the next generation of bodies should help the smaller (and smaller aperture) lenses perform a little better in low light if there is less noise at higher ISO's like 6400, which is unusable on my XE1, imo.

davman · Nov 19, 2015

I would really like a 23mm f2 lens.

yardcoyote · Nov 19, 2015

And a 56mm f/2 for the yardcoyote, please!

Just a Photographer · Nov 19, 2015

Alessandro Catuogno said:
Hi.

We are happy with the lenses we have now.

Maybe a tilt and shift, and a good tele,are my wishes.

But before, we need a pro flash system.

Signalz1123 · Nov 19, 2015

yardcoyote said:
And a 56mm f/2 for the yardcoyote, please!

Apparently, I should have named the thread "Letter to Santa". Ive been a good boy this year and want a 23 mm f2 thats no bigger than the 18mm f2 is now. And a puppy!

georgehudetz · Nov 19, 2015

Signalz1123 said:
Signalz1123 said:

Signalz1123 said:

Fuji has not updated their lens roadmap in quite a while. Do you think they will provide an update with new lenses when they announce the XP2 in January? Or have they released the bulk of their intended lenses already and the roadmap is no longer necessary?

Click to expand...

Though it might be interesting to know, they still haven't finished this one. The 120 macro and 100-400 zoom remain to be delivered early next year. Anything new would presumably be due well after those two....

For me personally, I could only be tempted by a system of lenses similar to the 35/2 - small, light, high grade, close focusing and sealed. All with an aperture ring but this time Fuji, a focusing and DOF scale please..... Highest priority for me (not that I live in the illusion that Fuji designs lenses for me) in order: 23/2, 16/2.8, 75/2 or similar. No interest big fast lenses - if that's what I'd wanted I'd have stayed with a DSLR.

Cheers, Rod

Click to expand...

Im with you on small and light is the reason I got into mirrorless in the first place, and super fast heavy glass negates that benefit. Although it won't help in the bokeh department, the next generation of bodies should help the smaller (and smaller aperture) lenses perform a little better in low light if there is less noise at higher ISO's like 6400, which is unusable on my XE1, imo.

Yeah, if they could improve low-light noise levels by two stops, that would make the small, slow lenses a lot more appealing to me.

Still not sure I'd want to give up the subject isolation, however.

Me? I currently have nearly all the Fuji prime lenses, and I find I'm the happiest (both shooting and with the results) when I grab the 1.4s. So, I'm selling the smaller stuff. I may regret it a bit if the new sensor finds those two stops of noise, but the subject isolation will keep me firmly in the "fast" camp.

But I totally agree that if I wanted lighter, slower lenses, I'd be harping for a f/2 or f/2.8 16, 23, and 56.

Canyongazer · Nov 19, 2015

A nice bowl of 16mm f 2.8 for me, please sir.

Small, but not pancake-small requiring digital corrections, particularly in corners.

Make it just as big as it needs to be for topnotch I.Q., which ought not be very big at all.

georgehudetz · Nov 19, 2015

Canyongazer said:
A nice bowl of 16mm f 2.8 for me, please sir.

Small, but not pancake-small requiring digital corrections, particularly in corners.

That's the kicker, isn't it? So far, all three of the small primes have more than a little distortion, with two of the three having significant distortion. Ironically, it's the 27 with the lowest, at 2%.

Of course, most people who want these lenses will be fine with the digital corrections, and will be happy to take that as a trade off to get the size & weight down.

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win39 · Nov 19, 2015

I agree on the need for medium speed lenses. Leica understood that with the Summicrons. The lens lines on either side sacrificed for either speed or cost savings. It is too bad that Fuji did not start with small, medium speed, high quality lenses. If they do it now lots of us will hesitate to sell what we have bought to buy new ones.

pauldb126 · Nov 19, 2015

+1 for the 16mm f2.8
+1 for the 260mm f5.6
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