2023 big year for Fuji?

jbuzzinco wrote:

jhorse wrote:

jbuzzinco wrote:

Fujifilm needs to update the rest of their lenses that don't resolve to match the new 40mp sensor. Given their limited R&D and manufacturing capacity, I'm wondering what will be prioritized. Will they work on new cameras with the new sensor or update more lenses?

Not sure that is necessary, but I agree that it would be welcome. Here is a quote from the Amateur Photographer review of the XT5:

"Clearly, some Fujifilm users might be concerned about whether their existing lenses will be sharp enough for the 40MP sensor, especially after the firm released a list of those required to get the most from it. But my advice would be not to worry about it. You’ll never get worse results from any given lens with a higher resolution sensor; instead, it’s just a question of whether the extra detail you record is fully proportional to the increased pixel count. If you’re happy with the lenses you’ve got, they’ll still work fine on the X-T5. And that 40MP resolution gives so much scope for cropping if you need it."

Fujifilm X-T5 review: 40MP stills sensation - Amateur Photographer

Although I mostly use a 16-55/f2.8 on my XT5, I sometimes use my older 18-55, which is not on this marketing ploy list, and it performs just fine.

Actually, you could get worse results.

By using the 18-55 instead of the 16-55? Certainly true for most use cases REGARDLESS the sensor resolution.

A lens which cannot resolve to a point smaller than the pixel size on the sensor will cause diffraction at all apertures.

Sigh... Two things are wrong with this statement.

First, Fuji doesn't make such lenses. With any Fuji lens you will see more detail in a 40 Mpx image compared to a 26 Mpx image. With some lenses, in certain use cases (e.g. shooting wide open) there will be a little bit more of the detectable improvement if you really pixel peep.

Second, absolutely all lenses "cause diffraction at all apertures". You are mixing the optical abberations caused by the optics with the diffraction blur caused by the finite size of the aperture. The former cannot cause the latter, and the latter affects all lenses regardless their price tag and again REGARDLESS the sensor resolution.

That would make it impossible to achieve any high contrast lines in the image.

Was it impossible on a 16 Mpx and 24/26 Mpx sensor? Then yes, it will still be impossible on 40 Mpx. If it was fine on a lower resolution sensor, it can only get better on a higher resolution sensor.