2023 big year for Fuji?

RobRoy22 wrote:

gdanmitchell 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?

Don't believe that Fujifilm list of lenses that do (and my omission, supposedly don't) work all on 40MP sensor cameras.

Where did Fuji say some lenses don’t work with the 40MP sensor?

Absolutely nowhere!

It is pretty much a nonsense list. It includes lenses that are not necessarily remarkably sharp while leaving off lenses (like the excellent 14mm f/2.8 and the 35mm f/1.4) that are.

I have the XT5 and I've test several of these not-on-the-list lenses (the 35mm f/1.4 and the old 27mm f/2.8) and they very much DO provide excellent resolution performance on the new sensor.

I am pretty sure that the "list" came out of the marketing department...

What Fujifilm said was...

"Use the following lenses to get the maximum benefit from
X-H2's 40.2 megapixel sensor"

The clear implication is that lenses on the list get "maximum benefit" (whatever that is) and those not on the list don't get "maximum benefit."

The reason I brought it up is that various folks have said/suggested/implied that they were taking the list into consideration as they determined what lenses are appropriate for their 40MP Fujfifilm x-trans cameras. Some have been discounting lenses that are not on the infamous list.

If you know Fujifilm x-trans lenses, it is plain that there are incongruities on the nonsensical list. For example, the older 27mm f/2.8 is not on the list while the newer version with the aperture ring is... despite the fact that the lenses are optically the same. The 35mm f/1.4 is not on the list, yet I've tested it on a 40MP sensor camera and it is more than capable of rendering images that fully take advantage of 40MP sensors. The very sharp 14mm f/2.8 is not on the list... but the 18-55mm kit zoom is.

Therein point is that relying on that list to make decisions about what leases are appropriate for use on 40MP Fujfilm sensors is unwarranted and a mistake.