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ethan.madden
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Feb 22, 2017
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Anyone have any thought/opinions in the Fujifilm X/M lens ecosystem?
Feb 22, 2017
MikeTea
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Feb 22, 2017
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ethan.maddenI'd say a large majority of the lenses are very high quality.

Just to clarify their lens lineup:
Lenses with "XC" in the name are their lower end range of lenses - these lenses generally have smaller apertures / more plastic than the higher range models. They're cheaper than the higher end lenses, but still very good quality for the price.
Lenses with "XF" in the name are their higher end lenses - pretty much made of all metal and very high quality. An example I can give is that I'd actually recommend people to buy the Fuji XF 18-55mm kit lens because it's amazing. Who ever recommends people to buy kit lenses???
If you're into manual focusing, another easy way to build up your library of lenses is with old vintage film lenses. They're super cheap and adapters for multiple lens mounts are available online.
Overall, their lens lineup is pretty solid. Theres a range of wide angle and zoom lenses, along with some macro stuff for the people who are interested in it. Fuji even posts up a "Lens Roadmap" for people to check out so they can see what lenses will be coming out in the next year or so!
-------- Just a little about my experience with Fuji --------
I switched over from Canon to Fuji a couple years ago when I picked up a Fuji x20 as my daily walk-around camera. I ended up using it more than my Canon, which made me go all in on Fuji afterwards. My favorite benefit of using Fuji cameras is the film simulations they built that emulate their old film types back in the SLR days.
I currently have the Fuji x20 (which I'll be selling soon), Fuji xe2, and Fuji x100t.
Image quality of jpegs is amazing. I shoot in both jpeg and RAW, but sometimes I think the jpegs are better than the edited RAW files I have afterwards.
I currently have the 18-55mm kit lens, 27mm pancake lens, and 35mm f/2 XF lenses. I also have a bunch of old pentax and konika lenses that I've bought from thrift stores and have adapted to my xe2.
You can check out my work with my Fuji cameras on my IG if you'd like! www.instagram.com/myee.photog/
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Feb 22, 2017
rbtbl
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Feb 22, 2017
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ethan.maddenI'm going to echo what @MikeTea said. The Fuji lenses are fantastic. Every single lens I've bought from them has produced stunning results (especially their fast primes). Combine that with Fujifilm's excellent color science and JPEG engine, and you have a winning combination.
The downside to the Fujifilm ecosystem is that there isn't a lot of 3rd party glass available right now. Adapters for various mounts to Fuji X are available, but none of the fancy electronic ones like are available for the Sony mount. You're stuck using either full-manual vintage lenses, or using modern lenses without aperture control / autofocus if you use a mount adapter.
Personally, I shoot on the X-Pro2, so I can't vouch for the X-A3. Unlike most of the cameras in the series, the X-A3 uses a standard bayer color filter on the sensor. This has advantages (greater compatibility in raw processing software), but trades off the (debatable) image quality benefits of the X-Trans pattern they usually use. On the other hand, this camera is 1/3 the cost of mine and has the same sensor resolution, so this trade-off might be worth it.
Feb 22, 2017
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