Sledgehammer To Drive In A Thumbtack Files: GFX + Voigtländer 28mm f/2.0 Ultron + Scenes Seen.
This kit is overkill. Definitely overkill for everyday shots. This is not new to me. Like the time I brought an RZ67 to a bouncy house party on a monopod…
…and it was not even for my kid. Good times.
Making sense?… Bah. This is much more fun.
What got me here was less me paying more than I wanted to and more the price of things finally falling to a price point that did not give me agita. What started this was when a new GFX model release got me thinking seriously about the move.
In my opinion the new GFX100RF has a reasonable price considering what you are getting. You may scoff. But if you don’t believe me check it against a brand that rhymes with Micah. And if your aim is a brand new 100MP medium format camera and a lens it is the best deal in town by far. Backing up to Micah I am no stranger to the allure of the Q line…
… or the Leica M line.
In both cases, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with them but eventually moved on. And I fault no one for their personal preference, but I am a bang for buck guy so more sensor real estate and more MP for less money is an easy one for me. GFX all day.
But ultimately it was another GFX that I once saw as unobtanium unexpectedly depreciating to within my strike zone that got my attention.
Add in a lens that when bought used combines for much less than the GFX100RF and includes IBIS we have what I would call a no-brainer.
But another difference actually started the search for a GFX100RF alternative amongst its interchangeable lens ranks. As Hamish reminded me a huge part of the fun of a mirrorless digital medium camera is adapting fast glass. And now that I have had the experience I would not change a thing. And the subject of today’s post is a big reason why.
Already having posted some initial sample photos with this pairing…
…this here post is about scenes seen. All pics are using the full sensor, and not in 35mm mode. The net results is a roughly 22mm full frame field of view.
That concludes this post.
Thoughts.
I like it. I cannot say enough good things about the manual focusing aids mentioned in an earlier post.
It worked wonders here just as it does with my M glass. In short, I am well pleased. But that is not the real draw of this lens. Hyperfocal is. Set the aperture and infinity to f/5.6 and let it rip. Worked well on M at 28mm.
Also great at a full frame equivalent of 22mm on GFX.
Great fun and great results while I am at it. Well done FUJIFILM.
Happy capturing.
-ELW
Eric L. Woods 