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Ooh what a beauty! I have one, just finished a roll of kodak gold 200 and sent off for developing...😊

The Spotamatic is a good camera for getting acquainted with film photography, because of the metering system and manual controls. It is a robust metal camera that can be banged around some, too.

I recently refurbished my Spotmatic SP2 camera it needed new light seals and a mirror bumper mine came in a kit with filters Takumar lenses 50mm1.4, 35mm3.5, 135mm 3.5 extension tubes and a zoom 85- 300 mm

Thanks for putting in the legwork, great video. Keep up the good work

I just bought this lens and a few thoughts after some short use. First, optically it’s far superior to the Fuji 18mm. I like the Fuji render a lot especially in video but this is better. Second, I feel this lens is truer to a real 28mm, I always felt with the Fuji was a little wider than 28 and as a result the subjects would seem slightly further away, definitely not the case with this lens. Lastly Fred Miranda has a detailed review of this lens and they really argue granular details and pixel prep, don’t overthink it, but this lens, it’s a beast.

Love that your in the Denver Area, I'm a fellow FujiFilm Shooter in Brighton, CO. I'm working on figuring out several 'kits' for what I plan to go out and shoot that day. I have the 16-55mmF2.8 and the 50-140mmF2.8 for when I'm specifically going out for landscape or more "serious" photography (my kids soccer game or whatever). I have a outdoor pack with a 70-300mmF4-F5.6 and the 150-600mm for when I go out for wildlife and hiking. Then I have a newly acquired 33mmF1.4 and trying to figure out what to compliment it for my 'everyday carry' lightweight setup that goes in a sling not a backpack. Really debating between a matching 18mmF1.4 or 23mmF1.4. Your videos have been really helpful to try to figure it out. If you ever wanted to meet up for coffee or something in the Denver area I wouldn't mind, you seem like a cool dude. Best Wishes, Brett.

As a long term user of the XPRO3 I would now advise anyone NOT to use the flip screen. Mine has been repaired twice now. The OVF does have uses with lenses of 35mm and below. As for the Compensation dial I whole heartedly agree. Mine often gets knocked off the C setting as I take the camera out of the bag.

Great video Chris. I could watch that all day.

According to you is it possible to take close up portraits, or the focus distance does not allow you to do so? Consider using an aps-c. Thanks for help

I purchase the 27mm WR when it was newly released to use with my XT3. Sold it thinking I am not using it much. Then missed it and purchased again. Since then I upgraded to XT5 and it’s a brilliant combo especially in places where you want to keep a low profile. Agree with all what you said. Great video.

Extremely honest and benevolent video. Thank you.

Let us know the results! ❤

How dl you like the Voigtländer?

Great chat on this video, thanks! Yes, you've reassured me about this lens. I'll trade my XF23 ƒ2 . . .

Have you tried the lens on any other camera? I have x-t30ii and i have to shoot at least at 500 of a sec. Otherwise the shots are not sharp(ish). I don’t at all find this lens really sharp and i was so close to send it back after the first use. After the second use i decided to give it a third chance. 🙂 What is your go for distance for street snaps? 5m?

lovely photos dude! what's the music from?

A question from an inexperienced hobbyist, how difficult is it to use manual focus con street conditions where you need to get a shot very quick?

I have a 14 pro max and the lighting connector dorsnt work

The non stop background music is highly distracting

Love the XH2, couldn't live without the XT5... So I have both, one for stills, one for video, but both overlap and back each other up. Now if Fuji ever comes up with an XPro4...... Or just catches up with the demand for the 70-300mm! 🙂

Beautiful!

I love 18mm on Fujifilm. It my favourite focal length. I have both the Voigtlander 18mm f2.8 and the Fujifilm 18mm f1.4. I think they are both amazing but very different. I love the Voigtlander for size, so I like it for street and it the lens I take if I head out to a restaurant (compact and nice for photos of family and food). I like the Fujifilm for low light, landscape, travel and where I want absolute sharpness and speed of operation. I think the Voigtlander has a three dimensionality about the images - but I’ve never tested against my Fujifilm to see if it’s a real effect.

With the XT5 & XT50 you can use the “Digital Teleconverter” @ 1.4x and 2x to get 28, 40, & 56 FF equivalents crops in camera. So, like a Leica; you like-a?

Just got it and now it's glued to my XT5. The combination is amazing, lightweight but the results are beyond my expectations. Really happy with the purchase!

Spinning shadow ❤

Same with me, both with Manfroto and M-lock. Simple always wins in the end. I can't get rid of my manfrotos, but they better get used to eating Arca-Swiss.

Great job Chris

Would be intertested to see some tripod pictures with and without the lens hood, to see this vignetting you talk about... thanks

One of my favourite sounds. Love driving in the rain.

I enjoy the lens, but the focus tab still gets lost sometimes. I'm thinking about adding something, like a thin piece of rubber with adhesive, maybe?

Thanks for the nice review. I think I will buy it for my Fuji x-t30II. Greetings from Hamburg/Germany .

I got the Fujifilm 18mmf2, it renders absolutely the way I love. Combined with 35mm1.4 it's my perfect roadtrip setup. With the XE1 it's the closest I've come to analogue vibe images SOOC..... I own newer Fujifilm cameras and lenses but prefer the prints shot with XE1 and 18mmf2

I own two X-H2's both with grips.Use them professionally.

That background music is amazing.

Uhhh… I don’t know what it means 😂

The only kind of review that I need, thanks for that :) I have owned many Voigtlander lenses. I currently owns the 23mm for fuji and love it. Probably gone get this one as well for my X-T2.

I didn’t fully understand your point about the ISO dial, could you rephrase it? So on x100v each ISO stop clicks a bit? I had one before and kinda remember it the opposite being smooth so you have to make sure it’s on the right stop before pushing it back down but that in itself I found quite fast to use. Mainly asking because I used the XT5 but it’s so heavy and mainly the form factor annoyed me so I want to switch to this and hopefully the ISO dial is a good extra compared to like the XT50 which also has one less button the front one so this could be quite nice. I don’t need all the ibis and 40mp for my film like photography and maybe a bit of video but more nature and still shots in successions nothing complex,

Hi Chris, love your work on Glass and YT. I don't have this lens but I do have the Voigt 23 f1.2 for Fuji and 7 Voigt Leica M mounts lenses for my Fuji cameras and M11. I think Voigtlander is wonderful. I have sold my Leica lenses and I am also considering selling my Fuji XF 18 F1.4 and XF 33 F1.4. Manual focus is very appealing. See you on Glass

That was a real nice conversation, Chris, thank you. When I decided to "get serious" (as a hobbyist) about photography I bought a zoom lens and a manual-focus-only prime to see how I felt about each. I found that I loved primes, but also that I didn't enjoy the lag between me raising my x-t30 to my eyes and getting my family's smile, and then watching it fade away as they waited while I fussed with the exposure and focus. So after a few months I sold the zoom and started buying auto-focus-capable primes. A few years later, I am now more comfortable with the exposure triangle and I find that what I really crave is something small that has character - but I am so often taking pictures indoors that I need the wider apertures. This has brought me to the Voigtlander lenses, and I'm comparing the 18mm and the 27mm. So it was very helpful to hear your experience.

Man your thought process is so emotionally based, no clear analytical comparison. My gosh don’t you read the specs and realize how much bigger and heavier the XH2 is? Also why didn’t you RENT the XH2 before trading out ? Didn’t you watch TH-cam videos ? Now I will say the XH2 is a great camera and the PSAM and buttons are so efficient plus with 7 = Custom settings make the XH2 a great camera. My question is now that the XT50 is here what are you going to do….so small with the Gen 5 chip and processor ? ( haha)

Would love to know the location of the drone's footage.

Absolutely love this video my friend! Your insight and delivery are spot on and I NEED to try this little booger with my X-pro2. Keep up the good work! Much love from Tennessee🙏🏼

Absolutely love mechanical parts in tech.

Pronounced: Mole-Skin….according to Moleskine

I'd love to hear your decision to go from the X-pro3 to X-T5. Been shooting the X-Pro2 for years now waiting on the X-Pro4 to release, seriously considering moving to the X-T5 in the meantime.

It’s just unfair to compare Fujinon 18mm 1.4 with Voigtländer. I would understand if you took Fujinon f2, but i’m not sure that f1.4 is made for street photography (or at least not for ‘a small kit’).

Insane to think I bought a used near mint X-Pro2 a few years ago for 500€ and now it never sells for less than 900 with a shutter count of 900 billion.

Hi Chris, I full agreed. This is a great lens for street and landscape. I give away my 18 f 1.4, it was sharps and fast, but it was not for me. I also owned the 27mm Voigtländer, but I prefer the Fuji 27 f 2.8 WR over this lens. 1. because I wear glasses and have problems to focus this lens when I take portrait and so on. I use the 18 mm in an other way, where I have not this problems. 2. the Fuji is weather sealed, an every day in use. One detail might be of interest: the older Fuji cameras like XPRO2 can´t communicate with the Voigtländer lenses. You get no exif data about the used aperture. Thank you for sharing your video, its fantastic tongue in cheek, great, I subscribed. Best regards, Bernd

As soon as you said that the xf 35 1.4 renders something magical quite like the x100v I subscribed because that's exactly how I feel and exactly why I can't allow myself to sell my x100 camera. However, ive recently purchased an XT3 (upgraded from xt30) and are there any other lenses which render similar to the xf35mm 1.4? I'm not a technical person, nor a pro photographer, but I think the term I am referring to is highlight rolloff. I didn't like any of the fujicron lenses because of the way they handled highlights - too sharp in the highlights and the transition between highlights to shadows was too strong. I watched another video of yours praising the xf16-55 and is that better than the fujicrons? any help would be appreciated.

It's worth mentioning that turning on focus assists will punch in zoom whenever you start focusing the lens. Also, changing the electronic distance scale to film instead of pixel will align with the distance scale that is on the lens.