Fuji 23mm and 50mm f2 lenses on Fujifilm X-T4 | Travel Banalography

Using the Fujifilm X-T4 paired with two Fujinon prime lenses:
– Fuji XF 23mm f2
– Fuji XF 50mm f2

Contents:
00:00 Intro shot on Fuji XT4
00:35 Fuji 23mm f2 Paris Night Taxi
02:10 Fuji 50mm f2 American Car Life
04:21 Fuji 50mm f2 Snowy Pacific Northwest
05:34 Fuji 23mm f2 Tree of Life
06:20 Fuji 23mm f2 Kalaloch Lodge and Ruby Beach
07:26 Fuji 23mm f2 Olympic National Forest and PNW Scenes
09:10 Fuji 50mm f2 Pike Place Market and Seattle
10:15 Outro shot on Fuji XT4

All the photographs in this video were taken with the Fuji XT4 and the above two lenses and then processed using X RAW Studio – a software front end for the Fujifilm X-Trans IV sensor RAW processor.

Camera Settings Detailed (Lens // ISO // Exposure Compensation or EV // f-stop // Shutter speed)
1. Morocco Victory Celebration: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 6400 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/280 s
2. Garbage Truck Patience: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 6400 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/280 s
3. Garbage Truck “Collecte”: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 6400 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/280 s
4. Prabha Coiffure Hairdresser: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 6400 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/850 s
5. TacoTime: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 160 // 0EV // ƒ2 // 1/350 s
6. Mount Rainier: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 1600 // -3EV // ƒ2 // 1/8000 s
7. Stretch Limo in Strip Mall: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 1600 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/250 s
8. Costco Gas Station: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 1600 // -2.3EV // ƒ2 // 1/210 s
9. Pacific CA Systems Truck: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -0.3EV // ƒ4 // 1/5400 s
10. Snowy Lakeside 1: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ2 // 1/900 s
11. Snowy Lakeside 2: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ2 // 1/600 s
12. Juiciest. Butteriest. Craviest.: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -2EV // ƒ5 // 1/50 s
13. Snowy Motel: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -1EV // ƒ2 // 1/250 s
14. Tree of Life 1: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ4 // 1/850 s
15. Tree of Life 2: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ2.8 // 1/1000 s
16. Tree of Life 3: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ2.8 // 1/1000 s
17. Kalaloch Lodge Archway: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ5.6 // 1/400 s
18. Kalaloch Vista: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ5.6 // 1/2400 s
19. Kalaloch Lodge Building: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ4 // 1/4400 s
20. Ruby Beach Approach: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ5.6 // 1/480 s
21. Woods 1: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 1000 // 0EV // ƒ2 // 1/100 s
22. Woods 2: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/140 s
23. Woods with barrier: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/550 s
24. Olympic Homestead: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -2EV // ƒ2 // 1/7000 s
25 American Sliver: XF23mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // 0EV // ƒ2 // 1/950 s
26. Pike Place Market 1: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -0.3EV // ƒ2 // 1/140 s
27. Pike Place Market 2: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -0.7EV // ƒ2 // 1/600 s
28. Center for Wooden Boats: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -1EV // ƒ4 // 1/680 s
29. Space Needle Glory: XF50mmF2 R WR // ISO 640 // -0.7EV // ƒ4 // 1/170 s

The Fuji 23mm f2 has a bit more character than the 50mm f2. By that I mean that the Fuji 23mm f2 has more vignetting when shooting wide open and it’s a little softer than the 50mm f2 when it comes close focus.

The 50mm f2 is an overall better performer when it comes to shooting wide open at F2 as well as close-focus. However, they both complement each other really well across shooting scenarios. The fact that both are Weather Resistant (WR), have internal focussing, and robust construction makes them really wonderful to use.

For most of these pictures I set the Fujifilm X-T4 to Dynamic Range Priority (DR-P) which as I understand it applies some automated tone-mapping by combining the Dynamic Range boost with the Highlight and Shadow settings. When using Fuji X Raw Studio, DR-P disables the ability to adjust the highlight and shadow tone, so then the only way to affect exposure is through the exposure push and pull control, which then seems to operate along some sort of curve that protects the highlights a little more than without DR-P.

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