{"id":10825,"date":"2018-04-23T09:24:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T09:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/?p=10825"},"modified":"2018-04-23T09:24:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T09:24:27","slug":"fujifilm-gf-250mm-f4-r-lm-ois-wr-medium-format-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/fujifilm-gf-250mm-f4-r-lm-ois-wr-medium-format-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Fujifilm GF 250mm F4 R LM OIS WR medium format lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As all of you have known, the Fujifilm GF 250 mm F4 lens is announced already<br>\nAnd thanks to Fujifilm Singapore, I was able to bring that lens out in China last week.<\/p>\n<p>It was not a planned photo trip with the lens, so did not push it to its limits<br>\nBut just to share some user experience I had with the lens.<\/p>\n<p>I also had with me the 1.4x teleconverter for the GF system<\/p>\n<p>First thought when I took out the lens..<br>\nWas that its not as heavy and big as I thought it might be.<br>\nIt feels quite comfortable when mounted on my GFX with no grip<\/p>\n<p>With a rugged, lightweight magnesium alloy lens barrel designed to be dust and weather-resistant, the GF250mmF4 R LM OIS WR is capable of operating in temperatures as low as 14\u00b0F\/-10\u00b0C<br>\nWhich is definitely my kind of lens.. :p<\/p>\n<p>I have been looking forward to this lens, as I do wildlife photography, and would wished to be able<br>\nto use this this lens on the GFX and really getting great images out from the system<\/p>\n<p>Though the CHina trip was not a wildlife photography trip,<br>\nI still managed to do some shots with it of birds and people<\/p>\n<p>The lens with the 1.4x TC definitely gave me enough reach to even do birding shots. ( granted, I did have to crop a bit )<br>\nThe focusing was spot on and did not really hunt much for the shots below<br>\nThese 2 images were taken under a overcast condition, and it was drizzling a bit..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694(pp_w768_h686).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694-300x268.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694-768x687.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694-50x45.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694%28pp_w480_h429%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7694%28pp_w768_h686%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm + 1.4 TC<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806(pp_w768_h605).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806-300x236.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806-768x605.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806-50x39.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806%28pp_w480_h378%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7806%28pp_w768_h605%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm + 1.4 TC<\/p>\n<p>Even with the 1.4 TC, I do not see any loss of quality in the images.<\/p>\n<p>And though most people would equate this lens to just shooting wildlife etc..<br>\nI do like to use this focal length to take portraits as well<\/p>\n<p>and this is where you can really see how the subjects pop out from the background.<br>\nI simply love the lens !!!<br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939(pp_w768_h556).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-300x217.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-768x556.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-50x36.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939%28pp_w480_h347%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939%28pp_w768_h556%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>This is a cropped image from the above.. you can really see how even at f4 , the pop of the subjects from the background..<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a(pp_w768_h507).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a-300x198.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a-768x508.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a-50x33.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a%28pp_w480_h317%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7939-a%28pp_w768_h507%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>some other images here taken with the GF 250 mm without the TC<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830(pp_w768_h564).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830-300x221.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830-768x565.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830-50x37.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830%28pp_w480_h353%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7830%28pp_w768_h564%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038(pp_w768_h596).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038-300x233.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038-768x596.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038-50x39.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038%28pp_w480_h372%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF8038%28pp_w768_h596%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955(pp_w768_h745).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955-300x291.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955-768x746.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955-50x49.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955%28pp_w480_h466%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7955%28pp_w768_h745%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981(pp_w768_h523).jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981.jpg 900w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981-300x204.jpg 300w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981-768x523.jpg 768w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981-50x34.jpg 50w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981%28pp_w480_h326%29.jpg 480w,https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/23-10825-post\/DSCF7981%28pp_w768_h523%29.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><br>\nGFX + GF 250 mm<\/p>\n<p>Again, as mentioned, this is a unplanned trip with the lens..<br>\nSo did not push it extensively for shots.<br>\nBut did i liked it ? I loved it !!<br>\nI was already looking forward to this lens when it was first announced.<br>\nAnd after tying it out.. I do love the image quality coming out from it.<br>\nBokeh is nice, and images are sharp.<br>\nFocus is fast enough, and even with the 1.4x TC, it does not really affect the focus and image quality.<br>\nI was expecting it to be really heavy, but at 1,425g, I feel comfortable with it ( of cos this is subjective)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As all of you have known, the Fujifilm GF 250 mm F4 lens is announced already And thanks to Fujifilm Singapore, I was able to bring that lens out in China last week. It was not a planned photo trip with the lens, so did not push it to its limits But just to share [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[305,267,478,377,376,444,136,230,50,32,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10834,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10825\/revisions\/10834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}