{"id":13759,"date":"2023-05-23T22:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T22:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/?p=13759"},"modified":"2023-05-24T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T11:18:37","slug":"x-summit-bkk-2023-xf-8-mm-f3-5-r-wr-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/x-summit-bkk-2023-xf-8-mm-f3-5-r-wr-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"X Summit BKK 2023 xf 8 mm f3.5 R WR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I am now in Fujifilm X Summit Bangkok .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have just announced the release of the new xf 8 mm f3.5 r wr lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Fujifilm Singapore.. I was able to bring the lens to Nepal in March to try it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st look at the lens.. very small, light and very compact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those who have used the other ultra wide lens xf8-16 mm before.. This is definitely a big change in terms of size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some might ask, how is the performance of tis lens ? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultra wide angle lenses are always not easy to use..( cos distortions are bad.. framing is difficult) But there are definitely situations where there will be some use of it .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Took the following images in Namobuddha Monastery… ( all taken with XH2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Monastery has a very nice architecture and environment.. But at the same time.. i wanted to include some human elements in the picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And tis is where a ultra wide lens come into play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can capture the whole scene without much distortions. Although it is not a f2.8 lens.. but at f3.5.. it is good enuff for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also head out into the streets to capture some images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a small lens.. it helps alot in not getting noticed in the streets. It also offers a very different perspective to my regular xf23 mm lens for street photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next up, I was in Pashupatinath Temple. A small ultra wide angle lens helps me to squeeze thru the crowds for the images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am sure alot of people might ask questions about the xf 8 mm lens vs the xf 8-16 mm lens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I personally do not think there is a better lens between the both of them..but it really depends on individuals . to see what they need. as they serve very different purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

if you are someone who knows what you are shooting.. is comfortable with primes.. and is concerned about weight and not breaking your bank account.. then this lens is for you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you think you really need a fast lens at f2.8..and need the versatility of a zoom lens.. then the xf8-16 mm lens might be a better choice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly one added advantage of tis lens.. is the ability to use a 62 mm filter on the lens.. unlike the xf 8-16mm ..where u need the use of an adaptor
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I am now in Fujifilm X Summit Bangkok . They have just announced the release of the new xf 8 mm f3.5 r wr lens. Thanks to Fujifilm Singapore.. I was able to bring the lens to Nepal in March to try it out. 1st look at the lens.. very small, light and very compact. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,548,4],"tags":[305,136,619,345,230,32,16,620,618],"class_list":["post-13759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-new-equipment","category-travel","tag-fuji-x-photographer","tag-fujifilm-singapore","tag-fujifilm-summit-bkk","tag-fujifilm-x-photographer","tag-singapore-award-winning-photographer","tag-william-chua-photography","tag-williamchua-photography","tag-x-summit-bkk-2023","tag-xf8mm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"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=13759"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13779,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13759\/revisions\/13779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}