Reviews of Fujinon telezoom lenses

Fuji X-E & XF55-200m vs Olympus E30 & ZUIKO 50-200mm  SWD

Reviews of Fujinon XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS and XC50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS for Fuji X mirrorless cameras are available at Photozone.

Currently the XF55-200 is my 'default' lens. It replaced the previous favorite, ZUIKO 50-200mm. The combo is smaller and lighter. However, I do miss a wider option. I do not condone lens swapping in dusty environment, and I hate to do it on my walks. Fujinon XF18-135mm f3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR will address the wide angle issue but a lot of my pictures are taken at 200mm... XF18-135 is available in Brisbane for ~$1000 AUD, a good price for Australia, but still a bit steep. 

Another walk at Mt Coot-tha

Rusty car. Fuji X-E1 & XF55-200mm

Mt Coot-tha is an amazing place if you know where to go and don't mind some off track hiking. I am still puzzled how this car made into the middle of the forest. No roads nearby, and the slope is very steep. Cannot find any info about this rusty thingy.

The picture below was taken on a separate walk around the Simpson falls. Usually there is no water in the creak bed during dry season but this picture was taken shortly after a strong rain.

The Simpson falls. Fuji X-E1 & XF55-200mm

New compact cameras with big sensors

Recently several big camera manufacturers announced remarkable products. Canon released PowerShot G7 X, a compact camera with a 1" BSI-CMOS sensor (20 MP), very interesting 24-100mm F1.8-2.8 lens, and 'flippable' rear screen. The camera weights about 300 grams (with battery!). Panasonic came with Lumix DMC-LX100. This model uses 12 MP 4/3 sensor (double of 1" sensor size) with variable aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2, and 16:9. The sensor contain 15 megapixels but only ~12 MP are used in any given format. The lens specs are very interesting, 24-75mm equiv. F1.7-2.8, considering the size of the sensor used in the camera. It is also has an electronic viewfinder, not bad for camera weighting just 393 grams.