{"id":120377,"date":"2025-10-09T21:32:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T01:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=120377"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:01:47","slug":"fujifilm-gf-35-70mm-f-4-5-5-6-samples-mini-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/fujifilm-gf-35-70mm-f-4-5-5-6-samples-mini-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f\/4.5-5.6 Samples + Mini Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Hello everyone I finally got a native lens for the GFX system, and boy is it sharp.\u00a0 The Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f\/4.5-5.6 is a “kit lens” and is the cheapest and one of the lightest GF lenses at something like a pound.\u00a0 Mounted on the medium format GFX 50S it’s not heavy at all and is way better balanced than a 24-70mm f\/2.8 for FF.\u00a0 I got this lens for technical reasons, as the detail that this thing delivers is great for large prints, or appreciating the detail of architecture in landscapes around town.<\/p>\n

I’ve had this lens for only a couple of weeks, but here are my “lens tests” at the random events and communities around town that I actually enjoy attending and covering. If you’re looking for test charts and brick walls, then click elsewhere.\u00a0 I don’t know of too many gear reviewers that give you photos of J-Pop singers, luchadors, food, and GT racecars.\u00a0 Internet camera reviewers went on their influencing tangent years ago, and forgot that photography gear is meant to take photos of the things we love and find cool.\u00a0 So here are a bunch of photos taken with the GF 35-70mm.\u00a0 Hope to add more as Georgia rolls into Autumn leaf season.<\/p>\n

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Fuji GFX 50S + GF 35-70mm f\/4.5-5.6<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fuji GFX 50S + GF 35-70mm f\/4.5-5.6 @f\/8<\/p><\/div>\n

Outside at f\/8 is where this lens shines. I know we are looking at recompressed jpegs on my 1000pixel wide blog here, but on my computer even the out of camera files are super sharp at 100%, with a detail that is knocking on the door of Sigma Foveon level.<\/p>\n

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It’s really sharp at f\/5.6, especially at far off distances.\u00a0 Up close subjects though, it reminds me of the haze you get from other Fuji lenses, like the one on the X100 series.\u00a0 And f\/5.6 is still f\/5.6 so for low light or indoors it’s not going to give you the results that a better tool like a FF with f\/1.2 lens will give you.\u00a0 As with all things photographic there are compromises only you can deem workable or annoying.\u00a0 This lens and the clarity of the Fuji files allow for crazy crops that can give you multiple end uses from the 28-55mm full frame equivalent field of view.<\/p>\n

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I bought this lens from KEH up in Smyrna as usual, and here’s an image of their trophy wall inside the store.\u00a0 These 100% crops show the detail this lens can deliver.\u00a0 It’s very sharp, even on the edges and corners, which is something I’ve been used to with my Sigma Foveon cameras, but never really experienced with Canon and Nikon EF and F mount era lenses.<\/p>\n

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Again f\/5.6 is still very small in terms of light gathering and you’ll have to live with Auto ISO going up to 12,000 if you want to utilize this lens in motion situations.<\/p>\n

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Random toys at the flea market.\u00a0 At 100% you can definitely zoom and admire all the details in these loose action figures. Which oddly enough still fetch $3-5 each!<\/p>\n

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Tostada de Ceviche<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mojarra Frita (Fried Talapia)<\/p><\/div>\n

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The slow GFX is not exactly what one would use to photograph lucha libre in action, but I wanted to try anyway.\u00a0 This older gen camera definitely has the typical Fuji confused AF, as it locked on to the ropes.<\/p>\n

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Lard Nar Chicken<\/p><\/div>\n

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Catfish Curry<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tempura Plate $5.99!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bulgogi Combo $10.99!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fuji GFX 50S + GF 35-70mm f\/4.5-5.6 @f\/32!<\/p><\/div>\n

The GFX automatically stops down the lens in bright lighting to protect the sensor so you can see it in the EVF even when you are shooting in Aperture priority at larger fstops.\u00a0 You will see the sunstars in real time, but in order to get this look I had to physically stop the lens down to a crazy f\/32.\u00a0 Which is insanely small and still requires high iso even in broad daylight.\u00a0 Diffraction definitely kicks in as well, so you’re denying yourself the peak sharpness of this lens.\u00a0 Sunstars are much easier on Canon lenses and older Nikon F mount lenses with straight bladed apertures.<\/p>\n

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If you enjoyed this post, please check out the professional work on my website frontend.\u00a0 If anyone has a need for Event Coverage, Documentary work or Photojournalism around the Atlanta metro area and SE US let me know!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hello everyone I finally got a native lens for the GFX system, and boy is it sharp.\u00a0 The Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f\/4.5-5.6 is a “kit lens” and is the cheapest and one of the lightest GF lenses at something like a pound.\u00a0 Mounted on the medium format GFX 50S it’s not heavy at all and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[320,151,7],"tags":[309,353,293,170],"class_list":{"0":"post-120377","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-gear","8":"category-photography","9":"category-photos","10":"tag-fujifilm","11":"tag-fujifilm-gfx-50s","12":"tag-photo-gear","13":"tag-portraits","15":"post-with-thumbnail","16":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t