Testing 9 Leica M Lenses on APS-C, Full Frame, & Medium Format Sensors | X-E4, M10, GFX

[@weiqiangguo7171]

Great video and very informative! Just one small advice: can you maybe also put a picture of how the lenses look on different camera body next to the sample photos? I believe the look of the set up also means a lot to most of us 😄

[@brandonburridge]

Those XE4 colors are incredible!

[@kattankarl]

OK apparently chinese leica lenses + GFX 50r is my new dream combo :- ) Crazy how good they look on the GFX!

[@bngr_bngr]

If you like distortion.

[@MagicWeddingPhotographer]

Dude, I tried few different GFX cameras over the last few years but was never happy with the look, but now I know - adapting awesome lenses, this is the way.

[@thierrybernot9369]

Awesome work Benj. Thank you

[@SteveGerrardPhotography]

Great video mate. As you know I’m still brand new on my KZbin journey as a photographer but channels like yours keep me inspired and motivated. I wish I could play with all the cameras I see on this channel!!

[@luuvuh]

Finally!, someone made this video!!! Thanks Benj

[@ShutterButtonPresser]

You're a genius for making this video

[@FreddieDe_Grate]

Cool video. Thank you for your time and effort

[@6884]

your video made my eyes drool

[@StapediusReflex]

Been waiting on this vid. Thanks for sharing!

[@jackofblades6736]

I use 40mm voigtlander 1.2 on my 50s and i love it.

[@phillipenriquez]

Do you have sample photosI can look at? been researching for this lens on the 50S.

[@rotorfpv4117]

nokton 40 1.4 classic is ok for gfx?

[@dhaug]

Good stuff, Benj, with some great results! This video has made me want to try some of my M-lenses on my X-T3. Can you recommend an M-to-FujiX adapter?

[@roguesodyssey]

This is such a cool idea! I just got my Jupiter 200mm f4 vintage lens from the Soviet Union. I love adapting the old m42 lenses to my Zhongyi speedbooster on the xt3. I wonder how the 200mm would look on the GFX, which I haven't used yet. I actually really like some of those soft, dark corners from an artistic standpoint.

[@julian.km85]

Absolutely great test. Thank you so much for the that

[@rudykadruje1142]

Great lens adapt to GFX is Voigtlander 58 1.4 - very small vignette and distortion. Cheap and tank :)

[@BackFocus11]

Great comparison Benj!!! Great channel. Subscribed. Keep up the great work and keep it real brother!

[@WeddingFilmSchool]

DOPE NEW LIGHT!!

Full-Res photos for download would be awesome :)

[@chilecayenne]

I've been experimenting with adapting lenses on my GFX100 and it is fun and often surprising what will work....and even if you have to crop a little, no big deal with the 100mp images. I"d been going the opposite way at first, using one of the Metabones speed boosters to utilizes the full image circle of the real medium format Hasselblad V series lenses and wow, that is fun. I've played with adapting my EF lenses with mixed success. But I now have to get a M adapter to try out the lens I bought for my M10M...... Thanks for the great video!! CC

[@911turbojk]

This is great stuff Benj thank for the hard work !we should do one comparing Sony a1 vs m11 vs gfx 100s with Leica m lens ! That would be awesome project !

[@MarylandDroneMedia]

Great info!

[@Jkvillaluz]

Thanks for this video! Always love your content. Did you happen to try the lenses on 35mm mode enabled on the GFX? I’m curious as to how the image looks and how much more flexible the files end up being when compared to a full frame camera.

[@rileysmithphoto]

hey! that was fun.

[@SimeonKolev]

On the GFX the color shift in the edges will be better on the newer GFX100 and 100s because their sensor is BSI.o

[@tomschmitt]

Awesome video !! Appreciate your work, but I want to add a word of warning for Fuji shooters: I have M glass (Zeiss 21 F2.8, 35 F1.4, 50 F1.5, 85 F4 and Leica 50 F1.4 ASPH and 90 F2 III) and wanted to use it on Fuji X-T2 and X-T4. Your video looks at center sharpness, bokeh and vignetting, but not on corner sharpness. Let me tell you: All the mentioned M glass performs horribly on Fuji sensors (I used the original Fuji XM adapter). Center sharpness is good, but corners are not only soft, but smeared. With both cameras, with all lenses. So you might be OK with moody portraits, but forget sharp landscapes at F8. The cheapy ‘Fujicron’ 23 F2 or 35 F2 runs circles around the Leica Summilux 50 ASPH or the Zeiss Distagon 35 1.4, and both should blow these out of the water in theory. I bought a Leica SL2-S and they work perfectly. Allegedly Leica angles the corner microsites a bit inwards to accomodate M glass, and it shows. Just my 5 cents, thank you for all the work you do mate !!!

[@shy-guy5544]

Thanks for the information.

[@ronanderson2130]

I made mistake len brand. on lens converter to 907x to should be L mount 65mm 2.8 Sigma lens. Any adapter L mount to x mount Hasselblad ?

[@borromine]

Fun. Interesting. I use pentax a series and fax series with both gfx and fx. The FA 45-85 is as sharp as the GF 45-100 as far as I can tell and MUCH cheaper. I use it was tilt-shift adapters. I also use the Canon 40mm pancake. Which though it does vignette some is simply wonderful when used with square crop. In fact, I think the problem with the GFX and FX is the fact that so many lenses work well. Too many choices!!! I also use the canon 25mm TSE. Almost as good as as the gfx 23mm and more flexible. The Chinese lenses are certainly fun and serious competition for German and Japanese lenses. Very well presented review!!!

[@MrAlb3rtazzo]

with the adapter can you use autofocus on gfx ?

[@borromine]

@@MrAlb3rtazzo the only autofocus adapter I have is for canon EF that I use with the Canon 85mm f1.8. The Pentax A series lenses are all manual focus. I have one FA 645 lens; only use it for manual focus. I do not know if there are adapters that work for 645 FA :: GFX.

[@NickVanHouse]

Def want that TT 35mm on my GFX. ALMOST pulled the trigger on it tonight lol

[@michaeljosefgrabmeier6184]

I did it and its worth it :D should be like 28mm on gfx Bit Fels like 20 haha

[@lol-vq8dh]

Really interesting!

[@paulgaul6065]

do you think that the voigtländer apo lanthar lenses would give great coverage on medium format?

[@rotorfpv4117]

nokton 40 1.4 classic is ok on gfx?

[@loekitomulyadi7836]

I think you should take the same size of the target object, so we can see more on the out-of-the focus area difference.

[@christopherbgriffith]

Interesting comparison to include medium format - I would have expected greater vignetting from those lenses. On one of the 100MP models, I'm sure you could crop that out without much consequence.

[@berndvandecruys]

How is the focus peaking experience on the GFX with these lenses? Is the EVF up to the task?

[@michaeljosefgrabmeier6184]

Works good

[@EdwargGz]

Great! Can you still use the focus markings on the lenses with the crop and medium format Fujis?

[@benjhaisch]

Yes

[@EdwargGz]

@@benjhaisch amazing! I’m getting a GFX50R soon! And I have many Leica lenses that I wanna try!

[@danielog1017]

hasselblad 907x에 leica 75mm lens로 사진을 찍으면 화각과 심도는 어떻게 되나요?

[@patrickcazer]

have you ever tried to pair your leica m lenses with the x-pro 3 and i guess manual focus using the ERF ( little box in the corner to check focus )

[@tomschmitt]

Hi Patrick, I just commented on the Fuji with M glass question. Feel free to contact me.

[@ronanderson2130]

Thinking about getting 907X or x1d. Is their a adapter for using M mount Voigtlander-Lanthar lens 65mm lens for the 907x ? Would that translate to 50mm on X1D? Wonder about the corners. I think I live near you I am in Sumner. I have a D-Lux 7 I bought at the local Leica store. Great for travel. Have you ever used one?

[@khalidtaha567]

The lenses are dope and everything but i wanna know where to get these shirts you wear plz i wanna know

[@benjhaisch]

Haha literally just H&M and Zara. Nothing crazy ;)

[@Renzsu]

Hassy just sitting there looking pretty

[@velocelens]

I have the Voigtlander 75mm f1.8 heliar classic, which does cover the full sensor pretty well (minor vignette in the corners, but easily correctable), the lens is not the sharpest, though the images with the combo are still worth the low cost (especially if you use it with a film leica too). Does anyone have the 75mm f1.5 to test with?

[@oetproductions8101]

Am I trippin or are you gatekeeping that Funleader zeiss 35mm f2? Or was this before you got it?

[@oetproductions8101]

My bad this video older. Would love a review tho!

[@benjhaisch]

I did one mounting it on the Hasselblad 907x!

[@BrainDesmo]

Ty for this! Like'd and Sub'd. Could you do a 40mm Leica m-mount lens?

[@ahaka2022]

now i want to sell my xpro2 and all the lenses to have the GFX 50r. i thought i was done with xpro2.

[@jan-martinulvag1962]

Great video. I remember nothing.

[@GKhanKutar]

You said they covered very well but I think none of them covers the sensor. Corners look horrible even with corrections.

[@benjhaisch]

They cover the sensor as long as you don’t get hard corners IMO.

[@GKhanKutar]

@@benjhaisch they are totally not usable for professional work IMO.

[@benjhaisch]

Depends on what kind of work you’re doing. Works fine for my professional work.

[@GKhanKutar]

@min min if you crop them , you have to crop hard and then you will lost the energy of the photo which does not make any sense. Shooting at F1.4 with original perspective gives you that medium format look. Not the crop one.

[@GKhanKutar]

@@benjhaisch :))

[@barrycohen311]

DPReview is in Meltdown Mode over this video. Frustrated and infuriated by Benj's intransigence, non-conformity, and audacious approach to photography.

[@benjhaisch]

Haha oh great 😂

[@benjhaisch]

Do you have a link? I wanna see now

[@barrycohen311]

@@benjhaisch j/k man. It was a freakin' cool experiment, thanks for doing this project. I am one who likes aberrations, vignetting and weirdness. More interesting to me than perfect sterile, BS.

[@benjhaisch]

Haha well I can imagine the comment section of a traditional blog going nuts

[@kris24ep]

1st

[@slothsarecool]

If anything this just makes me realize MF is kinda pointless 😅

[@johnirby493]

None of them were as good as medium format lenses.

[@benjhaisch]

Depends on your goals from a lens

[@johnirby493]

@@benjhaisch In covering medium format sensors.

[@XiuyuanLiu]

4433 isn't really that much bigger than full frame

[@GKhanKutar]

It has %70 more surface than FF. It gives you the speed and best dynamic range at the same time.