Photo Duel #36: Fuji X-Pro 2, Surprise Vintage Lens Shootout

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Big thanks to Christopher Sturm (The Photo Debt.) for joining me on this one. Be sure to subscribe to Chris's KZbin channel: kzbin.info/door/2DEr1OovRFGY6Zf96lm5gw

[@neehalkhan5439]

Denae & Andrew -hi andrew, any day mate. You are the clear winner for this. I mean like, no doubts, no confusion. Straight winner. Excellent man. I really love your photography, your presets, your way of explaining the gear etc etc etc. Awwwwesome.

[@magnusclay9978]

Pro tip: you can watch movies at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching all kinds of movies recently.

[@keagandominick8343]

@Magnus Clay yup, I've been watching on Flixzone} for months myself :D

[@dropyvisuals4355]

This duels must be weekly! It's so refreshing from the gear saturated content youtube is recommending me lol

[@TonyReidsma]

Watching this again. Andrew, I know you are a wide angle dude, but man you did great with that 135 lens my friend.

[@robertbreish8182]

Agreeed

[@dimitristsakiris820]

Great video!The model is fashion material for sure!

[@JonflipXXX]

Yeah she did a great job. I think she had a natural vibe

[@zouteharing007]

#9 .. but guys.. this was a real tough one! The 24, the 135.. I think you two need to do a few more photo duels together with mistery lenses! That was fun

[@ThePhotoDept]

it was SO much fun, i totally agree. Hear that Andrew?? WE SHOULD DO MORE.

[@hugosz1973]

Fell in love with the 135 lens

[@andrewmiddleton3585]

Your content is absolutely fantastic! I love the photo duels man! Looking forward to your next post

[@alexfrederickson1540]

Great video guys! Andrew you just proved that although you love to shoot wide (yes we know about your love affair with the 16 1.4) you can produce awesome results at this end of the scale too. Absolutely beautiful shots. 3 wins it for me 🤩

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Thanks Alex :)

[@alexfrederickson1540]

Denae & Andrew My pleasure Andrew 🤗 I love your channel, you are just so unpretentious and your content is really valuable. Thank youuuu 😃

[@pushingfilm]

I love the way that Pentax 135 looks for these kind of shots! Hard to pick a favourite but probably 12 :)

[@EliSeven-7]

Had time to binge watch The Photo Dept. channel after your last video to get even more excited for this!

[@ThePhotoDept]

WOOOOO!!!

[@EliSeven-7]

@@ThePhotoDept I really enjoy your style and the enthusiasm you put in, keep it up!

[@SweetLouPhotography]

Number 8 rocks!! I love these photo duels, such a dope idea.

[@alexedwards277]

Absolutely loving everything about this video today. The music is incredibly on point and sets the mood for this episode perfectly. The stunning shots, wardrobe of your model and location all pair perfectly with this vibe. Love the vintage lens choices. Super inspired to dig up my adapted vintage lenses for my XE-3 and get out and shoot. Thanks for this duel. Good people and great photos. Much love from Cleveland.

[@thehighermine6496]

You should definitely keep makin' these sorts of challenge. Awesome! Chat and the pics.

[@oetproductions8101]

Just stumbled upon this lookin up Fuji videos. I absolutely love this format and hope you guys still make videos.

[@ryans_life]

Lovely video drew as always. Great model and fun shots.

[@Kevb69]

Great video and plenty of nice shots. Loving that Pentax 👍

[@990drifter]

Guys, I really enjoyed this video, great model and very beautiful and very hard to pick one winner but for me it was the first one with the 135mm lens on the park bench. I liked the very relaxed manner in which the shoot was carried out and made it so much easier for the model. Thanks for sharing.

[@dhaug]

Great shootout - Good to see you guys stepping out of your comfort zones! With that, I have to vote #7 for the light and (sorry Andrew) the bokeh. A close second is #16 for the composition and some well played emotion on the part of the model.

[@jeg569]

#3 for me, liked the style of the video, 360p was different, thought you were shooting in 8mm for a second, great music in the first part 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📷👍

[@guillaumeb6979]

Tough decision, but #3 and #15! Good job guys!

[@feenstra_photography6657]

Nr12. definitely is my pick! Well worth the wait for video quality over 360p, awesome video guys!

[@gastontrrs]

Very different lenses but my vote goes to 12! Love the duels!

[@albertsmith9315]

I know this is old, but just found it. What a terrific watch! I have the X-Pro2 and both of these lenses (Nikkor 135mm) but have not used them on the Fuji. The 135mm giving a 200mm equivalent view has great comprehension. I've been using wide to normal lenses for so long that I forgot how arresting that crunched up look can be. Will be dusting off that 135mm lens thanks to this video.

[@brianrobertson781]

I've been trying to figure out portraiture lately, so the timing was perfect. I love all your videos, but I think this is the one I learned the most. Favorite? Clear tie. Both your styles are very similar. Not a bad shot in the bunch.

[@Narsuitus]

Great duel ! I found the first two images humorous. The 24 wide-angle was used for a head & shoulder portrait of the model on the bench and the 135 telephoto was used for a full-length portrait of the model on the bench.

[@djtruedomination]

I noticed that too.

[@xavierathorne]

Andrew produced the best pics.

[@M9rkAnthony112]

Great video showcasing vintage lenses.. I shoot my x-pro2 with a Canon fd 50mm 1.4 ssc and an fd 24mm 2.8.. love the music and the overall vibe...

[@M9rkAnthony112]

@Edgar G. I believe closer to 80

[@M9rkAnthony112]

@Edgar G. Definitely look into the fuji x mirrorless. The system made me fall in love with photography.

[@M9rkAnthony112]

@Edgar G. Get a used x100 camera..maybe a x100t or x100f .. depending on deal

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

Wow exceptional, especially at 135mm

[@Nulrom]

I loved a lot of your shots and I had some issued to find a winner. 2 totally different lens. Really like the #1 #3 #4 #11 but the #12 for me is just a perfect photo. And you can't beat a perfect photo. I'm sorry for who made that photo cause he now has to keep the lvl up to that but the lines, the way she poses, the originality, it's just too good. I was blown away by the ability to capture the right moment by Christopher. The first shot for me has the imperfections of perfectness. It's just a casual photo and you gave the model that smile on the face. Very very good picture.

[@ThePhotoDept]

Nulrom damn thank you!

[@patmagnus4296]

I would like to see more duels. 👍

[@justcallmesando]

Love my Super Takumar 135mm 3.5. One my favorite portrait lenses.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

For street work I generally prefer wider but on this occasion the 135 absolutely stole the show great framing and some gorgeous portraits of a stunning model. I just bought a used XP2 with the 23mm lens I have a nice wee collection of takumar lenses including a 135mm Deffo getting an adapter. Cracking vid team really enjoyed that thanx 📷❤️

[@thegreatvanziniphotos5976]

These adapters makes fun again. I've been using the Nikon & 42 screw mount. Today my,,,, are ya ready?,,,, my Argus c3 adapter will arrive. That should be a hoot. Next week the Pk & Leica sm. Very good vid.

[@AndreyBaklan]

Watched by the whole family. After a short discussion we chose № 3, 7 and 12 :)

[@jaeAre200]

Such a great idea!! I think I might legitimately try and grab both of those lenses at some point. I love the contrast in focal lengths. Btw, I'm going with #12 by ANDREW. Love the composition and just isolation. You used the lens to your favor by making the composition empty but with a few leading lines.

[@SupratimSamanta]

Hey Andrew, can you compare the sony gm 24mm f1.4 with the Fuji 16mm f1.4. It will be an interesting comparison 😄I guess

[@ilhamsyahputra5609]

Last night i was thinking about selling my pentax 135mm f/3.5 but suddenly i bump into this video and pretty grateful that im not selling it yet. I think i love it now. Thanks to you

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Haha. Are you sure you don't want to sell it to me?

[@bigbadjan]

#3 and #12 for me. There were great shots on both ends, but I have to give it to Andrew. Those were some awesome arranged photographs.

[@TheMistermike87]

God that Pentax is magic

[@Kthomasritchie]

That Super Takumar lens is dirt cheap and super sharp. It only has 4 glass elements.

[@careyfurman3763]

The 135mm looks so nice ! Compression of the back ground makes the images pop.

[@theoldcameraguy]

All winners here, but #3 stands out for me - great composition, great pose!

[@Jorgerauhltorres]

135mm killed it! Love the one where she was on the street with the uphill road lines in the background 👌🏽

[@charlesluck3536]

#3 for sure. The Tak pics look lovely.

[@punkrachmaninoff]

what is the close focus on the nikkor? just got the "smc pentax" 24mm f2.8 and it does a 7" close focus!?!? so good that i haven't stopped smiling for days.

[@manwhalejoe6962]

8:40 (#15) was my fave, love the gesture, the texture and feeling of the scenery surrounding her. But in general I love tele's!

[@DropdownPT]

humm still only getting 360p. anyone else have the same problem?

[@TommoC123]

Yep, horrible

[@djnato10]

Yeah, I'm also getting 360p.

[@RicardoMendesTalks]

360 here

[@gaidarskimsn]

360p ... no other options

[@WhiteWulfe]

Only 360p here

[@jay_watch]

Great job you guys, really enjoyed the video! I'd go with picture nr. 7 👌🏼

[@ColinFenwick]

So many great shots, but I'd have to give it to #12.

[@captainbrownie8439]

What a beautiful model, with a awesome fashion style! Great looks, may I ask how you edited those pictures?

[@simmthingler]

And it's the 135mm by a landslide 3,7,12,14 all bangers. The 24mm had one good one #15 had some mystery and intrigue going on there. It seems the dude on the 135mm just has better timing with the models expressions. BTW I own an xpro 2 and I also shoot it with vintage lenses. Can't express enough how much I love the hybrid view finder and focus assist with rangefinder style on a vintage lens.

[@AbdonPhirathon]

Andrew, all of your shots turned out better in my opinion, and when taking into account that it's not a focal length you normally use then I would say you're pretty amazing.

[@patricialeonard9622]

All the Pentax shots were great. I wrote down shot number 2 as my favorite, which I think was the Nikkor.

[@Buschwerker1]

That was fun, working with vintage lenses is so awesome, how they're build, the smell of metal and oil, the soft focusring.. and for sure the awesome look! I recently got a 2xconverter with spacers for mine..ultra macro time, check it out, their is so much to discover. have a good one!

[@zguy95135]

Oh snap, two of my favorite KZbin channels collaborating?? I think #2 and #11 were my favorite btw

[@Man0fMetal]

Those old nikkor lenses are golden. I have a 50mm f1.4 AIS and a 135mm f2.8 AIS, super easy to focus with and super sharp. and I tried everthing from Leica to Schneider Kreuznach lenses before I bought them.

[@melaninxhalide1165]

That Philanthrope x Yasper track is a mood! Got me in my feelings..... great pick!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Yeah I've been really digging Chillhop records lately.

[@HangWithTheBangs]

like a great place to explore and take photos!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Hey. Cool vlog. Come hang with us if you're ever in Southern Utah.

[@HangWithTheBangs]

@@AndrewGoodCamera that would be super fun!

[@TonyReidsma]

Yes. Yes. 1,000 times yes! The 24/2 is the boss, but the 135 will always win me over Andrew. PS: I laughed at you wearing those hats. I was -10 here the other day.... #3

[@Kusanosuke1]

Loved this concept! Great video! In addition to great Fujinon glass, I also enjoy pairing a Voigtländer 40mm Nokton f1.4 (M mount) and a Nikkor 50mm f1.4 AI with my X-Pro2.

[@TheTomaszF]

If you using vintage lenses you can use auto shutter speed or auto expose?

[@livemoksha]

#12 all day, original and stands out from the others!

[@HiddenFiles]

Just ordered the xpro2 because of this video

[@edmund1245]

My favorite is the Olympus 40mm 1.4 for Half frame pen. The flange distance is tiny, almost Leica sized and it has min focus of a practical slr lens. Love it. Cost me maybe $75.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Does it have any vignetting when adapted?

[@edmund1245]

Denae & Andrew not especially. Half frame is actually larger than apsc which is weird as we often confuse it with m43.

[@JoeLopez]

Well done, I really like the x-pro2 #3 has my vote. That 135mm...

[@WhiteWulfe]

I'm going to go with #10 as my favourite!

[@zytrec1]

X-pro2 with vintage lenses. Gotta love that. #3 is my pick.

[@Myrrhoej]

Awesome video! Really different and refreshing. I hope you team up again. I vote the 135 the winnner. But I'm biased, because mainly prefer tele shots. The compression gets me every time

[@thecheesegod7]

Well, this was exceptionally hard to choose. I love the location where you guys got shots 4,5,6 with the framing of 4 being outstanding! Shots 10 and 12 were super great and shot 15 tells a wonderful story. Picking an absolute best was hard, but I have to give it to shot number 8. Using that wicked long lens to do the environmental shot was very cool and looked great!!

[@capturedbyannamarie]

3,4,14. Just love the look of them more.

[@Chazyfizzlez]

#12 for me! Loved the portrait shootout!

[@johnrflinn]

I like the 135mm images the best. This is a great lens and has been my go to lens for portraits with my film cameras. Now that I recently acquired a Fujifilm X-T2, it should be a nice 200mm equivalent.

[@tom-we5vr]

The Pentax looks wonderful ! 12 or 13 definitely :)

[@DTSmobile]

Both of your work are awesome! love this video. I use variety of manual lens like 7artisans and some adapted nikkor and m42 helios glass. with my xt3, all manual/vintage glass are really fun to use. btw, greetings from Indonesia

[@davidrichards5964]

#7 for me. I love the compression. More of these challenges please. Or just a review of vintage glass would be great.

[@kristigainey7798]

3 & 12 get my votes. Nice video!

[@Nulrom]

Another things, I shot MFT on olympus, always manual. How it is to shot manual with fuji? How the focus peaking works? Do you have it always on? Do you have to press a button every time you turn the camera on like i do?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Moving between manual, continuous and single is a dial at the front of the camera. Once focus peaking is enabled in the menu settings it stays on anytime you're in Manual mode. So no, no special button you have to press when you turn the camera on. And the focus peaking is exceptional. I compared it to the Sony a7iii and in the case of Sony, what it would say was in focus was often way off when I pulled it up in post.

[@Nulrom]

@@AndrewGoodCamera my next camera will be the xpro3.

[@Scott_Graham]

13 was my favourite. I inherited my grandpas Pentax SP1000 a few years ago which included the 135 f/3.5. Fantastic lens.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Does this make you want to adapt it onto Fuji? :)

[@Scott_Graham]

Denae & Andrew I have an M42 to FX speed booster for it but haven’t tried it out yet. I’ve shot with it on a regular adapter and it’s great. I also just picked up a Pentax KP 🤓

[@Piimenta]

IT'S NOT A PENTAX! IT'S A SUPER TAKUMAR!!! X-)

[@Aeroslash72]

I'd say number 17 by Andrew though I'd say that you both got amazing results even "out of your comfort zone"!

[@jonmaat882]

I have the Pentax 135 f3.5 and it is super long on my x-t2. So long that I rarely use it

[@rackopablos]

Do you need an adaptor for the Pentax lenses to fit the Fuji mount?

[@jonmaat882]

racko pablo yep. You need a PK to Fuji x mount adapter. They’re pretty cheap and so are most older Pentax k lenses. I got the 135mm Pentax lens and adapter on eBay for about $35

[@rackopablos]

@@jonmaat882 there seems to be much debate about which particular version of this lens to purchase. There are plenty of cheap ones available here in the UK the ones with the ridged focus wheel.. then there are the other type which is used in this video which are a lot pricier. If you could throw some light on this subject it'd be much appreciated 😁

[@jonmaat882]

racko pablo I wasn’t aware that there were 2 different types. The one I have must be the cheap version bc the focus wheel is not too terribly stiff but not smooth enough for video

[@rackopablos]

@@jonmaat882 there's plenty of info here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoKxmnZ_o5airrM I think I should just grab one and have a go.. enough research already 😂

[@SeanKimStyle]

#12 Andrew!!! I have a question to ask you in regards to vintage lenses. So I'm looking for a similar focal length of Fujinon 23mm. If I get the Nikkor 24mm f2, would it be similar to Fujinon 23mm or will it change the focal length x1.5 or ÷1.5 brcause it is a full frame lens.

[@s0nglyr1cs]

They'll be very similar. Both will look pretty much the same as a 35mm on a full frame.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

All lenses focal lengths get applied the same crop factor, regardless of whether made for FF or APS-C originally. So in this case, the 24mm is gonna feel like a 36mm, in FF equivalent terms.

[@Narsuitus]

The 24mm f/2 Nikkor was the first lens I tried on my Fuji X-Pro1. I had planned on using it as my main lens but had to change plans when I learned that I could not accurately and consistently manual focus on the X-Pro1. Therefore, I purchased a 23mm f/1.4 Fuji to use as my main lens. I now have no reason to use the adapted 24mm Nikkor on my Fuji X-Pro1 or X-Pro2 bodies.

[@paulasimson4939]

#3 & 4 for me. Love these challenges.

[@barrycohen311]

Great choice of lenses. As a byproduct, you showcased why longer focal lengths are ofetn used for portraiture. For me, hands down, the 135mm was the winner. Nothing to do with photography skills, it just produces a more pleasing and interesting image for my tastes.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

I much prefer environmental portraits and the angles you can get shooting really wide in street style portraiture. It's personal taste. I hear what you're saying, but the only thing I think when I look at shots taken with a narrow focal length when city streets were involved is "this could have been shot wide." :)

[@barrycohen311]

@@AndrewGoodCamera For street it makes total sense. I've dabbled in street photography and I prefer to shoot wide, as in 23mm or so. I actually like some of the slight distortions in the people's faces, especially if I catch them in the corners. Seems to be the "classic street look."

[@jackofblades6736]

Which area in sfs you guys shot around at?

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Started at the Ina Coolbrith park and then on Mason street both a little north and south of there.

[@andrescifuentes5212]

This was a great watch, I had read about the 135 being a good lens but your images are really selling this lens, at least on fuji! Hard to pick between so many good ones shot with that 135!

[@renecarstensen1292]

by god that 135 is amazing, the #7 #12 #17 and #18 was unbelivable.... i really must try to shoot some more vintage telephoto.

[@wylie_photo]

Number 12. I like it as it has a sense of narrative about it. How did you find it shooting with the XPro2?

[@rooowtwx]

intending to buy a fujifilm so this popped in my recommended. This was super fun to watch though! (my kind of humour lol)

[@ngianco1]

Christopher is talking about how sharp the Nikkor lens is and I am watching this thing in 360p saying "I guess I'll take your word for it...". Rubbish resolution aside, another great video!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

I uploaded in 4k. No idea why YT is not processing the higher res versions.

[@iandickerman365]

Awesome video as always, but on a side note, what was that shoulder bag you were using? it looked quite nice

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

This guy: bit.ly/2RBw1xD

[@themousemafia]

#12 for me. Andrew, you got some fantastic shots with that 135, you should shoot longer more often!

[@alanplummer2248]

#9 & #3 were my choices. More vintage lenses in the future please.

[@mrGood-84]

Great vid! Why don't you guys use speedbosters so you get the correct crop? Also, that Nikkor is amazing!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

I'd rather a crop than a horrible vignette and crazy softness everywhere but the center of the image. That's been my only experience with speedboosters. I tend to prefer sharpness in all visible areas.

[@mrGood-84]

@@AndrewGoodCamera Sorry to hear that. I've got one for m42 and one for Nikon g mount. Booth of them made huge difference in IQ for me... Anyway, great vid, can't wait for more! :)

[@behindeachfilmgrain]

What a great session Andrew! I wished I could have stayed longer in San Francisco! The background and weather held out for you! Sunday was a wet day and I headed home! I miss San Francisco already... I would have to go with #17 (Andrew) and #14 (Christopher) Both styles have different looks and approaches! I would have gone with a lifestyle approach and capture the surroundings just to show off the model and her surrounding. Specially when the cable car came into view! Easy to critique when seeing it but harder to get the shots you hoped to get when faced with two different focal lengths to work with. Great job guys!

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Bummer the weather was bad for you :( I was lucky the two days we had to actually go out and shoot were both really nice days.

[@user-os5sd7sz4v]

old nikkor ai lenses you need adapter on fuji x mount right? which one is good and cheap, I'll probably get a second hand xt1

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

I got the Gobe one on Amazon. Works great

[@MikMilman]

This looks fun. Let us know your thoughts on the xpro

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

So you gonna do one with me in LA next? :)

[@MikMilman]

@@AndrewGoodCamera That or when I'm up your way. Pinhole camera challenge.

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

Hahaha. Oh boy. That would be interesting.

[@MikMilman]

@@AndrewGoodCamera and you have to make your own.

[@5oulPower]

Must I choose only one? I like 6, 12, 13 and 16. Andrew's shots on 12 and 13 look clean and I'm always attracted to geometry, but Christopher's shots on 6 and 16 has that intimacy. Shows off the strengths of both focal ranges.

[@shifteleven]

#12 is my cup of tea. Cheers!

[@GoranSlika]

As others have mentioned, the images seemed great but it's impossible to tell in 360p. Textures and contrast essentially don't come through. Perhaps re-upload the video if YT is the issue? As a 135/3.5 owner I would love to see a bit more detail, hoping it will help inspire me to use it a bit more more haha

[@AndrewGoodCamera]

🤷‍♂️ hopefully it processes sometime. It took 24 hours to upload on my crappy internet. Definitely don't want to try that again.