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EBC Fujinon.Z 1: 4.5 / 75-150 Fuji Photo Film Co. Review Lens-japan
What lenses do not come for review at times. This time I had the opportunity to shoot with a rare EBC Fujinon.Z 1: 4.5 / 75-150 Fuji Photo Film Co. Lens-Japan, a lens made to last. Originally produced for film cameras with M42 thread, and now for all cameras that can be used with an adapter. ;) Has only 2x zoom and a constant maximum aperture of 1: 4.5.
There is a 'DM' version of the lens (with automatic aperture transmission) for use on Fujica-X cameras.
How to use with modern cameras?
Lenses with mounting thread M42 (M42 X 1 / 45.5), such as the lens from this review, are very easy to use on almost any modern digital camera (both SLR and mirrorless), for this it is enough to choose the right adapter (adapter). You do not need to carry out any additional steps to modify the lens.
The cheapest adapters can be found at Aliexpress.com... There are adapters (adapters) with a chip that provide more convenience during shooting, usually chips are used to confirm focus and / or metering exposure, and form the correct EXIF. The chip does not affect the image quality in any way.
For some SLR cameras (for example, with the Nikon F-mount), you need to use adapters with a corrective lens, which allows you to focus correctly at all focusing distances. For any mirrorless cameras, such a lens is not needed, and the adapter is a simple decorated hollow metal tube with an appropriate mount.
For SLR cameras
- Canon: For cameras Canon EOS with bayonet mount EF / EF-S need an M42-Canon EOS adapter, such an adapter with a chip can be found herewithout chip here.
- NIKON: For cameras Nikon DX / FXas well as for cameras Fujifilm и Kodak with a Nikon F mount, you need an M42-Nikon F adapter, you can buy such an adapter without a lens and a chip here, with a lens without a chip herewith chip without lens here, with lens and chip here. Why a lens? Why chip?
- PENTAX: For Pentax cameras with K mount, you need an M42-Pentax K adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
- SONY/MINOLTA: For cameras with a Sony / Minolta A mount, you need the M42-Sony A adapter, you can find such an adapter without a chip at this linkwith a chip at this link.
- OLYMPUS/PANASONIC/LEICA: For cameras with a 4/3 bayonet mount (not to be confused with Micro 4/3!) You need an M42-4 / 3 adapter, you can buy such an adapter here.
For mirrorless cameras
- SONY: For cameras with 'E'/'FE' mount series SonyNEX и Sony Alpha you need an adapter M42-Sony E (aka M42-Sony Nex), you can find it at this link. An autofocus adapter is also available for these cameras. Techart PRO Leica M - Sony E Autofocus Adapterwhich can be found at this link.
- OLYMPUS / PANASONIC / KODAK / XIAOMI: For cameras with a bayonet mount Micro 4/3 (Micro 4:3) you need an adapter M42-Micro 4/3, you can find it at this link.
- CANON M: For cameras with Canon EF-M mount need adapter M42-Canon M, it can be found at this link.
- CANON R and RF-S: For cameras with Canon RF mount need adapter M42-Canon R, it can be found at this link.
- Nikon 1: For cameras Nikon 1 Series need adapter M42-Nikon 1, you can find it at this link.
- Nikon Z: For cameras Nikon Z series (FX/DX) need an adapter M42-Nikon Z, it can be found at this link.
- FUJIFILM X: For cameras with mount X need an M42-Fuji X adapter, you can find it at this link.
- FUJIFILM GFX: For medium format cameras G-mount need M42-Fuji GFX adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SAMSUNG: For cameras with NX mount, you need an M42-Samsung NX adapter, you can find it at this link. There are no adapters for the NX mini camera yet.
- PENTAX: For Q-mount cameras, you need an M42-Pentax Q adapter, you can find it at this link.
- SIGMA / PANASONIC / LEICA: For cameras with L mount you need an M42-Leica L adapter, you can find it at this link.
- LEICA: For cameras with a bayonet mount Leica M need adapter M42-L / M, you can find it at this link.
If you have any questions on compatibility and adapters - ask in the comments (comments do not require any registration at all).
View EBC Fujinon.Z 4.5 75-150 Fuji Photo Film Co. Lens Japan with installed hood when focusing on MDF
Fujinon-Z 4.5 / 75-150 has a special proprietary multi-coating lens'EBC'-' Electron Beam Coating '(Electron Beam Coating), thanks to which it creates a pleasant neutral color reproduction (as far as I can subjectively judge) and good resistance to light sources in the frame. Some Fuji lenses have modified HT-EBC or S-EBC coating. The 'Z' prefix in Fujinon-Z simply means that this is a 'Zoom' lens. There are rumors on the net that the 'EBC' enlightenment was one of the best in the 70s and 80s.
View EBC Fujinon.Z 4.5 75-150 Fuji Photo Film Co. Lens japan rear
The focusing and zoom rings are rubberized. On the example from this review, the rubber on the zoom ring slips slightly over the metal base of the latter. Fujinon-Z 4.5 / 75-150 has a built-in telescopic metal hood that adheres well to the lens when extended. The diameter of the front filter is 62 mm.
The lens has a fully internal zoom - when you change the focal length, nothing moves. It is also excellent that when focusing and when changing the focal length, the rear lens remains stationary. But when focusing, the entire front of the lens spins and drives forward. The focus ring rotates 170 degrees, and the MDF is 1.8 m. There is a focus distance scale in meters and feet. It was not difficult for me to focus and shoot with this lens.
The aperture control ring is wider than usual. The diaphragm consists of only 6 blades and closes to F / 22. At F / 5.6, the petals form a hole with notches. The lens has a blinking mechanism aperture to work with appropriate cameras. The gallery presents pictures only at F / 4.5, but I can assure you that the lens is also good on covered apertures.
Fujinon-Z 4.5 / 75-150 is quite suitable for use on F / 4.5, the sharpness on the Canon 5D is more than enough. I liked, in some situations, a nice lens design.
Geometric aperture F / 4.5 is 27% less for the classic F / 4 value.
EBC Fujinon.Z 4.5 75-150 Fuji Photo Film Co. Lens Japan on ZK
Here link to the archive with the originals - 311 MB, 24 photos in .CR2 format (RAW) from a full-format camera Canon 5D.
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EBC Fujinon.Z 1: 4.5 / 75-150 Fuji Photo Film Co. Lens-Japan is a pretty 2x telezoom. It gives a nice picture, copes well with flares. The build quality is top notch.
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The lens is just lovely, well, I liked it very much, I really wanted to ...
Arkady thanks for the review.
The lens is slightly soft ... Or it just seems to me ...
But in general, I love the lenses of these focal lengths.
I have an OlympusOM 75-150 1: 4 like in a portrait, even on crop.
And it seems to me that a little yellow ... Or it just seems to me ...
Recently I have been looking at Fuji cameras - a very naturalistic color rendition, and in conjunction with their lenses - the picture is just lovely.
cool appearance! and shouts “SHAKE BEFORE ME! MORTALS! ”. Thanks for the interesting review!
Yeah, but the model faints :)
Why did such a strain go with portraits?) Models ended?)
Having chanted our Arkadiy’s friends
Zh_nku for the site of knowledge is not what you want, but іншых дівчат is not possible anyway)))
For all who do not give a damn about the Fujinon optics, I inform you.
1. 'EBC'-enlightenment was one of the best in the 70-80s. And it remains now. It competes with the best from Zeiss. Very scratch resistant.
2. The mechanics of the Fujinon lenses are capital, with the exception of the cheap X-series, for the photographers of the 80s.
3. Optician-calculators in Fujinon were one of the best in Japan, as I do not know now.
4. Materials and painting were the best of all lenses made in Japan, solvents do not take paint. The metal is not overdried.
5. Top quality glass, no China before and now. Recently, they began to indulge in hybrid aspherics, however, fashion.
6. Almost all of Fujinon's pro-optics are neutral and have a slight bias towards 'cold', a feature of the brand enlightenment of 'EBC', 'S-EBC' and 'HT-EBC'.
7. Fujinon optics is the cleanest inside, in my entire life I have not seen a single divorce inside.
That's right, that’s why I once tested and then used their mid-format camera 645, folding, the sharpness and quality of the picture was simply amazing on the film. By the way, that's why Fuji was then trusted by European brands such as Hasselblad and Alpa to manufacture medium format lenses, and the company also produced amazing lenses for large format cameras. With the EBC prefix, all lenses will always show the highest image quality.
I will sell 0501871534
I have owned this lens for 5 years. When I bought it, I shot it on a crop, literally a little. I did not like him. Long stood on a shelf. And then I switched to full frame. I blew off 3 years of dust from it, let me think I will click all the lenses that are, in ff. Clicked and stunned! Color management as in modern sigma 50. 1.4. Generally not inferior in color rendering. The background blurs wholly. In short, I will now shoot portraits on him. Super lens !!