First Black and White impressions with the NEW TTArtisan AF 23mm f1.8 on the Fujifilm X-PRO3
This week I received the NEW TTArtisan AF 23mm f1.8 lens. Curious to see the performance of this full metal lens, I went for a short photo walk into the “Alt Stadt” of Düsseldorf. I have chosen the Acros film simulation with virtual red filter to improve the contrast. Did I once mention that in the analog time I have been an Ilford HP5 film fan. The contrast of that film emulsion I always loved. Most of the time I pushed the 400 ASA film to 800 ASA. The Acros +red is getting close.
The Fujifilm X-PRO3 is, next to the GFX range of cameras, to me the best Fujifilm X Series camera for shooting during the night. Even with higher ISO values the level of details are extreme high. The combination of pixel size 3.8 µm and image processing hard and software in the X-PRO3 is excellent. Due to the relatively big pixel size (same size as the 102 mega pixels sensors of the medium format GFX camera series) the level of amplification of the signal is lower compared to many other sensors with smaller pixel sizes. The level of amplification is related to the noise in the image. Higher amplification, more noise. To get rid of the noise you need to filter the signal. Filtering is killing many details in the image as the difference between noise and image details cannot be well recognized. As in many use cases, shit in, shit out.
Of course, to support the excellent signal creation and treatment within the X-PRO3 the used lens (shit in) is determine the image quality that can be achieved. The big question is: “How good is the performance of the wide open TTArtisan AF 23mm f1.8 lens at low light.”
Looking to the few images I made, I am impressed of the IQ. The optical performance is matching the top quality of the camera.
Please have a look yourself to the images I took. More pictures will follow soon.
