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This is my comprehensive review of the Fujinon GF500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR lens from Fuji for their medium format system. All sample images shown in the video are shot with that lens on the Fuji GFX100 II. The video shows two main applications of the lens: wildlife and in particular bird photography as well as landscape photography with an interesting perception of optical compression. In the comments of my recent video

Fuji GFX IBIS & OIS | Fuji's WRONG Advice
https://youtu.be/SPuOxEMH9QY?si=glEJTIbtJ8qlHYHf

a lot of people dropped me a comment saying they would like to see a fully-fledged review of the Fujinon GF500 with real life applications and sample images. This video here is what you asked for :)

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Content:
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Shooting this lens in the Zoo - just for this review
03:18 Handling the lens on the GFX100II and weight specification
04:19 Optical construction, aperture ring and widest open f/5.6
05:28 Minimum focusing distance, maximum magnification, filter thread
06:58 Solid weather sealing and focus limiter switch 
07:21 Switch for optical and in-body image stabilisation
08:35 Four custom buttons & the AF-L / PRESET / AF switch 
09:26 At f/5.6 the lens nicely separates foreground from background
10:10 Live demonstration of the AF-L / PRESET / AF switch
13:37 General statement on camera settings
14:13 Example of GFX100II camera settings for bird photography
16:38 Discussion of sample images: birds, animals and wildlife
26:31 Discussion of sample images: landscape (compression preception)
30:15 Wrap-up and conclusions

Music & Video Clips (if applicable):
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Fuji GFX100 II + Fuji GF 500mm - Bird, Wildlife & Landscape Lens

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