The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

[Mr Perceptive]

Sounds good, I'll definitely look into this

Night-time tickets will definitely be available in May 2027.
May is right in the peak season for these exclusive evening openings, which happen every single Friday night throughout the month.

Crucial Booking Details

• When tickets open: Official tickets generally go on sale 60 days in advance on the Vatican Museums Ticket Portal. For a trip in May 2027, you should look to book starting in March 2027.
• Opening hours: The evening entry typically starts around 6:00 PM (18:00), with the museums remaining open until 10:00 PM (22:00).
• High demand: May is one of the busiest tourism months in Rome. Night tickets sell out within minutes of being released.

What if you miss the official ticket window?
If you miss the 60-day release, standard tickets will likely be sold out. You can still gain entry by booking a guided evening tour through verified third-party platforms like Viator or GetYourGuide. These platforms hold independent ticket allocations for groups.

Crikey. We're going mid May which, whilst not quite as bad as July and August I'm expecting it to be very busy. We plan on doing the main touristy hot spots first thing in the morning and then in the evening, staying away during the day. Likewise the other places we're visiting.

I'm sure you will be fine, my experiencee is that planning and pre-booking tickets for star attractions in Rome (and Florence) is essential to avoid excessive queuing

I hope that San Gimignano is on your itinerary

 

[snerkler]

Night-time tickets will definitely be available in May 2027.
May is right in the peak season for these exclusive evening openings, which happen every single Friday night throughout the month.

Crucial Booking Details

• When tickets open: Official tickets generally go on sale 60 days in advance on the Vatican Museums Ticket Portal. For a trip in May 2027, you should look to book starting in March 2027.
• Opening hours: The evening entry typically starts around 6:00 PM (18:00), with the museums remaining open until 10:00 PM (22:00).
• High demand: May is one of the busiest tourism months in Rome. Night tickets sell out within minutes of being released.

What if you miss the official ticket window?
If you miss the 60-day release, standard tickets will likely be sold out. You can still gain entry by booking a guided evening tour through verified third-party platforms like Viator or GetYourGuide. These platforms hold independent ticket allocations for groups.



I'm sure you will be fine, my experiencee is that planning and pre-booking tickets for star attractions in Rome (and Florence) is essential to avoid excessive queuing

I hope that San Gimignano is on your itinerary

Thanks for the tip, that’s a bit ‘concerning’ regarding the tickets, I best be on the ball. Unfortunately San Gimignano is not on the Agenda this time but there’s nothing to say we won’t do more of Italy at some other point as I’d like to do Matera as well.

 

[snerkler]

I'm wondering if the 16-50mm I had was a duff copy as I've found some raw samples online and they're much better. Both of these are at 16mm f2.8

Edit: they look soft on here but they're not on my computer, however you should be able to see that they're way better than the copy I had.