Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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We’re at the Photo Plus Expo show in New York, where Fujifilm is showing off its new XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR and GF 45mm F2.8 R WR prime lenses.
First up is the snappily-named XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR. It’s equivalent to a 122mm prime on X-series bodies, and as you can see, it’s a big lens. It also fills an appropriately big gap in Fujifilm’s historical lens lineup, being the first of Fuji’s X-mount lenses to give full 1:1 macro reproduction.
Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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As usual for Fujifilm’s current lenses, the 80mm offers the option of manual aperture control via a dedicated dial, and a large focusing ring provides very fine control over focus, if required.
Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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The XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR is optically stabilized, and is rated to provide around 5 stops of correction. This should help greatly in the macro focusing range, as well as making the lens more usable in general, in lower lighting conditions.
Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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Toggle switches on the lens barrel allow the photographer to restrict the lens’s focusing range, as well as activate / deactivate the OIS stabilization system. The XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR is weather sealed (that’s what the ‘WR’ means) and like all of Fujifilm’s high-end lenses, it’s built to a very high standard of construction.
The Fujifilm XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR will be available next month for $ 1200.
Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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The Fujinon GF 45mm F2.8 R WR is a very different beast. Designed for Fujifilm’s medium-format GFX 50S, it offers an equivalent field of view to 36mm on a full-frame camera.
Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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At 490g (1.08 lb) the 45mm F2.8 is small and light by the standards of medium format lenses, and should be a useful prime lens for everyday shooting. A broad focusing ring and dedicated aperture control dial allow for manual control if desired.
Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses
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Optical construction comprises 11 elements in eight groups, including one aspherical and two ED elements. Again, the ‘WR’ designation means that this lens is sealed against dust and moisture incursion – just like the GFX 50S.
The Fujinon GF 45mm F2.8 R WR will be available next month for $ 1700.
Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)