There is no built-in IS as no doubt the precision needed for focusing precludes this complication, but the X-T4 body claims 6.5 stops of stabilisation so it is not needed in the lens.Īpart from the minor matters noted, handling is overall very impressive and certainly enjoyable. The lens is weather-resistant, a most welcome feature, and has 11 seals to achieve this. A gentle whirr can be heard that is not too obtrusive. Stopped down, the lens becomes crisper over the whole field and peaks at around f/5.6.ĪF is achieved using a DC motor, which is fast and accurate. In terms of design objectives, spherical aberration has been allowed to stay in at open aperture to make this an ideal optic for portraits, with a sharp central core and softer edges to give the appropriate bokeh effects. Fuji's Super EBC, Electron Beam Coating, technology is well known to be effective. The diaphragm has 9 blades, promising improved bokeh. Optical construction is 12 elements in 9 groups, including 1 Aspherical and 2 ED (Extra-Low Dispersion). In any event, it operates lightly put positively in one-third of a stop increments. It would be useful to have a lock button for the A setting, both to keep it engaged if required and to keep it from being accidentally engaged if the ring is being used manually. There is an A setting to refer control to the camera body, but the lens design seems to favour using the aperture ring for its intended purpose. The aperture ring is the usual beautifully designed feature that we find on Fuji lenses, but here not as over-engineered as on some. Really close focus is the purview of zoom lenses or macro prime lenses. It is a pity that the lens does not focus closer, but to be fair this is probably the case for most short telephoto lenses. Focusing is down to 0.7m, or 28 inches, giving a maximum magnification of 0.08x. It is conceivable that when activated the MF operation could be accidentally nudged, depending on the photographer's hold on the lens, so some may decide to leave the camera switched to AF only.
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There is a wide manual focusing ring that operates electronically and is utterly smooth in operation. The bayonet fit surrounds a conventional 77mm filter thread. The supplied large round lens hood bayonets firmly into place and needs no locking catch. The finish is excellent, being a beautiful glossy black that unfortunately is also quite slippery.
It does however point slightly upwards because of the lens diameter. When placed on a flat surface it is solid and does not wobble about like some other cameras have recently been seen to do. It balances very nicely with the X-T4, but the diameter is such that it may have to be mounted further forwards on some tripod heads. We have a chunky lens that weighs in at a relatively modest 845g. Create.įujifilm XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR Handling and Features Choose used and get affordable access to kit that doesn’t cost the earth. Every month, visual storytellers sell more than 20,000 cameras and lenses to MPB. It is a great lens for "walk around" casual photography, including street or landscape photos, and also regular family and friends photos.MPB puts photo and video kit into more hands, more sustainably. It is a Wide Angle Lens, suitables for landscape Product and Portrait Photography.
The lens is multi-layered, its body made of metal is high-quality processed and can be adjusted comfortably and easily. With its large aperture opening up to F1.8-16, it has a high light intensity and allows precise recording even in poor light conditions. Meike MK 25mm F1.8 Large Aperture Wide Angle Lens Manual Focus Lens fit Fujifilm X Mount Mirrorless Cameras X-Pro2 X-E3 X-T1 X-T2 X-T3 X-T10 X-T20 X-A2 X-E2 X-T100 X-E1 X30 X70 X-M1 X-A1 XPro1,etc