Fujifilm XF50 mm F2 R Weather Resistant Lens, Black

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I would normally use the 23mm 1.4 or 23mm F2 lens for this segment of the day, but for my last two weddings I have used the 50mm and really enjoyed it. It gives me a slightly different viewpoint and also allows me to have more depth of field (compared to the 23mm) without the need to get so close. At its minimum focus distance of 26.7cm, it delivers a maximum magnification of 0.5x (1:2). Note that the miniature violin in this example is 9cm in length. 60mm f/2.4 The bokeh is pleasing, with no nervous edges or tearing. With the lens' minimum focus distance at 39 centimeters, it also allows for some extremely narrow depth of field, even with the maximum aperture of f/2. This is significantly closer than its big brother, the 56mm, which focuses only down to 70 centimeters. The Focal Length When the XF 50mm F/2 is attached to any Fujifilm X Series camera body, it instantly feels at home. Fujifilm X Series camera bodies are neat and more compact than most camera brands. Placing a small lens like the XF 50mm F/2 on such a camera just makes sense. and 45 cycles per millimeter on APS-C is the same as 10 and 30 cycles per millimeter on full frame.

This tiny gem has more in common with LEICA M lenses than anything from Sony, Nikon or Canon, most of whose small lenses are bigger, 100% plastic and have no aperture rings. Lens sharpness has nothing to do with picture sharpness; every lens made in the past 100 years is more than sharp enough to make super-sharp pictures if you know what you're doing. The only limitation to picture sharpness is your skill as a photographer. It's the least talented who spend the most time worrying about lens sharpness. Skilled photographers make great images with whatever camera is in their hands; I've made some of my best images of all time with an irreparably broken camera! Most pixels are thrown away before you see them, but camera makers don't want you to know that.

Fujifilm’s latest lenses have come a long way from early examples in terms of AF performance. Compare it to the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 that was known for making some pesky whirring noises as it focused and you’ll notice this lens is a far quieter performer. Of these nine lens elements, one is an aspherical ED (extra low dispersion) lens, which is designed to minimise performance fluctuations between different focal distances and prevent spherical and chromatic aberrations. Just like the other lenses in Fujifilm’s series of f/2 primes, it features nine curved aperture blades that are designed to render striking spherical bokeh at wide apertures. As with all Fujifilm lenses, the 50mm f/2 WR does hunt a little before reaching critical focus, but in good light, it is so fast you can barely see it. As you enter low contrast or dimmer situations, you will start to see the lens hunting quite significantly. I have found that indoors it can take around half a second to reach critical focus if you are not in a high contrast situation. The quality of the images created using this lens don’t disappoint, and by opening the lens to its widest aperture setting of f/2 it’s possible to create a pleasing separation between near and far subjects.

If you find you really like this focal length, the Fujifilm XF 50mm f/2 R WR may be the next step, or upgrade, in your photography gear journey. Despite having similar focal lengths, the XF 50mm, 56mm and 60mm have each been designed for different purposes. When used on Fuji's APS-C cameras, it sees the same angle of view as a 75 mm lens sees when used on a 35mm or full-frame camera. The quality of out-of-focus highlights means a lot to photographers who like to generate images with a shallow depth of field. Bokeh has a tendency to shift from circular in the centre to an elliptical shape at the edges. In SINGLE (S) autofocus mode (selected on-camera) the focus ring works only if you have the shutter half-pressed. It's ignored if you aren't half-pressing the shutter.Essentially, you’re putting theFujifilm 50mm f2 R WR on your camera, autofocusing with it, shooting and enjoying the images. It can focus pretty close too. But because there isn’t a dedicated manual focus option with the lens’ focusing ring, then it’s obviously pretty much just point and shoot in nature. Autofocus The hood for the Fujifilm XF 50mm F/2 is made of plastic, and like a lot of lens-hoods does not feel entirely durable. While it seems to attach securely, it tends to rattle when moving around.

We tested theFujifilm 50mm f2 R WR with the Fujifilm X Pro 2, Fujifilm X Pro 1, and the Fujifilm X500 flash. Tech SpecsEDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. Like the 23mm f/2 already looked at, the 50mm f/2 lens gives an exemplary performance in the resolution chart. Centrally, sharpness is outstanding from f/2 to f/4, excellent from f/5.6 to f/11 and very good even at the smallest aperture of f/16. The edges are excellent from f/2 to f/11 and very good at f/16. This is a superb result by any measure and shows the lens to be critically sharp throughout.