Fujifilm XF56 mm F1.2 R Lens

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When shooting into the direct sun, some ghosting and flare were visible. In addition, I experienced slight veiling flare when the sun was low on the horizon and just outside of the frame: X-T2 + XF56mmF1.2 R @ 56mm, ISO 200, 1/140, f/10.0 X-T2 + XF56mmF1.2 R @ 56mm, ISO 200, 1/480, f/16.0 X-T2 + XF56mmF1.2 R @ 56mm, ISO 200, 1/1100, f/4.0 The only potential complaint. Vignetting is heavy on the widest apertures. More often than not I don’t have an issue with this, and in situations when I want falloff to be minimal, I’ve stopped down to where it is minimal. Flare Once again compared to lenses released before it, the aperture ring feels better, and great. The aperture ring on my early copy is comparatively looser than any of the newer F2WR lenses, but much tighter than Fuji’s earliest-released lenses. Hood

Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R Overview - Digital Photography Review Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R Overview - Digital Photography Review

I tested the Single, Continuous and Manual focusing of the Fuji 56mm f1.2 using an XT1 body, and compared it against the XF 18-55mm f2.8-4, the Zeiss Touit 32mm f1.8, and out of curiousity, also against the Leica Nocticron mounted on an Olympus OMD EM1 body. Lenses like the 56mm f1.2 are all about delivering a shallow depth of field with attractive rendering of out-of-focus areas, also known as the quality of the bokeh. A key specification in this process is attempting to maintain a smooth circle when wide open and also closing the aperture iris control. The closest focusing distance is 0.7m for a maximum magnification of 0.09x. This is closer than the 0.85m of the Canon EF 85mm f1.8, but further than the 0.5m of the Leica Nocticron. In use the 56mm can focus close enough for pretty much any portrait situation but I found it less flexible than the Nocticron for casual macro work. Sure the Nocticron at 0.5m is only delivering slightly greater 0.1x magnification, but it does allow you to get closer to non-portrait subjects for more detail. Below is an example of shooting close to the minimum focusing distance. In terms of accessories, the Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR ships with standard lens and mount caps plus quite a large plastic circular-shaped lens hood which snaps into place. There is no bag or case included with this lens. Focal Range As you can see, this lens does a phenomenal job at controlling CA – there is only about half a pixel of lateral CA at apertures from f/1.2 to f/2, and once the lens is stopped down to f/2.8, it practically all disappears. X-T1 + XF56mmF1.2 R @ 56mm, ISO 200, 1/1600, f/1.4 ComparablesIt’s one of the old domed Fujifilm caps. They’re not bad, but they aren’t great either. I swapped mine out for a Nikon cap,→ which is almost as good as the new Fuji caps. Autofocus The Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR lens has an internal focusing (IF) system that uses a DC linear motor, which results in pleasingly fast and accurate auto-focusing on the X-H2/S camera that we tested it with. A second item missing from this lens is optical image stabilization. As I mentioned above, you must have excellent technique when you use this lens if you want the critical elements of your images to be in focus. Autofocus Performance As with virtually all Fuji lenses, the XF 56mm F1.2 R WR lens has a traditional aperture ring on the lens barrel, which allows you to set the aperture in 1/3 steps, complete with full aperture markings running from f/1.2 to f/16. The fly-by-wire focus ring is smooth in action without being loose, although it has no “hard stops” at either end of the focus range, making it more difficult to focus on infinity.

Fujifilm 56mm F1.2 R WR (Mark II) Review Fujifilm 56mm F1.2 R WR (Mark II) Review

The Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R, with its 85mm full-frame equivalent focal length, is ideally suited for portrait, wedding and studio photographers. Its wide f/1.2 maximum aperture creates a shallow depth of field with immensely pleasing out of focus areas, well suited for subject isolation. Thanks to the IF mechanism the front of the lens does not rotate on focus, which is very good news for anyone looking to use the lens in conjunction with a polariser or graduated neutral density filter. I can honestly say that I believe this lens is noticeably snappier when it comes to focusing acquisition. I used it on my X-Pro3 and my newly acquired X-H2S, which performed amazingly well. No Linear MotorIt is a little noisy in operation, though, with the DC motor audibly driving all of the lens elements. In terms of build quality the 56mm f1.2 feels very solid with its metal body and well-engineered construction. There’s a wide and heavily damped manual focusing ring which feels very smooth, if perhaps a little stiff, and closest to the mount a manual aperture ring with a fixed range of f1.2 to f16, followed by A for automatic aperture adjustment by the body. Despite its build quality the 56mm, like all Fuji X-series primes to date, is not weather-sealed. In my early impressions of a pre-production copy of the XF 56mm F1.2, I may have gushed a bit too profusely about the build. It is excellent, but Fuji weren’t quite finished refining. Size and Weight Aside from the continued quality exterior that is featured on all Fujifilm X mount lenses, this lens has been constructed from 11 elements in 8 groups, including, 2 ED (extra low-dispersion) elements, 1 double-sided aspherical element, plus 4 elements with a convex surface facing the subject. All of which combined reduce spherical and chromatic aberration as well as delivering consistent and impressive results. Fast and Quiet Autofocus

Fujifilm 56mm F1.2 R WR (Mark II) Review

It has an optical formula comprised of 13 elements in eight groups including one ED element to reduce flare and ghosting and two aspherical elements to help limit distortion and spherical aberrations. Perhaps this was the beginning of my gear acquisition syndrome (but failure to commit due to budget reasons), I never ended up purchasing the lens and traveled the world with my X-T4, the 10-24, and the 55-200. My favourite lenses at the moment are the Fujifilm 16mm f/1.4 on one X-T2 and the Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 on another. For me, that is the perfect travel photography setup and, with the 35mm, you can still get absolutely beautiful portraits. I’ve seriously been considering whether the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2 has a place in my bag at all and, certainly for travel photography, that Fujifilm 50mm f/2 is calling my name. It can focus 20cms closer than its predecessor, and consequently has a larger maximum magnification (0.9x on the original version). I do have some great images from Edinburgh and Florida with this lens (I mean some of the images of the American muscle cars are insane) but when Fujifilm offer the 50mm f/2; a lens that is much smaller, lighter, cheaper, is weather resistant and has fast auto-focus, my mind is telling me to go with the 50mm!

An optical construction of 11 glass elements in 8 groups, including one aspherical glass molded lens element and two extra low dispersion lens elements has been used. Spherical aberrations are corrected by the aspherical glass element to deliver high resolution at the maximum aperture setting. Additionally, thanks to the combination of two extra-low dispersion lens elements and three cemented lens elements, chromatic aberrations are greatly reduced. I did review the Fujifilm 90mm f/2 but ultimately decided that it’s not a lens that I need to buy, hello cost of living crisis 2022, but I can definitely see a place for the Fujifilm 50mm f/2 lens perhaps alongside the powerhouse Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2. The weddings I shot recently have reminded me that once you have the Fujifilm 56mm f/1.2, it is not a lens that you could ever sell. It is beautiful. I've seen grumblings on the Internet when the rumours came out that the lens likely won't have a Linear Motor. And I can confirm that the Fujifilm 56mm F1.2 R WR (Mark II) does NOT have a liner motor.

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The XF 56mm f/1.2 R is solidly built and felt great attached to my Fuji X-T2. It is super sharp, even wide open, and exhibits beautifully dreamy bokeh. As is the case with any ultra-fast prime, it takes time to get used to this lens. You must be very careful with your technique. When shot wide open, the slightest miss on your focus leads to images destined for the delete bin. By applying Fujifilm’s unique HT-EBC (High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating) to all lens surfaces, ghosting and flare are controlled for sharp, clear results. Given the sheer amount of glass in this lens, my understanding is that it would make it substantially larger.The focus ring on the 56mm F1.2 does at least have a nice feel as the components in the manual focusing ring assembly have been specially engineered to respond with more precision, especially when the focusing ring is moved slightly. Note that the minimum distance from the front end of the lens to the subject is approximately 41cm. Bokeh