If you’re like me, you don’t feel so great about having to get up into someone’s face. And you want to capture great portraits in natural or challenging environments. At only $449, Fujifilm’s newest addition, the XF 50mm F2 R WR delivers superior quality quickly and quietly at the distances you want.
Fujinon XF 50mmF2 R WR Lens Features
The XF 50mm F2 R WR mid-telephoto lens is a traveler’s perfect, all-around prime lens. It features a focal length equivalent to 76mm, supplying short telephoto coverage great for portraits, and the ability to capture those slightly tighter than common urban and landscape shots. Now, add on the bonus of being weather and dust resistant, able to operate in temperatures as low as -10 Degree Celsius, and it’s easy to see why it’s ideal for shooting in a variety of conditions.
A rounded nine-blade diaphragm, along with a maximum aperture of F2.0, delivers a beautiful bokeh. Additionally, Fujifilm’s extraordinary X-Trans CMOS sensor provides consistent quality lightning fast. You’ll find that it’s easy to overcome troublesome lighting conditions and control your depth of field.
A stepping motor for the inner focusing AF system delivers fast and silent autofocus performance. Operation of the focusing and aperture rings is quiet, effortless and smooth along the precision click stops. Great for video and stills alike.
Image Quality
Natural color and superior contrast in bright and backlit environments are enhanced through the use of a Super EBC coating, which also controls ghosting and flare. With one aspherical ED element, sharp, pleasing results are attained throughout the aperture range, by controlling distortion and color fringing. Vignetting, nothing more than minor corner shading at the wider apertures, is very well controlled and distortion is almost nonexistent.
Pros
- Quality build
- Fast, silent focusing
- Weather and dust resistant
- Lightweight
- Versatile
- Real aperture ring
- Great price
- Very good bokeh
- Available in black or silver
Cons
- Low quality plastic Hood
- No aperture ring lock at “A“, so it can get knocked off its setting
Fujinon XF 50mmF2 R WR Lens Review Conclusion
Nearly silent, and with Ninja-like quickness, the short telephoto XF 50mm F2 R WR by Fujinon is smooth, lightweight, and delivers sharp results. Great for full or half body portraits as well as architecture and landscape shots, its’ weather resistance means you can use it under almost any conditions.
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