Good center and mid-frame sharpness from F3.5 on.Ties for the widest perspective on X-mount.Extremely compact for such a wide perspective.So much stays in focus all the time with such a wide angle lens (with a smaller maximum aperture) that there aren’t a lot of big focus changes needed most of the time anyway, so focus felt pretty instantaneous…and able to keep up when the subject gets way too close!
While Fuji doesn’t elaborate on the motor here, I suspect it is some kind of stepping (STM) motor that does the job of moving focus quickly and smoothly. The Fujinon XF 8mm F3.5 is not equipped with a linear focus motor, as Fuji obviously concluded that the small elements inside this tiny lens didn’t really need the extra power (and size) of a linear motor. I wouldn’t mind seeing Fuji advance the ball in terms of the feature set on its lenses, but neither is there anything “wrong” with what’s here. Build quality is nice, with good materials, the rings work well, and the lens has a nice, quality feel to the construction. R = Ring, or specifically an aperture ring.ĭespite being small, Fuji found room to fit in the aperture ring, and obviously having a weather sealed design is incredibly important for a lens that will be used for a lot of outdoor photography where there, you know, weather!įuji sticks to a pretty consistent design formula for its XF lenses, and so there aren’t really any surprises here either good or bad.In this case, the name includes R and WR. Fuji XF 8mm Build and Handlingįuji likes to essentially build the feature list of their lenses right into the name, so if you learn to “speak Fuji” you can quickly get a sense of what a lens does and does not have right from the name. As always, this is a completely independent review and my conclusions are my own. Thanks to Fujifilm Canada for loaning me this lens for review. If you would prefer to watch your reviews, you can choose to watch my definitive video review below…or just keep reading.Ĭheck me out on: My Patreon: | Google+: | Facebook: | Twitter: | Flickr: | 500px: | Sign Up for My Newsletter :įollow Me YouTube | Patreon | Instagram | Facebook | DA Merchandise | Flickr | 500px Were there some compromises to get that small size? So should you add one to your kit? We’ll try to answer those questions and more in this review. The XF 8mm certainly counts as a small but premium lens.
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