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WHITE GOODS The 150-600mm lens offers an incredible reach, without a steep asking price
New glass ideal for X-H2S A s companions to the X-H2S, Fujifilm has taken the wraps off the XF18-120mm f/4 LM PZ WR and XF150-600mm f.5.6-8 R LM years of making broadcast and cine lenses to create this £899/$899 optic. It’s ideal for video, suppressing any change in angle of view during focusing and optical axis shift when zooming. It has a variable zoom/focus control
to effectively suppress spherical and chromatic aberration, plus distortion. Positioning of aspherical elements enables close-up work at the maximum magnification ratio of 0.2x, with minimum working distance of just 46cm/18.1in. The zoom employs Inner Focus, which drives the compact and lightweight focus lens group with a linear drive motor. Aperture drive control has been updated to suppress exposure shift linked to aperture adjustments. And the lens barrel is weather sealed in 13 places, ensuring dust and weather resistance. The £1899/$1999 150-600mm f/5.6-8 is equivalent to 229-914mm in the 35mm format and also supports teleconverters for even more range. Super-telephoto lenses are prone to image degradation with axial chromatic aberration, but this consists of 24 lens elements in 17 groups – including three ED and four Super ED elements – for sharp resolution across the entire zoom range. It doesn’t extend when zoomed, and weighs 1605g/3.5lb without lens hood, lens cap or tripod foot. AF is driven by a linear motor. HT-EBC coating, typically used on broadcast lenses, has been applied on all elements to achieve high transmittance and low reflectance. A matte silver body mitigates increased temperatures on hot days. Magnesium alloy is used for the internal frame that supports the lens structure, to keep weight low while remaining robust. Since the lens barrel is weather sealed in 19 places, dust and weather resistance is assured. The sensing and control system delivers five stops of optical image stabilisation. Controls include a focus preset button and focus limiter, to restrict the AF range. fujifilm-x.com
OIS WR zooms. One is a general-purpose standard, while the other is geared at sports and wildlife. Equivalent to 27-183mm in the 35mm format, the 18-120mm f/4 is a versatile 6.7x power zoom in a compact design. Fujifilm has taken its lens know-how from
ring and a button for constant zooming, like certain Fujinon broadcast lenses. The new zoom consists of 15 lens elements in 12 groups, including three aspherical and three ED elements,
POWER RANGER The 18-120mm zoom is an ideal all-round lens
THREE PRIMES ON XF ROADMAP A large-diameter mid-telephoto prime,
The compact prime series will have two additions. First is the standard XF30mm f/2.8 R Macro lens. Its compact and lightweight design makes it an ideal walkaround lens that focuses very close. Second is the XF8mm f/3.5 – the widest-angle prime XF lens. Both the 56mm and 30mm are due later this year, with the 8mm slated for 2023.
standard macro and ultra wide-angle prime have each been added to the Fujifilm XF lens roadmap, which will bring it up to a total of 42. Joining large-aperture primes made for ultimate image quality is the redesigned XF56mm f/1.2. Fujifilm already offers the XF56mm f/1.2 R, which will likely remain.
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