Oliver Wheeldon
Oliver Wheeldon travels the world with a camera in hand, creating photos and videos with a focus on environmental and cultural themes. Website: parhelion.media Instagram: @oliwheeldontravels Q. Which Fujinon lenses do you keep close on your trips? A. Given that I often travel to remote and extreme locations, being lightweight and agile is key. But of course, lens choice comes down to subject matter as well. My primary three lenses for the last five years or so have been the FUJINON XF16mmF1.4 R WR, XF35mmF1.4 R and the XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR. I have found these a brilliant trio for video and photo work, giving me a focal range of 16-140mm with fast and sturdy kit. If I’m travelling somewhere with wildlife, I’ll add the FUJINON XF150- 600mmF5.6-8 R LM OIS WR to my bag because its reach and Optical Image Stabilisation are unparalleled in its category. While it’s much larger than my main trio, it’s not as heavy as you might expect, and it’s so worth having to get photos that would otherwise be impossible. For more recent work in the Amazon rainforest and Namib desert, I explored macro lenses for the first time. In the Amazon, I used the FUJINON XF30mmF2.8 R LM WR Macro to get insect photos. It was amazing for filming leafcutter ants marching up trees, but I was less keen when working with tarantulas as the 30mm focal length meant I had to physically get quite close to them to achieve impressive photos. This informed my decision to use the FUJINON XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro in Namibia for recording scorpions and lizards from a more comfortable distance! Q. What features and functionality do you depend on from these lenses? A. I’ve always been a fan of faster prime lenses to allow for nice, shallow
MADE WITH FUJIFILM X-T1 AND FUJINON XF16 mm F1.4 R WR
16 FUJIFILM Focus Magazine
November/December 2025
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