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Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR (Fujifilm) - Review / Test |
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Lens Reviews -
Fujifilm X
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Review by Klaus Schroiff, published August 2016
Introduction
Fujifilm may be a small player in the grand scheme of things but they are certainly entertaining us big time here in the lab. While they have a few budget offerings, they are obviously primarily committed to deliver interesting lenses for the "prosumer" segment. This time we'll have a look at the Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR - thus one of many high-speed designs in their lineup. In full format terms we are talking about a "24mm" here - thus a moderate ultra-wide lens. As such it is versatile in terms of applications - street-, architecture- and landscape photography come immediately into mind. A price tag of around 900-1000EUR/US$ is far from being cheap but at least on paper this isn't unreasonable given the speed.
Typical for most Fujinon lenses, the build quality is very good thanks to a tightly assembled metal body based on a metal mount. The very broad focus ring operates very smoothly. The lens has a dedicated aperture ring with distinctive 1/3EV steps. A barrel-shaped lens hood made of plastic is part of the package. The lens features a weather- and dust-resistant structure with nine seals and can also work in temperatures as low as -10°C.
AF operations are pretty fast and essentially noiseless. The lenses has a focus-clutch mechanism to switch between AF and MF - thus you push/pull the focus ring. Manual focusing works "by wire" thus by triggering the AF motor - the (manual focus) accuracy is fine from a real world perspective.
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| Equiv. focal length | "24mm" (full format equivalent) |
| Equiv. aperture | "f/2.1" (full format equivalent, in terms of depth-of-field) |
| Optical construction | 13 elements 11 groups (incl. 2x aspherical + 2xED elements) |
| Number of aperture blades | 9 (circular) |
| min. focus distance | 0.15m (1:4.8) |
| Dimensions | 73.4x73.0mm |
| Weight | 375g |
| Filter size | 67mm |
| Hood | supplied, barrel-shaped, bayonet mount |
| Other features | weather-sealing, Nano GI coating, focus clutch |
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