Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4: Pros and Cons, First Looks and Thougths
Let’s try to kill the endless waiting time with a little Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 roundup.
Rico’s Coverage
Rico’s full XF16-80 coverage is online, and it has been tested also on the brand new Fujifilm X-A7.
- Flickr Album – Rico’s high res samples
- Rico’s test report on facebook – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7
- Flickr Album – Rico’s sharpness and distortion test
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Flickr Album – testing for infrared hotspots
Rico’s Conclusions (from Part 8 of his coverage)
Pros
- Ideal focal length range for an “always on” and travel zoom lens
- Excellent image quality over the entire focal length range
- Low minimum focus distance (MFD)
- Appealing Bokeh (my subjective opinion)
- Solid build and weather-resistant
- Constant aperture and marked aperture ring
- Fast and silent autofocus
- 6-stop-OIS with automatic tripod and panning detection
- No hotspots with infrared photography (R72, X-T3)
Cons
- Slightly larger and heavier than the XF18-55mm kit zoom: ideal for cameras like the X-T3 and X-H1, but maybe a little too bulky for the X-T30, X-T100 or X-A7
- The pronounced digital barrel distortion correction at 16mm results in a minor but visible sharpness reduction at the edges and in the corners
Additional XF16-80mm f/4 coverage
- bjornmoerman – Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f4 REVIEW – Comparison with XF18-135
- ivanjoshualoh – XF16-80mm
- billfortney – The New Mid-Range King
- myfujifilm – Thoughts on the Fujinon 16-80mm f/4 by Anton Bosman
- fujifilm-x – A Quick Look at XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR by Huseyin Aldirmaz
The lens itself will ship soon:
- XF16-80mm f/4: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
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Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4