Upcoming lens rebates not tied into a body purchase + X-E2 $100 off at BH, Adorama & Amazon

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Another new source confirms: there will be lens deals soon, and they will start on the 9th of February.

The source also said that:

„what’s significant about the upcoming lens rebates is, that they are not tied into a body purchase like previous promotions.“

This source said that the deals will end on March 22 (the previous source said March 2nd)

Always according to this source, the 56, 10-24, 18-55 and 50-230 and the 16-50 are not included in the rebates. On all the other lenses you’ll save from $150 to $250! For example, you could get the XF 27mm for just $200 and the XF 55-200 for $500!

As you know, the body-deals just started. The source told me when they will expire (… take it with a grain of salt):

X-PRO1: from 2/2 to 4/5/14
X-E2: from 3/2 to 4/5/14
X-M1: from 2/2 to 4/5/14
X20: from 2/2 to 3/1/14
XQ1: from 2/2 to 3/1/14

USA

X-DEALS

X-E2: save $100 on the kit ($1,299) and also on the body ($899) at BHphoto and Adorama (body only $100 off at AmazonUS)
X-E1: get the kit for $799 (save $300) or the body for $599 (save $200) at AmazonUS and Adorama (+6% reward on kit, 4% reward on body).
X-M1: Save $200 (price $599) on the kit and $200 on the body (price $499) at AmazonUS, BHphoto (+4%reward) and Adorama.
X-A1: get it for $499 with kit lens (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
X-PRO1: get the body for $999!! (save $200) at AmazonUS,  Adorama (+4%reward) and BHphoto (+4%reward).

Surprise. The Zeiss-deals didn’t end on January 31th on all stores. While Pictureline is now selling the 32 for $900 and the 12 for $1,250 again, you can still purchase the 12mm for $999 and the 32mm for $720 at AmazonUS,  BHphoto and Adorama.

X-T1 pre-orders

X-T1 body only ($1,299): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EU: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /
X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EU: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /
X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EU: wexDE / wexUK /
X-T1 Hand Grip ($129.95): USA: AmazonUS / Bhphoto / EU: wexUk / wexDE

more US X-camera deals

X-S1: get it for $349 (save $350) at AmazonUS.
X20: get it for $499 (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama (+4% reward)
XQ1: get tit for $399 (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
XF1: get the red one for $199 at AmazonUS.

CANADA

After the big clearout of last month, now some Canadian retailers have already begun dropping X-Mount lens prices again. Check out Henry’s, bccamera, vistek, donsphoto, merklecamera…

ITALY

AmazonITA is offering 15% additional discount on selected Fuji gear. Check it out here (via dealsrunner)

UK/ROI

Buy two lenses and claim £300/€360 cashback here.

Samyang 85 f/1.4 and 14mm f/2.8 for Fuji X-mount available!

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Samyang said it on November 18th here: all their existing lenses will have X Mount in future… and now it begins!

You can now purchase the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 for $299 at BHphoto here and the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 for $399 here. You can find the 85 also at AmazonUS for $399 (Rokinon 85 f/1.4 here) and the 14mm for $499 (Rokinon 14 f/2.8).

For a review about the Samyang/Rokinon 14mm check out davedillonphoto here: “The Rokinon 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC lens is flat out impressive at its price point of $399 USD. Its built well, fun to use, sharp as hell, and produces some really fantastic images when used correctly. That being said, the [shoplink 12888]Fuji XF 14mm F2.8[/shoplink] will most definitely produce nicer images with less distortion and vignette. However, it’s more than double the price!”

Samyang lenses for Fuji X-mount:

Samyang 8mm: [shopcountry 12946] Samyang 300mm mirror lens: [shopcountry 14844] Samyang 16mm f/2.0: [shopcountry 15934] Samyang 24mm f/3.5 Tilt Shift: [shopcountry 15963] Samyang 85mm f/1.4: [shopcountry 21522] Samyang 14mm f/2.8: [shopcountry 21527]

X-DEALS

X-E2: save $100 on the kit ($1,299) and also on the body ($899) at BHphoto and Adorama (body only $100 off at AmazonUS)
X-E1: get the kit for $799 (save $300) or the body for $599 (save $200) at AmazonUS and Adorama (+6% reward on kit, 4% reward on body).
X-M1: Save $200 (price $599) on the kit and $200 on the body (price $499) at AmazonUS, BHphoto (+4%reward) and Adorama.
X-A1: get it for $499 with kit lens (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
X-PRO1: get the body for $999!! (save $200) at AmazonUS,  Adorama (+4%reward) and BHphoto (+4%reward).

Surprise. The Zeiss-deals didn’t end on January 31th on all stores. While Pictureline is now selling the 32 for $900 and the 12 for $1,250 again, you can still purchase the 12mm for $999 and the 32mm for $720 at AmazonUS,  BHphoto and Adorama.

X-T1 pre-orders

X-T1 body only ($1,299): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EU: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /
X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EU: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /
X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EU: wexDE / wexUK /
X-T1 Hand Grip ($129.95): USA: AmazonUS / Bhphoto / EU: wexUk / wexDE

XF 120-400mm: is this the super telephoto zoom lens in Fuji’s roadmap?

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First off: this rumor comes from a new source.

According to this source, the mysterious „super telephoto zoom lens“ in Fuji’s roadmap will be an 120-400!

No details about the aperture.

It’s a new source, so you should take it with a grain of salt.

NOTE: Rico started a 10-24 sample set (full size SOOC, including X-T1 RAF’s converted with Iridient) on Flickr here… stay tuned for his first look soon.

For more images of the 3 weather sealed lenses check out dc.watch here.

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X-T1 body only ($1,299): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EU: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EU: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EU: wexDE / wexUK /

X-T1 Hand Grip ($129.95): USA: AmazonUS / Bhphoto / EU: wexUk / wexDE

X-DEALS

X-E2: save $100 on the kit ($1,299) and also on the body ($899) at BHphoto and Adorama (body only $100 off at AmazonUS)
X-E1: get the kit for $799 (save $300) or the body for $599 (save $200) at AmazonUS and Adorama (+6% reward on kit, 4% reward on body).
X-M1: Save $200 (price $599) on the kit and $200 on the body (price $499) at AmazonUS, BHphoto (+4%reward) and Adorama.
X-A1: get it for $499 with kit lens (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
X-PRO1: get the body for $999!! (save $200) at AmazonUS,  Adorama (+4%reward) and BHphoto (+4%reward).

Surprise. The Zeiss-deals didn’t end on January 31th on all stores. While Pictureline is now selling the 32 for $900 and the 12 for $1,250 again, you can still purchase the 12mm for $999 and the 32mm for $720 at AmazonUS,  BHphoto and Adorama.

Deal Attack! X-E2 price drop (save $100) and more + lens rebates from February 9th till March 2nd (or 3rd)!

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X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK /

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Hi all

Just about 2½ months after it hit the market, there is already the first $100 price drop on the X-E2 (body and kit) available at BHphoto here (all combinations)! At the moment, AmazonUS has only the black body with a $100 rebate. There are also other X-cameras in offer, just check them in the overview down below (save up to $300!).

But that’s just the first part of Fuji’s aggressive deal-attack!

Always according to the new source (who told us yesterday of the upcoming lens rebates), the lens deals should start on February 9th and end March 2nd (or 3rd).

The savings should go from $150 to $250.

If the source is right, you could get the [shoplink 13829]XF 27mm[/shoplink] for just $200 and the [shoplink 12892]XF 55-200[/shoplink] for $500! But also other XF lenses will be a lot cheaper.

So don’t buy lenses until February 9th!

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X-DEALS OVERVIEW

MILC-cameras

X-E2: save $100 on the kit ($1,299) and also on the body ($899) at BHphoto and Adorama (body only $100 off at AmazonUS)
X-E1: get the kit for $799 (save $300) or the body for $599 (save $200) at AmazonUS and Adorama (+6% reward on kit, 4% reward on body).
X-M1: Save $200 (price $599) on the kit and $200 on the body (price $499) at AmazonUS, BHphoto (+4%reward) and Adorama.
X-A1: get it for $499 with kit lens (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
X-PRO1: get the body for $999!! (save $200) at AmazonUS,  Adorama (+4%reward) and BHphoto (+4%reward).

Surprise. The Zeiss-deals didn’t end on January 31th on all stores. While Pictureline is now selling the 32 for $900 and the 12 for $1,250 again, you can still purchase the 12mm for $999 and the 32mm for $720 at AmazonUS,  BHphoto and Adorama.

X100S

EXPIRES SOON: Last hours to get the X100S for $1,019 at DigitalRev here. Same also for Europe (price in Germany €890)

more X-camera deals

X-S1: get it for $349 (save $350) at AmazonUS.
X20: get it for $499 (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama (+4% reward)
XQ1: get tit for $399 (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
XF1: get the red one for $199 at AmazonUS.

X-T1 pre-orders

X-T1 body only ($1,299): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK /

Save Big: lens rebates coming soon! 27mm $250 off, 55-200mm $200 off + lots more!

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XF 56mm f/1.2 ($999): USA AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / DigitalRev / – EUROPE: wexUK / wexDE / PCHstore / DigitalRev

X-T1 body only ($1,299): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK /

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I got this information via rumor box, so take it with a grain of salt:

“Fuji will be running a US rebate on most cameras and lenses beginning this month. X-E1 for $599. 27mm for $250 off. 55-200mm for $200 off. + lots more!”

In fact, several X-bodies are already in offer, just check the list below… (there is also a very hot deal on the X100S which will expire tomorrow, via digitalrev!)

For those who switched to the X-series by purchasing the X-T1, a good chance to get a lot of lenses for a good price… if this rumor turns out to be true! We will soon see.

stay tuned, I’ll inform you as soon as they are available!
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X-DEALS OVERVIEW

MILC-cameras

X-E2: save $100 on the kit ($1,299) and also on the body ($899) at BHphoto and Adorama (body only $100 off at AmazonUS)
X-E1: get the kit for $799 (save $300) or the body for $599 (save $200) at AmazonUS and Adorama (+6% reward on kit, 4% reward on body).
X-M1: Save $200 (price $599) on the kit and $200 on the body (price $499) at AmazonUS, BHphoto (+4%reward) and Adorama.
X-A1: get it for $499 with kit lens (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
X-PRO1: get the body for $999!! (save $200) at AmazonUS,  Adorama (+4%reward) and BHphoto (+4%reward).

Surprise. The Zeiss-deals didn’t end on January 31th on all stores. While Pictureline is now selling the 32 for $900 and the 12 for $1,250 again, you can still purchase the 12mm for $999 and the 32mm for $720 at AmazonUS,  BHphoto and Adorama.

X100S

EXPIRES SOON: Last day to get the X100S for $1,019 at DigitalRev here. Same also for Europe (price in Germany €890)

more X-camera deals

X-S1: get it for $349 (save $350) at AmazonUS.
X20: get it for $499 (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama (+4% reward)
XQ1: get tit for $399 (save $100) at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
XF1: get the red one for $199 at AmazonUS.

 

X-shooter zone: Into The Wild… with the X-series!

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X-T1 body only ($1,299): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 Vertical Battery Grip ($ 249,99): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK /

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Feel free to share your images also on the FR-facebook wall here… and have a great weekend.

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Lawrence Ripsher

Here’s the latest post you might be interested in sharing: (click here)

These are my top ten photos from a 2 week road trip through Utah and Arizona over Xmas and New Year. All shots with the Fuji X-E2, which as I’ve now come to expect, performed flawlessly.

Lawrence Ripsher

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Michael McQueen

[admin: Australian FR-Michael is currently travelling in South America. He had troubles with his X-PRO1 and 55-200 lens. Here is how the story ended]

I sent an email off to Fuji HQ and they got back to me instantly, sending emails to both Fuji Aus and Fuji Sth America asking to help me out. Fuji Aus got onto me and helped me out big time! Seriously their customer support is amazing, they had a trouble shoot for me and it appears to have worked. I was even having troubles with my 55-200 and they offered to send me a loan lens from Aus to help me out.. I was blown away with how awesome they are.

Any way I just did another update on my site about my trip.. check it out, share it if you like!

Michael McQueen

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Marko Vesterinen

Hi Patrick

Would like to start thanking you for all the amazing work you put into the Fujirumors site! Well done!

Just wanted to share my Fuji story with you.

This summer i took a big decision. I had started to notice that more often i left my D800 at home and just took some pictures with the iPhone. This clearly was not the way i should be.

So a month before i was heading for Iceland for a 8 day long road trip i sold all my Nikon D800 gear and went all in Fuji. I bought the X-Pro1 and 14mm, 18mm, 35mm and the 50-200mm

So did the Fuji deliver on the Icelandic Road Trip? Yes totally! You can check out the pictures on my site.

http://www.ishoot.se/iceland

I also went to Norway for an another Road Trip. This time we were extremely lucky we definitely  managed to be at the right place at the right time. The weather was amazing, the fall colors just had exploded and to top this there was a European Triumph TR meeting going on! Spectacular landscapes and amazingly beautiful classic cars at the same spot. Jackpot!

Pictures from this trip can be seen here:

http://www.ishoot.se/norway-ii

Since that day in May this year i haven’t looked back at all. My X-Pro1 is with me almost every day and i love it!

Now the time has come to pay a visit to the homeland of the Fuji. Im leaving for Tokyo next sunday and the X-Pro1 comes with me. Just a small change to the lens setup. The 18mm is sold and the 23mm is now glued to the X-Pro1 :-)

Keep up the good work!

Marko Vesterinen (Iceland)

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Romulo Lubachesky

Hello, I am Geologist and Photographer from Brazil. I’m using a Fuji X-Pro1 to a year and love it. With presets created reach the expected result without any further editing, so I photograph in JPG directly.

Publish my old and new photos on this link: http://romulolubachesky.tumblr.com/

The pictures taken with Fuji are selected by tag on this link: http://romulolubachesky.tumblr.com/tagged/fujifilm

Romulo Lubachesky

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Maurizio Solis

I want to share a travel self portrait session I just shot while traveling in Arizona and Nevada. I put my X100S to stress but it gave me amazing results.

http://mauriziosolisbroca.com/the-blog/2014/1/7/la-vegas

Regards.

 Maurizio Solis
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[]UDPATE] Pre-order now: Zeiss Touit 50mm macro for $999 (and new firmware pushed back to March?)

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[UPDATE: XF 50mm offcial announcement over at Zeiss]

If  you need a macro lens for your Fuji X-camera (with 1:1 ratio), than the Zeiss 50mm could be the lens you’re looking for.

It is now available for pre-order at $999 at BHphoto here.

thx again Roger!

Also a quick update about the Touit PDAF&LMO firmware udpate. I previously told you it could come within February, but a new source told me it has been pushed back till March.

X-T1 PRE-ORDERS

by pre-ordering through one of the links here, you’ll support FR with no extra costs for you, thanks.

Rico’s X-T1 first look here

X-T1 body only ($1,299): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama  / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama  / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

Adobe: improved X-Trans support soon (film simulation support)!

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Something is moving at Adobe (click here)…. it’s whispered that the company will soon improve the support for the X-Trans RAF files. What I know about it until now is this:

I’ve been told that, with the next update, Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw will support Fuji’s Film Simulations. So you can finally put the Fuji X-Trans RAF’s in Lightroom and the software will be able to reproduce faithfully the various Film Simulations mode (Provia – Velvia – Astia – ProNeg Hi – ProNeg. Std – B&W Monochrome +Ye+R+G).

It will be compatible with every X-cameras, including the X-T1!

P.S.: But that’s not the only good news I’d like to spread today. Canadian readers who purchase the X-T1 until March 31 will get the vertical grip for free. Check it out.

And a must read in these days:  Rico’s X-T1 first look here!

X-T1 PRE-ORDERS

you can now support months of restless leaks and rumors on FR, by pre-ordering your X-T1 using one of the links below. No extra costs for you, but you’ll support my work here as FR will get a small commission.

X-T1 body only ($1,299): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama  / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

X-T1 with 18-55 ($1,699): NORTH AMERICA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama  / EUROPE: wexDE / wexUK / PCHstore /

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Last Second Rumors: XF 16-55 and 50-140 will be weather sealed too!

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I just came back from my work, when FR-source drphotorumor shared this information with me. As to expect, other lenses shown in the new roadmap will be weather sealed too:  the 16-55mm f/2.8 and 50-140 f/2.8!

In the meantime also digicame-info is working restlessly. Over at his website (click here) he just announced some prices for the grips (in Yen, obviously). All in all, I’d expect the vertical grip to cost between $/€ 200 – $/€ 250.

  • Estimated retail price of the vertical position battery grip VG-XT1 of X-T1 for about 25,000 yen.
  • Estimated retail price of the hand grip MHG-XT of X-T1 for about 13,000 yen.

My friends, it’s coming, and I hope my students will aplogize me, when tomorrow I’ll go at work just a “little bit” tired. I’m ready with coffee and some good music in the background…. and a lot of excitement!

You’ll have to manage your impatience just for a few more hours. Soon everything will be real!

And you should not miss today’s X-pert corner first look at the 56mm here.

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First Look: Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R

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XF 56mm f/1.2 ($999): USA AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / DigitalRev / – EUROPE: wexUK / wexDE / PCHstore / DigitalRev

X-T1 coming at 04:30 AM London Time, this Tuesday, January 28th (11:30 PM, January 27th, New York).

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First Look: Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R

by Rico Pfirstinger

Talk to Rico (open forum for questions & feedback)

Rico’s Flickr sets
XF56mmF1.2 R Samples –XQ1 Sample Images Set – X-E2 Sample Images Set – X-E2 AF tracking samples

Mastering the Fujifilm X-Pro1 reading samples (65 free pages) – Mastering the Fujifilm X-E1 and X-Pro1 –
The Fujifilm X-E2 – Beyond the Manual (pre-order)

January has been abuzz with product announcements and rumors. As you may expect, I will soon post another First Look X-Pert Corner article about the X-“you know what”, so let’s begin the week with a quick look at the new Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R prime (click here for specs), a typical 85mm full-frame equivalent “portrait lens” with shallow depth-of-field for superior subject/background separation.

DSCF1027 – Lightroom 5.3, f/1.2

Please click in the sample images to see larger viewing options, or click here to see the full sample set.

With a bright maximum aperture of f/1.2, the lens is also suitable for available light photography. However, this bonus feature is somewhat offset by the lack of optical image stabilization. For crisp hand-held shots, one would typically use shutter speeds north of 1/80s. However, I managed to achieve pleasing results with speeds as low as 1/40s:

DSCF1106 – SOOC JPEG, f/1.2
SOOC JPEG

The XF56mm isn’t cheap by any means , but it may well be Fuji’s best X-Mount prime so far. Like it’s 14, 23 and 35mm siblings, it is fully optically corrected with a solid build, but still lightweight enough to fit well into the mirrorless tribe. It comes with aperture and focus rings (both “fly by wire”, as usual), and it really is—at least for me—a joy to use. Even wide open, I found the results of my January-built pre-production sample highly convincing. While minor axial chromatic aberration can sometimes be visible wide-open, there’s no visible distortion and no field curvature.

DSCF1060 – SOOC JPEG, f/1.2
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Autofocus is on the snappy side and fully compatible with the ever-improving hybrid PDAF/CDAF system of the X-E2 and future Fujifilm X-Mount cameras. And as you will soon find out here on X-Pert Corner, the XF56mm also does a very good job as an action lens. Who’d have thought?

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